DUST Search - Announcement:Event: Officer Weapons Week [Nov 20-27]

CCP Rattati wrote:

Thokk Nightshade wrote:

I'm going to parrot what's been said already. Is there some quantitative formula used to determine drops i.e. what type of weapon is dropped? I swear when I get an officer weapon of any kind (outside of the 3 Thales in a year and a half), it is something I'm not skilled into. I would swear this is on purpose to get people to use SP to skill into something they don't really want in order to use a new shiny toy they are not able to.

I use Rail Rifles, Combat Rifles, Sniper rifles, and HMG's almost exclusively. I have NEVER, in a year and a 1/2, received an Officer variant of any of these outside the 3 Thales I mentioned. I have, however, received plenty of either proto or officer shotguns, scrambler rifles, and laser rifles, all of which I have basically no skill points (I'm level 1 in every weapon just for access to something better than a militia weapon). I would like someone to prove to me this is absolutely coincidental and not an effort to make me waste SP skilling into weapons I don't even want to use.

They simply don't exist, there is no nefarious SP coercion plan. Thats also why we felt it was important to have the players contribute in a big way to their introduction.

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CCP Frame C C P C C P Alliance 4632	Posted - 2014.10.30 08:08:00 - [1] - Quote During the week of November 20-27, players will experienced higher than normal drop rate of Officer-grade weapons from Public Contracts. These weapons are only obtainable through End of Match screen and salvage that comes with it. This is the perfect week for every Mercenary to experience the top of the line experimental weaponry of New Eden including brand-new light weapons like Double-shot Plasma Cannon and Fully automatic Shotgun. CCP Frame

Scarr Beloxian ICE-9 PROJECT 42	Posted - 2014.10.30 08:14:00 - [2] - Quote all hail the frame excellent event shooting snipers is fun when they QQ about losing a thales.
Jadek Menaheim Xer Cloud Consortium 4104	Posted - 2014.10.30 08:15:00 - [3] - Quote Cool! Now increase the droprate on a time machine CCP Frame. That event is the end of next month. Try the new Planetary Conquest Mode!

CCP Frame C C P C C P Alliance 4632	Posted - 2014.10.30 08:20:00 - [4] - Quote Jadek Menaheim wrote: Cool! Now increase the droprate on a time machine CCP Frame. That event is the end of next month. We discussed timing of this for quite a while, actually. The conclusion was that the exciting new content of Uprising 1.9 (Nov. 4) would be just too much to go in conjunction with this event, so we wanted to let you all get used to the new shiny things and then get some Officer gear (possibly even new Officer Sidearms, depending on how fast winners communicate with us) CCP Frame

Jadek Menaheim Xer Cloud Consortium 4104	Posted - 2014.10.30 08:35:00 - [5] - Quote Fair enough. There is a lot of awesome shininess coming our way. Really curious to see that market vendor. Yes, I'm shallow. Try the new Planetary Conquest Mode!

ChribbaX Otherworld Enterprises Dust Control Otherworld Empire Productions 1317	Posted - 2014.10.30 08:59:00 - [6] - Quote I'm still curious to understand how a certain type of weapon drops since I seem to never ever get drops of the weapon I am currently using. I keep getting like shotguns or HMG's rather than like a Thale... DUSTSearch DUSTBoard DUST Server Status

Jadek Menaheim Xer Cloud Consortium 4104	Posted - 2014.10.30 09:08:00 - [7] - Quote I always seem to get them a consolation prizes for losing a match and I've lost quite a few. Try the new Planetary Conquest Mode!
DarthPlagueis TheWise 157	Posted - 2014.10.30 09:11:00 - [8] - Quote Good. I was worried the title actually said Oct 20-27 and I'd already missed it. destiny sux
CEOPyrex CloneA The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar DARKSTAR ARMY 944	Posted - 2014.10.30 09:55:00 - [9] - Quote When i finally receive some of those officer flaylocks, i will chizzle out the tryhard name and reissue them as 'FABULOUS FUN TUBES Core Flaylock'
shaman oga The Dunwich Horror 2939	Posted - 2014.10.30 10:27:00 - [10] - Quote Happy for it, but drop rate should be always better than what is now. Majority of the matches are without salvage, but most of all officer drop is always for AFKers , this always happen, don't ask me why. S.H.W.Y.P.N.

