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How do you get more Doffs?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited October 2011 in Tribble - General Discussion and Feedback
I used all my C-Store points to buy Doffs. But that only netted me 49 or so Doffs (44 now due to "Entertianing" mission failure killing 5 doffs).

So I got Tier 1 in Diplo... and got one Doff (that was a Nausican..lol) from the Lt. on SFA.

So how do you get more Doffs? I go to the Request Duty Officer tab..but there is nothing do do there.

Im Currently Capt. 3...
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    The only place my friends and I found was SFA and even then it was rare and has a 24 timer. They basically try to force players to buy doffs from the C-store.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    There's several assignments from SFA (also can show up in earth orbit or ESD occasionally), one giving several randoms and the rest giving one of a specific department with a critical chance to give several of that department, plus the civilian staff assignment that works the same. They're not rare, but they won't show up if you have one running or completed since the last rollover.

    There are also rare recruitment assignments that can show up in various sectors to get doffs of a specific species, they work like the department recruitment (one with a critical chance at several), but the reward is fixed race instead of department.

    I was up to 55 doffs before the C-store packs were available, playing three days a week. It's not difficult unless you're not focusing your efforts or communicating (doffjobs channel) to cut down on search time.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Anyone found a way for Klingon's to get them?

    I have bought a load using the 1200 T-CP's, but that is all I've been able to get
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    hevach wrote: »
    There's several assignments from SFA (also can show up in earth orbit or ESD occasionally), one giving several randoms and the rest giving one of a specific department with a critical chance to give several of that department, plus the civilian staff assignment that works the same. They're not rare, but they won't show up if you have one running or completed since the last rollover.

    There are also rare recruitment assignments that can show up in various sectors to get doffs of a specific species, they work like the department recruitment (one with a critical chance at several), but the reward is fixed race instead of department.

    I was up to 55 doffs before the C-store packs were available, playing three days a week. It's not difficult unless you're not focusing your efforts or communicating (doffjobs channel) to cut down on search time.

    So those jobs show up if you question someone while at SFA (or in orbit around earth)?

    I have yet to see a recruitment mission in sector space.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Its my understanding that the cadres (recruitment assignments) can either net you a specified set of junior officers or random DOFFs. They will net you possible Green DOFFs too.

    For Blue/Purple DOffs- it is my understanding that they are only given through the C-store DOFF packs.

    I hope I am wrong about that though, but that is what it looks like.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    MrWinkie wrote: »
    So those jobs show up if you question someone while at SFA (or in orbit around earth)?

    I have yet to see a recruitment mission in sector space.

    No, these are part of the assignment system, contained within the doff window.

    After the patch, these assignments seem to be substantially more common - five different ones were available for me after the patch, and four of them were back up this morning after I turnedt hem in last night.

    The ones in sector space are rare, but thanks to the doffjobs channel I've found six or seven of them. So far I've seen Vulcan and Andorian ones in Sirius, and I believe it was Benzite in Iota Pavonis. There's also one called "Investigate Temporal Anomaly" (not to be confused with "Scan Temporal Anomaly" that gives chronometric data samples) that can show up anywhere, but can only be done once. It gives a purple El-Aurian bartender with traits that make her pretty much an I-win button in a lot of Any Officer slots.
    For Blue/Purple DOffs- it is my understanding that they are only given through the C-store DOFF packs.

    All the blues and purples I have came from in-game recruitment, not C-store packs. Cultural exchange and department recruitment give a higher quality doff on critical success, and cadres can give at least blues, as I got a blue security officer from one.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Xaanzir wrote: »
    Anyone found a way for Klingon's to get them?

    I have bought a load using the 1200 T-CP's, but that is all I've been able to get

    i logged in like five minutes ago and got this assignment:

    http://i.imgur.com/gKMoi.jpg

    i was standing beside the crafting area in the first city.

    question: can anyone tell me the exact method required to join the doff jobs chat?

    edit: i got it, nvm.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    CmdrNightfire wrote:
    The only place my friends and I found was SFA and even then it was rare and has a 24 timer. They basically try to force players to buy doffs from the C-store.

