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The old trade victory

• It is a very self-centered way to play, and not a very interesting one. All a clan has to do is wait behind their borders, accumulate kröwns, and wait for the numbers to go up.
• It does not really offer opportunities to opponent players. If they want to make it harder for a player targeting this victory they don’t really have other options apart from eliminating them outright. If they can’t, the clan is basically certain to win.
• The great trade-route is not that interesting in itself (except for Raven maybe), and so starting to trade with it immediately puts a target on the clans doing it, as this signals a move for victory. So generally most players just avoid it entirely.
• The reliance on one specific Knowledge (Shipbuilding) means the trade-route is not even an option for you to focus on Trading-posts instead. Making it irrelevant in many games simply due to map generations, clan selected, or else.

The new Trade Victory

• The trade with Miklagard can be done via trading post and Docks with the associated knowledge!
• Specific bonuses/gifts can be gained via trading with them, making this path more rewarding
• Knowledges and bonuses impact the relations to them like any other routes (Kraken says thank you)
The goal is to reach 40% of influence toward the faction, and it won't be as easy as waiting in your territory for your influence to grow. you'll have to compete with opposing influences such as: [list]
• Miklagard itself - The faction start with an initial pool of Influence,
• The neutral factions - getting rid of them on the map will let you absorb 50% of their influence, the rest fading slowly as time pass
• Opposing clans - Same as the neutral factions. Get rid of your opponents to take a part of their influence!

Time for your feedback

• Do you find this iteration of the trade-victory more fun to play and interact with than the previous one?
• Do you see yourself interacting with it more than you did the previous one?
• What do you think of the rewards offered by the faction? (both gameplay and balance-wise)
• Do you see yourself playing with it in Pvp settings?
• Do you see yourself trading with the Miklagard faction even when not directly aiming at a trade-victory?
• Do you find the current values to be competitive and balanced in Pvp settings? If not why?