Bio Engineer Archive
Thread: Potential BE looking for advice
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Sneakthief2004
Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:51 am
#1
Hey all,
i'm looking for a new profession for my alt and i'v never really crafted before, well i did BE as part of the holo grind but that doesn't really count. I was just wondering how you all find BE, is there alot of demand for the produce? how does it compare to other crafting professions? I certainly had alot of fun when grinding it, making creatures was a blast, i'm just not sure how viable/easy it is to use as a money maker. Any advice opinions are certainly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
LloydPickering
Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:23 am
#2
Sneakthief2004 wrote:
Hey all,
i'm looking for a new profession for my alt and i'v never really crafted before, well i did BE as part of the holo grind but that doesn't really count. I was just wondering how you all find BE, is there alot of demand for the produce? how does it compare to other crafting professions? I certainly had alot of fun when grinding it, making creatures was a blast, i'm just not sure how viable/easy it is to use as a money maker. Any advice opinions are certainly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
IMO BE is not a good money maker. Go Chef or Doc if thats what you are after.
What I would say, is that BE Pets are the most demanding, complex, interesting and brilliant craft in the game. Some see Pet craft more as Witchcraft 
If you are not worried about a) skillpoints and b) getting lots of money, then BE is probably the profession for you. (Oh yeah, and with the Devs looking for ideas about Creature Mounts now, expect petdemand to increase in the next few months)
sharde64
Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:23 am
#3
i find it a very fun craft proff made a cat from pure bull ranc dna and it was spectacular i think its a fun proff to be
Sneakthief2004
Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:30 am
#4
yeah i think you have me convinced, i always wanted to go back to BE anyway just needed and excuse. So i'll drop master doc tonight pick up some scout and away we go 
Grozurr
Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:23 pm
#5
heh...if you dont' care about money then BE's the best crafting profession out there- the most depth with the least worthlessness. No 12-pt Be's here. though i've wondered what would happen if i advertised myself as a 12-point Bio-Engineer. Pet-making will either cause you to go insane with frustration, love the profession, or both.
There's only one person i know of that actually makes a really good profit as a Bio-Engineer, and he runs it as a business making chef and tailor suppliments for a large number of BE's on my galaxy and has been at it for at least 6 months i believe. long story short, he doesn't do all of be and makes the profession similar to what most WS, AS, chefs, Arch, SW, etc. are- the mass-producing profession=best in the business. Not to belittle him, he does great work and from a chef perspective is probably the best one in the galaxy and from a resource and production standpoint he works wonders. Unfortunately that is the biggest and best way to make money in the BE profession at the moment.
Grozzer
Kauri
MBE/Sentinel
There's only one person i know of that actually makes a really good profit as a Bio-Engineer, and he runs it as a business making chef and tailor suppliments for a large number of BE's on my galaxy and has been at it for at least 6 months i believe. long story short, he doesn't do all of be and makes the profession similar to what most WS, AS, chefs, Arch, SW, etc. are- the mass-producing profession=best in the business. Not to belittle him, he does great work and from a chef perspective is probably the best one in the galaxy and from a resource and production standpoint he works wonders. Unfortunately that is the biggest and best way to make money in the BE profession at the moment.
Grozzer
Kauri
MBE/Sentinel
Halthron
Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:03 am
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Out of curiosity, and I know it depends on the server, but just how much can a good tissue making BE make, say on a weekly basis, after all expenses? I don't mean a lot-swapping, 10-factory-running BE, I mean a normal person 
LloydPickering
Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:27 am
#7
Halthron wrote:
Out of curiosity, and I know it depends on the server, but just how much can a good tissue making BE make, say on a weekly basis, after all expenses? I don't mean a lot-swapping, 10-factory-running BE, I mean a normal person
That sounds a lot like me, although possibly I run more factories than your average BE. Profit of about...2milliona week iflucky. (I raised my prices a little recently and get about 300k profit per BSN run I charge for 1.5mill - about 20% profit)
I have about 6-7 factories on the go 90% of the time, and get orders on average for about 2 runs per day of Chef tissues. Somedays more, somedays less. OccasionallyI get a massive order for about 15 runs which really picks up money, but puts on a lot of pressure. Thats where I utilise my alt to have extra factories (Christmas was mad for me ).
).Having said that, I have real problems gettingenough meat, and have started offering a 'you spply the meat' service, with prices loweredby the cost of the meat at 30cpu. Same profit for me, less hassle.
I have been a BE for months now, and rarely advertise. Most of my work comes from word of mouth. A Chef customer of mine tells another Chef that I'm a good BE, and then they contact me. I do however respond to people calls for BEs in trade forums for Chef tissues so long as they seem polite, and I have the time.
Halthron
Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:35 am
#8
I was under the impression you did more runs than that Those runs that I've made, I've tried to price a bit higher than what I've seen as normal, except for the lower end stuff (I tend to stock 1/4 runs of high 70s to low 80s to help out starting chefs), since I don't want to have a full time business making chef stuff but I also want someone in need to be able to find what they need. So far, I've been pricing 85s at 1.6m so hearing 1.5m from you after your price hike fits right with what I want to do. Provide some but not impact those who want to do more. For 2m a week though, I'm going to stick with pets. At least the scenery changes
Those runs that I've made, I've tried to price a bit higher than what I've seen as normal, except for the lower end stuff (I tend to stock 1/4 runs of high 70s to low 80s to help out starting chefs), since I don't want to have a full time business making chef stuff but I also want someone in need to be able to find what they need. So far, I've been pricing 85s at 1.6m so hearing 1.5m from you after your price hike fits right with what I want to do. Provide some but not impact those who want to do more. For 2m a week though, I'm going to stick with pets. At least the scenery changes Message Edited by Halthron on 02-02-2005 04:40 PM
Sneakthief2004
Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:45 am
#9
Thats alot of interesting stuff there, thanks for all the advice and taking the time to post.
LloydPickering
Wed Feb 02, 2005 8:59 am
#10
Halthron wrote:
I was under the impression you did more runs than that
Message Edited by Halthron on 02-02-2005 04:40 PM
I would do more than that if I had the meat. I had a burster over christmas where Idid prob 50 runs in a 2 week period. That used up a LOT of meat, and there hasn't been a good dath carn spawn on Chimaera in a while. I was doing more than the 14-15 runs I am doing at the moment, it's just sustainability.
Also, I do not advertise my services any more. I will not advertise until I have the capacity to do more. In effect, I have about 7 factories on the go at once, and about 8-10 more deeds that I put up as needed.
With 1million units of meat used up every 50 runs (or at standard capacity 300k per week over 15 runs), Ieat through meat like a Pacman on speed.
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