Hello CMDR’s,
I have been giving the new market/trading tools a go in-game and I have to say that I really like how they work. I could just use eddb.io and make more credits but there are some strong gameplay elements to these tools that make bulk trading more fun. I am using these tools very frequently now.
Firstly, you need to have landed in a base within a given system to get the data for that system. I think that is a good thing in my opinion as it encourages you to build out your trade network and explore more within the bubble. You put in some legwork and are rewarded for it. That data is never lost so as you just go on playing the game you build up more and more sources of market data. I like that mechanic.
The compare commodities function within the commodities screen is really easy to use and works well now. Even when I am doing haulage missions I’ll pop in there and see if I can pad my income by looking for high margins on a commodity at the station I am heading to anyway. This is partially offset the lack of large haulage missions and actually makes my Cutter useful for doing this activity as sometimes the profit can be reasonable.
Last night when doing the community goal I would use the compare commodities function on the return trip to my source of Tantalum and was able to make some ok profits on the return runs, without having to leave the game. These tools made doing the community goal more fun.
I am sure some folks still prefer eddb.io because it is brain dead easy, but I’d like to thank Frontier for continuing to work on trading within the game and I really appreciate what they have done here. It is a useful addition to the game and I’d like to see more of this in the future!
I have been giving the new market/trading tools a go in-game and I have to say that I really like how they work. I could just use eddb.io and make more credits but there are some strong gameplay elements to these tools that make bulk trading more fun. I am using these tools very frequently now.
Firstly, you need to have landed in a base within a given system to get the data for that system. I think that is a good thing in my opinion as it encourages you to build out your trade network and explore more within the bubble. You put in some legwork and are rewarded for it. That data is never lost so as you just go on playing the game you build up more and more sources of market data. I like that mechanic.
The compare commodities function within the commodities screen is really easy to use and works well now. Even when I am doing haulage missions I’ll pop in there and see if I can pad my income by looking for high margins on a commodity at the station I am heading to anyway. This is partially offset the lack of large haulage missions and actually makes my Cutter useful for doing this activity as sometimes the profit can be reasonable.
Last night when doing the community goal I would use the compare commodities function on the return trip to my source of Tantalum and was able to make some ok profits on the return runs, without having to leave the game. These tools made doing the community goal more fun.
I am sure some folks still prefer eddb.io because it is brain dead easy, but I’d like to thank Frontier for continuing to work on trading within the game and I really appreciate what they have done here. It is a useful addition to the game and I’d like to see more of this in the future!