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Del Vikus
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Posted - 2011.02.23 22:42:00 -
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So, I've been doing PI for a week or so now, and am really liking it. But I'm obviously looking to maximize my time and profit here. So I'm hoping that people will have some advice about which product is going to give me the best value over time. Keep in mind that I'm not opposed to multi-planet manufacturing -- I'll do the 5-planet advanced commodity production if I have to. (I can manage 5 planets so that's not a problem if I'm looking to focus each planet on an output type.) But as I mentioned, time is an issue: I don't necessarily want the highest-value market product if it's going to take me twice as long to make next to a lower tier product that will net me 3/4 as much in half the time.
Looking forward to your responses!
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Del Vikus
Minmatar
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Posted - 2011.02.23 22:58:00 -
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 Originally by: Alotta Fachina
Errr, there is no answer that anyone can give that you couldn't come up with yourself if you put some numbers down on a pad. You just want an answer with no work involved. Download a spreadsheet off the forums, find out for yourself.
Or
Look at the market, find the items that are the most profitable, see what it takes to make them, do I have that resource available.
Golly, someone asking for advice on the forums! Thinking someone might be able to answer a question!
Thanks so much, though, I appreciate your expert opinion.
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Del Vikus
Minmatar
Intergang
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Posted - 2011.02.24 01:16:00 -
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Originally by: Alotta Fachina
You weren't asking for advice, you wanted someone to tell you what to produce to make the most money. You may vehemently deny this, but its what you did. Asking advice is one thing, you wanted a hand out.
Look under the sticky at the top of the science and industry sub forum there are spreadsheets available that will answer the question for you. But that might be too much work because you'd have to download them.
You are very friendly and are an excellent teacher. I respect your opinion and have learned a lot about PI from this exchange. I hope others may benefit from your wisdom as much as I have.
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Del Vikus
Minmatar
Intergang
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Posted - 2011.02.24 20:55:00 -
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Originally by: Neechi HollanderDanny
Best product to build/sell is Robotics
1 Lava - Chiral Structures
1 Storm - Reactive Metals
1 Barren - Precious Metals
1 Toxic - Toxic Metals
1 Barren (lowest sig radius = more structures/links) Production / Factory planet
- Reactive + Precious = Mechanical Parts
- Toxic + Chira = Consumer Electronics
- MP + CE = Robotics
Thanks!
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Del Vikus
Minmatar
Intergang
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Posted - 2011.02.24 21:01:00 -
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Originally by: Cyniac
Originally by: Alotta Fachina
Look at the market, find the items that are the most profitable, see what it takes to make them, do I have that resource available.
I have to say... seeing the responses so far this is probably the most solid suggestion (even though the OP does not seem to appreciate it)
You're right, I don't appreciate it. I wasn't looking for a hand-out, I was looking for advice. Because it's a FORUM. (If someone asked for ship fitting advice in that section, and the first response was "Figure it out for yourself," that would be pretty lame, and we'd never have anything like Battleclinic.)
Prices for different products vary wildly, but there are consistently high demands for certain ones like Coolant, for example.
But given the relative scarcity of the extraction products for certain outputs, and the extra time required to get them, surely one could determine, at least on a general level, what a decent rate of price demand vs. time required to produce would be for certain items.
I was simply asking if someone had already done the math. If you want to call that a "free handout," well, that's your prerogative. But if that was the case, please never read a guide to mining, or ask which ores are most in demand, because holy crap, you're just looking for a free handout! Just figure it out for yourself!
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Del Vikus
Minmatar
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Posted - 2011.02.25 19:12:00 -
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Thank you to both SencneS and Railman85 for your reasonable and informative replies. This is precisely the kind of friendly advice I was hoping for.
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