Surplus marks SHOULD be made transferrable in some form, in part or in full.
No, they shouldn't. Marks represent character based progression around themed content. It's their core design. Make marks directly transferrable (beyond incidental endeavor rewards boxes, which are given on top of other activities) and they are no longer tracking character based progression around themed content. To progress, you need to play that character. At their most basic level, reps are an incentivization system which does help new characters find reasons to actually play the game (the horror) and thus to be invested in, not a generalized resource to manage at a higher scale (dil, account unlocks, account bound gear, and EC already serve that purpose quite well.)
And naturally if you don't want to scale down to a new character and then proceed not to develop it, you don't have to engage with that very particular course of action. Stick to your one "main" or a core group of developed characters. If you've made too many to fit your playstyle (ie. so many alts that your typical playtime can't possibly outfit them properly), cut the overflow and make a more conscious decision about what you want to play.
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I'd just like to add, by the OP's logic, anyone who purchased Rep Projects items deserves a refund of all their materials input now we can unlock Rep Cost Discount.
Funny....no-one is demanding that!
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No, they shouldn't. Marks represent character based progression around themed content. It's their core design. Make marks directly transferrable (beyond incidental endeavor rewards boxes, which are given on top of other activities) and they are no longer tracking character based progression around themed content. To progress, you need to play that character. At their most basic level, reps are an incentivization system which does help new characters find reasons to actually play the game (the horror) and thus to be invested in, not a generalized resource to manage at a higher scale (dil, account unlocks, account bound gear, and EC already serve that purpose quite well.)
And naturally if you don't want to scale down to a new character and then proceed not to develop it, you don't have to engage with that very particular course of action. Stick to your one "main" or a core group of developed characters. If you've made too many to fit your playstyle (ie. so many alts that your typical playtime can't possibly outfit them properly), cut the overflow and make a more conscious decision about what you want to play.
Notable missions: Apex [AEI], Gemini [SSF], Trident [AEI], Evolution's Smile [SSF], Transcendence
Looking for something new to play? I've started building Foundry missions again in visual novel form!
Funny....no-one is demanding that!