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Season 9 Dev Blog #3: Reputation System Redesign (Updated OP)

pwecaptainsmirkpwecaptainsmirk Member Posts: 1,167 Arc User
edited April 2014 in Galactic News Network [PC]
System Designer Phil “Gorngonzolla” Zeleski reveals details on the upcoming release of the Reputation System Redesign in this entry of the Season 9 News Dev Blog series.


Link to the blog.

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Update: Additional information has been added to the OP Blog Post.
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  • qjuniorqjunior Member Posts: 2,023 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Seems fine to me at first glance. :)
  • worffan101worffan101 Member Posts: 9,518 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I reserve judgement for the...oh. Oh, nice.

    I like. A LOT.

    Thanks, devs. Way to come through!
  • jumpingjsjumpingjs Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    At a quick glance, looks good.
    Hopefully I'll come back from my break; this break is fun; I play intellectual games.

    I hope STO get's better ...
  • robeasomrobeasom Member Posts: 1,911 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    (These hourly XP projects may be run a handful of times per day. Once that limit has been met, this project will be replaced by an hourly project that instead yields bonus Dilithium instead of reputation XP, in addition to the standard reward pack. There is no limit on how many times this bonus Dilithium project can be run.)

    Why only a handful I'm sorry but with the Dyson one i did the hourly one countless times which got me to Tier V sooner than usual and preferred this if you only doing it a handful of time and then giving dilithium instead of the rep experience then your going to continue see people complain because unless you going to remove the dlithium cap people can get to that really easy and will probably grind this even less. Oh and how many times would be a handful a number would be nice.
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  • hyplhypl Member Posts: 3,719 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Aside from the changes to hourly projects (though I didn't do them every hour every day so...meh), I think I like these changes. Maybe now I'll actually be able to stand finishing my reputations on my alts... :P
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  • gofasternowgofasternow Member Posts: 1,390 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    No more XP grinding, no more ridiculous items to use and *GASP* Romulan and Reman space gear being BETTER?!

    Someone pinch me, I must be dreaming!
  • locutusofcactuslocutusofcactus Member Posts: 651 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Sounds great! Simplifying the reputation system is an improvement.
  • havamhavam Member Posts: 1,735 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    care to elaborate on improved reman set?
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  • raythilo2345raythilo2345 Member Posts: 148 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    so wat happens to the Mk X or XI Borg set that we already have...will they be upgraded to Mk XII
  • bridgernbridgern Member Posts: 711 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Does that mean it will take forever to get enough marks for the set items, because STFS are currently giving 90 to 130 Marks.
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  • psycoticvulcanpsycoticvulcan Member Posts: 4,160 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Sounds pretty good so far.
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  • blassreiterusblassreiterus Member Posts: 1,294 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I have to say, after reading what is in this blog, I'm truly excited to see what comes of this system now that the reputations were brought more in line with what the Dyson Rep had going. This, in my opinion, is a major step in the right direction, in terms of the use of the Reputation system.

    I wish to thank Gorngonzolla for his work on this, as well as the other devs of the game.
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    so wat happens to the Mk X or XI Borg set that we already have...will they be upgraded to Mk XII
    Here's the answer to your question:
    A: No. Most older item sets have separate set bonus item requirements. So, if you own a Mk X or Mk XI item set that has an improved Mk XII version, it will likely not receive improved set bonuses.
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  • tucana66tucana66 Member Posts: 710 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Personally, I'm happy with the planned changes to the Reputation system.

    And even more happy that Cryptic/PWE did analytics, plus listened to user feedback, to understand how the system could be improved.

    Great job on the blog post, Phil. Well-written, esp. the inclusion of the Q&A section. I hope you'll participate in the forum feedback on this topic, too.
  • tuskin67tuskin67 Member Posts: 1,097 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    So basically all the other reps are adopting the Dyson Sphere rep system? Sweet. Maybe I'll finally finish Omega.
  • dontdrunkimshootdontdrunkimshoot Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    at first, was very disapointed to see the commendations getting removed, they made rep grinding almost painless. but the bonus marks once a day really is the beter way to go about it, AND a whole lot easier to retrofit to the older reps

    "It’s important to note that the cost of these projects is constant, meaning they do not increase tier over tier. So, the Mark input cost will be 30 at all tiers instead of 10 at tier I and 40 at tier IV for example."

