Economy/Trading Questions
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:16 pm
I could use some clarification on a few things:
1. Engineering ingredients - Do these make a decent tradable commodity? If so, how does that work - buy them in a low econ system and sell them in a high one?
2. Equipment trading - So far, this has been disappointing for me. Buying equipment in a low econ area and taking them to a high econ system doesn't really seem all that profitable. In fact, commodities seem better. I am not expecting EM Torpedo levels of profit or anything but I feel like I am missing something here. Do I need to find a high econ system that is also a Tech economy? I am not sure, but that leads me to...
3. Economic factor interaction - I'm not sure how this works. For example, there is a system near Sierra that I will not name for spoiler reasons (it starts with an A) that has a bunch of Tech oriented Planets/Stations. But at least in my game, the economy level is quite low (20-something or less, IIRC). Of course, I know that generally speaking, tech stuff will sell better in a Tech system... but what effect does the overall economy rating being pretty low actually have? Does that combination of factors make it a better system to buy in or to sell in? Is a low econ Tech system a better place to sell tech-related goods than a high economy Biological station?
1. Engineering ingredients - Do these make a decent tradable commodity? If so, how does that work - buy them in a low econ system and sell them in a high one?
2. Equipment trading - So far, this has been disappointing for me. Buying equipment in a low econ area and taking them to a high econ system doesn't really seem all that profitable. In fact, commodities seem better. I am not expecting EM Torpedo levels of profit or anything but I feel like I am missing something here. Do I need to find a high econ system that is also a Tech economy? I am not sure, but that leads me to...
3. Economic factor interaction - I'm not sure how this works. For example, there is a system near Sierra that I will not name for spoiler reasons (it starts with an A) that has a bunch of Tech oriented Planets/Stations. But at least in my game, the economy level is quite low (20-something or less, IIRC). Of course, I know that generally speaking, tech stuff will sell better in a Tech system... but what effect does the overall economy rating being pretty low actually have? Does that combination of factors make it a better system to buy in or to sell in? Is a low econ Tech system a better place to sell tech-related goods than a high economy Biological station?