A Metric To Compare Different Role Incomes: Total Loss Replacement Over Time

Acarin · Feb 21, 2015

It's a nice idea, but I think that there are too many player variables to make for an accurate measure. I, for example, am currently tolling around in an armed-trader Python build. Current replacement cost, around 78M. My trading income (if I could stand to grind non-stop, which I can't) runs at around 2.5M/hour with 184t of cargo space (because I like to mix it up with some missions and bounty hunting). So _my_ TLROT is currently running at 33...

EDIT: Squeekydoor, you posted while I was writing. I read it after my post, and now have a headache. Go stand in the corner!

Ydiss · Feb 21, 2015

Acarin said:
It's a nice idea, but I think that there are too many player variables to make for an accurate measure. I, for example, am currently tolling around in an armed-trader Python build. Current replacement cost, around 78M. My trading income (if I could stand to grind non-stop, which I can't) runs at around 2.5M/hour with 184t of cargo space (because I like to mix it up with some missions and bounty hunting). So _my_ TLROT is currently running at 33...

Your rebuy is 100%?

you need to sack off your insurance company!

Acarin · Feb 21, 2015

That's an excellent point. My brain wasn't quite synced with this. Ok, so insurance + cargo is around 5.7m, making my new, adjusted figure 2.3 hours, give or take. That looks better

squeekydoor · Feb 21, 2015

Take the best players it shouldn't be an every person thing it should be solely theoretical maximums that's why my numbers are the way they are

Always ,
Squeekydoor

Mohrgan · Feb 21, 2015

In all of these discussions on the relative earnings of different 'roles' I have never heard a good reason why there should be any equity at all. Why do we need a metric for an aspect that needs none. Each player h as equal access to any role they choose to play, at any time. That is where income equity comes from. If a player chooses to exclude content from their play time, that's their call, but they lose the chance at those profits as well.

Jorlin · Feb 21, 2015

Sorry for offtopic...

To OP:
are you really flying under that name that equals a big "kick me" sign on your back?

respect...

Iskariot · Feb 21, 2015

Fixating on what you make per hour is the single biggest mistake you can make playing Elite.

Ambivalent · Feb 21, 2015

I think I average roughly 100k per hour exploring. My Asp's replacement cost is roughly 800k, so 8 hours. However if I used an anaconda then it would be more like 80 hours, and if i used a hauler it would be 30 mins.

Pointless metric I think.