Declined XT Hull Merge - Reward MU Overage with Containers

[austen_pierce 1,948]

We all know XT Items will become Skins. But what to do with those MUs???

I expect MUs will be merged or converted to/with regular items, but what about the overages, day when that merge results in a tank with 25/20 MUs?

My suggestion is to convert those extra MUs into containers. How many containers is awarded increases with the number of MUs - this is fair because higher MUs had cost the payer more crystals. So the first MU rewards one container, the second rewards an additional two containers, the third rewards three containers, so that in my example of 5 MU a player receives the following:

MU 1 - 1 container
MU 2 - 2 Containers
MU 3 - 3 Containers
MU 4 - 4 Containers
MU 5 - 5 Containers
Total = 15 containers awarded for the loss of 5 MUs.

[Maf 32,338]

Declined

 

From what I understand, you mean that if you have a normal Thunder M3 at 18/20 and Thunder XT at 7/20, when they get merged 7 and 18 becomes 25, so you "lose" 5 MUs?

 

If that's your idea, then you seriously misunderstand how the merge is going to happen. You won't gain anything and you won't lose anything. If you had 0/20 XT and 20/20 normal item, then you get 20/20 normal with XT skin. If you had 13/20 XT and 5/20 normal, you get 13/20 normal with XT skin. Whatever the highest upgrade you had - that will become the final MU value, so it will be a fair conversion. There is no reason to compensate anything with containers or anything else, since there won't be a loss.

[Best_of_thunder_2015 1,354]

it will be nice if 5 Containers opened, +1MU of current equipped turret and hull. 

 

What you  say Maf ? 

[Maf 32,338]

it will be nice if 5 Containers opened, +1MU of current equipped turret and hull. 

 

What you  say Maf ? 

Obviously more free stuff would be nice, but what do containers have to do with equipment upgrades?

[austen_pierce 1,948]

Declined

 

From what I understand, you mean that if you have a normal Thunder M3 at 18/20 and Thunder XT at 7/20, when they get merged 7 and 18 becomes 25, so you "lose" 5 MUs?

 

If that's your idea, then you seriously misunderstand how the merge is going to happen. You won't gain anything and you won't lose anything. If you had 0/20 XT and 20/20 normal item, then you get 20/20 normal with XT skin. If you had 13/20 XT and 5/20 normal, you get 13/20 normal with XT skin. Whatever the highest upgrade you had - that will become the final MU value, so it will be a fair conversion. There is no reason to compensate anything with containers or anything else, since there won't be a loss.

You are correct - I seriously misunderstand how converting my 5/20 Viking XT to the same skin I would receive if my Viking XT had been 0/20 is NOT losing 5 MUs. Please explain that to me.

[Maf 32,338]

You are correct - I seriously misunderstand how converting my 5/20 Viking XT to the same skin I would receive if my Viking XT had been 0/20 is NOT losing 5 MUs. Please explain that to me.

Who said you will lose the MUs? The upgrades will simply carry over to your normal item, so you will get a 5/20 normal thunder with an option to use the XT skin.

[austen_pierce 1,948]

And if my normal Thunder is already 20/20?

[Maf 32,338]

And if my normal Thunder is already 20/20?

Then you still have a 20/20 normal thunder, but now with an XT skin. The 5 steps you "lose" from the XT item aren't a loss since you didn't have any benefit from them in the first place.

[austen_pierce 1,948]

Ok thank you. You have answered my questions. This thread can be closed and archived.