March 2nd, 2009 by Bioland
For those of you who have been following along, I’ve been collecting the daily economic trends of the Novus Sector Server. Every day at 9:30 am PST (USA), I’ve logged in, checked the tax and exchange rate, and then calculated the value of selling gold vs buying gold.
Here are the results of my finding:
As you can tell from the charts, it’s never a good time to purchase gold, as it’s value is always much higher than what you’d get from selling it.
It appears that the formulas used by the server for calculating the value are as follows:
- Selling gold: Service Fee + (Exchange Rate – (Tax Rate * Exchange Rate))
- Buying gold: Service Fee – (Exchange Rate + (Tax Rate * Exchange Rate))
It’s the transposition of the ± symbols in the (Exchange Rate + (Tax Rate * Exchange Rate) part of the formula that make it impossible to make money by playing the market.
December 16th, 2008 by Bioland
I’ve been tracking the Novus Sector economy for the past two weeks and only today discovered that something is brutally wrong with it.
I’ve posted a thread on the Novus Sector forums here.
In a nutshell, DO NOT buy gold when it’s low if you expect to make a proffit by selling again when the value is high. The value of buying gold, even at it’s lowest, is always higher than the value of selling it.
I believe that this is because the calculations the game use are either incorrect, or you were never meant to be able to make a profit by playing the market.
October 29th, 2008 by Sontaran
Guys and Gals I bring news of a strange nature. Lumen Is being MIGRATED!!!!! It’s only for 30 days though. I’m guessing that they want to check the popularity of this event which will be running for 30 days before they make a decision whether or not to keep it running permanently. Please check http://www.playrf.com/teaser_sub01.html for more details.
October 26th, 2008 by Bioland
Apparently, the Gods from on high have smiled upon all players on Novus Sector, and have extended the boosted the EXP and PT rates for an additional 24 hours. This is ON TOP of the 3 day bonus they already gave us!
What does this mean to you?
It means you can get some serious kick ass leveling and skill buffing for the next little bit, that’s what it means!!
So… if you’re not already doing, get on this gravy train before it fades into the ether.
