Weaponsmith Archive
Thread: Price of Rocket Launchers
If I wanted to I could probally sell them for 100k each and they'd sell on our server (I've seen smith do that and they sell out rather quickly)
Well I am raising my prices then as I had/have trouble selling mine for 25-30k (thought it was price but I guess I should have known better). The few I have sold tend to be in crates tho the singles just sit around until the crates run out and that is all that is left.
Itchybacca wrote:
I sell them at 40k each, crates of 7 245k
If I wanted to I could probally sell them for 100k each and they'd sell on our server (I've seen smith do that and they sell out rather quickly)
Um I would say they cost me five k to make. Mine my own resources. Have a cheap energy supplier. So I am makeing one hundred percent profit on the weapons. I am makeing devoted customers which is what I want. I am competeing against conglomerates, and more established smiths. So anyway to get in the door is needed. If it takes not makeing fifty credits a unit profit. Then I am fine with that.
Yes you can make these weapons cheap if you think small, and are as self reliant as possible.
This is a really bad road to start going down, your customers can easily afford twice and it will only hurt other WS and yourself in the long run.
Dodece wrote:
Um I would say they cost me five k to make. Mine my own resources. Have a cheap energy supplier. So I am makeing one hundred percent profit on the weapons. I am makeing devoted customers which is what I want. I am competeing against conglomerates, and more established smiths. So anyway to get in the door is needed. If it takes not makeing fifty credits a unit profit. Then I am fine with that.
Yes you can make these weapons cheap if you think small, and are as self reliant as possible.
Abominable-TCO wrote:This is a really bad road to start going down, your customers can easily afford twice and it will only hurt other WS and yourself in the long run.
Dodece wrote:Um I would say they cost me five k to make. Mine my own resources. Have a cheap energy supplier. So I am makeing one hundred percent profit on the weapons. I am makeing devoted customers which is what I want. I am competeing against conglomerates, and more established smiths. So anyway to get in the door is needed. If it takes not makeing fifty credits a unit profit. Then I am fine with that.
Yes you can make these weapons cheap if you think small, and are as self reliant as possible.
/agree /agree /agree
...and they are not costing you 5k to make if you are making them to a good standard.
Before taking sometime off I used to make these everyweek and always reached to be the best on the server. Here is the recipe I used to use with the value of the resources. I never can understand how people just say.... "Oh, Rocket launcher? 1650 resource x 3c/u = about 5k. Thats a fair price!"
Could someone please point out which of my good quality WS resources is worth 3c/u?
The value of the resource listed is the price I see them selling for on the trade boards, and the price I could sell them for raw anytime in under 48 hours.
Rocket Launcher (this data is a little old but is good enough as an example)
[1249-3796, 7.6, Blast, Rds-6.0, 107/72/53]
Final Build
Iron 150 - Carbegiteforis (25c/u)
Metal 65 - Weakem (75c/u)
Steel 170 - Emif (20/cu)
TOTAL = 12,025
4xAdv BPH
Polymer 40 - Agisaeide (25c/u)
Diatium Copper 20 - Vetok (5c/u)
Ostrine Ore 20 - Tritetraite (10c/u)
Phrink Alu 32 - Hoetes (15 c/u)
Irolunn Gass 64 - Ethoodlaloog (15c/u)
TOTAL = 2,740
8xPFM
Steel/Metal 136 - Durokuodeic (20c/u)
TOTAL = 2,720
2xAdv Scope
Chromium Alu 46 - Sedag (10c/u)
Polymer 20 - Agisaeide (25/c/u)
Green diamond 12- Asiara (5c/u)
Copper 6 - Ivoe (5c/u)
TOTAL = 1,050
5xProton Grenade (Doesnt effect final build)
195 grinding resource - (3c/u)
TOTAL = 585
Total number of builds
40 - (100c/build)
TOTAL = 4000
GRAND TOTAL = 23,120
So if I'm not charging at least that total I am ripping myself off. I could easily sell off my resources with no effort at all and get the same money in a flash. Never having to worry about spending all my game time crafting or maintaining a WS shop.
I was charging 39k per single unit and 165k for crate of 5. This provided enough of a profit margin to make doing everything you do as a WS worth the extra effort. It was also cheap enough so players where comfortable and high enough so I didn't have to restock every 2 days.
I would really suggest you take a look at the true value of your own recipe before you go under-selling yourself and messing things up for weaponsmiths all over your server.
I also only make Rocket launchers so that I have everything any sane person would want in stock.
The general price on Rocket launchers on Chimaera is 50k to my knowledge which is the same as I charge.
Most of the cost Imo is the factory time spent making these things rather than something elseand taking into accountthe number of components thatare needed50k isnt an unfair price.
I certainly wont sell them for less than 40k a pop.
But thats just greedy old me.