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Thread: Do non-Master chefs buy lower level Bio tissues for light and medium additives?
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mfg177
Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:11 am
#1
Hi!
I'm a medium-size BE on Eclipse and here: http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=eclipse_trade&message.id=399245I wonder if younger Chefs are ready to buy non-top-level bios to make non-top, but good foods and sell them al lower, but interesting prices? Can you advise me on that question from your point of view?
For example, I do not buy best Brandy, since I rarely need it to spend 145k on the crate. But Brandy of +300-350 can come hande enough... What is the market? Tspecially on Eclipse?
Thank you for information.
Eerif
Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:31 am
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In my opinion, it all depends on how much money the chef has in his disposal to spend. I don't thinkI have ever bought low level tapes myself, but I have been a 12pt chef since before the chef revamp.... some of the newer chefs I know are even going for the higher BE components.
BarakKuzar
Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:25 am
#3
Doubtful because at non-master, they wouldn't have that many experimentation points so the lower additive would be even further hampered by the fewer chances to improve the product through experimentation. Personally, I didn't put anything up for sale until I was a master and then I used (wasted?) a bunch of very high quality carnivore meat to make all 87s and 117s for my product. Oh how I would love to have that meat back...
Meplorium
Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:46 am
#4
There are non-master chefs doing something other than macro-crafting?
Chef is a pretty quick grind actually and few take their time to master. Lower level additives are useful for some of the lesser used foods that people aren't so hung up on the stats. So yes, lower level additives are useful and marketable if you find a chef that actually understands their profession. However those tend to be the same ones that have 12 points and a BE alt, so they don't necessarly buy additives and they don't need highend additives to compete.
waffle2626
Thu Jan 20, 2005 3:54 am
#5
I do something similar. I am not quite master yet, but I prefer producing what I can (even though the food isnt 'uber') to macro-grinding all day. I've learned that a lot of lower-level players are looking for cheap foods, and I'm happy to supply 
Although, because I dont yet have 10pt, I also only use the highest BE additives I can find, since that helps to make up for it.
Although, because I dont yet have 10pt, I also only use the highest BE additives I can find, since that helps to make up for it.
mfg177
Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:48 am
#6
Waffle, you are right (and I'm glad there are stil roleplayers around :smileywink. But can you really afford high-level BE-additives? As far as Eclipse is concerned, BSN's +88 are sold for 2.2k a piece (2.2 Mil full run). That means that a single bottle of Brandy must cost at least 2.5k to make some credits as profit. Or even 3k, counting the money to maintain harvesters, vendors, bike, etc...
. But can you really afford high-level BE-additives? As far as Eclipse is concerned, BSN's +88 are sold for 2.2k a piece (2.2 Mil full run). That means that a single bottle of Brandy must cost at least 2.5k to make some credits as profit. Or even 3k, counting the money to maintain harvesters, vendors, bike, etc...Our guild Chef sells his Brandy for 500 creds/bottle with no BE-additives and me selling him +69 BSNs for 500 cred. means he can have 1k/bottle Brandy which flys out of vendor pretty fast... It's a pitty the guy can't play for some time due to internet problems...
So, aren't there other chefs with similar strategy?
waffle2626
Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:02 am
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I was lucky enough to amass quite a bank account before starting chef 
so yes, I can afford the higher-end BE tissues. And I dont mean specifically brandy, as that would be rather expensive
so yes, I can afford the higher-end BE tissues. And I dont mean specifically brandy, as that would be rather expensive
mfg177
Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:28 pm
#8
To: BarakKuzar
You see, that is what I was always strongly against of: grinding to Master without living in the process of mastering the profession. Unfortunately, buffs, grind macros and general atmosphere really favor the idea, that anything under the M status can't worth anything.
But I remember playing in 06/2003, when even novice artisan with Engeneering 2-3 could earn living by making his products. And as novice Armorsmith and novice DE I kept vendor selling my goods...
Why killing the idea of the process? Why grinding in practice mode to M, without trying to find ways of selling something useful where you are?.. (rythorical).
BE of 2-3-2-2 I reached almost with NO grinding in Practice mode at all... Selling lower-level Tailor components (with +2-3 stats), Chef MNS-s with +35... Pets of 5-15 level...
It is slower, but fun. And there are people, who need it. So, My idea is to find Chefs, who feel the same Roleplaying way and not after "+88" thing only. Untill now our guild chef did it, selling Won-wons and lower Brandy (cheap, but still with profit and regular customers). Now he has tech. problems with playing, so I decided to find somebody out there with similar approach...
only. Untill now our guild chef did it, selling Won-wons and lower Brandy (cheap, but still with profit and regular customers). Now he has tech. problems with playing, so I decided to find somebody out there with similar approach...
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