jambon
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(Let's assume you've got a gun with 65% efficiency and a looter skill of about 40-45 as a basis for the poll question.)
There's lots of talk lately about return %'s with 91% - 98% average seems to be the going target depending on efficiency and looter level. Even MA has chimed in a while ago about average returns:
But what is the general consensus of how many mobs does it takes to start seeing close to that return? How do those cycle numbers relate to "loot events" or kills. And does sticking with the same mob make a difference?
I mean going out with 100 peds and killing 3 mulmun looter elite is unlikely to get you in the 90%+ return level (unless you get lucky). The same could be said with going out with 1 ped and killing 3 punies. I think it's fair to assume that MA's specs regarding the return on 100 peds is based on an avatar rolling 100 peds into killing like 500 punies.
So what is a fair sample size? 100? 500? 1000+?
Does changing mobs part way through skew your results? I think it would if the mobs have different kill costs...
I'd love to get your feedback on this.
There's lots of talk lately about return %'s with 91% - 98% average seems to be the going target depending on efficiency and looter level. Even MA has chimed in a while ago about average returns:
Net return for all hunting activity since VU 15.15: 94.71%
Net return for hunters cycling at least 100,000 PED since VU 15.15: 97.29%
Net return for hunters cycling at least 10,000 PED since VU 15.15: 94.79%
Net return for accounts created in 2017, cycling at least 100 PED since VU 15.15: 94.87%
Net return for accounts created in 2017: 93.47%
But what is the general consensus of how many mobs does it takes to start seeing close to that return? How do those cycle numbers relate to "loot events" or kills. And does sticking with the same mob make a difference?
I mean going out with 100 peds and killing 3 mulmun looter elite is unlikely to get you in the 90%+ return level (unless you get lucky). The same could be said with going out with 1 ped and killing 3 punies. I think it's fair to assume that MA's specs regarding the return on 100 peds is based on an avatar rolling 100 peds into killing like 500 punies.
So what is a fair sample size? 100? 500? 1000+?
Does changing mobs part way through skew your results? I think it would if the mobs have different kill costs...
I'd love to get your feedback on this.
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