test content
Logo
What is the Arc Client?
Install Arc
Options
give double romulan rep to romulan chars
ursusmorologus
Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
Instead of rewarding 800/2000 rep points, give 1600/4000 rep points, so they can get through the rep system twice as fast.
[img]http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x57/UrsusMorologus/MechWarrior Online/Catapult_K2 sig.jpg[/img]
Post edited by Unknown User on
0
Comments
Doing the grind doesn't bother me. Having to do so for 50 days or so does.
I'd be onboard to seeing reputation projects that would hold higher costs, so to provide with greater reputation gains. It's doable: just doing the space daily patrols in Tau Dewa gives 60 romulan marks and some gear we can vendor to pruchase the commodities required to complete projects, so, if there was a project that would actually use up those 60 marks I'd be pretty okay with it.
I don't mind the effort to reach it. But with all the hype tied to the Romulans, I'm not interested in languishing for nearly 2 months after having reached max level to get the build I'd like to obtain (which I'd have to pay for).
So, if there could be an account unlock of the likes of "if you've reached Tier 5 in this reputation, you gain access to an extra contribution progress", I'd be happy.
WE still have to earn the marks/dilithium for any unlocks, but at least make the overall system account wide (like lobi...hint hint)
+1. I've felt like that since the start of the reputation system, really should be account wide.
As far as the OT goes, this is probably the best solution i've seen mentioned. not just a greedy one, this one actually makes sense. Just double rep to help you get there faster.
I'd even be fine if they doubled the requirements so it still costs the same, but you get there in half the time.
This. The original idea wasn't bad either, but we really need account level reputation unlocks. It will only get worse for players as they add more reputations to the game.
This proposal is about increasing faction identity, that's all
We obviously won't agree on this so I won't waste time arguing over it. I did already say I liked your original idea though.
To answer your question, exploration missions will take you all the way to VA. But that's not what happens, rather people make alts to grind dilithium
We don't trust ourselves and D'tan DEFINATELY should not trust us as we are both planing on setting him on fire
So let me get this straight.
You're willing to give the Romulan's an unequal advantage in the Romulan rep system, because of the storyline (which I agree with)
But you're against having an account wide unlock, which would make it fair to all players, because you don't want non-combat players wondering around in useless (to them since they don't do combat) MK XII stuff, due to asthetics?
Now, your Romulan char should have a good reputation with the Romulan Republic already--you earned it during the campaign. But, the reputation gear is so much better than the regular Mk XII gear, it is hard to justify this much of a jump. So, a compromise, is to let them rank up twice as fast: let them get level 1 in a single day instead of two days, let them get level 2 in three days instead of a week.
All the other chars still need to earn it, since they have not proven themselves yet.
I have a mule toon that never left the acadamy map and got to 50 simply by doffing. (had to do a mission or 2 to get to the level you can doff but really the toon more or less stood in one spot)
You gotta be kidding me. M.A.C.O. and Omega type XII means nothing to me. All of my bridge officers are in Adapted Maco (XII),Omega XII, and Standard Maco XII. Both of those armor sets are so common I normally run around in the Starbase uniform. In fact on my main character I use a mix of type 3 armors because the rest are so common. (Type 3 is a unlock once you have all STF missions and bonus done in Elite). Heck I would like to be able to tailor Type 3 armor onto my boffs as well.
I LIKE THIS
There is a larger topic to this though and its their new "grind" system. Thats what turns most new players off and sends old players packing...like even after you grind thru the levels its grind grind grind for the stuff you can finally buy.
Basically I was "done" with STFs and Nukara and then they created these rep systems. So as far as omega goes it was just clicking the mission everyday but was a waste of time and resources to get back to where I was. I probably wont even bother with the new Nukara. Not wasting my time for 5 marks here, 10 marks here.
It makes it very unappealing to start new toons like if you wanted to try being SCI.
I have literally STOPPED playing the game because of LoR because I know that Im about to have to grind grind grind and just have no motivation to play my current toons.
Isn't that what the Omega systems are? I mean Omega, MACO and Klingon Honor Guard items are all very faction specific in their flavor.
I have to agree with that one. I certainly haven't seen the supposedly reduced grinding the Rep system was going to result in, though the 100% chance of getting whatever gear you want is nice. Charging dilithium for the Rep Store unlocked items is one part of it, as is the cooldowns... after all, it I wipe out 1000 Borg Cubes in one day I will certainly make a name for myself. Having to also bribe the various factions with stuff from merchant runs is just as silly, since committing xenocide against the Borg or Tholians should really suffice in and of itself.
Really, though, this is all a bit off-topic. As far as the main subject goes, why not have the Romulans get a bonus to Romulan Rep? I agree entirely that this makes sense. At the same time, both the Federation and Klingons should be getting bonuses to Omega Rep since they are among the founders of the Omega Task Force... <SPOILER> and if you played the Episodes you know that your captain was instrumental in its formation.
this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
system Lord Baal is dead
not a huge edge as you can lvl to 50 in a day
Ive more or less abandoned a toon that still needed Rom/Omega because of this release. I'll only grind this stuff out one more time.
The entire grind system - err rep system - has made new toons so unattractive and leads to faster burn-out of the game as a whole.
Something that was a "cryptic" trademark for the longest time was "alt-itis". The rep system pretty much dug that grave.
As an alternative, when a Romulan captain reaches 50, give them a consumable item with the same amount of points to use at their discretion.
Either way, they would still have to earn the marks and provide the other items necessary to climb the ladder, but the more tedious part would be mitigated somewhat.
And as for this whole worry of non-combat alts getting top end gear. Why not? it's not like anyone uses them in combat if their non-combat, its those combat alts I'd be wondering about. Oh forbid that players who worked their TRIBBLE off once have to do it again just to get an alt up to spec, possibily contributing something to their faction in the process. example... I went into a vault ensnared yesterday, 4 people went right I went left, I cleared 7 ships they cleared 3 in the same ammount of time. To make it worse when the cap ships warpped in I soloed the named before they got one of the Recluses down and proceded to go help them. I dont ever want to see that again! I might as well have solo'd the PvE. i would love to have had a good team with decent weapons and knew what they were doing. More over its a tripple grind anyway. Marks, rep levels, and dilithium. so lets knock out 1 of the big 3.
in keeping with the topic at hand I cant see why after saving the new romulan homeworld that they should even grind rep to begin with. Congrats your a hero! now earn our trust!? Romulans should start with this maxed or at about tier 3 or 4 if they start with it at all. what they need is a faction allied rep like fed/kdf to replace it. arn't they who were suposed to be impressing here?!
You equate reputation with trust. It's ok. Its totally human but it's ok.. The Romulans arent ( in my opinion ) quite so Naive. They've had more than their share of glory hounds willing to create a great reputation only to turn out to be nothing but low life scum. In regards to the RRW, you are a hero and so much more. You should have all the honors and reputation allowed a hero of the republic, but that shouldnt indicate your worthy of trust. Trust should have to be earned, not through grinding, but through the story line, and it should carry on much further than level 50. I rather doubt however that cryptic has the intellegence or capability of writing something so subtle. they blew their creative wad with the city on the edge of never, and i havent seen anything original since. Adding to the mix is the existance of Never Winter Nights. Its the new shiny toy on Cryptics plate and theyre main focus at this time. We're getting pushed aside to be abandoned..