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Just waiting for new threads like "Really DB? 300,000 VP to get a 5 Star?!
BenSon2007
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So why not opening one and see what happens...by the way: I had almost 300k and ended up on 1300 or so.
But that's okay for me, had not the time and motivation to send 4 shuttles 24/7 and then saying: "Really? No 5 Star?!"
But that's okay for me, had not the time and motivation to send 4 shuttles 24/7 and then saying: "Really? No 5 Star?!"
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I also think DB said they'd be looking at reward thresholds in the future.
Captain level 50, approaching 100 immortals
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The range between 500 and 1500 must be really small in score.
Very competitive.
Jim
Looking ahead to the upcoming galaxy, not going to be playing anywhere near all out. The new crew aren't enticing, and outside activities are going to cut into my playtime. My main goals until the next faction or hybrid event are to immortalize and vault some of the 3*'s clogging up crew space. I have to get back to having 5 open clew slots, and purchasing 5 new ones for 2,500 dil is a non-starter. I would prefer not to airlock, but may have to in order to get back those open crew slots in order to have space for new crew that have value.
You can never please all people, but you can make things more equitable and proportional and give something the majority to be glad about
However on lightly played events this could cut both ways......
Of course, there's money to be made in not doing so. I've been slipping ever since the game was launched. The more popular the game becomes, the more whales that speed up in front of me. I used to get 5 star rewards somewhat easily without spending money in the first events. I now spend a little and can barely get 4X4stars reward. The option for me would be to spend more.... might just be why micro-transaction games are set-up that way (it's certainly not a STT- or DB-only issue).
I personally failed my four final shuttle and ended 4000 vp short of the last reward. My chances went from 65 to 90ish % yet they all failed. Am I mad? Of course not, it's just a game.
Would be a funny picture, the best 1% from New York Marathon, 500 1st places...
The number of participants in an olympic competition is more or less stable (maybe +- 20%). Here, the first events were played by maybe around 10,000 players and the first 1,000 got a legendary character (top 10%). Today there are maybe 100,000 players and still only the first 1,000 get one (top 1%). At some point you'll have to be a whale to get into the top 1000 at all. I remember the first event I placed 1600 with no good crew at all (a few decent 3* chars perhaps). Until a few months ago I usually placed 3000-5000. Now I have a few dozen immortalized 4* and some FE 5* but I only recently placed the first time under 1000. In faction events. I'm almost ignoring galaxy/expedition events where I only place around 7000.
My issue is that the difference in rewards between ranking 26th - 100th isn't enough.. merits, trainers etc mean very little to me. Single premium pulls rarely give anything beyond a 3* or ship schematics
Ranking in the top 100 should give a 2/5* at least. Top 250 should get the 10x premium pull.
A further issue is would the percentages be dynamic as the event went on? If 150k players start an event, how many will actually 'compete'? After day one or two 50% of the players may stop playing the event... does the percentages adjust for this? Too many variables as an event goes on to make it workable.
On the other hand, if its static and the percentages are set based on the event participants after say.. 24hrs into the event, based on active event players you could get a scenario where some events the top 2000 or 3000 get the 5* and in other events it may be only the top 500 or 750. It all gets convoluted and confusing. DB struggles as it is with just getting event crew info out as it is.
How about 1st, 2nd, 3rd place get the current 1-2-3 rewards, and then the top 1% get the equivalent of the 16-25th place rewards (2x5*, if memory serves) and the next 10%(2-11%) get the top 26-50 reward(1x5*)
frankly, those events are plain and simple P2W