Question: Seeking advice on cycle size and mid-upper level guns

[germ]

I'm mid 40's in laser rifles.

I haven't deposited in over a year, and haven't been cycling with anything bigger than webshop gun.

I am thinking about pushing to at least Commando.

Right now, my options are (that I can see)

Invest in an LR-20 something or other.

Grind token guns a bit more until I'm 50, considering LR-40 X/Y/Z model.

Grind token guns until 70+

I am considering depositing again to climb, but not race. Maybe 300 PED/week or so.

My question for your opinions, is 30 keys/300 PED ammo per week, fully intending to cycle down the shrapnel until it's gone, then wait/sweat/heal for the next deposit enough to justify something like an LR-40 or higher, or is that budget more suitable for token guns and casual grinding?

T.I.A.

Edit to add:

Assuming a 90% TT return, and a markup of +30k (IDK, just made it up) for a Mayhem LR-40, the extra eff% granting a true .7% increase in returns per 10%, I would have to cycle for something like 120 years at 300 PED per week to recoup the markup. Looking at the numbers, the answer is basically clear. Stick to token guns, have fun, forget about returns, blow the thirty bucks and have fun.

 

[It's Tony]

LR-40 TWEN uses 1537 ammo per shot, 53 times per minute

0.1537 PED * 53 = 8.1461 PED per minute spent in ammo

300 / 8.1461 PED = 36.83 minutes of shooting with the LR-40 TWEN, assuming unamped and no reload speed buffs.

Not sure 300 PED a week would be enough if you want to 'keep shooting', I'd stick to token guns & webshop guns on that budget

 

[WhiningSkeptic]

Do the math on LR20 exceptional (or remind me in about six hours and I can help you).

You can expect long term around 95-95% meaning a 300 deposit a week will allow you to cycle around 6,000 PED a week which is more than 20 hours of constant pew pew with the 20. It is not a super great rifle but it is quite a big step up from starter pack. On average over time.

Stick to same same mobs so you can build stacks of loot and squeeze markup out, do AI missions.

Play with a stop loss to not kill your bankroll, for instance if you start the week horribly then rather than TTintg storage go cut trees and sweat until next week if you have the patience. Every now and then a box will drop a L-delta and you have 70 PED extra, you might even get super lucky with a rare.