Forum:EXPENSIVE ITEMS

Why is everything so expensive in New Vegas? Most things are in the thousands of caps, especially repair. Carter o51 04:07, October 29, 2010 (UTC)

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71.229.162.214 05:31, October 29, 2010 (UTC) Well, the Mojave, unlike the Capital Wasteland, is still attracting travelers because its not totally desolate. And Vegas, unlike anything in DC, still passes for an actual "city." A city run by gangs, gun runners, chem dealers, prostitution rings and gambling halls. So what're the odds they'll charge cheaply for their monopolies?

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I have found that only the most advanced and high-spec items are expensive. For example, i can pick up a cheap plasma rifle from the van graffs for 300 caps which isnt expensive, however if i go to the gun runner hut they want 8197 caps for the anti-materiel rifle, bear in mind the AM rifle is in perfect condition, this counts a lot towards its price. You will then pay a ton for ammo for the AM rifle and the plasma rifle MF cells are relatively cheap. It's all about rarity and most importantly condition of the item. Braindigitalis 14:00, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

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Well maybe you should raise barter up to lower the prices. Or use Benny's suit, roving trader outfit, etc. it makes them cheaper. Bdude5 14:43, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

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They probably went the Fallout 2 way and increased the price of all items just for the heck of it. Lame. - CRIMINAL SCUM 15:00, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

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It's probably because of the casinos. If you're really lucky and you use your saves wisely, you can make thousands and thousands of caps from them, probably why they jacked up the prices: so you don't just buy everything you come across. Also, the gangs would be richer than most, and so they jack up the prices to profit from the sale of arms.

-Gabriel

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I agree with Gabriel, they probably made it so that you would have to work for that weapon of which will come to great use in the future. NCRFirstReconSniper 20:14, August 14, 2011 (UTC)

Well you have a nearly intact pre-war city (complete with bottling plant) to loot caps from. Also you have alternative currencies to caps (NCR script & legion coinage). Together they simply mean that there is a heck of a lot more cash per person in circulation. Throw in some basic necessities being more common (a whole lake of rad free water!!!) and people in the Mojave have more caps to spend on things like weapons & repairs.75.67.224.12 02:42, August 15, 2011 (UTC)

None of the items are expensive,they are actually really cheap,go kill 7-8 legion soldiers or 7-8 NCR soldiers,sell their stuff and you will have good amount of money and those soldiers respawns so you can kill them again and again.Deathclawslayer99 23:14, August 15, 2011 (UTC)Deathclawslayer99.