I definitely don't want to eliminate the trader game.
However, I would like to eliminate all the boring wandering around. The market basically allows traders to interact with each other over distances. But I like the idea of having to set up markets.
How about this: Markets have a reach, a distance. A trader can interact with any markets within reach. A market acts like a message channel, so all traders within reach of it can talk to each other. It also acts as an exchange, so they can not only chat, but also trade. Trading would become a lot more interactive.
