Get rid of xp in MA, increase ticket rewards.

Thunderwolf · 06-16-2009 04:42 PM

I think regular ma missions should have xp taken away and have the ticket rewards increased. This would still allow farming for IOs but not for xp.
Maybe add the ability to buy specific IOs like you can with merits or have a chance to get a purple recipe from the lvl 50 gold roll.
I think this would be enough reward to play MA.
The "Dev's choice" reward will add xp to your mission.

Garrott · 06-16-2009 04:47 PM

They would not do this since MA was advertised as an alternate way to level a character from 1 to 50.

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Folonius · 06-16-2009 05:57 PM

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They would not do this since MA was advertised as an alternate way to level a character from 1 to 50.

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Technically, you still could level your toon from 1 to 50 in MA if you only used the dev choice arcs.

firespray · 06-16-2009 06:12 PM

/unsigned.

This would be the death of the mission architect.

Bad_Wonka · 06-16-2009 07:01 PM

Yeah I could careless about drops most the time. I wouldn't touch AE if they did this. And if they happened to do this it would increase farming even more. Not everyone that is "exploiting" AE is PLing others, most of them are farming for tickets to roll and flood the market.

Darth_Khasei · 06-16-2009 07:02 PM

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I think regular ma missions should have xp taken away and have the ticket rewards increased. This would still allow farming for IOs but not for xp.
Maybe add the ability to buy specific IOs like you can with merits or have a chance to get a purple recipe from the lvl 50 gold roll.
I think this would be enough reward to play MA.
The "Dev's choice" reward will add xp to your mission.

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You may not have been aware of the 5 billion times this has already been suggested and poo poo'ed due for the various reasons MA exsists in the first place. No worries, just so you know, no this is not something needed, good or that will happen.

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

MunkiLord · 06-16-2009 09:56 PM

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Not everyone that is "exploiting" AE is PLing others, most of them are farming for tickets to roll and flood the market.

[/ QUOTE ] This is why I do it. I've made some good influence and have my based stocked with several hundred good enhancements that I'm currently hoarding. All from tickets.

Cynical_Gamer · 06-16-2009 10:05 PM

I'd take this as an option. I'm addicted to tickets.

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MentalMaden · 06-16-2009 10:36 PM

Sure we need more ghost towns in the game.

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Johnstone · 06-16-2009 10:39 PM

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They added a cap to the number of tickets you can earn during a single mission.

They didn't touch XP at all.

So no you want them to do the opposite of what they did to try and reduce exploiting? I don't think it's going to happen.

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FredrikSvanberg · 06-17-2009 12:23 AM

Maybe if they removed XP, increased tickets and allowed us to buy XP with tickets.

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Doc_D · 06-17-2009 03:33 AM

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I think regular ma missions should have xp taken away and have the ticket rewards increased. This would still allow farming for IOs but not for xp.
Maybe add the ability to buy specific IOs like you can with merits or have a chance to get a purple recipe from the lvl 50 gold roll.
I think this would be enough reward to play MA.
The "Dev's choice" reward will add xp to your mission.

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Where were you when MA was first announced and people were debating, reather heattedly I might add, if MA should or shouldn't give XP?

IIRC, most were on the side of giving XP.

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Darth_Khasei · 06-17-2009 05:58 AM

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Maybe if they removed XP, increased tickets and allowed us to buy XP with tickets.

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And that would do exactly what?

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

FredrikSvanberg · 06-17-2009 07:04 AM

It would limit the amount of xp you can get from a single mission or arc by the number of tickets you get, which is already a limited number. 1500 tickets per mission (or arc, I can't remember, I never get that many tickets). Then they could set a cap on how much xp you can buy with tickets based on your level, so that you can only buy 5 bubbles of xp with tickets each level and have to get the rest in the real game, perhaps. Something like that.

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mousedroid · 06-17-2009 07:50 AM

My modest proposal:

Remove XP from the game completely.

Delete all existing characters, and start all new characters at level 50, but let them still chose their powers themselves, level-by-level (like you do with a respec). Also, leave the MA and Oro tools in so that players can exemp/mal down to play low-level content if they want.

In addition to XP, remove all other rewards from the game except inspirations, purple IOs - that's right, IOs, not recipies/salvage - and one-time-per-character earnable stuff like unlockable costume pieces (customizable weapons should be set to reward on the first defeat of the enemy(ies) currently required to earn them). Give each toon 1000 inf to start and set a maximum sell price for all IOs to 10 inf. Also remove all badges.

