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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    baxus359 wrote: »
    Could those of us who don't understand how to do this event..please receive some information on how to do this.

    Basically, do anything that rewards marks. Find that you get more marks than normal.


    The Daily bonus marks however no longer gain the benefit. But if you for example to Argala the first time, you will get 55 from the Daily Bonus and 7 instead of 5 from the mission.

    So now is a good time to run some queues, because they tend to have higher base payouts than most of the other missions (of course, they also need more time and effort usually.)
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  • phoenix841phoenix841 Member Posts: 487 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Too bad they nerfed the daily bonus mark boxes.

    EDIT: I just tried to open a 250 mark box from an older CC event. It still says it's going to give me 250 marks.
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  • thutmosis85thutmosis85 Member Posts: 2,358 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Find that you get more marks than normal.

    Or don't .... that's the problem ...
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  • mhall85mhall85 Member Posts: 2,852 Arc User1
    edited November 2014
    Just ran ISA...

    75 regular marks, 55 bonus... so no event bonus at all??

    EDIT: And reputation Tier V rewards don't grant bonuses! :mad:
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  • p4hajujup4hajuju Member Posts: 214 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    I went to sell some epohhs, puppyfactory hazaa, and it was going to give me 400 marks, so I didn't sell them.

    They have stated that the event is on, so epohhs don't give extra marks?
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  • gizmox64gizmox64 Member Posts: 322 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    To earn the gear we need items like the Ancient Power Cells, Isomorphic Injections etc

    I've been playing this game for over 4 years, and to date the only armor visual I have unlocked is the Omega gear, and that was earned pre the reputation system. If some of these items can only be earned through queued missions which are all but empty when you have free time, there is little point in getting marks to begin with, or partaking in the reputation system at all.

    Nail on Head correct.

    ALL REPUTATION ITEMS SHOULD BE GRANTED IN NORMAL QUEUES!

    Why play advanced when we don't even have the gear to fight them.

    At least Nukara and Romulan rep doesn't need items only obtained from advanced queues...
  • shadowkoshshadowkosh Member Posts: 1,688 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    No bonus marks at all guess this is nerfed for the weekend
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    p4hajuju wrote: »
    I went to sell some epohhs, puppyfactory hazaa, and it was going to give me 400 marks, so I didn't sell them.

    They have stated that the event is on, so epohhs don't give extra marks?

    It always says 400 even when it gives 600 during the Bonus Weekend. I just verified it as well and it did award 600.
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  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    The main reason to max any of the rep is the dilithium payout at the end - 50K dilithium is not to be sniffed at with the current rewards.

    Plus the rep traits you unlock and any other goodies to get on the way are useful either to buy the odd piece of kit or to sell for EC's.
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  • p4hajujup4hajuju Member Posts: 214 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    ltminns wrote: »
    It always says 400 even when it gives 600 during the Bonus Weekend. I just verified it as well and it did award 600.

    Thanks for the info. I'll turn them in tomorrow.
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    You need to have someone revise the Blog as it contains information that is not correct. It states:

    "During this weekend event, content that provides Marks (Fleet or Reputation) will reward a 50% (1.5x) bonus above normal amounts – this bonus is available for all content that rewards Marks "

    It does not as Daily Marks doesn't and it would seem that T5 Reputations Reward receives no increase. It would also seem the 250 Mark Choice Box from say the Mirror Event completion does not.

    And please no semantic games by parsing the word "content" and stating that those items are not content. I verified the language used in the September Blog and it is identicall and bonuses were awarded for all three of the above listed items.
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  • jagdhippiesjagdhippies Member Posts: 676 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Woohoo!!! I got 7 marks instead of 5! Seriously, it does no good to get bonus marks when the missions don't reward a meaningful amount of marks to apply the bonus to.

    Sure I could play one or both of the queues that have players in them and use those marks for dil, but I can barely convince myself to spend the 10 minutes grinding the daily bonus marks box for the delta rep much less waste time trying to fill a queue for less marks than the same event handed out a few months ago.

    Fix the rewards first, then have a bonus marks event. It is not worth my time the way it is now
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  • n00b1001n00b1001 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    that will have us out of the office the rest of the week.
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  • janus1975janus1975 Member Posts: 739 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Has the XP points nerf been reversed? No? Then there's no point in playing just for extra marks.
  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    So, as per previous patch notes (and my in game experience), the daily box doesn't reward any bonus marks.

