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Topic created : 10.02.2010, 01:25

omega_84

hi everybody,

As per the forum-discussions I have seen, it has been suggested that due to low qualifications, research at the start is not suitable particularly. Followed that step and have achieved some sense of stable business.i want to know that when should one start? what should be the minimum qualifications, cash balance etc., and what techs should one choose to develop?? should one go in a particular field in research & specialize OR go for diverse tech researches???

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10.02.2010, 06:51

Last time edited : 10.02.2010, 06:53

funkydude

If u are a new company, u should start researching your "Products", which u are producing and gonna produce in future. Producing goods is very easy but bringing Quality in it is that difficult. So, If u have good tech and low q products, u can still produce good quality.

I'll prefer you to go for ur products. Let see what others say. Well

10.02.2010, 06:56

eVVe

Start Research as soon as you can affort to. What to study ? That wholely depend on market condition/which you prefer.

10.02.2010, 11:03

Company 2.0

A qualification of 1 will handle several low level labs. The main reasons people advise against research at the start is cost and efficiency.

Low level, low staff labs will still cost 10k+ per day (game week), and that is once the staff are hired and equipment has been bought. It generally takes ~10-20 days to research a level and unless you can sell the research or licenses (very hard in the beginning) it will take another few days before you see any financial benefit from it.

Labs need high quality equipment from the start which can be either impossible to get or very expensive. Without it your efficiency will be down and you will not be able to get supermanager.

If you have supermanager or are more than 7 days into the game you should think about researching if you can afford it.
Just keep in mind it is very expensive and takes time. On the more established realms especially it is far more important to concentrate on making a profit.

FYI tech 2 or 3 licenses are very cheap on Mary realm, many are ~1000.

10.02.2010, 12:37

omega_84

Hmm. That arises one other question. There is scarcity of machine tools and lab. apparatus, esp. in lien realm, and if they are present, have considerable expenses involved in procuring them. So it means that apart from a particular field we want to specialize into, we should also see in the development of machine tools and lab. apparatus. Am I Right???

10.02.2010, 15:53

Company 2.0

For now that is the case. As the realm develops and more people get the capability to produce higher quality equipment the cost and availability will improve.

P.S. A hint for labs, have a look on the enterprise market and you can sometimes find labs for sale with higher quality equipment already installed.

11.02.2010, 11:36

omega_84

Thanks for the information, Fractal. It was really worth the discussion as I have come to know about some of the lesser known aspects of the game, which lie just below the surface Well

. Acc. to what I have come to understand,these labs are by the other players who want to offload their excess burden by selling them at discount. One query though : lets say a person X having a level 1 lab. having full strength lab equipments(100/100) decides to sell it, for whatever reasons that be. His/her lab, at the time of being put up for sale has say, ~5% wear. My doubts are :

1. How is it decided how much discount a particular lab will have ? Is it the player who sets it, or the game who decides acc. to some parameters?

2. Does wear of the machines is present for the player buying the lab? If a particular lab is put up on sale , say today and is offloaded/sold after 3 days, would it make machines' wear increase?

11.02.2010, 11:41

eVVe

omega_84
Thanks for the information, Fractal. It was really worth the discussion as I have come to know about some of the lesser known aspects of the game, which lie just below the surface. Acc. to what I have come to understand,these labs are by the other players who want to offload their excess burden by selling them at discount. One query though : lets say a person X having a level 1 lab. having full strength lab equipments(100/100) decides to sell it, for whatever reasons that be. His/her lab, at the time of being put up for sale has say, ~5% wear. My doubts are :

1. How is it decided how much discount a particular lab will have ? Is it the player who sets it, or the game who decides acc. to some parameters?

2. Does wear of the machines is present for the player buying the lab? If a particular lab is put up on sale , say today and is offloaded/sold after 3 days, would it make machines' wear increase?

What is important: Quality of Equipment.
What Price ? Depend on the person who set it.
Wear... the machine won't worn out if there is no research going on.

12.02.2010, 09:14

Company 2.0

A lot of the smaller buildings on the market are the assets of bankrupted companies. The system puts them up for sale automatically after a certain time with negative balance. This is why they have the same % discount.

Wear works the same way on bought subdivisions as it does on your own. If you buy it with equipment wear, the wear will be there when you take control.
As eVVe said, wear only occurs when the lab is researching, a lot of bankrupt companies don't even start research.
If you keep looking you should find labs with 0% wear.

12.02.2010, 16:02

omega_84

What is important: Quality of Equipment. What Price ? Depend on the person who set it. Wear... the machine won't worn out if there is no research going on.

@eVVe : Wow Man !! Fabulous TO-THE-POINT answers Well

no-nonsense, only sense. Very we!

a lot of bankrupt companies don't even start research. If you keep looking you should find labs with 0% wear.

@Fractal : thanks for that priceless nugget of info. I think it is better to purchase such labs at discount than making your own. I am now getting busy to up my Q's esp. Management. even though I have 100% efficiency shown in the Subdivision list I am not making quick progress. i am somewhat confused........ any ideas why is it so???

12.02.2010, 17:47

eVVe