If that is the case, the Mk.0 seems to pass the test with flying colors. I can think of a few possibilities as to what's driving the sustainability of the Scout Mk.0.

It could be that it is technically the fastest scout suit in the game and that players like to get to the action as soon as possible and are probably not patient enough to wait for a vehicle to get called in to take them. Their speed is perfect for getting to objectives fast and getting out fast along with dodging most shots coming at them which makes up for the lack of EWAR. It might also be that they are the only suits that can enable a player to OHK a heavy suit with just nova knives but that would be highly unlikely given how difficult it is to wield the knives without dying too much.

I have been seeing a lot of Minscouts lately since last November. The funny thing is that these suits are nowhere near being OP. In fact, a lot of players regard the Minscouts as hard-mode suits that only dedicated players who enjoy a challenge would use. And with the lowest CPU/PG compared to other suits, I'm not really 100% sure what's causing this sustainability.

I rip up mk0s all day. It doesn't matter to them.
The Minjas are the Masochists.

They are like little versions of Wolverine. Going crazy and laughing like hyenas trying to cut you with their claws (knives).
Whether they succeed or they die, they are always laughing. You can blast holes in them repeatedly, but they keep trying.

Minjas are crazy.

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I rip up mk0s all day. It doesn't matter to them.
The Minjas are the Masochists.

They are like little versions of Wolverine. Going crazy and laughing like hyenas trying to cut you with their claws (knives).
Whether they succeed or they die, they are always laughing. You can blast holes in them repeatedly, but they keep trying.

Minjas are crazy.

It's freaking fun, that's why.

Go suit up in one. It's hard to go back, because sprinting around knifing people is just damn fun.

Do these include sales from the LP store? I know that some scouts are missing, but it may be useful to know that all my Scout MK.0's come from the LP store. If this isn't taken into account, the data may be inaccurate. Heck, the data is probably skewed due to the missing suits in the LP store anyway.

Unfortunately, the graphs posted by the OP are only covering one region. CCP, Chribba, and anyone who can put together excellent graphs using the CREST API would be the ones to be able to provide the proper graphs we're looking for.

I plan on making the trip with my alt to compile full data but wanted to gauge interest before spending several days to put everything together.

Unfortunately the CREST api does not seem to make this data too accessible (right now). As far as I can tell from the Tech Lab they are still working on making past market data accessible via this means.

I plan on making the trip with my alt to compile full data but wanted to gauge interest before spending several days to put everything together.

I'd personally check in regularly for updates. I really like Dust.thang.dk's historical graphs and market data charts, but the data doesn't seem to be updated very often.

Market data is accessible via CREST for dust types.

You just have to pull data for each region.


I've been working on generating graphs in a standalone tool, and it works well I just need to fix an issue with my months being offset wrong when I get around to it, but for now it looks like this

Notice: This image doesn't have actual data behind it. It's just random noise for the sake of testing the rendering.