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Yozozo

Sun Apr 18, 2004 2:12 pm

http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=eclipse_trade&message.id=136539

As many of us Master Artisans know, the Vehicle Customization Kits are not being purchased, due to a number of problems I dont intend to discuss on this thread. However, I got an idea. IF I mass produced a whole bunch of kits, and sold them in bulk, would people buy them? As I figured, with kits with 8 charges, a crate of 30 would last 3,600 calls or about 3 credits per call, and I would sell it at 11,400 (or, 4.69 per unit of material used, so at a nice profit).

I have only been seling them throughout today, but I hope people catch on. Do you think this would work in your galaxy? So far it seems to be woking alright in mine, as I've sold a number of crates already.

We've got to bring this kits back somehow... this is a try.

What do you think? Will this work? Is anybody else willing to try something similar on thier servers?

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Veers_Intrepid

Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:53 am

#2

simply no,

since the duration is rediculous low 20 calls atm, and now get the surprise. the devs will increase the duration, on test its now 50 calls ROFL

so i think it will not change anything. ppl just ocassionally buy kits and try our first time, after realising the color fades that quick, nobody buys them again. so dont expect much sales on kits :/

same goes for droid color kits

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Yozozo

Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:54 pm

#3

Well, it's been about a week, and this is all I can say:

I have a difficult time GIVING away crates of these things for free. They are absoulutly worthless. On a side note, I have enough kits to last me until sometime next year. And more yet if the expand it to a whopping 50 calls. Maybe if it was 500 calls, but 50 isnt really that much more than what we have.

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This was the only thing holding me on. Vehilce sales used to be fun, but not so anymore. I earn more selling the raw material, so I shall.

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Yozozo

Sat May 01, 2004 6:26 am

#4

I guess I posted my last comment too early. It's been a couple of weeks, and I've only about 200 kits of the original 1000 that I made. Considering most of the resources I used were terrible grind quality stuff (except the copper I used in the final stages of production, which at best price is probabbly only 3-4cpu), I believe not only have I madea rather nice profit, but also I am seeing many more painted vehicles on my server!

As a matter of fact, I believe I will now have to go make another production run! In order to make it worth your time, you must make a bunch at a time. Artisans asking 1.5k for a small, temporary kit is simply not going to work!

So! Disregard my previous post!

(of course, we still want the kits to last longer. DE's get their kits to last longer, and people pull vehicles a lot more than droids)

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Eclipse: Ibtasim the Mon Cal Master Doctor, Master Bounty Hunter.
Cheat Commandos: Rock, Rock on!
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Veers_Intrepid

Sun May 02, 2004 4:40 am

#5

well,

50 calls is still way to silly, if i couldt make them on my own i wont use them at all.

with my other char i (after publish 8) colored it and then in 1 day doing alot misions color was poof, thats simply silly and need WAY more calls

i mean reality aside, but still i dont know what cars the devs drive, mine isnt without color after 50 McDonalds drives.

if u are a fighter u call and store vehicle all day long, then color is just crap to get and waste of cash.

its supposed to be a fun tool not a big moneymaker. why they destory the fun in game.

i prefer to sell lesser kits but see all around nicely colored vehicles to bring more changes and immersion into the game, but i cant see many more colore vehicles on my server, sure after day1 of pub8 were, cause all thought its increased alot now, but it isnt. its a minor increase so u color as fighter once a day instead of 2 times, ROFL, bad job devs.

same counts for droids BTW

increase it to 1000 calls and all would be acceptable

Veers - Master Architect / Master Artisan / Master Droid Eng. / Merchant from Dantooine (SWG Beta Tester)
Customer: what i can do with a droid? DE: hmm i dunno, but they are cute

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