2.1 Update has broken Rares and is threatening to kill Rares trading entirely.
We are still investigating what has happened to Rares, but so far we have discovered that around 40% of Rares are now off the market.
Additionally, the Rares are flipping very quickly.
On Wednesday Leestian Evil Juice and Azure Milk were unavailable at George Lucas, Leesti, presumably due to the state of war. Leathery Eggs were available in their usual 1 allocation.
On Friday Leestian Evil Juice and Azure Milk was back on the market, and Leathery Eggs were unavailable.
Also, commanders have been reporting allocations of 1 and 2 for many Rares.
Many commanders have been maintaining lists and maps of Rares sites. Some commanders have put a lot of work and effort into Rares in order that the majority can benefit. There was a recognition that one or two Rares would drop off the market, and there was an attempt to coordinate efforts to bring these back to market.
Something has happened in 2.1 that has caused major volatility to Rares and threatens all Rares trading and listing/mapping efforts.
Loosing 40% of Rares sites has destroyed most established Rares routes. The fact that the Rares can flip on/off so easily and quickly makes maintaining any meaningful list or map impossible and pointless. Only the very fewest of dedicated commanders will stick with Rares, there is no way a casual trader can jump into Rares trading now. Many of those Rares that are left are only spawning low rates at 1 or 2, meaning that a ship must remain parked for an hour to gather a meaningful supply. (Unless logging works.)
The Rares commodities list will no longer be updated. That's not just a silk - it's a practical impossibility.
The Community Action to Liberate Rares is now a dead/dying thread. There is no way to coordinate action to liberate 40% of the galaxy's Rares, and it is a pointless exercise because those Rares may randomly be reinstated on the Thursday tick-over anyway.
Rares commoditites list:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=63119&page=185
Community Action to Liberate Rares:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=237033&page=41
It would be good to get a response from FD and to know a few things;
1 - What caused this great number of Rares to all at once be removed from the market?
2 - What are FD's plans for Rares in the game in light of the new mechanic?
3 - Are there any plans to reinstate the Rares mechanic to pre 2.1 behaviour, or create a ring fence to provide some protection for Rares in the 2.1 environment?
4 - Are FD going to implement extra changes, like the player suggestions for Rares via missions, to reinstate Rares as a viable trading option?
As it stands, Rares is no longer a viable trading option. It was a major part of the game for me, and it formed Patsy's entire game - having formed the Leathery Egg Trading Company based at Ridley Scott. She is out of business with no Rares to trade - she will wait till next Thursday see if Leathery Eggs are reinstated. There is no way for her to know what Rares from here menu are available without a weekly visit to the site, which is untenable and impractical.
Patsy's Bar n Grill - now practically out of business in 2.1.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=240504&p=3726530&viewfull=1#post3726530
I can't see any casual or new players being able to fathom Rares and take up Rare trading now.
Please FD, do something to reinstate Rare treading, don't kill off this part of the game for me! It was the major element of the game that kept me coming back and playing casually!
We are still investigating what has happened to Rares, but so far we have discovered that around 40% of Rares are now off the market.
Additionally, the Rares are flipping very quickly.
On Wednesday Leestian Evil Juice and Azure Milk were unavailable at George Lucas, Leesti, presumably due to the state of war. Leathery Eggs were available in their usual 1 allocation.
On Friday Leestian Evil Juice and Azure Milk was back on the market, and Leathery Eggs were unavailable.
Also, commanders have been reporting allocations of 1 and 2 for many Rares.
Many commanders have been maintaining lists and maps of Rares sites. Some commanders have put a lot of work and effort into Rares in order that the majority can benefit. There was a recognition that one or two Rares would drop off the market, and there was an attempt to coordinate efforts to bring these back to market.
Something has happened in 2.1 that has caused major volatility to Rares and threatens all Rares trading and listing/mapping efforts.
Loosing 40% of Rares sites has destroyed most established Rares routes. The fact that the Rares can flip on/off so easily and quickly makes maintaining any meaningful list or map impossible and pointless. Only the very fewest of dedicated commanders will stick with Rares, there is no way a casual trader can jump into Rares trading now. Many of those Rares that are left are only spawning low rates at 1 or 2, meaning that a ship must remain parked for an hour to gather a meaningful supply. (Unless logging works.)
The Rares commodities list will no longer be updated. That's not just a silk - it's a practical impossibility.
The Community Action to Liberate Rares is now a dead/dying thread. There is no way to coordinate action to liberate 40% of the galaxy's Rares, and it is a pointless exercise because those Rares may randomly be reinstated on the Thursday tick-over anyway.
Rares commoditites list:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=63119&page=185
Community Action to Liberate Rares:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=237033&page=41
It would be good to get a response from FD and to know a few things;
1 - What caused this great number of Rares to all at once be removed from the market?
2 - What are FD's plans for Rares in the game in light of the new mechanic?
3 - Are there any plans to reinstate the Rares mechanic to pre 2.1 behaviour, or create a ring fence to provide some protection for Rares in the 2.1 environment?
4 - Are FD going to implement extra changes, like the player suggestions for Rares via missions, to reinstate Rares as a viable trading option?
As it stands, Rares is no longer a viable trading option. It was a major part of the game for me, and it formed Patsy's entire game - having formed the Leathery Egg Trading Company based at Ridley Scott. She is out of business with no Rares to trade - she will wait till next Thursday see if Leathery Eggs are reinstated. There is no way for her to know what Rares from here menu are available without a weekly visit to the site, which is untenable and impractical.
Patsy's Bar n Grill - now practically out of business in 2.1.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=240504&p=3726530&viewfull=1#post3726530
I can't see any casual or new players being able to fathom Rares and take up Rare trading now.
Please FD, do something to reinstate Rare treading, don't kill off this part of the game for me! It was the major element of the game that kept me coming back and playing casually!
