[Please close] Do you like scratch cards? Then hire me :D

Hyellow...

Well... to be honest... I didn't really know where this post could properly fall in... but well... decided to go with "services" since basically I'm looking for someone to hire me... even if it's just as a scratch card - hahaha... if however a moderator feels it better belongs to another category, feel free to move it...

So... do you like "gambling", like that sensation you have when you scratch one of those cards to see if you won, lost or get to draw another one, like to help a newish player and finally want IFN to get stronger?

If you answered yes to the previous questions, then here's the deal: I'm doing those IFN daily missions... but don't really afford to cycle the needed ~24 PED every day, and selling small stacks is not so easy, so looking for someone to "sponsor" me and in exchange get all the loot, including the 2.4 PED mission reward (yeah, obviously can't trade the UA itself, so I will just "pay" for it with cash PEDs).

How exactly it works? Well, at the end of the day when you feel like gambling you give me three TT shortswords (that's 27 PED value), and at the end of the day I give you the used swords (should normally have like 4-5 PEDs left, but definitely at least 3 PED), 2.4 PED cash and all loot for the day.

Presuming the agreed number that the loot is averaging 90% of the spent money, and that 10% comes extra from the mission reward, that means that the average chances are that you will break even (and maybe even win on MU ). But of course... I'm a scratch card... so some runs may actually end up in a net lose, while some others may turn into a global fest (yeah, I day dream) and a big profit.

What's in it for me? Doing the mission without any risks, getting free skills, not loosing or earning any money.

What's in it for you? Other than helping a newish player you mean, right? ) Well, pretty much nothing if you don't like scratch cards - hahaha; but if you do, then it's a bit of excitement to see how the day will turn up - one lovefall, two lovefalls, bah... darn luck, no third lovefall, is just a niagarafall; and, statistically, going by the agreed numbers, chances are that it may even result in a small profit (especially if taking in account the MU ).

Cheers,
Alex

 

tempting, but I spend days in space sometimes so it'd not work out.

 

Not like IRL you buy scratch cards daily.

Even once in a blue moon would work out... you know maybe that's the day when I global... or the day when I hit just no looters - hahaha.

 

Contact me in game

 

Will sure do, Jod!

But first to see how much Swampy, who hired me for first day, will hate me.

 

Log file: Day one of being a scratch card

Hired by: Swampy

Setup: [MAKO FAL-TT (L)] + [Melee Trauma Amplifier I] for fighting (provided by my employer), [S.I. HK110] for pulling and finishing (own)

Costs:
- [MAKO FAL-TT (L)] usage - 21.31 PED
- [Melee Trauma Amplifier I] repair costs - 7.15 PED
- [S.I. HK110] repair costs - 0.41 PED
- Total - 28.87 PED
* pluse some shrpanel I converted to UA to use for pulling
Quite a lot higher than my normal average which is bellow 24 PED; guess I can blame a bit on the few non-bandits mobs that attacked me, a bit on the *NOT* nice people that stolen a few of my mobs, but still it feels like not a very eco setup compared with my usual one

Income:
- universal ammo (reward + left overs for which I paid cash) - 2.56 PED
- ammo (sellable) - 0.42 PED
- loot - 17.14 PED tt value, 18.35 PED counting weekly MU
- Total - 20.12 PED tt value

Results:
- Net lose: 8.75 PED

Mood:
- Sad Really sorry, Swampy, hoped I would be a better scratch card.

 

NO worries at all next time ! Thanks for such detailed results

 

still better than being a scratch and sniff.

 

Daily bump; always looking for new scratch cards lovers.

 

Log file: Day two of being a scratch card

Hired by: [LUCKY dpatc3 PATCHY] (dunno the forum profile)

Setup: [MANTA K-TT (L)] for fighting (provided by my employer), [S.I. HK110] for pulling (own)

Costs:
- [MANTA K-TT (L)] usage - 24.76 PED
- [S.I. HK110] repair costs - 0.25 PED
- USED ammo - 0.48 PED
- Total - 25.49 PED
Quite a bit better than yesterday, still a bit higher than the hoped 24 PED, but close enough.

