Comparing Version 6 to Version 7:
Comments:
\[2011-02-27, Devil Doll]
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Beware - <b>spoilers for episode 10 ahead!</b>
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This series is focusing on trade. But this episode manifests a substantial problem.
* The deal between Lawrence and Milone is effectively a <i>blackmail</i>, done by the hero of this show. Would he be able to prove his accusation to anyone? Why did the Milone guy back down so easily?
* Contrary to Lawrence's later <i>claim of having been swindled</i>, it was <i>him</i> who asked for payment in the form of armor, so it's not like Milone actively talked him into purchasing worthless goods.
* Lawrence was <i>overconfident</i> that armor could be sold anytime, anywhere. But actually he's on a journey from the South to the North, and he has less information about market prices than the large trading companies with their larger information network do. Shouldn't he have been more cautious about his judgment? Well, he was in the know about secret political ploys during the first part of the series but suddenly appears completely uninformed - what a letdown.
* Why did Lawrence <i>insist on just one type of goods</i>? If his goal was to make additional profit by forcing Milone into giving him an interest-free loan, then making a small but guaranteed profit would in fact be his goal from here one. Why did he <i>put all his eggs into one basket</i>, thus breaking the number one rule of a trader? Armor wasn't the only good he could have askedfor,for being<small>(being both expensive and easy to transport?transport)</small>? What about various spices, or expensive clothes <small>(both of which he's quite familiar with it)</small>? He would have lost only a <i>part</i> of his investment then, and at least not go bankrupt, just losing all of his profit from recent deals.
All of this makes this show appear a lot less solid about its core subject that it appeared at first.
<br />
Beware - <b>spoilers for episode 10 ahead!</b>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This series is focusing on trade. But this episode manifests a substantial problem.
* The deal between Lawrence and Milone is effectively a <i>blackmail</i>, done by the hero of this show. Would he be able to prove his accusation to anyone? Why did the Milone guy back down so easily?
* Contrary to Lawrence's later <i>claim of having been swindled</i>, it was <i>him</i> who asked for payment in the form of armor, so it's not like Milone actively talked him into purchasing worthless goods.
* Lawrence was <i>overconfident</i> that armor could be sold anytime, anywhere. But actually he's on a journey from the South to the North, and he has less information about market prices than the large trading companies with their larger information network do. Shouldn't he have been more cautious about his judgment? Well, he was in the know about secret political ploys during the first part of the series but suddenly appears completely uninformed - what a letdown.
* Why did Lawrence <i>insist on just one type of goods</i>? If his goal was to make additional profit by forcing Milone into giving him an interest-free loan, then making a small but guaranteed profit would in fact be his goal from here one. Why did he <i>put all his eggs into one basket</i>, thus breaking the number one rule of a trader? Armor wasn't the only good he could have asked
All of this makes this show appear a lot less solid about its core subject that it appeared at first.
