Managed to get 2 notes of reflection from single run of hutta roof heroic with amity. Before patch (and after 7.4) I didn't get a single drop on hutta for half a year. So definitely something changed, let's hope drop rates returned to normal on all planets.

2024 5 years later still not fixed. At least it's repeatable now, you can wait and redo next week with proper order. Why can't you fix it same as all other bonus series: do not lit quest icon above quest giver unless you are in correct stage of parent quest that says "complete XXX for YYY"? If you worry about breaking the story, immersion, bugs break that for sure I tell you that. If that's so complicated why not just trash old quest logic code and write new correct one? I would much appreciate you to spend more time on bugs (some of which are decade old) and less time on new content and I think I'm not alone.

For those who do not wish to wait for patch there is one area that does produce notes at rate around 1 drop per 100 kills, I've had amity with me 1 inf and 50 inf, seems influence doesn't matter, probably without amity (without companion as ppl noted earlier) it drops too, I didn't try. It's onderon north lake district, mandos. Available only for rep side. But it may exhaust after couple of drops (300-500 kills), then you need to just wait, relog, switch instance smth else, I didn't figure exactly what. Spores are not dropped there. probably other old season currencies are dropped too, I have legendary rep for others.

To earn current season currency you just do ops (12 per run) or at least fp (3 per run) which is even available to f2p/pref. I'm 200/200 for spores each week because I do a lot of ops for op1 framing. Random drop I think mostly designed to give drops for off season currencies. Funny thing, they probably nerfed drop rate of dark spores because you can get plenty from group contents, yet they also nerfed prev season currencies which are not possible to get via other methods, you can't even boost drop chance via intel because intel is only for current season. You can't even pay to win to max out influence or speed up, which is ridiculous. On one hand they value reputation and avoid pay to win, on the other hand they encourage 100% engagement which only nolife junkies can afford. Personally I don't see how season mechanics is any better than pay to win. It's even worse, because not only you need to pay money for subscription, you need to constantly stay in the game unless you wanna risk loosing content like reputation. This only leads to ppl loose interest and pay less attention to things like achievements and reputation which in turn leads to less income. Because why bother with seasons if I can't keep 100% influence anyways without abandoning real life. Pay to win at least gives you chance to pay (same or even bigger) money later and get the same achievements. Because I don't see any reason why season contents can't be solo played after season end. Why I can't pay same amount of money and get same content but at my convenience later when I have time?

Just got a single drop of notes of reflection in 3 weeks since 7.4 on meksha with amity inf level 1. They definitely changed something. Probably tied possibility to level of enemy, so no more easy drops on hutta. and even so the drop rate is terrible, I wont be able to raise remaining 20k points in a year.

did you get those before 7.4? if so that means more than one currency drop broken

no, I meant other thing. Expected behaviour: "Don't get notes of reflection if you reach legend rand with cold moon", actual behaviour: "Don't get notes of reflection if you reach legend rand with G.A.M.E.". Well I suspect that this might be the case, that's why I don't get notes even if I don't have legend rank with cold moon.

other ppl noted that it's harder to get prev season currency the longer you wait. I don't get the logic. You want ppl to be nolife junkies who afraid to skip any season contents and constantly subscribe or you want money and allow pay to win for those who don't have time to be constantly in the game? Why not make some boosts for cartel coins that allow you earn prev season currency? now you just have no possibility ever. You value your reputation, I get it, pay to win is generally bad, but worse is making your players nolife junkies.

Bad luck not getting a single drop for more than a week? When I was getting them like 1-2 per hour? I could get at least 40 per week before without specifically farming in special locations or on special enemies, just doing solo contents. Although I've noticed that some locations/enemies dropped more, like killiks on alderaan or starting planets like ord mantell and hutta just because you kill enemies there faster. BTW my theory (that it's tied to some currency weekly limit) was wrong. After start of new week I am still not getting any drops even though I didn't hit any limits yet. The other possible bug might be in condition "Only drops for those who are below legend rank", the bug being this condition tied to another party, not cold moon. Because I have plenty of legend ranked parties by now. That would explain why others still getting drops and I'm not.

maybe so, but I've tried on toons with 50 inf as well. I have a theory. I suspect it's related to one of limits I have hit this week: either op1 or dark spores where I hit weekly limit. I'll try next week to farm for notes when I don't yet exhausted limit on any other currency. If my theory is correct then it's still a bug, I just discovered more details to it.

if such conditions do exist it's unfortunate they are not mentioned anywhere by devs. If there is any way I can increase drop rate, I would surely do so. I used toons with 1 and 50 influence - no difference. Before 7.4 it seems only count mattered, so it was easier to farm starting planets for notes.

I just did tat rep heroics with full bonus, still not a single drop. I suspect they messed up with condition. It says if I have legendary influence with "messengers" drops will not happen. I suppose actual (broken) condition is either rank <= champion, or they use other reputation party, I have a lot of parties with 100% reputation 18/29: BBA, Makeb, Y4, GAME, IOKATH and others.

you sure it's still working after 7.4 for you? What's your amity influence? what's your reputation with that group? I didn't get a single drop since 7.4. Are you getting drops when amity in the group or other companion?

extracted bug as a separate topic https://forums.swtor.com/topic/932527-impossible-to-get-notes-of-reflection-after-season-end/

Notes of reflection are not dropped from enemies anymore. Supposedly after 7.4 was deployed. I've killed many thousands enemies and didn't receive a single note. Before 7.4 I was getting at least 1-2 notes per hour. Ofc I kill enemies with amity as a companion