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fovrelfovrel Member Posts: 1,448 Arc User
Is that possible? I still can't belief it. I began with a purple mk VI plasma torpedo and suddenly there is a green mk VII. I am still not sure if I really didn't slot the wrong item, but then I should have the original one.

No, I crafted a mk IV plasma torpedo. It was very rare. I upgraded it for my commander (fed) and I wanted it to upgrade to captain level, mk VII. Now it is green, uncommon.

Actually, I am having fun with the R&D system and I don't mind the fact that the modifiers are random generated, though a PvP mod is for me completely useless.. This, going from very rare to uncommon, is horrible. That is no longer an upgrade. I feel cheated. Thank God, it is a low level item, but this can also happen at level XII. Is it a bug? Do tell me it is.
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  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,708 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    It should not happen. File a bug report and ticket.
    This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
  • daedalus304daedalus304 Member Posts: 1,049 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    it did the same thing to me and my jem'hadar upgraded ground weapon. the upgrade from the lobi made it a purple MkXII, I did the upgrade and got a blue MKXIII.
  • lucho80lucho80 Member Posts: 6,600 Bug Hunter
    edited February 2015
    fovrel wrote: »
    Actually, I am having fun with the R&D system and I don't mind the fact that the modifiers are random generated, though a PvP mod is for me completely useless.

    Lol, try completely 100% useless and confirmed by devs as completely broken. Neither PvP mod works and they're trying to see what they will do about them.
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    What they ought to do is convert them for existing items to CrtH or CrtD, and remove the mods from the RNG tables. 99.9% of players don't want PVP x or Thrust even if they worked.
  • imruinedimruined Member Posts: 1,457 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    it did the same thing to me and my jem'hadar upgraded ground weapon. the upgrade from the lobi made it a purple MkXII, I did the upgrade and got a blue MKXIII.

    As far as I know, this is intended as the Jem'Hadar rifle, in addition to the Polaron weapon proc, only has 2 modifiers ([CrtH] + [CrtD] from memory), which is the same as a blue quality item... Purple items should have 3 modifiers...
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  • czertik123czertik123 Member Posts: 1,122 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    imruined wrote: »
    As far as I know, this is intended as the Jem'Hadar rifle, in addition to the Polaron weapon proc, only has 2 modifiers ([CrtH] + [CrtD] from memory), which is the same as a blue quality item... Purple items should have 3 modifiers...

    well, isnt thier mod special from jem hadar ? if its blue and KEEP his jem hadar mod, then it is ok othervise it is bug.
  • feordilagorgefeordilagorge Member Posts: 247 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    Not sure if upgrading is worth it. I blew millions of EC and burned through over 80,000 dilithium to get, what? Absolutely nothing. Item remained exactly the same.

    I think when you have to use the much dilithium, failing shouldn't be an option.
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  • robert359robert359 Member Posts: 355 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    imruined wrote: »
    As far as I know, this is intended as the Jem'Hadar rifle, in addition to the Polaron weapon proc, only has 2 modifiers ([CrtH] + [CrtD] from memory), which is the same as a blue quality item... Purple items should have 3 modifiers...

    I upgraded mine from MK XI to MK XIII (non lobi, just the R&D system) and somewhere it went from blue to purple. I was not sure what changed and I don't remember the mods off the top of my head
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  • imruinedimruined Member Posts: 1,457 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    czertik123 wrote: »
    well, isnt thier mod special from jem hadar ? if its blue and KEEP his jem hadar mod, then it is ok othervise it is bug.

    Not exactly... The Jem'Hadar rifle has the standard Polaron bonus (5% chance of weapon malfunction) along with +2% CrtH and +2% CrtD...

    This is a blue item - it only has 2 modifications... Even a white Polaron ground weapon will have the 5% chance of weapon malfunction...

    I was confused myself as I was running the Mk XII Lobi set, but then I realised that it had only 2 modifications...
    robert359 wrote: »
    I upgraded mine from MK XI to MK XIII (non lobi, just the R&D system) and somewhere it went from blue to purple. I was not sure what changed and I don't remember the mods off the top of my head

    Yeah, I've considered trying to upgrade the Jem'Hadar rifle, as I've found it was always a damn'd good weapon (very high damage)... I just don't know if it's worth the investment...
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  • admrenlarreckadmrenlarreck Member Posts: 2,041 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    I upgraded a MK XIII Purple, Tegolar Sword to MK XIV. It went from purple to blue. I stopped useing the upgrade system right then.

    So yea it is possible and with the number of people having this happen its all RNG Working as intended.

    I know people say its a bug and to report it, but I remember a post from a dev that said its part of the RNG.
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited February 2015
    Uh... The devs SPECIFICALLY said that upgrades should not EVER reduce quality.
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