Amps and Claim sizes?...

[Dorlune]

Hey all, The quesion of the moment is just this...

How do amps effect Mining and or Claim Sizes ?

Lookin forward to all the sage knowledge.

[FireTafferKane]

it's simple, use an amp, and your claim sizes will increase, the higher level of amp, the bigger the claim is, although I've heard that it's a hell of alot harder to amp items like blood moss! (blood moss is worth alot btw :P)
Happy Mining!

[Dorlune]

Originally Posted by FireTafferKane

it's simple, use an amp, and your claim sizes will increase, the higher level of amp, the bigger the claim is, although I've heard that it's a hell of alot harder to amp items like blood moss! (blood moss is worth alot btw :P)
Happy Mining!

Is there a ratio? such as a 101 adds 1 size.. 103 adds 3 sizes ect...

[Harvest]

hmm, I will sift through some old threads and find the links brb :P


heres this one AMPS: How do they work. this was about the best one I could find.

Simply put they shift your find size by how big the amp is. Natural claim of IV found with 103 amp = VII find. Amps help find rare materials, example, a claim worth enough to be an IV might only be 1 unrefined piece of it. If its there and you dont have an amp to bring the natural size up to the value of one piece, you just wont find it.

Heres another interesting one, Punished for having an amp

[fnalig]

Originally Posted by Dorlune

Hey all, The quesion of the moment is just this...

How do amps effect Mining and or Claim Sizes ?

Lookin forward to all the sage knowledge.

THATS a question i asked MA support over 2 years agoo when i found TINY finds with an OA 105 or 106. Guess their answer to that ???
I have hardly used amps ever since.

[FJRMac]

Wiki here: http://www.entropedia.info/Chart.aspx?chart=DetectAmp gives some guiding info on levels and effectiveness

[Thantos]

Originally Posted by fnalig

THATS a question i asked MA support over 2 years agoo when i found TINY finds with an OA 105 or 106. Guess their answer to that ???
I have hardly used amps ever since.

Dynamic? Do I win?

[Phil Surtees]

Here is another one of my unfounded theories:
Amps have a 'loot compression' effect. By that , I mean that while they boost the value of claims by some percentage, they also put a ceiling on the size that you will get.
So using basic amps will give you enhanced basic claims, but reduce the chance of getting a really large claim. Using a top level amp will give really good claims, but reduce the chance of an ATH.
Why do I say this? Because MA limits the return rate to players, and readily admits to doing so, and they are certainly not going to unleash a device that could disrupt that.
So, amps can help, but in the long run, the return ratio of peds invested/peds returned will be the same. The other thing that you may deduce from my theory is that if you want an ATH, don't use an amp. Use a damn good finder and have good skills.

[plummer]

cool info guys +rep harves for those nice links

[Malacalypse]

Important thing when using amps is considering markup. The markup of your claims has to cover the markup of the amps and the bigger the amp the more of your expenses will have markup.

(unless you have an unL amp...)