''universal'' Potatoes

[Kickboxing_Banana]

Why can't we just have one type of potato instead of two types of potatoes? Many veteran players may a dozen of spare reactors waiting for use. I still have potatoes from the Invasion event which was ages ago. I would be very happy if we were able to swap potatoes, or simply have only one type which works on weapons and frames.

[ClaireWithBlankie]

One word. No

[Dalu__Ka]

One word: Yes

[liavalenth]

One word. No

One word: Yes

Two words: not helpful.

 

I have to agree that we will never see this, although it could be nice. Having two types of reactors allows for more options on the Devs side though. For example Invasions where the rewards are a Catalyst or a Reactor, with only one type this would not be possible. It appears like they want to create this choice system between rewards, and having multiple rare items such as this allows them to do it. When the rewards are {almost anything} or Potato the option for most players is obvious.

 

IMO we need more useful, rare items to create these questions of which do I choose, not less.

[Hyunsai]

Option to "turn" a reactor into catalyst for a BIG ammount or ressource and credits would be cool, and wouldn't affect new players in need of reactors.

[TennoSimons]

Option to "turn" a reactor into catalyst for a BIG ammount or ressource and credits would be cool, and wouldn't affect new players in need of reactors.

 

Agreed. I have enough reactor BPs in my inventory.... well, to last me for many, many new frames, prime frames and sentinels to come. And I keep acquiring them at a rate higher than they are releasing new/prime frames and sentinels.

 

It would be cool if you could transmute potatoes for credits. A reactor would have a small chance of becoming a catalyst, but would more likely become a Forma.  Or some such similar system (being able to convert 3 to 1 from Reactor to Catalyst or vice versa seems fairish).

[Aggh]

Option to "turn" a reactor into catalyst for a BIG ammount or ressource and credits would be cool, and wouldn't affect new players in need of reactors.

^This.  Been suggested quite a few times.

 

 

It would be cool if you could transmute potatoes for credits. A reactor would have a small chance of becoming a catalyst, but would more likely become a Forma.  Or some such similar system (being able to convert 3 to 1 from Reactor to Catalyst or vice versa seems fairish).

 

Eh that's going a bit far.  Reactors aren't so common that people should have to take a risk like that on them to put them to use.

[unmog]

Id like a BP that we can buy from the market. The BP would last forever like key BPs and the like, called a Catalyst or Reactor conversion. The ingrediants would be a catalyst or reactor, some orokin cells, some credits, take 24 hours, and afterwards would give you the other colored potato.

[mpastor]

I think this idea would fly if you required that in order to be eligible for a swap you had to complete a full invasion mission set with this eligibility as one reward and the opposing reward a lump of coal.   Of course there would also be a swap potato BP available in the store for 20 plat.

[liavalenth]

Of course there would also be a swap potato BP available in the store for 20 plat.

I assume you would make that a reusable BP.

 

Having to obtain a less-rare, non-reusable BP to do it could solve two problems - the problem of not having enough good items to make hard decisions in choice-reward missions and being able to get the type of potato you need. A reusable BP would not be a bad idea, but would not allow for as many options down the road IMO.

[mpastor]

I think this idea would fly if you required that in order to be eligible for a swap you had to complete a full invasion mission set with this eligibility as one reward and the opposing reward a lump of coal.   Of course there would also be a swap potato BP available in the store for 20 plat.

 

Ok, let me dissect my comment.  This may help some of you understand my point.  It was very subtle.

 

FIrst off I state, 

 

"I think this idea would fly if you require that in order to be eligible for a swap you had to complete a full invasion mission wet with this eligibility as one reward and the opsosing reward a lump of coal."

 

Now on the surface it looks as though I am offering up a solution to the problem.  Namely, the said potato as a reward for completing an invasion.  However, on close inspection we notice there are some issues (attention to details my friends).  You see, successfully following through with this suggestion becomes almost impossible.  Invasions with really good rewards create a run on mentality in the community.  The result is, few people are actually able to complete the series of missions in time since the invasion is withdrawn so fast due to masses of people playing it.  This dilemma is only further exacerbated by the "lump of coal" opposing reward which nobody really wants.

 

As a final bit of icing on the cake I further suggest that the new potato would be, "available in the store for 20 plat."  Ok, now this comment takes a bit of game knowledge and may have flown over many heads.  Charging 20 plat for a potato that switches another potato into a different potato is a ridiculous suggestion.  It cost but 20 plat to buy the potato new.  A person really is not getting any reward here.  I suppose this comment was too subtle.  I should have suggest a cost of 30 plat.  I kick myself now for not doing this.

 

The above comments individually and collectively can be know as a set of sarcastic comments.  You see the subtext is not that this is a good solution but rather that the entities in charge of the game are not really interested in giving away potatoes, or helping you get free replacements for ones currently of no use to you.  No, they control the rarity of this item to help generate cash... cold hard cash.  They aren't interested in ideas in this post unless they conform to those parameters.  Does this extended explanation help?

 

edit: and no, I wasn't suggesting the BP be reusable.  That would actually be useful.

Edited April 1, 2014 by mpastor