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Well, it seems that I'm full of questions. Here's another one...

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Ok, here's another thing that I want to ask.

When I was trading last time I noticed that all of my ranged weapons cost $7. Just what does that mean? How come that a Colt, a shotgun and a crossbow has the same price? I don't get it. I haven't spent any experience in finances, but I think it's kind of weird.

Any explanation is appreciated.
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I think that they are all the same price...and yeah its a bit wierd...a really nice weapon costing the same has a piece of crap gun (but maybe some dont cost the same..like flame thrower etc...) with a higher finance skill you can sell them at a higher price (and maybe the preices are varied)
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Wait a sec, is it the weapons that cost the same, or the ammunition? Because if it's ammunition, then yeah, it's all about the same price, in the game. I think this was deliberately done to save some money, for you. With haggle skills, all it really does is lowers the buy price, and raises the sell price, some. And this isn't weapons, either, but also books, blood, and other stuff.
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Sir Twist wrote:Wait a sec, is it the weapons that cost the same, or the ammunition? Because if it's ammunition, then yeah, it's all about the same price, in the game.
Uh, sorry for maybe a stupid question, but how do I sell ammunition separately from guns? There's no place in my inventory where ammunition'd be stored. Just guns with numbers showing how much ammo I have and max capacity. I sold Colt, shotgun and Ingram with maximum ammo in them for a 'fair' price of $7 each :rolleyes:
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Jimwth wrote:I sold Colt, shotgun and Ingram with maximum ammo in them for a 'fair' price of $7 each :rolleyes:
That's intended to stop players from killing enemies, loot their guns and sell each one.
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Watch it, some SPOILERS!
Wesp5 wrote:That's intended to stop players from killing enemies, loot their guns and sell each one.
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You know, now that you mentioned it... It did stop me from looting guns from enemies. I mean, I was on the quest to blow the Sabbat warehouse and I thought: "I'll kill everyone and then collect all their posessions in several attempts and then sell them!" Then I realized that 'several attempts' will be much more like several hudred attempts so I reconsidered, though I missed maybe $200-$300 extra money.

Allright then, next time, when greed overwhelmed me was on the quest for Fat Larry to collect a case for him. I decided that this time I'll surely not miss an opportunity to earn some extra. But then again, when I was on the third level of that underground garage I thought that it'll be a waste of time.

Howewer, it didn't stop me from killing silently each and every person in a warehouse and in the parking garage :D In fact, it was kind of fun to see the last six gangstas in the garage to fall one by one in front of each other and not even raise an eyebrow:devil:
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I usually end up with full ammo from the warehouse, which I usually just go around shooting boxes, and blowing them away. Usually that lowers my ammo count, some, and I can sell nearly full ammo from there, when I am done. Because the parking garage is easier to access, I usually dump weapons, like bats and knives, Again, I fill up, partially, on the ammo, but it's usually worth it, in the end.
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Sir Twist wrote:I usually end up with full ammo from the warehouse, which I usually just go around shooting boxes, and blowing them away. Usually that lowers my ammo count, some, and I can sell nearly full ammo from there, when I am done. Because the parking garage is easier to access, I usually dump weapons, like bats and knives, Again, I fill up, partially, on the ammo, but it's usually worth it, in the end.
Uh, Sir Twist, sorry for my stupidity, but I think you've just lost me. Why shoot boxes and spend ammo when you can sell it? I'm not sure if I understand you correctly, but do you lower ammo and then collect it just so when you're finished with location there's nothing left to loot and you don't need to come back several times to collect it all?

Oh, and I still don't understand how do you sell ammo without selling a gun.
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Ok, essentially, I sell off the pistol and shotgun, if I have them, before I go to the warehouse, and gather, before I set the explosives, all the guns and ammo there is. I usually max out on ammo for the .38 and shotgun, so I go around and shoot the boxes that can be destroyed. Usually I have a full load, still when I set the explosives, and get out of Dodge. As to the parking garage, I usually, pick up the weapons inside, take them outside, and drop them right outside the garage. The garage is easier to get in and out of, than the warehouse, or at least I think it is.
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Ok, thanks, I got it :D Sorry again :)
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It's ok, I didn't write that well, the first time.
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