Who's the best trader?

Hypno · Post by **Hypno** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 4:36 am

I have a question for all. Would like your opinions.

Are the new traders as good, better, not as good, as the old time traders from games past?

For example; Old game trader Willow was the first player to brake 100k XP, Tempus exceded that by a large amount. However, new traders are trading to over 100k XP constantly in the new games. Would old age and trechery win out over youth and XP or would the yonguns whoop the seniors?

Form of Chaos · Post by **Form of Chaos** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 5:35 am

Hmm, I think this should be in General Discussion area, or even Questions to the Players. No Biggy. But I have no idea about how good past traders were compared to present day players. I just hope I will be able to break 100k soon!

DaPlayaFA- · Post by **DaPlayaFA-** » Sat Jul 05, 2003 5:56 am

Hypno wrote:I have a question for all. Would like your opinions.

Are the new traders as good, better, not as good, as the old time traders from games past?

For example; Old game trader Willow was the first player to brake 100k XP, Tempus exceded that by a large amount. However, new traders are trading to over 100k XP constantly in the new games. Would old age and trechery win out over youth and XP or would the yonguns whoop the seniors?

As one of the oldest "new" guys and having a reputation being one of the best "new school" traders, I can safely say...no. Why?

1) Not as much people(vets) playing so that means easier trading
2) Good hunters are scarce (Only constant active ones are Mar, DW, etc)
3) The good hunters that used to pop me in A SECOND, are now gone. ( Jungle, Aeon), or are playing with me this game and aren't active
4) Routes are a lot better now
5) If 4 does not apply, then you can build a route

And the most important reason why new schoolers are not better than old schoolers...

SMC

DekeFentle · Post by **DekeFentle** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 10:32 pm

Hypno wrote:I have a question for all. Would like your opinions.

Are the new traders as good, better, not as good, as the old time traders from games past?

For example; Old game trader Willow was the first player to brake 100k XP, Tempus exceded that by a large amount. However, new traders are trading to over 100k XP constantly in the new games. Would old age and trechery win out over youth and XP or would the yonguns whoop the seniors?

***shakes his head sadly****

NO comparison. I don't even have to be playing to tell you that.

Meathead · Post by **Meathead** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 5:28 pm

Well, I've been mediocre in both and I would say it used to be much harder to trade. It was much harder to be good at trading. It was harder to find routes. It was alot more dangerous. Of course, with pack hunting today it is more common to get one-shot podded.

TahKillahz · Post by **TahKillahz** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:28 pm

most people in this game dont even compare to anyone that played in old SM...lets jus say in famine....tempus, cisyoes....forget that..the whole Willowstrance alliance....it might as well be a completly different game..there jus no comparision b/w the players now and the players of old SM..dont get me wrong...there are some REALLY good players now...its jus there wuz so much more, and much more skill needed then

TahKillahz · Post by **TahKillahz** » Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:31 pm

not to mention tempus broke 210k, cisyoes broke 175k...and that wuz when u could gain a maximum of 42xp a trade in a psf no matter wut the size of the route...so the 1 sector routes where the best then

Ravenger · Post by **Ravenger** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 6:05 am

as leader of jungle's alliance i'd like to say that he is active

just not in SMR i talk to him nightly

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