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Does gear rewards from "Uneasy Allies" upgrades with level?

kamatsudashkamatsudash Member Posts: 36 Arc User
edited April 2015 in The Academy
Hi,

I read somewhere that the gear rewards from the current featured episode, Uneasy Allies, will upgrade with you as you level. Is this correct?

Asking as gear with auto-level's with your character usually has a infinite symbol on it, and these items do not have that. I know if I replay the mission at higher level's the rewards get raised to be relevant to my level, but this is not my query.

IE. I do the mission at level 36, the gear I get is VR VIII (or VII, can't remember which sorry)... will this gear level up with me as I level? If so is it per 5/10 level's, or individual level's? Or will it stay @ VIII with the same stats until I re-run the mission @ L60?
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  • rossclansforce1rossclansforce1 Member Posts: 400 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Honestly they should at least make the kit upgrade while you level. I have a lot of toons that are going to be out of luck here.
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  • anodynesanodynes Member Posts: 1,999 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    kamatsudash wrote: »
    Hi,

    I read somewhere that the gear rewards from the current featured episode, Uneasy Allies, will upgrade with you as you level. Is this correct?

    Asking as gear with auto-level's with your character usually has a infinite symbol on it, and these items do not have that. I know if I replay the mission at higher level's the rewards get raised to be relevant to my level, but this is not my query.

    IE. I do the mission at level 36, the gear I get is VR VIII (or VII, can't remember which sorry)... will this gear level up with me as I level? If so is it per 5/10 level's, or individual level's? Or will it stay @ VIII with the same stats until I re-run the mission @ L60?

    The armor and shield won't upgrade with you automatically. Instead, if you right-click them (in your inventory, not equipped) and select Upgrade Item, they will upgrade all the way to Mk XII at no cost.
    This is an MMO, not a Star Trek episode simulator. That would make for a terrible game.
  • kamatsudashkamatsudash Member Posts: 36 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    anodynes wrote: »
    The armor and shield won't upgrade with you automatically. Instead, if you right-click them (in your inventory, not equipped) and select Upgrade Item, they will upgrade all the way to Mk XII at no cost.
    Ahhh! Thanx. So they are upgradeable via the 'upgrade' system rather than automatically upgrading. How high will this upgrade go? XII to match what it would be if gotten by a L60 toon?

    Also, how often is this free upgrade available? Like every 10th level (ie 30, 40, 50, 60) or just whenever? I'm assuming if the answer is 'whenever' this means they would upgrade to a rank I might not be able to equip them then - ie level 36 upgrading them to IX would make then unusable?

    Edit - sorry, should have asked... are these free upgrades? Or normal/standard upgrades with Dil / credit cost?
  • anodynesanodynes Member Posts: 1,999 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Mk XII is as high as they go for free. You can upgrade them at will, and apparently, though I haven't gone through with one yet, you can upgrade it to a higher Mark than you can currently equip. The upgrades up to Mk XII cost you nothing, but it will cost you more to get them to Mk XIII or XIV. They also have a zero percent chance to upgrade in quality on the free upgrades.
    This is an MMO, not a Star Trek episode simulator. That would make for a terrible game.
  • kamatsudashkamatsudash Member Posts: 36 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Thanx again for the answer :)
  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I believe once you are level 55 you can upgrade the gear to Mk XII.

    I have a level 57 captain who received Mk XI gear from the mission, but when I right click the gear to upgrade I was given the opportunity to upgrade the gear to Mk XII.

    In other words, you do not need to wait until you are level 60 to upgrade the gear to Mk XII. You should be able to so as long as you reach a minimum level and I believe that is level 55.
  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    rossclansforce1 wrote: »
    Honestly they should at least make the kit upgrade while you level. I have a lot of toons that are going to be out of luck here.

    I believe bort said this is a technology limit not a balance decision. Might be wrong, but my understanding is that right now they cannot upgrade kit powers.

    I suspect they may have used the old engine code from chaions for the captain powers when sto was first created, and if so that stuff is reputedly a serious nightmare to change.

    You can replay the mission and get a new kit.
  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    gavinruneblade wrote: »
    I believe bort said this is a technology limit not a balance decision. Might be wrong, but my understanding is that right now they cannot upgrade kit powers.

    Captain Geko stated in one of the Priority One Podcasts that based on how kits have been coded when they were 1st introduced into the game, it is not compatible with the current crafting / upgrade system. I do not recall if there are any plans to change it. Probably because it would entail a complete overhaul of the kits and modules; time and resources that is likely better spent elsewhere in the game.
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