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FYI,

The price of energy after the 9/4/03 patch may be changing because they have finally implimented energy potential as a factor:

"Power update. Potential energy attribute > 500 yields up to two times more power output. Power of that quality can last up to two times longer."

I recommend you buy all you can on the bazaar that's still under-priced. It may not last long at that price once people realize it lasts twice as long in their harvesters.

I don't think your subject accurately reflects the real patch note.

Notice it says "up to two times more power output."

Early tests I've seen show that it's nothing like 499 = normal output, 501 = double output. It's more like a gradient, where the ratio of power:units slowly increases towards 2:1.

I think to actually get double output you'd need PE of very near 1000.

The formula I've seen floating around (haven't been able to test it, but it makes sense) is:

PE <= 500: Total Power = Units

PE > 500:Total Power = Units * (PE/500)

So for a PE of 1, it's 1 for 1. For a PE of 500, it's still 1 for 1. For a PE of 750, it's 1.5 for 1. (750 / 500 = 1.5) And to get a full 2 for 1 would take a PE of 1000 (1000 / 500 = 2).