Droid Engineer Archive
Thread: OMG Thanks to all DE's cuz being a DE is tough...
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Two_Beer
Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:44 am
#2
Well... Acually I have no idea why my last message got posted before I finished, but I shall continue...
I... Have no idea how you all do it.
I decided to try being a DE. So I delved into my resource pool and pulled out all the resources I would need to be a master DE. Then I sat down and did the grind. Tada - next thing I know I am a master DE. I admit I didn't know a thing about the proffesion, but I assumed it would be much like the other artisan based proffesions I had previously mastered and given a try at.
This shows how little I know...
I cannot believe how hard you all work to create droids inside this game. I truly /salute you all. Having mastered all the artisan proffesions except chef and tailor (though I'm dumping DE for my own sanity and going that way...) - and played them all for a few weeks (no - not a hologrinder - I just have resources and want to see what's what...) I can say that your job sucks. 
You are the true unsung hero's of this game. Only because of your true dedication to the proffesion can real droids be seen in the SWG universe.
I thank you all for you efforts.
kevincore
Thu Apr 29, 2004 4:38 am
#3
wow....if thats not a joke, then thank you man. Thats a much appreciated comment. just made my day
just made my day
DarthDezy
Thu Apr 29, 2004 4:42 am
#4
I echo kevincore's words, thank you Two_Beer for your kind words, its people like you on my server and on the boards who keep me going in this wacky profession called Droid Engineer.
Ackdel
Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:23 am
#5
Thanks, man. That's one good thing about the DE profession...I've never been called lazy or greedy, and have had a lot of people in game msg me with support. Aaaaand, if anyone does give me lip about paying 60k for a combat R3 ADV, I generally just have to mention how that droid took 42 components and 2 hours of factory time to make. They generally pipe down.
kevincore
Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:26 am
#6
60k?? thats it? I charge about 100k (actually 107800) for an Adv. R3 with Level 6 Armor, and max combat and they sell like hot cakes man
Ackdel
Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:35 am
#7
Yeah, I know, but my shop's out of the way and I don't do the spam thing. I have been selling maybe 1 of those combat droids per week. Maybe things will pick up now, though.
kevincore
Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:38 am
#8
Yeah man I hear ya, I dont spam either, and thanks to this patch people are coming to me even more than they were before....good luck to you buddy
TurboSith
Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:29 am
#9
kevincore wrote:
wow....if thats not a joke, then thank you man. Thats a much appreciated comment.
yeah it cna g both ways... but i think anyone who never tries out DE will never know how hard it actually is.. i mean arch is way easy just uses a lot of resources.. hell it doesnt even lose resources during crit fails.... AS uses hide and such that is costly to get but still only needs layers then a final product.. and most of the time its jsut 80% kin with high base composite... same old thing.... now WS need a buttload of different resources and a few identical comp... pretty complicated but their profit margin is insane as far as cost/profit/time ratio..... a DE make about 1/10th (just thowing outa random number) of what any other craft prof makes per resource quantity related item... so we know DE's arent in it for the money... and i do commend every DE here from day one and every new DE who sticks it out.. im going on 6 months now... my finger is itching for the surrender skill button though..
kevincore
Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:35 am
#10
TurboSith wrote:
kevincore wrote:
wow....if thats not a joke, then thank you man. Thats a much appreciated comment.
yeah it cna g both ways... but i think anyone who never tries out DE will never know how hard it actually is.. i mean arch is way easy just uses a lot of resources.. hell it doesnt even lose resources during crit fails.... AS uses hide and such that is costly to get but still only needs layers then a final product.. and most of the time its jsut 80% kin with high base composite... same old thing.... now WS need a buttload of different resources and a few identical comp... pretty complicated but their profit margin is insane as far as cost/profit/time ratio..... a DE make about 1/10th (just thowing outa random number) of what any other craft prof makes per resource quantity related item... so we know DE's arent in it for the money... and i do commend every DE here from day one and every new DE who sticks it out.. im going on 6 months now... my finger is itching for the surrender skill button though..
Yeah DE dont get the respect we deserve (and surely dont get paid what we deserve ) I think the DE boards should be required reading of all new players, and of vetern players who havent check these forums out yet, so they can all get an understanding of exactly of what is involved in making droids.
) I think the DE boards should be required reading of all new players, and of vetern players who havent check these forums out yet, so they can all get an understanding of exactly of what is involved in making droids.
Refah
Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:37 am
#11
Well, I want to be a DE since I heard of SWG. And I made it. I am now MDE since x-mas I think and I am heading to master the second silly profession, Politician 
Thx Two_Beer for understanding how complicate it is.
Thx Two_Beer for understanding how complicate it is.
Gron_DM
Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:38 am
#12
Thanks for the compliment, it is a tough job thankfully they didnt abuse us with to many named resources except recently....
but i wont complain about making more cpu with droids then weapons 
I do both now....WS profit margins are smaller then DE's :/ except on a handful of wpns and i am competing with the servers top end WS for quality
yeah it cna g both ways... but i think anyone who never tries out DE will never know how hard it actually is.. i mean arch is way easy just uses a lot of resources.. hell it doesnt even lose resources during crit fails.... AS uses hide and such that is costly to get but still only needs layers then a final product.. and most of the time its jsut 80% kin with high base composite... same old thing.... now WS need a buttload of different resources and a few identical comp... pretty complicated but their profit margin is insane as far as cost/profit/time ratio..... a DE make about 1/10th (just thowing outa random number) of what any other craft prof makes per resource quantity related item... so we know DE's arent in it for the money... and i do commend every DE here from day one and every new DE who sticks it out.. im going on 6 months now... my finger is itching for the surrender skill button though..
but i wont complain about making more cpu with droids then weapons
Starphire
Thu Apr 29, 2004 7:23 am
#13
yeah i was a non-master DE for a while and i stacked modules and made some decent money.. it wasnt to hard, now at master there are soooo many things that require specific resources then of course the new stuff... it's INSANE. I heard WS and SW are WORSE!
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