Jhanu
Fleetworks
ROMANIAN-LEGION
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Posted - 2011.10.13 17:41:00 -
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I wish they had a better trading/market system in Eve. THAT interface needs to be upgraded in a bad way. They have ignored it through all the upgrades, everything is pvp, or nit pickicking about bland, mediocre updates. What is the first thing everyone says after a new update? its always, what's different? not 'the list' of changes, but how does it affect the way I perceive the eve experience? I used to belong to Scott Trade they have markt tools on their website to let you navigate the market far more sophistication than Eve's crude market/trading system. Eve should move more in that direction They have an economist on the staff full time, what the hell is he doing? with the exception of relatively minor tweaks it's the same as the beta. It should be something closer to these tools...
http://research.scottrade.com/qnr/Public/Markets/Overview
Not exactly that sophisticated, but there should be a much deeper broadly developed dynamic under pinning the economic system in this game. Where does all this isk go when you pay fees a taxes etc? its like there is this amorphous entity out there, that is a secret authoritarian regime. Why can't there be a central bank, chartered by a political entity? Why can't the wealthiest players/alliances/corporations, etc interact more 'real life' in a true 'free market' capitalist frame work?
And why can't the whole political dimension of the game be improved in the line with the economic/market system? Without the ability for 'player entities' to act like a true lending institution, i.e. 'lending' and 'credit' and providing finance, Eve's vague claim to have some kind of 'advanced' market system is silly.
A market only has meaning in a capitalist environment, or frame of reference. There are no 'markets' in authoritarian, Soviet era, east bloc socialist systems, and if they do, they are merely puppets of the party (KGB). Anyway, there should be a way too for a much more advanced legal enforcement system, similar to a lien being issued by a judge on a bank account if certain financial obligations aren't met. For example, if an alliance wants to lend, in a legally enforceable framework than their should be an avenue for them to achieve that status. Wealthy entities of any kind should be allowed to issue charter proposals, and obtain legal status as lenders. Their ability to charge certain interest rates will be determined by their likely hood to survive. Weak entities will be riskier, but have more pay out potential. Think of these as high risk stocks. the more stable, and hence wealthy, successful entities would have low risk, but low return. if someone doesn't pay their bill, a freeze or lien could be imposed. there can be an advanced menu system where you can apply for loans, etc from these banks. do a contract, put in a payment system of some kind, and if the player misses a payment, his credit and hence borrowing power will be reduced, and until he pays his bills and lives within his means, he will never enjoy the benefits associated with good credit, yada yada yada. any way i mean why not? it would add a level of sophistication to the financial side of the game. you could have true tycoons and conglomerates, etc... this could be developed on many levels, with legal and hence financial punishments for irresponsible financial mangment by the player. There could even be real insurance company's competing with prices, to provide ship insurance, etc. use your imagination... CCP certainly has the cash to invest to develope this. Or is it a pipe dream for obvious reasons i cant see?
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