Who else considers trainers as a reward in Gauntlet insulting?

[IR]HoratioHornblower

DavideBooks

Yes

I do now, but I didn't when I was new. I looked forward to them, even with voyages. After about 6 months I couldn't even pretend they were useful. It would be nice if we could trade trainers for honor. I'd give 100 blue trainers for 1 honor and count myself as a winner in the deal.

RogueAngyl

Yes

I understand 3* trainers during a streak of 6 or less. I almost understand 4* or 5* at the next tier. I don't see the point in in trainers at a streak of 20+, especially not 3* trainers. Or 1* portals at that!

Webberoni

Yes

The gauntlet rewards are definitely in need of a refresh, given all the other changes and additions made to the game in the past two years.

Shatner's Pants

Yes

I consider most rewards in this game insulting.

It would be good if the devs could, as well as dreaming up new events, crew and ships to sell us, perhaps freshen up the old cadet missions, voyage dilemmas and other features that have effectively become dull daily chores.

Shatner's Pants

Yes

DavideBooks wrote: »

I do now, but I didn't when I was new. I looked forward to them, even with voyages. After about 6 months I couldn't even pretend they were useful. It would be nice if we could trade trainers for honor. I'd give 100 blue trainers for 1 honor and count myself as a winner in the deal.

I have more trainers than I can use and they mostly get burned as replicator fuel. Agree it would be good to convert them to honour but with DB's stingy nature it would likely be 100,000 blue trainers for 1 honour, if you look at the cash in value for crew. I mean you need 50k honour points to buy a citation for a crew member who's cash in value is 550 honour. WTF is with that? Honour points for cashing in crew should be at least doubled, or else halve the cost of citations.

[TFA] Celeres

Yes

Everything about Gauntlet is broken on some level, which is probably why I’m so lackadaisical with participating in it.

Bylo Band

Yes

Trainers as reward,
Is like winning the lotto,
For seven dollars.

DeanWins

Yes

Trainers are like no reward at all, if they are going to have them at least reduce the percentage chance

RaraRacing

No

I actually don't care so should have voted "indifferent" but no, they're not insulting ... irritating yes, but not insulting.

It would be nice if trainers did not drop from streak boxes when you get to 21+ wins or from final rank reward boxes that are Gauntlet Chest or better (Crate & Vault) ...

But would I prefer 0* or 1* equipment instead? ... I don't really care ... the only stuff I'm looking for is Merits (to convert to Honor) and those drop from different boxes anyway, or portal pulls.

Poor
Trainers.
Equippable equipment. Not needed, as I've only got 2 crew left to level. And if I'm missing something, I either farm (see below) or replicate with above trainers.
Chronitons. Not needed, I have quite a stash and don't know what to do with them. There's only so much pre-Galaxy farming one can do before one becomes completely numb to the game, so I try to limit it.

Mediocre
The Caretaker? Not needed, he finally dropped for me this past week. Sure, would love to add stars but not really bothered either way. Eventually, extra copies will mean 550 Honor, so I'm okay with that. I did hope to win him one day, but let's be realistic, they're not going to change that probability even if they do change anything regarding trainers.

Good
Portal Pulls. Even though they often lead to more equipment, they can lead to Honor, which is one of the better rewards (and should be available in the boxes!).

But hey ... I've never like the Gauntlet so ...

(STA) Seven of One

Although it can be difficult to win a streak of 3 trainers are only really useful to me if they're gold (possibly purple)
And I've been here a month or so. Of I want blue trainers I'll go and spend some chrons.

They should replace trainers with honor.

S31

Yesterday I got a 5* star equipment for the legendary which I really needed that was so awesome!

Peachtree Rex

Indifferent

I'll agree trainers are a poor reward, but I'd have to be pretty thin-skinned to ever consider a video game reward "insulting".

Irial

I definitely do not need any Trainers from the Gauntlet, but I think "insulting" is a bit too strong of a word to use to describe them there.

adonibyte

Yes

Trainers are just another form of replicator ration.

