DUST Search - Proto gear users, how do you afford to?

KaTaLy5t-87 wrote:

It's all about reading the situation. If there are an abundance of murder taxis on doing the rounds then you don't want to be running around in your proto suit because who wants to end up as a 130,000ISK hood ornament?

If I'm running with a group of my Corp members I will run proto because that's what they usually run and when you are with friends who know what they are doing you have less chance of dying and also more chance of being revived so even though you might finish a match with 3 deaths you may only have lost one suit because you were revived twice (if you're lucky).

You also need to gauge what the enemy team is like and what the rest of your team is like. If your blueberries are crap and the enemy team is good then you probably shouldn't run proto gear for that match.

I earn 200,000-300,000ISK for a good match and my proto suit costs 130,000 so I can die a couple of times and still make profit. That and having just under 100million ISK stockpiled helps to lessen the blow of losing a few proto suits Big smile

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Zauis Gallente Tech Guard General Tso's Alliance 7	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:06:00 - [1] - Quote Hello, I was wondering how proto gear users afford their gear, how much ISK they earn per match? I'm yet to use to a proto suit other than a proto weapon so I was curious how everyone can balance it? Thanks.
Arkena Wyrnspire Turalyon Plus 1210	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:07:00 - [2] - Quote When Uprising hit, long time players received massive sums of isk. It's also possible to break even or profit if you die only once or don't die at all, which happens often if you're good with a protosuit.
True Adamance PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 209	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:08:00 - [3] - Quote We don't die often.
Parson Atreides Ahrendee Mercenaries Omega Commission 402	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:23:00 - [4] - Quote If you're in a good corp that participates in PC it helps as well. I've earned up to 1.4 million ISK from one PC match, and never less than about 800k.
KaTaLy5t-87 Shadow Company HQ 59	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:23:00 - [5] - Quote It's all about reading the situation. If there are an abundance of murder taxis on doing the rounds then you don't want to be running around in your proto suit because who wants to end up as a 130,000ISK hood ornament? If I'm running with a group of my Corp members I will run proto because that's what they usually run and when you are with friends who know what they are doing you have less chance of dying and also more chance of being revived so even though you might finish a match with 3 deaths you may only have lost one suit because you were revived twice (if you're lucky). You also need to gauge what the enemy team is like and what the rest of your team is like. If your blueberries are crap snd the enemy team is good then you probably shouldn't run proto gear for that match. I earn 200,000-300,000ISK for a good match and my proto suit costs 130,000 so I can die a couple of times and still make profit. That and having just under 100million ISK stockpiled helps to lessen the blow of losing a few proto suits
Another Heavy SOB TRUE TEA BAGGERS EoN. 165	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:26:00 - [6] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: When Uprising hit, long time players received massive sums of isk. It's also possible to break even or profit if you die only once or don't die at all, which happens often if you're good with a protosuit. Pretty much this^ After uprising I had 149mill, after skill books and stocking up fits I was down to 125. I never field anything less than ADV, and even that's rare I'm usually always using a proto fit. Despite my proto addiction my average performance allows me to still make money, I'm back up to 142mill. Compared to chromosome Heavys are cheap as **** in uprising. My B-series Heavy fit with a Six Kin was around 260-280K, in uprising my Six Kin Proto suit is 180k.
Mortedeamor Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 106	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:29:00 - [7] - Quote Zauis Gallente wrote: Hello, I was wondering how proto gear users afford their gear, how much ISK they earn per match? I'm yet to use to a proto suit other than a proto weapon so I was curious how everyone can balance it? Thanks. 300k-650k my average game isk rewards...assuming i run something in 0 and lose no lavs...that gets me 4 proto suits or 3 logi lavs...so yeah...not that hard to run proto 24/7 ...u just cant really afford to die more that once maybe twice tops if you wanna break positive from pub matches...but i dont pay for my suits with pub matches
Mortedeamor Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 106	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:34:00 - [8] - Quote KaTaLy5t-87 wrote: It's all about reading the situation. If there are an abundance of murder taxis on doing the rounds then you don't want to be running around in your proto suit because who wants to end up as a 130,000ISK hood ornament? If I'm running with a group of my Corp members I will run proto because that's what they usually run and when you are with friends who know what they are doing you have less chance of dying and also more chance of being revived so even though you might finish a match with 3 deaths you may only have lost one suit because you were revived twice (if you're lucky). You also need to gauge what the enemy team is like and what the rest of your team is like. If your blueberries are crap and the enemy team is good then you probably shouldn't run proto gear for that match. I earn 200,000-300,000ISK for a good match and my proto suit costs 130,000 so I can die a couple of times and still make profit. That and having just under 100million ISK stockpiled helps to lessen the blow of losing a few proto suits that actually depends if there is an abundance of murder taxi's on the field i go proto all the way and logi lav...(my proto is proto av ) girls gotta get paid BOOOM. murder taxi spamming is how i can pay for my proto suits...you vehicles make me sooo much money dust....
KaTaLy5t-87 Shadow Company HQ 59	Posted - 2013.06.20 11:44:00 - [9] - Quote Yeah that's true, I kinda forgot that. I love my proto swarms and all of the tears I collect by destroying LAV after LAV and killing the guys who think they can murder taxi their way through the game. I do admire some people's tenacity though, they get blown up in their LAV 5 times in a row and they keep calling in more of them, keep up the good work taxi drivers
BL4CKST4R WarRavens League of Infamy 306	Posted - 2013.06.20 12:15:00 - [10] - Quote Don't die.

