I have the same results.
Last 3 days has costed me about 1k ped each day,
My setup: Naked, hunting feffox(young-provider E of Isslye) with my dear friend healing me with my mod 2350. I eat pills like they were skittles, X, X2, Y2 and all others I get from my massive amount of lootboxes.
Gun: Calytrek spirit mk III(never purchased for above 108%) with Dante amp attached, imp ares and enough skills to dodge the majority of hits resulting in 13 ped decay on the fap after 1k ped ammo used. (factoring weapon decay or dante decay here, but that brings the cost of the hunt towards 1.5k peds)
Each hunt slowly drives my ped card backwards, I've been trying changing setup, tried gambling (warlocks, osseo, which is WAY out of my league.... which seems to result in way better returns and more stable.. check my EL profile)
So my conclusion what works for me:
Do not try to eco hunt, that kills my ped card rapidly.
Go way out of your league, and hunt mobs you are not meant to be able to solo.
I'm so confused now days, I still love the game and have been depoing. But recently I really started to wonder why.. My iron missions are impossible to finish with my bankroll,
"So why don't you go down more levels and hunt where your bankroll allows you?"
might be because if I am meant to hunt Kerberos all day every day after spending a total of 12 years in game, hunting mid level since 2009, I might as well just say my time has come to stop playing at all and sell out completely.
I see no reason why I should try to hunt efficiently any more. Game is becoming more of a "deposit, go out mobs too big for my level and bankroll, profit(im talking 50 peds TT+ here or there) or break even."
Then when I return back to mobs that I can solo, in eco armor, and in my eyes a very eco fap )mod 2350 hello...) with my current iron missions (Feffox next on the list) the TT returns are ridiculous! 1.5k ~ ped per run and TT returns of 900 is not rare AT ALL! It has been this way all year for me..
Can some one around my level 57 Sniper hit, 53 Dmg, 206k total skill - please teach me how to survive with mod 2350 and dante amp, on a monthly limit of 5k peds, where i usually play 1-3 times a week?
My 5k peds used to last ("It's dynamic!") for much longer periods of time than compared to today.
I'm sad, not angry.
I know I am doing something wrong - because the game isn't supposed to be like this. So I beg some one to help me rethink the way I hunt and help me see straight.
(I rarely use TT, everything with MU I sell on auction or direct trade)