    The 250 choice mark box doesn't reward any bonus marks.

    The 100, 60, ... choice mark boxes do reward bonus marks, except for Delta marks.



    Could someone explain to me how this event is actually useful? Even if it's intended to make you play the most current content, the bulk of your gain (daily mark box) will still not be rewarded with a bonus. Have fun with your bonus two delta marks for a patrol mission...




    And this comes after the latest xp nerf. I'm just really fed up with those decisions ...
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  • freakiumfreakium Member Posts: 439 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Daily Mark boxes no longer have the bonus applied to them during Bonus marks Weekend events.

    That's a bummer as the majority of my mark boxes cluttering my bank are exactly these.
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  • uryenserellonturyenserellont Member Posts: 858 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    toiva wrote: »
    So, as per previous patch notes (and my in game experience), the daily box doesn't reward any bonus marks.

    The 250 choice mark box doesn't reward any bonus marks.

    The 100, 60, ... choice mark boxes do reward bonus marks, except for Delta marks.



    Could someone explain to me how this event is actually useful? Even if it's intended to make you play the most current content, the bulk of your gain (daily mark box) will still not be rewarded with a bonus. Have fun with your bonus two delta marks for a patrol mission...




    And this comes after the latest xp nerf. I'm just really fed up with those decisions ...

    Well unless I'm misunderstanding the daily box is the once-per-day bonus box you receive, so for instance running bug hunt the first time the purple 55 mark daily box wouldn't get a bonus but the blue 25-ish mark delta box would.

    Haven't been in game to confirm it but that's how it should be working

    I'm only interested in this event for the delta marks so if NO delta boxes receive the bonus then they screwed up royally.
  • sheldonlcoopersheldonlcooper Member Posts: 4,042 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Well unless I'm misunderstanding the daily box is the once-per-day bonus box you receive, so for instance running bug hunt the first time the purple 55 mark daily box wouldn't get a bonus but the blue 25-ish mark delta box would.

    Haven't been in game to confirm it but that's how it should be working

    I'm only interested in this event for the delta marks so if NO delta boxes receive the bonus then they screwed up royally.

    The delta regular gives bonus. Just not the daily box. This punishes low mark missions like something on new romulus or kobali prime. But the reward for an ISA etc is good.

    The big payout special event boxes are no more. Same with the reputation completions.
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  • thutmosis85thutmosis85 Member Posts: 2,358 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    The delta regular gives bonus.

    Just out of curiosity ... how do you know ? I got 37 from 37 Marks for Bug Hunt Advanced ... is the Bonus already included, if it is why did other Boxes pay 65 from 50 Marks i.E. (Display Bug ?)

    While the 250 Mark Box from the MU doesn't give additional Marks ... the Mulitple Choice Boxes from the Summer Event still do (just not Delta) ... and I was under the impression Delta would get the same treatment :
    including the newest Mark type for the Delta Alliance Reputation.

    Should I open my Boxes nonetheless, because they just forgot to Nerf the other Reps (= exploit, if opened for anything but Delta ?), or should I keep them in some weird hope they're gonna fix the Delta Marks ... I guess the answer is obvious as of late, but still ...
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  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Just out of curiosity ... how do you know ? I got 37 from 37 Marks for Bug Hunt Advanced ... is the Bonus already included, if it is why did other Boxes pay 65 from 50 Marks i.E. (Display Bug ?)

    I get 7 Delta marks for patrols in DQ right now. That's a whole 2 marks more than prior to the event. So it would seem normal (not bonus daily) delta mark boxes do receive the 50% bonus to them.

    My gripe is about the daily boxes (and other stuff...).
    Should I open my Boxes nonetheless, because they just forgot to Nerf the other Reps (= exploit, if opened for anything but Delta ?), or should I keep them in some weird hope they're gonna fix the Delta Marks ... I guess the answer is obvious as of late, but still ...

    That's what I'm currently trying to decide. Get other than delta marks with the bonus (probably for dil turn-in, as I don't need them otherwise) or get delta without bonus because I could use some and they'll never get a bonus anyway.

    Cryptic/PWE has a great track record with giving me dilemmas to make my head hurt recently. Where are those good times when you could plan something ahead and not having it screwed by every new patch?
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    Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.

