DUST Search - Announcement:Double Skill Point Event for August!

CCP Frame wrote:

Dear mercenaries,

The time has come to let loose the dogs of war again in New Eden during August and to make the lives of mercenaries more interesting, we are holding another 2x skill point event!

See below for details:

Time GÇô August 7-14 from downtime to downtime.

The double skill point gain applies to all matches played in DUST 514 for the duration of the event.

Weekly skill point cap is set to 380,800 (that is double the normal 190,400!).

Passive skill point gain from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming.

Active skill point gain is doubled! Your warpoints earned during the match will be doubled when it is converted into skill points.

DonGÇÖt forget to take advantage of this event and maximize your skill point gains with active skill boosters, so stock up on those before the event starts!

We are also working on bringing you more variations of the skill point events in the coming months, so be sure to check our announcements regularly for more updates.

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CCP Frame C C P C C P Alliance 1379	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:42:00 - [1] - Quote Dear mercenaries, The time has come to let loose the dogs of war again in New Eden during August and to make the lives of mercenaries more interesting, we are holding another 2x skill point event! See below for details: Time GÇô August 7-14 from downtime to downtime. The double skill point gain applies to all matches played in DUST 514 for the duration of the event. Weekly skill point cap is set to 380,800 (that is double the normal 190,400!). Passive skill point game from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming. Active skill point gain is doubled! Your warpoints earned during the match will be doubled when it is converted into skill points. DonGÇÖt forget to take advantage of this event and maximize your skill point gains with active skill boosters, so stock up on those before the event starts! We are also working on bringing you more variations of the skill point events in the coming months, so be sure to check our announcements regularly for more updates.

Vethosis Sanmatar Kelkoons Minmatar Republic 809	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:44:00 - [2] - Quote i love you
Aqua-Regia Ahrendee Mercenaries EoN. 347	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:46:00 - [3] - Quote Aqua-Regia wrote: To all the great AFKer on this forum and none AFKer I propose that all new and veteran AFKing player must migrate to the Oceania battle server to AFK, so we can reduce the QQ on the forum and have less AFK in the other servers. (I'm asking that the Oceania server become a all AFK server) Help us spread the word to uninformed AFKer to AFK on Oceania server. Thank You for reading
Foley Jones Famous.OTF Only The Famous 146	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:47:00 - [4] - Quote oh boy! and i just finished level 5 shield extenders >:3
Darth-Carbonite GIO Dust2Dust. Top Men. 64	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:47:00 - [5] - Quote Have some bacon guys; you've made me a happy merc.
Foley Jones Famous.OTF Only The Famous 146	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:48:00 - [6] - Quote ah pooey i double posted
Aqua-Regia Ahrendee Mercenaries EoN. 347	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:48:00 - [7] - Quote Passive skill point game from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming. LOL FTW
Lillica Deathdealer Mango and Friends 2	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:52:00 - [8] - Quote You guys make me feel excited when I read stuff you say. (<3 CCP)
Sneaky Fletcher DUST University Ivy League 27	Posted - 2013.08.06 03:53:00 - [9] - Quote CCP Frame wrote: Dear mercenaries, The double skill point gain applies to all matches played in DUST 514 for the duration of the event. Weekly skill point cap is set to 380,800 (that is double the normal 190,400!). Passive skill point gain from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming. ' I've always been curious as to what grants you passive skill point gain...standing around? time spent in match? time spent in a Dropship MAYBE? thnx altho you should fix Battle Academy first Here this is for you
Winsaucerer The Southern Legion 179	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:03:00 - [10] - Quote CCP Frame wrote: See below for details: Time GÇô August 7-14 from downtime to downtime. The double skill point gain applies to all matches played in DUST 514 for the duration of the event. Weekly skill point cap is set to 380,800 (that is double the normal 190,400!). Passive skill point gain from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming. Active skill point gain is doubled! Your warpoints earned during the match will be doubled when it is converted into skill points. Just to make sure I understand: normally you gain sp's for just being in a match. You will still get that SP, but it won't be doubled. So then the only doubled SP's will be those from war points? And since the cap is doubled, AFK'ers will still be able to reach the cap, but just will take them twice as long since that passive SP is not doubled? In other words, there will probably be more AFK'ing than normal, since it will take them longer... But perhaps I misunderstand? Quote: DonGÇÖt forget to take advantage of this event and maximize your skill point gains with active skill boosters, so stock up on those before the event starts! I will, once you do something about your pricing.

