Ascent
07-19-2012, 05:46 PM
Maybe I am wrong with my math, but I did some calculations.
I used Maverick's exel sheet to calculate the following:
1.) I calculated how much energy does it cost to surely get a loot item
(clicks X energy / droprate)
2.) Then I ccalculated the total money gains
(avarage payout X clicks / droprate)
3.) Then I calculated how much money is 1 energy worth using the railgun as etalon
($406,000 / (370 X 2) = $548)
4.) Then I calculated how much does each PVE loot item really cost in money
(clicks X energy / droprate) X $548 - (avarage payout X clicks / droprate)
Here are some numbers:
$59,095 Tree Sniper 3 0
$73,061 Mine Ship 1 2
$114,027 Security Officer 0 3
$118,189 Jungle Helicopter 1 3
$142,279 Artillery Truck 3 1
$146,122 Oil Destroyer 3 2
$228,054 Dictator's Personal Guard 2 4
$241,222 Compound Soldier 2 2
$283,818 Comm Technician 2 3
$284,559 Mustafa's Fighter 4 3
$354,568 Battle Tank 3 4
$366,986 Rebel Fighter 4 2
$417,838 Satellite Truck 1 5
$438,365 Oil Aircraft Carrier 3 5
$482,444 Contraband Aircraft 3 5
$522,351 Tower Guard 2 5
$567,635 Armored Cruiser 4 5
$576,428 Prisoner Truck 1 7
$684,162 Dictator 5 5
$698,649 Prisoner Truck 1 7
$722,090 Footpad 10 11
$733,973 Zealous Gunner 5 5
$818,955 Coast Guard 2 6
$828,640 Venal Fighter 39 24
$835,676 Smuggler Jet 6 5
$842,149 Jungle Runner 12 16
$853,676 Strike Zone Colonel 4 7
$893,412 Mountain Soldier 6 6
$979,459 Rebel Humvee 4 8
$1,044,703 Border Escort 4 8
$1,096,396 Chaingun Soldier 6 8
$1,152,856 Mountain Sentry 4 9
$1,225,847 Buccaneer 24 16
$1,327,658 Boneyard Truck 7 7
$1,352,725 Metro Tank 15 17
$1,365,968 Covert Soldier 5 8
$1,397,297 Kamikaze Plane 10 4
$1,430,892 Boneyard APC 5 11
$1,444,180 Caribbean Fox 9 7
$1,447,331 Commander Helicopter 6 6
$1,488,444 Boneyard APC 5 11
$1,524,863 Explosives Expert 12 4
$1,637,766 Steel Cannon 18 15
$1,637,910 Docks Patrol 5 10
$1,648,216 Boneyard Artillery 10 7
$1,657,279 Aquatic Explorer 40 38
$1,684,297 Captain's Choice 8 16
$1,702,365 Heavy Artillery 14 9
$1,702,905 Shipyard Destroyer 8 6
$1,716,000 Heavy Tank 9 9
$1,736,703 Anti-Aircraft Cannon 5 14
$1,786,824 Boneyard Runner 8 8
$1,795,523 Commando Sharpshooter 10 8
$1,857,838 Expert Sentry 4 15
$1,958,919 Market Sentry 5 12
$2,019,964 Artillery Gunner 13 12
$2,023,757 Fortified Sniper 8 13
$2,053,586 Armored Truck 6 15
$2,128,955 Anti-Aircraft Cannon 5 14
$2,192,793 Drop Site Helicopter 9 9
$2,201,919 Iron Bear 7 8
$2,232,937 Bombardment Frigate 13 12
$2,343,221 Mine Deployer 7 13
$2,346,486 Supply Frigate 5 19
$2,418,365 Auto Vulcan 18 15
$2,451,694 Pirate Barge 19 13
$2,507,027 Heavy Bomber 9 7
$2,587,387 Jungle Sharpshooter 17 13
$2,655,315 Oil Collector 8 12
$2,705,450 Aerospace Drone 19 22
$2,731,937 Royal Escort 7 10
$2,736,757 Armed Fanatic 17 7
$2,861,784 Mountain Jet 13 8
$2,939,527 Armed Lookout 7 16
$2,976,887 Train Escort 7 15
$3,020,743 Venal Fighter 39 24
$3,049,725 Clerical Guard 10 13
$3,134,108 Border Commander 7 11
$3,240,180 Tropical Stalker 33 15
$3,275,532 Ghost Hound 22 18
$3,296,432 Siege Hovercraft 14 10
$3,404,730 Capital Mercenary 19 14
$3,432,000 Hardened Commando 13 12
$3,458,568 Mountain Citadel Tank 10 9
$3,461,239 Bombsight 25 15
$3,473,405 Guerilla Battle Vehicle 14 12
$3,591,045 Bomb Truck 15 12
$3,684,752 Pirate Barge 19 13
$3,715,676 Steel Air Cannon 11 20
$4,039,928 Iron Wing 21 16
