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Old 09-27-2006, 12:58   #17
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Arturas Fon Sadauskas
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You can read phrase "MindArk's business plan states that we aim for a cost of 1 USD per hour." in newest FAQ. It is only one small statement. But there is answer to 1000 questions in it. 1 USD PER HOUR. You understand??? This figure is almost official answer to those, who want to know price. If you are smart, you can derive many numbers from this fact. It doesn't matter, which weapon you are using. Which armor does you prefer. You must count your's deposit over time! I tried to use costly and cheap guns, good and cheap armors, various mining equipment. When i counted my loots i found that this phrase is true. If you load MA servers with sweeting only, you pay nothing. But after depositing, don't wish uberloots - they are small. If you looted big piece - there wil bee many "No Loot" screens in your future. Think by yourself - if not MA, but YOU was owner of this game - how did you balance incomes and outcomes???
I think phrase "1 USD per HOUR" is the best answer from MA in all times. We must rethink all numbers with regards to this fact. Use big gun and lots of ammo? You'll get big loot. Use sweating technique? You can only win lotery. That is fact. 1 usd per hour. 10 ped per hour. 10 ped per 60 minutes. 1 ped you must loose per 6 minutes. If you win some PED, you must loose some PED. If you like math, the ideal formula is y=10*x, where y-PED lost in ammo, armor decay, weapon decay, miningequipment decay, bombs dropped, FAP and so on, x-time of beeing online in hours. You know, it is straight line on graph. It is not wery interesting, sure? I think MA curve this line. It becomes sinusoidal line, not straight. This sinusoidal line goes along virtual straight line y=10*x. Loot is bottom - you got something - on this sinusoid. After bottom, yours curve rises - average must be 10 ped per 60 minutes. And more - there are many non depositing players and not many depositing players. maybe, this sinusoidal curve grooves in amplitude with player's time - more you play, more you deposit, - more "lucky you'll be. Maybe, in first mont or year, you'll be depositing more than 1 USD per hour. And after month, two or year, you aproaching this MA busines plan - 1 USD per hour. Doesn't matter with your's gear - big gun or small, good armor or cheap. Your's skills are the best number, showing your's time online in EU an your's deposits made. The bigger skils - the closer you are to 1 USD per hour. (me english are bad, but not math
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