[SC] Plagued Kristallin

Other than being a nuisance, is there any reason to have them in the maps or kill these? I know the BK's give the Gygerthrall that some give the Oil needed for the special cpu needed for the QZ Gate. But the little pests just seem to be in the way when trying to kill the other SK/LK and Bosses of same. I find the rewards to be lacking for the extra effort it takes to kill them over there counterparts as the rewards are the same without the cargo drops.

Spoiler

Plagued/Regular
HP = 75K/50K
Shields = 60K/40K

Rewards exactly the same
EP = 6400
Hon = 32
Credits = 12800
Uridium = 16

They even give the same Alien Points per kill in the ranking of 3 points. Were they supposed to spawn Plagued Gygerthrall's? Was this only during the event and they do not do this anymore?

I myself want the extra 3K credits I get for the cargo from the Regular SK/LK but have to fight so hard to lock them over these Plagued things.

I could see killing them if the Plagued Gyger's would drop with these rewards:

Spoiler

Uridium 16
Credits 12,800
EP 6,400
Hon 32

Your rewards are better for killing the Blighted BK versus the BK without the cargo drop, but Spawn Gyger's instead and give even more credits over the BK's

Spoiler

Blighted/Regular
HP = 600K/400K
Shields = 400K/300K

Rewards
EP = 65K/51,2K
Hon = 300/256
Credits = 500K/409,6K+40K cargo
Uridium = 150/128

Then add the Blighted Gyger's to this (1-3 per kill):

Uridium 24
Credits 18,800
EP 9,400
Hon 45

I will go after them all day long.

Thank you for your responses, I only ask as it seems there is way more of the "infected" 'K's in the maps than there are regulars lately.

 

other then getting oil they are just useless

 

Plagued Kristallins are AWESOME!
Try cubing and you will understand. They do not shoot you until you shoot them. That means extra Uridium for free.
As they follow me to the Cube. Then do nothing just sit there. And when I cube, my pet kami kills them sooner or later.
So like extra 5%-10% of uridium for free.

Stop complaining about them. They are the BEST

 

^ ATEER.
The way plagued kristallins are now benefit those who cube but frustrate those who are trying to kill other aliens. And people have their reasons for killing normal aliens instead of cubikon.

 

The only difference I see with them is positive. As they do not shoot you until you shoot.
I did not check HP and Shield difference to compare to Uridium reward. So I do not know if it is better than Kristallin or not.
And there is no loot. That could be bad and good.

I do understand that some players want loot. And I do too. But just the one that got Xenomit in it.

 

Well everyone have their own view on them but i think they good for helping noobs

 

Actually they run to the corners/edges of map and I get the free/easy kills of them, but when I have a mission to kill Boss Kristillin I go to x-6 map because there are so many in there, but these damn pink things are causing me to not get my lock on them.

Thank you, you understand my pain.

I supplied all of the information for comparison in the "Spoilers" for those who do not care to look it up. IF I was killing Cubikons and had Kami I would care less about the things. BUT I do not have Kami, I do not have the Equipment to solo a Cubikon (yet), and with the MCC holding the CBS's I do not attempt to try to do one as the enemy live in x-6 map, with the support of my Company.

Explain to me how you think they are GOOD for noobs? They take longer to kill than a REGULAR Kristallin give the same REWARDS minus the 3K from the sell of the cargo drop. The only help is there is now more easy kills sitting around the map to be found, assumong you are not attacked as you are searching the map for them.

None of these responses have addressed the questions I had asked to begin with.

1. Other than being a nuisance, is there any reason to have them in the maps or kill these? There is no extra from killing them except cost of extra ammo.
   
2. Were they supposed to spawn Plagued Gygerthrall's?
3. Was this only during the event and they do not do this anymore?

Thanks for the responses, I really am not complaining about them except when I have more of them following me than the items I am trying to find for my Level 14/15 QUESTS. They also attract the attention of the enemy players that are cloaked in our maps looking for a cheap kill. But I guess their being in the Uppers is better than attacking the real NOOBS in the Lowers.

 

The pink Kristallins did drop Indoctrine Oil ( at a rate similar to the rate that scrapium would drop from mordons/saimons ); but that was only during the introduction phase of Indoctrine Oil.
The gygerthrall that are spawned when a Blighted K is popped can drop a little purple 'trophy' that may have a hybrid alloy or two for the Q-zone gate (think that is in the x-7 map).

Hope that helps HMHY.

 

I just know after killing 73 of these darn things I think I should have something MORE than the rewards of a NORMAL Kristallin at least once. Especially since these seem to outnumber the other NPC's in x-6 map on a 2:1 ratio.

D O needs to reduce this ratio or return the Plagued Gygers as stated in the FAQ associated with them. YES I know it is the Event FAQ but it is the only information on them in the game.

And YES I do kill the Blighted K to get the Gyger's from them hoping they will drop the "trophy" and find it from about 25% of them, but again the rewards from killing these is much better than the BK counterparts, even with the loss of the cargo.

Using the increases for the BK Rewards (was not increased shield like LK's) we should get the following for the Plagued Kristallin:

EP = 7700
Honor = 36
Credits = 15100
Uridium = 18

Plus an occasional Gyger.