I somehow apparently missed the VU notes, though MA is a bit derelict in announcing changes in a timely manner so I tend to miss them as they happen. Years ago I made suggestions that they implement portable terminals for trade and repair, it only made sense. A couple weeks ago I was browsing through the Auction and ran across them!
They are Limited, and have a max TT of 20 PED. Markup for the portable TT unit tends to start around 140% on a buyout. Sure, prices will go up, prices will go down. I am uncertain if they are looted or crafted though I would imagine they are crafted.
The portable repair seems to go much higher in the 200% to 300% range at least at present time. Possibly due to the vast numbers of people who hunt and have use for a portable repair terminal. In any case, they can be found under Tools > Misc Tools in your auctioneer. Don't be surprised if you can't find any on other worlds, but like everything else in the game if you want it, you can buy it on Calypso.
I have not owned either of these so I cannot testify as to their decay per use, but when you are out in the middle of nowhere, whats a little decay as opposed to the cost of TP chipping to a terminal or the time involved in flying or driving to one.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Mining Finders and Returns: What you can do to improve them!
Unfortunately the modifications done to the mining system have destroyed tried and true mining methods. I suspect anyone doing gridline mining will lose their bottom dollar in a hurry. You can no longer just run and drop, turn around and dig up your finds... Simply because mining in such a way won't give you much to dig!!!
This is only one small problem compared to how many new finders there are available.. All of them are L, too. I hope better UL finders are on their way some day. In any event the old tried and true finders are not working as well as they once did in the areas they were great in. Here's how I started fixing this problem:
If you have a bit of a bankroll and want to become a REAL prospector in Entropia (The difference between a prospector and a miner is, a prospector looks for a place good enough to mine and a miner stays in a place that is good enough to mine once it's been found through prospecting) You need to pick a few finders, do a few runs on each in a few of your favorite places.
The result of my doing this has confirmed that indeed some finders work better than others in certain regions. If you regularly suffer heavy losses with one finder, switch to another. Is it better or worse? And keep working your way through finders until you can't find one that gets you any better results.
At present, I am very happy using the F-213 on calypso. It is doing better than my old 105 was after the alterations to the mining profession. I just got tired of bad mining returns and had to do something about it, but the last thing you want to do is buy new finders because you don't know how much ped will be wasted along the way, but I realized I was losing a lot more by not doing what needed done.
You also need to watch the ground. If the ground has the appearance of a certain ore, that ore is probably found there, as I mentioned before. Places that don't look like they would have something probably don't. You can't just keep dropping bombs and expect the system to compensate you.
I suspect results will vary from person to person as to which finder works best due to your play style and skill level... There quite probably is no "one finder fits all" approach. The F-105 USED to be the considered "one finder fits all" but not any more. As soon as someone figures out how to make ends meet, MA moves the ends. It never fails.
I hope this gives you a good starting point in rebooting your successful mining, as it has for me.
This is only one small problem compared to how many new finders there are available.. All of them are L, too. I hope better UL finders are on their way some day. In any event the old tried and true finders are not working as well as they once did in the areas they were great in. Here's how I started fixing this problem:
If you have a bit of a bankroll and want to become a REAL prospector in Entropia (The difference between a prospector and a miner is, a prospector looks for a place good enough to mine and a miner stays in a place that is good enough to mine once it's been found through prospecting) You need to pick a few finders, do a few runs on each in a few of your favorite places.
The result of my doing this has confirmed that indeed some finders work better than others in certain regions. If you regularly suffer heavy losses with one finder, switch to another. Is it better or worse? And keep working your way through finders until you can't find one that gets you any better results.
At present, I am very happy using the F-213 on calypso. It is doing better than my old 105 was after the alterations to the mining profession. I just got tired of bad mining returns and had to do something about it, but the last thing you want to do is buy new finders because you don't know how much ped will be wasted along the way, but I realized I was losing a lot more by not doing what needed done.
You also need to watch the ground. If the ground has the appearance of a certain ore, that ore is probably found there, as I mentioned before. Places that don't look like they would have something probably don't. You can't just keep dropping bombs and expect the system to compensate you.
I suspect results will vary from person to person as to which finder works best due to your play style and skill level... There quite probably is no "one finder fits all" approach. The F-105 USED to be the considered "one finder fits all" but not any more. As soon as someone figures out how to make ends meet, MA moves the ends. It never fails.
