Holocron.

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I understand this was introduced as a means of raising tech level so people didn't have to scrap loot.

It was never needed and it was only a whiney few who complained endlessly about it that got it introduced.

It might be desirable at extremely low levels to get a few points but it is totally meaningless at higher levels. Tech levels rain from the sky no matter how little you need them.

I have had so many drop off bosses that it is really starting to annoy me. Just so a couple of snot nosed children don't have to choose a very few items to scrap I have to miss out on dozens and I expect hundreds eventually of loot drops as these pointless trash items share the loot table with real loot.

They need to come off the loot table and/or be removed from the game. They absolutely do not belong on level 50+ boss loot tables.

[Laious]

You are right. I need to adjust item loot levels specially after level 40. Holocrons might even get a new function.

[THANKS OBAMA]

Turn in loots for Technomancers for Rep to get sweet sweet tricked out ships and equipment >:D

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Originally posted by Laious:

You are right. I need to adjust item loot levels specially after level 40. Holocrons might even get a new function.

Please consider letting bosses after 40 drop legendary equipment for larger vessels more frequently. Not so much increasing the drop rate (although it is really low) just restrict the type of gear so they don't finally drop a legendary for a fighter that is completely useless to a cruiser/titan. It's our 1% chance of a drop wasted on a tiny thing that isn't any good. Is anyone post 40 taking on bosses in a fighter ?

Or consider letting us trade in legendary drops for an upgrade module to bump a purple up to legendary. Maybe 2:1 or something.

Holocrons serve a function. Probably a viable function and although I have never seen the need for them it doesn't mean others have not used them as intended. Just for the love of god get them off the bosses loot table. Or ..... have them drop as an extra on the bosses loot not instead of real loot.

Thanks. You have always shown your willingness to listen and I hope other players agree with me about holocrons. If anyone doesn't then please post so the dev can hear all sides before making a call.

Cheers folks.

[Laious]

No problem, I like listening to players opinions, that's what Early Access is for :)

Maybe you didn't need holocrons because they were introduced when you already had a high level character.. They are intended for low Tech Level upgrades indeed, but as I said I might change them.

The thing about the boss loot is that, WHEN it chooses to drop a lower level equipment instead of around the boss level, to compensate for this fact, it has a higher chance of being purple or orange. So it's not like you are getting a purple low level instead of a purple high level.
It is also made having the ME (Megastructers) in mind, where you´ll only be able to enter with smaller ships. So it will make sense to farm fighter loot with high level bosses when the ME patch is implemented. That being said, I´m reviewing the loot calculations right now so that it prioritizes correct level for bosses.

[THANKS OBAMA]

Ah that's frigging sweet. Entering into those things would be limited to just the first two classes of ships? Or would the third be allowed because I absofreakinglutely love the Hydra [Though the Venghi Fighter isn't a bad alternative.]

[Laious]

1 and 2 for sure, not decided yet if Corvettes will be allowed (size 3). We are even thinking about different level ME allowing for varied sizes to enter it, maybe different layers (kinda like a dungeon). We´ll see :)

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Can we fit out multiple ships yet ? Swap between them depending on what we are doing ? I have lots of equipment stored but still no ability to store weapons to fit out other ships. If we are getting this ability can we bank weapons too please.

I get what you are saying about low level loot having a higher chance to drop as a higher tier. That's fine but it's still rare which means high level stuff must have naff all chance of dropping as orange. Most likely orange you will get is going to be not so useful to anyone with a big ship.

[THANKS OBAMA]

Heh fair enough, at least size 2 has plenty of fun little ships as well, and I never had a chance to try out the Reaper yet.

[Laious]

Yes, later you will be able to have multiple ships. Storing weapons might be implemented earlier :)