If you are talking about dollars used on the totem for the "minor" as you put it buff, that's still not use of currency since you can scav dollars. It could just as easily be buttons .. its a resources NOT a currency.

Also you as usual nitpick what you don't want to hear or deflect attention with all inclusive statements, although I see folks trading all the time, and a more accurate way to phrase it is that we have low trading potential but trading does occur.

This game is NEVER going to be what you wanted, I have been around a very long time too, and know your vies and efforts to get Jordi to redesign the game into your vision, which thankfully we are heading away from now. I agree with GuideXaphan that things are SLOWLY improving and should improve more with steam and the tutorial.

Besides all that, you continue to lurk on these forums not to really improve anything or give sound advice, but to spout your personal view of how broken this game is to you... Reality check: there is a community here that loves this game... Think I will continue my dialogs with them ... ( thought you were moving on )