Architect Archive

uhh...how did architects get stuck with 3 cpu? who decided on that and who was the tard that buckled in and agreed on it? X.x

sil

The market decided that. If Architects were the only people buying resources, then very likely the cost per unit would be much lower, but since weaponsmiths etc can afford much more, the market has adjusted itself to reflect the greater demand. Who would sell ore (the hardest of the minerals to aquire in volume)to an archetect at 1/cpu when veins of 90%+ metals sell to other smiths at 3+/cpu? So if we want to buy our precious ore we gotta pay enough to make it worthwhile to resource dealers.

sell below I don't some try to and few are *edit* that think they make a provid by doing it while using up 40+ harvesters (incuding friend lots) they make a little but not even cloze to a smart architect well even a master doctor can make more

i dotn want to sell that low and mostly charge 4cr per unit, but economy is borked to many idiots who like to wrk more for less win.

thats why most are forced to reduce prices sadly. we work for lessest win of all crafters per unit

that is a fact and nobody can even try to tell different, all other crafters have better rates per unit.

i charge 5 CPU on whatever i make and when i break down the numbers and it's much much more than what other people charge i refuse to make them so count factories out and i'm working up the buildings tree but i'm sure i won't be making any of those either

I adjusted to the market. It's what people will pay, especially on the heavy harvesters. I have charged more and I have charged a LITTLE less depending on the situation and whatnot. 3CPU is what came to be the middle that everyone was happy about paying. So basically, the market/players decided it.

I'm happy with 3CPU. I can make a profit and my customers don't feel cheated. Both sides win.

Yea, I know weaponsmiths were millionaires long ago but they basically ripped people off. The players didn't have much choice though.

Eclipse does not equal 3cpu

I just wish it was 3cpu if you buy of the bazaar... but in the last week the cost of materials at the bazaar rose to approx 7cpu on eclipse. simply amazing Maybe i should just go back to being a miner and sell the stuff (fortunately i normally mine my own stuff ) unfortunately - i ran out aluminum just as i got an order for 10 heavys.... that hurt.

never going to allow that again.

Products only sell for 3cr per if you sell them for that low, and everyone who does it is to blame. I sell for 5cr per,and don't have a problem. Anytime someone reacts in shock at my price, I tell them to find a cheaper architect then come back to me when they find out they have to wait 2 weeks to get the product because they can't afford to maintain enough harvesters since they undercut themselves.

If you sell for 3cr per and have a problem with it, there's noone else but you to blame. Sell for 5cr, refuse to sell to anyone who doesn't like it. You'll find enough customers that are reasonable and educated enough to realize it's not an unfair price.

The fact is, people are getting further along in professions and learning the game better. They're moving on to high end encounters, like 25k missions on Endor, and have more money to spend now, so less and less of them are bulking at 5cr prices. They're only going to buy from you at 3cr because you offer to sell it that low.

Staff Corporal Vilkata Grazioso - Master Architect, Master Creature Handler

no...why do we sell for 3cpu or lower?

sil

3 CP/R is the bottom end for me because on Starsider that is what resources sell for on the bazaar and I refuse to get less for my structures than just selling the resources gains me. I work my butt off to keep my harvs going, I'm not in this just to do that.

I sell anywhere from 4.5 to 7 credits per unit. If someone finds my prices too high, oh well. I have no problems selling things.

I have a suspicion that these 2-3 cpu people would fail if they opened a business in real life. The cost of doing business (energy cost, harvester cost and factory cost) does not support that low of a price. If they want to run missions in order to support there Architecture sales, more power to them. I became an Architect so that I wouldn't have to run missions and it has worked thus far.

3-5 credits for me

yea...I totally agree on higher prices...but people now believe we have to sell things at 3 cpu, and that anything higher (even for master items...like a PA hall) is insane -.-

sil