Buffing Friends
Friend Buffing Bonus-the great thing with buffs is that if you buff a friends buildings the buff duration is increased by 50%, this fosters good game play and encourages trading of buffs with fellow players.
To buff a friend visit them by clicking on their portrait on the bottom bar, select Visit, wait for their land to load, select the buff from your Star Menu and click on their production buildings, just as you do your own.
Click the Home Button on the bottom bar to get back to your island.
To buff a friend visit them by clicking on their portrait on the bottom bar, select Visit, wait for their land to load, select the buff from your Star Menu and click on their production buildings, just as you do your own.
Click the Home Button on the bottom bar to get back to your island.
Issues with Reciprocal Friend Buffing. When a friend buffs you their icon appears on the left side of your game window and the buff sound plays just like it does when you buff yourself. If you are AFK the News chat tab will record the event but at this time does not tell you who buffed what with what kind of buff.
If you are logged off, visiting a friend or on an Adventure you will receive an email that records exactly who buffed what and how for each buff used so you can easily return the favor.
If you are logged off, visiting a friend or on an Adventure you will receive an email that records exactly who buffed what and how for each buff used so you can easily return the favor.
Trading
The Basics
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Trading allows you to exchange goods with another player. Examples of reasons to trade are:
1) You have run out of a resource, and need some to progress with the game (e.g. placing or upgrading a building)
2) You have produced more of a resource than you need, and would like to trade for gold coins which can then be used to buy other goods (e.g. save to buy a Noble Deed)
3) You trade goods back and forth in the market to make profit (i.e. buy cheaper and sell more expensively)
Guild and outside guild trading
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Inside the guild you may have a protected environment with guide prices to help guild members trade with each other at a fair to no rate of exchange.
Trading within the Trade Office and Trade Tab are very different - here you have other players who wish to get maximum benefit out of their trades. This means that prices are subject to market conditions - and can be vastly different to those charged within the guild. See other topics within the thread to understand how the Trade Office/ Trade Tab work.
The Etiquette
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It is a base of trade within the guild that you are buying for personal use, e.g. building upgrades, producing settlers/troops etc. If you intend to buy goods cheaply (i.e at guild rates) from other guild members and subsequently trade them in Trade Office or Trade Tab for profit you < will be booted from this guild upon doing so > now what you do with your resources is up to you.
We all work hard on our land so please RESPECT the person that is giving you resources for free. That they are giving to help you grow in game and work as a TEAM PLAYER IN A GUILD .....
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Trading allows you to exchange goods with another player. Examples of reasons to trade are:
1) You have run out of a resource, and need some to progress with the game (e.g. placing or upgrading a building)
2) You have produced more of a resource than you need, and would like to trade for gold coins which can then be used to buy other goods (e.g. save to buy a Noble Deed)
3) You trade goods back and forth in the market to make profit (i.e. buy cheaper and sell more expensively)
Guild and outside guild trading
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Inside the guild you may have a protected environment with guide prices to help guild members trade with each other at a fair to no rate of exchange.
Trading within the Trade Office and Trade Tab are very different - here you have other players who wish to get maximum benefit out of their trades. This means that prices are subject to market conditions - and can be vastly different to those charged within the guild. See other topics within the thread to understand how the Trade Office/ Trade Tab work.
The Etiquette
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It is a base of trade within the guild that you are buying for personal use, e.g. building upgrades, producing settlers/troops etc. If you intend to buy goods cheaply (i.e at guild rates) from other guild members and subsequently trade them in Trade Office or Trade Tab for profit you < will be booted from this guild upon doing so > now what you do with your resources is up to you.
We all work hard on our land so please RESPECT the person that is giving you resources for free. That they are giving to help you grow in game and work as a TEAM PLAYER IN A GUILD .....
Trading out side of Guild
NOTE the is little that we can do if get Scammed for a loot spot so be careful. Loot spots or Tags out side of guild are not free they cost .. If you not sure of a price in T.O. ask ... Prices can be a bit too high at times ..
NOTE the is little that we can do if get Scammed for a loot spot so be careful. Loot spots or Tags out side of guild are not free they cost .. If you not sure of a price in T.O. ask ... Prices can be a bit too high at times ..
The Basics
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The Trade Tab is one of your tabs in the chat window. This is also known as Global-3, or G3 for short. This is where you can see people offering goods for sale or trade, and you can also do the same.
