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A Few Caravan Trade Questions:

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:55 pm
by DESOUL
So i've been kinda bored lately and i've started doing caravans for fun , being a trader 1* trades seemed to be kinda really boring and non-profitable.
So i started doing solo 2* and 3* ones.
Now i've got a few questions regarding these higher stars:

1. If you die by a NPC thief then pickup your goods back does that decrease profit in after selling the goods?
2. Can player thiefs attack you if your under lv40 and doing a 2-3* star caravan trade? (Believe it or not i've yet encountered any >.>)
3. If i'd have a hunter with me, would i lose some % of the profit to him when selling my goods for the protection? Or alteast for tagging with me =\
4. If parteing with another trader, then would the thieves of both traders or only one spawn? (lol that'd be a pain for 2 traders having 8-18 thieves >.>)
5. Can a thief pick up your goods without a camel? =\

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:57 pm
by Itonami
1- no
2- yes
3- not sure

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:59 pm
by DESOUL
Itonami wrote:1- no
2- yes
3- not sure


Lol, nice avatar ^_^

Edited, one more question added.
And one more stupid question =\

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:26 pm
by shbly12
1- No
2- Yes
3- Not sure about profit, but the hunter get XP when you sell you Items.
4- I'm not sure about that, but when I went in a trade run with my friend, I got some thieves at me from his lvl.
5- I don't think so, because when traders die, thieves spawn their camels/horses and go.

Re: A Few Caravan Trade Questions:

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:37 pm
by Barotix
DESOUL wrote:So i've been kinda bored lately and i've started doing caravans for fun , being a trader 1* trades seemed to be kinda really boring and non-profitable.
So i started doing solo 2* and 3* ones.
Now i've got a few questions regarding these higher stars:

1. If you die by a NPC thief then pickup your goods back does that decrease profit in after selling the goods?
2. Can player thiefs attack you if your under lv40 and doing a 2-3* star caravan trade? (Believe it or not i've yet encountered any >.>)
3. If i'd have a hunter with me, would i lose some % of the profit to him when selling my goods for the protection? Or alteast for tagging with me =\
4. If parteing with another trader, then would the thieves of both traders or only one spawn? (lol that'd be a pain for 2 traders having 8-18 thieves >.>)
5. Can a thief pick up your goods without a camel? =\


  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • first one both traders have spawns
  • no

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:44 pm
by DESOUL
Here comes number six ;P

6. When does profit increase from a 1* trade or any other, when you level up your merchant level, when you level up your base level or when you get a better mean of transport?

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:46 pm
by Itonami
I'm pretty sure it's just when you get a new transport. A lvl 60 ox holds more goods as a 1* than a lvl 30 camel does.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:31 pm
by ShadowSpell
DESOUL wrote:Here comes number six ;P

6. When does profit increase from a 1* trade or any other, when you level up your merchant level, when you level up your base level or when you get a better mean of transport?


as you lvl you will get more inventory slots that open in what ever transport you are using.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:34 pm
by Nader
if u want best profit with 1 star trades where your under 40 and alone, get your lvl 30 camel and go from samarkand to constantinople, or vis versa

Re: A Few Caravan Trade Questions:

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:26 am
by Naigasakis_Rebirth
DESOUL wrote:So i've been kinda bored lately and i've started doing caravans for fun , being a trader 1* trades seemed to be kinda really boring and non-profitable.
So i started doing solo 2* and 3* ones.
Now i've got a few questions regarding these higher stars:

1. If you die by a NPC thief then pickup your goods back does that decrease profit in after selling the goods?
2. Can player thiefs attack you if your under lv40 and doing a 2-3* star caravan trade? (Believe it or not i've yet encountered any >.>)
3. If i'd have a hunter with me, would i lose some % of the profit to him when selling my goods for the protection? Or alteast for tagging with me =\
4. If parteing with another trader, then would the thieves of both traders or only one spawn? (lol that'd be a pain for 2 traders having 8-18 thieves >.>)
5. Can a thief pick up your goods without a camel? =\


1. no
2. yes
3. no
4. both
5. no he cant

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:29 am
by Regret
DESOUL wrote:
Itonami wrote:1- no
2- yes
3- not sure


Lol, nice avatar ^_^

Edited, one more question added.
And one more stupid question =\

+!

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:34 am
by Barotix
also don't constantly buy and sell the same thing; that makes the value drop. Variety is the spice of life :)