Missions that Should Qualify but Don't

kirksplat · December 2012

It might help QA and the bug fixers to have a list of missions that should qualify for the repeatable officer reports, but for some unknown reason, do not.

If you have a mission (or know of a mission) that should qualify but doesn't please post the name and ID.

The mission should have an average play time of more than 15 minutes and be out of the review stage with at least 5 post-review phase reviews.

Also please include as much info as possible on the tasks involved, such as the number of maps, estimated playtime, and types of objectives.

kirksplat · December 2012

edit: Nevermind, for some reason it is now counting.

zorbane · December 2012

I guess I'll add mine

Duritaniun Man
ST-HSMJTB692
Estimated playtime 45 minutes
Five maps
Every single objective available.

hobstbank · December 2012

Adding mine too:

Arena Challenge I
ST-HULHW6EMG

Playtime est. 30 min, 3 maps, lots of enemy
Confirmed working
7 Reveiws, 6 with comment

In difference to my other missions it already is listed under Community but still is flagged a Non-OR-compliant.

gulberat · December 2012

Adding mine as well.

Finding Lascaux (1/2)
ST-HTUXMIUDS

Play time: Based on reports from players, appx. 60 minutes. 8 maps, dialogue-based. 2 space battles and a lot of reading.
Confirmed working.
11 reviews, 8 with comments.

It is listed under Community but flagged as non-compliant.

I believe I am being unduly penalized for necessary testing runs. Support ticket being filed as well.

gulberat · January 2013

My support ticket was summarily deleted without any comment, acknowledgment, or explanation. I now have 17 reviews and a high rating and am still being penalized without explanation.

Another ticket has been filed.

EDIT: My mission finally became eligible after just short of 30 plays. This definitely demonstrates how severely an author test impacts the mission's run-through time, that it took that many plays to get a 60-minute mission to become rewards-eligible.

zorbane · January 2013

Mission Name: Duty Officer Assignment 1
Author: onlyslightlybent
Code: ST-HT25FTECG

This miission took me about 45-1hr and currently has 6 reviews but is still in "not considered" status. It's a shame because its a great non combat mission too.

theg0wz · January 2013

This is one of mine that should qualify but doesn't.

Name: The Cube
Author: TheGow
ID: ST-HG7M55JET
Mission Length: around 45 min
Maps: 7
Ground and Space combat
Has 22 reviews so far (Actually should have much more, but I reuploaded it as a new mission to see if that would fix the problem, it didn't)

crypticfrost · January 2013

This is under investigation.

zorbane · January 2013

crypticfrost wrote: »

This is under investigation.

Hi crypticfrost

One thing I've noticed is that some of these have their average time listed as any-20 minutes. Playing them definitely shows that they are not that short.

I'm suspecting an issue with how the average time is calculated.

allocater · January 2013

Does time spend on cryptic maps count?

I played a mission that involved talking to 3 Ferengi in Drozana.

If this time does count, then you could make cryptic-map-missions that just idle to collect 10,20,30 hours of play time, while idling on the map and doing DOFFs or auctions.

If this time does not count, then missions on cryptic maps are punished.

zorbane · January 2013

crypticfrost wrote: »

This is under investigation.

I don't know if this is above your paygrade but do you know if author play times count when determining average time? If so I can at least get rid of the red text by playing my mission over and over again...

drkfrontiers · January 2013

Hoping that my - "A Crucible of Battle War Series" qualifies soon

nenfis · January 2013

zorbane wrote: »

I don't know if this is above your paygrade but do you know if author play times count when determining average time? If so I can at least get rid of the red text by playing my mission over and over again...

And another question that should be done is that if you calculate the missions playing in elite mode, is not the same and the duration thereof. I always play in such elite fighting and last longer. Like my missions, I calculate the time it takes to see how elite, I have to calculate the length of time it takes is not correct, it should be for the amount of interaction and fulfill goals. It is assumed that you have put in foundry lately counting items and objects that you put on the map should be used to determine if a mission just to get resources or a mission is actually playable.

A greeting.

