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typo · 2014-12-21, 05:15

Please! I've been looking all over for these kinds of games.

DOmus · 2014-12-21, 05:19

Dota 2, or any game of steam that use items of store

typo · 2014-12-21, 05:24

When I say merchant, I mean a person who goes around the world and sell stuff.
Not a person who goes around and kills everyone for a living. (DOTA 2)

Xacual · 2014-12-21, 05:30

Recettear has you play as a shop keeper. There's some dungeon crawling involved with you hiring adventurers to go into dungeons with you to gather stuff to sell. Or you can just play the markets in town and sell stuff at a markup. There's haggling, customer satisfaction and other mechanics involved too.

erneiz_hyde · 2014-12-21, 05:42

Port Royale Series, East India Company, Patrician series, Rise of Venice, X series. Even Spore has it.

Just go install Steam and look for these titles.

Sheba · 2014-12-21, 05:43

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Originally Posted by typo

Please! I've been looking all over for these kinds of games.

Eve Online. Just look at articles about wars started by or won on economy.

Princess Angels · 2014-12-21, 07:10

so you want to know any games that you can trade or like "game sharing"??

Hooves · 2014-12-21, 11:59

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Originally Posted by Xacual

Recettear has you play as a shop keeper. There's some dungeon crawling involved with you hiring adventurers to go into dungeons with you to gather stuff to sell. Or you can just play the markets in town and sell stuff at a markup. There's haggling, customer satisfaction and other mechanics involved too.

I second Recettear, if you want to feel like a merchant then this is a good example.

typo · 2014-12-21, 17:38

Reccetear? I'll try this one out.
Anymore suggestions? Oh and By the way, If any of you would recommend rune factory,
I've already played it. And I loved it!

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Originally Posted by Hooves

I second Recettear, if you want to feel like a merchant then this is a good example.

Would you be able to play this game as a guy? Please answer!

VDZ · 2014-12-21, 23:56

The Universal is the most merchant-y game I've played, though it'll go down for some time starting right after New Year's for development. It consists of space and planets; in space you can fly around, buy stuff at station A to sell at station B, and there's some combat too. On planets gameplay can vary widely, but the typical planet is a player-run economy where players build buildings that produce items, but due to workers being required and a limit on number of buildings per player, players will have to work together to keep a complete economy running, and usually (though not always) it all works out naturally. However, it's very player-dependent and player numbers are often low, so sometimes it works out better than at other times.

EVE Online is the usual recommendation if you want the true hardcore trading experience. It's very grindy but incredibly complex. Haven't played it much myself as it's rather boring.

Freelancer has some space trading, but it's not the main focus of the game.

The MMORPG Mabinogi has a Merchant (not sure if that was its name) class which has you haul goods from point A to point B, but it's very shallow and I found it became boring after some time.

Recettear has been mentioned often in this thread, it's pretty popular. The merchant aspects are a bit shallow and I didn't find it interesting enough to play beyond a demo, but if you want a really casual merchant experience it's a good pick. Basically, you run a shop and fight in dungeons to collect stuff to then sell to adventurers and whatnot in your shop.

You mention the Rune Factory series. If you're into crafting stuff to sell/getting paid to craft stuff, you'll likely enjoy the Atelier series. I recommend Atelier Totori (both PS3 or Vita) for a good starter Atelier game. If you don't have a PS3 or Vita you could go for Atelier Annie (DS), but it's not nearly as good as Totori.

Xacual · 2014-12-22, 02:07

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Originally Posted by VDZ

Recettear has been mentioned often in this thread, it's pretty popular. The merchant aspects are a bit shallow and I didn't find it interesting enough to play beyond a demo, but if you want a really casual merchant experience it's a good pick. Basically, you run a shop and fight in dungeons to collect stuff to then sell to adventurers and whatnot in your shop.

I don't think it's that shallow, you said you only played the demo but the demo had only the bare minimum of the mechanics introduced. There's a ton of stuff in the actual game that makes it not that simple. Like you can cause market crashes through over saturation of certain goods. There's quite a lot of mechanics involved in it.

