Squadron Exploration Leaderboard Bug/Calculation Error

[Auronio]

o7 CMDRs!

We have discovered a calculation error for the exploration leaderboards, at least on Playstation affecting our squadron.
Presumably that's not only us and maybe even happening across platforms.

Basically leaderboard incremental increase of exploration data sold is always 50% of the base data value and without any bonus such as LYR rank 5 (200%+) added
We believe it used to be 100% of the base data value and in case LYR bonus was applicable this one added as well.

In case you should experience the same and consider it an error/bug please confirm
https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/41256

Thank you
o7

 

[marx]

It always was 50% of the base data value, and while the LYR credit bonus used to apply for a long while, it no longer does. As far as we know, that latter change was intentional.

Why it's 50% is simple: the squadron leaderboard points appear to be equivalent to rank progression points, and the 2:1 ratio there is from the time when Frontier rebalanced it. (To keep pace with a 2x buff in exploration payouts, and to make long range passenger missions no longer award a 1:1 Cr - points conversion, as that would get you to Elite far too quickly.)

 

[Auronio]

It always was 50% of the base data value, and while the LYR credit bonus used to apply for a long while, it no longer does. As far as we know, that latter change was intentional.

Why it's 50% is simple: the squadron leaderboard points appear to be equivalent to rank progression points, and the 2:1 ratio there is from the time when Frontier rebalanced it. (To keep pace with a 2x buff in exploration payouts, and to make long range passenger missions no longer award a 1:1 Cr - points conversion, as that would get you to Elite far too quickly.)

Wasn't aware of that.
Thanks a lot for the explanation.

It looks like Frontier support stuff also don't know...
... cause when I reported the assumed bug and opened a support ticket I was advised to submit an entry on the issue tracker.

Thx again and have a nice weekend!