Albion Crafting Calculator & Refining ROI Guide
Should you refine raw materials or craft finished equipment? Both paths offer different return on investment (ROI) structures depending on your focus and specialization levels.
Refining vs Crafting ROI
Refining is low-risk, high-velocity, and easy to set up, but has lower maximum profit margins. Crafting finished gear requires significant investment to level up specialization, but yields much higher profit margins (often 40%+) once you reach 100/100 specs. Use ScanAlbion's calculators to compare the ROI of both loops in real-time.
Understanding Resource Return Rate (RRR)
The Resource Return Rate (RRR) is the percentage of input resources returned to you after crafting or refining an item. RRR behaves as a geometric series multiplier on your raw resources:
Total Output Multiplier = 1 / (1 - RRR)For example, in a city with a refining bonus using focus (53.9% RRR), your total output is 2.17x the raw materials you started with, boosting your ROI exponentially.
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