Jan-Poo · 2014-12-22, 09:00

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Originally Posted by Xacual

I don't think it's that shallow, you said you only played the demo but the demo had only the bare minimum of the mechanics introduced. There's a ton of stuff in the actual game that makes it not that simple. Like you can cause market crashes through over saturation of certain goods. There's quite a lot of mechanics involved in it.

They kinda ruined the whole bargaining aspect though. Once you realize that it's a lot more convenient to get the people to accept your first offer and once you learn which are the precise percentages that each kind of customer will always accept, it becomes something that a simple bot could do.

Ghiest Cid · 2014-12-27, 16:21

The game Capitalism.

Kuya · 2014-12-27, 22:41

Im surprised no one mentioned Ragnarok Online

Literally, the job is named "Merchant"

2014-12-21, 05:15	Link #1
typo Happy as you are Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Kool aid land	Any games that make you a merchant? Please! I've been looking all over for these kinds of games.

2014-12-21, 05:19	Link #2
DOmus 天国無事故 Artist Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Im Lost	Dota 2, or any game of steam that use items of store __________________

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Xacual Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008	Recettear has you play as a shop keeper. There's some dungeon crawling involved with you hiring adventurers to go into dungeons with you to gather stuff to sell. Or you can just play the markets in town and sell stuff at a markup. There's haggling, customer satisfaction and other mechanics involved too. __________________ I was influenced by a certain group overflowing with madness and started trying to write a story. Please give it a try. Crashed into Fantasy

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erneiz_hyde 18782+18782=37564 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: InterWebs	Port Royale Series, East India Company, Patrician series, Rise of Venice, X series. Even Spore has it. Just go install Steam and look for these titles. __________________

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Princess Angels Ur # 1 Girl Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Boston	so you want to know any games that you can trade or like "game sharing"?? __________________

2014-12-21, 05:24	Link #3
typo Happy as you are Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Kool aid land	When I say merchant, I mean a person who goes around the world and sell stuff. Not a person who goes around and kills everyone for a living. (DOTA 2)

2014-12-21, 23:56	Link #10
VDZ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008	The Universal is the most merchant-y game I've played, though it'll go down for some time starting right after New Year's for development. It consists of space and planets; in space you can fly around, buy stuff at station A to sell at station B, and there's some combat too. On planets gameplay can vary widely, but the typical planet is a player-run economy where players build buildings that produce items, but due to workers being required and a limit on number of buildings per player, players will have to work together to keep a complete economy running, and usually (though not always) it all works out naturally. However, it's very player-dependent and player numbers are often low, so sometimes it works out better than at other times. EVE Online is the usual recommendation if you want the true hardcore trading experience. It's very grindy but incredibly complex. Haven't played it much myself as it's rather boring. Freelancer has some space trading, but it's not the main focus of the game. The MMORPG Mabinogi has a Merchant (not sure if that was its name) class which has you haul goods from point A to point B, but it's very shallow and I found it became boring after some time. Recettear has been mentioned often in this thread, it's pretty popular. The merchant aspects are a bit shallow and I didn't find it interesting enough to play beyond a demo, but if you want a really casual merchant experience it's a good pick. Basically, you run a shop and fight in dungeons to collect stuff to then sell to adventurers and whatnot in your shop. You mention the Rune Factory series. If you're into crafting stuff to sell/getting paid to craft stuff, you'll likely enjoy the Atelier series. I recommend Atelier Totori (both PS3 or Vita) for a good starter Atelier game. If you don't have a PS3 or Vita you could go for Atelier Annie (DS), but it's not nearly as good as Totori.

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Ghiest Cid Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014	The game Capitalism.

2014-12-27, 22:41	Link #14
Kuya Skateboarder Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beside your house	Im surprised no one mentioned Ragnarok Online Literally, the job is named "Merchant" __________________ Sig removed by Mod (xris) because at 86,440 bytes it exceeds the limits as requested in the forum rules.