Grinding

[Thundergod]

I have some ideas how to make the game a bit better

For example modify the harvesters cryonite drop rate this way

Vega Harvesters cryonite drop 1000
Antares Harvesters cryonite drop 2000
Gemini Harvesters cryonite drop 3000
Mizar Harvesters cryonite drop 4000
Sol Harvesters cryonite drop 5000
Draconis Harvesters cryonite drop 6000

Also since are a lot of people who want cryonite and we often get in same spot 2-3 it would be a good ideea to make new planets available filled only with Harvesters and energy fields, to have 10-15 spots even more.
For example the 3 inactive planets on sol system would be good for example : Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune for start. Also to make in every system a new planet that could be used for this purpose from Vega to Draconis.

Thats my opinion , maybe others agree that

 

[Chefpilot22]

hehe Thundergod, great idea. a Planet only with Harvesters and E-Fields would be really good.
but the Drop Rate you Choosen is a bit to many.

do it like this:
Vega Harvesters: 500
Antares Harvesters: 1000
Gemini Harvesters: 1500
Mizar Harvesters: 2000
Sol Harvesters: 2500
Draconis Harvesters: 3000

Because 6000 is a bit to many, im lvl 71 with Drac Sniper and i can kill Harvs solo at Gazica / Hive

so thats all
Greetings: Chefpilot22

 

[Sinned]

Those numbers are way too high, 500 from a vega harvester sounds cool but will never be done.
What needs to be done is simple, remove the cryonite restrictions from planets because clearly it is not serving its purpose of keeping lower systems clean of more advanced players. All it is doing is slow everyone down and thats what the devs intended in the first place with no doubt. Perhaps an increase in the cry drop rate would also make grinding easier and more enjoyable.

 

[ridoi]

the penalty isn't the issue, the drop rate itself has been reduced, I fear the most at next system ships gonna cost over 3 million, and rare ship over 6 million, gonna be mad... even with cry drop as high as 20k/h won't be enough, and we make far less

 

[Defcon]

Who is talkin about cryonite? I am bored silly in Sirius, waiting and hoping to land on a planet with some usefull BP's for the one or MAYBE 2, ships i would like to fly in. The absolute senseless flying around and shooting stuff in squads will in the end result in enough cryo to buy them. If I can fight off the constant urge to just leave this end never come back.

Up till Draconis it is no effort to grind for a normal ship. just do some whites and help some mates with their missions. On occasion shoot some harvs, yes. But all i see is people rushing through all systems and ending up in sirius with 1 (ONE) ship. And then sudddenly they feel the pain of grinding.

The idea of making harv planets has come around time aftrer time. It's not gonna happen. And with the amount of players i see around now, it would end up in almost empty mission planets. There is room enough for all online players to grind at the moment. Sorry to say so.

If the mission of developers was to slow people down by lowering cry droprates, they succeeded a little maybe. But what really brought this game to a grinding halt is the ridiculous Sirius BP system. So, well done.

Greetz Defcon

 

[handsanitizer]

the amount is fine. cryonite amount is fine...
the problem i find... is lack of harvesters and ship armor.
my sol x sniper can make 20k a hr on moli r40 harvs, then r70s and 85s can make 20k on gaz or hive if lucky.

Reason: my x sniper can kill 10 or more harvs at once, and kill every interceptor in 1 blow, resulting in much more cryo drops and happier me, wile the r70 and r85 can only take 1 harv at a time, which leads to more boring grinding and less cryo.
if each harvester feild had 7or 8 harvs like on molikar, and our ships being able to handle them, all twould be good. its been 2 new systems after sol, still only making 20k a hr, for sol it was good, but being a r85 ship, now having to spend 2mill for a ship instead of 200k, its a lil bad... just like.. a heads up for next system... make it so we can make more close to 60k a hr to balance it out... or grinding galaxy wont be around for much longer^^

 

[Poland]

but still u can try to find planet with ancient myst or sit 10h in transporters [dominator making] and when ur clan reach ring 4, u can grind with it solo in bosses, boss gives about 7,5k cryo there, 3 tier mantis gives about 3,5k, so what's problem for r85? i am normally able to make my raven or terrorizer in some months, but it takes time... u should be just more patient lol...

