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Yea, sad to see they won't make that a part of the game though. I would like to be able to play a game where the economics were the focus or strength of an empire. It's odd that the best way to make an economic focused nation is to focus on production rather than trade.
Have they made trade valuable yet? Last I checked the best way for making money was to costs on production and build treasure hunts. I was waiting to play until trade was worth it or I could play an economic focused game.