Architect Archive

This is just a supply chain issue. The wierd thing is that I periodically put up 1000 unit lots of metal or ore on the bazaar for 3k credits that just sit there. And regarding the "$100k for a house is ridiculous" I suggest you pick up a copy of the MLS and check out the prices for real houses (and yes I know credits are not dollars but if I can buy a gun for $500 I expect that a car will cost $10k and and house $100k).

Houses are a big ticket item. That is why the resourse cost is so high for houses since there are effectively no construction costs. It is to force the costs of houses and shops to an appropriate level. Everyone has just become used to afk samplers grinding out 1k houses on their way to master architect. The game isn't even a month old and the market hasn't even begun to stabilize.

Hell I'd like to start aPA that focused solely on the production and resale of raw materials but at this point the economy won't support it.Everyone is still locked into a gift economy mentalityandbeing nice.

Null Tensor

I think it is fair to suggest that each server has found it's own pricing scheme, some fairer then others, sadly eclipses is up the creek thanks to a few idiots. You can even break it down to planets on a server, some prices are higher then others for the same priduct.

To get back to topic i would suggest taking up a second profession. Here is a site that can help you to see what professions you can get to, whilst still having your architect profession.

http://www.beafraid.com/swgcb/swg-cb.php?prof_id=7

Personally i have one crafting(architect) and then battle medic as my action packed profession with a little scout, survey and business on the side. I can just about manage it, but will have to drop either scout or survey and business, to fit it all in. This way i can set my harvs off, do that days crafting, sell the houses and then use the money to buy better weapons and armour to fund my battlemedic career and also being an artisan fits in with making medpacks. I'm sure you can find a second profession to fit your tastes, the devs have done a great job on the career paths imho. just give it a go, be a chef and a architect, why not???

NEB

Yea anything more than 3.5c/resource is like pulling teeth on Eclipse.

I guess I'll say it to everyone also. You have 250 skill points. That is well more than you need for master architect. Just pick up another profession if you have that much down time. It takes me about 1-1.5 hours to collect my resources in a day. I try to only collect every 2-3 days but sometimes I've been short on cash/power. I can basically craft all I get in 2 days in about 2 hours at least. That leaves a lot of extra time. I too would find it extremely boring just sitting in town waiting for resources.

Try that on Chilastra!

Too many PA's powerleveing there Architects. I have seen Mediums sold for 30K here. I am trying to sell them for 75K here but noone is buying. Not when there are cheaper houses still on the market.

I'm guessing the prices are a problem on most servers that were up the first day, or at least the ones that have the problems were in that list. I would just assume there are a lot more power gamers on those and architect is one of the professions that a power gamer can benifit from.

I've given up on trying to convice people they are selling too low. I'm still making a decent living selling at my prices and I don't have to run 50+ havestors to keep up with orders for 30k credit med houses.