JohnCapital
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For fun, I decided to do a speed & cost test to compare tp chips and flying.
Items used:
Sleipnir Mk1 (C,L)
Quad-Wing Interceptor (L)
Teleportation Chip I
Teleportation Chip II
NeoPsion 10 Mindforce Implant
Mind Essence
This is a fairly typical set of ships + chips used by most players, I think.
Race course: Port Atlantis Mall to Billy's Spaceship Afterworld
[Calypso, 61612, 75183, 164, Waypoint]
[Calypso, 61997, 80262, 153, Waypoint]
Distance: 5,093
It's almost direct shot due north
Time started when I either left the ground flying, or equipped the chip
Time ended when I either landed and left the ship or materialized
Results:
Sleipnir Mk1 (C,L) 05:33 - cost=0.12
Quad-Wing Interceptor (L) 04:51 - cost=0.18
Teleportation Chip I 02:44 - cost=0.76916 (7 jumps)
Teleportation Chip II 01:48 - cost=0.96136 (4 jumps)
Speed winner: Teleportation Chip II
Cost winner: Sleipnir Mk1 (C,L)
Cost Divided By Seconds (x60 for min):
Sleipnir Mk1 (C,L) = 0.00036036 pec/sec (0.0216/min)
Quad-Wing Interceptor (L) = 0.00061856 pec/sec (0.0371/min)
Teleportation Chip I = 0.00469 pec/sec (0.2814/min)
Teleportation Chip II = 0.00890148 pec/sec (0.5340/min)
Nothing real earth shaking, since we know the costs, etc. just fun to see the numbers side by side.
However, interestingly, my 2nd to last jumps put me close enough to the target, that I could have T'd or suicided and still got there faster, and even cheaper
TP cost w/ 1 less jump (final speed variable based on method of final action)
Teleportation Chip I = 0.65928
Teleportation Chip II = 0.72102
Of course, for TP jumps, I didn't end up landing on a mob or side of a mountain and falling to my death, either of which would have increased time+cost significantly.
Yes, there are other vehicles, MF Amps, implants, etc. that could have skewed the results slightly. I.E. TP 3 or 4 would have been even faster/costlier. But as I said, this test uses a fairly standard set of items.
How does this speed compare to running? (which is free to do)
Screw you. I did my TP runs back in the day. Not gonna do it again.
Items used:
Sleipnir Mk1 (C,L)
Quad-Wing Interceptor (L)
Teleportation Chip I
Teleportation Chip II
NeoPsion 10 Mindforce Implant
Mind Essence
This is a fairly typical set of ships + chips used by most players, I think.
Race course: Port Atlantis Mall to Billy's Spaceship Afterworld
[Calypso, 61612, 75183, 164, Waypoint]
[Calypso, 61997, 80262, 153, Waypoint]
Distance: 5,093
It's almost direct shot due north
Time started when I either left the ground flying, or equipped the chip
Time ended when I either landed and left the ship or materialized
Results:
Sleipnir Mk1 (C,L) 05:33 - cost=0.12
Quad-Wing Interceptor (L) 04:51 - cost=0.18
Teleportation Chip I 02:44 - cost=0.76916 (7 jumps)
Teleportation Chip II 01:48 - cost=0.96136 (4 jumps)
Speed winner: Teleportation Chip II
Cost winner: Sleipnir Mk1 (C,L)
Cost Divided By Seconds (x60 for min):
Sleipnir Mk1 (C,L) = 0.00036036 pec/sec (0.0216/min)
Quad-Wing Interceptor (L) = 0.00061856 pec/sec (0.0371/min)
Teleportation Chip I = 0.00469 pec/sec (0.2814/min)
Teleportation Chip II = 0.00890148 pec/sec (0.5340/min)
Nothing real earth shaking, since we know the costs, etc. just fun to see the numbers side by side.
However, interestingly, my 2nd to last jumps put me close enough to the target, that I could have T'd or suicided and still got there faster, and even cheaper
TP cost w/ 1 less jump (final speed variable based on method of final action)
Teleportation Chip I = 0.65928
Teleportation Chip II = 0.72102
Of course, for TP jumps, I didn't end up landing on a mob or side of a mountain and falling to my death, either of which would have increased time+cost significantly.
Yes, there are other vehicles, MF Amps, implants, etc. that could have skewed the results slightly. I.E. TP 3 or 4 would have been even faster/costlier. But as I said, this test uses a fairly standard set of items.
How does this speed compare to running? (which is free to do)
Screw you. I did my TP runs back in the day. Not gonna do it again.