Improving one's loot situation

You deposit a crap load of money, buy a ton of ammo and keep shooting at stuff until you get something good...or not.

:)

 

I believe there is no answer here. Simply put the only way to make "sure"* profit in EU is to gather sweat.

Another answer would be that if MA is in generous mood the loot is great, if not it is what it is now.

I haven't played EU for a long time now but I know that many have tried to learn the secrets of loot distribution. But I believe that since MA (a human factor) is tampering with the loot mechanism, nothing is certain or predictable.

Finally, I think Kets mentioned it perfectly. ;)

*= sure as long as they buy it from you

 

To get bigger loots, just hunt bigger mobs...

However, I guess you mean how to profit? :) In my opinion it is all about hunting mobs that drop stuff with markup on a somewhat regular basis. Of course you can get lucky and hit a big HoF, but in the long run I do no think that anyone can profit in TT value only. Just like a casino, EU is designed so that the house wins in the end.

Then of course it is quite important to use equipment that match your skills and the mobs you are hunting (for example not using old school unlimited guns when you only have a hit ability of 2/10, and not wearing Ghost and 5b plates when hunting small Argonauts). Being smart in choosing equipment cuts a lot unnecessary costs.

 

ahhh, if only that were true.... hehe
Too many snablesnot and baby corns hofs have happened for my liking so far. lol

But yes, good advice from Una, especially regarding not using weapons or armour too far above your skills, otherwise you spend most/all of your loot just on repairs.

 

Hehe, ofc I meant bigger loots in average ;) But yeah, those Snable HoFs sure are annoying when they appear. Worst so far is the 1.2k Igni HoF earlier this year. What do they cost to kill? 5 PEC? :)

 

Oh it cost much more than that, if you include self respect in the price.

 

here comes my :twocents:
Long time prrofit is not posible only from hunting, mining or crafting. It has to be combined with some sort of business.
And as in all business it wil take some investments to start it up.
In other words, you'l have to deposit a ¤%&load of $, maybe buy a shop(s) or start up some kind of business, then you need the skills and the time to support it.
So you need to risk alot of your money and play fulltime, then Maybe you get successfull. 8)

But my real advice to you would be, stop focusing on the profit.
Play the game as long as its fun and to the extent you can afford.