I always thought that the addition of buy orders gave some idea of what players where willing to pay for resources at least.
The broker system did have some major issues/limitations though. Like needing an item before you could put in a buy order. It also was not easy to browse and often felt empty.
I look forward to see what they do with it in MO2 though.
As for the forums, I think it is good to have that as an option. But, I dont think it should be required go outside of the game to get information that one could expect to be in the actual game world some where.
Besides, the forums price checks type threads often dont reflect regional pricing or recent events that may have changed current prices.
hey man. you planning begin your works in MO2 as miner maybe? what are your plans? Nice see you again. Maybe we can collaborate! I have many businesses in my portfolio!