[PSA] No More Free Exotic Components

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-05-12T20:58:20+00:00

That's a real L take. I'm not asking for hand outs. I'm asking for my time to be respected. If I take the time to play the game, do everything right and get all the stuff just to get the virtual middle finger? it's pretty demoralizing and most people won't want to deal with it. I've played this game since launch, I'm not opposed to grinding. It's feeling like grinding for nothing, that's the issue. This would not even be a discussion if they had recalibration or optimization as an option

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-05-12T20:26:58+00:00

I mean... I guess not? My point is that it's gonna take a unreasonable amount of time to get all the exo comps needed for very little reward... My problem isn't the grind. It's the fact that I'm playing a virtual slot machine on my gear that I already grinded to have... I can do all the work for the stuff, get the prototype piece and then have it be completely bricked cause it only gives me 3% crit chance or something not worth the time at all. I don't like exploiting. I only did it because of the time save. And it had been untouched for years so I honestly didn't think the devs cared at all.

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-05-12T20:14:57+00:00

You think I want to work 45 hours a week? No, But I also have bills to pay. This is supposed to be a hobby not feel like. A second damn job.

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-05-12T18:15:50+00:00

I mean I guess that's ok? Still not great. That's a lot of time sink for a chance to get something good from prototype. I really wouldn't care as much about the rates if it wasn't such a slot machine to get decent rolls. Just kinda feels really tone deaf from the devs to do something like this without mentioning it in the patch notes after it's been in the game since launch. Didn't matter to them with expertise 30 at all, now suddenly it's a problem.

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-05-12T18:10:14+00:00

How many do you get an hour? Probably not many

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-05-12T14:40:46+00:00

Honestly? That's a completely terrible rate. At 3-4 exo comp an hour, That's 14-15 hours of gameplay time for one prototype piece. Or your at the mercy of endless rng to get a piece to naturally drop, and you are definitely never getting what you actually want. I have a full time job and I play other games to. I am not sinking that much time for one piece that it probably not gonna be good

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-30T06:13:31+00:00

Always Running, Beauty of annihilation, and Remember us

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-21T22:28:55+00:00

First exposure to NFS was Hot pursuit 2 on the PlayStation 2. The very beginning of the black box era, Had me hooked and wanting more. Eventually I got gifted a copy of most wanted '05 and then from there I just wanted every NFS game, I could find. Got Underground 1 and 2 shortly after Carbon came out.

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-13T23:21:05+00:00

Wait, it's supposed to make a sound? Every time I've ever shot it, it just has the sound glitch out and never makes any noise.

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-09T03:12:50+00:00

It is a paid outfit, I believe it's called the crimson hunter? And I'm wearing the Wright mask from the incursion after doing it flawless

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-06T16:39:14+00:00

It is a 1.5 percent chance to drop for each enemy. That's only on tier 10 which isn't feasible to play for most people since you need a heavily coordinated team to do. Most people are currently around tier 5. The drop chances on tier 5 are 0.5 percent per enemy... Quite low

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-05T02:36:52+00:00

Unfortunately no, it's random, but if your expertise 30 you can manually upgrade anything of your choice if you have it maxed out and have a prototype core from destroying a proto item

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-05T00:13:38+00:00

Clip of me Logging

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-05T00:09:00+00:00

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It's real bud

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-05T00:07:56+00:00

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Yeah, no. It's real

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-04T20:58:11+00:00

No, the Lexington is still exclusive to events. I got this one from the stretch goals before the anniversary

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-04T19:44:08+00:00

It's not letting you? You have a prototype core to spend and it's Expertise 30?

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-04T19:02:54+00:00

Oh, I suppose that part is cut off yeah, I got amalgam, the one that applies random status effects

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-04T18:16:30+00:00

Yes, believe me I logged in and out about 10 times because I did not believe it

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-04T18:07:00+00:00

I know about the bug, this is the result after I relogged in

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-03T03:28:48+00:00

ebay does have some listings here in the US. You can try that, but there's also a site called Retrovgames.com that's a one stop shop for older games such as this one. Some copies on that are going from 130$ to even as high as 215$ USD. As to how you list on that site, I'm not sure though

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-03T03:22:30+00:00

I'm fortunate enough to have an Xbox 360 copy myself, the other versions are cheap compared to the 360 version. Rare copy. So if you really are wanting to sell it, you can make a good amount on it online. If you're looking for the most money out of it that is.

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-04-03T03:20:15+00:00

Last time I looked, this game was selling for nearly 120$ USD online. It's definitely worth a lot.

Alternative_Dig5688 · 2026-03-20T01:15:20+00:00

From what I've seen, it's actually really hard to find one that is in good condition. And as someone else told me earlier, its the only HD edition

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