    AWESOME


    the Reward Packs are nice, im glad those are staying and spreading to other rep. stores auto unlocking is great too

    Romulan/Reman space sets and the Nukara space set getting buffed? great news, theres no reason for any rep sets to be worse then the stf sets
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  • cidstormcidstorm Member Posts: 1,220 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    For people like me with a lot of characters the 800 rep XP project loss will inhibit leveling speed. That really sucks, but the other changes sound great, especially the Nukara buff.

    Will the set buffs just be additions to the current stats? Or will anything get replaced?
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I am glad Stephen and the team listened. Cryptic, you just did a very good thing, now don't do something that loses all the trust gained XD.
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  • rblaher988rblaher988 Member Posts: 46 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I really like the direction this is taking. The commendations never really bothered me one way or the other so losing them won't bother me. Looking over the blog it seems like you've also added a bit more XP from the hourly project (If memory serves it was 150 before), and we only get the XP a handful of times. Those small XP projects really only bother me the first time through I only run the daily once I get the sponsorship, but I am curious how many a 'handful' is. Seems like a great change.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    cidstorm wrote: »
    For people like me with a lot of characters the 800 rep XP project loss will inhibit leveling speed. That really sucks, but the other changes sound great, especially the Nukara buff.

    Will the set buffs just be additions to the current stats? Or will anything get replaced?

    The 2k project gets a boost to 2.5k. You only need to run 2 hourly projects to get the same XP as if you were doing the original style.
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  • beldacarbeldacar Member Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Q: Will this change affect sponsorship in any way?
  • bareelbareel Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I only have a few questions, although I doubt they will be answered hehe.

    Q: Will there be any change to the current rewards granted by reputation missions like the current Borg STFs or Dyson STFs due to these changes?

    Q: Will any content that rewards reputation marks also reward the bonus such as the Defari Invasion zone missions, Nukara zone missions, Dyson battlezone missions, and/or Gamma Orionis Daily?

    Q: Any thoughts of a fleet mark daily bonus?

    Q: Will their be a visible cooldown of these 'bonus' mark boxes or will it remain like the Daily Commendation where the player must track it?
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  • mewmaster101mewmaster101 Member Posts: 1,239 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Someone pinch me, I HAVE to be dreaming. Cryptic not only LESSENING a grind, but making it less complicated.

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  • sassycountersassycounter Member Posts: 49 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    *heavenly angels start singing* :D:D:D:D
  • crm14916crm14916 Member Posts: 1,536 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Looks good... However, it will be interesting to see how my Nukara and Romulan stuff is improved...

    :)
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  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I'll reserve judgement until I see this on Tribble.
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  • zulisvelzulisvel Member Posts: 518 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Between the existing sponsorship projects and the planned rep changes, suddenly alting becomes a lot more appealing again. Thank you Devs. Thank you so much.

    I honestly have no complaints about the changes. :)
  • tk79tk79 Member Posts: 1,020 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I'm so glad I didn't unlock the Omega costume set with all my alts that completed the Omega rep and got the set itself. So I will be able to unlock the costume sets with 5 marks instead of 250. Really nice change, thank you.

    Liking the rest of changes as well. Simplicity is good!
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  • sentinel64sentinel64 Member Posts: 901 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    these are the changes I have been waiting for... the only rep I have completed on any toon is the Dyson Rep (one toon has all the other ones completed to tier4 when I totally lost interest in the grind). The only toons with end-game ship/ground gear are those either from Dyson or the old STF acquisition (drop and raffle).

    When this new method is incorporated into the rest of the reps, then I will actually get my one toon through the final tier V's and actually get some gear (since the price and miscellaneous stuff will be removed from gear buying).

    The only question... why did take so long to do this change. :rolleyes:
  • blassreiterusblassreiterus Member Posts: 1,294 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    beldacar wrote: »
    Q: Will this change affect sponsorship in any way?
    That's a good question, and I don't think it'll be affected too much by this change, to be frank about it.
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  • jeffel82jeffel82 Member Posts: 2,075 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Lots of great news in this blog post.
    You're right. The work here is very important.
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