Zanzbar clone Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 17	Posted - 2013.06.20 12:27:00 - [11] - Quote BL4CKST4R wrote: Don't die. this after uprising i only had 36 million, now i have 22 mil and a stockpile of about 200 proto suits. if you cosistantly get a lot of kills with only a few deaths here and there you should break even or even profit.
semperfi1999 Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 546	Posted - 2013.06.20 12:38:00 - [12] - Quote Uprising huge money flood went into this a whole lot. I run full proto as much as possible (when I play) and even if I go negative on some games I have 240 mill ISK.....1-2 games going negative isk is not going to hurt me.
IamI3rian OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 212	Posted - 2013.06.20 13:01:00 - [13] - Quote As stated, you need to not lose suits (revives or staying alive), and kill stuff. = ) My average in protogear is between 250-350k a match, depending on what the other team is fielding. You'll get those rare militia matches where you're the only one in a protosuit, so you won't make as much. Then again, you aren't dying either. I don't mean any offense to anyone, but it seems that only people who don't have protogear have trouble affording it. By the time you've got 10mil SP, you'll know how to play without dying (and after losing 10+ suits, you'll look both ways before crossing the damn street). = D I've got some decent adv fits that end up costing me more to run. Going 20-5 in a 55k suit costs more than 18-1 in a proto. At least the fits that I run, which are more expensive (non-racial proto). ...and again, running with the corp (and some logis) cuts down on the cost dramatically. That 18-1 might not even be a lost suit. 20-5 turns into a 110k match (generally around half-one third of profit, depending). Hope that helped. --- Remember: IamI3rian told ya Kinda like this game but there's something you should know... I just came to say hello
mikegunnz 187. League of Infamy 613	Posted - 2013.06.20 13:41:00 - [14] - Quote I use the Konami code.
Zauis Gallente Tech Guard General Tso's Alliance 7	Posted - 2013.06.20 13:47:00 - [15] - Quote Alright, thanks for the replies everyone. Very helpful.
Wakko03 Better Hide R Die D.E.F.I.A.N.C.E 207	Posted - 2013.06.20 14:23:00 - [16] - Quote The previous build was nicer to me than this one is, in that they took away all my stuff..... even my 300 M8 Grenades even though they are still around... didn't mind them taking the 250 Dropships I had as salvage or the 50 assorted tanks and could care less that they took away the 160 LAV's I had lying around. So, I ended up with close to 350,000,000... since then I have once again restocked my suits to 500 each for ADV and Proto in the LOGI and Assault class and still have about 310,000,000 left. To clarify CCP stated that you do not get the monies for blowing up a vehicle, it is given to the entire team and then divided by the numbers of players in that match or something like that; I'm not saying you don't get additional money... all I am saying is that you don't get as much as someone paid to use it.
Zauis Gallente Tech Guard General Tso's Alliance 8	Posted - 2013.06.21 01:30:00 - [17] - Quote Wakko03 wrote: The previous build was nicer to me than this one is, in that they took away all my stuff..... even my 300 M8 Grenades even though they are still around... didn't mind them taking the 250 Dropships I had as salvage or the 50 assorted tanks and could care less that they took away the 160 LAV's I had lying around. So, I ended up with close to 350,000,000... since then I have once again restocked my suits to 500 each for ADV and Proto in the LOGI and Assault class and still have about 310,000,000 left. To clarify CCP stated that you do not get the monies for blowing up a vehicle, it is given to the entire team and then divided by the numbers of players in that match or something like that; I'm not saying you don't get additional money... all I am saying is that you don't get as much as someone paid to use it. You used to be able to get vehicles from salvage?!
Steven Moreno Pro Hic Immortalis 0	Posted - 2013.06.21 02:00:00 - [18] - Quote I can afford to do it because of the isk I got after uprising came out
Cosgar The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar DARKSTAR ARMY 2000	Posted - 2013.06.21 02:02:00 - [19] - Quote Squad with people that use injectors... when they work.
Draxus Prime BurgezzE.T.F 720	Posted - 2013.06.21 02:13:00 - [20] - Quote after uprising i had 90 000 000 isk,now about 133 000 000 i make about 260 000 a match

