Ark Events Question

[Deunan]

They really need to change the scoring/reward system. Same with Sieges... I can be blasting a guy down to 1% health and someone else spam kills it and gets the majority of the points... Oh, yeah, way to go. And then he/she touts "I am king of the world" because they can nab kills at the last second. *le sigh*

You don't lose a lot of points because someone else gets a killshot over you at a Siege. Most of your points come from damage inflicted on a killed target. I've gotten cap defense kills from Viscera that only got me a few hundred points and also gotten over 1300 points on assists killing Viscera.

The people I've seen at Sieges that are scoring 40-70k aren't "king of the world" because they're stealing killshots. They're just really good at memorizing wave patterns for each cap point, prioritizing targets, using all of the weak points on Volge instead of just the head, and using effective weapon and perk load outs and are talented shooters.

[Gale Klarnm]

Yep, the arkfall scoring system sucks, and Trion know this. They've told us it would be changed at some point, no idea when. They've never fully explained how the current system works, and I feel like it's either because they're not exactly proud of it, or because it's too easy to abuse and they don't want more people to do it than currently, or both.

Damage dealt does have an effect on minor arkfalls though. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but I know that most of the time if my damage is really low I won't get any keys, and if it's really high I'll get at least 2, usually 3. But of course you can just heal once and be guaranteed maximum rewards, so...

They did change it, just not in any coherent or constructive way. There was one little note inside one of the many patches that talked about rewards for arkfalls that just amounted to it being harder to get keys. I never had so many minors give me no or 2 keys before that patch. Still have no idea how scoring works, just try to deal the most damage and get the most kills and hope for the best.

On topic though, if your trying to get keys it does help to try and get a little bit more then just one shot in, the floor on majors is 3 keystones so yes you can just tag it and move on, but you could get 2 more keys by putting a little bit more in. If your just looking to tag it then by all means, shoot once and make a sandwich or something, I get a ton of things done in the 12 minutes of dead time after I hit 20k at a siege, laundry, lunch or even a quick shower, the list goes on.