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Fair Trades: Are they really?

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DeletedUser2579

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Firstly, I believe whatever value the game sets the goods at is a truly fair trade. The purpose of (I'm a phonetic speller, so of comes out even though I know it's: of; just in case I miss an edit.) this thread is to hear the other side in a clear and concise voice.
Just to clarify for those Math challenged:
16:4:1 trading: 4.0 :marble: :steel: or :plank: = 1 :silk: :crystal: or :scroll: AND, 4 :silk: :crystal: or :scroll: = 1 :elixir: :magicdust: or :gem:, true value
.5:2:1 trading: 2.5 :marble: :steel: or :plank: = 1 :silk: :crystal: or :scroll: AND, 2 :silk: :crystal: or :scroll: = 1 :elixir: :magicdust: or :gem:, "Fair" value.
Period (.) before 5 is for spacing only.
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I live in a capitalistic society, so I have to ask; Do you really want someone to devalue your currency? That's what the tyrant has done, He's convinced you that it's fair to cheat your neighbor. The game has set up a stable economy The value of your currency is fixed. Just like there's 10 pennies in every dime and 10 dimes in every dollar, there's 4 planks in every crystal and 4 crystal in every Elixir. Now, along comes the tyrant and he lies and shows you how to be tyrants too. Probably, to make him/her-self feel justified in cheating his/her neighbor. So, do you really thint there should only be 4 pennies in your dimes, or 5 dimes in your dollar?

Wake up players! . How to make safe, efficient and equitable trades:
1:4 trades are more safe and efficient way to trade:
Boosted :crystal: player POSTS: (Offer: 400 :crystal: • Demand: 1600 :silk:),
Boosted :silk: player POSTS: (Offer: 400 :silk: • Demand: 1600 :crystal:).
Both players making 1:4 trades to make it 1:1 trading. . These are also:
Boosted :silk: player POSTS: (Offer: 100 :silk: • Demand: 400 :steel:),
. . . . . . . . . . . . .(Offer: 100 :silk: • Demand: 400 :plank:), because (s)he's a :marble: Player.
. . . . . . . . . . . . .(Offer: 100 :silk: • Demand: 25 :elixir:),
. . . . . . . . . . . . .(Offer: 100 :silk: • Demand: 25 :gem:), because (s)he's a :magicdust: Player.
Boosted :silk: player POSTS: (Offer: 400 :silk: • Demand: 100 :magicdust:), not a :magicdust: player,
Boosted :silk: player POSTS: (Offer: 400 :silk: • Demand: 1600 :steel:).
What I don't know if the game will do (I haven't tried):
Boosted :silk: player POSTS: (Offer: 100 :gem: • Demand: 1600 :steel:). again, I don't know if that ratio exists/is allowed.
But, yes, even this, all because the trade(s) are governed by the first offer..
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Please try to remember this is closed unsupported socialism (only printed money is :diamond:). Government (the PTBs that we whine to daily) makes the rules that govern our cities; we have no choice. We're all given the same things to work with, humans and elves. . They may have different names, but they do the same things for the same price. Why are followers of this "Fair Trades" doing this? To line their own pockets at the expense of their players. Sound like anyone in Real World you know?

Do you hang with their lot? I got a book on wisdom for you then...Proverbs
 
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Karvest

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You need way more city space to produce 16 planks than 1 elixir, if you start counting not only gold/supplies needed (which are the root of 1:4:16 ratio), but also space for population and culture required by manufactories.
 

SoggyShorts

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Here is a city that makes 3875 Elixer per day. at 16:1 that is 62,000 planks.
elixer vs planks 1.png
elixer vs planks 2.png

@lehayes
Do you own testing. go to www.elvenarchitect.com, and make a city that only produces T3. Then make one with the same level of buildings (residences workshops and factories) that only makes T1.
 

DeletedUser2579

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Thank you Marindor,
Edit Marindor: Text removed. Please keep the discussion about the subject itself, not about other players or Fellowships.
But this post was never about any individual of fellowship. But, it is about the accomplishments of an individual. And this post, though it mentioned the one specific individual that Claimed to be responsible. I apologize for naming him/her here.

So the reason for the challenge below has also been deleted because it named the the person responsible: See the challenge below anyway.
 
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DeletedUser2579

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Challenge: Please, I take this challenge seriously. Should anyone proves that the value of Goods should be changed, I LEHayes, will trade then 4000 of their Tier-3 choice 16000 gems.

I just came from an olde timers Fellowship As he explained one day he was bombarded with "trades aren't FAIR. Little did I know that there was going to ruin the game for him. He left and the kids took over (newer players to the game. then someone took offense at something t\hat was said on here. As you can see, I'm very opinionated and blunt, it could have been anything.

