A radical solution to the food problem...

[Buffalkill]

No tax gold for rural regions. The only way for rural regions to get gold is by selling their food. As it stands, there's an imbalance of power between the sellers and the buyers, because buyers need to trade for their survival, but sellers don't. That's why there are more buy orders than sell orders.

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[Lorgan]

Dammit! Gimme more gold, ^ban^!

[Buffalkill]

[Sacha]

No tax gold for rural regions. The only way for rural regions to get gold is by selling their food. As it stands, there's an imbalance of power between the sellers and the buyers, because buyers need to trade for their survival, but sellers don't. That's why there are more buy orders than sell orders.

Well, I would say this imbalance is compensated by the other imbalance between buyers and sellers, namely that buyers are typically Dukes while the sellers are 'only' rural Lords.

[Buffalkill]

So there's no imbalance?

[Indirik]

I actually proposed this once. Regions that produce a lot of food also produce a lot of gold.

[Sacha]

It's not perfectly balanced, but then again, it doesn't need to be. And rural lords will most of the time be at a disadvantage, since even if they are crazy or ballsy enough to sit on their food while cities starve, they'll get scolded and/or punished for it.

Removing all tax income from rurals would shaft the lords to no extent in most realms. To give you an example, my region on BT is the third biggest food producer in Riombara, with a daily net of 31 bushels per day, so 217 bushels per week. Riombara produces a surplus of food, so prices aren't terribly high. If I was forced to sell my food at 30g per 100 I'd get a total income of... drum roll please... 65 gold per week. And I'd have to sell ALL my excess food. At those prices are higher than what they are right now.

[Buffalkill]

I think it's so crazy it might work. Why not try it on one island on an experimental basis?

[Anaris]

I think it's so crazy it might work. Why not try it on one island on an experimental basis?

Because, as Sacha points out, selling all the excess food you can for the prices people are paying won't pay for a decent unit, let alone any knights.

[Buffalkill]

Because, as Sacha points out, selling all the excess food you can for the prices people are paying won't pay for a decent unit, let alone any knights.

Prices can be adjusted to ensure the proper balance is struck.

[Anaris]

Prices can be adjusted to ensure the proper balance is struck.

Prices are set by players, not devs.

[Buffalkill]

Minimum and maximum prices are built in.

[Zakilevo]

Minimum and maximum prices are built in.

Should get rid of the maximum price limit. The game is controlling the market!  ;)

[Watly]

They should also remove the minimum limit! I want to get food and gold :D!