I hope this gives you a good starting point in rebooting your successful mining, as it has for me.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
MA Support: Incompetent? Or complicit? BIG unresolved issues.
A friend of mine once had me check on his support cases for him, since he hadn't been able to log in and play in quite a while. I looked at the date stamps on the messages and thought wow... After this long of a time? How long are cases supposed to take to resolve?
If anyone rips MA off, the "banhammer" comes down on them sooner or later. But... We can't exactly ban MA support for ripping US off. Because there are no doubt hundreds of thousands if not millions of disputed peds tied up in support due to bugs, glitches, and MA's unwillingness to assist their customer, I thought it would be helpful to help put their feet to the fire as it were. If I suspect there is a bug in any aspect of Entropia, I avoid it like the plague, because I know there is no justice when it comes to asking them for help.
So... I want you to look at what your calendar says the date is now... And I want you to look at the dates on this case which is still pending by the way... I always wondered why my friend was quitting and selling out for good, if this happened to me I probably would too. This is far too serious of an issue to not have been resolved. They have demonstrated they have the ability to track every pec and transaction, yet they are unwilling to do it when it doesn't benefit THEM. A happy customer, is a paying customer. If they don't actually assist us, there will be fewer and fewer happy customers, and they wonder why they have to watch their bottom line.
Since there is no accountability with MA, All we can do is expose what they probably would rather remain hidden and unseen.
To protect identities, names will be blotted out but all other details as they were in the case history. I obtained permission from my friend to discuss his case in my blog. If this case hasn't been resolved, IMAGINE how many bigger cases are probably no doubt still on the books that MA won't own up to and do something about? This can't be the only one. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, if you have something you are waiting for them to do something about, bug them every single day if you have to, don't let them get away with not helping you.
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2012-11-07 06:23 You wrote:
did a level 6 key tonight and the 7th box ( large chest) said i opened it however no loot or loot msg followed nor loot apear in my inventory
If anyone rips MA off, the "banhammer" comes down on them sooner or later. But... We can't exactly ban MA support for ripping US off. Because there are no doubt hundreds of thousands if not millions of disputed peds tied up in support due to bugs, glitches, and MA's unwillingness to assist their customer, I thought it would be helpful to help put their feet to the fire as it were. If I suspect there is a bug in any aspect of Entropia, I avoid it like the plague, because I know there is no justice when it comes to asking them for help.
So... I want you to look at what your calendar says the date is now... And I want you to look at the dates on this case which is still pending by the way... I always wondered why my friend was quitting and selling out for good, if this happened to me I probably would too. This is far too serious of an issue to not have been resolved. They have demonstrated they have the ability to track every pec and transaction, yet they are unwilling to do it when it doesn't benefit THEM. A happy customer, is a paying customer. If they don't actually assist us, there will be fewer and fewer happy customers, and they wonder why they have to watch their bottom line.
Since there is no accountability with MA, All we can do is expose what they probably would rather remain hidden and unseen.
To protect identities, names will be blotted out but all other details as they were in the case history. I obtained permission from my friend to discuss his case in my blog. If this case hasn't been resolved, IMAGINE how many bigger cases are probably no doubt still on the books that MA won't own up to and do something about? This can't be the only one. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, if you have something you are waiting for them to do something about, bug them every single day if you have to, don't let them get away with not helping you.
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2012-11-07 06:23 You wrote:
did a level 6 key tonight and the 7th box ( large chest) said i opened it however no loot or loot msg followed nor loot apear in my inventory
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
New Mining Advice for 2014
MA revised the mining system as you all know or should know. As a result, I am better able to determine where I should and shouldn't drop my probes. However, before there was no indication by looking at the ground as to what was there.
Now, I find that when I hit a claim particularly on calypso, I can look immediately near the claim marker and see ground textures that have either the same texturing as the ore I found, or at least the same coloring. It is weird, but I didn't notice this until after I looked down at the ground in high graphics quality, hmmm, a caldorite claim, and the ground had the same texture as the caldorite ore. Of course the ground that looks more like copper and belkar has copper and belkar. Wolverine Hope is one example of that. TI is a good example of finding gazzurdite near rock outcrops that look, like gazzurdite. And if you look closely at the textures on TI, you will notice blue looking rocks. Of course cobalt is mostly blue, and it is found all over TI.
By applying what you know about what ores look like, and look for those features in the various places you mine, you can get a bit more accurate in dropping your probes. It may not yet be an exact science, but MA has done a better job at letting it be a little closer to reality.
