DUST Search - Do you really NEED a 7 day active booster?

The Infected One wrote:

WyrmHero1945 wrote:

Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday).

While that is a valid point, the "hit the cap twice in 7 days" thing would only work the first time since you would use it on Sunday, hit your cap by Tuesday, cap reset Wednesday, hit cap by Friday or Saturday, and then even activating another booster on Sunday you still have to wait till Wednesday for the next cap reset so you have Sunday-Tuesday at the capped rate burning your first 3 days of your 7 day booster on awe employ capped out character.

If you are just going for the skill cap and have 3 solid days to grind it out, the 3 day booster still makes more financial sense because you are only paying for exactily what you need to hit the booster cap and then spend the rest on passive boosters because they are always a good thing.

I personally buy the merc packs for the 30 day boosters because my work schedule can be strange, I'll get a 2 days to play, then 3 days, then maybe 1 day, then perhaps a total of 12 hours in a ful week...and so on. So it makes more sense to me to get the 30 day and use the arum on passive while saving the consumables for the open market when we get it and if/when CCP changes the contents of the merc pack where some items might no longer be available.

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Lance 2ballzStrong SyNergy Gaming 898	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:11:00 - [1] - Quote I wonder how many people here just buy the 7 day booster thinking that they're getting a deal. If you play everyday for a couple hours just to reach your cap, then wait for the following week to rinse and repeat, why by a 7 day booster? You can more than reach the cap in 3 days. Buy a 3 day booster, and reach your cap, and you'll save AUR for the following week to do the same. Unless you play everyday, which tbh I don't know how many Beta vets do, then sure, 7 days booster is where it's at. Just thought I'll share this little AUR saving tip. Weekly cap = a 3 day booster.
Berneh DustFace Killshot Corp 11	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:15:00 - [2] - Quote Agreed the 7 day is a terrible waste of cash, i got the 30 day one when i bought the mercenary pack and i wish i could witch it off when its not needed
Sloth9230 Reaper Galactic 538	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:15:00 - [3] - Quote 1500 is a little more than half of what I get in an average Ambush match, so yeah... if you can get 1000 WP and play a lot, then yes, it's worth it.
Lance 2ballzStrong SyNergy Gaming 898	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:18:00 - [4] - Quote Sloth9230 wrote: 1500 is a little more than half of what I get in an average Ambush match, so yeah... if you can get 1000 WP and play a lot, then yes, it's worth it. yea if you play allot then it's worth it. Playing to reach your cap, then yeaaah, not really worth it imo.
Berserker007 Imperfects Negative-Feedback 254	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:23:00 - [5] - Quote Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: I wonder how many people here just buy the 7 day booster thinking that they're getting a deal. If you play everyday for a couple hours just to reach your cap, then wait for the following week to rinse and repeat, why by a 7 day booster? You can more than reach the cap in 3 days. Buy a 3 day booster, and reach your cap, and you'll save AUR for the following week to do the same. Unless you play everyday, which tbh I don't know how many Beta vets do, then sure, 7 days booster is where it's at. Just thought I'll share this little AUR saving tip. Weekly cap = a 3 day booster. The 7 day is very useful if you are smart enough to "know how to use it"
Lance 2ballzStrong SyNergy Gaming 898	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:26:00 - [6] - Quote Berserker007 wrote: Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: I wonder how many people here just buy the 7 day booster thinking that they're getting a deal. If you play everyday for a couple hours just to reach your cap, then wait for the following week to rinse and repeat, why by a 7 day booster? You can more than reach the cap in 3 days. Buy a 3 day booster, and reach your cap, and you'll save AUR for the following week to do the same. Unless you play everyday, which tbh I don't know how many Beta vets do, then sure, 7 days booster is where it's at. Just thought I'll share this little AUR saving tip. Weekly cap = a 3 day booster. The 7 day is very useful if you are smart enough to "know how to use it" aka play Ambush 24/7 Meh... this game/beta isn't worth playing so much. Hence I buy the 3 day booster to reach my cap.
ladwar Dead Six Initiative Daringly Inserting Large Dangerous Objects 31	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:27:00 - [7] - Quote yes
WyrmHero1945 IMPSwarm Negative-Feedback 60	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:31:00 - [8] - Quote Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday).
Lance 2ballzStrong SyNergy Gaming 898	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:36:00 - [9] - Quote WyrmHero1945 wrote: Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday). lol yeah. I can also activate my 3 days booster on Monday- Tuesday morning, go hard to reach cap, for Wednesday, then go hard to reach cap again. Essentially no lifing for 3 days haha.
WyrmHero1945 IMPSwarm Negative-Feedback 60	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:40:00 - [10] - Quote Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: WyrmHero1945 wrote: Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday). lol yeah. I can also activate my 3 days booster on Monday- Tuesday morning, go hard to reach cap, for Wednesday, then go hard to reach cap again. Essentially no lifing for 3 days haha. How much for 2 3-day booster?

