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I-Shayz-I I-----I 2081	Posted - 2014.01.26 14:32:00 - [1] - Quote This week on Mythbusters...I mean um... Over the past two and a half months I've been doing an experiment. Previously I had been running ADV all the time with proto here or there and wasn't making any sort of profit. My average suit cost was anywhere from 50-80k, with proto being about 110k. I would be up 5 million one month and then be down 5 million the next. I figured that the best way to earn isk was to make a bunch of cheap suits instead and run those for a while. In two months I was able to earn 15 million isk running only standard and adv suits costing anywhere from 10k to 35k. I started at 25 million isk and worked all the way up to 40 million for this experiment. However, I didn't like using these suits. I died a lot, I wasn't having a lot of fun, and it was a lot more effort to run these cheap suits than it was to run my previous suits. It was hard for me to stay above 2k wp per match and I was too squishy to be an effective support player. I do have to say though, spending so much time in std gear really upped my gun game and logi abilities. Then I spent 15 million isk on 100 prototype fittings that cost 136k isk each, and 30-50 copies of certain items on the other variations of that suit. (Prototype suit and modules, some prototype equipment, ADV weapons). The last two weeks I ran only proto and have just run out of suits. Here is my conclusion: I now have a total of 46 million isk 21 million isk earned in 2 weeks. Profit of 6 million isk in two weeks, extrapolated to 12m per month or 24m in two months Average of about 300-400k isk per match Average of 2500-3500 wp per match Died about 0-4 times per match So looking at the numbers I'm making 4-5 million more isk per month than I would running std/adv (12m vs 7.5m), and I'm much more effective at what I'm doing. I'm able to stay in the battle longer to support more, I earn money quickly enough to pay for the suits I'm using, and my wp totals are always high up there. Not only am I using effective suits, but I can play normally, boost my stats, and earn money all at the same time. Myth Confirmed. Links: List of Most Important Threads I make logistics videos!
I-Shayz-I I-----I 2081	Posted - 2014.01.26 14:39:00 - [2] - Quote CRYPT3C W0LF wrote: Not If you're using a Prototype scout Hopefully the cloaking equipment helps balances the field a bit. Most scout deaths are from being shot at from 5000000 meters away from a rail rifle who can kill them in two shots as they're moving from point A to point B. With cloaking you'll be able to move around the battlefield undetected. Links: List of Most Important Threads I make logistics videos!

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