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Patrol XP rewards seem to have been massively reduced?
toastwithjam
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Don't know if other people are noticing this, but it's taking far longer to level up ships now. As in, over double the time.
There was nothing about this in the patch notes. Was this intentional, or is this a bug related to the new hard modes?
There was nothing about this in the patch notes. Was this intentional, or is this a bug related to the new hard modes?
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I thought one of the reasons behind the patrol revamp was to make starship leveling easier, as it used to take forever, even with the old Argala exploit.
Without any word, one way or the other, from Cryptic about this it's hard to know. Could be a bug, could be an intentional nerf. Would be nice if we could get some kind of communication about it, though considering Cryptic, that might be asking too much of them.
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Apologies for the late reply, I had to grind for money to exchange for goods and services.
Ninth Rule on normal, full Mark XV Sensor-Linked gear on a T6 Gagarin (so, maximum shredding potential). Usually I can jump to Mastery Level 2-3 on a good run, killing a good 6-7 waves in the finale. This time I barely made an impact on the way to Level 1 (Level 0?).
I'm not checking the exact numbers as they come in, but that progression alone is a huge red flag. Even when I'm absolutely chunking it I'm hitting at least Level 1. I'm hearing a lot of similar reports coming in from the STO subreddit as well. If this is a bug, it's pretty widespread. You might be able to replicate it yourself.
My gut tells me adding the new Hard Mode might have borked a few things. But if this is an intentional stealth-nerf it'd be good to get some clarification either way.
Apologies for the delay. I had to acquire currency to exchange for goods and services.
Ninth Rule on Normal, using a T6 Gagarin with upgraded Mark XV Sensor-Linked Phasers for maximum shredding potential. In my test run I killed about 6-7 waves during the finale. Usually on a good run like that I can jump from Level 0 to anywhere from Level 3 to 5. This time, I barely made a dent in 0. I didn't get the exact Mastery XP numbers but a drop like that is a red flag.
I've never seen something like this happen before. Even when I'm absolutely chunking it I still wind up between Levels 1-2. I've heard similar reports and testing coming from the STO subreddit, so whatever this is, it's widespread. You may be able to replicate it yourself.
My gut tells me that the new Hard Mode might've borked something with the other patrols, but if this is a stealth-nerf it'd be good to get clarification either way.
It must be a weird glitch. Yesterday, did Rescue and Search, Wanted, Ninth Rule and got a little over 1 level of ship mastery. Today, same ship and character, did Rescue and Search on normal once and got the ship leveled.
This has the ring of truth to it.
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If using a lower level char say around 10 to 20 then I only get to Mastery level 3 on one run and it takes about 5 runs to get to level 5.
My understanding of levelling the ship for a trait is that every point of XP I earn, is also a point of XP for the Mastery.