Cheaper Crafted Items

Revised list:

The following crafted items up for sale at the low cost of 2k each:

Adventurer's Swords
Bone Handled Swords
Scimitars
Marksman's Bows
Duelling Spears
Tridents
Heavy Platemail

The following crafted items up for sale at the low cost of 10k each:

Barbarian Swords

The following crafted items up for sale at the low cost of 250k each:

Silversteel Spears

The following crafted items up for sale at the low cost of 350k each:

Silversteel Chainmail

Edited by Arctic55 - 06 Aug 2014 at 21:44

there is a trade forum section somewhere that this might fit well in.  Not a problem that it is here, but it would be great to use the Trade forum more.

I'm not sure I understand. Most of these items are being sold at a 2x markup from their material costs. Wild dog bone is 700. Silversteel 20k, earth salts 165k. I'd hardly call a 50% profit margin unhealthy or a huge bargain. The proposed sell prices haven't been accepted because they are silly. However, the history shows that realistic buy and sell transactions have happened. For example, I sold a couple thousand reinforced chainmail today at 4000.

I would happily equip crafted items on my hunting troops when the cost of the item is less than the bonus * unit build cost. For example, I'd equip all my elite cavalry with Boar Spears when the item price is less than 36% of 2 spears, 2 saddles, 2 horses, 1 chain, 1 plate. (36% because the elite division doubles the 18%). Even if the item is lost with hunter deaths, that's still more cost effective than using extra cavalry.

Incidentally, barbarian swords are expensive because scaled charger vertebrae are also used for plains spears, which are extremely popular for elite cavalry formations and plains city defense. The vertebrae are themselves costly because scaled chargers don't drop many when they are killed.

Edited by Brandmeister - 05 Aug 2014 at 04:30