 

[Ghost division Kane]

Cryo must drop from every Harvester you kill, because those ships are harvesting Cryo, and they are big. If this is applied to the game, amount is no problem.

One more thing. I have an idea for a long time now. What about devs create a new ship that only Clans can buy, like a Jumpship. That ship can be used like a CQ ship, piloted by one player and guarded by Clan members from Mantis and red pirates. Some of the specs:

Parsec Harvester
Price: 20.000.000 Cryonite
Collecting Cryo 1000 Cryo per minute
All collected Cryo is going to the player who is operating it, or devs can give option of giving Clan Cryo to members.
Can be used in every System
Armor 50.000 (Dominator is 19200, correct me if Im wrong)
Tech:
Collector is automatic, its ON all time
1. Aim Scrambler
2. Repair Target
3. Repair Droid
4. Repair Field
5. Agrobomb
6. Shield
7. Agrobeacon
8. Attack droids (like Menders on Gazica)

It can turn on Red, that means 5000 Cryo per minute, but when killed it will drop all collected, and wherever it is used Red, other pilots on planet will be notified as in case of Rumors of Harvester on planet.

That will give this game what it need. A true Gold Age of Piracy.

 

[Defcon]

Ghost Division Kane, I do enjoy reading your rather mad ideas. Great imagination and i must admitt sometimes some interesting aspekts that get my imagination going.

Whit a base ship like such a harvester, I see massive battles again, with groups off pirates going at it to bring down that Clan-Behemot.

Why not give clans possibility to buy a Gizah! And bring that down on a planet. Or let them use the CQ ship in the game! Not for grinding but for support in Sirus. Much like in CQ's.

LOL

Greetz Defcon

 

[Ghost division Kane]

No need to be sarcastic, you must admit that all is going around Cryo and this will be very interesting thing to have. It will demand big cryo to buy, big defence to protect, and also big attack to be destroyed and big reward when you pod it.

For Giza, good idea but then you will have a lot of weapons to use, your HUD interface will be as like you are playing WoW. So thats not good idea if you were serious. Harvester is much more in this game, it is present in every system, except Sirius. Also, all Sirius and latest events are going around team based play, so Harvester is something that demands that kind a playing. Without teamwork, Harvester cannot survive.

Also I have another idea, which came to me when they added this drone slots. How about we get an optional 9th weapon only in Sirius ships. You could choose anything, but it cannot be same weapon you already have.

 

[Malevos]

I do like this idea of yours a lot Kane whether or not the developers would go for it and how easy it would be to implement who knows. 20.000.000 cost to buy might be a bit steep especially if a clan doesn't have a lot of members and if it does get killed it's a lot of work to replace it. As for the optional ninth weapon slot idea I bet a lot of punisher and legionary pilots would jump at getting an aim comp on their ships. :mrorange:

 

[ridoi]

I think new ways where clans needs huge founds would be nice, would get rid of those small clans

 

[Ghost division Kane]

Yeah but all that money will pay off in a matter of weeks, if you guard it well. Eg. you go to planet one morning, turn red and farm all day and you got 5 million. Plus option to distribute it to all members. Cryo boosters would be sold in order ship to be bought.
One more thing, if you keep cryo as you farm, if you dont go every hour to load off what you farmed, you increase the findings of cryo. (Mwhahaha) Of course enemies can track you down and follow you some time before they attack, more cryo you ll drop.
My admiral who have Punisher, he said he would like another sniper blaster on the ship, so he can just shoot with 2 snipers, lol. Thats why I add that rule that all weapons must be different.