Draxus Prime BurgezzE.T.F 720	Posted - 2013.06.21 02:16:00 - [21] - Quote Zauis Gallente wrote: Wakko03 wrote: The previous build was nicer to me than this one is, in that they took away all my stuff..... even my 300 M8 Grenades even though they are still around... didn't mind them taking the 250 Dropships I had as salvage or the 50 assorted tanks and could care less that they took away the 160 LAV's I had lying around. So, I ended up with close to 350,000,000... since then I have once again restocked my suits to 500 each for ADV and Proto in the LOGI and Assault class and still have about 310,000,000 left. To clarify CCP stated that you do not get the monies for blowing up a vehicle, it is given to the entire team and then divided by the numbers of players in that match or something like that; I'm not saying you don't get additional money... all I am saying is that you don't get as much as someone paid to use it. You used to be able to get vehicles from salvage?! yeah getting 10 dropships or tanks a round was normal :)
Mikael Murray Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire 1	Posted - 2013.06.21 02:18:00 - [22] - Quote Zauis Gallente wrote: Hello, I was wondering how proto gear users afford their gear, how much ISK they earn per match? I'm yet to use to a proto suit other than a proto weapon so I was curious how everyone can balance it? Thanks. I have 600mil isk. Proto is always fitted, usualy with officer gun. The asset reset killed the economy
Zauis Gallente Tech Guard General Tso's Alliance 9	Posted - 2013.06.21 13:03:00 - [23] - Quote Draxus Prime wrote: Zauis Gallente wrote: Wakko03 wrote: The previous build was nicer to me than this one is, in that they took away all my stuff..... even my 300 M8 Grenades even though they are still around... didn't mind them taking the 250 Dropships I had as salvage or the 50 assorted tanks and could care less that they took away the 160 LAV's I had lying around. So, I ended up with close to 350,000,000... since then I have once again restocked my suits to 500 each for ADV and Proto in the LOGI and Assault class and still have about 310,000,000 left. To clarify CCP stated that you do not get the monies for blowing up a vehicle, it is given to the entire team and then divided by the numbers of players in that match or something like that; I'm not saying you don't get additional money... all I am saying is that you don't get as much as someone paid to use it. You used to be able to get vehicles from salvage?! yeah getting 10 dropships or tanks a round was normal :) Wow... It must have been great. What happened to it? Why was it removed?
Yani Sing Krusual Covert Operators Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2013.06.22 17:42:00 - [24] - Quote Ever since the isk/sp respec, the game has been nothing but proto everything. Basic gear means nothing. EVERYONE IS MASHING IN PROTO GEAR.


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