Every IT professional has been asked this question at least once in their life. While many of us have rank and file preferences we’ll happily share, in my opinion this is one of those sneaky questions that seldom warrants a direct answer. Let’s dig-in. Use-Case and Environment All routers provide the same rudimentary and universally-applicable … Read more
Since wrapping-up my series on Virtual Markets, I’ve had an opportunity to review and rewrite some of the codebase used to maintain and generate the reports published on the Projects page. The target of my most recent rewrite, ‘FetchConvertJSONDataProd.py‘, has long been responsible for gathering and maintaining a local copy of market data from the … Read more
In our previous article, we established a strong case for interregional trade in EvE Online after conducting a study on macroeconomic trade dynamics and reviewing relevant game mechanics. In this article, we will incorporate everything we’ve learned so far in-order to: Setting Goals The main takeaway from our last article is that while prices outside … Read more
Up-until this point, the trade strategies and reports we’ve developed for EvE Online all operate under the assumption that trade occurs within the economic vacuum of a single region. It is now time to break this barrier and begin investigating the possibilities of interregional trade. In this article, we will: Regional Comparisons Before delving into … Read more
After all of our work on station trading, it’s time to take a breather with a far simpler (but still extremely effective) reporting exercise. In this article, we will: Before continuing, I would recommend returning to the third article in this series and reading the first few paragraphs for a quick refresher on the context … Read more
With our database now accruing EvE Online market data from ESI, it’s time to start putting it to work. In this article, we will: Assessing Past Techniques So far, we’ve applied a handful of different reporting strategies against OSRS market data. Let’s run through and assess how they might apply to EvE Online: Bid-Ask Spread … Read more
In our last article, we validated that the MMORPG EvE Online fulfills all of our prerequisites for data analytics and modeling. In this article, we will: ESI Overview At first glance, ESI can be a bit daunting; at the time of this writing ESI provides 206 unique endpoints, which is a far cry from the … Read more
In the past five articles, we took a deep-dive into the economy of the MMORPG Old School Runescape. Using market data provided by a public API, we developed and published various reporting workflows through the application of data analytics techniques. In the next few articles, we will build-upon what we have learned and apply our … Read more
In our last article we discussed market shocks and reporting strategies centered around detecting price dips. In this article we will investigate the concepts of intermediate and final goods in Old School Runescape, with the end-goal of developing a reporting strategy allowing us to capitalize on the difference in price between intermediate and final goods … Read more
In our last article we took an in-depth look at price floors and other related phenomenon in Old School Runescape, including the opportunity costs of botting, capital controls, real-world trading, and more. In this article we will investigate market shocks, how they manifest in OSRS, and how we can develop reporting strategies to accurately detect … Read more