Advancement without missions

[CaptainKipper]

For those that have been through many of the missions and don't want to do it again - preferring advancement via OS grinding or PvP methods, how about an exchange that would allow players to obtain some of the good unique mission items at a cost?

I don't think the cost should nescessarily be doubloons however; maybe for some of them, but some would probably require MoVs or even conquest citations.

Thoughts please?

[Kerrilyn]

There are often complaints about lack of purpose to movs and citations, adding in additional trade-in rewards in the form of mission items would help address that.

At teh same time though, perhaps mov-buyable rewards should also be available through missions, for those that prefer PVE to PVP.

That would make PVP rewards available to PVE people, and PVE rewards available to PVP people.

[CaptainKipper]

I agree... do-able perhaps by making mov buyable rewards also buyable with fleet grind drops, rather than missions.

In which case, why have MoVs - just have PvP drop royals....?

[Kerrilyn]

Originally Posted by CaptainKipper I agree... do-able perhaps by making mov buyable rewards also buyable with fleet grind drops, rather than missions. In which case, why have MoVs - just have PvP drop royals....?

Um I was talking about missions, not fleet grinding~

Nobody likes fleet grinding~

*giggle*

[CaptainKipper]

I prefer it to missions, less farting about with turn-ins in different ports - the reward is small, but instant

[Kerrilyn]

Originally Posted by CaptainKipper I prefer it to missions, less farting about with turn-ins in different ports - the reward is small, but instant

Yah, the running-back-to-the-starter-port-just-to-get-your-reward bit is a bit annoying, unless there's a follow up mission back there or something...

[Josh_Brown]

Originally Posted by Kerrilyn At teh same time though, perhaps mov-buyable rewards should also be available through missions, for those that prefer PVE to PVP.

Because you'd hear no end of QQ from PvPers whose db source (mark trading) was being taken away.

[X4Orleans]

Originally Posted by Josh_Brown Because you'd hear no end of QQ from PvPers whose db source (mark trading) was being taken away.

Yeah, more QQ than a hospital nursery.

Furthermore some of the commendation items should be made tradeable for MoV's. It's always the same old crap you get for MOV's.

Mix it up a little, but increase the return of the trade item you get back.

[PaulG]

Perhaps if they made "non-tradeable" items tradeable this could improve matters for those that don't like missions or perhaps make them available as trade ins for pennons etc.