"I wish I could hire Captain Jack, buy a luxury yacht and couple of whores".
and a good chef/wine steward/bartender.
Thats the other game not released yet....Decadence:Original sin.
Heck I wish that in real life....LMAO. Nice.
Wow Barter 5 or 6 and high Charisma and a great attitude really brings prices way way down, 5000 for a stat or skill book at Teller of secrets. I never had anything in Barter until I edited my characters this playthrough.
The only downside is then your character used needed combat skill points to improve the gear, which in a few levels will be obsolete or un-competitive. As you said it is an economy though, you kill more, find more, steal more and repeat the process, I love it.