Income:
- Universal ammo (reward) - 2.40 PED
- Ammo (sellable) - 2.78 PED
- Loot - 22.42 PED tt value
- Total - 27.60 PED tt value

Results:
- Net profit: 2.11 PED

Mood:
- Happy I was a good scratch card - returned with profit even without counting the MU.

 

Daily bump; always looking for new scratch cards lovers.

 

Log file: Day three of being a scratch card

Hired by: [LUCKY dpatc3 PATCHY] (dunno the forum profile) - second try

Time to complete: 02:20 hours

Setup: [MANTA K-TT (L)] for fighting (provided by my employer), [S.I. HK110] for pulling (own)

Costs:
- [MANTA K-TT (L)] usage - 23.80 PED (27.00 PED - 3.20 PED)
- [S.I. HK110] repair costs - 0.28 PED
- USED ammo - 0.49 PED
- Total - 24.57 PED
Lowest of all three days and pretty close of the expected ~24 PED expense.

Income:
- Universal ammo (reward) - 2.40 PED
- Ammo (sellable) - 0.44 PED
- Loot - 13.80 PED tt value
- Total - 16.64 PED tt value
Guess that's the lowest the loot can get, in ~110 kills (100 bandits and like 10 other maturities that charged on me) I didn't get a single mini of at least half-a-ped.

Results:
- Net lose: 7.93 PED

Mood:
- Sad I was a bad scratch card - while the expenses were in line with the expectations, the loot was terrible today.

 

Daily bump; always looking for new scratch cards lovers.

 

Log file: Day four of being a scratch card

Hired by: Swampy - second try

Time to complete: 01:50 hours

Setup: [MAKO FAL-TT (L)] + [Melee Trauma Amplifier I] for fighting (provided by my employer), [S.I. HK110] for pulling and finishing (own)

Costs:
- [MAKO FAL-TT (L)] usage - 17.71 PED
- [Melee Trauma Amplifier I] repair costs - 5.93 PED
- [S.I. HK110] repair costs - 0.50 PED
- USED ammo - 0.81 PED
- Total - 24.95 PED
Pretty much about the expected amount; and it looks out that under normal circumstances this weapon setup is not less eco than my normal one, but just faster to kill.

Income:
- Universal ammo (reward) - 2.40 PED
- Ammo (sellable) - 0.79 PED
- Loot - 14.95 PED tt value
- Total - 18.14 PED tt value
Again really low loot.

Results:
- Net lose: 6.81 PED

Mood:
- Sad Third bad run out of four, and unfortunately second in a row for the poor Swampy. Really sorry

 

21.38 PED total lose over four days... doesn't look good at all... TBH I had totally different expectations and at the moment all I can feel is guilt.

I still have two booked days; will try to talk with said person and ask if they still want to go on with the bookings or not, but other than that, I will probably stop this here (and drop my missions all together)... it just seems like I bring terrible luck as a scratch card.

 

Don't beat yourself up... they drop globals and loot as well. 24 ped is a really small sample. I've had 40 ped globals off them.

I say keep up the scratch card it's interesting and you get skills.

Only stop if people are not hiring

 

count my booking for sunday still in I like a gamble and your loots got to change at some point ;D

 

Well... there are two things...
- first is that I feel guilty... I really hoped that will turn out with (rather) positive results and I wouldn't end up costing you guys money...
- second is that by coming constantly with a bad streak and not being able to prove in anyway that this is the truth, it would be easy for someone to suspect me that I somehow faked the reports (as in stealing part of the loot or something)

So dunno... really think it might be best to stop it... I really, really hoped it would have worked differently.

 

I disagree, keep it up. I'll hire for a few more rounds.

 

The results may have been disappointing but your sample size is so small its meaningless. One of your scratchcards will generate a nice return for someone (hopefully sooner rather than later) so don't give up.

You raise an interesting point but reputation is so important and you have made a considerable effort ingame and on this forum to establish yourself. If it weren't for PC problems I would be able to log in and would definitely go for a few Lovefall Scratchcards.

Keep up the good work and continue coming up with these initiatives