Lance 2ballzStrong SyNergy Gaming 898	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:42:00 - [11] - Quote WyrmHero1945 wrote: Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: WyrmHero1945 wrote: Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday). lol yeah. I can also activate my 3 days booster on Monday- Tuesday morning, go hard to reach cap, for Wednesday, then go hard to reach cap again. Essentially no lifing for 3 days haha. How much for 2 3-day booster? 3K AUR if I'm not mistaken. Not on right now to check. Edite: 1- 3 day booster is 3K... i didn't realize you meant 2x3 days. I could be wrong about the price, but for someone who plays to reach the cap alone, I just get the 3 days booster and I'm happy with that.
Kreayshawn Coruscanti Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz 131	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:48:00 - [12] - Quote Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: WyrmHero1945 wrote: Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: WyrmHero1945 wrote: Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday). lol yeah. I can also activate my 3 days booster on Monday- Tuesday morning, go hard to reach cap, for Wednesday, then go hard to reach cap again. Essentially no lifing for 3 days haha. How much for 2 3-day booster? 3K AUR if I'm not mistaken. Not on right now to check. It's 3.5k AUR, and what Berserker meant by using a 7-day booster correctly is not playing 24/7 7 days a week, it's using a 7-day booster on a Saturday or Sunday and then your booster is working for 2 SP caps, with one day extra compared to 2 3-day boosters for the same price.
The Infected One SyNergy Gaming 172	Posted - 2013.03.22 00:54:00 - [13] - Quote WyrmHero1945 wrote: Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday). While that is a valid point, the "hit the cap twice in 7 days" thing would only work the first time since you would use it on Sunday, hit your cap by Tuesday, cap reset Wednesday, hit cap by Friday or Saturday, and then even activating another booster on Sunday you still have to wait till Wednesday for the next cap reset so you have Sunday-Tuesday at the capped rate burning your first 3 days of your 7 day booster on awe employ capped out character. If you are just going for the skill cap and have 3 solid days to grind it out, the 3 day booster still makes more financial sense because you are only paying for exactily what you need to hit the booster cap and then spend the rest on passive boosters because they are always a good thing. I personally buy the merc packs for the 30 day boosters because my work schedule can be strange, I'll get a 2 days to play, then 3 days, then maybe 1 day, then perhaps a total of 12 hours in a ful week...and so on. So it makes more sense to me to get the 30 day and use the arum on passive while saving the consumables for the open market when we get it and if/when CCP changes the contents of the merc pack where some items might no longer be available.
N1ck Comeau Planetary Response Organisation Test Friends Please Ignore 124	Posted - 2013.03.22 01:00:00 - [14] - Quote Just buy a merc pack 40000 aurum and a 30 day active booster
JETSTORM1090 Against All Oddz 22	Posted - 2013.03.22 01:02:00 - [15] - Quote Well another plus is that it raises the cap to 260,000 instead of 190,000 right?
