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Serpentis Annex (6/10)
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Stinky Fahoula
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-10-28 13:09:40 UTC
Hi all,

Since the last major patch I have completed two of these complexes, the final part of the escalation "Serpentis Powergrid" has resulted in an empty wreck containing NOTHING after the final shadow BS dies at the concluding part of the escalation in nullsec.

Pre-patch this has always dropped something and I have never experienced an empty wreck?

I have petitioned this already as I think it is a bug/issue.

Has anyone else experienced a similar problem with this or other escalations?

Many thanks

Stinky.
Zhilia Mann
Tide Way Out Productions
#2 - 2013-10-28 16:14:42 UTC
First, Serpentis Annex is absolutely not a 6/10. If it were, you'd be guaranteed an OPE and you'd have a chance at Corelum A-type loot. You don't get an OPE and you get Core C-type loot, making it the same as, well, any other annex.

Second, half my Powergrid runs end in empty wrecks. And yes, I've kept track. 50%, give or take, with a sample size of roughly 80. Two in a row is just (very mild) bad luck.
Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#3 - 2013-10-28 19:40:21 UTC
Stinky Fahoula wrote:
Hi all,

Since the last major patch I have completed two of these complexes, the final part of the escalation "Serpentis Powergrid" has resulted in an empty wreck containing NOTHING after the final shadow BS dies at the concluding part of the escalation in nullsec.

Pre-patch this has always dropped something and I have never experienced an empty wreck?

I have petitioned this already as I think it is a bug/issue.

Has anyone else experienced a similar problem with this or other escalations?

Many thanks

Stinky.



The Shadow BS at the end is probably not a true faction spawn (with their distinctive loot table always containing a few meta mods, tags or ammo), but rather an overseer spawn with its own loot table. In these cases its often an empty wreck or a deadpsace item. I haven't done this particular expedition by I know this is the case for the expedition from the serpentis fortress site.

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Jungleland Roy
#4 - 2013-10-31 06:40:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Jungleland Roy
FWIW I ran the Sansha Annex the other day and it escalated all the way to the end in NS.

The final Overseer rat was a True Sansha Colonel and it's wreck was totally empty.

I was gutted tbh - not evven tags and ammo. Howerver it was the first time I'd ran it so was new to me. If there is such a thing as quoted above then it would explain it. Either way I'll have to run a good few more before I see a trend.

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Jonas Staal
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2013-10-31 07:59:01 UTC
What ships do you run these sites with?