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fkingfurious
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Posted - 2008.02.13 07:14:00 -
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I was just wondering if anyone can up with a sensible reason why shield resist rigs are between 3 and 4 million each and armor resist rigs are between 13 and 15 million each.
I can only assume that for some reason the build reqs on the armor rigs are much larger then the shield rigs.
Can anyone think of a sensible reason why.
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Vyllana
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Posted - 2008.02.13 07:24:00 -
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Well I'm not sure on build costs, but I do know armor resist rigs are in much higher demand. Shield tankers tend to fit either capacitor control circuits (since almost all shield tanking ships have terrible cap and need CCCs to be able to run a booster decently) or core defense purgers if they are passive tanking. By comparison, armor resist rigs are quite commonly used by armor tankers. So it could be a supply/demand issue.
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FlameGlow
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Posted - 2008.02.13 07:51:00 -
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Edited by: FlameGlow on 13/02/2008 07:51:04
 Originally by: fkingfurious
I was just wondering if anyone can up with a sensible reason why shield resist rigs are between 3 and 4 million each and armor resist rigs are between 13 and 15 million each.
I can only assume that for some reason the build reqs on the armor rigs are much larger then the shield rigs.
Can anyone think of a sensible reason why.
Prices are like that because enough ppl buy rigs at that price and not enough are ready to pay more - that's basic economics.
Build your own rigs, even with basic skill and 0 research blueprint you'll save 10-20% on each rig.
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Felix Dzerzhinsky
legion of qui
Black Star Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.13 07:57:00 -
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because shields are usually activly hardened while armor is passive and because Amarr use HP buffers a lot (trimarks) while Caldari rarely use core defense field extenders.
Basically, armor rigs make a huge impact while for shields CCC rigs are most oftain used.
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Jurgen Cartis
Caldari
Interstellar Corporation of Exploration
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Posted - 2008.02.13 08:06:00 -
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Because most PvP ships that don't speed tank usually armor tank. This means two things: demand for the armor rigs (to make a better tank), and that those rigs get blown up more often as resist/trimark rigged ships blast each other to oblivion.
Shield rigs often end up on Drakes that get used to mission. A properly rigged Drake can literally fall asleep at the keyboard and wake up to find his ship is still there. And there are a pack of very frustrated rats who have now spent a few million isk in ammo each still trying to kill it. But usually, Drakes fit Purger rigs, not resists. Again, no demand.
Also, many mission runners are Caldari, and Caldari agents frequently give missions against the Guristas, which drop the salvage for the shield rigs. Thus, there is plenty of supply, but not much demand.
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Riho
Mercenary Forces
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Posted - 2008.02.13 08:22:00 -
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like others have said.
its a case of supply and demand.
as most mission runners are caldari and caldari give gurista missions most.. you get more rig material for shield rigs. but as most ppl dont use shield resists rigs often (i do on 2 ships only), they dont get destroyed much. over supply = very low prices.
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Posted - 2008.02.13 12:10:00 -
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It could also be that the armor rigs share a build component with another kind of rig that is in very high demand; therefore that other rig will drive up the price of the build components and therefore drive up the price of the armor rigs.
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Posted - 2008.02.13 14:23:00 -
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Edited by: Magazaki on 13/02/2008 14:24:47
Originally by: Ishina Fel
It could also be that the armor rigs share a build component with another kind of rig that is in very high demand; therefore that other rig will drive up the price of the build components and therefore drive up the price of the armor rigs.
Cookie for the man. It's not supply and demand for the rig as much as it is supply and demand for the component.
A shield resist rig's components cost something like 3-5 million. By contrast, last time I checked only the Alloyed bars needed for a Polycarbon engine housing cost in the order of 20-30 millions, maybe more, because IIRC only Angel rats drop them, and not in quantity, while almost all nanostuff need polycarbs.
I can only imagine armor rigs are somewhere in the middle. I **think** that the semi-expensive component driving up the armor rigs more than shield rigs is the Contaminated Nanites, but don't quote me it could be something else.
By contrast, malfunctioning shield emitters and ward consoles needed for the shield rigs are cheap, again IF I remember correctly.
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