Jim Steele

Indifferent

Annoying yes, but instulting no.

Insulting would be finishing 1st and getting casings, incense, databases and no chronos. Thats happened to me more times than I can count!

Jim

(CSF) Jesus Is Lord [••••]

Yes

Shatner's Pants wrote: »

I consider most rewards in this game insulting.

True dat!!

Thorozar

No

Rather get trainers than some of the basic gear that drops, but I normally have trainer shortage. Eventually I will be at a place where they are replicator fuel too, then will be in the same boat as the majority.

Bylo Band

Yes

It's like going trick-or-treating where every house hands out toothbrushes instead of candy. It's like yeah, you technically got something for free you didn't have before, but it is pretty worthless and upsetting that you went to all the trouble and money buying a costume and getting dressed up with the expectation of getting candy, only to get a basket full of stuff you absolutely do not want and cannot use.

Is getting trainers as a "reward" the dictionary definition of 'insulting', not really, but it is REALLY close.

kapu

Yes

considering I have all the trainers except gold ones maxed at 32767 they get destroyed instantly :DD
And gold ones are sitting currently at 29,5k.... they are worse reward than 1000 credits lol

basically empty lottery ticket, 'Better luck next time'

Ironagedave

Indifferent

Trainers in gauntlet insulting... someone clearly doesn't get enough 30 or 60 intel drops in their skirmish events.

Zombie Squirrel

Indifferent

Depends, for my new 5 day old toon, i luv the trainers. But for my 3 other toons i find it horrible.

Ren~

Indifferent

The entire game has mediocre rewards across the board - except when it's community rewards time or a skirmish event. The gauntlet is just a symptom, not something special. Would I like better rewards? Yes. Do I think it's going to happen? Not with this company.

Odo Marmarosa

No

I dont like them, but if you are insulted by them it's time to reassess your priorities

Captain Q

Indifferent

I want to say yes, but not with "insulted" as the word to describe my feeling. However, if I received a dollop of poo as the reward, then yes, that would make me feel insulted. Unless it was from Spot, then I would have it bronzed.

[TLA] 84wb

Yes

Not really "insulting", but too bad to feel "indifferent".

Dr. Creon (¥SA)

Indifferent

What is insulting imho is assuming that everyone is at the same "level" of playing the game and that trainers are unimportant or not needed by some players. How quickly we forget what it was like to be a fresh faced, new player inundated with a ton of new crew that needed to be trained.

5000 Quatloos

Indifferent

Dr. Creon (H31) wrote: »

What is insulting imho is assuming that everyone is at the same "level" of playing the game and that trainers are unimportant or not needed by some players. How quickly we forget what it was like to be a fresh faced, new player inundated with a ton of new crew that needed to be trained.

Hear, hear! ‘And”... by the time I had acquired enough good crew to compete in gauntlet, I had gotten to the point where voyages drop more trainers than I can use. By the time I had gotten to where I could compete effectively in events, most of the ranked rewards at my play level (after the 1000 legendary) were of little value. The whole game calibration in terms of difficulty vs reward needs an update ...

Ren~

Indifferent

Dr. Creon (H31) wrote: »

What is insulting imho is assuming that everyone is at the same "level" of playing the game and that trainers are unimportant or not needed by some players. How quickly we forget what it was like to be a fresh faced, new player inundated with a ton of new crew that needed to be trained.

As a 3 months old player, I can assure you that they don't help because you don't win 3 games in a row until you have a crew that doesn't require that many trainers anyway, and that 3 to 6 blue trainers are a drop in the ocean when you do need them. They are fillers.

That's the story of this game, only people who don't really need given rewards get them.

[7TW] UnkieB

Indifferent

Dr. Creon (H31) wrote: »

What is insulting imho is assuming that everyone is at the same "level" of playing the game and that trainers are unimportant or not needed by some players. How quickly we forget what it was like to be a fresh faced, new player inundated with a ton of new crew that needed to be trained.

Luckily for those players there are a lot more ways to get trainers than there once were. The things are everywhere...