Elite Dangerous commanders have discovered that squadron bobbleheads, once permanent rewards for ranking in the top three of seasonal squadron leaderboards in activities such as mining and AX combat, are now temporary. This change seems to have been introduced around the Vanguards update but was not officially announced. The Blackstar Interstellar squadron, after weeks of effort and spending tens of billions of credits to reach third place in mining, found their bobbleheads no longer permanent. This has sparked.
- Change coincides with Vanguards update release.
- Top three leaderboard rewards now temporary, not permanent.