Trading

[Snaphaan]

I think I'm missing something with the trading in this game.

I've been mining in the Sapphire system for some time now, make mega-bucks from selling especially platinum to a station outpost just a little way off to the lower left...


Anyway. But mining is boring so...

I jumped to Thuban , got my ass kicked and then jumped to Lambda. Well, the pay for missions is better but not that much. Some of the patrol missions end up costing me waaay too much - like missiles. So now I'm looking at just normal trade runs, but oh boy...

I'm lost here. I've been at pen and paper last night trying to jot down the price fluxuations and averaging the amounts. This should give me a reasonable estimate if something is going to be worth selling or not. My problem is that this method is tedious.

Does the game have some standard pricing list or a product scale for a system? I get the news report but you still need to jot down the prices for a system to average it out over a period.

Sometimes I buy stuff from a station or planet only to find that it is waaay over priced. A little icon stating that the price is very high, close to or much lower than the average would be nice.

Also, it seems the stations don't always stock up on products. Is there any way to check the products for distant stations in a system?

[SeeJay]

Hello Snaphaan.

*** SPOILER WARNING ***

I'm relatively new but I can share what I learned so far.
- You get paid more for contracts when your rank increases.
- Mining for Plat is the most profitable resource. (All prices fluctuate over time).
- Trading with weapons are much more profitable, it requires some cash to start with, but it's worth it.
I made like 500milions in "No time":P:P:P
Without giving away to much: I did some weapon "runs" in Pearl to a secret location.

If you haven't checked the Strategy Guide out yet, I recommend you do.
http://www.starwraith.com/evochronlegen ... de.htm#201

If you want locations to different stuff, check this site out: (Major Spoiler)
http://www.applicationgroup.com/Legends/

Hope to see ya out there in EM:
/SeeJay

[Snaphaan]

500 Million!?

Jeez! What do you do with all those credits.

Or are you making more money than you actually need in the game? This is SO different from X3.

The payment according to rank/rating makes sense - I've read about it just did'nt take note.

That startegy guide is VERY informative. Maybe too much. Stuff like panning your mining beam usually doubles the rate of recovering particles! And dumping metal for platinum. Why did'nt I think of that.

Thanks

[Edited on 9-10-2010 by Snaphaan]

[SeeJay]

You're most welcome. If you want more detailed info about that weapon trading route and what kind of weapon I was trading, I can U2U if you like.

/SeeJay:D

[Maarschalk]

LOL....500 million, some of us have over 53 billion credits.....:P:P:P:P and with that you can only buy about 54 Station Licenses...:P:P:P:P

[SeeJay]

Well Maarschalk.

That is because "some of you" have been playing this so long that you are nowadays mistaken for Gandalf! :P:P

[MMaggio]

@Snaphaan... if you join MP sometime, either other players or the server can help.
There are many ways to make money by trading.
Remember this; EVERYTHING you find, buy or mine in Sapphire is worth more in other systems. Learn to use your Nav map!
Good Luck!

[Vice]

Also use the economic quadrant map, which gives you an idea of the general pricing structure for an area. Also observe the planet economic classes (the letter after the planet name, details in the instructions) which can tell you what items in particular might be priced high or low. Lastly, keep an eye on the market ticker in the news console, which gives you exact commodity prices for the area.

[Marvin]

About making "way too much money" ... it has a secondary value: increasing your civilian rank.

[Maarschalk]

Originally posted by Eclipse

Originally posted by Maarschalk
LOL....500 million, some of us have over 53 billion credits.....:P:P:P:P and with that you can only buy about 54 Station Licenses...:P:P:P:P

Only 53? That kind of pales compared to my 507B.
Yes, I play the game way too much; but it's so darn fun!!!

LOL... you must be running 2 computers in multiplay transfering credits from one ship to another .........:P:P:P:P