Pardon the language, but English is not my native language and use a translator.

ajstoner · January 2013

I also have 2 missions that I am sure people are not doing in less than half an hour but still don't qualify.

zorbane wrote: »

I don't know if this is above your paygrade but do you know if author play times count when determining average time? If so I can at least get rid of the red text by playing my mission over and over again...

I am fairly certain from my experiments that they do not.

nenfis · February 2013

Good.

Again I remind the devs that this still does not work properly, I know some of the ones by Cryptic have solved it, remember not only the 10 artists who write in your forum and twitter are what create assignments and creators are not only in English.

A greeting.

ashtaku · February 2013

Greetings! Could you provide any insight into why my mission is still red-flagged? I'm a first-time author, so I may have messed something up, but I'm pretty sure I fulfilled all the requirements.

Name: The Tangled Webs We Weave
Author: @ashtaku
Foundry ID: ST-HH4IN2WUC
Mission Length: 30-45 minutes
Number of Maps: 7
Enemy space groups to defeat: 5
Enemy ground groups to defeat: 2-6 (depending on choices)
Reviews: 24 as of 5:41 PM EST 28FEB

ashtaku · February 2013

zorbane wrote: »

Hi crypticfrost

One thing I've noticed is that some of these have their average time listed as any-20 minutes. Playing them definitely shows that they are not that short.

I'm suspecting an issue with how the average time is calculated.

On further investigation, my mission is showing this symptom as well. I think it would be difficult (if not impossible) to complete my mission in 20 minutes, much less fewer than 15.

That's less than 3 minutes per map.

zorbane · February 2013

ashtaku wrote: »

On further investigation, my mission is showing this symptom as well. I think it would be difficult (if not impossible) to complete my mission in 20 minutes, much less fewer than 15.

That's less than 3 minutes per map.

Mines at 71 reviews now and is still red texted!

Did you play it on your own a lot while testing? This includes stuff like finishing the first map, publishing and then playing through it quickly completing all the objectives.

ashtaku · February 2013

zorbane wrote: »

Mines at 71 reviews now and is still red texted!

Did you play it on your own a lot while testing? This includes stuff like finishing the first map, publishing and then playing through it quickly completing all the objectives.

Zorbane:

I played it extensively, but only while it was unpublished. When I test published it (for group combat tests and so forth) I always cloned it and published the clone instead to avoid contaminating the "gold copy."

zorbane · March 2013

Just played it, I was going to time how long it took but I forgot, however it was definitely more than 20 minutes.

One thing though, your mission is quite combat heavy. If someone with really good gear played it, they might be able to finish faster than the minimum requirement.

stardestroyer001 · March 2013

"The Second Light"
My playtime, reading all dialogue: about 40 min
My playtime, skipping through dialogue: about 25 min
As of when I logged in yesterday, number of reviews: 8 (5 text and star, 3 just star)

Also, there seems to be an issue with people seeing my mission in the Foundry tab, sometimes it won't come up for certain people.

ashtaku · March 2013

stardestroyer001 wrote: »

"The Second Light"
My playtime, reading all dialogue: about 40 min
My playtime, skipping through dialogue: about 25 min
As of when I logged in yesterday, number of reviews: 8 (5 text and star, 3 just star)

Also, there seems to be an issue with people seeing my mission in the Foundry tab, sometimes it won't come up for certain people.

It seems almost inconceivable that Second Light could not qualify, since in addition to its many maps and objectives it contains an eight minute timed segment that can't be bypassed (and an awesome one, I might add!)

It seems like something is definitely amiss here.

stardestroyer001 · March 2013

I couldn't agree more. I'm currently at 24 rated play-throughs, still no rewards, adn still above 15 minutes. Gee thanks Cryptic, I'm gonna lose the contest for sure due to lack of desire.

zorbane · June 2013

So I checked all the missions listed here. Of the ones that are published, only one still does not qualify for foundry rewards. The rest do.

Duritaniun Man
ST-HSMJTB692

(It happens to be mine)

It now has 84 plays up from under 70 when I first posted it.

Missions that Should Qualify but Don't

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