TravisB
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Grinding EXP In A Seductive Manner
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Post by TravisB on Apr 10, 2013 8:07:27 GMT -5
thanks for this..whoever you are.
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Post by Alex Fury on Sept 30, 2013 12:59:24 GMT -5
A couple questions:
1) I have about 20mp data on Los V and Fennian, but no Data Hounds to sell it to. Are these mainly back-room guys or am I just unlucky with V-chips?
2) 'hacking is best way to make money' ... I've not found this to be true so far. I just can't seem to get enough to make more than ~200 yen per payoff. And for the amount of time it takes + that you get no xp, seems pretty poor. So far I've been trying to focus on K-Horizon as EVERYONE seems to want their data, but can't seem to find that much for them. Usually best I can do is old-boston, moon-club, droid. but I seem to find very little paydata and not many places to go for it. (given, I know the matrix is still being fleshed out.
3) Something I'm missing?
Btw, Dataport rating 3, hacking is 3 or 4, Fairlight (rating 5 comp). So while not a top-line hacker, I'm not badly off. But just seems like it's a lot of hassle for minimal payoff. And yes, I sell the KH data to BraveStar mainly so far (about 80+ rep) and still get poor money
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Post by grävling on Sept 30, 2013 13:12:10 GMT -5
A couple questions: 1) I have about 20mp data on Los V and Fennian, but no Data Hounds to sell it to. Are these mainly back-room guys or am I just unlucky with V-chips? 2) 'hacking is best way to make money' ... I've not found this to be true so far. I just can't seem to get enough to make more than ~200 yen per payoff. And for the amount of time it takes + that you get no xp, seems pretty poor. So far I've been trying to focus on K-Horizon as EVERYONE seems to want their data, but can't seem to find that much for them. Usually best I can do is old-boston, moon-club, droid. but I seem to find very little paydata and not many places to go for it. (given, I know the matrix is still being fleshed out. 3) Something I'm missing? Btw, Dataport rating 3, hacking is 3 or 4, Fairlight (rating 5 comp). So while not a top-line hacker, I'm not badly off. But just seems like it's a lot of hassle for minimal payoff. And yes, I sell the KH data to BraveStar mainly so far (about 80+ rep) and still get poor money Your negotiate skill now effects paydata prices. You should have done this hacking _last week_ when even the people who couldn't negotiate their way to the open end of a paper bag were still getting top money ... |
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Post by Alex Fury on Sept 30, 2013 13:25:57 GMT -5
Your negotiate skill now effects paydata prices. You should have done this hacking _last week_ when even the people who couldn't negotiate their way to the open end of a paper bag were still getting top money ... Negotiation is at 6, and even before the last update or two, never got much money. And simply never got much paydata to get paid for in the first place. |
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Jamozk Ekhiss
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Post by Jamozk Ekhiss on Sept 30, 2013 13:36:30 GMT -5
What other Data Hounds have you got? If you don't mind making an enemy of Mars, they've got enough nodes to make a decent bit of money from. Also, look out for Net Wars - they'll increase the prices for any data on the factions involved, regardless of who you're selling it to.
Oh, and you might be right with the Fennian and Los V stuff - I've been playing for a while and have only come across their Hounds in backrooms (check out Blue Ox).
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Post by fallen on Sept 30, 2013 15:39:18 GMT -5
Alex Fury - how many points of paydata are you selling in a go? Individually, they are not worth that much (30 ~ 100) so you need to make sure you're hacking runs are successful enough to net a big payout! What difficulty are you on?
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Post by Alex Fury on Sept 30, 2013 15:46:58 GMT -5
Custom difficulty, but likely about average. Not ready for the really high ones yet, but a 'good' economy.
fallen: Part of the problem is even my best data-run I only get maybe 3-5 Mp for KH.. and that's a good 5-15 min (real time) doing the hacking. So, at the moment the hacking paydata/money vs time spent doing it is... poor at the best.
ARE the only Fennian and Los V data-hounds in backrooms somewhere? I've never found anyone to pawn their data to.
As for who I have? I do have a number of MARS ones, and I'm considering trying to run against them.
No, haven't done the data wars yet. may look in to that shortly. So far the capture/kill missions (and some escort) ones net FAR more cash, but yes, are far more dangerous. I've gotten escort ones (after additional negotiation) up to almost 3K or so. But the kill/capture are even easier as can use a whimp like quarter-speed to get to where I need to go from a high-rep zone. do the attacks and either rest to burn heat, or use Jennings to get back out and rack up a bit faster.
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Jamozk Ekhiss
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Post by Jamozk Ekhiss on Sept 30, 2013 15:51:57 GMT -5
Hit the DT*T tree - it's all Mars, is accessible everywhere, and will get you a good amount, especially if they're involved in a Data War. Though you should probably get a safehouse near to a Matrix terminal to recover your mental faculties before heading for another run.
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Post by LordofSyn on Sept 30, 2013 19:37:44 GMT -5
I want into the data wars. Since I have had to start whole new characters over, I need to get my grounds hacking again...
then watch out!!!
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Post by fallen on Sept 30, 2013 20:53:37 GMT -5
Alex Fury - do you find yourself returning to the same KH node to hack paydata? Each Matrix node has different ratings for how much data is can spit out and how fast, so you may just be hacking in very dry territroy
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Post by Alex Fury on Oct 1, 2013 8:46:29 GMT -5
I do find I keep finding the same nodes for some reason. As I said before, mainly moon club and 'droid'. After a point of trying to find other areas, I keep getting kicked back elsewhere.
One thing I do notice is that I almost always start with DT*T almost every hack.
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Post by Jacob on Oct 1, 2013 9:05:53 GMT -5
Alex Fury - do you find yourself returning to the same KH node to hack paydata? Each Matrix node has different ratings for how much data is can spit out and how fast, so you may just be hacking in very dry territroy Maybe you wanna go and spit some wet locations out, chummer?  |
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Post by fallen on Oct 1, 2013 9:32:17 GMT -5
Alex Fury - the physical location where you start a hack will determine your entry point into the Matrix node map. So, try other physical terminals. The DT*T is a major Matrix backbone.
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Jamozk Ekhiss
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Post by Jamozk Ekhiss on Oct 1, 2013 13:41:52 GMT -5
ARE the only Fennian and Los V data-hounds in backrooms somewhere? I've never found anyone to pawn their data to. I just got Gravedigger's V-chip from a friendly Yakuza encounter - he buys Los Val data. |
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Post by grävling on Oct 2, 2013 3:30:55 GMT -5
Three Finger Jake buys Fennian.
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