501st Headstrong G0DS AM0NG MEN General Tso's Alliance 672	Posted - 2014.10.30 10:59:00 - [11] - Quote FINALLY AN EVENT THAT FALLS ON A SCHOOL HOLIDAY!!!! "You insulted my boat. No one insults my boat. It no doubt cost more then the entire village you came from." - Roman83
Vyzion Eyri The Southern Legion Final Resolution. 2504	Posted - 2014.10.30 11:15:00 - [12] - Quote Damnit, I'm away that week for EVE Down Under. Ah well, I get cool shinies there too. :D > Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Alex-ZX Valor Coalition Red Whines. 11	Posted - 2014.10.30 13:21:00 - [13] - Quote CCP Frame wrote: Jadek Menaheim wrote: Cool! Now increase the droprate on a time machine CCP Frame. That event is the end of next month. We discussed timing of this for quite a while, actually. The conclusion was that the exciting new content of Uprising 1.9 (Nov. 4) would be just too much to go in conjunction with this event, so we wanted to let you all get used to the new shiny things and then get some Officer gear (possibly even new Officer Sidearms, depending on how fast winners communicate with us) Oh, and because CCP Blowout wants to get the word out early in his upcoming newsletter. Send me the message and I will answer all u need in 3 mins Seriously, dud u send messages for the sidearm event? Cus I'm still waiting, I already know what I want in that smg Alex's modified ZX-030 HMG Luis' modified VC-107 CR Alex's modified VC-107 SMG *Owner of this beasts*
matsumoto yuichi san The Elite Few Inc. The Methodical Alliance 75	Posted - 2014.10.30 13:35:00 - [14] - Quote I want to know how much higher the drop rate will be, because i have a whole crapton of officer weapons i will NEVER use , and i want the scrambler and laser, because i might use those :P
Crimson ShieId Sinq Laison Gendarmes Gallente Federation 1220	Posted - 2014.10.30 14:58:00 - [15] - Quote CCP Frame wrote: During the week of November 20-27, players will experienced higher than normal drop rate of Officer-grade weapons from Public Contracts. These weapons are only obtainable through End of Match screen and salvage that comes with it. This is the perfect week for every Mercenary to experience the top of the line experimental weaponry of New Eden including brand-new light weapons like Double-shot Plasma Cannon and Fully automatic Shotgun. Has the officer shotgun hit detection been worked on? Last I saw the thing, its' hit detection was worse than melee. Nova Knives are best sidearm.
hfderrtgvcd 1034	Posted - 2014.10.30 18:35:00 - [16] - Quote Crimson ShieId wrote: CCP Frame wrote: During the week of November 20-27, players will experienced higher than normal drop rate of Officer-grade weapons from Public Contracts. These weapons are only obtainable through End of Match screen and salvage that comes with it. This is the perfect week for every Mercenary to experience the top of the line experimental weaponry of New Eden including brand-new light weapons like Double-shot Plasma Cannon and Fully automatic Shotgun. Has the officer shotgun hit detection been worked on? Last I saw the thing, its' hit detection was worse than melee. This. http://youtu.be/hldhX43GMIc You can't fight in here! This is the war room.
Crimson ShieId Sinq Laison Gendarmes Gallente Federation 1221	Posted - 2014.10.30 18:52:00 - [17] - Quote hfderrtgvcd wrote: Crimson ShieId wrote: CCP Frame wrote: During the week of November 20-27, players will experienced higher than normal drop rate of Officer-grade weapons from Public Contracts. These weapons are only obtainable through End of Match screen and salvage that comes with it. This is the perfect week for every Mercenary to experience the top of the line experimental weaponry of New Eden including brand-new light weapons like Double-shot Plasma Cannon and Fully automatic Shotgun. Has the officer shotgun hit detection been worked on? Last I saw the thing, its' hit detection was worse than melee. This. http://youtu.be/hldhX43GMIc That's the last thing I've seen of it, hence the question. That hit detection is just so bad. Nova Knives are best sidearm.
altair Dovahkiin Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2014.10.30 20:12:00 - [18] - Quote ChribbaX wrote: I'm still curious to understand how a certain type of weapon drops since I seem to never ever get drops of the weapon I am currently using. I keep getting like shotguns or HMG's rather than like a Thale... same here I get a lot of shotguns. I do not even use shotguns Bravery doesn't mean you aren't scared. It means you go anyway
Thokk Nightshade KNIGHTZ OF THE ROUND 636	Posted - 2014.10.31 00:50:00 - [19] - Quote I'm going to parrot what's been said already. Is there some quantitative formula used to determine drops i.e. what type of weapon is dropped? I swear when I get an officer weapon of any kind (outside of the 3 Thales in a year and a half), it is something I'm not skilled into. I would swear this is on purpose to get people to use SP to skill into something they don't really want in order to use a new shiny toy they are not able to. I use Rail Rifles, Combat Rifles, Sniper rifles, and HMG's almost exclusively. I have NEVER, in a year and a 1/2, received an Officer variant of any of these outside the 3 Thales I mentioned. I have, however, received plenty of either proto or officer shotguns, scrambler rifles, and laser rifles, all of which I have basically no skill points (I'm level 1 in every weapon just for access to something better than a militia weapon). I would like someone to prove to me this is absolutely coincidental and not an effort to make me waste SP skilling into weapons I don't even want to use. Thokk Kill. Thokk Crush. Thokk Smash.

