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Summer Isle
Autumn Industrial Enterprises
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Posted - 2014.01.20 23:06:00 -
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I've sort of run into a rut with what I want to do with this character (and no, PvP-related activity isn't an option; I have a main for that), and I've been thinking that Invention might be an interesting course to take, but as I've read up on it, I'm not sure that I would be able to devote the time to make it effective to go the entire way (from Invention through Production).
I would have enough play-time to put into the Invention process itself, but continuing through with the Production-side of things, I'm not sure I could make it worth the amount of time that the skills would require.
Is there any real worth in the process if I choose to simply create the BPC's, then put them up on Contracts? Or do pretty much all T2 manufacturers do their own Invention, leaving no real use for T2 BPC's?
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Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat Working Stiffs
3095
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Posted - 2014.01.20 23:09:00 -
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To build with T2 BPC you need pretty much the same skills to invent. |
Summer Isle
Autumn Industrial Enterprises
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Posted - 2014.01.20 23:15:00 -
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Tau Cabalander wrote:To build with T2 BPC you need pretty much the same skills to invent. That's a rather good point.
I suppose I could refine my question a bit, but all things considered, I'm assuming that most T2 manufacturers don't exactly need outside assistance regarding BPC's.
Eh, well. |
Vladimir Norkoff
Income Redistribution Service
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Posted - 2014.01.20 23:34:00 -
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To answer your question, yes T2 BPCs do sell. The profit margin varies depending on how stupid the folks buying them are. I've accidentally created some pretty terrible BPCs, and they actually sold quickly and for a tidy profit. So going that route can get you some ISK. For making actual decent worthwhile BPCs though, the profit margin isn't quite as high. |
Gianath
Gallentian Legitimate Businessmen
144
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Posted - 2014.01.20 23:44:00 -
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Summer Isle wrote: Is there any real worth in the process if I choose to simply create the BPC's, then put them up on Contracts? Or do pretty much all T2 manufacturers do their own Invention, leaving no real use for T2 BPC's?
I will say that trying to sell T2 BPC is extremely tedious, since you can't sell them on market and having buyers try to grab your randomly crafted BPC off a contract is a crapshoot. Rigs and ship T2 BPC's can sell, if you use a decent decryptor and put them in a high traffic station. Everything else... you need to get very, very lucky.
You are a lot more likely to make the sale if you just build that T2 item and sell it in station. |
Amanda Shive
Matrix Indusrties
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Posted - 2014.01.21 00:55:00 -
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IMO I think its better to research and also manufacture the T2...it is what I do. I do agree with the above. There is definitely room to make good ISK on T2 BPC...but at the same time the only people buying are people making them and that takes some skill, which reduces the amount of demand. But that can also be said for the amount of people who want to fly a T2 ship or use T2 modules.
If you do it properly though, there is a nice margin on manufacturing T2 products. It can take time, from making copies, to invention to manufacturing, but I think its worth it. The plus side with research and manufacturing is you don't need to be on your computer all the time like other activities. Once you have the materials, make a few clicks and then you can go do something else.
What I like about manufacturing T2 is that you can make up for the price of the original BPO fairly fast. Downside, if you operate a POS for the research...it chews up ISK to operate it.
I recommend having an alt or two in a few different trade hubs. I will buy materials from one and have it couriered to my manufacturing base. Though you pay 1-2% to ship the goods, if you do it properly you should be saving 10-15% on the base items which helps increase your profit. I find I can undercut a lot of the sell orders and still make a good profit...which means I role my ISK over faster to reinvest. Put the time into finding the best prices you can rely on and it starts to pay off fast.
Just do your research first in capital costs to start up and take into consideration ongoing costs.
Best of Luck! |
Silvetica Dian
Manson Family Advent of Fate
648
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Posted - 2014.01.25 12:50:00 -
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Summer Isle wrote:I've sort of run into a rut with what I want to do with this character (and no, PvP-related activity isn't an option; I have a main for that), and I've been thinking that Invention might be an interesting course to take, but as I've read up on it, I'm not sure that I would be able to devote the time to make it effective to go the entire way (from Invention through Production).
I would have enough play-time to put into the Invention process itself, but continuing through with the Production-side of things, I'm not sure I could make it worth the amount of time that the skills would require.
Is there any real worth in the process if I choose to simply create the BPC's, then put them up on Contracts? Or do pretty much all T2 manufacturers do their own Invention, leaving no real use for T2 BPC's?
My manufacturing alt has 10 lines going as close to 24/7 as i can be bothered to achieve. i do a reasonable amount of T2 stuff. After all i have plenty of research slots i might as well have active. ME and copying have fairly long wait times where i do my stuff but who cares? They are ready when they are ready and i have plenty of t1 stuff ready to build. when the copies are ready i invent. when i have spare production slots i build the T2 stuff. If anything i use the T2 stuff as a buffer for when there is none of my other stuff i need to build at the time and i can't be bothered buying even more BPO's. The people that do T2 seriously put up POSes and stuff but as a casual profit generator it is entirely unneeded and you just slot it into what you build already. Money at its root is a form of rationing. When the richest 85 people have as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion (50% of humanity) it is clear where the source of poverty is. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/20/trickle-down-economics-broken-promise-richest-85 |
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