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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Tradertakes a unique approach to the buying and selling of items, and it may be a bit confusing to even the most-seasoned CRPG players. At the center of this approach is Profit Factor, a “representation of the relative value of the Rogue Trader’s Warrant of Trade.” This guide is here to elaborate upon that description and help players establish a solid understanding of Profit Factor inWarhamer 40,000: Rogue Trader.
Warhamer 40k: Rogue Trader - What is Profit Factor
To put things simply, Profit Factor is a numerical representation of a Rogue Trader’swealth and power, and it determineswhich items can be purchased from merchants. Indeed, every item in a vendor’s inventory has aProfit Factor valueassigned to it, and players can only purchase an item if theirProfit Factor meets or exceeds that value. To attempt to concretize that idea with an example,Warhammerfanswith a Profit Factor of 10, the stats starting value, can only purchase items with a Profit Factor value of 10 or less.
It is also important to understand that an item’s Profit Factor value isnot deductedfrom a player’s total Profit Factor when it is purchased. Indeed,players can buy as many items as they want, as long as they have a value at or below their Profit Factor. As such, Profit Factor does not function as a traditionalCRPGcurrency, but instead determines the items to which a player has access.
Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader - How to Increase Profit Factor
Warhammer 40: Rogue Traderplayersmay now have questions about how they can increase their Profit Factor and access additional items from a merchant’s inventory. While this can be done in several ways, including completing main missions and selecting dialogue options that insist on material rewards, the primary sources for Profit Factor areColony Projects. For the uninitiated, Colony Projects become available starting in Act 2, and the amount of Profit Factor that they award is listed among their rewards.
One final thing to mention is that Profit Factor is not the only metric that determines which items can be claimed from a merchant. Indeed, the Rogue Trader’s reputation with the merchant’s associatedWarhammer 40kfactionalso plays an important role here, and players should work to increase their reputation alongside their Profit Factor. This is done by trading the cargo that is amassed while exploring, which is the way by which fans can “sell” all the junk that they have looted.