I can't say for certain this trait exists for ALL ores, or if just for ores, or for ores and enmatters alike... But I was strolling through my usual area that I hit Langotz in, and I notice a very limited amount of langotz looking rock in the terrain. Right about where I usually hit it too. SO.. Just wanted to give you guys some more of that great quality content you've come to expect from me. Keep your eyes peeled, and if you decide to scoff at this, I am telling you, you will be surprised. Just make sure you are using the right finder to hit the stuff you think you are looking for.
After a long break from posting here, it's good to be back actively posting... So... Until next time, Never fear, the goldbaron is here!
Now, I find that when I hit a claim particularly on calypso, I can look immediately near the claim marker and see ground textures that have either the same texturing as the ore I found, or at least the same coloring. It is weird, but I didn't notice this until after I looked down at the ground in high graphics quality, hmmm, a caldorite claim, and the ground had the same texture as the caldorite ore. Of course the ground that looks more like copper and belkar has copper and belkar. Wolverine Hope is one example of that. TI is a good example of finding gazzurdite near rock outcrops that look, like gazzurdite. And if you look closely at the textures on TI, you will notice blue looking rocks. Of course cobalt is mostly blue, and it is found all over TI.
By applying what you know about what ores look like, and look for those features in the various places you mine, you can get a bit more accurate in dropping your probes. It may not yet be an exact science, but MA has done a better job at letting it be a little closer to reality.
I can't say for certain this trait exists for ALL ores, or if just for ores, or for ores and enmatters alike... But I was strolling through my usual area that I hit Langotz in, and I notice a very limited amount of langotz looking rock in the terrain. Right about where I usually hit it too. SO.. Just wanted to give you guys some more of that great quality content you've come to expect from me. Keep your eyes peeled, and if you decide to scoff at this, I am telling you, you will be surprised. Just make sure you are using the right finder to hit the stuff you think you are looking for.
After a long break from posting here, it's good to be back actively posting... So... Until next time, Never fear, the goldbaron is here!
Bandwidth & Loot: Issues I've Learned Firsthand
Since I have dialup, I am plagued with certain issues. If I am careful, I do well. But most of you have so much bandwidth that you might not realize these issues. For me, either I have bandwidth or I don't, there is no "things aren't going so well". Things don't go at all.
I have to shut off windows automatic update, as if having it on over dialup does any good anyways, anything that actively sends and receives data needs to be disabled while playing entropia. Even if you are on high speed connections, it seems whatever bandwidth you have, entropia uses it. Huge usage spikes have been reported to me by a couple friends who hof big and ath. Just prior to the loot popping up, their network jumps to almost full usage. What implication this has is up to you to decide.
What I am getting to though, is if something is using my bandwidth, I have issues with claim lag, as in you drop a bomb and have to wait 10 minutes for the result to show up. Or, you drop and drop and continue to drop your probes and it just feels like things are timing out. No loot at all. And what I find is, the minute I start getting bad returns, I go through look for things sucking up bandwidth, close them in the task manager, I start getting loot again!!!! Imagine that!
If you are on a wired broadband connection it would seem to be less of an issue. But if you are over a wireless router, other devices streaming Netflix or downloading large files, etc can cause extra latency and bandwidth shortages just enough to impact performance in Entropia. I have tested on numerous types of connections, and you can see and feel the differences between certain variables in how the game responds and behaves.
The slower your internet, the more diligent you need to be about closing ANYTHING that is sucking up your bandwidth, as I can provably say it WILL cost you returns. And from what I can tell, there is no compensatory algorithm that feels sorry for you after you've fixed the issues. I am telling you this so that you can avoid the issues. If indeed these sorts of things are impacting you, it won't take long for you to notice a positive change by freeing up all the bandwidth you can while playing.
I have to shut off windows automatic update, as if having it on over dialup does any good anyways, anything that actively sends and receives data needs to be disabled while playing entropia. Even if you are on high speed connections, it seems whatever bandwidth you have, entropia uses it. Huge usage spikes have been reported to me by a couple friends who hof big and ath. Just prior to the loot popping up, their network jumps to almost full usage. What implication this has is up to you to decide.
What I am getting to though, is if something is using my bandwidth, I have issues with claim lag, as in you drop a bomb and have to wait 10 minutes for the result to show up. Or, you drop and drop and continue to drop your probes and it just feels like things are timing out. No loot at all. And what I find is, the minute I start getting bad returns, I go through look for things sucking up bandwidth, close them in the task manager, I start getting loot again!!!! Imagine that!
