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Thread: How much should i charge for slicing?
Normally: Full Speed or Full Dmg +1speed +1crit
And I do a LOT of business. I also have a rather large collection of components.
slicing got f-d up imo...
armour break is a necesity in pvp, but totally unaffordable,
1.6mil for a layered suit
1.5m mil for slices
thats 3.1mil for a suit that's gone in 1 or 2 weeks
I don't think I can afford playing this game anymore
and it's both the retards that ask 300K for paddings, as the smugglers charging even 10k for any lvl 1 slice that are messing the whole thing up.
it sucks to bea smuggler now......
I'd say charge what you want. Heck i'dstickBH for every credit they have seeing how much they charge for Smuggler items!
sanct_squadleader wrote:
I was a smuggler pre cu and recently respecced back to master smuggler, It is so different now with how slicing works. I was wondering how much to charge for the slices, do you charge more per each level of slice? do you charge more for the armor break slices? and so on. Any information will be greatly appreciated thanks. Also how much are the slicing components worth?
this is how i do buisness, for 100% weapon slices i charge 350k, for 100% armor slices (with the exception on f AB) i charge 350k, for AB slices i charge 700k. on average i charge about 15-20% more then the components cost on average through vendor search, if one brings me the tools required i charge 5k per slice I also have an e-mail that if requested tells of all the slicing components and %ages of slices. this is the most fair way of pricing slices i could think of.
Lanei Omolia
Master Smuggler, Master Pistoleer
GSW, Bria
mm just charging 100K excluding components is a bit of a rip off for something that takes 30s to do imo...
money hungry people are making this game impossible to play for casual players....no way I can afford to spend 5+ million eveyr 2-3 weeks on armour + slices
Message Edited by The_Old_Ferenczy on 09-09-2005 03:46 PM
Great points! I have actually had the word 'cumulative' in my price list for awhile now, and I wonder if the big word scares away potential clients. That, or they're too lazy to /examine. I like to charge for each level of slice, weapons only, starting 10k, 20k, 30k, then 40k to finish (20k,30k,50k on dmg). So if they understand the meaning of cumulative, they'll see that a 100% slice costs 100k. I think this is a reasonable price rate. And I may actually slice for free at times if the client has all of the components, simply because I would like the same courtesy.
The_Old_Ferenczy wrote:
1st off...slicing isa luxury, not a nessesity.
If ya want to charge less ..go ahead....you'll be spending ya profits on new parts constantly...and other profit-encroaching duties.
I get told...I can't expect my customers to read my price list and that is a crock...
On a final note....everyone should know the meaning of the word....cumalative
Message Edited by The_Old_Ferenczy on 09-09-2005 03:46 PM
Message Edited by Egrethico on 09-09-2005 02:34 PM
Heheh...aye Bloodmonk...I see ya point..but still it is a luxury.
And unlike you...many dont know the caps or even have an inkling there are any to begin with.
As for a recommendation...that is service...if you insist on a useless slice..I'll sell ya a useless slice...but one can not say they werent warned or informed.
As for pricing of a Level 1 component free slice...sure..i can feel perfectly content charging 50K or more...this gives you a reason to go to cheaper smuggler...find a better deal...not send me endless tells and and have 30 minutes worth of questions about slicing...that would take ya 5 min to read if you happeded to have read the slicing FAQ i sent along with my prices.
Take a look on the trade forums...things aint exactly cheap...and smugglers can choose how rich or poor to be.
If every smuggler charged a flat fee of 500K per slice/level...not even a full slice...would it be payed..yes..
Reason...becuase that's what we say is the price...
I can't tell aChef,Shipwrightor any other provider of goods/services what to sell his goods for...nor can anyone do the same to me.
Entertainers have begged for viable ways to make cash...and sure they get good tips...sometimes...but they have the ability to set a cover now...if they choose not to...then why whine about not making cash.
I'll be the 1st to tell ya I'm greedy, expensive, and down-right scum...
I AM A SMUGGLER...
...or atleastSOEs versionof one.
Quote: "I'm not init for you or yarevolution sister!" - Han Solo
Message Edited by The_Old_Ferenczy on 09-09-2005 04:51 PM