GTHQ wether to Advertise or not
What follows are my own thoughts on this topic, they suit me, may help some of you but are by no means perfect for all. Bear that in mind if you reply.
Now there are many posts about improving GTHQ, e.g. item selectable filtering. EA realistically are not going to implement that. However we the players do control what appears in GTHQ, since it’s only advertised items. So seriously consider before you advertise. If you would buy it on GTHQ advertise if you would NOT buy it DON’T advertise
Pros | Cons |
Can be a quick way to sell factory / commercial goods rather than waiting for Daniel to buy them | Even 1 advertised item opens your whole inventory when visited via GTHQ, not just the advertised items. |
| If you have advertised items you take a risk trying to trade with players in your alliance due to the above issue. Advertise and your depot is public. |
| Daniel will come along and buy at the price you set anything that has been in your depot for 3 days (2 in the case of disaster items) |
What you shouldn’t advertise (IMHO)
- Expansion items, even if you don’t need them. Level 23/24 is a pain as all you see in GTHQ is Mountain and beach items.
- The Never ever advertise storage items. The bigger your storage the easier the game.
- Metal and wood factory materials, as these can be quickly obtained if you manage your factories. Much better to turn them into commercial items first.
- Something at the end of a production chain like Burgers. Why buy something if you can’t turn it into something else and make a profit. So by all means advertise bread, beef and BBQ’s but not Burgers that I can’t profit from
What you should advertise (IMHO)
- Commercial items useable in production chains such as Nails, Planks, Hammers are more likely to sell than metal and wood.
- Look at GTHQ, see what it is selling and advertise something it isn’t. Rarely advertised commercial items will be pounced on when they appear in GTHQ because they are so hard to find. The above mentioned hammers for example.
