Has CG ever explained the reward structure logic for Contraband Cargo's top two tiers? Why are ship shards excluded from the top tier, specifically? As discussed in other threads it makes the penultimate tier more attractive to many players than the top tier, which is crazy. It's particularly nonsensical as they had something similar with Challenges a while back but corrected it to ensure that higher tiers always improved on the lower tiers' rewards. Also none of the other regular resource events have such an asymmetrical reward ladder.

And why no Hounds Tooth shards in the rewards if it’s gonna award cargo ship shards for all the other ships used in event.

If they added HT shards into the penultimate tier, would anyone even bother with the top tier?

They seem to be setup to allow players to build up to the final tier. Once you have all the ships. No need to do anything but the top tier, so they bump up the rewards on the top tier.Makes sense to me. They wouldn't want the lower tier to be too low a reward structure, but if you have the ships the top tier is nicer.Also if they had shards in the top tier they would go to the shard shop which currently has nothing directly for ships, they made this event just for ships.

You need 7 star ships for the final tier. So why would you want ship shards? At one time you needed all 4 ftp ships (EP8 Falcon, phonix ships, and Slave 1) at 7 star to even have a chance at the final tier. In the final tier you get ship omegas, which have far more value then ship shards.They could update the rewards low tier rewards include newer ship shards I guess.

When the reward structure is controversial, it means they messed up...

Contraband Cargo reward structure does not make sense

65 Replies

KyleStark99
7 years ago
And why no Hounds Tooth shards in the rewards if it’s gonna award cargo ship shards for all the other ships used in event.
Gunjindude
7 years ago
If they added HT shards into the penultimate tier, would anyone even bother with the top tier?
KyleStark99
7 years ago
It would make me switch from the top tier till the farm is done haha.
NyKynoe
7 years ago
They seem to be setup to allow players to build up to the final tier.

Once you have all the ships. No need to do anything but the top tier, so they bump up the rewards on the top tier.

Makes sense to me. They wouldn't want the lower tier to be too low a reward structure, but if you have the ships the top tier is nicer.

Also if they had shards in the top tier they would go to the shard shop which currently has nothing directly for ships, they made this event just for ships.
Vice_Torn
New Ace
7 years ago
You need 7 star ships for the final tier. So why would you want ship shards? At one time you needed all 4 ftp ships (EP8 Falcon, phonix ships, and Slave 1) at 7 star to even have a chance at the final tier. In the final tier you get ship omegas, which have far more value then ship shards.

They could update the rewards low tier rewards include newer ship shards I guess.
austin09370
7 years ago
When the reward structure is controversial, it means they messed up...
Lochaber1984
7 years ago
"Vice_torn;c-1708992" wrote:
You need 7 star ships for the final tier. So why would you want ship shards? At one time you needed all 4 ftp ships (EP8 Falcon, phonix ships, and Slave 1) at 7 star to even have a chance at the final tier. In the final tier you get ship omegas, which have far more value then ship shards.

They could update the rewards low tier rewards include newer ship shards I guess.

You can do the top tier with ghost/phantom/slave/lando falcon

For me it was a choice between extra ship omegas or the chance for some EP8 falcon shards (still at 4* for me)
LordDirt
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
It would be nice to get Lando Falcon shards in the top tier but I guess that is asking too much.
NyKynoe
7 years ago
"Austin9370;c-1709006" wrote:
When the reward structure is controversial, it means they messed up...

Have you met the forum? Everything is controversial.
Winterpaw
7 years ago
"LordDirt;c-1709010" wrote:
It would be nice to get Lando Falcon shards in the top tier but I guess that is asking too much.

It would be nice to get Falcon shards in any tier. Only ones that drop for me are Ghost, Phantom, and occasionally Slave 1. Which I've had at 7* for months.