Great time to be a crafter?

[Skaffen]

folks craft with animal oils cos markup is cheaper

[Xen]

Originally Posted by Turnsleft

less expensive compared to what? Finders are grossly overpriced, always have been always will be

Well, tk320's used to be over 2000%, now they are something like 400-600%? Others dropped similarly. That's a huge drop, and now they are much more useable. Remember that the markup is only on the finder decay.

[WoenK]

Originally Posted by snake_eyes

I think the affordability of amps has had an impact on ore prices too due to the big crash in metal residue prices. More amps being used more ores being found. I could be wrong

I think it might also be, a lot started crafting because they think it's a slotmachine.
Most globals and HoFs from crafting I have seen the past weeks have come from ore amps, so there is a lot of residue on the market and the amps are produced cheaper.

[Darkaner]

Great ideas everyone, but you're all wrong.

Changes in price are most likely a result of changes in drop rate. The chimp pushing buttons over at MA's just hit the "lots of ores" button.

[Jambayze]

Well, I'm sure it helps mid to higher level crafters, who can make stuff people actually want to buy, but I am level 2 on most of the stuff I craft, and most of what I make ends up being TT food. Nobody buys Pall stools, basic pattern clothes, entry level armour, jester d-1, that kind of crap. I do it for the skills, is all. Soon I will be able to make stuff people want to buy, that is my hope.

[Calin]

Imagine a "normal" miner being able to afford a SIB finder!

[Trina Xenophage]

I mine every night all night. I know what the market for ore and such is as I deal with it 2 or 3 times a night.

Usually one ore or a few change drasticly within a 24 hour period. This is flat out market manipulation. I watched it for several nights and see what changed it. I saw several upper level well know named avas putting ores up unnecessisarly for I think the highest i saw was like 30% buy now under market. that dropped the market alot.

I suggest that shit stops or I will start screening names and work at organising less ore being put on the market and work at driving prices sky high. I am tired of putting ore up at a reasonable price just to eat the fucking MA auction costs because of this bullshit. If yer a cheap bastard go buy like resellers do stand at twin or pa and offer 20% or more les then markets dont fuck over the legitimate people.

[PkmX]

Originally Posted by Darkaner

Great ideas everyone, but you're all wrong.

Changes in price are most likely a result of changes in drop rate. The chimp pushing buttons over at MA's just hit the "lots of ores" button.

Yeah ... when they hit the "no more ores" button we will see the price skyrocketing.

[SKULL]

Originally Posted by Darkaner

Great ideas everyone, but you're all wrong.

Changes in price are most likely a result of changes in drop rate. The chimp pushing buttons over at MA's just hit the "lots of ores" button.

well then in tt returns the miners should do a lot better now then but i dont think so

there are just atm much more miners then crafters so the demand is a lot less then the supply

[GoNi]

Originally Posted by Dorsai

Perhaps a small number of crafters who used a large amount of resources have given crafting up as a bad idea?

Result, more resources than there are crafters to use them. Price falls.

Yes, I am one of this crafters. Crafting burnt a big hole into my purse, so I stopped it for a while.

Now the other question, what do I instead crafting?
Yeah hunting and mining.

Result, less ore/enmatter used, but more produced.

Price results from offer and demand, if more people like me stopped crafting and start mining, you will see that at the price for ore and enmatter. Obviously I am not the only one!