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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2011, 03:06:22 pm »
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Then use a cheaper xbow until you build up enough funds you can use Arbalest for a very long time. Arbalest should be expensive because it's damn powerful, I use it on my xbow alt and I use it constantly without having to trade out because I have a small lump of gold that covers my repair costs. If you are paying repair every round you are just really unlucky.

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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2011, 05:05:49 pm »
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Now that is what i call the opposite usage of wat!

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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2011, 05:44:38 pm »
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Repair cost is fine. I have about 32k upkeep with my arbalest and it's no problem. Just have a small buffer. I've made 150k (slowly, over time) with my current equipment.
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2011, 07:02:33 pm »
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actually, that was written by Byron Hurt. Been featured on NPR and numerous other places.


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you really should give credit to the original author, Gaga.

Could someone find a link for me of the original article, or an article that just shows what GaGa posted? I tried googling his name but all I am finding is other stuff :/

Found it, never mind
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2011, 07:54:58 pm »
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altogether my gear costs exactly 23,358 gold. 21,360 of that gold is the arablast and the steel bolts for it. without my Xbow and ammo my gear costs only 466 gold.
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #20 on: May 29, 2011, 07:57:49 pm »
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Im a new player, I only have one char at lvl 16.

I thought I wanted to make an xbow player with an arbalest (since it was the best), and didnt buy anything before I had the gold. FINALLY I can wear it and got steel bolts :)

BUT here comes the same problem as OP, it cant even pay of 2 use it.. AND I only selected this build to help my team (so I could get more money for another char).

This cant be true :( I played so many hours and cant even use my item which I dont even get any kills with cause I get one shotted all the time (And i geuss my repair costs will be REALLY high if i even think about buying an armor!!)

Really need some help ppl :(

And yes, I am a newbie to cPRG as mentioned!

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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #21 on: May 29, 2011, 08:27:00 pm »
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the trick with money is to keep buying better and better equipment as you level up. That way you can downgrade for cheaper equipment when you are short on cash. One other thing to note is that money will fluctuate a lot. I reccomend always having atleast 3-5k unused to spend on repair costs. Even though you win, some rounds you will be unlucky and get heavy repairs. Arbalest is nearly 1k in repair, so make sure you have the money to use it before you do. Going straight for a super expensive weapon is very stupid. The reason why we have repair costs is to help new and poor players, so they can afford nice gear. And it really is helping a lot. (if some of you remember the time when cRPG was just a few platers in huscarl shields slaughtering tons of peasants) 
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #22 on: May 29, 2011, 08:27:44 pm »
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Im a new player, I only have one char at lvl 16.

I thought I wanted to make an xbow player with an arbalest (since it was the best), and didnt buy anything before I had the gold. FINALLY I can wear it and got steel bolts :)

BUT here comes the same problem as OP, it cant even pay of 2 use it.. AND I only selected this build to help my team (so I could get more money for another char).

This cant be true :( I played so many hours and cant even use my item which I dont even get any kills with cause I get one shotted all the time (And i geuss my repair costs will be REALLY high if i even think about buying an armor!!)

Really need some help ppl :(

And yes, I am a newbie to cPRG as mentioned!

I don't think you should get "the best" of anything if your intent is to save money for your next generation/character.

The Arb' costs about 18.7K and the Steel bolts about 2.5K so this does leave a little bit of grace for affording armour.

You can go up to a total of 25K worth of gear and still make a nice profit in the long run, assuming that you have a reserve of at least 12K (this specific number may vary from character to character, some people like reserves of at least 50K but I personally have never been that unlucky) as a "grace" for bad streaks. 30K total cost is ok for a sustainable build that is capable of generating a small revenue, though this may not work out so well for you since you wanted to make a nice amount of money for your next character, but I still think it is doable. 35K is as high as I would go for a "normal" character, as it is capable of in the long run breaking even and making an extremely small profit on average once you hit retirement level.

I suggest you buy a nice "tunic" of some sort (I personally would go with the cliche "Studded Leather Coat" for your best bet of protection VS saving money), then leather gloves or chain mittens, then buy an ok helmet and boots, not the greatest, but since you are not a melee character you don't have to worry about people hitting you in the head as much, and a headshot will still blow your brains out regardless of what helmet you can afford to wear so don't go too nuts or worry. As for the crappy boots, you will not get hit in the feet that often either as an infantryman who is not a shielder.  This should leave a reasonable amount of cash to get a crappy 1 hander, so either a hatchet or a hammer if you want to save money, or some low-end sword if you think you can actually defend yourself and want to do more then scare off other peasants.

TL:DR make your total cost 25-28K and you should make money for your next character, try to be closer to the 25K mark for your total gear to make a nice profit.

EDIT: You may hate to hear this, but I am going to say that you only use your arb' if you have a X2 multiplier or higher, and then use a much cheaper crossbow (like a standard) for the X1 multipliers. This would allow you to make a lot more money in the long run for your second character, as if you want to make an appreciable amount you may want to cut corners like this.
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #23 on: May 30, 2011, 04:09:20 am »
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Even 35k will easily get you a profit, because you can't lose all the time. Wear less armour.

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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #24 on: May 30, 2011, 04:55:55 am »
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lol I was impressed until I found out you didn't write this... You say don't use the word Rape... I say don't steal other peoples works(writings)....
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #25 on: May 30, 2011, 04:56:29 am »
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My cursor repairs at $990 alone. my cav gear costs 47k. Well, i makes money slowly.

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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #26 on: May 30, 2011, 05:01:16 am »
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I wear the same gear continually (unless I go and play in Black Plate for fun which costs more)... I do not make much money, but I don't lose money either. I have been hovering around 20-40k for 2 retirements.  My gear costs 46,874 gold.
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #27 on: May 30, 2011, 09:34:42 am »
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Dont like the repair costs? use cheaper equipment. Cheaper xbows kill just as well.
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #28 on: May 30, 2011, 09:47:47 am »
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Im a new player, I only have one char at lvl 16.

I thought I wanted to make an xbow player with an arbalest (since it was the best), and didnt buy anything before I had the gold. FINALLY I can wear it and got steel bolts :)

BUT here comes the same problem as OP, it cant even pay of 2 use it.. AND I only selected this build to help my team (so I could get more money for another char).

This cant be true :( I played so many hours and cant even use my item which I dont even get any kills with cause I get one shotted all the time (And i geuss my repair costs will be REALLY high if i even think about buying an armor!!)

Really need some help ppl :(

And yes, I am a newbie to cPRG as mentioned!
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Re: repair cost rape
« Reply #29 on: May 30, 2011, 01:44:25 pm »
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it also depends on what mode you play, if you have a good team then dtv is a good game mode to make money. you are almost guaranteed the next round you play you will have x2 and not x1.

the next best mode to make money is siege. say i have X5 and im attacking, then im in a win win situation. if we win the round i get to keep my x5, if we loose then at least i got to enjoy the full 5mins of exp from it.

battle is not good if there is less than 15-20 players. when was the last time you saw a battle timer reach 0:00? resulting in not getting the max money from you x bouns and resulting in more repairs due to rounds ending quicker.