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None of it is random, except threads and which table you receive at the end of the trial. Phases of the trial that are completed successfully award an Astral. Trial completion awards Empyreans. If you qualify for a badge, you earn the badge plus a piece of rare salvage. If you've already gotten the badge, you receive an Astral.|
Originally Posted by shaggy5
On several trials I get what I consider the usual drops on iTrials (1-2 astral merits after prisoners on BAF, etc). Sometimes, though, I get a random drop of an astral merit or even salvage. For example, I got an astral merit after first getting first nade on a Lambda this weekend. I have also gotten "extra" salvage at the end of a trial, in addition to the one I "chose".
Are these drops truly random or is there an order I just haven't noticed yet (Like they drop during the first time I do that trial?). |
If you got an extra Astral while in the warehouse/lab phase of a Lambda, it means you qualified for the "get a grenade and an acid at the same time" badge, but already had it.
Make sense?
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Somewhat--if there is a reason for the extra astral, great. What about the extra drop of salvage in addition to the one I choose? And sometimes on BAF I get it after one of the phases, but not at the end (well at the end, but in addition). For some reason when I get this drop on BAF, it is usually Gluon Compound, but not sure why about that either.
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Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
Make sense?
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When you achieve one of the badges involved with the trial you'll also receive a random piece of uncommon salvage (which includes the gluon compound.) If you meet the conditions for receiving a badge that you already have you will get an astral merit but not the random salvage. Using BAF as an example, the following badges will get you an uncommon salvage:|
Originally Posted by shaggy5
Somewhat--if there is a reason for the extra astral, great. What about the extra drop of salvage in addition to the one I choose? And sometimes on BAF I get it after one of the phases, but not at the end (well at the end, but in addition). For some reason when I get this drop on BAF, it is usually Gluon Compound, but not sure why about that either.
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Behavior Adjuster - Complete the Behavioral Adjustment Facility Trial
Not On My Watch - Allow no Mindwashed Prisoners to escape during a Behavioral Adjustment Facility Trial.
Alarm Raiser - Never disable a Guard Tower using the controls at its base during a Behavioral Adjustment Facility Trial.
Gotta Keep 'Em Separated - Defeat Siege & Nightstar without moving them from their initial locations during a Behavioral Adjustment Facility Trial.
Strong & Pretty - Defeat Siege & Nightstar while none of their reinforcements are alive during a Behavioral Adjustment Facility Trial.
Once you have earned all of the badges listed about you will receive the Master of the B.A.F. badge and a random piece of rare salvage.
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There is no extra salvage, outside of what I mentioned--that you get an uncommon (the Gluon) if you earn a regular badge. It's worth noting that earning a Mo badge will net you a one-time rare piece. I misspoke earlier--while in my head I think of anything that isn't a common as rare, the reward for earning a badge is an uncommon. |
Originally Posted by shaggy5
Somewhat--if there is a reason for the extra astral, great. What about the extra drop of salvage in addition to the one I choose? And sometimes on BAF I get it after one of the phases, but not at the end (well at the end, but in addition). For some reason when I get this drop on BAF, it is usually Gluon Compound, but not sure why about that either.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you're talking about running the BAF with multiple characters, and you're having trouble following who has done what. This would explain why you sometimes get a piece of uncommon salvage, and sometimes an astral. If character Z (already has the no-prisoners-escaped badge) doesn't allow any prisoners to escape in the BAF, he gets two Astrals. One for successfully completing the phase, and one for the badge "credit." If character Y (who has never gotten the badge) doesn't allow any prisoners to escape in the BAF, he gets the badge, a piece of uncommon salvage, and one Astral for phase completion.
Am I doing any better?
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Yes, thanks. Yes, I don't necessarily know when I am running a trial if THAT character has run it (I do keep track on a document, but don't think about it while I am running it). So that must be it.
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Originally Posted by DumpleBerry
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The only surefire way would be to check a character's badges. My bet is that you're scoring several of the easy achievements (Lam: get an acid and a grenade at the same time, easy to get accidentally; and BAF: zero prisoners escape, don't turn off guard towers) across multiple characters--which would explain why you're randomly seeing salvage and astrals pop.
As a point of general consideration, the UGT and TPN both have "halfway" points that reward a pile of threads after a significant foe is defeated--this repeats, but it may surprise you the first time.
I should've also just directed you towards the wiki, which is far more coherent than I ever am.
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| Random Uncommon Components can be awarded for the first time a badge is obtained. A random Rare Component can be awarded for the first time a Master badge is obtained. Bonus Astral Merits can be earned multiple times as long as the requirements for the badge is fulfilled, even if you already have the badge. |
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I think that there is an extra salvage drop you get sometimes on the trials. I think it's either the first time you complete it or the first time you complete one of the badge requirements during the trial.
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That would be because your team qualified for the Synchronized badge. The first time you are on a league that qualifies for that you get the Astral + 1 Uncommon Salvage, every time after (once per trial) you get +1 Astral Merit.|
Originally Posted by shaggy5
For example, I got an astral merit after first getting first nade on a Lambda this weekend.
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Originally Posted by shaggy5
I have also gotten "extra" salvage at the end of a trial, in addition to the one I "chose".
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Going way back to the Issue 20 patch notes:
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Originally Posted by Avatea
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* Four achievement badges for unique challenges within each event. The first successful completion of a badge will award a random Uncommon component and an Astral Merit. Each successive completion will award an Astral Merit. |
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On several trials I get what I consider the usual drops on iTrials (1-2 astral merits after prisoners on BAF, etc). Sometimes, though, I get a random drop of an astral merit or even salvage. For example, I got an astral merit after first getting first nade on a Lambda this weekend. I have also gotten "extra" salvage at the end of a trial, in addition to the one I "chose".
Are these drops truly random or is there an order I just haven't noticed yet (Like they drop during the first time I do that trial?).
Global Name: Denver Nugget
Playing since i3 on 8 servers