I'm more interested in seeing how a few other things work out. For example, collecting all the exploration badges in a zone whilst in SG mode unlocks the beacon badge to use for the telepad, yet it didn't when I tested it earlier in Atlas with some new SG member alts.
My theory on that is you firstly need to have CoV activated on your PlayNC account, since no CoV = no bases, and no bases = no beacons? I'll test it again as soon as my copy arrives at any rate.
Did you check under SG badges as opposed to personal badges?
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Did you check under SG badges as opposed to personal badges?
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No... it completely slipped my mind to check the SG badges for a badge that only appears under SG. 
Yes, they are giving some prestige to kickstart the base building, but there is a bug where not every SG gets the prestige. Check the red answer on this page.
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Thanks for that m8. 
I was wondering if the COH team was kind enough to give all existing super groups and couple of million prestige to start things off? I spent a lot of time refining and understanding the base construction and it seems that with the prices on the test server it will be a little while before any one has enough prestige to build a half decent base.
If you would like me to share my thoughts on building a secure base please post and I shall share what I have learned so far.