Solonius Rex
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Posted - 2015.12.01 01:45:02 -
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Ginnie wrote:This is a very interesting discussion. There are so many ways to make ISK in this game. I particularly liked the comment towards the top about FUN! That is the most critical aspect. If you aren't having fun, then you are soooooo doing it wrong.  I read the threads about how to maximize the ISK per hour running missions and I remain skeptical. I really don't see how blitzing all of the missions as quick as I can could maximize the ISK per hour. I really need to try to track my own ISK per hour performance running 4s.
The only ones that are worth looting are the racial opponent missions, i.e. the ones with no bounties, and collect the tags they drop(for SoE, this would be Amarr navy as the targets). You can probably get around 20-30 mill from the tags alone, which is somewhat decent.
Otherwise, everything being equal, you will get more ISK from LP and mission rewards than with looting.
80% of the time, you wont run into a mission where the enemy will drop tags, so getting a measely 1-2 million isk from large wrecks and trying to salvage/collect them is a waste of time.
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I do a full clear every time, then loot and salvage everything. Even on the longest of missions (e.g. Angel Extravaganza) I can run the mission (5 pockets), the bonus room, loot and salvage everything in 1.5 to 2 hours. I ran it a couple of days ago and, I think, I started about 830p and logged off shortly after 1030p. Like I said, I should track my performance for a few weeks and post it online. If I recall correctly, just the bounties for the NPCs in that mission total to 40 or 45M (about 30M without the bonus room).
Sorry to say this, but this is pretty bad. Depending on the mission, you can easily clear it in 15-20 minutes if you use bltizing tactics, that net you about 3-4 mill in rewards and about 15 mill in LP(for SoE atleast), plus the bounties from the triggers you dropped, netting you around 20-25 mill every 20 minutes or so.
If youre having fun, then okay, but still, id say that i usually have more fun when im making tons of isk.
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I also think Dread Pirate Scarlet is very profitable if I do a full clear. I ran it about a week ago and the second pocket was Blood Raiders with 2 or 3 BS worth almost 2M. Although, I see how blitzing that one could be very efficient since the target is worth 5M and if I rush through the rooms I can get it done in easily 10 mins; multiple that out for an hourly rate and it looks really good!
Generally, i only kill everything if i a) need to, or b) am up against tag dropping enemies. The main source of Income for Missions has always been LP, especially at level 4 and especially with SoE. With decent skills, most missions will net you 6-8k Lp, which is about half to a quarter of what you need to go and buy a SoE core/expanded probe scanner that you sell for a 30 million profit. |