Are there any other shops with something worth buying?

[Nanako]

At this point, i've purchased everything from the merchants in my capital village that i've ever wanted to, including the 12k adamantine armor and the 25k bag of holding. I've also bought two mercenaries in that time

I've been to a few smaller shops around peripheral areas, olavs, trobold, hunting lodge, etc. None of them really have anything special. Varnhold didn't have much either. Pitax is on the map, though i've not yet tried to go there.

Are there going to be any other major shops that appear in future? Stocked with shiny new ranges of powerful items to buy? Or should i just start converting all my gold into build points from now on?

[InEffect]

Originally posted by Nanako =^.^=:

At this point, i've purchased everything from the merchants in my capital village that i've ever wanted to, including the 12k adamantine armor and the 25k bag of holding. I've also bought two mercenaries in that time

I've been to a few smaller shops around peripheral areas, olavs, trobold, hunting lodge, etc. None of them really have anything special. Varnhold didn't have much either. Pitax is on the map, though i've not yet tried to go there.

Are there going to be any other major shops that appear in future? Stocked with shiny new ranges of powerful items to buy? Or should i just start converting all my gold into build points from now on?

You need around 500k for the pitax merchants at the tournament if you want all the shiny things duplicated.

[loppantorkel]

Are you able buy things from pitax merchants after the tournament? When pitax is under your control... I can't find any :-/

[InEffect]

Originally posted by loppantorkel:

Are you able buy things from pitax merchants after the tournament? When pitax is under your control... I can't find any :-/

All of them are on the main square. Being unable to talk to them was fixed, I believe.

[loppantorkel]

Originally posted by InEffect:

Originally posted by loppantorkel:

Are you able buy things from pitax merchants after the tournament? When pitax is under your control... I can't find any :-/

All of them are on the main square. Being unable to talk to them was fixed, I believe.

Nah, only a priest and some folks, no traders. No fix for me :-/

edit: Nwm. They've appeared. Maybe because I lacked a shop until recently...?

[InEffect]

Buildings have 0 effect on anything, unless they are artisan or provide special benefits.

[Nanako]

so there are merchants in pitax worth saving money for?

[InEffect]

well... if you consider BIS items to be worth saving money for - yes.
You need to save A LOT if you want to buy those items twice as they restock when they get back to pitax from the tournament.
As I said, It'd cost you around 350k(don't remember the exact price) for the ring at the very minimum(and you will want other stuff). And then you would want to spend it again. Plus there is endgame merchant at the 'house'. with some nice things as well and there is gobling merchant if you finished varnhold DLC... there are lots of things to spend money on. If anything, it takes hard budgeting and optimal play to get everything you would want.
Oh, and there is also the fact you'd likely spend quite a bit on scrolls for endgame.

[1ttffsse]

after selling everything on current playthrough and just going with minimal equipment I was able to build trade agreement with sartova right as I finished troll trouble. was a 90K investment but I wanted to do that deal asap for it to pay out during the game.

and kingdom management/bonuses feel ridiculously easy after the patches

[Nanako]

Originally posted by InEffect:

well... if you consider BIS items to be worth saving money for - yes./quote]
what are BIS items?

[Nanako]

Originally posted by 1ttffsse:

after selling everything on current playthrough and just going with minimal equipment I was able to build trade agreement with sartova right as I finished troll trouble. was a 90K investment but I wanted to do that deal asap for it to pay out during the game.

and kingdom management/bonuses feel ridiculously easy after the patches

From a bit of reading around, it seems like those trade deals would never pay off at all. How long does the game go on? Is there a forced end at some point?

[Brughe]

Originally posted by Nanako =^.^=:

Originally posted by 1ttffsse:

after selling everything on current playthrough and just going with minimal equipment I was able to build trade agreement with sartova right as I finished troll trouble. was a 90K investment but I wanted to do that deal asap for it to pay out during the game.

and kingdom management/bonuses feel ridiculously easy after the patches

From a bit of reading around, it seems like those trade deals would never pay off at all. How long does the game go on? Is there a forced end at some point?

I believe most trade deals are designed to pay off after two years. Even then, comparing the net benefit of a few extra BP/week two years later against using the BP now for immediate benefit creates further doubt about the usefulness of trade deals.

And the game has a forced end. So, unless spending 1500 BP on a trade deal gives you some story panel at the end of the game, I would rather use 1500 BP on a lot of other things, like expensive projects.

[InEffect]

Originally posted by Nanako =^.^=:

what are BIS items?

absolver/castigator cloak and ring of circumstances are the main attractions. but there are other things that could be situationally nice. Like rods, for example.

[Jeysie]

I think they mean what does BIS mean. Googling I think it's "best in slot" as the most likely answer.

[InEffect]

Originally posted by Jeysie:

I think they mean what does BIS mean. Googling I think it's "best in slot" as the most likely answer.

that is correct.