Melee vs guns

is it cheaper to use melee weapons or guns?

Melee weapons are cheap particularly the arkadia ones. Guns can be pricy but there are a plethora of limited options available to you.

Most cases, like myself, you use both. One for range and one for close combat.

well just now someone in game said melee is more expensive then guns.

All weapons are close to each other DMG/Pec wise, only range is more eco because you have less defence cost like armor and healing decay. Because mob has to get in his attack range. So that's the only reason why melee will be a little expensiver, nothing more.

The important questions is how economical are they, the answer is going to vary from gun to gun and from melee weapon to melee weapon.

http://www.entropiawiki.com/Chart.aspx?chart=Weapon

That's a handy search tool to see how economical a weapon is, the important number is listed under "Dmg/PEC".

It also depends on your hunting style and the mobs that you are hunting. If you are going for huge mobs that are going to hit you regardless. Then it will be cheaper to get the best dps and dpp possible whether it be melee or ranged. Regardless you will want a tagger and mid range dps with melee. So if the higher end ranged weapons are out of your price range than you might be better off with unlimited sword/knife/club and a melee VI amp, while using L weapons for some ranged dps.

also say you have a gun that will last you 1000ped ammo and has 300ped tt and cost you 115% to buy, then you'll pay 115%/300(45ped extra) and 1000ped ammo costs you nothing extra while using 1300ped in melee at say 105% will give you 65ped extra

allthough if you have unlimited stuff you'll have nice dps early on and some mad evade later in game