Is there a difference between doing Jelly King runs between mission and arcade?
Farming Jelly King question
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 22:36
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 22:42
#2
Actual RJ runs have random bonuses.
Now, sometimes, you'll get a nice theme for the stratum before the Royal Jelly one, so you will make 6.4K per run for 80 energy.
But there ARE chances of boss item recipes (Such as the famous and handy Twisted Targe Recipe) and even Iron Lockboxes, so if you must, take a chance on an actual run, if you're not looking for the Jelly Gems.
But if you just want a load of Jelly Gems, MUCH more profitable to spam the mission itself.
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 22:50
#3
@Thefirstgamer
2.6K per twenty CE is better then 6.4K per eighty energy, though. Also, despite starting at D14, the mission still oddly gives 3 gems.
As you said, spamming the mission is better for gems, but the mission is also better for $.
Edit: Wow, I haven't had a typo to edit in a long time.
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 22:48
#4
Calculations
*note* These numbers may or may not be accurate
Entire T2 run: (from what I've seen) ~5-8 K cr
Single Run of RJP Mission: ~2.8 K Cr
Single Day of 3 RJP missions: ~8.4 K Cr
Note that like Thefirstgamer said, it's much more profitable in terms of Jelly Gems to do the Missions. And if you still don't want an antigua or sealed sword, you can always vendor the armor for 3.5 K cr every 5 visits.
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 01:30
#5
vendoring
Every five RJP runs, you can vendor a Brute Jelly item for 3500 cr. This means that you get an extra 700 cr per run. So the RJP mission gives you on average 2600 + 700 = 3300 cr. Not bad.
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 08:03
#6
@Rangerwill
I think they adjusted the token payout in general, since I used to always get 3 tokens from the arcade run and ever since the mission I now get 4 tokens in the arcade run and 3 tokens from the mission. That or my luck has just changed :D
edit: Of course, it's a matter of time and relative payout, I'm not saying that extra Jelly Gem is worth it XD
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 08:53
#7
The Arcade still might be better
If you get a lockbox on your run from the prize wheel that's an extra 10-15k cr. If you get 2, u just made 20-30k cr.
I personally got/get a very high % of lockboxes. Others say they never get them. So it's kinda risk/reward.
P.S.
For heavens sakes, never vendor an antigua/ss. Worst case sell it to another player for unbind+3.5k cr. THere are tons of players who want to roll on ss to try and get an asi vh. The rolls will create a crown sink. They will sell there non asi vh rolls on ah creating another crown sink. Even a small thing like this will stimulate economy which is only gonna help people. ESPECIALLY the people who need to grind jk for cr.
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 08:57
#8
They actually nerfed the
They actually nerfed the mission pay-out, back to 2200-2300 cr, used to be 2600-2800 one week ago.
Wed, 04/04/2012 - 10:51
#9
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Nah, do the first 2 levels from mission, skip boss.
It's the fastets method.
This is important if say you like to farm it with many accounts one by one or you have an elevator pass.
Since you run for free witht hese methods, time is more valuable .
If you mean the actual levels, no, it's exactly the same except the mission payout is a couple hundred crowns less.
Not worth doing the crappy levels before the RJP in the arcade when you can skip them in the mission, overall.