well my ncb run is over after tonight's cache flush. here are some stats for those that like this sort of thing:
final mpr on kwai chang = about 3,170,000
final tattoo value = approximately 6.9m levels
tattoo growth over the ncb = about 2.3m levels
igot noname's nw = around 140m
kwai chang nw = $185,241,702
i sold igot noname at about 3m mpr to start this run and it was going to cost me over 55m apiece for additonal minions on him! while i didn't end up with as much mpr as if i had purchased minions for igot noname, i still ended up beating my old char for mpr (now luke skywalker).
i geared up and even upgraded gear for the first half of my ncb and bought no ba, just natural regen. about halfway through it, i stopped upgrading equipment and started buying ba durin xp times and other times when i could be sure that i had enough for all xp times. i rarely missed ba though. ; )
the only usd i spent was a few item namings along the way, no more or less than if i were not running an ncb though.
the spreadsheet should be finalized before i go to bed tonight:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p_zTEBH-S2h1GPIo0mUrocg