[Effortpost] QM Revamp

[babayetu83]

Couple of extra ideas

Rival Traders: Traders who sell the same kinds of goods as another trader. Prices and quality would vary, and buying from one could effect the disposition of the other.

Trading companies: Tying into rivals, some traders would could be allied under one banner. Improving your relationship with one helps overall, and you could get general discounts amongst them

New articles: This is already a bit implemented with stocks, but there should be a news periodical that you can read. Some articles would just be flavor text (fake celebrity news, buzzfeed style clickbait, drink and dining recipes) but others would provide hints to future pricing for items. Is the price of mauxite going up? Stock up now and sell it later for profit

Illegal goods dealers: Traders who operate outside the law. Their goods tend to be random items at low prices or illegal things marked up considerably. Selling them drugs or syndicate items results in high profits. You can also sell them things that other traders won't take. However, there's a risk that goods can be intercepted by law enforcement, resulting in no money or goods received, or even the entire market being shut down until the next shift while they're under investigation. Maybe packing illegal shipments with legitimate good helps avoid detection

rival traders sounds fun 

like imagine if you got on the bad side of someone and they hired either players or npcs to come to your office and break your legs in an effort to keep you out of the market