BEST RESPECT POINT ITEM FOR YOUR LvL???

[kykboxr]

Nice post AFed

[murf]

I look at it completely differently. I assume that if we are all in it for the long haul, we will be able to build up our income to buy the all the top-tier cash items, including the car. Here's what I've posted before.

Here's how I think you should look at the RP weapons:

I'm making 2 assumptions: 1) I will max out all the high-end cash weapons, 2) I will max-farm the TLC.

So, then I look at increase in attack/defense per RP spent over those items.

Here is what I get:

Pinpoint Sniper (8,000 RP) - +2 att/+8def = +10 total /// 4,000 RP/att - 1,000 RP/def - 800 RP/Total pts
Clean End (6,750) - +19/+11 = +30 /// 335 RP/att - 613 RP/def - 225 RP/total
Assassin's Coat (10,000) - +18/+36 = +54 /// 555 RP/att - 277 RP/def - 185 RP/total
Nitrous Cruiser (7200) - Cash item is better, so won't purchase
Doomsday Frag (28,000) - +75/+22 = +97 /// 373 RP/att - 1,272 RP/def - 288 RP/total
Disease Grenade (22,000) - +23/+66 = +89 /// 956 RP/att - 333 RP/def - 247 RP/total


So Assassin's Coat looks like best overall investment.
Clean End (followed by Doomsday Frag) is best attack investment.
Assassin's Coat (followed by Disease Grenade) is best defense investment.

[bald zeemer]

You're on the money murf.
I was going to do the same analysis but was too lazy. Now my nagging guilt has disappeared.

[murf]

You're on the money murf.
I was going to do the same analysis but was too lazy. Now my nagging guilt has disappeared.

Thanks...I didn't want you to feel guilty...

[Holicaholic]

Certainly the cash one is best. However, for most people, spending 10+ billion to max out on a vehicle is quite an effort, especially considering continually improving econ and donating to syns. You can max out on guns and armor for 40% of the cost it takes to max out on the vehicle alone.

Also, I fully recognize this analysis falls apart at the extremes...it is for the 98% of players without huge stat or huge econ.

Whether it is quite the effort or not, it is much easier to get the cash than it would be the necessary respect. Plus the respect you're not using on vehicles could be used for other weapon classes.