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Palem Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:06:24

Why do you farmers use the public market? You're helping your competition so much more than your helping yourself by using the public market. The other strats can't work nearly as well if they can't buy cheap food.

Am I missing something?

afaik Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:11:59

... apart from an apostrophe and an e, no.

iNouda Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:14:23

You make significantly more fluff selling on the public as opposed to the private, as much as 8-20 more cash per bushel. The more you sell, the more you profit whereas the private market sucks balls. Most strats are market dependant anyway so....meh. Whichever strat you use you're helping the enemy by helping yourself! You're fluffed either way :D

Pain Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:16:44

if farmers were smart they would not let food go below $50 in express. but since everyone is afraid to wait an hour or 2 to sell thier food they sell it for 37. thats why a set long farmer doesnt work well unless you play it very tight
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Palem Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:19:59

If I can make up to 31% less money off bushels and make everyone else pay like 6x as much for food, that's a major advantage in favor of farmers...

Helmet Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:28:18

It doesn't work that way. Even if you got all of the farmers to agree to sell only on the private market, someone would get greedy and start selling on the public as soon as the price went up.

Palem Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:29:49

One farmer can't fund all the techers/indies.

Either way, I understand that it's like impossible to set up, but it just seems so counterproductive.

Helmet Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:48:11

Sure, but my point remains the same. People would get greedy and start selling on the public. The price would never stay above 50 unless there just weren't enough farmers.

Palem Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 20:56:27

Your justification for using the Public market is greed?

I call it more stupidity than greed. That's like letting someone steal your car so you can steal $10 from them.

Drinks Game profile

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Feb 3rd 2011, 23:06:19

If you get 90% of the farmers to sell on private for $38.

And then 10% of the farmers sell on public, they would be selling for like $60. Then they would spank your ass in finish nw.
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Helmet Game profile

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Feb 4th 2011, 0:02:28

Originally posted by Palem:
Your justification for using the Public market is greed?

I call it more stupidity than greed. That's like letting someone steal your car so you can steal $10 from them.


1) I'm not even playing at the moment.
2) The people that did sell would end up with double your nw, so who's the dumb one?

braden Game profile

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Feb 4th 2011, 16:48:07

techers shouldn't sell cashers or farmers tech, either.. have you even tried to win a server as a cash or farmer with no tech?!?