Rank               | Cost  | FP Cap  | /delegate ratio

Minimum to join    |   200 |   1,000 |  10.0:1 (Costs 1000 to send 100)
Private            |    10 |   1,000 |  6.67:1 (Costs 667 to send 100)
Lance Corporal     |   400 |   8,000 |   5.0:1 (Costs 5000 to send 1000)
Corporal           |   800 |  16,000 |   4.0:1 (Costs 4000 to send 1000)
Staff Corporal     | 1,200 |  24,000 | 3.334:1 (Costs 3334 to send 1000)
Sergeant           | 1,600 |  36,000 | 2.858:1 (Costs 2858 to send 1000)
Staff Sergeant     | 2,000 |  40,000 |  2.50:1 (Costs 2500 to send 1000)
Master Sergeant    | 2,500 |  50,000 | 2.223:1 (Costs 2223 to send 1000)
Warrant Officer II | 3,000 |  60,000 |   2.0:1 (Costs 2000 to send 1000)
Warrant Officer I  | 3,500 |  70,000 | 1.819:1 (Costs 1819 to send 1000)
Second Lieutenant  | 4,000 |  80,000 | 1.667:1 (Costs 1667 to send 1000)
First Lieutenant   | 5,000 | 100,000 | 1.539:1 (Costs 1539 to send 1000)
Army Captain       | 5,000 | 100,000 | 1.429:1 (Costs 1429 to send 1000)
Major              | 5,500 | 110,000 | 1.334:1 (Costs 1334 to send 1000)
Lieutenant Colonel | 5,500 | 110,000 |  1.25:1 (Costs 1250 to send 1000)
Colonel            | 6,000 | 120,000 | 1.177:1 (Costs 1177 to send 1000)

Ok...so where did my other 177 points go?

Disappeared into thin air.

When I "donate" 100k to the recruiter, I always get 125 extra points for something called the Cries of Alderaan. What's going on?

The Cries of Alderaan was an attempt early on to have content in the form of a "monthly" storyline. Each faction had quests to complete for different stages. At the end of a stage, a winner was chosen based on the number of faction members who completed the quests, or for the last 2 stages it was based on the percentage of players from each faction who completed the stage.

The winning faction of the stages, and ultimately of the storyline, was deemed to be winning the GCW. This brought with it certain advantages, in the form of a 10% bonus to any faction points you earn...wether you kill an opposing faction member, or you buy the points from the recruiter.

The Rebels won the CoA storyline, so they got the 10% FP bonus. That's where your extra 13 points come from. This is an advantage for Rebels because after the bonus, Rebels only pay around 72 credits per point (10000 / 138). After you factor in a /del ratio (Example 1.18:1 for Colonel), that comes to a "cost" of 85.5 per point. So you can charge less than Imperials per point, but still make a nice profit.

My buddy on the opposite side tells me that I pay less for factional perks than he does. What's up?

Same deal with the Cries of Alderaan story. Except since Imperials were the "losers", they got a 30% discount on all faction perks.

This works in the Imperials favor, because they can now sell factional perks for less than the Rebels, despite paying 80 per point.

Example:

A [Winning side] Colonel Master Smuggler FP broker will pay 45000 FP (~3.27 mil) for a Detachment HQ. That's "cost" with the MS 25% discount.

A [Losing side] Colonel Master Smuggler FP broker will pay 31500 FP (~2.52 mil) for the same Detachment HQ on the Imperial side. 60000 - 30% CoA discount - 25% MS discount.

The Recuiter gives me two options to buy FP: 20k and 100k. What am I getting for my credits?

The 20k option buys you 250 FP.*

The 100k option buys you 1250 FP.*

*Winning GCW faction adds 10% on top of that.

That seems like an awful lot of clicking, is there any way to make the process easier? A macro perhaps?

I still need to work out a macro for the new menu scheme in P-13.1. Watch for further updates.

What happened to the 500 pt. FP buying cap?

With the addition of Publish 13, the 500 pt. FP buying cap went away. Smugglers can now buy points up to their rank cap.

Message Edited by DrevenStrobe on 02-24-2005 12:09 AM

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Lynchmawb wrote:

I do like you your macro addon as well which helps me do this without having to watch all the time. I usually end up running to the bank and transfering my cost of the faction points into my bank then wait for it to hit 0 to keep track. You new way seems much better and cuts it off nicely.

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You may still want to use your bank method as a backup.

I still don't have all of the little quirks worked out of my "timed" macros. I ran my 10000 point macro last night and only ended up moving around 8k. So it's not 100% reliable just yet.

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DrevenStrobe wrote:

Did I miss anything?

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your macro

/delegatefactionpoints (name) 250;
/conversationstart;
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse5; (I would like to resign)
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse3; (I would like to make a donation)
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse0; (I would like to transfer 10000 credits)
/pause 1;
/conversationstop;
/pause 1;
/conversationstart;
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse5;
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse3;
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse0;
/pause 1;
/conversationstop;
/pause 1;
/conversationstart;
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse5;
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse3;
/pause 1;
/ui action conversationResponse0;
/pause 1;
/conversationstop;
/pause 1;
/ui action toolbarSlot23;

I assume it still works though I have not used it in a while

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FoPJester wrote:

Good guide, Dreven.

 

You should also update the link in the "Important Links, Guides and FAQ.." thread stickied on top of the board. It still connects to V1.2

 

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