FAQ about the Global Trade HQ
Greetings Mayors,
Global Trade HQ has been a very popular feature in SimCity BuildIt. Every day over 8 million transactions take place, meaning that it is busier than the New York Stock Ex...
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The problem is created entirely by price limits instead of a free market system.
If there were no price controls, prices would go way up, but people would be able to purchase the items they need once they have the money for them, rather than wasting vast amounts of time trying to buy them at low prices. Low level players might have trouble initially, but they also don't need as many special items for each upgrade/expansion and they will also be able to generate funds by selling their materials for a higher price than they currently sell for. This is a pretty standard model that works well in other games.
If there were no price controls, prices would go way up, but people would be able to purchase the items they need once they have the money for them, rather than wasting vast amounts of time trying to buy them at low prices. Low level players might have trouble initially, but they also don't need as many special items for each upgrade/expansion and they will also be able to generate funds by selling their materials for a higher price than they currently sell for. This is a pretty standard model that works well in other games.
- The real solution would be to turn the "The Mayor of XYZ City wants to buy..." Into a real feature instead of a fake market that makes things worse by draining items from the Global trades. Let us enter an item and what we're are willing to lay, then submit those requests instead of the bogus requests that we get three at a time all the time.
