User blog comment:Zamphyr/Resource Producer thoughts/@comment-5039776-20121217053938

Hi Zamphyr.

You do need to understand that the cost of the resource is not nearly as relevant as the cost of LAND! It is your most precious commodity and you only have a limited amount of it.

I cringe when I see villages mostly occupied with resource producers feeding limited number of underperforming stores, with poor villagers wondering how to get ahead in the game.

Every store here has an economic analysis. It shows whether buying resources is profitable or not. From about the salad store onwards (with a few exceptions, mainly recipes that use lumber and woven fur), it's better to buy resources, free up land, add stores and level up that way.

I have no resource producers whatsoever. I spend on average about 25m coins per day to buy all my resources. Based on recent prices, I make a profit of about 5-6m per day (plus about 2m from decorations) and XP of 100m per day. My current coin balance is 2.1 billion. Yes billion.

You just can't do that with your whole village dedicated to making resources! You'll be stuck forever wondering how to get ahead.

I learned my lesson quite late actually. But put simply, everything has a cost. Trying to get away with zero cost of production actually holds you back tremendously.

Your best bet is to ditch resource production (to the maximum extent possible - new villagers need to keep at least one of what you are buying in your village) in favour of profitable stores and, as you level up, ditch thse stores in favour of even more profitable stores. Absorb the cost to make more money and level up faster!

I wrote this post on facebook in answer to a query. You may find it useful.

Ranjitinoz's blog is also very good reading as is Oathborn's power levelling up guide.

Good luck in the game.

Oioiaussie Please do not send me gifts. Thanks in advance.