Un1ted Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Just pondering over the rarity of "?" alerts and trying to figure out what the line of reasoning is behind the decision to make them so few and far between. We only get a couple alerts every hour and only about 1 out of 19 have an ? bonus.I can think of a few reasons they made it this way, feel free to add more... - if ? alerts were more frequent they would lose that feeling of exclusivity - if ? alerts were more common everyone would get everything they want in a week - it keeps players engaged by checking twitter constantly, or other 3rd party apps - encourages impatient people to purchase platinum so they can buy outright instead of waiting - rewards unlocking all planets/missions by increasing alert frequency eligibility Can't think of too many more reasons of making ? alerts almost non-existent, imo it hurts the game due to the randomness factor being as high as it is, and the ever-increasing number of items being added to the pool. Sometimes almost a whole day goes by with nothing, and sometimes there are 2 in a row or 3 within a 2 hour window. I actually do like the random nature of the alert system, and it would probably be okay as-is except with an increased rate of ? alerts. I'm sure they can play around with the random seed factor and increasing it for a while might be a worthy experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalGerbil Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 they are only rare when you want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisvogel Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Don't worry mate.... i'm sure you will get vauban parts soon enough, i'm confident that all of us will get it by june 2035 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETAOPTICS Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I'd love to get that Dark dagger during my lifetime but one can hope eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatantfool Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Just a dry day today. Normally they are pretty frequent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eulo Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I think the frequency of the ? alerts is fine were it stands. What I don't like about them is the collecting of the same artifact over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldhyr Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 (edited) I'd love to get that Dark dagger during my lifetime but one can hope eh? Been watching our for the Dark Sword BP since the last time it appeared (27th of April).... Today while shopping with my wife, the alert went of on my phone. I looked and almost fainted... the DS !!! Guess I have to wait some more as well.... so I know the feeling, And I must admit that I wished for a moment that I could just leave her standing there with the groceries, race home and get it ;-) But then again...hard to level a sword with two blackened eyes ;-) Edited May 18, 2013 by Maldhyr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamLoveless Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 The alert system as a whole needs to be reworked. Its the worst kind of RNG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyworld Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 they are only rare when you want them.So sadly true :(But I do think that this is an important balancing thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archistopheles Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Vauban Alert Missions?? Where are they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisvogel Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Vauban Alert Missions?? Where are they?? Don't worry mate.... i'm sure you will get vauban parts soon enough, i'm confident that all of us will get it by june 2035 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabcor Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 (edited) I personally think that the alert missions just need to be re-designed. For example. They could make a formula to make "?" missions pop up X amount of times over 24 hours. (lets say 9 maybe?) They could adjust it so that alerts are planet-bound and each planet will independantly get a new randomly generated alert every 2 or 3 hours (just balance it so there are 2-3 new alerts per hour total or something like that), with a higher chance of "?" on higher level planets like Eris, Pluto and Ceres. Many things they could do, including keeping it the way it is now (but that would just be boring right?) Edited May 18, 2013 by rabcor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 they are only rare when you want them. I know that feels I was about to pull an all nighter but then I decided, time to sleep I missed the dark sword again no biggie though, now that most of the dark swords have been coincidentally been mostly occurring in the morning that just means i need to change my sleep schedule again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePresident777 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Indifference is the worst thing that can happen to a business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintLucifer Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 11 hours without a Alert [?] ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoobsUK Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Here is a small guide to "?" alerts. Use Nexus - every time something comes up you will be asleep / at work / at college. It's the same for everyone. There is a direct correlation between how much you want something versus when the alert happens. Sadly, it's always on the other time zone. Take a deep breath. Relax and remember you can kill everything without the flavour of the week. It is all good. You'll get it eventually my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archistopheles Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Purrrrfect. They should all be backlogged by the time I get home. I will await the Vauban parts to explode all over me over the weekend. That came out wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePresident777 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I wonder if the ? alerts tend to happen on off peak hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archistopheles Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I wonder if the ? alerts tend to happen on off peak hours. 100% Random (Unless you are a conspiracy theorist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhanCipher Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 - it keeps players engaged by checking twitter constantly, or other 3rd party apps i think you meant "play other games while having 'X alert program/site open." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoobsUK Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Just add up the values of your twitter feed. It's not difficult. You will find it is random **gasp** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenMahBlackHole Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 https://twitter.com/WarframeAlerts Ye the best way to check the alerts while playing other games or watching animes / movies :3 Also make sure you open all levels per maps so you can receive all alerts :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconic74 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 (edited) https://twitter.com/WarframeAlerts Ye the best way to check the alerts while playing other games or watching animes / movies :3 Also make sure you open all levels per maps so you can receive all alerts :3 This one is better: https://twitter.com/Warframe_BOT You can clearly see the 11-hour gap of ?Alerts that just happened.** On the one day where I have quite literally nothing whatsoever to do. I played Skyrim and checked this Twitter every 20 minutes in the Steam Overlay. Nothing... Maddening. And then when I get in the first one someone starts asking how Rhino plays after the patch. I had no idea he was hit that hard. ** You can also easily see the event on May 14th where two ?Alerts appeared 20 minutes apart offering up Catalysts. Edited May 19, 2013 by draconic74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraumaHunter Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 - it keeps players engaged by checking twitter constantly, or other 3rd party apps It does the EXACT opposite for me. I sit there playing other games and occasionally playing the "twitter/phone app minigame" Log in - get what I want and head out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Un1ted Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 It does the EXACT opposite for me. I sit there playing other games and occasionally playing the "twitter/phone app minigame" Log in - get what I want and head out. That's what I meant - it keeps players engaged even while outside the game. Thanks for all the replies, I still haven't got much insight into my real question though. My real question I wonder about is: Why do you think DE has chosen to make (?) alerts so scarce? What is their rationale? What logic are they employing in designing such a high level of rarity in the number of (?) alerts when compared to normal alerts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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