I have to admit that I didn't care much for the Undine space or ground missions, and stopped playing them once my toons had earned enough Undine marks for the ground and space set gear I wanted. However, with the new R&D system and the rewarding of very rare crafting materials as a possibility only during specific space and ground missions, I find myself going back to play a lot of the PvE missions I haven't played in a while like the Undine and Nukara ones. And I find that I don't mind them as much as I recall, so there's a "good" unintended result of the new R&D system. And I may just buy some more gear w/ those marks I'm earning as a side benefit anyhow.
