I have some comments, and a question.
Adding Resources as Loot:
We already could get plates, and what not by salvaging kits, adding in the rare stuff like monocyrstals, neodium, and beryllium was good, and would have completed things right there, but then you went and added the other resources too, and in their raw form at that. I’d say that last part was a big mistake, as it just added more junk, making it harder to get good stuff. What makes that even worse is how we can only get those rare items, at, and around specific ranks, although based on the description, you’d think it was only at those specific ranks, so that’s no good, and degrades much of the benefit that change would have provided.
Monocyrstals, Neodium, Beryllium, and Mark IV Upgrade Kits are Only Available as Loot for Max Synergy Ships:
I guess is a way to “encourage” us to use the paid synergy transfer service, and to buy premium ships. But I rarely fly my maxed ships, as I want to level others (been playing off, and on for almost three years, yet still have plenty more to level, I always take my time), or they are off doing those daily ship assignments. This part alone completely destroyed any benefit adding monocyrstals, neodium, and beryllium to the loot table could have done for people like me, and even took away the Mk IV kits while you were at it. Horrible, horrible, horrible idea.
Lowering Monocrystal Reward for Open Space:
Bad idea. Considering how many things use so much of them, and how few we got that way any how, cutting that number in half just makes things worse. I guess that was due to adding them in the loot reward, but those only show up around rank 6, with maxed ships, most I’d wager want out of that range in a hurry, so would get little, to no benefit to monocrystals being a slim victory loot possibility, which again requires maxed ships.
VS AI:
You tamed them down some, which was good, but then added destroyers, and reduced the loot, while we’re only getting I think 60% synergy, but still 100% credits, because we all just need more ways to get those creds (that was sarcasm by the way). At least give us three loot attempts again, and maybe bump up the synergy some. VS AI used to be pretty active, but now people seem to be getting uninterested in the mode, as even around what is normally peak times, I can be sitting there for minutes waiting to get in, when before it was more like seconds.
Destroyers:
First, one thing that’s been bugging me for a while now is how in some places they are called destroyers, while in others they’re called suppressor class ships, please pick one. Currently I’m fairly indifferent to the new repair drones.
Question:
Two new missions were added to gather 50 neodium, and beryllium as loot in loot rewards. Were those new permanent missions, or are they some sort of event missions, and if so, how long do we have to complete them?