I-Shayz-I Forty-Nine Fedayeen Minmatar Republic 569	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:12:00 - [11] - Quote Where are the Passive 60 and 90 day Omega Boosters to go along with this event? I only bought 3 30 day ones because I figured within 3 months you guys would release the other two...
Torr Wrath Subdreddit Test Alliance Please Ignore 643	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:18:00 - [12] - Quote Winsaucerer wrote: Just to make sure I understand: normally you gain sp's for just being in a match. You will still get that SP, but it won't be doubled. So then the only doubled SP's will be those from war points? And since the cap is doubled, AFK'ers will still be able to reach the cap, but just will take them twice as long since that passive SP is not doubled? In other words, there will probably be more AFK'ing than normal, since it will take them longer... From the sound of it, your interpretation of what gets doubles is accurate. That said, such a low percentage of most people SP from any given match comes from WP that more people will be playing 60-75% + more games anyway. So where AFKers will have to spend more games AFK, everyone else also will be spending more time not AFK. .. Yes there will be more afking than normal.
Vrain Matari ZionTCD 639	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:18:00 - [13] - Quote CCP Frame wrote: Dear mercenaries, The time has come to let loose the dogs of war again in New Eden during August and to make the lives of mercenaries more interesting, we are holding another 2x skill point event! See below for details: Time GÇô August 7-14 from downtime to downtime. The double skill point gain applies to all matches played in DUST 514 for the duration of the event. Weekly skill point cap is set to 380,800 (that is double the normal 190,400!). Passive skill point gain from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming. Active skill point gain is doubled! Your warpoints earned during the match will be doubled when it is converted into skill points. DonGÇÖt forget to take advantage of this event and maximize your skill point gains with active skill boosters, so stock up on those before the event starts! We are also working on bringing you more variations of the skill point events in the coming months, so be sure to check our announcements regularly for more updates. Nice to see you hitting the brakes, now turn this jalopy around before we get an excellent view of the canyon! Seriously though, very encouraging. Why not cut passive skillpoints in half for the event? I suspect that would give us all some great pub matches.
Noc Tempre Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 2333	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:27:00 - [14] - Quote 190,400 whole skill points. I am unable to contain my excitement.
Skipper Jones Chatelain Rapid Response Gallente Federation 590	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:43:00 - [15] - Quote CCP Frame wrote: Dear mercenaries, The time has come to let loose the dogs of war again in New Eden during August and to make the lives of mercenaries more interesting, we are holding another 2x skill point event! See below for details: Time GÇô August 7-14 from downtime to downtime. The double skill point gain applies to all matches played in DUST 514 for the duration of the event. Weekly skill point cap is set to 380,800 (that is double the normal 190,400!). Passive skill point gain from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming. Active skill point gain is doubled! Your warpoints earned during the match will be doubled when it is converted into skill points. DonGÇÖt forget to take advantage of this event and maximize your skill point gains with active skill boosters, so stock up on those before the event starts! We are also working on bringing you more variations of the skill point events in the coming months, so be sure to check our announcements regularly for more updates. What was that? two weeks to get my Amarr Logi? NOPE Sorry CCP Earworm, but CCP Frame is my new favorite.
Sirpidey Adtur Aloren Foundations 26	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:49:00 - [16] - Quote CCP Frame wrote: Dear mercenaries, Passive skill point gain from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming. Let's see... So, this isn't a double SP event, or even close. It's more like an extra 5% SP per battle. Unless you are averaging one kill every 10 seconds, this won't even be an extra 50% SP per battle. The only thing with a significant effect this event, is the SP cap is doubled.
Tallen Ellecon KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION 391	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:54:00 - [17] - Quote I'm confused... I thought the majority of Bonus SP was Passive anyway. This means I just have a larger cap to hit........
Sylvana Nightwind Expert Intervention Caldari State 462	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:58:00 - [18] - Quote Tallen Ellecon wrote: I'm confused... I thought the majority of Bonus SP was Passive anyway. This means I just have a larger cap to hit........ PASSIVE IN BATTLE is not doubled. Regular passive is doubled. Learn to read <3 Quote: Passive skill point gain from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming.
Noc Tempre Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 2333	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:59:00 - [19] - Quote http://dustsearch.com/thread/99986#14 Is there something I should know about?
Sirpidey Adtur Aloren Foundations 26	Posted - 2013.08.06 04:59:00 - [20] - Quote Vrain Matari wrote: Seriously though, very encouraging. Why not cut passive skillpoints in half for the event? I suspect that would give us all some great pub matches. Because even if someone is working as hard as they can, roughly 95% of their SP in battle will be from the time spent in battle, as opposed to the warpoints. So, reducing that by half, and doubling the WP SP, would be basically cutting off ALMOST 50% of the SP earned per battle.

