[Poly] Mecha Crusade component pricing formula?

[jaults]

    Does anyone have any input on the formula used to arrive at the prices for the various components in Mecha Crusade? They seem confusing to me:

• 250 BP for +1 to hit, 1,000 BP for +2 to hit
• 6,250 BP for a rocket launcher that does 10d6 (Reflex 17 for half) damage per rocket vs. 4,800 BP for a missile launcher that does 15d6 (+10 to hit) damage per missile
• 4,170 BP for a gun that does 10d6 per shell vs. 2,145 BP for a gun that does 3d6 per shell vs. 3,000 BP for a flamethrower that does 4d6 damage in a 12m cone

    Those are the ones I have with me... I expected the component costs to compare directly to magic item costs in D&D, but they do not seem to. Any input on a formula?

Thanks,
    Jason

Edit - revised subject in accordance with Paizo request...

 

[Victim]

The bonus to hit works:

250x^2

+1 is 250 and +2 is 250x4=1000

 

[jaults]

    Thanks... any other ideas, for the weapons in particular?

    Jason

 

[jaults]

Bumpity, bump, bump... bump bump!

 

[drnuncheon]

I'd love to see this too - I want to find out how many BP a Huge greatsword is for an 'Escaflowne'-style game!

J

 

[The Black Kestrel]

I've posted a similar thread on Dungeon and D20 Modern Boards at the WOTC site as well. Alas no response yet.

 

[jaults]

    'ello? Is this thing on? Paging Erik Mona, paging Erik Mona...

 

[Piratecat]

I dropped him an email with the link. He may be on vacation or something.

 

[jaults]

I dropped him an email with the link. He may be on vacation or something.

    So, from your interest in the subject, can we infer that the Defenders will be sporting some new armor soon?

    Thanks for the bump...
    Jason

 

[Erik Mona]

Folks,

I've asked author David Noonan to drop by and answer your questions. Hopefully, he'll peek in here soon!

--Erik