Hello there!
Here’s 13th part of hunting log series.
Daily routine 2.5-5 hours or 500-1000 kills per day. In total roughly 87.5 hours or 17.5K kills.
This is not meant as guide but rather raw datapoint directed to new players.
This was first time for me trying out my new ZX Sinkadus amp or amp at all. I had received alot of questions regarding why i am not using Omegaton A101 or ZX Sinkadus with my Frontier Hunting Rifle, Adjusted since it has been assumed and enforced by the community that it is always beneficial to use amp. Now i finaly have some real answers and way to open up my point of view. People who PM:d me argued over both efficiency and DPP those are fair points. My perspective with the said amp is that those only increase my turnover, lower DPP and well effi gain from them would require way beoynd insane sample size to draw any conclusions from it. Beside that practicality and lowest possible cost wins in my books.
What do i mean by this?
I am not going to “invest” on Omegaton A101 +300 PED when i know how miniscule the gained effi amount is even in large picture.
Practical issue with both amps, especialy with ZX Sinkadus was that instead of one or two outpost run per 1K kills i’d have to visit outpost 10-11 times for repairs. Now that might not seem to bad if the outpost is nearby but if it’s not that mean’s fuel or tp consumption and downtime from shooting. On 17.5K kills this would mean roughly 175 visits to outpost or using portable repair unit that many times. Please consider how tedious my hunts already are. 
Some could argue that i should buy portable repair unit. Fair enough and possible. But that would mean additional cost in form of Lost MU. Which i can just avoid by not using the amp.
ZX Sinkadus would increase my turnover/cycle on these mobs about 5 PED per 1K kills. So for 17.5K kills that would mean roughly* 87,50 PED additional cost without certainty of end result.
I am not attempting to increase my turnover right now, so i see this as negative effect both from cost and time spent perspective.
This hunt provided me enough empiric experience and data to make educated decision to not use these amps for now.
Perhaps i’l attempt this with another gun and amp in future with bit more noticeable increases in both effi and DPP. This wont mean that i will never use them, i’l always consider if it fits into my ongoing situation.
During this hunt i used some additional tools beside regular equipment, whole point was to free up PED tied into them.
Additional Equipment: CCA/Chikara LR-Progress, CDF Edition (L), Isis LLC 2, Merry Edition (L), Vivo S10 and ZX Sinkadus.
Equipment: Ares Ring, Perfected, Hermetic Ring, Perfected, Frontier Hunting Rifle, Adjusted, Restoration Chip, Frontier Stimulant Pill X1 and Frontier Stimulant Pill, Adjusted x1
Stats: Before/After
| Total skill points | 79576/83353 |
| HP | 133/136 |
| Laser Sniper (Hit) | 48/49 lvl |
| Ranged Laser (Dmg) | 43/44 lvl |
| Animal Looter | 24/25 lvl |
| Mutant Looter | 13/14 |
| Robot Looter | 12/13 |
| Evader | 19/19 lvl |
| Biotropic | 17/19 lvl |
What is my take away from this hunt?
- Great spot to grind codex, daily and AI mission
- Dont assume. consider what is best for your situation
- Earlier take aways from previous hunt logs still count
What next?
Work on Codexes that demand +4K PED cycle to reach 25 rank.
My friends have also invited me to play another game, but will see if i take on their offer. Might mean short break or not. Will see!
Mob maturity: Young to Old Alpha
Location: Honuri → /wp [Calypso, 81094, 91614, 101, Waypoint]
Time spent: 87.5 hours
Globals: 3
Codex rank: 25 Done
Disclaimer: Due to tracking tool issues at times, mob variance and kill steals. I’d say there is margin of error 17-175 kills in these stats.
| Number | Kills | TT Cost | TT Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1000 | 304,37 | 269,78 |
| 2 | 1000 | 311,99 | 261,29 |
| 3 | 1000 | 268,51 | 243,78 |
| 4 | 1000 | 226,68 | 191,65 |
| 5 | 1000 | 223,44 | 198,28 |
| 6 | 1000 | 233,31 | 204,46 |
| 7 | 1000 | 228,61 | 215,76 |
| 8 | 1000 | 224,11 | 198,39 |
| 9 | 1000 | 224,97 | 208,69 |
| 10 | 1000 | 222,84 | 213,75 |
| 11 | 1000 | 226,43 | 209,85 |
| 12 | 1000 | 228,21 | 194,05 |
| 13 | 1000 | 228,37 | 207,17 |
| 14 | 1000 | 228,74 | 204,36 |
| 15 | 1000 | 226,95 | 221,39 |
| 16 | 1000 | 223,82 | 218,49 |
| 17 | 1000 | 220,60 | 222,77 |
| 18 | 500 | 115,19 | 96,86 |
| Total | 17500 | 4167,14 | 3780,77 |
All together:
| TT Spent Healing | 21,23 |
| TT Spent: | 4188,37 |
| TT Return: | 3780,77 |
| TT Loss: | 407,60 |
| TT Return % | 90,27 % |
| Kills | 17500 |
| Hours: | 87,5 |
Loot Composition:
| Name | TT |
|---|---|
| Shrapnel | 2032,53 |
| Animal Muscle Oil | 1179,36 |
| Animal Hide | 275,33 |
| Plumatergus Skin | 89,60 |
| Diluted Sweat | 83,17 |
| Paint Can (Purple) | 60,06 |
| Lacerating Attack Nanochip 1 (L) | 46,00 |
| Infrasound Amplifier Component | 9,00 |
| Diluted Mineral Extractor | 2,40 |
| Superior Cloth Extractor | 2,20 |
| Plumatergus Small Wing | 0,70 |
| Basic Metal Extractor | 0,42 |
| Total | 3780,77 |
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