*Update - 10/16/17*
At this point, we are simply looking for ANY high ranking mission that has ANY material reward.
**
There have been a multitude of threads lately (and longer) regarding rare materials and their apparent lack of availability. Unfortunately, the presence of any actual problem has been difficult to discern due to negative bias, inclusion of commodities/materials that are actually abundant (looking at you modular terminals, hiding in passenger missions) and general lack of detailed observstions or data. If there isn't a problem, great! If there is, FDEV may need detailed observations to isolate the problem.
For this exercise, we are looking for BioTech Conductors (BCs) and Exquisite Focus Crystals (EFCs). We need good data and are asking CMDRs to report in this thread on direct observations on where these are not found and where they are found. FDEV has stated that rare material rewards is driven purely by mission rank.
Submissions for verified sources should include the following: (assumes source is mission)
- material offered and qty
- system
- station
- mission rank
- mission type
- faction rep level
If multiple missions with same faction and/or station are available, provide total number of missions and qty of materials offered.
For the "not found here submissions", please provide number of boards where neither is observed being offered. Please include the following:
*EDIT*
It appears that there may be a problem with higher ranking missions offering material or commodity rewards at all, which is a potential root cause of the problem. In light of this, we're asking for:
- number of high ranking missions available
- number of high ranking missions with material and/or commodity rewards
- highest ranking mission with rewards
For non-mission sources, please provide:
- system
- location type/details
- quantity gathered
I will update this post with details of confirmed sources and summary of findings.
I know* that I saw lots of BioTech Conductors being offered for passenger missions but wasn't looking for them at the time, so I am on my way back tonight to dind the system and will post details as soon as I can confirm
*no proof
Please leave debate over definition of "rare", how the game should or should not be played, flame wars, etc in those other threads.
Thanks!
*UPDATE*
Still waiting on some additional data before posting first summaries, but so far we have hundreds of high ranking missions with not a single one offering material rewards, much less the ones we are looking for. No one has confirmed availability of BCs or EFCs.
At this point, we are simply looking for ANY high ranking mission that has ANY material reward.
**
There have been a multitude of threads lately (and longer) regarding rare materials and their apparent lack of availability. Unfortunately, the presence of any actual problem has been difficult to discern due to negative bias, inclusion of commodities/materials that are actually abundant (looking at you modular terminals, hiding in passenger missions) and general lack of detailed observstions or data. If there isn't a problem, great! If there is, FDEV may need detailed observations to isolate the problem.
For this exercise, we are looking for BioTech Conductors (BCs) and Exquisite Focus Crystals (EFCs). We need good data and are asking CMDRs to report in this thread on direct observations on where these are not found and where they are found. FDEV has stated that rare material rewards is driven purely by mission rank.
Submissions for verified sources should include the following: (assumes source is mission)
- material offered and qty
- system
- station
- mission rank
- mission type
- faction rep level
If multiple missions with same faction and/or station are available, provide total number of missions and qty of materials offered.
For the "not found here submissions", please provide number of boards where neither is observed being offered. Please include the following:
*EDIT*
It appears that there may be a problem with higher ranking missions offering material or commodity rewards at all, which is a potential root cause of the problem. In light of this, we're asking for:
- number of high ranking missions available
- number of high ranking missions with material and/or commodity rewards
- highest ranking mission with rewards
For non-mission sources, please provide:
- system
- location type/details
- quantity gathered
I will update this post with details of confirmed sources and summary of findings.
I know* that I saw lots of BioTech Conductors being offered for passenger missions but wasn't looking for them at the time, so I am on my way back tonight to dind the system and will post details as soon as I can confirm
*no proof
Please leave debate over definition of "rare", how the game should or should not be played, flame wars, etc in those other threads.
Thanks!
*UPDATE*
Still waiting on some additional data before posting first summaries, but so far we have hundreds of high ranking missions with not a single one offering material rewards, much less the ones we are looking for. No one has confirmed availability of BCs or EFCs.
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