Thar'Ga Nodes unlocks cost keep going up?!

So i really should have looked at that before. First, i searched at all the info i found about the Hybrid. But finding one little information through so much text and stats…

I just saw, now at rank 8, that the 1300 shield point you get from the rank 1 node sector. Now cost 18 crystal instead of the initial 12. Is that normal?. Same for some other nodes. Like the 17% or so shield str increase after unlocking second shield slot. Went from 16 to 18.

Is that normal?

Will it stop increasing once i reach rank 15 or keep increasing the more i unlock nodes?

Yup I’ve got the same thing. From rank 9 it is 18 for me. I just got to 11 with today’s dailies and it still is at 18.

40 minutes ago, TheDarkRedFox said:

Yup I’ve got the same thing. From rank 9 it is 18 for me. I just got to 11 with today’s dailies and it still is at 18.

Alright. Good news that it is based on ranks, and that at least from 9 to 11 it stayed at 18.

It’s not based on rank. 

But based on the number of items you bought. 

 

All slots have the same price, from r5 to r15.

But that price increase when unlocking more stuff. 

So the best strategy would be, to buy the most expensive nodes first?(and not playing PvP ever)

15 minutes ago, Lord_Xenon said:

So the best strategy would be, to buy the most expensive nodes first?(and not playing PvP ever)

There’s no “Most expensive node”. 

They all have the same price. Slots, blueprints, weapon damage, hull/shield strength, energy, they all have the same price.  And buying one increase the price of the others by 2-3 xeno

 

Those who have a different price, like Defensive/Offensive bonuses or specials or the passives such as Sensors, Missile reload, or 33% heating have their price fixed and buying them or not doesn’t influence the price of everything else.

Ah okay. No explanation of all this you know?

14 minutes ago, Lord_Xenon said:

Ah okay. No explanation of all this you know?

What explanation do you want? 

 

Easy said: To all. Every detail explained.
Pro, Cons and builds.

3 hours ago, Swifter43021 said:

There’s no “Most expensive node”. 

They all have the same price. Slots, blueprints, weapon damage, hull/shield strength, energy, they all have the same price.  And buying one increase the price of the others by 2-3 xeno

 

Those who have a different price, like Defensive/Offensive bonuses or specials or the passives such as Sensors, Missile reload, or 33% heating have their price fixed and buying them or not doesn’t influence the price of everything else.

Well, i dont know but. from 10-12 to what. 18 xeno atm for 1.3k shield sound more expensive than 18 for over 17% shield increase for the same price. That is just an exemple. Loging in i could get more and better ones. But not home.

5 minutes ago, CptDoss said:

Well, i dont know but. from 10-12 to what. 18 xeno atm for 1.3k shield sound more expensive than 18 for over 17% shield increase for the same price. That is just an exemple. Loging in i could get more and better ones. But not home.

But getting both is the same price (in xeno).

And 1300 shield have a cost of 100 points while 17% costs 50 (in evo points). 

 

Anyway a build, whatever it use, have alway the same price for the same number of slots (excluding specific nodes).

4 hours ago, Swifter43021 said:

But getting both is the same price (in xeno).

And 1300 shield have a cost of 100 points while 17% costs 50 (in evo points). 

 

Anyway a build, whatever it use, have alway the same price for the same number of slots (excluding specific nodes).

Yea, i know and i understand. But that does mean that later on. 1.3k shield will possibly cost me 30 xeno? a hundred? That’s what i mean by more expensive for the same price. To be more clear, just in case.By  Expensive i mean= buying a garden rock for the same price as a diamond.

Also, not hating on anything. It just got released and is not even available to free players yet. There wil be tweaks coming up i’m sure.