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Originally Posted by crazypyro
Eitrades ships should show there worth, if the Baliff if stronger than the Levi which it is based on then don't make it cheaper then a Levi ffs!, and the Vendors are based off a Beetle, but they're weaker than the beetle, then they shouldn't cost more to make, they should've been equal in value. If the Eitrades used there trading skills to acquire ships, then naturally the ships should cost equal to or more than there counterparts in some form. It makes sense.
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Some good nickles and dimes, but...
Eitrades race abilities and shipcosts. Eitrades was intentionally made a winner race by the design team. This can be elaborated by the racial advantages they gain over other races: first off, +40% salvage, smooth trading from universe funds (unlimited, that is), increased production and construction times. If you compare these to some other races, you can just ask yourself why.
Eitrades ships themselves. For an unknown reason, certain ships were made very powerful. They were tweaked down in beta and ran there, and the Tycoon for example wasn't found "good enough" unless it fires before Shadows. The vendor is weaker than the beetle for a reason: it's supposed to be weaker, to make eitrades weaker against xandathrii fighters. It's for niche reasons, if it was equally strong, it'd just be another beetle copy with a different name. These copies are born when you want to introduce dozens of races. Try making a stats set for the current combat engine with five races, and add in five other races each by default better than the other, and see how many clone ships you produce.
What comes to eitrades, they were "intended" fluffwise as a trader race that gets a bit from here and a bit from there. The far superior racial abilities weren't balanced in statistics (who cares about racial abilities anyways, as it was a XP heavy round, for what it's worth). This might have been reflected in a value round, but definately not under the seen setup.
Ah well.