If you are on a wired broadband connection it would seem to be less of an issue. But if you are over a wireless router, other devices streaming Netflix or downloading large files, etc can cause extra latency and bandwidth shortages just enough to impact performance in Entropia. I have tested on numerous types of connections, and you can see and feel the differences between certain variables in how the game responds and behaves.
The slower your internet, the more diligent you need to be about closing ANYTHING that is sucking up your bandwidth, as I can provably say it WILL cost you returns. And from what I can tell, there is no compensatory algorithm that feels sorry for you after you've fixed the issues. I am telling you this so that you can avoid the issues. If indeed these sorts of things are impacting you, it won't take long for you to notice a positive change by freeing up all the bandwidth you can while playing.
Entropia Partners PED earning opportunity!!!
You may have noticed the new banners I put up and the link at the top right of the blog. I had fellow Entropians asking me if I had used this site. I didn't... I was reluctant to. No reason in particular... I AM on dialup still, and I am reluctant to have to do anything bandwidth intensive, which with the advent of flash and java becoming bloatware on most sites, I am very selective in what I use my resources for. (This brings up another issue I need to blog about... How bandwidth affects your loot.)
It would seem the active entropians have joined entropia partners... Lots of good quality posts in the forum, and I don't see any whining or belly-aching in their forum like I have come to expect from the main official forum. I will be the first to admit most complaining tends to be justified, and several more issues I need to raise in my blog come to mind.
Well... In the forums present on the entropia partners site, is a section dedicated to members posting proof of their payments and earnings on the site. This ensures transparency and integrity. The people doing the payouts are volunteers who pay you in person on behalf of the site operator. Cashouts of up to 1K peds are documented.
This is a tremendous opportunity and the site has a lot of potential though it would seem it is in it's beginning phase. In time I would expect it will advance by leaps and bounds.
If you want to make some extra ped, and join a great community, I highly recommend Entropia Partners. You may click on the link or banners present in this blog to take you to their site.
Stay tuned for more great posts coming very shortly!!!
*** Update: I forgot to mention that you can also earn Second Life Lindens and EVE ISK's as well.
Some concerns have been expressed that some people haven't received their payouts, but I do not personally know a single person who has not received a payout from this outfit. If anyone has such a concern, I will do my best to investigate it.
It would seem the active entropians have joined entropia partners... Lots of good quality posts in the forum, and I don't see any whining or belly-aching in their forum like I have come to expect from the main official forum. I will be the first to admit most complaining tends to be justified, and several more issues I need to raise in my blog come to mind.
Well... In the forums present on the entropia partners site, is a section dedicated to members posting proof of their payments and earnings on the site. This ensures transparency and integrity. The people doing the payouts are volunteers who pay you in person on behalf of the site operator. Cashouts of up to 1K peds are documented.
This is a tremendous opportunity and the site has a lot of potential though it would seem it is in it's beginning phase. In time I would expect it will advance by leaps and bounds.
If you want to make some extra ped, and join a great community, I highly recommend Entropia Partners. You may click on the link or banners present in this blog to take you to their site.
Stay tuned for more great posts coming very shortly!!!
*** Update: I forgot to mention that you can also earn Second Life Lindens and EVE ISK's as well.
Some concerns have been expressed that some people haven't received their payouts, but I do not personally know a single person who has not received a payout from this outfit. If anyone has such a concern, I will do my best to investigate it.
Monday, January 13, 2014
New Years Update
I wanted to say happy new years to all of my dedicated readers, and thanks for making my blog a success. I know the past few years have been tough for a lot of people, hopefully things will improve.
I have a lot of things I want to blog about... I've had a lot of time to investigate a lot of things in the entropia universe, and there are beans to spill and skunks that need ratted out. There are also some new thing I am learning after the revamped mining system.
You can expect very soon for some new posts showing up, that will be well worth the time you've waited for me to post something new!!!
For now, Good luck while I start composing these new posts!
I have a lot of things I want to blog about... I've had a lot of time to investigate a lot of things in the entropia universe, and there are beans to spill and skunks that need ratted out. There are also some new thing I am learning after the revamped mining system.
You can expect very soon for some new posts showing up, that will be well worth the time you've waited for me to post something new!!!
For now, Good luck while I start composing these new posts!
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