CCP Rattati C C P C C P Alliance 9793	Posted - 2014.10.31 02:41:00 - [20] - Quote Thokk Nightshade wrote: I'm going to parrot what's been said already. Is there some quantitative formula used to determine drops i.e. what type of weapon is dropped? I swear when I get an officer weapon of any kind (outside of the 3 Thales in a year and a half), it is something I'm not skilled into. I would swear this is on purpose to get people to use SP to skill into something they don't really want in order to use a new shiny toy they are not able to. I use Rail Rifles, Combat Rifles, Sniper rifles, and HMG's almost exclusively. I have NEVER, in a year and a 1/2, received an Officer variant of any of these outside the 3 Thales I mentioned. I have, however, received plenty of either proto or officer shotguns, scrambler rifles, and laser rifles, all of which I have basically no skill points (I'm level 1 in every weapon just for access to something better than a militia weapon). I would like someone to prove to me this is absolutely coincidental and not an effort to make me waste SP skilling into weapons I don't even want to use. They simply don't exist, there is no nefarious SP coercion plan. Thats also why we felt it was important to have the players contribute in a big way to their introduction. "As well as stupid, Rattati is incredibly slow and accident-prone, and cannot even swim"


Thokk Nightshade KNIGHTZ OF THE ROUND 638	Posted - 2014.10.31 02:57:00 - [21] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: Thokk Nightshade wrote: I'm going to parrot what's been said already. Is there some quantitative formula used to determine drops i.e. what type of weapon is dropped? I swear when I get an officer weapon of any kind (outside of the 3 Thales in a year and a half), it is something I'm not skilled into. I would swear this is on purpose to get people to use SP to skill into something they don't really want in order to use a new shiny toy they are not able to. I use Rail Rifles, Combat Rifles, Sniper rifles, and HMG's almost exclusively. I have NEVER, in a year and a 1/2, received an Officer variant of any of these outside the 3 Thales I mentioned. I have, however, received plenty of either proto or officer shotguns, scrambler rifles, and laser rifles, all of which I have basically no skill points (I'm level 1 in every weapon just for access to something better than a militia weapon). I would like someone to prove to me this is absolutely coincidental and not an effort to make me waste SP skilling into weapons I don't even want to use. They simply don't exist, there is no nefarious SP coercion plan. Thats also why we felt it was important to have the players contribute in a big way to their introduction. Thank you for the answer Rattati, I appreciate it. I guess it is just dumb luck on my part then. Looking forward to maybe getting my hands on an Officer Combat or Sniper Rifle (or 6 or 7). Thokk Kill. Thokk Crush. Thokk Smash.

CCP Rattati C C P C C P Alliance 9795	Posted - 2014.10.31 03:09:00 - [22] - Quote Winners have been contacted. If you are a winner and don't have an email, please contact [email protected] or post here. "As well as stupid, Rattati is incredibly slow and accident-prone, and cannot even swim"

IMMORTAL WAR HERO NECROM0NGERS 249	Posted - 2014.10.31 04:38:00 - [23] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: Winners have been contacted. If you are a winner and don't have an email, please contact [email protected] or post here. man i wish i could swim Frowned upon by amateurs: The object of war is not to die for your country but make the other bastard die for his. GSP

CCP Blowout C C P C C P Alliance 30	Posted - 2014.10.31 10:24:00 - [24] - Quote This thread is not as cool as my thread

Banjo Robertson Evzones Public.Disorder. 293	Posted - 2014.10.31 12:14:00 - [25] - Quote I like this event, will you be kicking up the drop rate to like.. 100% chance of getting an officer weapon each battle? Will you be changing the base drop rate for officer weapons after the event is over to make them slightly more common but still not super common?
Kasote Denzara A Vulture 2370	Posted - 2014.11.02 12:34:00 - [26] - Quote The thought of a Plasma Cannon with two in the clip on my Gallente Commando gives me an erection strong enough to strike down a Titan. Prof. V Plasma Cannon and Gallente Commando V. There is no regret. Only explosions.
deezy dabest IMPERIAL SPECIAL FORCES GROUP 1071	Posted - 2014.11.03 21:26:00 - [27] - Quote Can we get more details on what "higher than normal" drop rates are? I am simply not going to waste my time in scrub contracts to get 3 officer weapons in a full day. Higher than normal for me would mean 1 every 500 matches instead of every 1500 matches that I get them at now.
ulirases G0DS AM0NG MEN General Tso's Alliance 10	Posted - 2014.11.04 04:11:00 - [28] - Quote 501st Headstrong wrote: FINALLY AN EVENT THAT FALLS ON A SCHOOL HOLIDAY!!!! You ready to pubstomp with me? I like the hate mail because it usually means I'm better than you... GAM Director
Ratticate Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire 0	Posted - 2014.11.04 18:06:00 - [29] - Quote I'm not an expert in Officer Grade weapons but was is the skill required, I know not STD but ADV or PRO, I would think PRO since Officer weapons are better than those. "As well as stupid, Ratticate is incredibly slow and accident-prone, and cannot even swim"
deezy dabest IMPERIAL SPECIAL FORCES GROUP 1076	Posted - 2014.11.04 18:55:00 - [30] - Quote Ratticate wrote: I'm not an expert in Officer Grade weapons but was is the skill required, I know not STD but ADV or PRO, I would think PRO since Officer weapons are better than those. LV5 operation + a couple levels in proficiency. Its been too long since I was trying to unlock one to remember what level.



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