Mkiii raid tokens

Sure, I understand what relic materials are used for and why people want Mk3. Here's the math:

You get 9.7k Mk2 and 0 Mk3 for getting the third box in Endor*
You get 9.7k Mk2 and 1500 Mk3 for the third box in Naboo

Mk12 Stun Gun Salvage (or Furnace, or Datapad) goes for 67 Mk2 each (1005 Mk2 for 15 of them). You need 13 of them to scrap them for one Gyrda Keypad. So you get one Gyrda for 871 Mk2. That same Gyrda costs 585 Mk3 if you buy it that way. So if all we look at is Gyrda, to keep the math simple:

2 runs of Endor per week: 9.7k Mk2 * 2 = 19400 Mk2 / 871 = 22.3 total Gyrda per week.
Compared to
1 run of Naboo per week: 9.7k Mk2 / 871 = 11.1 Gyrda per week + 1500 Mk3 / 585 = 2.6  Gyrda per week = 13.7 total Gyrda per week.

So running Endor twice and getting the same reward box would net a 39% higher return of Gyrdas - or an additional 8.6 Gyrdas for running Endor instead of Naboo. 

These numbers aren't consistent for Impulse detectors and Zinbiddles because the Mk2-Mk3 exchange rate is different for each of the items, but the point is, if they reduced the cost to launch by half it would absolutely end up being more advantageous to run Endor. Cutting the rewards by 10% wouldn't come close to closing the gap.

There's an asterisk by 'Endor' at the top of the post because the Mk2 rewards continue to go up as you increase your reward box, up to 10.5k. This is because CG increased the amount of Mk2 and Mk1 awarded in every box after the third one when they took the Mk3 out. So sure, they've removed the Mk3, but they've also boosted the other two currencies - probably because if you're having trouble going up to the next raid, the problem is likely the G13 hump and not relic levels.

So that was nice of them I guess.

FWIW, I don't like that my Mk3 income went down - I think that stinks - and I think Mk3 should be moved completely, or at least mostly to the personal reward box to reward the folks that are doing the heaviest lifting for the guild. Scoring in the top 5 and getting the pittance of additional rewards on the personal track is really kind of annoying.