knight of 6
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Posted - 2013.12.26 20:12:00 -
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Sir Petersen wrote:Kasote Denzara wrote:Sir Petersen wrote:So what happens once we reach level 10?  You get called a nerd. That's about it. Is there a gathering of fools tonight? What-¦s going on here?? 
payout increases per level until level ten where it levels off at around 615lp per match.
FW isn't a serious game type ATM because it is completely unsustainable.
payout of a good pub: 200,000 isk
losses from fighting in a pub: 150,000 isk (5 suits)
profit: 50,000 isk
payout from an FW match: 400lp (assuming you fight for that faction consistently)
losses: 150,000 isk (5 suits)
profit: -150,000 isk
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things I use from the LP store: fed duvolle, fed L blaster
things i could use but don't: fed scout
currently aside from the specialist weapons the LP store doesn't really help veteran players very much. it offers higher tier items to lower SP toons and can in fact really good for people just starting the game. however most people you see on the forums aren't just starting the game. we have our playstyles mapped like the back of our hands and any relevant skills to them are maxxed out or at a level that we are happy with. I don't need a complex federation armor rep because I can purchase and use complex variants with isk.
managing LP and isk becomes difficult in that in an average match (above average now but that is a different story) I only make 50k profit. lets say I build a full LP suit I've never tried, I might later to prove the point but we'll say it cost an amount(X) LP and 10k isk.
suit cost = X + 10k isk
lose 5 in a match.
losses = 5X + 50k isk
assuming that 5X < LP payout
you are left with an LP profit and and isk loss amounting to 50k
so you play a profitless pub
(this model works both ways lp in pub and isk in fw)
basically you are always losing one currency while earning another, requiring the player to juggle both currencies to stay solvent. given the relative uselessness of LP to veteran players it is easier and more profitable to simply not play FW (and thus not take it seriously as a game type).
there you have it knight's master thesis on why FW isn't serious business.
wasn't 42 a simpler answer?
"God favors the side with the best artillery" ~ Napoleon
Ko6, scout, tanker.
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