$4,047,514 Diplomat Helicopter 8 22
$4,107,171 Mobile Computer Station 14 18
$4,191,892 Suicide Bomber 15 5
$4,257,910 Dignitary Escort 4 14
$4,332,541 Silent Thunder 164 120
$4,465,874 Tower Bomber 23 15
$4,686,441 Reinforced Battleship 13 16
$4,692,973 Mech Rover 22 14
$4,836,730 Drone Tank 20 20
$4,913,730 Docks Missile Sub 14 8
$4,971,838 Transport Raider 283 180
$5,052,892 Modified Fighter 228 156
$5,174,775 Eco Warrior 21 18
$5,360,473 Boneyard Commandant 11 12
$5,473,514 Dragon Soldier 20 15
$5,876,757 Market Predator Drone 13 11
$5,879,054 Mercenary Sea Runner 21 13
$6,041,486 Globetrotter Missle 40 38
$6,480,360 Shadowhawk 36 29
$6,578,378 Contraband Plane 10 16
$6,922,477 Black Barracuda 29 24
$7,355,081 Brigand Lightning 99 80
$7,369,505 Napalm Soldier 24 16
$7,965,946 Oil Shipping Truck 11 17
$8,116,351 Aerospace Osprey 33 22
$8,195,811 Royal Ship 12 15
$8,585,351 Unstable Chemist 20 10
$8,930,662 Yaroshenko Gunner 15 16
$9,149,176 Clerical Escort 9 23
$9,826,595 Phantom APC 27 26
$9,889,297 Command Battleship 17 17
$10,214,189 Capital Sky Guard 26 20
$10,296,000 En-Joo's Tank 19 16
$10,420,216 Guerilla Commander 18 18
$10,773,135 Bombing Expert 28 10
$11,147,027 Steel Foreman 25 18
$12,119,784 Iron Commando 26 24
$12,142,541 Elite Brigadier 23 19
$12,321,514 CommTek Agent 21 23
$12,773,730 Ghost Operative 20 19
$13,397,622 Divine Wind 30 21
$14,059,324 Predator Sub 26 14
$14,078,919 Mech Interceptor 26 23
$14,510,189 Enhanced Soldier 31 23
$15,524,324 Green Bomber 32 20
$16,420,541 Sea Dragon Sub 25 23
$17,637,162 Littoral Combat Ship 24 23
$18,124,459 Executive Chinook 450 325
$19,441,081 Siege Tank 410 290
$20,767,432 Wavebreaker 370 255
$22,108,514 Riptide Runner 325 226
I used Maverick's exel sheet to calculate the following:
1.) I calculated how much energy does it cost to surely get a loot item
(clicks X energy / droprate)
2.) Then I ccalculated the total money gains
(avarage payout X clicks / droprate)
3.) Then I calculated how much money is 1 energy worth using the railgun as etalon
($406,000 / (370 X 2) = $548)
4.) Then I calculated how much does each PVE loot item really cost in money
(clicks X energy / droprate) X $548 - (avarage payout X clicks / droprate)
Here are some numbers:
$59,095 Tree Sniper 3 0
$73,061 Mine Ship 1 2
$114,027 Security Officer 0 3
$118,189 Jungle Helicopter 1 3
$142,279 Artillery Truck 3 1
$146,122 Oil Destroyer 3 2
$228,054 Dictator's Personal Guard 2 4
$241,222 Compound Soldier 2 2
$283,818 Comm Technician 2 3
$284,559 Mustafa's Fighter 4 3
$354,568 Battle Tank 3 4
$366,986 Rebel Fighter 4 2
$417,838 Satellite Truck 1 5
$438,365 Oil Aircraft Carrier 3 5
$482,444 Contraband Aircraft 3 5
$522,351 Tower Guard 2 5
$567,635 Armored Cruiser 4 5
$576,428 Prisoner Truck 1 7
$684,162 Dictator 5 5
$698,649 Prisoner Truck 1 7
$722,090 Footpad 10 11
$733,973 Zealous Gunner 5 5
$818,955 Coast Guard 2 6
$828,640 Venal Fighter 39 24
$835,676 Smuggler Jet 6 5
$842,149 Jungle Runner 12 16
$853,676 Strike Zone Colonel 4 7
$893,412 Mountain Soldier 6 6
$979,459 Rebel Humvee 4 8
$1,044,703 Border Escort 4 8
$1,096,396 Chaingun Soldier 6 8
$1,152,856 Mountain Sentry 4 9
$1,225,847 Buccaneer 24 16
$1,327,658 Boneyard Truck 7 7
$1,352,725 Metro Tank 15 17
$1,365,968 Covert Soldier 5 8
$1,397,297 Kamikaze Plane 10 4
$1,430,892 Boneyard APC 5 11
$1,444,180 Caribbean Fox 9 7
