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According to Gameforge, cunning rogues, hardened princes of the church and honorable merchants meet at http://www.gilde1400.de in the struggle for fame and fortune. A fundamental component for successful progress in the virtual world is the multifaceted economic system.
Production, Transport and Trade
The foundation for building a powerful economic empire is the player’s own business. With solid training and the will to succeed, a wide variety of raw materials are refined into useful intermediate products in numerous production facilities, the manufacturer explains. These can be sold profitably on the marketplace or processed further into more valuable goods and powerful artifacts that players can use themselves or sell extremely lucratively to their fellow players.
But hard work awaits before great wealth, and as the master of a business, the player must carefully take care of personnel planning, purchasing goods, warehousing, transport and production orders. The effectiveness of the workers and the range of different goods the business can manufacture depend significantly on the player’s own talents and the expansion levels of the production building. Many expansions increase both motivation and capacity and thus help with economic advancement, Gameforge continues.
Full warehouses alone, however, do not yet generate revenue. The goods also have to reach the nearest trading center safely. Sinister characters lie in wait by the roadside, and more than one cart has already disappeared without a trace during transport. Fortunately, armed escorts offer protection and safe passage for a small fee and prevent such nefarious actions. Once at the market, competition through supply and demand determines the current price. It is therefore not far-fetched to consider persuading the despicable robbers to turn their attention to the goods of an unwelcome competitor. After all, the fewer goods that arrive, the greater the profit margin could be.
Further Links:
- To the game
http://www.gameforge.de
