So a lot of players have been upset this week by the removal of a couple or credit fountains and the possible action on a third... When one of these pops up a lot of us jump on them because we know they don't last very long. Typically everyone throws their collective toys out of the pram when they stop, it's a cycle many of us are used to.
One good point that is raised though is that they do trigger a sudden influx of perhaps dormant players hoping to make fast money, and perhaps rejuvenate their interest in the game.. So it could be argued that these so-called 'exploits' make the game more popular for a while and Frontier are shooting themselves in the foot by nerfing them so fast.
So the point.. wouldn't it be better if the CG's were the gold-rush? Isn't that the point of them? Currently the CG rewards are not really that great unless you're one of the top 10%.. and even then the rewards are dwarfed by one of these credit fountains. I would encourage FDev to consider seriously increasing the CG payouts by x3 or x4.. otherwise the payouts are not significant enough to bother with (relative to current single mission payouts which aren't that much less or a credit fountain which can be x100 more rewarding for x100 less effort).
Maybe leave the bottom 25% rewards as is, and just increase the rewards for the top 75% upwards - so some effort is required.
If the CG rewards were decent (comparative to credit fountains), players would be less likely to go hunting for exploits.
PS: Before anyone says it; yes we know a lot of players aren't bothered about getting rich fast, grinding, getting the largest ship or being competitive in PvP... but a lot of players are, that's why this keeps happening.
One good point that is raised though is that they do trigger a sudden influx of perhaps dormant players hoping to make fast money, and perhaps rejuvenate their interest in the game.. So it could be argued that these so-called 'exploits' make the game more popular for a while and Frontier are shooting themselves in the foot by nerfing them so fast.
So the point.. wouldn't it be better if the CG's were the gold-rush? Isn't that the point of them? Currently the CG rewards are not really that great unless you're one of the top 10%.. and even then the rewards are dwarfed by one of these credit fountains. I would encourage FDev to consider seriously increasing the CG payouts by x3 or x4.. otherwise the payouts are not significant enough to bother with (relative to current single mission payouts which aren't that much less or a credit fountain which can be x100 more rewarding for x100 less effort).
Maybe leave the bottom 25% rewards as is, and just increase the rewards for the top 75% upwards - so some effort is required.
If the CG rewards were decent (comparative to credit fountains), players would be less likely to go hunting for exploits.
PS: Before anyone says it; yes we know a lot of players aren't bothered about getting rich fast, grinding, getting the largest ship or being competitive in PvP... but a lot of players are, that's why this keeps happening.
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