I just completed a society task to create 10 "Grey Wind" spell scrolls.Each scroll requires a minimum of 8.5 Tier 2 fuels if you count the paper and quills, and make your own pristine stromas.I received 14s64c and 100 status points upon completing the task.Fuel cost: 85 x 24c = 20s40cFuel profit margin: 14s64c / 20s40c = 0.72 or a 28% LOSS!!!(a 20% profit would have come to 24s48c).Apparently, SOE calculates the fuel use as:Fuel use: (14s64c / 1.2) / 24c = 50.83 fuels or 5.08 fuels per scroll.The cost of goods for this task is 21s30c if you use 100% harvested materials, acquire the interdependent supplies at cost, and buy aerated water instead of killing 100 gnolls for canine saliva.Since water was my only cost other than fuel, I should have come out ahead by 3s18c. Instead, those 100 status points cost 6s66c!!!Talk about a sinister nerf!<p>Message Edited by Magic Wand on <span class=date_text>02-12-2005</span> <span class=time_text>03:30 PM</span>

<DIV>Nice proving what I stated here thanks for the hard evidance i didn't have at the time realating to this : <A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=general_tradeskill&message.id=429 48" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=general_tradeskill&message.id=429 48</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>Hmm, 5 fuels.  Sounds like they aren't counting refines at all, only interim and finals.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scroll:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Paper</LI> <UL> <LI>Root</LI> <LI>Wash</LI> <LI>Fuel</LI></UL> <LI>Quill</LI> <UL> <LI>Lumber</LI> <UL> <LI>Wood</LI> <LI>Resin</LI> <LI>Fuel</LI></UL> <LI>Oil</LI> <LI>Fuel</LI></UL> <LI>Ink</LI> <UL> <LI>Dye</LI> <UL> <LI>Reagent</LI> <UL> <LI>Rock/metal</LI> <LI>Oil</LI> <LI>Fuel</LI></UL> <LI>Wash</LI> <LI>Fuel</LI></UL> <LI>Wash</LI> <LI>Fuel</LI></UL> <LI>Fuel</LI></UL> <P>Thats 7 fuels, and 5 WORTs, so 8.25 fuel.  But if you don't count the fuel used in any refine combines:</P> <LI>Paper</LI> <UL> <LI>Root</LI> <LI>Wash</LI> <LI>Fuel (1)</LI></UL> <LI>Quill</LI> <UL> <LI>Lumber (refined)</LI> <LI>Oil</LI> <LI>Fuel (2)</LI></UL> <LI>Ink</LI> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=left>Dye</DIV></LI> <UL> <LI>Reagent (refined)</LI> <LI>Wash</LI> <LI>Fuel (3)</LI></UL> <LI>Wash</LI> <LI>Fuel (4)</LI></UL> <LI>Fuel (5)</LI> <P> </P> <P>Bingo, 5 fuels.  Someone needs to remind sony that refines still use fuel, or better yet, let refines use the 6c fuel regardless.</P><p>Message Edited by SemaJynot on <span class=date_text>02-14-2005</span> <span class=time_text>06:53 AM</span>

<DIV>Well since the guild writs are now supposed to give zero profit, any idea how much it's going to cost to do guild writs?</DIV>