Dany 7A5H G I A N T 14	Posted - 2013.03.22 01:05:00 - [16] - Quote The Infected One wrote: WyrmHero1945 wrote: Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday). While that is a valid point, the "hit the cap twice in 7 days" thing would only work the first time since you would use it on Sunday, hit your cap by Tuesday, cap reset Wednesday, hit cap by Friday or Saturday, and then even activating another booster on Sunday you still have to wait till Wednesday for the next cap reset so you have Sunday-Tuesday at the capped rate burning your first 3 days of your 7 day booster on awe employ capped out character. If you are just going for the skill cap and have 3 solid days to grind it out, the 3 day booster still makes more financial sense because you are only paying for exactily what you need to hit the booster cap and then spend the rest on passive boosters because they are always a good thing. I personally buy the merc packs for the 30 day boosters because my work schedule can be strange, I'll get a 2 days to play, then 3 days, then maybe 1 day, then perhaps a total of 12 hours in a ful week...and so on. So it makes more sense to me to get the 30 day and use the arum on passive while saving the consumables for the open market when we get it and if/when CCP changes the contents of the merc pack where some items might no longer be available. The best course of action would in fact be to use a 7 booster, than a 3 booster, and rinse and repeat. Mathematically, ofc.
WyrmHero1945 IMPSwarm Negative-Feedback 60	Posted - 2013.03.22 01:06:00 - [17] - Quote @Infected One Yeah I thought about that. You'll have to buy/use another Sunday after the next cap reset, which is a week later of consuming the 7 day booster. If you use another just after consuming 1 you won't be getting extra SP cause of cap.
Dalton Smithe OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 70	Posted - 2013.03.22 01:08:00 - [18] - Quote Or, if you had a full day available to you and nothing better to do, you could cap out and then just before you start your grind, hit the one day booster and cap out for the week. Then you can turn 2 seven day boosters in to 7 one day boosters. If you were worried about saving Aur....This way instead of spending 14k Aur for two weeks, you could spread it out over 7 weeks...
Kreayshawn Coruscanti Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz 131	Posted - 2013.03.22 01:08:00 - [19] - Quote The Infected One wrote: WyrmHero1945 wrote: Merc pack for 30 day booster and 4 passive boosters. If using the 7 day one active it on a Sunday to hit the cap 2 times in 7 days (1 before Wednesday, 1 after Wednesday). While that is a valid point, the "hit the cap twice in 7 days" thing would only work the first time since you would use it on Sunday, hit your cap by Tuesday, cap reset Wednesday, hit cap by Friday or Saturday, and then even activating another booster on Sunday you still have to wait till Wednesday for the next cap reset so you have Sunday-Tuesday at the capped rate burning your first 3 days of your 7 day booster on awe employ capped out character. If you are just going for the skill cap and have 3 solid days to grind it out, the 3 day booster still makes more financial sense because you are only paying for exactily what you need to hit the booster cap and then spend the rest on passive boosters because they are always a good thing. You're still paying the same amount with 3 day boosters per cap as you would with 7 day boosters lasting two caps
Dalton Smithe OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 70	Posted - 2013.03.22 01:10:00 - [20] - Quote JETSTORM1090 wrote: Well another plus is that it raises the cap to 260,000 instead of 190,000 right? 285,000 is the cap if you use a booster.

