COMPLETED CG Deliver Rarities for Azimuth Event (Rares)

[Ian Doncaster]

Fdev came up with the narrative and then added the shiney's and $$$ to make sure the pilot mercs always choose what Fdev wants in the CG's

There has been at least one CG where the side with the obviously better reward lost - and it wasn't even close.
One side was offering standard cash tiers only, the other offering the same cash tiers + a unique module.
Final result: slightly better than 2-1 victory for the cash-only side.

Another couple of recent CGs Frontier was accused of bias because one side had a route to obtaining combat bonds which the other side didn't. In both cases the side with the extra route still lost, though - if more narrowly than they might otherwise have.

There have also been competitive CGs with exactly identical rewards offered by both sides that have gone to a 4-1 margin or more.

Frontier are generally a bit more subtle than that: they control the narrative, so they can set it up so that either CG outcome progresses the plot in a direction they're happy to follow, and only put in competitive CGs at all when that's an acceptable outcome.

[1] I think it's worth noting here that player records at predicting which side will win a CG based on the starting setup are not more than about 75% reliable either. It's always easy with hindsight to find a reason why a particular CG was biased in favour of a particular side (my favourite excuse "the BGS tick was at around 12:00"); it doesn't count unless you can call it very reliably in the first few hours.

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

Ofc, any mercenary worth his salt should do that

Any mercenary wirth his salt doesn't deliver booze. A mercenary shoots people in the face.

 

[Northpin]

Any mercenary wirth his salt doesn't deliver booze. A mercenary shoots people in the face.

IMO a merc is a profit seeker not necessarily a killer (unless they're payed for that)
So if they pay me to deliver booze, i will do it
And if they pay me to also shoot criminals in the face - i will do that too.

(yea, i'm aiming for top25% on both CG - for the moment the rares one is really tight, but i'm working on that)

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

IMO a merc is a profit seeker not necessarily a killer (unless they're payed for that)
So if they pay me to deliver booze, i will do it
And if they pay me to also shoot criminals in the face - i will do that too.

(yea, i'm aiming for top25% on both CG - for the moment the rares one is really tight, but i'm working on that)

A mercenary (sometimes shortened to merc) – also called a soldier of fortune, a hired gun, or, archaically, a sellsword – is a private individual who joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military.[1][2] Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.

What you're thinking of is a hired help .

 

[Disemboweled Ego]

According to Inara estimations the delivery CG will end today in ~12h, maybe slightly longer since a lot of that time isn't peak time.

 

[Darrack]

According to Inara estimations the delivery CG will end today in ~12h, maybe slightly longer since a lot of that time isn't peak time.

Still time to get some runs in then

Spoiler: I did tell the crew i was working from home today

O7

 

[Hooplah]

According to Inara estimations the delivery CG will end today in ~12h, maybe slightly longer since a lot of that time isn't peak time.

Peak time for the last few days has always been 9:00PM UTC. It may be sooner as the CG is nearing the end.

UPDATE: The delivery CG ended at ~5:30PM UTC. Well done to all. 25% to get the toys and made 300m credits doing it. It's a good day.

 

[Rebel Yell]

According to Inara estimations the delivery CG will end today in ~12h, maybe slightly longer since a lot of that time isn't peak time.

Nooo... it's been so much fun to deliver fortifications in Harma with so many players around!!!

 

[Ashnak]

Nooo... it's been so much fun to deliver fortifications in Harma with so many players around!!!

It was also nice to see CODE is still active, and still adhering to their code.

 

[HRDiagram]

There has been at least one CG where the side with the obviously better reward lost - and it wasn't even close.
One side was offering standard cash tiers only, the other offering the same cash tiers + a unique module.
Final result: slightly better than 2-1 victory for the cash-only side.

Another couple of recent CGs Frontier was accused of bias because one side had a route to obtaining combat bonds which the other side didn't. In both cases the side with the extra route still lost, though - if more narrowly than they might otherwise have.

There have also been competitive CGs with exactly identical rewards offered by both sides that have gone to a 4-1 margin or more.

Frontier are generally a bit more subtle than that: they control the narrative, so they can set it up so that either CG outcome progresses the plot in a direction they're happy to follow, and only put in competitive CGs at all when that's an acceptable outcome.

[1] I think it's worth noting here that player records at predicting which side will win a CG based on the starting setup are not more than about 75% reliable either. It's always easy with hindsight to find a reason why a particular CG was biased in favour of a particular side (my favourite excuse "the BGS tick was at around 12:00"); it doesn't count unless you can call it very reliably in the first few hours.

Once again, ruining the internet with rationality!

 

[Rebel Yell]

It was also nice to see CODE is still active, and still adhering to their code.

Aye! And I'll do my best to be around tonight YARRRR

 

[GraphiteGB]

Cargo CG is due to end early and that can be today... so dont hold baxk thinking youll be able to do the CG tuesday because you like;y wont be able too.

So the event will not release the new toys the same time it ends ...
The new toys can require human activation as the bots normaly fail to release the new toys THURSDAY and can take as long as MONDAY to be shipped...

 

[Disemboweled Ego]

Yeah by the time I finish typing this post it'll be less than 100k remaining and it's likely to spike a bunch in the evening with people rushing to turn in any stockpiles from carriers or just to get a contribution in.

 

[MVBanks]

Cargo CG is due to end early and that can be today... so dont hold baxk thinking youll be able to do the CG tuesday because you like;y wont be able too.

So the event will not release the new toys the same time it ends ...
The new toys can require human activation as the bots normaly fail to release the new toys THURSDAY and can take as long as MONDAY to be shipped...

Monday???? You mean - today!!!!!????? Yes!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, just a joke, from all this Silver Rum......

 

[Ashnak]

Great. And with 640 tons delivered, I just dropped out of the top 50% according to inara

 

[Prasinus]

CG complete

 

[MVBanks]

Where are my weapons???

 

[Aella Fess]

So will we have to wait until end of bounty CG to get weapons? I managed to deliver 2,5k of rum, got into top 25%, so I'm waiting for this AX weapons to start trying killing thargoids. Never did it before!

 

[Sublime]

Will these weapons also be available for purchase with credits or mats?

 

[Darrack]

So will we have to wait until end of bounty CG to get weapons? I managed to deliver 2,5k of rum, got into top 25%, so I'm waiting for this AX weapons to start trying killing thargoids. Never did it before!

It will be Friday at the earliest before the weapons are delivered, both tasks are technically part of the same CG.

O7