Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

The reason you got such a good deal is because you have 200 influence.  The more influence you have, the better deal you can get.

The REAL exploit is that if you have something like 50+ influence and the person you are trading with has no influence, this grants you a good "exchange rate" both ways and to continually commit arbitrage until all your opponent's resources are in your hands.

For example, I may be allowed to trade 1 crystal for 4 metal.  Then I could trade 2 metal for 1 crystal.  Rinse and repeat until you have all your opponent's resources and made him/her declare war on everyone else....for nothing.  I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet as it was the first thing I found out on Beta 4.  I guess I should have said something earlier.

 

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting MiamiBigAL, reply 1
The reason you got such a good deal is because you have 200 influence.  The more influence you have, the better deal you can get.

The REAL exploit is that if you have something like 50+ influence and the person you are trading with has no influence, this grants you a good "exchange rate" both ways and to continually commit arbitrage until all your opponent's resources are in your hands.

For example, I may be allowed to trade 1 crystal for 4 metal.  Then I could trade 2 metal for 1 crystal.  Rinse and repeat until you have all your opponent's resources and made him/her declare war on everyone else....for nothing.  I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet as it was the first thing I found out on Beta 4.  I guess I should have said something earlier.

 
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Good catch, thanks for doing so.

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