Ironblade

Okay, right off, did you by any chance do the Stalker runs before the Dominator ones? Because the drop rate WAS bugged and dropping Uncommons like nobody's business.

Second: That's nowhere near enough runs to judge randomness.

At one point, the drop table was bugged and dropping Uncommons far too often. That was fixed. Performance is not a factor in which type of salvage you get.


I agree. It is certainly a reasonable assumption. However, it happens to be a false one.
(Not trying to correct you or anything like that, just making this very clear for any newbs who come along.)

Yes, I had to use a spreadsheet to keep track of them. But I also used every possible slot on my two accounts.

um.... what you just described is how it's working right now and 'working as intended'. It's SUPPOSED to take 3 runs to get it.

When it WAS bugged, you could get all 3 badges in a single run.

Yep, that's annoying. Had a failed run where the team leader was watching his hit points and he was below 100 when the timer ran out.

I suppose that line is not completely definitive, but it sounds like that once your participation gets you off the 'consolation' reward, your participation has no effect on what kind of salvage you get. The quote is from Baryonyx's post here.

I think you mean the military epaulets. These are worn on the shoulders (only with certain tops) and not on the chest.

I have 4. All the servers I already had access to are packed. You see, there was a routine a while back about padding SG's for the bonus prestige......

Your impression is mistaken. 22 runs is not a statistically valid sample. Come back after 22 HUNDRED runs and tell us your conclusions.

Absolutely. Have the base smaller and containing less objects. My main SG has their base on the 24x24 plot with a ton of highly decorated rooms. Our alt SG has a 9x12 base with less than 100 items in it (counting the teleporters and beacons). The smaller base loads noticeably faster. The downside is that it doesn't have all the amenities - it's a transit hub.

There are five reward tables: 'consolation', Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare. We were told flat-out that, once you get off the 'consolation table', it is RANDOM which salvage you get. And, unlike the Taunt system where the person who wrote it was no longer with the company, this is a recent addition and is presumably thoroughly understood. If you think we're being deliberately lied to, okay, but I don't believe that to be the case.

So.... 'Carpetbagger'?

Yes, random is random... *BUT* that does not mean they all spawn at the same odds. Some are set with a greater chance of spawning so they are more likely to show up quickly. The most extreme example of this is Sally, who will respawn within MINUTES of being defeated.

On a related note, it seems that all the spawn timers are reset by server maintenance. If you patrol the various spawn points an hour or so after the servers come back up, you're very likely to find some GM's.

Actually, someone already mentioned in this very thread....
I would add to this the fact that Babbage is *BOTH* a random spawn (occurring in Boomtown) *AND* a player-generated spawn (by running the Synapse TF).

Related to this, the reason they can't unlock themselves the normal way is that they are not team leader, despite being the only person on the team. You can note this from the interface where the solo person does not have a star next to their name, even though they should.

Right. Specifically, in the dialog box you will see:
- Discuss events in Steel Canyon (This is part 1 of the Positron TF.)
- Discuss events in other parts of the city (or words to that effect - this is part 2)

Oh, just a wild guess, but I think that figuring out the cause would get things moving. Any bug that only occurs intermittently is extremely hard to fix.