So, with your father's guidance, I hope to administer a friendlier Alliance. Dedicated to Love of your Brothers and Sisters: Help, not Harm. The latter is easy. Forgiveness, that's hard.
 
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Karvest

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Please, learn to use quotes properly...
As for "oppress your own people" - that's not true. You can post such trades, and they are sometimes picked up, especially if you ask to do it in chat and that happens in early chapters with enormous amounts of T1 needed for upgrades. But no one wants to take such trades on regularly basis and they are just polluting trader most of the times.
Even "fair" crosstrades with 1:2:5 ratio are not welcomed, it is not hard to build balanced city that doesn't force your fellows to fulfill your disbalance via making their own city unbalanced in the opposite way to yours...
 

DeletedUser2579

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OK .Karvest, since you disagree: Let's get to it. . You said:
Please, learn to use quotes properly...
As for "oppress your own people" - that's not true. You can post such trades, and they are sometimes picked up, especially if you ask to do it in chat and that happens in early chapters with enormous amounts of T1 needed for upgrades. But no one wants to take such trades on regularly basis and they are just polluting trader most of the times.
Even "fair" crosstrades with 1:2:5 ratio are not welcomed, it is not hard to build balanced city that doesn't force your fellows to fulfill your disbalance via making their own city unbalanced in the opposite way to yours...
Please, learn to use quotes properly...

Did I mess up on one?

As for "oppress your own people" - that's not true.

OK, let's look at that:
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-ab&q=oppression said:
Dictionary
op·pres·sion
/əˈpreSHən/
noun
noun: oppression; plural noun: oppressions

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
"a region shattered by oppression and killing"
synonyms: persecution, abuse, maltreatment, ill-treatment, tyranny, despotism, repression, suppression, subjection, subjugation, cruelty, brutality, injustice, hardship, suffering, misery
"the young people in this country have known nothing but oppression"
antonyms: freedom, democracy

the state of being subject to unjust treatment or control.
synonyms: persecution, abuse, maltreatment, ill-treatment, tyranny, despotism, repression, suppression, subjection, subjugation

So, how does Devaluing your Fellow's goods not fall under this definition?

You can post such trades, and they are sometimes picked up, especially if you ask to do it in chat and that happens in early chapters with enormous amounts of T1 needed for upgrades.

I assume from the above you are referring to 5:2:1 trading.
So you admit that these trades only benefit the supplier? . Hell! . I could get 1:4 trades from my alliance just by posting them, because they'd help us build, not tear us down; but, they are rarely posted. . All other trades were 16:4:1 trading.

But no one wants to take such trades on regular basis and they are just polluting trader most of the times.

This needs a clarification...
Let's bring it to the board - continued in main post.

As for "polluting the trader", Quit Whining!

Finally:
Even "fair" cross-trades with 1:2:5 ratio are not welcomed, it is not hard to build balanced city that doesn't force your fellows to fulfill your dis-balance via making their own city unbalanced in the opposite way to yours...
Assuming that's: T3:T2:T1 - Otherwise I read that reads you are giving out more than 1:1, not less (the point of this conversation).

If you're in a position of enforcement, your statement is the definition of oppression

Assuming you meant:
You can post such trades, and they are sometimes picked up, especially if you ask to do it in chat and that happens in early chapters with enormous amounts of T1 needed for upgrades. But no one wants to take such trades on regular basis and they are just polluting trader most of the times.

Which trades: "take such trades on regular basis", true or fair?

Just to clarify for those Math challenged:
16:4:1 trading: 4.0 :marble: :steel: or :plank: = 1 :silk: :crystal: or :scroll: AND, 4 :silk: :crystal: or :scroll: = 1 :elixir: :magicdust: or :gem:, true value
.5:2:1 trading: 2.5 :marble: :steel: or :plank: = 1 :silk: :crystal: or :scroll: AND, 2 :silk: :crystal: or :scroll: = 1 :elixir: :magicdust: or :gem:, "Fair" value.
Period (.) before 5 is for spacing only.

You also said:
Even "fair" cross-trades are not welcomed

You realize this proves that your Fellowship model says: "Do it all yourself if you join us."
Also it says, I want you to work for my city only. . That's right, just keep feeding me. . I'll get your true value, you get what 'I' deem appropriate.

What was that definition?

* Just open the minimized Quote Response to read the definition of Oppression.
 
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DeletedUser2579

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Deleted posts are a problem.

You're right, ,SoggyShorts, I did say, "I have a fair and open mind.", in the deleted post, earlier in this thread.
I have a fair and open mind.
Really?

