Are they lListening?

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Why ask us to test and then tell us that you will take our concerns to heart and change things accordingly, then why when we all said this was a bad idea to grind in any form for a new ship at level up before and after the last patch – you seem to be ignoring the player base and continuing along with this strategy.

This dilithium is not such a bad idea for upgrading weapons or getting some Fluff items, but remember if this was a fantasy game it would be like fighting level 20 mobs with a level 5 sword as your ship in STOL is your sword.

While I agree that dilithium is good for upgrading that said we must be able to gather enough to be able to upgrade in a reasonable time scale. As it is we have had calculations of over 100 days to equip a T5 cruiser, which is totally unacceptable. Please, please listen to your player base – some of whom have been here since beta and are lifetime members – they as you, know this game well have most likely played it collectively more than yourselves, they have legitimate concerns and have suggested many ways in which this can work and still be FUN.

I have read that you can only get 1 build out in a week, that’s fine BUT you can communicate with the players 24/7

Please Cryptic show some backbone and tell us what is going on – are you listening – will you give us back our free ship (those that subscribe that is) will you LISTEN.

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There are other ways to equip your ship, and 100 days to kit out a ship would be a welcome change to some of us. Just being gifted the top of the line stuff is useless. I want to EARN my rewards, not just be given them.

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FurQue wrote:

There are other ways to equip your ship, and 100 days to kit out a ship would be a welcome change to some of us. Just being gifted the top of the line stuff is useless. I want to EARN my rewards, not just be given them.

You Sir seam to be out of touch with the majority of posts on this subject - please we do NOT want this game to be changed into a grind fest.

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My response
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=235135

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Kirkalus wrote: »

You Sir seam to be out of touch with the majority of posts on this subject - please we do NOT want this game to be changed into a grind fest.

I really dont think it will. I'm pretty sure when you add up all the different ways to get dilithium then it will be fine. Its certainly not final and maybe some figures need a tweak but in general, I like not being gifted a ship, I like having to do something other than simply accepting a mission to get my new ship. The plaques make then really cheap now, but you still need to work a little to get the ship. I think thats the way it should be.

Don't forget the STFs now provide you with purple loot and 1100 refined dilithium, all for less than 10 mins work, you can repeat this as many times as you like.

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No, they are not listening and they never have listened. Easy answer and the history of this game proves the point, they use the excuse of the "silent majority" when the same silent majority doesn't even announce its arrival or its departure from the game, they simply fade away. It is long since time that they listened to the people that actually care enough about the game to speak their minds and try to salvage what remains rather than listening to people that may not even be there anymore and don't care enough to speak up about what is good or bad in the game.