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Imp Smash
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2015.03.12 02:35:00 -
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Well, 'adequately compensated' is entirely a subjective concept isn't it....
What you consider adequate and what the game designers consider adequate are obviously different. You obviously consider 'enough of a payout to run proto all the time' as adequate. It appears that CCP doesn't consider enough isk to run proto all the time to be 'adequate.' It appears that they consider enough ISK to run ADV all the time to be 'adequate.'
You are just going to have to accept the fact that CCP doesn't want 24/7 proto and adjust your ISK expenditure to compensate. Either run ADV all the time (the payouts are well balanced for maintaining ADV gear without isk profit or loss) or run STD sometimes and Proto other times to keep your bank book at neutral.
(in the case of constant pub matches of course)
THEN there are other ways to earn isk outside of Pub rewards to boot.
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Imp Smash
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
735
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Posted - 2015.03.12 03:04:00 -
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I think that's the point though, Thor. This is all just my guess, but it feels like you aren't supposed to profit in ADV, you are supposed to break even assuming average level of skill. Also, 'running advanced gear' seems to be defined by everyone differently. For example, a 40k 'ADV'. A 40K adv suit is running complex mods. Drop those to enhanced mods and the suit goes down in price significantly. (except for logis -- but they get extra isk due to WP generation so compensate.) |
Imp Smash
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2015.03.12 23:35:00 -
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Breakin Stuff wrote:Imp Smash wrote:Well, 'adequately compensated' is entirely a subjective concept isn't it....
What you consider adequate and what the game designers consider adequate are obviously different. You obviously consider 'enough of a payout to run proto all the time' as adequate. It appears that CCP doesn't consider enough isk to run proto all the time to be 'adequate.' It appears that they consider enough ISK to run ADV all the time to be 'adequate.'
You are just going to have to accept the fact that CCP doesn't want 24/7 proto and adjust your ISK expenditure to compensate. Either run ADV all the time (the payouts are well balanced for maintaining ADV gear without isk profit or loss) or run STD sometimes and Proto other times to keep your bank book at neutral.
(in the case of constant pub matches of course)
THEN there are other ways to earn isk outside of Pub rewards to boot.
personally I believe running ADV (as defined by running an ADV suit with ADV mods and an ADV weapons) should be profitable. Running prototype in pubs should just be a epeen wallet wound unless you're utterly sh*t-hot. In which case you deserve to profit. But people like me will hunt you with the cheesiest death inducing weapons to make sure your profit margin is minimal.
Yes, but same as the OP, that's how you would like it. While plenty reasonable, and in fact that opinion is also about where I stand on isk payouts as well, it's all just guess work. What does ccp consider acceptable? Why is that? Thats what we have to wrap our heads around.
Evidence suggests that ADV only gear is break even if you are average skill running average WP generation roles. And that when your skill improves a bit you profit.
CCP has reasons for the current pricing and pay systems. They may change their mind at any time, however. We may see greater or lesser ISK payouts/market prices.
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