Herer's you proof:
https://us.forum.elvenar.com/index.php?threads/improve-fix-cross-tier-trades.5568/
more proof
https://us.forum.elvenar.com/index.php?threads/production-and-trade-16-1.3675/
even more proof
https://us.forum.elvenar.com/index.php?threads/cross-trades-are-nightmares-for-people.5644/page-2

The numbers have been checked and tested by dozens of players, I challenge you to do the same.

All that proved, is 12 of Elvenar players Agree with you, but they do not have consensus on what the new reduced value of goods to pay for their full value goods.

Here's the data:
What ratio do you wish would be used for "fair" cross tier trades?
Poll closed Feb 4, 2017.
  1. 8 T1: 1 T3, 3 T1: 1 T2, 3 T2: 1 T3 ex 100 crystal for 300 marble, 100 gem for 800 marble
    2 vote(s)
    16.7%
  2. 4 T1: 1 T3, 2 T1: 1 T2, 2 T2: 1 T2, ex 100 crystal for 200 marble, 100 gem for 400 marble
    7 vote(s)
    58.3%
  3. Something in the middle of the two examples
    3 vote(s)
    25.0%

I read through the posts, some agree, some don't. But what mostly makes this poll ineffective to prove your point, you do not include the standard. No one can vote for it. Tyrant!



I believe you have proved my point:
From the spoiler there:
Unknown said:
So for the same space used, Elixir makes 332x16=5312 pretty much 5x the "value".
As many pointed out below, it would be selfish in a fellowship, and people may ignore your trades, but it is interesting, and I bet people might take your trades if you posted at
1 elixir for 6 steel which would still be netting you double the resources.

What he didn't say was, probably out of wanting to help a fellow up, not that it was fair.



You did a little better this time. You heard from 20 players:
https://us.forum.elvenar.com/index.php?threads/cross-trades-are-nightmares-for-people.5644/page-2 said:
Trade Needs. Please vote below if you feel that the Trader window needs to have additional filters
Poll closed Feb 9, 2017.
  1. YES! The Trader NEEDS a filter to sort out cross trades
    13 vote(s)
    65.0%
  2. No. I don't care if people take advantage of the trading feature.
    7 vote(s)
    35.0%

But again, the Question lacks Objectivity again: No option for the Standard (16:4:1). Therefore, proves nothing.

Today, with the seeming wave of tyranny, you might find a proving result in a properly formed poll. For this, we would need a World Wide Mail request to vote on the forum.

But, what's the point? The question is: Would the rule Makers be willing to change the value of our goods, to make it 'truly fair' for everyone?
 
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Maillie

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The issue we had in our fellowship in a live city was that two new players determined that the only things that they were going to produce were T3 goods. They tore down all of their manufactories, other than boosted T3. After a short while anything that anyone in the fs posted was like 64,000 marble for 4000 dust, 128,000 steel for 8k dust. We were all smaller at that point and it was nearly impossible to trade for anything we needed. Our fellowship now does not allow for T3 - T1 trades, other than in critical situations arranged in chat.
 

DeletedUser2386

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Here we go again. I’m getting sick and tired of this discussion. Go play Elvenar, or post a good idea and the topic that’s meant for that. Or just go and play another game.
 

SoggyShorts

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I’m getting sick and tired of this discussion.
This subject will keep coming up as long as new players join Elvenar and inno doesn't fix the "fair trade" 2-star system.
Inno based the ratio off of just the supplies needed to start a production in a factory.
They did not think about the fact that you can only fit about 5 T1 production chains(factories+workshops+culture+roads) in the space of 1 T3 production chain
Hence the 5:1 ratio is actually fair, and 16:1 is totally unfair.

Despite having explained this many times on 3 servers, there will always be new players who come and either realize it themselves or need to have it explained so that they know why no one can afford to give them 160,000 planks for 10K gems.
 

DeletedUser2386

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This subject will keep coming up as long as new players join Elvenar and inno doesn't fix the "fair trade" 2-star system.
Inno based the ratio off of just the supplies needed to start a production in a factory.
They did not think about the fact that you can only fit about 5 T1 production chains(factories+workshops+culture+roads) in the space of 1 T3 production chain
Hence the 5:1 ratio is actually fair, and 16:1 is totally unfair.

Despite having explained this many times on 3 servers, there will always be new players who come and either realize it themselves or need to have it explained so that they know why no one can afford to give them 160,000 planks for 10K gems.

Like I said:
Go play Elvenar or post a good idea at the topic that’s meant for that. Or go and play another game. I’ve been reading much about this, but it’s only complaining and saying the same stuff over and over again. This doesn’t help for a bit. So work out a great idea, post it, and let us vote for it, so it will actually go to the developers.
 

