Are ammo converters worth it?

[Vanguard]

I'm just trying to weigh up the pros and cons.

[therussmeister]

Escrito originalmente por Evil Nox:

The principle of it is good but the functionality is terrible. It's very slow going through the menus, it also doesn't always make sense for ammo type. It says 308 is LOW POWER. But beyond that, it's an incredibly slow process. I usually just throw ammo on the ground and not bother using the machine. It's like wanting to deposit 852 in your bank and them saying sorry, you can only deposit increments of 120 and 10. And every transaction, you have to reinsert your card and reenter your pin. It's crazy annoying.

Great post. Really depends on what ammo your build needs I guess. I don't have one, but will probably build one at some point.

[Vic Evicerator]

Apparently I'm in the minority here, but I say that the Ammo Converter is one of the best CAMP investments I've made.

First, in general, the game mechanics skew ammo in such a way that most people end up using a few calibers and that leads to most people ending up with lots of the uncommon/useless calibers. Even at a 5:1 loss, it's worth it if you trade enough in - all that 10mm and .38 ammo people have thousands of for sale could instead be turned into .45 Fixer Feed with a bit of effort.

And, yes, the interface is clunky, but all it takes is a bit of discipline and a cheat sheet. I spent a few minutes going into the interface to check the trade-in increments of each ammo type, and then I just trade in when I hit nice, even multiples of those increments - e.g. Arrows and Crossbow bolts can be traded in groups of 10, 100, or 1000 - so, just save up until you get 100 and then it's a single-click redemption.

It's not a cure-all for ammo woes, of course, but used correctly it's a great supplement to the rare player vendor who happens to sell exactly what you need or the daily ops ammo farming runs. Hell, I haven't had to make a Lucky Hole mining run in months, and it's in no small part thanks to this converter.