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John Demonsbane
Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics
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Posted - 2014.12.01 22:39:00 -
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So, I decided to have a little fun with the Officer weapon GÇ£event," finally got around to posting it.
Specifically I set out to test the theory that you get more salvage when you AFK or enter a match just as it leaves. It would be impossible (or at least extremely boring and time-consuming) to ever test it otherwise since it is so rare to get officer salvage.
The experiment was pretty simple: AFK for -+ the battles during the event. I did my best to even things out by doing equal portions of all three game modes but itGÇÖs obviously not practical to AFK an ambush match. I used some alts and different servers too, just for the heck of it.
I ended up doing about 10-15 matches of each game mode, 20 AFK and 18 actually playing. (Having a life, I am unable to no-life a video game). I kept track of whether or not I was AFK, which mode, whether or not I joined late, and my relative position on the leaderboard when I did get an officer drop. I joined probably 4-5 matches a little late, only once was the battle just about to end.
Results:
1)The salvage gods donGÇÖt like me, and I hate them right the f*ck back! I only got 3 officer drops the whole damn time... And no LRs! *shakes fist*
2)One drop occurred while AFK. (Domination)
3)Two drops came when I actually played. ( 1 Ambush, 1 skirmish)
4)It seems like I got more non-officer salvage when I was AFK but since I wasnGÇÖt really keeping track of that I canGÇÖt be sure.
5)Zero officer salvage occurred in matches I joined late
6)I was #2 on the leaderboard in the ambush match in which I got salvage, #4 in skirmish, obviously near the bottom in the AFK one.
7)My team won 2/3 battles in which I got an officer drop.
Conclusion: It seems pretty random, IGÇÖd be more confident in that if I did twice as many battles but I only had a week. Certainly it does not look like you get more officer weapons when you are AFK.
(Also: pretty lame how little salvage I got during an GÇ£eventGÇ¥)
(The godfather of tactical logistics)
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John Demonsbane
Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics
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Posted - 2014.12.02 03:45:00 -
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Changed title to accurately reflect the content or something logical like that.
(The godfather of tactical logistics)
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John Demonsbane
Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics
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Posted - 2014.12.02 12:03:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:Could have saved you the time for that experiment. Salvage is 100% random, not based on contribution and certainly not increased by AFKing.
But where's the fun in that?
(p.s. Always worth it to get a blue tag, lol.)
(The godfather of tactical logistics)
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John Demonsbane
Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics
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Posted - 2014.12.02 13:55:00 -
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Wis Legend wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:Could have saved you the time for that experiment. Salvage is 100% random, not based on contribution and certainly not increased by AFKing. Random hates me... During all time of this event, I got 3 LR.
Would trade you all 9 weapons I got during the event for those, in a heartbeat.
(The godfather of tactical logistics)
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John Demonsbane
Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics
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Posted - 2014.12.02 19:12:00 -
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Sir Snugglz wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:Could have saved you the time for that experiment. Salvage is 100% random, not based on contribution and certainly not increased by AFKing. With all the nerfs to afkers its nice to see some balance in salvage. Good to know that afkers have the same chance to salvage weapons as active mercs do. This is a small step at balancing afking. Keep it up CCP
Lol. Unfortunately I see no other enhancements on the newly-published roadmap. You may want to start your feedback/discussion thread or enlist a sympathetic CPM member now before the content for the next patch gets locked!
(The godfather of tactical logistics)
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