Think about it, without having to worry about ever improving your characters, it will be so much funner of a game!

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Steeple · 06-17-2009 07:54 AM

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This would be the death of the mission architect.

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Darth_Khasei · 06-17-2009 08:08 AM

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It would limit the amount of xp you can get from a single mission or arc by the number of tickets you get, which is already a limited number. 1500 tickets per mission (or arc, I can't remember, I never get that many tickets). Then they could set a cap on how much xp you can buy with tickets based on your level, so that you can only buy 5 bubbles of xp with tickets each level and have to get the rest in the real game, perhaps. Something like that.

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Ok, but I really don't see that as something that is needed in the current game. I really think after xp smoothing, patrol xp and the initial decision to have MA give xp but not patrol xp or end mission bonus, the devs have that area under control.

Players really do need to just play the game and stop worrying about how fast other people are leveling and stuff its petty.

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

TwilightPhoenix · 06-17-2009 08:55 AM

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Players really do need to just play the game and stop worrying about how fast other people are leveling and stuff its petty.

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I'll quit worrying about how fast other people are leveling when they quit sending "will u pl me" tells to my 50s.

Darth_Khasei · 06-17-2009 01:33 PM

Anyone doing that just needs to be ignored. There are teams looking for members to join to PL there is zero reason for anyone to send anyone a tell like you claim.

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

HelinCarnate · 06-18-2009 01:54 AM

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I think regular ma missions should have xp taken away and have the ticket rewards increased. This would still allow farming for IOs but not for xp.
Maybe add the ability to buy specific IOs like you can with merits or have a chance to get a purple recipe from the lvl 50 gold roll.
I think this would be enough reward to play MA.
The "Dev's choice" reward will add xp to your mission.

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You may not have been aware of the 5 billion times this has already been suggested and poo poo'ed due for the various reasons MA exsists in the first place. No worries, just so you know, no this is not something needed, good or that will happen.

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Once again Darth is wrong. It has only been suggested and poo poo'ed 4,745,665,145 times, not 5 billion.

Darth_Khasei · 06-18-2009 06:25 AM

I was never good at math.

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

ClawsandEffect · 06-18-2009 06:36 AM

I get tells asking me if I want to join teams all the time on my higher level characters. Almost always when I am in Atlas Park. 9 times out of 10 I search the name and they are below level 15, and spamming broadcast that they are looking for members 40+ for AE teams.

They're not begging for PLs anymore, they're trying to trick you into it.

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Smash_Zone · 06-18-2009 06:46 AM

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I think regular ma missions should have xp taken away and have the ticket rewards increased. This would still allow farming for IOs but not for xp.
Maybe add the ability to buy specific IOs like you can with merits or have a chance to get a purple recipe from the lvl 50 gold roll.
I think this would be enough reward to play MA.

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No, no it wouldn't. For casual players like me, I couldn't care less about getting the perfect IO slotting. Regular enhancements work just fine for me.

I play MA to do some new stories, instead of the older ones I've done before. If XP was removed, I'd stop playing MA altogether.

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Darth_Khasei · 06-18-2009 06:56 AM

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I get tells asking me if I want to join teams all the time on my higher level characters. Almost always when I am in Atlas Park. 9 times out of 10 I search the name and they are below level 15, and spamming broadcast that they are looking for members 40+ for AE teams.

They're not begging for PLs anymore, they're trying to trick you into it.

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Hehe, I "feel" you, but in all truth and candor, you are a 50 in atlas and you are getting a "team" invite? Come now you would have to be close to brain dead to be tricked by this method.

The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.

Aura_Familia · 06-18-2009 09:00 AM

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I get tells asking me if I want to join teams all the time on my higher level characters. Almost always when I am in Atlas Park. 9 times out of 10 I search the name and they are below level 15, and spamming broadcast that they are looking for members 40+ for AE teams.

They're not begging for PLs anymore, they're trying to trick you into it.

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Hehe, I "feel" you, but in all truth and candor, you are a 50 in atlas and you are getting a "team" invite? Come now you would have to be close to brain dead to be tricked by this method.

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Yeah really. Just WHO do you think is sending you that invite while you are in atlas?

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