this is interesting, we all need to help here... we need it confirming
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Issue Tracker: unconfirmed issues expire after 30 days
Was just looking at the Issue Tracker FAQ and noticed the following change that has quietly been introduced: "If a certain number of players have been able to reproduce an issue within 30 days, the issue will become “Confirmed” – if the required number of reproductions is not met in this time...
Another observation:
Flight duration: 2,5h
Combat: 32
Exploration: 2
Trade: 0
Other: 50
Just some hopping to some systems, then 4 visits to a CZ to complete a Massacre Wing Mission (kill 63 ships), no other actions.
I guess the 50 "Other" ARX were rewarded for completing the wing mission.
Flight duration: 2,5h
Combat: 32
Exploration: 2
Trade: 0
Other: 50
Just some hopping to some systems, then 4 visits to a CZ to complete a Massacre Wing Mission (kill 63 ships), no other actions.
I guess the 50 "Other" ARX were rewarded for completing the wing mission.
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Did about 10 various missions all for inf+++++ none were specifically combat but a few involved combat. Out of the 3 hours it took to run here and there and scan this and that and blow up this guy for trying to stop my deliveries, i got 6 ARX. 6. what!
p.s. the viper 4 is named Tiny Python. Its a beast lol
p.s. the viper 4 is named Tiny Python. Its a beast lol
It's just a shame to see how little they value my time
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Missions aren't really gameplay - they are rewards for structured gameplay activities. Arx are rewards for unstructured gameplay activities.
Speechless. But seriously, controlling the bgs in like 8 systems is hard work. Its beyond annoying to think that is less valuable than honk, fss, fsd, repeat.
Think about it: missions bundle game activities you can do without running missions to a reward structure. You can shoot stuff, deliver cargo, scrounge debris just like that without missions. A mission just adds a reward to it and makes it play out more purposefully.
I can't tell if you're arguing with me or agreeing with me.
I'm just spitballing about the design concept. They might have set out with "missions are their own rewards" so they don't reward Arx for them. Instead Arx go to the more basic game loops.
Depends on how you define 'gameplay' maybe (a notoriously vague word).
At a basic level mission are suggested activities where the player is unable to self-motivate - want to go exploring but not sure where to go? Take a passenger mission. Want to kill something? Take a massacre mission or do an assassination. That kind of thing.
But then there is the BGS - manipulating factions to start wars & flipping system control. For a faction that owns a base exploration data or trade works, missions are not essential. For a non-anarchy faction with no assets bounties can be gathered & sold using a KWS, it's hard going but it does still provide a way to affect faction influence.
But missions are the mainstay, they always work to affect influence. They are effectively an essential part of the game, if the player plays in a certain way. Not essential for all playstyles though, but then neither are combat, exploration or trade
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Ye, in terms of BGS they kinda are meta-gameplay. It'd make sense to reward Arx for state changes, won elections, control taken over and defended, if that's possible. That way there still wouldnt be double rewards.Depends on how you define 'gameplay' maybe (a notoriously vague word).
At a basic level mission are suggested activities where the player is unable to self-motivate - want to go exploring but not sure where to go? Take a passenger mission. Want to kill something? Take a massacre mission or do an assassination. That kind of thing.
But then there is the BGS - manipulating factions to start wars & flipping system control. For a faction that owns a base exploration data or trade works, missions are not essential. For a faction with no assets bounties can be gathered & sold using a KWS, it's hard going but it does still provide a way to affect faction influence.
But missions are the mainstay, they always work to affect influence. They are effectively an essential part of the game, if the player plays in a certain way. Not essential for all playstyles though, but then neither are combat, exploration or trade
Same here, the only time I don't hit the cap is if I don't play at all that week. Standard space messing about and don't grind at anything seems to do it every time.