Are there any plans for an in-fortress economy in the near future (I mean as part of the next few updates)? It's not specifically mentioned on the list but seeing as this is the "caravan arc", i though might be hidden under a larger goal.
What I mean - you've scratched the old economy so any plans to replace it? Some kind of in-fortress supply/demand system? Buying/selling? A notion of collective/personal ownership? I suppose the answer is no because it sounds like a great deal of work... but then there are the fortress inns that would suggest some kind of fortress-mode economy.
I was just wondering about this too, though I think it may have been mentioned. Since goods are supposed to change in value over the world based on how common they are, will that be in play in fortress mode too? Will dwarves be able to sell things they own in order to make money to buy other things that they may want more? There's a lot that could be done, and I'm interested in hearing what might be planned. I hope that the economy in fortress mode isn't perfectly stable within the fortress. That would be boring.
Oh, and as for all the talk about complaints, "They" is a rather generic term. People have been complaining about the lack of bugfixes for awhile, and may still complain about certain ones that haven't been fixed. And the complaints were getting more and more common as more updates came out with new content but no new fixes. But with the schedule of fixing both new and old bugs in between releases, at least for awhile, I really doubt that "they" will be complaining. As for the people who said that new content was more important than bug fixes, I doubt "they" will complain about getting problems fixed when new content is planned fairly regularly too. But if somebody does complain, I doubt they will, when they are specifically the people complaining about not enough bugfixes. I may be ranting a little though, I read a thread last night on minecraft where somebody was basically saying you aren't allowed to say the creator needs to fix bugs when the game is still in development, even though that's when bugs really need to be worked out. Point is, the people who are complaining about things are real people who have a legitimate right to voice their concerns, even if they aren't the same as the majority.