Guild Wars 2

Has anyone noticed the Black Lion Trading Company Ship off the east coast of Southsun Cove? It took me a while to find it.
It seems really shady to me, considering this dock isn’t really connected to anything, and it’s hidden behind some cliffs. There’s the big Pride Point dock to the north, and the Pearl Islet dock to the south. Why hasn’t this docked at either of those places? The only thing that makes sense to me is that they don’t want the Consortium to notice them.

I’m not suggesting that the two sides are going to break out into all-out war, but it’s pretty evident that the Black Lion Trading Company is worried enough about the upstart Consortium to be doing some covert reconnaissance. I’m predicting some sort of capitalist cold war between the two companies in the near future, perhaps giving support to opposing sides of some new conflict.

In any case, A+ work on the storyline once again, ArenaNet.

If it means lower taxes on selling items.. I’m all for the consortium winning.

To be honest, I’m much more afraid of the Black Lion Trading Company than I am of the Consortium.

Kojiden.8405:

If it means lower taxes on selling items.. I’m all for the consortium winning.

Or better yet, an atrittion war offering items for less gems to win over the other side… That’s a war that could benefit all players

I was thinking the same thing. since anet wants to use the temporary living story elements to introduce permanent content what if the two companies do go to war over the black lion’s monopoly and in the end is how they bring back player to player trade saying that one company shouldn’t have control over all the trade in the game, obviously still keeping the TP but just adding in the extra trade option

Kojiden.8405:

If it means lower taxes on selling items.. I’m all for the consortium winning.

I don’t think trading one monopoly for another is likely to be of much help there. Better for you nobody wins at all…

Competition breeds lower pricing until the other cannot afford to go that low.