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Drop Mania part II

philipagphilipag Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited December 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
In the same way bridge officers were made worthless by oversupply, equipment is dropping all over the place these days and heading the same way according to the exchange.
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  • lewstelamon01lewstelamon01 Member Posts: 924 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Maybe so, but here's another thing to consider that I've noticed:

    I've run foundry missions designed more or less exclusively for farming loot. After the first run, even some time into the second. I stop getting drops. Not even a battery, or components.

    I've changed missions, even logged off for an extended period of time. Still no drops.

    Perhaps, Cryptic may have foreseen this and implemented a drop cap of some sort. Not 100% sure, though, but what I've experienced seems to point in that direction.

    ROLL TIDE ROLL
  • eltecheltech Member Posts: 146 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    Yes, I'm not sure what the limit it, but it has been stated by other that there is a daily limit to loot and xp gained from Foundry missions. It also seems to reset at the same time as Dilithium refinement.
  • startrekker22startrekker22 Member Posts: 96 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    The Great Depression of Star Trek Online!!
    If only we can crash the market for GOOD boxed ships.... :D
    " I believe that I speak for us all sir when I say: To hell with our orders." - Lt. Cmdr. Data
  • olivia211olivia211 Member Posts: 675 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    I've not run into this drop cap. In some runs, it gets to the point where I am discarding items to make room for more.
    No, I am not who you think I am. I am someone different. I am instead a banana.
  • born2bwild1born2bwild1 Member Posts: 1,329 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    I think the drop cap is based on recycled loot - perhaps in EC terms - as soon as you have recycled around 500k it stops - some people who are not recycling in mission and letting it build up in their inventory might be getting more. As most people don't go in there with 50 open slots+ they end up recycling a lot and soon the drops stop.
  • archofwinterarchofwinter Member Posts: 215 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    While on the subject of recycling.
    How much EC do we get back when we recycle?
    If the EC we get back is more than what I can get on the market, than TRIBBLE the market.
  • theroyalfamilytheroyalfamily Member Posts: 300 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    archofwinter wrote: »
    While on the subject of recycling.
    How much EC do we get back when we recycle?
    If the EC we get back is more than what I can get on the market, than TRIBBLE the market.

    Recycling gets back 40% of the item's value. At some vendors (mainly faction ones, not commodity guys) you can sell for 50%.

    If a thing goes for >50% of list value on the exchange, put it up there; otherwise, save it and sell it: if the items are high-ticket, like engines, for example, that extra 10% adds up.
  • walshicuswalshicus Member Posts: 1,314 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    There should just be an Energy Credit crate that takes up most of the loot table. That's all we're doing - selling the stuff on as soon as it comes in. Maybe that way equipment would increase in value.
    http://mmo-economics.com - analysing the economic interactions in MMOs.
  • erraberrab Member Posts: 1,434 Arc User
    edited December 2012
    I'm not sure what type of equipment you guys are talking about because the consoles and weapons that I need cost in most cases 30+ Million and there prices are holding steady.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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