Quests Profit Experiment
15 years, 6 months & 13 days ago
14th Jun 2009 01:46 Let’s see how much profit could be gained from questing.
Some rules for my experiment:
1. All items asked for by the quest will be purchased with MP from either a Mara or User shop. If an item sells in a BP (or other currency) Mara shop, I will purchase the item from a User shop for MP instead.
2. I will not be using any items I already own to complete the quest.
3. I will not skip any quests, unless any single item asked for exceeds 50k.
Leprechaun
Round 1
Starting MP: 10mil
Starting RP: 0
Total quests completed: 200
Ending MP: 7,951,069
Ending RP: 294,257
Total MP spent: 2,048,931
Average MP spent per quest: 10,245
Average RP gained per quest: 1,471
RP value based on a 1:15 ratio: 4,413,855
Total profit based off of selling RP at my 1:15 selling ratio: 2,364,924
If saving RP for personal use, approximate RP:MP ratio: 1:7
Round 2
Starting MP: 10mil
Starting RP: 0
Total quests completed: 200
Ending MP: 8,058,855
Ending RP: 282,955
Total MP spent: 1,941,145
Average MP spent per quest: 9,706
Average RP gained per quest: 1,415
RP value based on a 1:15 ratio: 4,244,235
Total profit based off of selling RP at my 1:15 selling ratio: 2,303,924
If saving RP for personal use, approximate RP:MP ratio: 1:7
Recommendations: Based off of my average RP gained per quest, I suggest not spending more than an average of 10k per quest if max profit is your goal. This will allow you to basically double your investment by selling the RP at a 1:15 ratio. However, if your goal is to get RP quickly and for slightly cheaper than the going sellers rate, you could spend 10-12k per quest, which would be equal to you paying a 1:7.5-9 ratio for RP.
Elger
For Elger, since I have the double crystal gift box, I will only count 1 crystal as the prize. This way the experiment is accurate for all users without the double crystal gift box.
Starting MP: 10mil
Total quests completed: 50
Ending MP: 9,648,925
Total MP spent: 351,075
Average MP spent per quest: 7,022
Total crystals won: 50
Crystal value based on current SS price: 930,446
Approximate total profit if crystals sell for current SS price: 579,371
If saving crystals for personal use, average cost per crystal: 7,022
Recommendations: I highly recommend getting the Double Crystals Giftbox if you don’t already have it. At 9AU, it is expensive but extremely worth it. Had I counted the extra crystals in my experiment, my profit would have been around 1.5mil after only 50 quests, meaning the giftbox will pay for itself after approximately 1200 quests. Without the giftbox, I suggest not spending more than 6k per quest if you do not have the double crystal gift box.
Borak
Starting MP: 5mil
Total quests completed: 50
Ending MP: 4,853,195
Utensils won: Fork, Frying Pan, Kitchen Knife, Measuring Cups, Peeler, Plastic Spatula x2, Plastic Spoon x3, Plastic Tongs, Rubber Spatula x2, Small Kitchen Knife x2, Small Pan x2, and Wooden Spoon x2
Kamilah Traveller
Starting MP: 1mil
Total quests completed: 50
Ending MP: 777,358
Total MP spent: 222,642
Average MP spent per quest: 4,453
I won 6 codes (08, C, E, F, I, O)
Code value based on current SS price: 1,783,527
Approximate total profit if codes sell for current SS price: 1,560,885
Recommendations:
Carpenter
Starting MP: 1mil
Total quests completed: 100
Ending MP: 590,316
Total MP spent: 409,684
Average MP spent per quest: 4,097
I won 12 toy blocks (0x2, 9, C, I, K, O, Q, R, S, U, W)
Toy block value based on current SS price: 2,485,326
Approximate total profit if toy blocks sell for current SS price: 2,075,642
If saving toy blocks for personal use, average cost per block: 34,140
Recommendations: MP payout per quest averaged approximately 4k, which would increase my total spent per quest average to approximately 8k. With that said, if you are able to average 1 toy block per 10 quests, spend limit for completing each quest could be up to 20k with it still being somewhat profitable. For max profits, spending 10k or less would be recommended.
Stockpile tracking
Bought 816 items. Paid 183772 MP. Earned 15398 RP.
Bought 480 items. Paid 128267 MP. Earned 10852 RP.
Bought 533 items. Paid 121583 MP. Earned 10208 RP.
Bought 706 items. Paid 143814 MP. Earned 14309 RP.
Bought 486 items. Paid 203569 MP. Earned 8230 RP.
Bought 800 items. Paid 90855 MP. Earned 16802 RP.
Bought 468 items. Paid 118479 MP. Earned 10672 RP.
Bought 592 items. Paid 142921 MP. Earned 11842 RP.
Bought 678 items. Paid 161268 MP. Earned 13262 RP.
Volcano treasure map costs 16651RP to complete.