[Tarislar]

Are the Max Loyalty figures given for Missions Contacts only Starting Max or are they the highest they will go ?

I had assumed it was just starting max as many of them read that way.
But the Season-5 FAQ talks about how Missions Contacts are often capped in how high they will go, & the Season-4 Contacts list also has a line about Max Loyalty.  So now I'm questioning what I thought.

Is there a separate Max for each contact outside what is on their bio-blurb that says they can't go above some other rating & only the GM knows that?
Or are you able to get the Missions Contacts up to say Loyalty-6 if you keep using them each mission ?

[Michael Chandra]

Loyalty gains are pretty much always capped at a maximum of 4.

[ZeConster]

Making it a waste of Karma to get Nick Ryder at Loyalty 4 during chargen. Learned that the hard way.

[Tarislar]

Loyalty gains are pretty much always capped at a maximum of 4.

By the GM?   Or just due to # of appearances in the missions?

[Dr. Meatgrinder]

Loyalty gains are pretty much always capped at a maximum of 4.

By the GM?   Or just due to # of appearances in the missions?

By statements in the missions themselves.  Whenever the reward includes a Loyalty bonus, it's always capped at Loyalty 4.

[Tarislar]

By statements in the missions themselves.  Whenever the reward includes a Loyalty bonus, it's always capped at Loyalty 4.

Ah, okay, that is what I was wondering, if it was a GM/Scenario limit, IE, something I couldn't see.

[Tacitus05]

Is there any way that "cap" can be raised? It was four in fourth edition when the scale was 1-6, now its 1-12, so shouldnt some contacts be able to be raised to 8?

[Lucean]

Connection rating can now go to 12, Loyalty is still at maximum of 6.

[Raven2049]

regarding connection and obtaining gear.

has there been a table made for how many hits you need per availability of gear?

for ex:

Bought Hits Availability obtainable 1 XX 2 XX or can anyone tell me what said table should look like? i can never remember how many hits get you what availability

[Tarislar]

(Connection+Connection+Loyalty) / 4 = Hits
v/s
Availability / 4 = Hits

So, a 5/2 Fixer = 12 / 4 = 3 Hits

Availability 15 / 4 = 3 Hits

So can auto get you 11 Availability or lower.
12+ Is a Tie = 2x Time to acquire up to Availability 15.
Unable to get you 16+ w/o buying extra hits w/ cash.



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1 Hit = Win AV3,  Tie AV7
2 Hits = Win AV7,  Tie AV11
3 Hits = Win AV11,  Tie AV15
4 Hits = Win AV 15,  Tie AV 19
Etc Etc,  Add 4 to each for every added "hit" you have.



PS.  What is your best Contact rated at ?

[Raven2049]

Julio Fernandez 6 conn / 4 loyalty

so he can get me avail 15 gear no problem and ties on the check for 19. if im doing the math correct

[Tarislar]

Julio Fernandez 6 conn / 4 loyalty

so he can get me avail 15 gear no problem and ties on the check for 19. if im doing the math correct

6+6+4 = 16 /4 = 4 Hits.
So yep, Standard time for AV1-15,  Double time for AV16-19.  Buy more hits for AV20+

[Michael Chandra]

Julio Fernandez 6 conn / 4 loyalty

so he can get me avail 15 gear no problem and ties on the check for 19. if im doing the math correct

Where did you get that contact from though? I do not recall any 6-Connection contacts in Season 4 or the 2013 CMPs, so unless he's in the 2014 CMPs and people can earn 4 Loyalty with him, a 6/4 contact simply isn't possible. You would have to buy him at 6/1 in chargen, do excessive interaction with him and be granted an extra Loyalty point 3x by your GM which is so unlikely that it's rather past the point of believable.

Characters might interact with NPCs not specified
by the Mission, and may earn these NPCs as a contact
at Loyalty 1. They may also work with non-Mission
specific contacts that they have already earned or
that they bought at character creation, and gain a +1
Loyalty to these contacts, with a maximum Loyalty of
4. Gamemasters should not grant these lightly, and
players should have to work to earn these contacts by
going the extra mile to impress the NPC, offering up
favors, or paying them well above the standard rates for
information or services.

[Raven2049]

He is the fixer for the company men 1-4 CMP 2014 series and he starts at 6/1

[Michael Chandra]

Interesting. Looks like I need to get my hands on an online convention to run that CMP for. ^_^