Terminology
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A lot of posts in the Trade Tab are full of acronyms. Some of the frequently used ones are:
WTS: Wanted To Sell
Generally, although not always, this means the seller has something to trade for gold coins
WTT: Wanted To Trade
Generally, although not always, this means the seller wants to trade or swap goods
WTB: Wanted To Buy
Generally, although not always, this means that the seller wants to buy something for gold coins
W/M (or sometimes /wm): Whisper Me
Usually used when a seller doesn't want to post a price in the open, and want buyers to offer prices by whispering them
TO: Trade Office
Usually used to indicate that the offered goods are already in the Trade Office, and can be easily found by searching for the sellers name
PC: Price Check
If a buyer/seller wants to find out other players estimates of the current trading price of goods. Any replies should be treated with caution.
LS: Lootspot
This is where you pay for a place on another players multi-player adventure, with the intention of gaining loot when the adventure is complete.
Negotiating Terms
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Just because someone states a price, doesn't mean you have to pay it. You can try and get what you want for the price you'd like in a couple of ways:
1) Post a counter trade
2) Whisper the person, and make them an offer
Making a Trade
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So... you have arranged with another player to exchange goods, or perhaps purchase a lootspot. How do you make the trade?
Unless someone is in your friends list, or is in your guild, you cannot trade directly with them. Adding them as a friend won't be of immediate use, as there is a block on trading for 24 hours when adding a new friend. You should arrange with the other player for one of you to place your trade in the Trade Office, at the terms agreed, and then the other player can accept.
Making a Trade - example
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You and another player agree to a trade of 10k marble for 275gc. To ensure that no-one else in the Trade Office accepts your trade, two trades will need to be placed in Trade Office as follows:
- Seller of 10k marble places offers 1 fish for 275gc
- Buyer of 10k marble places an offer of 1 fish for 10k marble
Lootspot trades
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A little watchout, lootspots cannot be sold directly within the Trade Office - if you are trading a lootspot via the Trade Office then the seller should place a deal selling 1 fish (or similar) for the cost of the lootspot. The buyer should not post a deal selling the cost of the lootspot for 1 fish, because someone else will likely accept the deal before the seller can accept - payment would be lost!
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The Trade Tab is one of your tabs in the chat window. This is also known as Global-3, or G3 for short. This is where you can see people offering goods for sale or trade, and you can also do the same.
Terminology
--------------
A lot of posts in the Trade Tab are full of acronyms. Some of the frequently used ones are:
WTS: Wanted To Sell
Generally, although not always, this means the seller has something to trade for gold coins
WTT: Wanted To Trade
Generally, although not always, this means the seller wants to trade or swap goods
WTB: Wanted To Buy
Generally, although not always, this means that the seller wants to buy something for gold coins
W/M (or sometimes /wm): Whisper Me
Usually used when a seller doesn't want to post a price in the open, and want buyers to offer prices by whispering them
TO: Trade Office
Usually used to indicate that the offered goods are already in the Trade Office, and can be easily found by searching for the sellers name
PC: Price Check
If a buyer/seller wants to find out other players estimates of the current trading price of goods. Any replies should be treated with caution.
LS: Lootspot
This is where you pay for a place on another players multi-player adventure, with the intention of gaining loot when the adventure is complete.
Negotiating Terms
----------------------
Just because someone states a price, doesn't mean you have to pay it. You can try and get what you want for the price you'd like in a couple of ways:
1) Post a counter trade
2) Whisper the person, and make them an offer
Making a Trade
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So... you have arranged with another player to exchange goods, or perhaps purchase a lootspot. How do you make the trade?
Unless someone is in your friends list, or is in your guild, you cannot trade directly with them. Adding them as a friend won't be of immediate use, as there is a block on trading for 24 hours when adding a new friend. You should arrange with the other player for one of you to place your trade in the Trade Office, at the terms agreed, and then the other player can accept.
Making a Trade - example
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You and another player agree to a trade of 10k marble for 275gc. To ensure that no-one else in the Trade Office accepts your trade, two trades will need to be placed in Trade Office as follows:
- Seller of 10k marble places offers 1 fish for 275gc
- Buyer of 10k marble places an offer of 1 fish for 10k marble
Lootspot trades
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A little watchout, lootspots cannot be sold directly within the Trade Office - if you are trading a lootspot via the Trade Office then the seller should place a deal selling 1 fish (or similar) for the cost of the lootspot. The buyer should not post a deal selling the cost of the lootspot for 1 fish, because someone else will likely accept the deal before the seller can accept - payment would be lost!
The Settlers Online - Trade Calculator