Omnicron drop rate

I don't understand how people are still confused or upset by this. It is the same thing as omegas. It seemed obvious to me that was how it would be as soon as it was announced...I get that for some reason some people expected something different, but it's been explained like 50 times now...

Did people really think they were going to be able to just farm the crap out of a brand new material on easily farms Cantina nodes that everyone was already farming at some point anyway?

"DarjeloSalas;c-2311346" wrote:

"Acymetric;c-2311313" wrote:
I don't understand how people are still confused or upset by this. It is the same thing as omegas. It seemed obvious to me that was how it would be as soon as it was announced...I get that for some reason some people expected something different, but it's been explained like 50 times now...

You must be new here.

People get upset over anything. Often with good reason, but frequently over their failure to understand game mechanics, basic probability or the concept of fairness.

And having something explained 50 times is never going to be enough. There will always be forumers who make a new thread about something that has already been raised and explained, no matter how large and flashy the font.

Nah, I knew all that, been here for years, just venting. All the complaining about stupid stuff that is totally fine when there are so many legitimate things to complain about just drives me crazy. ?

"Whatelse73;c-2311460" wrote:
The drop rate is less than 1%, just like everything else you really need in the game. Don't worry, just spend 8 hours a day in conquest and you'll get a few after 2 weeks.

Alternatively--do GC and you'll get 4 per week.

For real, people, you guys would be complaining less if they hadn't put them in Cantina at all.

"Whatelse73;c-2311530" wrote:

"NicWester;c-2311498" wrote:

"Whatelse73;c-2311460" wrote:
The drop rate is less than 1%, just like everything else you really need in the game. Don't worry, just spend 8 hours a day in conquest and you'll get a few after 2 weeks.

Alternatively--do GC and you'll get 4 per week.

For real, people, you guys would be complaining less if they hadn't put them in Cantina at all.

Huh?

He's saying get them from GC, not cantina. And that there would be less complaining if there were none at all, rather a few bonus mats, however rare they may be.

"NicWester;c-2311973" wrote:

"Granolo;c-2311960" wrote:
At least Galactic Challenges give a decent amount, given you can get Max Crate, which is not something that hard.

You don't even have to red box. Gold box gives 2 also!

Super easy to farm these.

Shhhhhh... Don't you say that, they might read and change them to impossible to get unless you pay loads of cash... :D

"MilHanso;c-2312019" wrote:

"NicWester;c-2311973" wrote:

"Granolo;c-2311960" wrote:
At least Galactic Challenges give a decent amount, given you can get Max Crate, which is not something that hard.

You don't even have to red box. Gold box gives 2 also!

Super easy to farm these.

Shhhhhh... Don't you say that, they might read and change them to impossible to get unless you pay loads of cash... :D

Update incoming:

Cantina nodes now subtract Omicrons!

"DarkHelmet1138;c-2312097" wrote:
I really don't care about omicron yet. The only character that has been announced to use them is 3 mo away. So no use for them right now. And 3 mo is generous for most players. By the time you unlock and gear, 5 mo is more reasonable for most. Personally, I'm probably going to buy gear and just unlock over 5 conquests since with current projects, I'm likely bot going to have the gear for him anyway. It is also likely that the number of microns needed will take 4 or 5 mo ftp but have a pack available for whales. So no hurry. We'll get there.

I'll worry any other characters that need them once I see the ability and if it adds much utility. Like Zetas the best course is probably patience anyway.

I just don't get all the freaking out about a material you can't even use yet.

That's not a reasonable argument in a resource management game. Looking ahead and planning is not only valid, it's crititcal.

"DarkHelmet1138;c-2312109" wrote:

"CCyrilS;c-2312105" wrote:

"DarkHelmet1138;c-2312097" wrote:
I really don't care about omicron yet. The only character that has been announced to use them is 3 mo away. So no use for them right now. And 3 mo is generous for most players. By the time you unlock and gear, 5 mo is more reasonable for most. Personally, I'm probably going to buy gear and just unlock over 5 conquests since with current projects, I'm likely bot going to have the gear for him anyway. It is also likely that the number of microns needed will take 4 or 5 mo ftp but have a pack available for whales. So no hurry. We'll get there.

I'll worry any other characters that need them once I see the ability and if it adds much utility. Like Zetas the best course is probably patience anyway.

I just don't get all the freaking out about a material you can't even use yet.

That's not a reasonable argument in a resource management game. Looking ahead and planning is not only valid, it's crititcal.

You can plan ahead but only to the extent of what you can control.

For omicrons, the only thing I can control is trying to get max crate on GC. I already do that. Further than that, we don't have enough information to decide which character abilities are best. And plenty of time to plan that out after you get close to getting a character that uses one or they rework a character.

I agree that planning ahead is critical but planning with incomplete information is foolish.

No. I think either way it's fair to assume more omicrons is better than fewer. Even if we don't know where to use them yet. It is highly unlikely you will find yourself with a surplus anytime soon.

"DarkHelmet1138;c-2312115" wrote:

"twstdbydsn;c-2312113" wrote:
My only plan is to keep getting them :p

Doesn't take much planning then.

Just the way I like it

"Sewpot;c-2312116" wrote:

"CCyrilS;c-2312114" wrote:

"DarkHelmet1138;c-2312109" wrote:

"CCyrilS;c-2312105" wrote:

"DarkHelmet1138;c-2312097" wrote:
I really don't care about omicron yet. The only character that has been announced to use them is 3 mo away. So no use for them right now. And 3 mo is generous for most players. By the time you unlock and gear, 5 mo is more reasonable for most. Personally, I'm probably going to buy gear and just unlock over 5 conquests since with current projects, I'm likely bot going to have the gear for him anyway. It is also likely that the number of microns needed will take 4 or 5 mo ftp but have a pack available for whales. So no hurry. We'll get there.

I'll worry any other characters that need them once I see the ability and if it adds much utility. Like Zetas the best course is probably patience anyway.

I just don't get all the freaking out about a material you can't even use yet.

That's not a reasonable argument in a resource management game. Looking ahead and planning is not only valid, it's crititcal.

You can plan ahead but only to the extent of what you can control.

For omicrons, the only thing I can control is trying to get max crate on GC. I already do that. Further than that, we don't have enough information to decide which character abilities are best. And plenty of time to plan that out after you get close to getting a character that uses one or they rework a character.

I agree that planning ahead is critical but planning with incomplete information is foolish.

No. I think either way it's fair to assume more omicrons is better than fewer. Even if we don't know where to use them yet. It is highly unlikely you will find yourself with a surplus anytime soon.

I think I read that Hera will be the first character with an omicron ability. Hope I’m wrong

I think I saw that too. But could just just be a rumor.