Bonusless invasions?

[Wolfeh]

This has happened a few times now in the last 24hrs.

If any of the following is incorrect then please tell me, but to my knowledge, when you go into the factory, you get double points for the gags used (provided, of course, you would get any credit when using the gag to begin with). Also to my knowledge that if you finish a building or factory (or mint/DA Office) during an invasion, you get double the normal points.

Ok so here's what happened. Went into the factory (during an invasion but I knew that would end before we finished). Got to one of the silo's (West I think? The one to the left after you go through the control room). Invasion ended while fighting those 3. After finishing them off, another invasion started, so we went to the other silo, knocked those out, then to the center to finish off the foreman. The invasion did not end until a few minutes AFTER finishing the factory. I used drop (3 safes).

Expected results:
3 safes x 5 points each = 15 points x 2 (for factory) = 30 points x 2 (invasion) = 60

What I got was 30 points.

Am I wrong somewhere or am I being ripped off of points?

(Also, doing the math, I got the exact points I was supposed to yesterday, except for the invasion bonus points, ie, as if there was no invasion).

[Building Raider]

The points CANNOT be doubled then doubled again in a factory. It happened to me when there was a invasion. The skill points didnt triple, they stayed as there was no invasion at all. So 30 points was the RIGHT amount that you shouldve recieved.

[Bongo M. Monkey]

No, he should've gotten double as long as he was dancing during the second invasion. The same scenario has happened to me where an invasion would end while somewhere in the factory but then another would begin before I would fight the foreman battle. In the end I DID get double exp. points and merits. (not tripple..who said that?) But you have to be dancing before the invasion ends. That stinks because I solo'd the factory once yesterday and an invasion that had been going on ended with one cog standing in the foreman battle and I didn't get the bonus.

I took notes on this to see what merits looked like and the above is my conclusion. However, I did not keep track of gags used in-between invasions. So if you used your safes during the period of time when the first one ended and the second one started, that may be why you didn't get double. If you did use them during either one of the invasions and danced before the second one ended, sounds like you did get ripped off or you didn't keep track correctly.

[Loopy McSmirk]

In the factory you get the normal double experience for gags - it is not doubled again for the invasion (ie - a safe is 5 x 2 = 10 -- it is not doubled again to give you 20). In a building it is but not in the factory. The merits earned are doubled but not the gag experience.

[Wolfeh]

Originally Posted by Bongo M. Monkey

I took notes on this to see what merits looked like and the above is my conclusion. However, I did not keep track of gags used in-between invasions. So if you used your safes during the period of time when the first one ended and the second one started, that may be why you didn't get double. If you did use them during either one of the invasions and danced before the second one ended, sounds like you did get ripped off or you didn't keep track correctly.

I purposely waited until the 2nd invasion was started before my team mate and I tackled the last 2 silo's (last 2 of the 3), and before I used any safes. In fact, I only used 3 safes (all I had) and they all hit. Used them all in the center silo, danced, was in the 'SellBot playground' for a few minutes, and then got the 2 whispers telling me that the invasion had ended.

It's been my understanding that so long as the invasion is going on before and during the completion (ie, killing the last cog and doing the dance) that you get double credit for everything. But since I'm maxed on all my other gags, I don't care about those. (I'm currently full on merits, bucks and jn's, so I'm not worried about those either).

Originally Posted by Loopy McSmirk

In the factory you get the normal double experience for gags - it is not doubled again for the invasion (ie - a safe is 5 x 2 = 10 -- it is not doubled again to give you 20). In a building it is but not in the factory. The merits earned are doubled but not the gag experience.

Guess I'll have to attack a 5 story then, because I'm determined to get that piano. (Off topic, determined to finish the racing trophies, start VP'ing more, as well as CFO'ing and CJ'ing, then topping off the fishing when I get the gold rod.... You know the vicious cycle...)

[Bongo M. Monkey]

That's right, no double during invasion for gags..I forgot about that, sorry. I really only kept track of merits as my gags are all maxxed on my big toon. But with all the invasions going on, buildings are the best way to go for gag experience, anyway.