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Thread: How much do you charge for schematics?
I would pay 200k for a schematic if I were to buy one out of respect for the BE profession. I have 3 serious BE partners that I could term "friends" if I chose to but I prefer to keep business and friendship separate. So, I dont lean on them for favors and they dont lean on me.
I've been asked to make a shcematic and I dont. Niether would I ask another profession to schematic for me. I have millions in stacks of flora and plenty of meat for recipes and could easily bang out broad spectrums, but I choose to keep to a separation of labor partnership. I dont trade or barter for services. I pay cash. And I think its appreciated. I get whatever I need when I need it this way.
IMHO
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Message Edited by MikaelGueck on 03-07-2004 01:47 AM
Just like I would charge 75-80% of full price for someone else to sell my finished product.
To me, the time, effort, and demand are worth much more than the resources. Just like real life.
SirVimes wrote:I am just curious how much do you charge for schematics...keeping in mind that you don't have to provide any resources, just the schematic?Personally, I charge 2k per schematic (keeping in mind to do 1000 brandies you need 7 schematics.) Considering I am loosing none of my resources and takes 5 minutes of my time and is only a drop in the bucket of what people are asking for....I think 14k for 5 minutes is a fair deal.What do other people think?
it really would depend on what schematic...
personally I would not sell any schematic that needed subcomponents...it takes a while...can prove to be problematic with split crates and factories, etc...and in general is really a pain.
on the other hand subcomponents, or schematics that require no subcomponents...I would charge nothing for. if someone wants to tip, thats fine, I won't say no to free credits. or if they feel they need to give me a stack of meat or something that'd be ok too.
in general if someone wanted a schematic for BE brandy, I'd charge 50k per sub-comp schematic (cause I really don't enjoy having to sit around next to a factory and wait for someone there, or have to run out to meet that person at one of their factories), and 100k for that last one...so 400k...and if they were really demanding and didn't at least ask relatively nicely...4 mil (3.6 mil being the "I don't like you, or your attitude fee" ex. "make me a brandy schem"...my response..."sure, that'll be 4 mil" or "please find another chef, I don't deal with people that make demands").
the only exception to this would be if making schematics was part of a trade with a BE, then of course it'd be whatever the trade agreement was for.
its more of an inconvenience/waiting/travel fee than a fee for the actual schematic, and they'd have to ask while I'm not out hunting or searching for resources.
I think all the snivelling and fishing between chefs and BEs is not going to be ultimately productive. I have a respect for the effort spent on achieving the ability to make BE schemes, but I don't think you should be able to complain about not getting a significant chunk of profits for providing a service. Being able to provide that service cost BEs some time and points. I would likely provide a schematic once or twice for minimal cost, then expect someone to buy the finished product thereafter.
I am fortunatelyin a position to create my own BE enhancements for food, so it is a non issue. But I do not see much good coming from the inter-profession sqwabbling.
I can honestly say that I have never been asked to make a schematic for anyone 
Ohhhhhhhhh no! I was asked to make a fishak schematic for someone before the revamp and I refused based on the fact that (at that time) things werent pulling out of the crates properly etc and I didnt want to be held accountable in any way for this. The guy was pretty nice and said he understood.
Hmmm Im not sure how much I would charge if asked. Part of me says low because it is there resources at the end of the day... the other part of me remembers how long it took me to get master chef and how many credits I spent on collecting my SEAs.... Id also be concerned about becoming a schematic chef, I love running my cafe businesses and I love roleplaying the part of a chef, Im not sure I like the concept of being a schematic producer.
Alot of it for me would depend on who was asking I think.
With my BE I make schematics for a 2k charge, although to be honest Ive been tipped a lot more by tailors and chefs. I do expect them to come to me though, Im lazy
Reading back over that its pretty interesting that I dont like the concept of selling food schematics with my main character but my secondary character whos profession I use for my own end, I will happily sell the schematics quite low.. I feel quite bad now 
Kind Regards,
Tally, Master Chef of Eclipse
sciguyCO wrote:
And I'm not sure if I'm missing something, but wouldn't 1000 brandies require 6 schematics, not 7? To do that, you'd need a second alcohol schematic and a second brandy schematic in addition to the four I've got above, since the additive and casks can be re-used in the second run of brandy, right? Or are you also counting the BE factory run (which most chefs couldn't provide the schematic for anyway)?
Nope, seven. Remember, because of the 2 identical trim, you can only get 500 out of the cask schematic.
So for 1000 you need:
2 Alcohol schematics
1 Additive schematic
2 container schematics
2 brandy schematics
If they wanted a small glass or large glass it would be 6.