Berserker007 Imperfects Negative-Feedback 254	Posted - 2013.03.22 01:30:00 - [21] - Quote Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: Berserker007 wrote: Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: I wonder how many people here just buy the 7 day booster thinking that they're getting a deal. If you play everyday for a couple hours just to reach your cap, then wait for the following week to rinse and repeat, why by a 7 day booster? You can more than reach the cap in 3 days. Buy a 3 day booster, and reach your cap, and you'll save AUR for the following week to do the same. Unless you play everyday, which tbh I don't know how many Beta vets do, then sure, 7 days booster is where it's at. Just thought I'll share this little AUR saving tip. Weekly cap = a 3 day booster. The 7 day is very useful if you are smart enough to "know how to use it" aka play Ambush 24/7 Meh... this game/beta isn't worth playing so much. Hence I buy the 3 day booster to reach my cap. Actually no, that isnt it
Drake435 SVER True Blood Unclaimed. 25	Posted - 2013.03.22 02:01:00 - [22] - Quote Hmmm........ so if I activate a 3 day booster on Friday to cap my SP as opposed to a 7-day booster: If it was a 7-day booster, I would activate it on Saturday so it would run to the Wednesday cap reset and then I can continue playing again till Saturday. However, for the 2nd SP cap, I'll only have Friday and Saturday to play due to time conflicts. So about 2 days wasted. Now with a 3-day booster, being able to cap consistently from Friday to Saturday (for me) would make it worth it. In my conclusion, only use the 7-day booster if you're able to play more than you usually do to reap the full benefits of it. If you only want to cap out the week's SP, use a 3 day booster near a weekend. Just my thoughts. This thread has actually enlightened me.
Lance 2ballzStrong SyNergy Gaming 899	Posted - 2013.03.22 02:13:00 - [23] - Quote Drake435 wrote: Hmmm........ so if I activate a 3 day booster on Friday to cap my SP as opposed to a 7-day booster: If it was a 7-day booster, I would activate it on Saturday so it would run to the Wednesday cap reset and then I can continue playing again till Saturday. However, for the 2nd SP cap, I'll only have Friday and Saturday to play due to time conflicts. So about 2 days wasted. Now with a 3-day booster, being able to cap consistently from Friday to Saturday (for me) would make it worth it. In my conclusion, only use the 7-day booster if you're able to play more than you usually do to reap the full benefits of it. If you only want to cap out the week's SP, use a 3 day booster near a weekend. Just my thoughts. This thread has actually enlightened me. lol yea. I figured people would just buy the 7 day booster cuz it seemed like the best thing. For people playing the game full time maybe, but if you're just looking to cap out, then call it a week, then 3 days is all you need.
Lance 2ballzStrong SyNergy Gaming 899	Posted - 2013.03.22 02:16:00 - [24] - Quote Berserker007 wrote: Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: Berserker007 wrote: Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: I wonder how many people here just buy the 7 day booster thinking that they're getting a deal. If you play everyday for a couple hours just to reach your cap, then wait for the following week to rinse and repeat, why by a 7 day booster? You can more than reach the cap in 3 days. Buy a 3 day booster, and reach your cap, and you'll save AUR for the following week to do the same. Unless you play everyday, which tbh I don't know how many Beta vets do, then sure, 7 days booster is where it's at. Just thought I'll share this little AUR saving tip. Weekly cap = a 3 day booster. The 7 day is very useful if you are smart enough to "know how to use it" aka play Ambush 24/7 Meh... this game/beta isn't worth playing so much. Hence I buy the 3 day booster to reach my cap. Actually no, that isnt it Activating the 7 days on the weekend? Didn't realize that was rocket science. Still more convenient for me to buy a 3 day booster, play for 3 days, then not worry about DUST for another week. Till CCP gives people a reason to play.
Kreayshawn Coruscanti Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz 131	Posted - 2013.03.22 02:22:00 - [25] - Quote Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: Still more convenient for me to buy a 3 day booster, play for 3 days, then not worry about DUST for another week. Till CCP gives people a reason to play. Yeah it's just personal preference. If your days are specific then a 3 day is better, but it's not like using a 7 day is more costly since you can still get two caps worth of SP for the same amount.
Sloth9230 Reaper Galactic 539	Posted - 2013.03.22 02:23:00 - [26] - Quote Just buy the monthly booster, problem solved :)
Lance 2ballzStrong SyNergy Gaming 900	Posted - 2013.03.22 02:30:00 - [27] - Quote Sloth9230 wrote: Just buy the monthly booster, problem solved :) lol this too
Drake435 SVER True Blood Unclaimed. 25	Posted - 2013.03.22 02:30:00 - [28] - Quote Kreayshawn Coruscanti wrote: Lance 2ballzStrong wrote: Still more convenient for me to buy a 3 day booster, play for 3 days, then not worry about DUST for another week. Till CCP gives people a reason to play. Yeah it's just personal preference. If your days are specific then a 3 day is better, but it's not like using a 7 day is more costly since you can still get two caps worth of SP for the same amount. Keyword: can It depends on the day you initially activate the booster in order to reap the benefits of both SP cap weeks. Me personally, I can't think of any day that would be good for me to activate it on since activating it on a weekend would gimp me for the time window of the 2nd SP cap since weekdays are a no no for me. Still, all to one's preference. EDIT: Merc Pack - 40,000 AUR + 30 day active booster. Essentially, you can get 5 7-day active/passive boosters with the 40,000 AUR with 5k AUR left. Best deal to skill up quickly right now.


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