Sylvana Nightwind Expert Intervention Caldari State 462	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:00:00 - [21] - Quote Noc Tempre wrote: http://dustsearch.com/thread/99986#14 Is there something I should know about? You should know when to stop trolling before you get parmabanned, I guess?
Sirpidey Adtur Aloren Foundations 26	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:04:00 - [22] - Quote Sylvana Nightwind wrote: Tallen Ellecon wrote: I'm confused... I thought the majority of Bonus SP was Passive anyway. This means I just have a larger cap to hit........ PASSIVE IN BATTLE is not doubled. Regular passive is doubled. Learn to read <3 Quote: Passive skill point gain from matches are NOT doubled, this is to discourage AFK farming. Okay, I think I understand your confusion. There are two sources of SP Passive, which you accrue over time, at 1000 per hour, in combat, out of combat, logged in, logged out, whatever. And active, which you recieve at the end of a battle. For the ACTIVE portion, it is further divided into two parts. Battle time, and Warpoints. The battle time portion is what the OP is referring to by "passive" You simply earn 5 WP per second in battle (until you hit cap) The warpoint portion is you get 1 SP per WP in battle. Even if you have reached weekly cap, you still recieve this, (up to 1000 per battle) What the OP is saying, is the WP portion is doubled. Now, the WP portion is almost negligable compared to the battle time portion, so doubling it won't do much. the TRUE passive SP is untouched.
Noc Tempre Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 2333	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:12:00 - [23] - Quote Sylvana Nightwind wrote: Noc Tempre wrote: http://dustsearch.com/thread/99986#14 Is there something I should know about? You should know when to stop trolling before you get parmabanned, I guess? I just don't understand why this was announced so last minute. It hardly feels like an event at all.
Eldest Dragon D3LTA FORC3 Inver Brass 61	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:17:00 - [24] - Quote Awesome, thnx guys, =p
Sylvana Nightwind Expert Intervention Caldari State 462	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:23:00 - [25] - Quote Noc Tempre wrote: Sylvana Nightwind wrote: Noc Tempre wrote: http://dustsearch.com/thread/99986#14 Is there something I should know about? You should know when to stop trolling before you get parmabanned, I guess? I just don't understand why this was announced so last minute. It hardly feels like an event at all. It is double sp. You get 2x more sp than regular week. It is not that hard to understand and there is no need to troll. :)
Noc Tempre Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 2334	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:24:00 - [26] - Quote Sylvana Nightwind wrote: Noc Tempre wrote: Sylvana Nightwind wrote: Noc Tempre wrote: http://dustsearch.com/thread/99986#14 Is there something I should know about? You should know when to stop trolling before you get parmabanned, I guess? I just don't understand why this was announced so last minute. It hardly feels like an event at all. It is double sp. You get 2x more sp than regular week. It is not that hard to understand and there is no need to troll. :) Correction, you only get 2x active SP, so it's more like a 30% boost? I forgot the math to be honest.
Hi-only-me-again Planetary Response Organization Test Friends Please Ignore 40	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:24:00 - [27] - Quote Very nice thanks. This will go a little way too helping me get level 5 electronics.
SponkSponkSponk The Southern Legion 144	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:40:00 - [28] - Quote I assume this change is to test adjusting the ratio between SP gains via war points and SP gains via staying alive in the MCC? If so, I can tell you that the majority of non-hardcore players will struggle to hit their cap that week. I think if changes like this are going to be permanent, then being able to roll over the active SP cap between weeks is required.
zzZaXxx The Exemplars Top Men. 157	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:41:00 - [29] - Quote Crafty devils! I was about to take a break until 1.4 but you pulled me back in!
Sylvana Nightwind Expert Intervention Caldari State 465	Posted - 2013.08.06 05:44:00 - [30] - Quote Noc Tempre wrote: Correction, you only get 2x active SP, so it's more like a 30% boost? I forgot the math to be honest. I love you noc, but you get 2x SP because cap is doubled. That's about it.



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