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  • abcde123123abcde123123 Member Posts: 342 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Apparently unimark boxes from winter epohs or others, do not receive bonus for delta rep marks

    The choice for 200 marks box:

    Fleet: 300
    Romulan: 300
    Omega: 300
    Nukara: 300
    Dyson: 300
    Undine: 300
    Delta: 200

    Any comments?

    Cause I don't really have anything polite to say anymore...
  • phantrosityphantrosity Member Posts: 239 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Turning in event reps like Crystalline Cataclysm doesn't give bonus marks either :(
  • suavekssuaveks Member Posts: 1,736 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    "Hey guys! We will be offering a Bonus Marks Weekend event!

    Except you won't get any additional marks from the daily bonus boxes!

    You also won't get anything from your finished Reputations!

    As well as from any of your stocked universal Mark boxes!

    And the few ones that do get a bonus, won't include Delta Marks!

    Enjoy the event you won't get anything worthwhile from, since we've nerfed the Mark rewards from PvE queues anyway!"


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  • robeasomrobeasom Member Posts: 1,911 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    If Daily remarks are not going to be rewarded there is no point in this event so another reason to not log on much this week since will not help my dyson rep
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  • rajathomasrajathomas Member Posts: 130 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    ltminns wrote: »
    You need to have someone revise the Blog as it contains information that is not correct. It states:

    "During this weekend event, content that provides Marks (Fleet or Reputation) will reward a 50% (1.5x) bonus above normal amounts – this bonus is available for all content that rewards Marks "

    It does not as Daily Marks doesn't and it would seem that T5 Reputations Reward receives no increase. It would also seem the 250 Mark Choice Box from say the Mirror Event completion does not.

    And please no semantic games by parsing the word "content" and stating that those items are not content. I verified the language used in the September Blog and it is identicall and bonuses were awarded for all three of the above listed items.

    ^^

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  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    rajathomas wrote: »
    ^^

    Didn't you know? Cryptic cares not, until we vote with our wallets. I for one have already done so thanks to antics like this.

    The moment they started with the exceptions for the dil event (crystalline catastrophe event rep project not granting bonus dil), it was clear the events were going downhill. Now there's so many exceptions for the marks event it might be shorter to note where it actually applies.
    TOIVA, Toi Vaxx, Toia Vix, Toveg, T'vritha, To Vrax: Bring in the Allegiance class.
    Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
    Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.

    Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
  • khamseenairkhamseenair Member Posts: 2,640 Bug Hunter
    edited November 2014
    toiva wrote: »
    The moment they started with the exceptions for the dil event (crystalline catastrophe event rep project not granting bonus dil), it was clear the events were going downhill. Now there's so many exceptions for the marks event it might be shorter to note where it actually applies.

    The events went down hill the second they removed them from the hourly rotation. Used to get so much more marks with the old system than you can now. But you know, they sold it under the banner of "better rewards" so yeah... obviously working as intended.
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  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    The events went down hill the second they removed them from the hourly rotation. Used to get so much more marks with the old system than you can now. But you know, they sold it under the banner of "better rewards" so yeah... obviously working as intended.

    Well, given there were no more than 1 such weekend event in a month after that change went live, I have to agree.

    But, assuming these events (in the not yet nerfed state) were running every weekend, I might like them a bit more than the old hourlies (or 2 hour-long ones). Especially the dilithium bonuses were nice while they lasted (next event will no doubt have most dil income exempt from the bonus).
    TOIVA, Toi Vaxx, Toia Vix, Toveg, T'vritha, To Vrax: Bring in the Allegiance class.
    Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
    Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.

    Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
  • khamseenairkhamseenair Member Posts: 2,640 Bug Hunter
    edited November 2014
    toiva wrote: »
    Well, given there were no more than 1 such weekend event in a month after that change went live, I have to agree.

    But, assuming these events (in the not yet nerfed state) were running every weekend, I might like them a bit more than the old hourlies (or 2 hour-long ones). Especially the dilithium bonuses were nice while they lasted (next event will no doubt have most dil income exempt from the bonus).

    Yeah the dilithium event will probably end up only giving a bonus to lock box mining claims. Because, money. I swear somebody on the Dev team just walks in each morning with a pair of scissors and starts snipping at all the good things in the game. The problem with that is, once you cut away enough, there's nothing left to keep people playing.
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