I think the ore prices on ECC are too low, and they need to be raised to make mining more profitable. 1 Chorus Fruit sells for the SAME amount as 1 Gold Ingot... and that doesn't make much sense considering gold is harder to find. Here are some stats that I've collected, and you can see what's wrong here: Chorus Farming: $50,000/hr Costs: $25,000 Eff7 Mining: $25,000/hr Costs: $1,200,000 Yeah... end farming has a risk factor because you can get raided, but the amount you make is WAY more than mining with a star pickaxe. I think ore prices should be raised, not a lot, but enough that Eff7 mining makes about 35-40k/hr. Star tools are expensive, and I think we can all agree that they should make more money. Coal: $3 Each Lapis: $5 Each Redstone: $2 Each Iron: $15 Each Gold: $20 Each Diamond: $50 Each Changing the ore prices would make mining more profitable, but keep in mind that you would have to change the blocks/items affected by it (diamond blocks, jukeboxes, etc.)
Well the thing is these ores and such are easier to find than that of the chorus fruit which is more risky to get when you are in the end other than that look at mining their is no risk if you have [pyro+] [water+] and [fly++]. That's why the prices for those Ores are as they are because theirs no real risk in finding these, though this would increase the economy's prices on these items and players would gain more money as most of the [ores] people have right now are over priced, you just have to find the right person to sell these things to and you will make good profit. I don't really have a status on this meaning (+1) or (-1) I just thought that I would point this out to you. I agree with Andrew for why he increased the prices of the [Chorus plants/flowers] in the end and it makes complete sense but to increase the ores prices I don't really agree with, I believe they are find as they are right now and should stay the same. If you want to buy and [Eff7] for mining that's probably your loss as I mine with max pickaxes which are like [12-14k] which some users make [20k/hour] still with max tools. So theirs no real need for a [1.2mil] tool that is useless in my in my mind just to mine in the mining world. That's why we have the [super breaker] on our pickaxes to help us move quicker in mining which [refreshes] on the basis of how high our mining stats are and such. As for one example right now, im buying Diamond ores for around [60$] each and I find that price fine by me as anyone can afford it unless you are completely broke, but back onto the diamonds I can but six stacks of [Diamond Ores] from someone for [24k that's 4k per stack] which is very reasonable. Even [Emeralds] sell for the same amounts though they cost a little more but the prices should stay the same for now until Andrew does another update and such on these things for them to change or if they get even more rare. [Gold] isn't really rare anymore either @NSPGamer as if you go to a plains area you will find tons of gold [underground] due to the new update for [1.10.2].
-1 If anything the price of chorus fruit needs to go down. Your suggestion would drastically change the economy and not for the good.
nah, mining's been the way it has for years now and is completely fine. Hiking up prices for mining would probably lead to people requesting farming price increases...which in the end would inflate the economy up pretty good. And you say chorus fruits only cost 25k to farm, that doesn't include the fact that you need to walk to your farm, you have to have all the PvP gear, and once you're gone, you have to walk all the way back. Time is a big cost too.
Mining's already stupidly profitable. with a high mcmmo and an eff5 pick you can easily make up to 16-20k an hour. Up to 23k an hour if you have mcmmobonusplus. Any builder with an eff5 fort3 pick without any features or mcmmo can still make 10k+ an hour. Why the hell should it be buffed? It's already the best money making method there is. And comparing it to chorus farming is stupid. There's pvp in the end, there's no homes or any TP in the end. It's not that simple. Not to mention that IT IS THE POINT OF CHORUS FARMING TO MAKE A STUPIDLY HIGH AMOUNT OF MONEY. -1. This is dumb.
If you think your time is better spent in the end Chorus farming, you should do that. If you think that your time is better spent mining because of the risks/hassle involved in end Chorus farming, then this suggestion is irrelevant.
This really. Sure, you pay less to Chorus farm in the End, but the risk and difficulty is significantly higher than mining, thus higher payout. When you pay for eff7 you're also paying for an easier almost risk-free income(especially if you have the necessary features to protect you from most death causes), its also even argued that you don't even need a star tool to profit from mining.
