Comment 3 for bug 732139

I think trading will be a great addition to the game. It supports the interaction of players (one can help another one) and it adds a peaceful component.
I prefer the way trading should work described in this bug report (first make a deal, then transport the wares) to the way described in the blueprint (trader travelling around and hoping to get his wares sold, which seems like a lot of luck to me).
Of course, there are some obstacles that have to be dealt with: What happens when two different tribes want to trade? How will the AI deal with trading offers/will it make own ones?
I feel this will change gameplay a lot, maybe similar to how seafaring did.