Topic: Kernel drop and Research
taking this:
kernel conversion rates
and this:
http://forums.perpetuum-online.com/post/82472/#p82472
into consideration:
i am a bit worried about the kernel drop rates. taking the numbers from the above 2 links (without haveing checked them) it will result in a greatly overflow in factional kernels.
you could of cource take any other bots for these calculations, or just use the drop distribution of the different kernels, but in the end the result will be the same.
i just used the t3 and t5 hmech for calculation because this will yield the smallest numbers...
bots dont drop common and high tech kernels at the same time. so the there will be 3 dependencies:
- you need to kill bots to get your needed common kernals
- you need to kill bot to get your hitech kernels
- you also get factional kernels from that kills (either its enoug or you have to kill more)
how you can see in in image below you will have a realy great overflow of factional kernels.
ok i have to admit this calculation includes MPC research and they dont need factional kernels. and the question is how manny ppl will do MPC research.
still we will end up with a lot unused factional kernels. this will lead that a lot ppl have too many of those which also will mean that their market value will be roughly zero. because ppl always will need either common or jitech kernels but never the other ones.
for total research:
http://i.imgur.com/c1A2XNh.png
for research without MPC:
http://i.imgur.com/F50033y.png
also it will force researcher to kill a lot low level npcs instead of the better loot yielding higher tiers.
maybe this needs to be looked at...
zort