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Meta 2-4 Items: Their Future
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Adobe Raide
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2014-10-15 05:42:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Adobe Raide
When meta items 2-4 are removed from the game will all the in-game items be forcibly converted [to meta 1 or 5] at the same time or will they simply cease to drop in missions and the like?
Brylan Grey
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-10-15 06:18:56 UTC
From my understanding of dev blogs on the topic, it seems they are instead converting modules to have various alternatives.

So one module that has extra strength, one that has looser fitting requirements, one with less cap, etc. Rather than simply tech 1 and tech 2 modules.

This makes sense with the whole tiericide thing they have been doing to ships.
Adobe Raide
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2014-10-15 06:27:23 UTC
Brylan Grey wrote:
From my understanding of dev blogs on the topic, it seems they are instead converting modules to have various alternatives.

So one module that has extra strength, one that has looser fitting requirements, one with less cap, etc. Rather than simply tech 1 and tech 2 modules.

This makes sense with the whole tiericide thing they have been doing to ships.


Thanks for the quick reply. The gist of what I'm hoping to find is whether they've stated their implementation will involve gradual phase-in through altered drops or overnight remapping of pre-existing items in our inventory.
Brylan Grey
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2014-10-15 06:47:31 UTC
From the modules they have changed so far, complete remapping.
Cephelange du'Krevviq
Gildinous Vangaurd
The Initiative.
#5 - 2014-10-15 07:06:17 UTC
Yes, as they "module-cide" the various bits, they will appear on ships, in inventories and on loot lists as their new form. They will no longer exist in pre-patch form. Hopefully that makes sense to you.

"I am a leaf on the...ah, frak it!"
Elena Thiesant
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2014-10-15 07:40:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Elena Thiesant
From the dev blog:

Quote:

Consolidation

Some modules will have fewer viable specializations, and in these cases we will be consolidating many types of modules into fewer types of modules. When this happens, we will follow the same procedure each time:


  • All market orders for the affected modules will be removed, the modules and escrow will be returned to the character who created the order.
  • We will convert every module of one type into modules of another type, everywhere in the database. This includes modules currently fit to ships and modules in containers or contracts.
  • Any instance where the old obsolete module types are dropping from NPCs will be replaced with the new type.
  • None of the modules we are consolidating have blueprints, so manufacturing will not be an issue in this case.