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03-22-2009, 06:39 PM,

Ironfoot, thats the problem with most people though.

They only look at how much money they will get when they sell.

I've seen a number of people say "this route gets me this much more profit than yours" Then I ask em how long the route is and i *facepalm* because its usually one of those routes with 30 minute legs.

A few key issues about trade routes:
1. Is it in roleplay?
2. How much Actual Profit are you getting (Sell Price - Buy Price)
----High sell price means nothing with an equally high buy price.
3. How much Time did you spend earning that profit (Profit / Time)
----Did you spend 30 minutes earning 15m or 10 minutes earning 6m
--------Of these two, the 2nd is more profitable.
4. Just in general, how long was the route.
----Did the route run you across 5+ Systems? or just 2-3 systems?
--------More travel time means more chances you'll run into pirates which means more chances you may get pirated

Note: FLC 1.17 automatically takes individual cargo weight in to consideration.

ian · (This post was last modified: 03-22-2009, 07:02 PM by ian.)

' Wrote:1. Is it in roleplay?
it is indeed a RP route
2. How much Actual Profit are you getting (Sell Price - Buy Price)
----High sell price means nothing with an equally high buy price.
i buy at about 500k, sell at 9mil
3. How much Time did you spend earning that profit (Profit / Time)
----Did you spend 30 minutes earning 15m or 10 minutes earning 6m
--------Of these two, the 2nd is more profitable.
i spend 15 minutes earning 16mil
4. Just in general, how long was the route.
----Did the route run you across 5+ Systems? or just 2-3 systems?
--------More travel time means more chances you'll run into pirates which means more chances you may get pirated
it went over 3 systems