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Merchant Services

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Weighting/Padding/Sighting (W/P/S) Combat Effectiveness Rating (CER) vs. Total Services
CER Services 1 10 2 20 3 30 4 40 5 50 6 70 7 90 8 110 9 130 10 150	CER Services 11 180 12 210 13 240 14 270 15 300 16 340 17 380 18 420 19 460 20 500	CER Services 21 600 22 700 23 800 24 900 25 1000 26 1100 27 1200 28 1300 29 1400 30 1500	CER Services 31 1600 32 1700 33 1800 34 1900 35 2000 36 2100 37 2200 38 2300 39 2400 40 2500	CER Services 41 2700 42 2900 43 3100 44 3300 45 3500 46 3800 47 4100 48 4400 49 4700 50 5000

The merchant service to add combat effective points (CEP) will, in most cases, offer to increase the number of services on an item. The relationship between combat effective points and services is shown on the table to the right. Weighting (for melee weapons), padding (armor), and sighting (for ranged weapons) all share this table and are collectively known as W/P/S. The number of CEP on an item is also known as the combat effectiveness rating (CER).

For example, adding 20 services of critical padding to a non-padded item will give it a 2 CER. Adding 20 services to an item that already has 130 services (9 CER) will take it to a total of 150 services (10 CER).

If the number of services on an item fall within an intermediate CER, the item will provide a % chance equal to the progress towards the next CER to increase the combat effectiveness to the next value: an item with 145 services will have a 75% chance to confer a 10 CER (150 services) in combat instead of 9 (130 services). It is possible for an item to have both critical and damage padding or weighting, as applicable, and they can be added separately with a corresponding price surcharge. The total number of services per item is still capped at 5000.

Service Windows

When a W/P/S merchant service is offered, the price (silvers or event currency) of adding services increases as more services are added within the same Service Window, which is set as six two-month periods (Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/Jun, Jul/Aug, Sep/Oct, Nov/Dec) spanning a calendar year. This Service Window is tracked per item across all merchants and venues. Cost per service only increases with the number of services added within this window, not the total number of existing services on an item.

Every W/P/S service done an item within a two-month service window (as specified above) will increase the Service Count within that window. Items will become more expensive to work on as the Service Count increases. Price increases happen at Service Counts of 5, 10, and 15, with significant price increases starting at 20+. On the first service after a Service Window ends, the Service Count is reset.

Service Pricing

W/P/S service pricing is dependent on the other mechanical attributes of the item other than the one being serviced. Each attribute is assigned a point value that is summed to determine the total gear points for the item.

Weighting/Padding/Sighting (W/P/S) Gear Point Values
	Property Point Value Enchant 1 per AS/DS TD/Offensive Bonus (armor) 1 per TD/AS Defender (weapon) .5 per DS Flares 7 (Includes Grapple/Knockout) Sanctified 3 Spikes 1 Permabless/Undead Bane 12(weapon), 7(armor) Resistance 1 per 10% Combined Resistance Ensorcell 3 * Tier Enhancive Dependent on value (min 1, max 20) Script (Combat) (see here for specifics) Dependent script impact (min 0, max 20)

Silvers price is then calculated for each gear point, with higher gear points costing more per point.

Price per Gear Point
	Gear Value Price (silvers) 1 - 20 1750 21 - 35 3250 36 - 50 5000 51 - 60 6500 61- 70 8000 71+ 10000

A few item properties are not calculated in the above manor and instead are added on after the value above is determined.

Additional types of W/P/S:
500 silver * Number of Services of types other than the type currently being serviced.
Creature Bane:
Bane Bonus Price (silvers) Flares 15000 Weighting/Padding 5000 per point AS/DS 5000 per AS Evade/Block/Parry 5000 per % increase

Finally, The value is multiplied by the Service Count multiplier and any service type multiplier.

Service Count Multiplier
	Service Count Price Multiplier 1-5 none 6-10 125% 11-15 300% 16-20 350% 21+ 500% + (300% for every service over 21)

Service Type Multipliers

• Critical Weighting/Padding carries a 10% increase on the final price.

Currencies

• All calculations use a base price of silvers, then are converted to alternate currencies at an exchange rate.

Cost Minimums

• GM Merchant Offerings - 10,000 silvers for damage/sighting or 11,000 silvers for critical. Requires 6 gear points or higher to go above minimum.
• WPS Wandering Wagon - 75,000 silvers for damage/sighting or 82,500 silvers for critical. Requires 33 gear points or higher to go above minimum.
• Please see conversion rates below for other currency offerings when offered.

Conversion Rate
The conversion rate varies from event to event.

• Bloodscrip - At Duskruin 2018 the conversion rate was 750 silvers per bloodscrip*

Calculation Example #1: Padding

5x Armor, T1 Ensorcell

5x Armor = 25 gear points

T1 Ensorcell = 3 gear points

Total gear points (GP) = 28

GP 1-20 = 1750 each = 1750x20 = 35000 silvers

GP 21-28 = 3250 each = 3250x8 = 26000 silvers

Total Silvers: 61000

Duskruin February 2018 Conversion Rate: 750

Total Silvers divided by Conversion Rate == 61000/750 = 81

Critical Multiplier of 10% = 8.1

Total Bloodscrip Cost: 89 (Which defaults to 110 because it is the minimum.)

Calculation Example #2: Weighting

8x, T5, Combat Script, Flares

8x enchant = 40 gear points

T5 Ensorcell = 15 gear points

Combat script = 20 gear points

Flares = 7 gear points

Total gear points (GP) = 82

GP 1-20 = 1750 each = 1750x20 = 35000 silvers

GP 21-35 = 3250 each = 3250x15 = 48750 silvers

GP 36-50 = 5000 each = 5000x15 = 75000 silvers

GP 51-60 = 6500 each = 6500x10 = 65000 silvers

GP 61-70 = 8000 each = 8000x10 = 80000 silvers

GP 71-82 = 10000 each = 10000x12 = 120000 silvers

Total Silvers: 423750

Duskruin February 2018 Conversion Rate: 750

Total Silvers divided by Conversion Rate == 423750/750 = 565

Critical Multiplier of 10% = 56.5

Total Bloodscrip Cost: 621