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Quote:I've never seen it come up in team, coalition or public chat either. Has anyone else? Also, it appears as if most of the testimonies upthread pertain to TFs, but what about outside of TFs?Originally Posted by Red_Raccoon
After unlocking my Alpha slot, I ran 9 missions without getting a single shard (then started averaging 1 shard per mission from the 10th mission on). I thought that was a pretty bad dry spell, but I was mostly running level 50 tip missions solo, so that wasn't so unlikely. I've never heard of anyone running multiple task forces and coming away empty handed on shards.
While level shifted, I'm getting 4-9 shards per TF.
My non-level shifted toons are also getting 4-9 shards per TF.
If the drop rate is different for 50s vs. +1s while on a TF, I'm not seeing it.
Outside of TFs, however, while level shifted, my scrapper got 0 shards in 9 tip and 5 story arc missions (each set for 8 with bosses). I estimate that as > 2,700 bad guys (arc missions had many more bad guys than tips).
As can be derived from my previous post, I've always scored a shard on a TF, even on speed runs or while on runs where I've sat out (off map) for entire missions. I'm going to detach the rare and run another 9 tip and 5 arc missions and see what I get. -
Quote:Yes. Since Friday morning I have run 9 TFs and I have received a shard from a baddie in the 1st spawn attacked in the 1st mission in all 9 of them. Even when I loaded into the map late (twice) and the team has already started defeating, I have received a shard from a baddie within the spawn that was being attacked by my teammates.Originally Posted by Shred_Monkey
Odd. Everytime I do a level 50 TF I get a shard early in the first mission. I haven't recorded any data, but I do believe it's been every TF. It's so regular, I was going to post to see if anyone else is seeing it. I'm starting to suspect there some type of streakbreaker code to force a drop.
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Quote:If that's what you are seeing consistently, unequip your Alpha and see if that affects the drop rate.Originally Posted by renfuuma
yep! that's how they suck us in and keep us playing the weekly target thing was proof enough for me.
you pretty much gotta wait a month to even get the final alpha of your choice, need 4 notices and since we get 1 notice a week... eesh. thats 2 more weeks for me though.
now if only shards would drop more often like when the alpha thing first started
ran the khan tf today with 3 scrappers and a blaster while i was on my elec tank. i went in with 0 shards and by the time we were done i had 2, and someone else only got 1
i then ran one of my contact missions on 1+8 and all i got for all the effort was just 1 shard. it seems like some say once you get the level shift or whatever the shard rate drops.
i used to easilly get up to 5 shards a mission run well every other run but now only 1? what gives. and i used to get 5 in the mothership raids, did one a couple of days ago on my brute and only got 3 for the entire time i was there =\
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Quote:lol...I'm in tears!Originally Posted by Werner
Did you really just say "Nuh uh! Meet me after school and I'll kick your ***!" What are you, five? Well, you could be five. That would explain some things.
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Bah...posted my Mind/Energy instead.
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Can't let this thread get anywhere close to purgeland.
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As noted above, I agree with Ill/Rad and Mind/Fire.
Confuse your way through the AV/EB affairs (make the Roman healers your friends, if you'd like).
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Yay for yoooooou! Well done!
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Quote:Pursuing components also will attract folks from the Morality/Alignment path, further depressing the C/D supply to some degree.Originally Posted by Adeon Hawkwood
One other thing I thought of is that we might see a drop in the supply of Pool C/D recipes. Assuming it works like the GR beta top level TFs will give you a choice of merits or an Incarnate component which could lead to a decrease in the number of merits being generated.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Bronze Knight
Craft it.
Then sell it for 800,000,000
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Quote:Originally Posted by graystar_blaster
For reasons like this I market/farm cause you never know whats around the corner. Maybe in i19 there will be purples for the rest of the sets. Perhaps there will be new ios that you can buy for incarnate system.
Or not maybe its in i20,i21? who knows but in the game like life id rather be rich and happy than poor and pissed
Based on an old beta-leak or bug, I'd like to see purples from level 10 through 49 -
Time to throw a few more purple logs on the fire then!
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I random rolled the first week or so, but I've switched to cherry-picking LotGs across the board.
I'm not selling them because I'm loaded with INF.
