Player Economy 
From the moment you arrive in the Burning Sea, you can begin building your economic empire. The entire economy is player-run. Your rum was distilled by a player, using sugarcane that was grown and harvested by a player. Your cannons were cast by a player, using iron mined and smelted by a player. You can build forges, mines, hunting lodges, shipyards, and many more structures in ports your nation controls, then use them to produce ships, weapons, equipment, and everything else players need.
This isn’t crafting as you may know it from MMOs, where you click buttons to grind out a single worthless dagger. This is production, on a large scale. You’re harvesting tons of sugar, shipping vast loads of lumber across the sea, and trading with European representatives to bring in luxury goods by the crate.
Economic gameplay has no level restrictions. If you can dream it, you can build it.
Local auction houses are where you sell your goods. But if you want the best price, or you want to get into the shipping business, the real action takes place at a handful of regional auction houses. Buy goods from the smaller local markets on the cheap and haul them to the big ports for profit – and in exchange for risk. Carve out your place in the vast supply chain that starts with mines and forests at one end and massive ships at the other. Exploit the demand that arises in risky, PvP-enabled hotspots to make fast profits, if you dare.
The New World is built on a foundation of commerce and fortunes rise and fall day by day. Take your place among the powerful masters of the Burning Sea and build an empire!
Want to get a jump on the competition? Need some advice on how to become filthy rich in the PotBS player-run economy? Download a free PDF of the economy section from the Official Prima Strategy Guide. If you like what you see, just click on the embedded “Buy Now” button inside the PDF or checkout the link to the Prima website to get the full EGuide or printed strategy guide. Inside your find tips and tricks on everything from skills to ships to best builds for your profession.