SoggyShorts

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This doesn’t help for a bit.
You are wrong.
Helping players understand how the game works does matter. If everyone understands, then players will agree. If players agree, then devs will listen.
Imagine I posted a perfect suggestion and a fix for how the trade ratio should be tweaked, and a player who doesn't understand the issue came into the suggestion thread and crapped all over it. Would the devs listen? Would you?
So work out a great idea, post it, and let us vote for it, so it will actually go to the developers.
Where do you think ideas come from? We are discussing a subject, and you are telling us to stop talking about it. That makes no sense at all.
I've actually had some of my ideas forwarded to the devs and implemented, and not one of them was suggested to the devs without first talking about it with other players. Link1 Link2 Link3
It was also in a discussion (and not an actual suggestion) about the tournament where I suggested making tournament provinces 4 encounters rather than 8.

I'm sorry, but IMO your posts in this thread are the only useless ones.
 

DeletedUser2386

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This discussion has been going on for months (actually years) now. When you’re hungry, are you going to complain about it until you’re dead? Or are you going to get some food?
What I’m trying to say with this is that you can continue to complain about it untill Elvenar doesn’t even exist anymore or just stop complaining and try to change it. The links you’re giving above is the way to get things changed.
 

SoggyShorts

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This discussion has been going on for months (actually years) now. When you’re hungry, are you going to complain about it until you’re dead? Or are you going to get some food?
What I’m trying to say with this is that you can continue to complain about it untill Elvenar doesn’t even exist anymore or just stop complaining and try to change it. The links you’re giving above is the way to get things changed.
Except I've tried that, and random ignorant people trashed the suggestion. Educating players and having a united front to present to the devs this time might work better.

Feel free to take on the task of fixing the issue yourself, since you know what's best.
 
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SoggyShorts

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@lehayes
Have you read anything on the subject yet? I gave you some links, and you said you had an open mind and would read them, but I don't think you have.

Here is a simple explanation:
making 1,000 gems costs 16,000 supplies
making 1,000 planks costs 1,000 supplies
So inno said that the fair trade is 16:1
makes sense, right?

Here's what inno forgot:
Making 1,000 gems takes 3 hours
Making 16,000 planks takes 9 hours
That's not fair, is it?
 

DeletedUser2632

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The issue we had in our fellowship in a live city was that two new players determined that the only things that they were going to produce were T3 goods. They tore down all of their manufactories, other than boosted T3. After a short while anything that anyone in the fs posted was like 64,000 marble for 4000 dust, 128,000 steel for 8k dust.

@lehayes The fact that people are doing the above already suggests that current cross tier rates are NOT FAIR. Because why would anyone build 100% T3 other than because they know they can get by easier at the expense of other people's effort? I never take cross tier trades at Inno's rates, even if I have enough goods to spare. What goes thru my mind is, if you were to post at equitable rates I'd have taken them but meh just too bad. If you are a fan of 16:4:1 trades, there are plenty out there which I'm sure you will be happy to accept.

Also, my other beef though not exactly in the same vein as the main topic here, is FS who say "we are all fair traders, post 2 or 3 stars only, :-DDD" That's total nonsense. 2 star is fair yes. But why is 3 star fair when someone gets more than the other in the trade? Me posting 4000 planks for 1000 marble (3 star, yaayyyy I'm so generous, everybody wants me in their FS) is exactly as fair as you posting 1000 marble for 4000 planks (0 star, booooo you cheapo, everyone throw rotten eggs at him now).

If you have no issues with people posting 3 star, especially if you ask for or grab them when you see it, then don't be a hypocrite and diss those posting 1 or 0 lol.
 

Heymrdiedier

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this is all basic econmy?

how much is my house worth? as much as someone is willing to pay for it. We have real estate brokers who estimate the prizes. but that doesnt mean anything, nor does the rating 2 star mean anything. you put something up; if it doesnt get sold, then you try a little cheaper, and so on.
thats how capitalisme works :p
 

maxiqbert

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fair trade isn't a real thing,
because as shown in many examples, 4 to 1 or 16 to 1 only takes gold and supplies into account which aren't the only "cost" to build things.
Is another ratio more fair?
no, because if I'm using the wholesaler to get the t1 or t2 in quantities, and then trade for t3 that i couldn't buy with the wholesaler. So we're back to the gold and supplies cost... mmmm:rolleyes:


I prefer taking 1000 marble for 4000 planks than 1000 gems for the same 4000 planks, With the marble deal, both parties know i'm getting ripped off, while with the gems deal, i'm getting ripped off too, but it's not obvious for everyone.
Anything to do with fair trade? no, just a way of thinking.
I'd rather be sure there are enough T1 T2 and T3 being manufactured in my FS, and thus I frown upon crosstrade.
 
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