Disclaimers: 1: I ramble 2: The following are opinions.
In ED I have found myself to be a bounty hunter. I enjoy taking contracts and the thrill of finding wanteds out in the black. As a career however I have found it to be very unreliable in earning my bread. Perhaps that's as it should be, hunting by definition being reliant on the quality/quantity of prey. But in game where you are guaranteed a stream of NPC criminals to tide you over, quantity isn't an issue it's just the quality that varies wildly.
I have absolutely zero interest in trading. I find it very dull, I find no value or enjoyment in the activity itself. That being said, I'm taking part in the 'seeking luxuries' boom because the results are undeniable. And again, that being said it is still very trying on the patience because it is so unenjoyable on its own merits.
I was chatting with one of the ED streamers recently and he described all the ways he made his stream more entertaining while trading such as races, targets etc. All this said to me was that he needed to do something to make trading less boring not only for his viewers but for himself too.
He also argued that the reason trading made more money than the other careers of ED was that if it did not, people wouldn't trade. Again, all this says to me is that if you want to make money: trade. If you want to have fun: do something else.
Now I know that there are others like me, just taking advantage of the luxury trade while it lasts to compensate for the lack of money elsewhere. But I also believe that there are others who do find trading fulfilling on its own merits. Good luck and happy trading to you good sirs/madams/unspecifieds.
While I believe Boba Fett enjoyed his job, I also believe he had a bottom line to consider. I don't have a good example for conflict zoners (soldiers of fortune?) or explorers. I have no idea how reliable pirating/privateering is. For these I can make no comment.
My question is this, the TLDR fits here: is the seeking luxury popularity endemic of the lacklustre financial rewards elsewhere, or a perceived dullness in 'legit' trading? Do the above make it less respectable or a sign that either of the above need/could use enhancing?
In ED I have found myself to be a bounty hunter. I enjoy taking contracts and the thrill of finding wanteds out in the black. As a career however I have found it to be very unreliable in earning my bread. Perhaps that's as it should be, hunting by definition being reliant on the quality/quantity of prey. But in game where you are guaranteed a stream of NPC criminals to tide you over, quantity isn't an issue it's just the quality that varies wildly.
I have absolutely zero interest in trading. I find it very dull, I find no value or enjoyment in the activity itself. That being said, I'm taking part in the 'seeking luxuries' boom because the results are undeniable. And again, that being said it is still very trying on the patience because it is so unenjoyable on its own merits.
I was chatting with one of the ED streamers recently and he described all the ways he made his stream more entertaining while trading such as races, targets etc. All this said to me was that he needed to do something to make trading less boring not only for his viewers but for himself too.
He also argued that the reason trading made more money than the other careers of ED was that if it did not, people wouldn't trade. Again, all this says to me is that if you want to make money: trade. If you want to have fun: do something else.
Now I know that there are others like me, just taking advantage of the luxury trade while it lasts to compensate for the lack of money elsewhere. But I also believe that there are others who do find trading fulfilling on its own merits. Good luck and happy trading to you good sirs/madams/unspecifieds.
While I believe Boba Fett enjoyed his job, I also believe he had a bottom line to consider. I don't have a good example for conflict zoners (soldiers of fortune?) or explorers. I have no idea how reliable pirating/privateering is. For these I can make no comment.
My question is this, the TLDR fits here: is the seeking luxury popularity endemic of the lacklustre financial rewards elsewhere, or a perceived dullness in 'legit' trading? Do the above make it less respectable or a sign that either of the above need/could use enhancing?
