I'm not sure how possible this idea would actually be, but me and a couple other people were thinking that it would be a good idea. The general reason I think that this would be a good idea, is because it would reduce the grinding required to switch organizations. The way I look at it, CQs are just items taken from a victim's body that can be thought of as a trophy for each of your kills (this being how I can easily, ICly, explain the CQ system). Said token can be exchanged at a collector for reputation points.

Let's say you killed a Machinist and you wanted Machinist reputation, but were currently a Merv. The collector wouldn't question you killing the Machinist, simply because different organizations tend to wear the same general outfits and/or PvP wear. Even if they didn't, the point that I'm trying to make is that there would be no proof saying that you killed a Machine unless said item/skin/limb/etc went under scanning. Which, honestly, would be a bit much. So you would get your Machinist reputation point and move on.

The general idea is that you can trade CQ points for reputation for any organization. A more indepth explanation would be as following:

From -125 reputation to 0 reputation, it would cost 2 CQ for each reputation point.  (Total CQs needed = 250 CQs)

From 0 reputation to 30 reputation, it would cost 4 CQs for each reputation point.  (120)

From 30 reputation to 50 reputation, it would cost 6 CQs for each reputation point. (120)

From 50 reputation to 120 reputation, it would cost 8 CQs for each reputation point. (560)

From 120 reputation to max reputation, it would cost a whopping 20 CQs for each reputation point. (I think max reputation is either 125 or 127, so, it's either 100 CQs or 140 CQs.)

Total CQs needed for a single organization converserion: 1190, if max rep is 127.

 This would cut down a HELL OF ALOT on the grind needed to get reputation, and it would also allow the people who like PvPing more than missioning to do what they enjoy most. Consequently, there will be the inevitable whiners saying, "I GRINDED LONG AND HARD FOR MY MAXIMUM REPUTATION. I DESERVE IT."----thing is, there is always somebody like that and there always will be. I'm not happy that Mobius Code and HJ beta were given to the public for 40 pieces of bubblegum, and that the vets only have two pieces of vet gear, but, meh. I'll live with it.

 I think that the trade-ins shouldn't be done as the chart above is done. CQ trade-ins could be by 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, etc.

At the same time, I think that the visual number of CQs accumilated through out your character's life time should stay in your "details" screen. Trading them in would just remove any value from them. I'm aware that a clothing trade-in, a consumable trade-in, or something else could probably be more loved by players, but this would be better than nothing, right?

Right, well, discuss.

---ALSO! Before any PvPer comes in here bragging about his/her number of CQs in an attempt to hijack this thread, allow me to state that it probably took quite awhile to get your whopping 20,000 CQs. Meaning that you probably couldn't switch orgs every time a zerg appeared, seeing as how your CQs would really start to wear down after awhile.

Exactly.

And say what you want about org abilities, but if they made it easier to obtain reputation points, we'd never see the org abilities implemented.

Umm... no.

Especially since you can get CQ just by standing around doing nothing. All you have to do is be teamed with someone who IS PvPing to get CQ.

And good Grief, what is it with people and changing orgs? what, is it like changing shirts? ya get one org dirty and you got to put on another?

anyway..

K here's the thing bout rep, if you want to change your rep alot, don't do alot of missions, I can't really see where this would fall into a cq = rep kinda idea.

I recently just lvled to 50 on Syntax, didn't use the normal mission system so when I did hit 50 my rep was low with all the orgs, now I do 1-3 missions and my org is changed so I can fight teh zerg pwning peoplez at mara.

CQs aren't ment to be traded, I'm not even sure how you would trade them because they aren't a item and they aren't info, which as far as I know, are the only two types of tradeables a collector can take/give.

So first if you are gonna do something with CQs you would have to add a new item to the game, one that you can somehow add CQ points to it, and then trade em in for something. Personally, CQs should be traded in for really nice items that would only be useful in pvp, and make em all Green. More cqs ya have the better the items you have.

Rep is lame, cause all it really does is give someone the ability to flag as a org, get new missions from the org and use that orgs white hallways key. In pvp it has no relavance so it shouldn't really be mixed, imo.

Just my two million.

And good Grief, what is it with people and changing orgs? what, is it like changing shirts? ya get one org dirty and you got to put on another?

anyway..

You know .. there are a few people I can name who have made Zion pretty dirty .. but I kinda like it that way.