I have recently been exploring the forums, and found the trade forum for the standard universe. There I found lots of people selling and asking to buy metal, crystal and deu. Though this made me think, why would one trade for such goods when you could easily just attack the player that has the goods and take them from the raiding? Obviously you couldn't take them all but nonetheless why buy them? I mean Idk just a thought. Furthermore people are asking to trade for like 10k metal and ect. though why trade when you can just wait and get it all saved up? Seems a little ridiculous maybe I will understand the usefulness of trading but for now I am just a little lost with the use of it, especially with people that aren't in your alliance or anything.lol

Don't forget the Merchant, for 1 ruby, you trade for what you need, and don't supply opponents with resources they later use on you.

That is a good point! So why even try to trade? lol Though how do you get more rubies? still kind of learning hahaha.

When you attack you often get resources at a certain ratio. and in the game the units/buildings/researches costs at a different ratio. to have that kind of specific ratio it often takes a player to trade out their access of res for the res that their ratio lacks for building/researching the specific unit/building/research.

trade lets you have a flexible resource ratio. thats all. but yes you can always not trade and just keep raiding (that is attacking other players for resources) and get what you want.

Justtt seems a little ridiculous is all im saying to trade and not just keep raiding

DarkAssailant wrote:That is a good point! So why even try to trade? lol Though how do you get more rubies? still kind of learning hahaha.

You buy Rubies.

lol *****....... Well dang. I had better save my few then hahahaha now that would be something good to trade! lol Though I didn't see any rubies for trade on the trade forum granted I barely looked on it, still Idk.....

Trade in rubies is certainly possible. One may transfer portion of his ruby stash to someone else.

yeh you can also sell yo' res to other players for rubies

Alright so I can see how trade could be good in that retrospect lol Everything else eh. lol