I'm storing them for my 4 or 5 "inherent-Fitness, purple-IO, getting ready for whatever this end game content is going to be" builds. -
Quote:I like.Originally Posted by Power_Bunny
- Give to gain
Okay, the big one! I propose a new type of invention enhancement. This one actually takes away from your stats in order to increase something higher than usual. Say you want a blaster who is a little more survivable in certain encounters. You would have the option of slotting her ranged damage with enhancements that increase her defense and/or damage resistance while decreasing the range and/or damage of her attacks. Or perhaps a tanker whose melee attacks increase in range slightly but decreases her defense or damage resistance as a result. Interesting, eh? And controversial no doubt, lol!
This is pretty close to what I suggested for Defiance 2.0 back in early 2008 (?) when Castle was taking open suggestions from the subscriber base. I think I called it "adaptation"; you could tweak it at any Hero Corps/Fortunata 4XP contact.
I would still love to see this as an "earnable" inherent power that's open to all ATs, but an invention (if functionally possible) would work too. - Give to gain
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PVPs and Purples have been absolutely dreamy. Dreamy!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Chaos Creator
To the best of my knowledge it is actually. At least that was the word in beta.
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Bought a few stacks of Call to Arms uniques back in Feb/Mar when I became aware of Demon Summoning.
Got them for 500K/stack to 10M/stack. Sold several just before the merge announcement for 80-300M each. -
Quote:Not silly at all. Why not grab some?Originally Posted by Valorin
Silly question- if we take it as a given that Pool C's will increase in supply and the price will drop (making the market more accessible to non-marketeers)... Anybody think it will be worth it to stock up on rare salvage? I would expect the price of that stuff to rise (less AE farming, more tip/alignment merit farming) - kinda wondering if it might be worth speculating some on.
Marketeer's POV: Once the new i18 level 50s come through the market for their final builds, I expect a demand spike and a corresponding supply trough. Those with inventory should be able to push prices up a bit.
Casual's POV: Put in a few low bids in today for the salvage that you are going to need 2-3 weeks from now. -
Quote:I cannot imagine that's WAI.Originally Posted by Caulderone
Wow. I didn't realize Grays could drop tips. Good tip!
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Only mentally tracking what I've received: no Big 3, 1 KinCom triple, 1 BZ+kb, 1 Oblit proc, lots of melees of course. All from the 35-39 range. I don't recall anything else.
So are folks happy with how this is working out? I'm pretty pleased. -
I'd also add that HVMs have been designed (unintentionally, I'd think) to affect uneven deflation.
As noted here and elsewhere, Pool C's are declining at some rate. However, Purples aren't declining and won't decline at anywhere near the same rate (due to design; 1 or 2 HVMs for a "C" compared to 20 HVMs for a Purple), so folks will have more INF to purchase these Purples.
Better said...folks have more INF to purchase Purples because Pool C's (the high value recipes in particular) don't/won't cost as much as they used to.
Without the benefit of any data analysis, perhaps 10 HVMs (a SWAG) would bring Purple deflation in-line with Pool C deflation, if that's what teh Devs desire.
Purple demand should spike a bit once a larger wave of new 50s arrive on the scene. Folks are distracted with school and school activities this weekend, but maybe late this weekend or the next (U.S. holiday) that spike will occur. -
Quote:Yup. This and the other responses are correct.Originally Posted by Supernumiphone
Yes that is how it works. I've been 2-boxing them for a while. As long as both toons have their bars full they can share a morality mission. However the non-mission holder doesn't seem to get credit towards the alignment temp power. I'm presuming that's a bug but we'll see.
I lead the opening mish of the night (set for x8) with an S/L capped Fire/WP. Once I get 5 tips across all (not across each...across all) of my toons then I dial it down to x1 and go to town.
I'll do this until I can earn 15 LotGs (arbitrary number) or until LotG's trend at 50-60M on the market; whichever comes first. -
Quote:I only know of one way to find outOriginally Posted by Lovejuice
So I have a few of these old 53 HOs banging around from times of goo from long ago. Along with a few other various sparkly 52 and 53 trinkets and wonders from days gone by.
I'm stumped though, what the heck would the value of these things be? In-game prices were kind of all over the place before the history wipe.
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Quote:OG + CB is indeed wonderful!Originally Posted by Clutch_NA
I thought so but wasn't sure. Good call
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