Newcomer / Intro Caution about Community Goal new Minimum Contribution Level

[Para Handy]

People might have seen our posts in this sub-forum about newcomers being able to earn easy seed-capital by dropping just one load into a trade Community Goal. It seems that since the recent update, there now is a larger threshold for making the 99% minimum payout band. The current Waldo Walter trade CG for example requires 20t to get into the 99% zone (the spreadsheet displayed figure of 1t is now wrong) and that might even rise before the CG ends. So until F D make minimum contribution level 100% again (if they do), please exercise caution about trying for a trade community goal in a low-capacity ship - check the relevant community goal thread to get information about contribution levels for that one.



[alien]

 

[pipo zelvelder]

Yeah, that's what happens if there are too many posts about easy 500.000 credits.... that's when FD changes the odds. Now I understand why so many commanders keep there fortune cookies a secret...

 

[Para Handy]

Yeah, that's what happens if there are too many posts about easy 500.000 credits.... that's when FD changes the odds. Now I understand why so many commanders keep there fortune cookies a secret...

No - it is because the pilots who sign-up but don't contribute are no longer included in the calculations. Result is that all bands have moved up in requirement. Previously the minimum contribution band was at 100% - so that anyone who made any contribution to the goal (trade, BH, exploration) got the minimum payout. That changed to 99% (I don't know when) and I have heard that it will go back to 100% now that they discount signed-up commanders with zero-contribution - but don't hold your breath.