Market Discussions

So its now practically better to mine tritanium than crokite.. a high end mineral.

Zydrine prices continue to take a dive because of drone regions..

When are you going to fix high end minerals and make 0,0 mining somewhat lucrative.

I head cries, I laughed.

Need I add that Crokite is still more valuable than any high sec ore to mine? "Practically better" isn't the same as "actually better".

Zyd price, like all other mineral prices, is kept generally low due to easy supply. Mineral prices are unable to react to the increase in the monetary base because they are sourced from many of the same activities that are also ISK faucets, and of course drones.

The only good thing to be said about this situation is that it keeps ship prices down, however it cheapens the dynamic potential of the Eve economy. Instead of the economic landscape fostering diversity, divisions of labor and real gains to be made in specialization/focused effort, the economy is homogenized, and in my opinion, at the expense of our game play experience.

Zydrine and Megacyte both suffer from glamour complex. Right now there is more than enough of both to make 60 Titans in Jita alone. The thing I can't figure out with those two is, they usually come with all the others and in a balanced formula. Every Zydrine will net you 100 trit for example. That tends to be true even for drone poo. Unless they are just leaving the lower end alloys and compounds.

The T1 ratios are actually balanced quite well. What ever is creating the gluts is player oriented.

Zydrine took an arrow to its knee

The drop in Zydrine prices is a direct result of the free market nature of the eve economy and the constraints impose by its design. There is no “fix” for a single mineral; all minerals are correlated. From time to time, ccp tries to “fix” the market by altering the correlation coefficients in the mineral basket. Last year we saw ccp’s influence in Nocxium prices via the Noctis. Other tools ccp has to alter the balance between mineral prices include ore composition, composition of loot drops, new ship designs, etc. While ccp plays a major role in re-directing the price balance in the mineral market, ccp has no control on player’s actions. For instance, many new miners make the common mistake of mining Omber because Isogen has a higher price than Tritanium, without understanding that income rate is an important factor in choosing an ore to mine.

As long as Mexallon prices remain high and Tritanium and/or Pyerite prices climb, Zydrine prices will remain low or might even drop below 700 ISK. If Tritanium and Pyerite surge up in price and Zydrine remains in the 700 - 750 price range, you can be certain that Megacyte prices will drop. Because mineral prices are constraint, it is very unlikely that Zydrine prices will drop below 600 ISK.

I for one enjoy price swings as it makes the mineral market a prime ground for price speculation. Although, in eve is more of a time speculation than a price speculation. Most people would agree that Zydrine prices will rise at some point in the future. But when is another story.

If you are looking for a long-term investment, buying Zydrine is good choice. However, if you don’t want to deal with trading hassles and want your Zydrine investment to grow, I would recommend investing in ZYDIF.