Architect Archive

Who in their right mind would sell for low when the exp comes pretty fast for us architects? Dupers. They don't have to worry about selling for a loss because it' s all profit. I am going to automaticaly label those selling for less then 3cr per resource on their products as a duper. Unfair, I don't care. Raise your prices. The only people crying foul over your prices are kids that want everything now and if they can't get it they are going to throw a fit by insulting you and your hardwork and our profession.

I sell cheap, I dont dupe, if I knew a way to dupe I would report it. Heck I dotn even Macro sampling or crafting. I bet I still sell chepaer than you do, but not as cheap as a few I have seen.

You don't have to guess, I stated 3cr per resource.

Actually if you were to sell at 2 credits a unit you would be breaking even or making a slight profit. Some architechts lower their prices if their business drops off.

I personally don't sell lower then 3 credits because its not worth my time but not everyone feels the same. Many architechts starting out dont mind breaking even because they get good xp.

Don't assume just because someone sells cheap they are duping.

They arent nessacarily dupers just cause they have low prices. They could have some friends with a lot of harvesters placed, and simply sell at what they want. So what they are selling a PA hall for 75k, fine with me. Im sure as hell not gonna make one for less then 300k. If they wanna hump the factory for all that, let em. I still sell just fine.

-Broote

Breaking even? I extract resrouces for 1/2 a cr each.... ( chuckle )

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Dayln wrote:
Breaking even? I extract resrouces for 1/2 a cr each.... ( chuckle )

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Another person with a vanilla calculator. better go back to school

Daylin at 2 credits im taking into account the time spent travelling as well as the time spent crafting,

As I am having fun playing I guess I dont count my time.

As far as my calcluator goes, there is nothing wrong with it.

I calcualte the cost of power using the generation rate against the pay mantenance rate.

I calculate the resource cost by the pay mantenance rate and the above power consumption rate per unit.

I know what resruces cost for me, yours may vary.

Before you no architechs post on how much you get resources for. think about the sheer amount we architechs need. you only need a few hundered units whilearchitechs require thousands. now take into account that we need more then 10 sltos worht of extractors to supply ourselves. and say if they were mediums. We have to get energy if largeer quatites we ahve to travel to plaents with high caches of ore, we lose profit selling for 2 crs and barely break even with 3cr. So im gonna start charging more even though there are resource dupers (which will eventually be found out and banned). Im also sick of people say how some other architech was selling for less. well im not that freaking architech you want this house you pay my price. other wise go spend twice that looking for him. I pick architech to make money not to sell houses for 6k -7k. I charge 10-12 you dont liek don't buy it becasue someone will.

I am an archetect

be afraid, be very afraid.

It is not uncommon for Novices to drop their prices as times get tough. I know quite a few (inluding myself) overextend themselves as they try to grow their harvester base both in QTY and size. I remember building my first large house. I had no idea what to sell it for, but I knew I had to sell it quick becuase I only had 2 days worth of harvester money for my medium and personal harvesters. I would never make the assumption that just because someone is choosing to sell finished product at 2cr per resrouce that they are duping. There are many other reasons for it.

It is also not uncommon for very good businessmen to sell for less as the standard( but still high profit margins ) in order to establish market share in a declining customer market.

be afraid ( chuckle )