What's the point of 5 slot shuttle missions?
Jim Steele
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It just seems like a horrible waste of time for the devs to write mission content for 5 slot shuttles when I tend to just skip them and do either the 3 or 4 slot missions.
Sure some people may be able to crew 5 slot shuttles with a high enough probability of success but since the requisition tokens its better imho to just send an extra shuttle out with a 9 hr time boost on every 9 hrs, more if you can crew them.
If I have used all my crew in 5 slot shuttles then I cant do this; I am sure the same rules apply to others.
So what is the point of them? Just a total waste of time and effort making the missions in the first place if people just skip them.
Jim
Sure some people may be able to crew 5 slot shuttles with a high enough probability of success but since the requisition tokens its better imho to just send an extra shuttle out with a 9 hr time boost on every 9 hrs, more if you can crew them.
If I have used all my crew in 5 slot shuttles then I cant do this; I am sure the same rules apply to others.
So what is the point of them? Just a total waste of time and effort making the missions in the first place if people just skip them.
Jim
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Tl:Dr, I don’t mind them, but wouldn’t shed a tear if they went away in lieu of more 4 seats with more diverse skill sets
It's like 10 merits. I'm aware of the value of that currency, but the faction rewards alone are worth wasting a dozen here and there.
Also, for the record, I *have* spent Dil on scan speed ups, mainly when I've been too busy during the day and didn't clear out the 3 for the dailies.
Agreed. If you combine that thought with the recent change in transmission rewards (much lower) during events, imo it is a way to get merits spent. Transmissions were rewarded in threshold of mixed faction/galaxy until recently. The transmissions rewarded during events for successful shuttles has also been reduced substantially.
Most ppl Skip 5 seaters or fail them. And sure you may get lucky enough to have the correctly skilled bonus crew avail to fill it and get a higher %, but that is an off chance.
When I don't care about rank, then I just open 4 and send whatever shows up.
Your probably right, but they could just make shuttle missions cost 25% more merits and trash the 5th shuttles. I am sure they wont change them, I just think its a terrible waste of someones time making the missions for 90% of the players just to skip them..
In fact if it's too hard to remove them, they should just invent/create a tripple bonus boost that lasts circa 3 days. That way we don't waste transmissions and they don't get in the way during the event.
I have no problem spending merits on transmissions; letting the transmissions expire is the sort of waste I want to avoid. Whatever small percentage of success is gained by skipping transmissions isn't going to be enough to bump my rank up far enough for me to care, and the time spent optimizing seats is too long for sneaky shuttle turnovers at work.
Even though merits are more plentiful nowadays, every merit saved means more merit pulls.
Merits are only a problem for the first few weeks of play. After a month they should not be a problem if they are not wasted.
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Yes I also found this to be true this past event. More five seaters have OR options which gives you better options. Plus you will find three of the same skill alot which does play well with skill boosts