Well a solution to this could be a Base Coins.... do not care you come up with the amount you get per base..... say 1 for common, 2 for uncommon, and 3 for rare.... with them increasing the higher the base lv.

Then add all items to the battle market using this new currency. That way you can spend your reward as you see fit.

I understand the current rare items will have to cost a lot, but it far better than always getting a tri-phase upgrade.

I think it's time for an overhaul for base crates. Level 4 crates drop 20ctp/40ctp/Triphase. Level 5 drop Triphase/Adumbrate/Parser-Crystal. Level 6+ drops Adumbrate/Parser-Crystal/Abysmal Rift Trap. As we all should know by now, the Rare5/Uncommon6 drop of a Continuum Parser actually scraps for less than the Common4 reward and after you have 4 for your ship they are only good for scrapping or paperweights. This first of all defies all logic. Lower chance on a base that takes considerably more energy and resources to disable is actually worth LESS than what pretty much everyone gets from a level 4. Hell, we could farm 4s with a little energy and use some to farm some Tech Collectors and be well ahead of the curve.

Next... Dan, we're bored with level 6 crates. And at this point there's no reason to go through the effort of battling a level 7 for the same EXACT stuff we can get from a level 6. I know, I know... Not everyone is as gung ho as our battle group. The fact remains that most of our planets have triphase cutters and adumbrate stations and a lot of us are getting an ever-increasing stockpile of them in our cargo. We've pretty much stopped locking level 5 bases over the last few days because we are just plain sick of getting triphase crates. Adumbrates aren't much better. It used to be we actually had to fight among ourselves to even get in the badge drop range. Now... We can't even fill the 50 slots on a level 6 base with 4 legions. We rarely manage it anymore on a level 5 that defends itself and stays up for a while. A lot of us just don't care anymore. PvP is bland. NPCs are boring, endlessly clicking on the same handful of targets in the hopes for a Queen or Troop Carrier. Missions are blech because a lot of us have most of the worthwhile missions done. All we have left is Base Battles, and even that is losing our interest. Sorry, but this GTC isn't going to give us anything to DO. It's not going to keep the interest of a lot of experienced players that are already losing interest. You need to give us something BIG to do... In the interim, how about a few new 5 minute to code treats to keep us going while you work on the next big thing? Something that makes the effort to disable a level 6 or 7 base worth our time and energy. The original intent of the base crates was to encourage legions to go after stronger (higher level) bases. We don't have that incentive anymore. If it weren't for the relatively rare Enumeration Crystal, we'd be better off spending our energy farming level 4s as individual legions rather that utilizing the Battle Pacts that enable friendly legions to do co-operative game tasks. This is something I feel needs addressed very soon, before more groups start farming the high level bases and run into the same problem.

pretty good idea, though most of us are not in a top battle pact and don't have all those nice things, but none the less its a good idea

Well a solution to this could be a Base Coins.... do not care you come up with the amount you get per base..... say 1 for common, 2 for uncommon, and 3 for rare.... with them increasing the higher the base lv.

Then add all items to the battle market using this new currency. That way you can spend your reward as you see fit.

I understand the current rare items will have to cost a lot, but it far better than always getting a tri-phase upgrade.

Yes please. The larger-sized base crates and their drops should have their ctp multiplied several times. That, or all base crates should have a common drop of CTPs. (Example: common/level 5 base: 50 CTP. Common/level 6 base: 85 CTP. common/level 7 base: 120 CTP) That should alleviate some of the problems, and make it easier for players in higher level legions to get CTPs.

I agree. I haven't gotten anything but Adumbrates, and Tri-phases. No parsers, and no crystals. And my legion almost always locks level 5s, so I think we should something better than this. Or maybe just a higher chance to get something better.