Guys understand 1 thing first...I haven't blamed anybody for this, but myself, thus this is not meant to be an "unfriendly" post. I'm simply informing others my experience before they waste time or gold. I will recover. I decided to give DRZ a try, but IMHO there are better, cheaper places to trade. 2nd thing I didn't confuse anything. It was clearly stated free trading zone...come one come all??? Right??? 3rd I was not crafting I was just hanging out so that I knew where my toon was when I got back.
Fact is the post was misleading and the pm I received before entering your lands reads in part "...Druzhina's locations, where prices are high and where you can produce something cheap.
We do not raise taxes, only in 1 village we have 5% tax, and we have low hourly visiting fee." "produce something cheap" implies crafters welcome, again I wasn't crafting. "low hourly visiting fee" sure glad you didn't charge me the high hourly visiting fee (the dancing girls weren't that cute.)
Again I BLAME myself, but I do believe the post should reflect the "truth."
By the way, have I mentioned yet that I wasn't crafting, I can't craft because I have a load of goods already. I was just spending the night (and I mean spending.) I don't disagree that your have a free trade zone...you did afterall "free" me of my purse (shouldn't I get a speed bonus now that I'm lighter?) Naw loosing my troops has slowed me down.
Nebun...you asked what I lost. It was substantial, but I would rather not say because I am not asking for nor do I want a refund or reparations...again it was my fault for not checking after I entered late last night, I was actually already asleep when I entered and didn't sign on until a a couple of hours ago to move. Your 5% tax would have netted you far more gold in the long run than this cutt-throat visiting fee. As stated you do not need me, as my trade value is unimportant, so no hard feelings as I now move to other lands.
p.s. I believe every clan offers all neutral traders the opportuntiy to enter their lands for free; to trade. I believe asking someone to verify who they are is not asking too much. I am more comfortable asking so that there is no confusion, and I have secured rights across the map this way. In essence what DRZ has is some derivative of that and not a truly free trade zone. Free trade zone implies land without tariffs or excise taxes of any sort.
To Naduril; yes i was inattentive, I never said I wasn't. I doubt I was in an industrial center though
you have 2 people crafting there. Thanks for the costs of some of the other areas...I will choose to move elsewhere to avoid any further surprises though.
The worst of this deal is that I am loosing troops now because I can't pay them, and every troop amounts to 1 hour of my time and a speed nerf.
Bale I will be in your lands shortly...I believe I will have to return to dancing in Huey and Kesh's gay bar to put food on the table for my troops.