$1,447,331 Commander Helicopter 6 6
$1,488,444 Boneyard APC 5 11
$1,524,863 Explosives Expert 12 4
$1,637,766 Steel Cannon 18 15
$1,637,910 Docks Patrol 5 10
$1,648,216 Boneyard Artillery 10 7
$1,657,279 Aquatic Explorer 40 38
$1,684,297 Captain's Choice 8 16
$1,702,365 Heavy Artillery 14 9
$1,702,905 Shipyard Destroyer 8 6
$1,716,000 Heavy Tank 9 9
$1,736,703 Anti-Aircraft Cannon 5 14
$1,786,824 Boneyard Runner 8 8
$1,795,523 Commando Sharpshooter 10 8
$1,857,838 Expert Sentry 4 15
$1,958,919 Market Sentry 5 12
$2,019,964 Artillery Gunner 13 12
$2,023,757 Fortified Sniper 8 13
$2,053,586 Armored Truck 6 15
$2,128,955 Anti-Aircraft Cannon 5 14
$2,192,793 Drop Site Helicopter 9 9
$2,201,919 Iron Bear 7 8
$2,232,937 Bombardment Frigate 13 12
$2,343,221 Mine Deployer 7 13
$2,346,486 Supply Frigate 5 19
$2,418,365 Auto Vulcan 18 15
$2,451,694 Pirate Barge 19 13
$2,507,027 Heavy Bomber 9 7
$2,587,387 Jungle Sharpshooter 17 13
$2,655,315 Oil Collector 8 12
$2,705,450 Aerospace Drone 19 22
$2,731,937 Royal Escort 7 10
$2,736,757 Armed Fanatic 17 7
$2,861,784 Mountain Jet 13 8
$2,939,527 Armed Lookout 7 16
$2,976,887 Train Escort 7 15
$3,020,743 Venal Fighter 39 24
$3,049,725 Clerical Guard 10 13
$3,134,108 Border Commander 7 11
$3,240,180 Tropical Stalker 33 15
$3,275,532 Ghost Hound 22 18
$3,296,432 Siege Hovercraft 14 10
$3,404,730 Capital Mercenary 19 14
$3,432,000 Hardened Commando 13 12
$3,458,568 Mountain Citadel Tank 10 9
$3,461,239 Bombsight 25 15
$3,473,405 Guerilla Battle Vehicle 14 12
$3,591,045 Bomb Truck 15 12
$3,684,752 Pirate Barge 19 13
$3,715,676 Steel Air Cannon 11 20
$4,039,928 Iron Wing 21 16
$4,047,514 Diplomat Helicopter 8 22
$4,107,171 Mobile Computer Station 14 18
$4,191,892 Suicide Bomber 15 5
$4,257,910 Dignitary Escort 4 14
$4,332,541 Silent Thunder 164 120
$4,465,874 Tower Bomber 23 15
$4,686,441 Reinforced Battleship 13 16
$4,692,973 Mech Rover 22 14
$4,836,730 Drone Tank 20 20
$4,913,730 Docks Missile Sub 14 8
$4,971,838 Transport Raider 283 180
$5,052,892 Modified Fighter 228 156
$5,174,775 Eco Warrior 21 18
$5,360,473 Boneyard Commandant 11 12
$5,473,514 Dragon Soldier 20 15
$5,876,757 Market Predator Drone 13 11
$5,879,054 Mercenary Sea Runner 21 13
$6,041,486 Globetrotter Missle 40 38
$6,480,360 Shadowhawk 36 29
$6,578,378 Contraband Plane 10 16
$6,922,477 Black Barracuda 29 24
$7,355,081 Brigand Lightning 99 80
$7,369,505 Napalm Soldier 24 16
$7,965,946 Oil Shipping Truck 11 17
$8,116,351 Aerospace Osprey 33 22
$8,195,811 Royal Ship 12 15
$8,585,351 Unstable Chemist 20 10
$8,930,662 Yaroshenko Gunner 15 16
$9,149,176 Clerical Escort 9 23
$9,826,595 Phantom APC 27 26
$9,889,297 Command Battleship 17 17
$10,214,189 Capital Sky Guard 26 20
$10,296,000 En-Joo's Tank 19 16
$10,420,216 Guerilla Commander 18 18
$10,773,135 Bombing Expert 28 10
$11,147,027 Steel Foreman 25 18
$12,119,784 Iron Commando 26 24
$12,142,541 Elite Brigadier 23 19
$12,321,514 CommTek Agent 21 23
$12,773,730 Ghost Operative 20 19
$13,397,622 Divine Wind 30 21
$14,059,324 Predator Sub 26 14
$14,078,919 Mech Interceptor 26 23
$14,510,189 Enhanced Soldier 31 23
$15,524,324 Green Bomber 32 20
$16,420,541 Sea Dragon Sub 25 23
$17,637,162 Littoral Combat Ship 24 23
$18,124,459 Executive Chinook 450 325
$19,441,081 Siege Tank 410 290
$20,767,432 Wavebreaker 370 255
$22,108,514 Riptide Runner 325 226