OOC: ICBM Price
On my storefront, I have been selling ICBM's for $15 million. I've recieved complaints that is godmodding, and a suggested price is $100 million. Does this seem reasonable?
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How tall, and what's the radius of the ICBM? Is it pre-loaded? Type of propulsion? Material? Weight?
$100 mil for an ICBM?
*Falls laughing*
A Mionuteman III only costs $7 mil
Clairmont
13-10-2003, 17:30
Lol Omz, i was just pointing out the very same thing :D
Yeah, 100 mil for a single ICBM is a ...bit too much and anyone claiming that 15 million USD is godmodding doesnt know jack sh*t.
Lol Omz, i was just pointing out the very same thing :D
Yeah, 100 mil for a single ICBM is a ...bit too much and anyone claiming that 15 million USD is godmodding doesnt know jack sh*t.
The Peacekeeper, which is a new and advanced ICBM, only costs $70 ml
Arribastan
13-10-2003, 17:34
fine. at least like 65-70 mil is fair. or you should say that the 15 million one sucks and make a more expensive one.
The peace keeper is more than advanced. It's better :P
Clairmont
13-10-2003, 17:34
Indeed, quite a price divergence between the two types. But anyways, just off-hand claiming that selling any ICBM's at 15 million dollars is bs.
It depends a lot on what kind of ICBM that is.
fine. at least like 65-70 mil is fair. or you should say that the 15 million one sucks and make a more expensive one.
A two stage ballistic missile with only 1 warhead shouldn't cost $70 mil.
If it is that way, maybe I should sell my B-2 for $6 billion.
fine. at least like 65-70 mil is fair. or you should say that the 15 million one sucks and make a more expensive one.
No. Regular ICBM's are only $7-$8million.
Indeed, quite a price divergence between the two types. But anyways, just off-hand claiming that selling any ICBM's at 15 million dollars is bs.
It depends a lot on what kind of ICBM that is.
It's not BS!!! Regular ICBM's sell for half the price.
But remember, the Minutesman III is old.
Still. 2x that is a decent price for a decently modern ICBM. Uber-ultra tech ones are obviously a lot more, but still.
Well, I did intend it to not be loaded.
Clairmont
13-10-2003, 17:40
Yeah its quite old, introduced at the damn seventies. It also raises a thought if the 7 million price for the Minuteman III is from back that time, if it is so then in order to get an accurate price the rate of inflation would need to be accounted for.
Arribastan
13-10-2003, 17:41
Well, I did intend it to not be loaded.
ahh. we understand now. but the n00bs who buy it don't. better mention that in the thread :wink:
Clairmont
13-10-2003, 17:45
*imagines a situation*
N00B: I n00k y00 with these fine ICBM's i bought from WeekendLazyness
Target: Allright, do your worst.
N00B: *fires 1000 nukes at the target and expects a lot of mushroom clouds but nothing happens*
WeekendLazyness: Uhm..dude...the missiles werent loaded.
N00B: DAAAAAMN!!!
Nianacio
13-10-2003, 17:46
Yeah its quite old, introduced at the damn seventies. It also raises a thought if the 7 million price for the Minuteman III is from back that time, if it is so then in order to get an accurate price the rate of inflation would need to be accounted for.US$7 million in 1970= US$33,123,711.34 in 2003 according to The Consumer Price Index Calculator (http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/research/data/us/calc/).
I sell SS-25's for 15 mil, that's with the mobile launcher
*imagines a situation*
N00B: I n00k y00 with these fine ICBM's i bought from WeekendLazyness
Target: Allright, do your worst.
N00B: *fires 1000 nukes at the target and expects a lot of mushroom clouds but nothing happens*
WeekendLazyness: Uhm..dude...the missiles werent loaded.
N00B: DAAAAAMN!!!
No, the last n00b should be:
N00B: Well, I loaded them with my super-duper-ultra-powerful 2,000 mile kaboom range n00ks. You know, the ones I godmodded...
Clairmont
13-10-2003, 17:49
Ok Nianacio, that would fit in with the 70 mil price of the Peacekeeper.
So correcting my earlier statements, a 15-25 mil price for an average ICBM would be quite fitting. From twice to three times that for very advanced and accurate systems.
Kamata: Yeah, that would be more likely but the scenario i described would be funnier.
Nianacio
13-10-2003, 17:51
That price was for a Minuteman III. A Peacekeeper, adjusted for inflation, would be $117,262,773.72.
In case anyone points out they were put into service in the late 1980s (;)), I know. The year I entered for the Peacekeeper was 1986.
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