Here's a question.

Let's say a character hasn't used a neural remap in several years, and has 3 "normal" remaps accumulated. Is it possible to use one to remap into different attributes for a few months and then use a second remap 4 months later? The devblog implied that the "cooldown" was a year from the last time you used a remap. This makes no sense at all, as accumulated normal remaps would then be completely useless. My understanding was that you got a new remap every 12 months, and you could use them whenever and however you liked.

Current (well previous) mechanics were that you got a new remap 12 months after you ran out of remaps. New mechanics, you get a new normal remap 12 months after you use your normal remap. They don't accumulate, and using Bonus maps don't affect the timer.

Under the current system, the timer re-starts each time you remap, regardless of whether it's a standard or bonus remap. Once the new code hits, you'll see your timer as well as the number of remaps remaining.

So, if you last remapped in June, even if it was a bonus remap, you'll next be able to use your timed remap in June 2012. Your timer right now is the time you last remapped, plus one year.

The new code will fix both the timer being reset every remap and the UI not showing you all the relevant information, as I've described earlier in this thread.

I would love that to be the case, however it seems its not... here you go:

Under the old code (Pleognost's "current system"), at the end of the 12 month timer you would only get a new remap if you had none left. And each remap use reset the timer. The result of that combination was that you got 1 new remap 12 months after you used up all your remaps.

Under the new code (Pleog's "new code"), there are 2 types of remaps. Normal remaps of which you get a new one 12 months after using it, and Bonus remaps whose use do not affect the normal remap timer. The timer Pleog refers to is the normal remap timer, the remaps remaining refers to the bonus remaps (and the normal remap if availiable).

I'm hoping you are correct, I still have the interpretation that it resets every time you use any kind of remap, hope I'm wrong.

So if your way is correct, the char I have has the remap showing as:

Neural Remap Available: NOW

Bonus Remaps Available: 1

After the 22nd I will have a number two ( 2 ) in the bonus part, if I happen to use one of the bonus it will still not touch the GÇ£Neural Remap Available: NOWGÇ¥ part ??? It will remain as is up until you have used all bonus remaps.

It will use your normal remap first. Which is better. Use it today and you get another normal remap on or around Dec 20, 2012. Wether you use your bonus remaps before then or not doesn't affect anything.

So, now you got me even more confused

In other words, you're saying that under the new system GÇ£ifGÇ¥ you have the remap status at GÇ£NOWGÇ¥ when you use a bonus remap the system will not acknowledge that and will use the normal remap timer instead?

Don't I have an option to choose which one to use?

I ask all this cause I'm planning on using two bonus remaps that will take about 231 days, at that time I intend to use my normal remap that will be available if it remains at GÇ£NOWGÇ¥ status.

I'm not sure I've explained myself correctly

You'll use a normal map, a bonus map, and at 230 days a bonus map. 120 some days after that, you get another normal remap available. (Ends with a new remap available 360 days from now)

If you could use your plan, you'd use a bonus map, a bonus map, at 230 days a normal map, then 360 days after that get another normal remap. (Ends with a new remap available 580 days from now)

Well, for me the point of the remap is that I may use it at anytime and to do some focused training on a couple areas, or whatever... Having remaps gives you that ability, the old way you would have GÇ£sayGÇ¥ 2 remaps, you could do a quick focused training on some areas for like 145 days, after that you would use your last remap that would trigger the 12 month period to get available once again, that works for me, if now things become the way you say they will, what is the use of remaps then?

Why would I use my normal remap NOW option first? It seems obvious to me that anyone with that option wants to hold it for last, no? I don't want to start any timer at this time.

First let me use my Bonus remaps as I seem fit, when I'm out of the Bonus ones then revert to the normal ones.

Why creating such confusion with stuff like this? Why CCP?


PS: Why do you translate/mix remaps into days?

Christmas gift..? Where? I see nothing about this in acct management screen, am I missing something?

Um apparently it's been available for a while but is unavailable now? How come there was no news article that gifts were available?? The only way I learned about them just now is this thread.

Man CCP, you do something good with Crucible and then **** on us with things like this and you wonder why we have no faith in your company.

The remap appears to have been given to the character with the LOWEST skill points on an account and not the character with the highest skill points. This appears to happen on all accounts where more than one character exists.

The remap appears to have been given to the character with the LOWEST skill points on an account and not the character with the highest skill points. This appears to happen on all accounts where more than one character exists.

Better work out a way to fix this fast or your petition queue is going to be long enough to keep GMs busy until June. No joke.

Edit - same thing has happened to two other people so I'm assuming this is a global screwup and not specific to me.

No bonus remaps on my both accounts. Thx CCP your very special nothing gift.