Where should the Bazaar in Paradise be?

Me thinks that once a week is reasonable...And follows long traditions of arranging markets, bazaars and such in weekends. Maybe even twice a week. In midweek and in weekend. Gives locals a chance to get rid of surplus products. Bazaar is a nice name, me thinks.

Okay, I think I've made up my mind.

As we know, a Land Coach operated by Overland Transport Company arrives to Defiance every two weeks. I think it's safe to assume it's the same for Bay Area and the big bazaar should be timed to its arrival. There are two locations I which I think could serve both as a stop for a Land Coach and a bazaar place at the same time. First is Bug'n'Chug with its racing ring that could fit a lot of shops and merchants. The downside is that it's located too close to San Fran and it's also poorly protected from Hellbug nests which located around the track. So all in all, it looks more like and Arkhunter's outpost rather than a safe trading spot.

On the contrary, Headlands Transit looks much safer in that regard, albeit it has less space. But still, many vendors can fit on the peninsula, especially if we include the road running through it as a territory for the marketplace too.


Then, as Volodja noted, there should be a local market for residents to have their weekly trade between themselves. I doubt Tork would tolerate all the hassle with the bazaar more frequently than twice a week, so the local bazaar should happen elsewhere. Driving around the map, I've found a neat and quiet place which seems well-kept but at the same time greatly underused: The Chicken Ranch.



The place seems big enough to serve as a local marketplace and it seems plausible that it might be a good source of income for the owner as it seems they don't have any others aside from breeding chicken. Moreover, it's located roughly in the center of the Bay Area which makes it easier for local residents from all surrounding areas to come there for trade.

So my decision is — Headlands transit every two weeks for the Overland Bazaar and Chicken Ranch twice a week for the local bazaar or just the bazaar.

It's a Radiant Solstice Pulser. It's not a JP so it shares the model and skin with a simple Votan Pulser with Radiation nano. AFAIR it's modded for Movement Accuracy hence the unusual-looking sights.