    I disagree, I've had several different Cadre missions open at once. You just need to constantly check every 4 hours at the associated locations to get the most of your time.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    hevach wrote: »
    N


    All the blues and purples I have came from in-game recruitment, not C-store packs. Cultural exchange and department recruitment give a higher quality doff on critical success, and cadres can give at least blues, as I got a blue security officer from one.

    I stand corrected thanks for the information.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Ok got it.... I have 3 Recruitment missions running from SFA...thanks for the info.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    There is a room opposite the club at the academy where you can buy duty officers.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    KamikazKid wrote:
    There is a room opposite the club at the academy where you can buy duty officers.

    If you talking about the caitan Lt. Ferra sitting on the sofa in the office he doesn't sell doffs you talk to him to get your free doffs after advancing a tier in a doff catagory
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    joebobkill wrote: »
    I stand corrected thanks for the information.

    I will add the caveat, when they change the C-store packs to run on quality instead of rarity (or have they already?), the C-store packs will be substantially easier to get blues and purples, with at least one blue guaranteed per pack. Not counting commendation rewards and the El-Aurian, department/race specific assignments have a 9% critical rate, and I'm not sure if you're guaranteed a blue on critical or not, I've heard of people getting greens on critical.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Omega Hunter 9 wrote:
    I disagree, I've had several different Cadre missions open at once. You just need to constantly check every 4 hours at the associated locations to get the most of your time.

    maybe you've had better luck, but not everyone is so lucky as evident by all the asking where DOFFs are
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    I got a logical Klingon!!!

    As far as finding them is concerned, your best bet (that ive found) is on qo'nos, in orbit around qo'nos, and just outside of the system in the sector block. just keep checking those every few hours, and i'm sure you'll get something.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    No Doffs here anywhere and I only have like 4 left after all the ones I bought in the store, so where are the Doffs?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    I think the recuitment assignmets need to be increased across the board and it needs to be more clear on where to get them. While I always have a single recruitment mission going on (I regularly check SFA and ESD), I would like to know where the other special assignments usually are. I've checked Vulcan and Wolf 359, no luck for me.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    The other ones seem to be very rare. I found 1 cultural exchange mission in iota pavonis sector block that had a bolian doff as a reward.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    joebobkill wrote: »
    I think the recuitment assignmets need to be increased across the board and it needs to be more clear on where to get them. While I always have a single recruitment mission going on (I regularly check SFA and ESD), I would like to know where the other special assignments usually are. I've checked Vulcan and Wolf 359, no luck for me.

    Agreed.... its not clear at all where to get Doff recruitment missions.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Agreed. A bit more notice of where and how to get them would help. I am sure we'll get something as time goes on though.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    There are DOFF recruitment assignments?? I've never seen one. I logged in today after reading this thread to search for one and still not there. I went to SFA for a half hour and one didn't pop up still. These need to be increased in frequency, devs.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    For Fed's:

    Go Sol Space -> SFA -> EDS -> Sol Space.

    Check "sector" assigments, recruitment at each of your stops. If there are currently NO recruitment assigments avail on sector, pick a short running sector mission (less then 1 hour). This will pop up possible other assigments, that are currently NOT visible to you, if there are not on cooldown.

    I'm running approx 4 to 5 recruitment assigments at the same time, with this cycle ~ around 70ish Doffs currently, with 10ish on the way to join my 'shortly' (between 24 to 48 hours) :o

    For KDF:
    Forget about it, you are screwed as always, as there are not enough social zones for KDF for recruitment to pop up :eek:

    FED & KDF
    In 'any' sector space, look out for diplomatic, medical and development missions, Some of this missions can award you with a high quality Doff, is sucessful.

    have fun
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    NickiGraus wrote: »
    For Fed's:

    Go Sol Space -> SFA -> EDS -> Sol Space.

    Check "sector" assigments, recruitment at each of your stops. If there are currently NO recruitment assigments avail on sector, pick a short running sector mission (less then 1 hour). This will pop up possible other assigments, that are currently NOT visible to you, if there are not on cooldown.


    have fun

    I have had as much as 5 recuritment missions running at once too. I had wondered how this came to be since turning them in, I do not find as many now. I think one reaosn is because I love running (less than 1 hour) missions. I'll test this to be certain.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    We are still tuning the frequency, so please keep the feedback coming in this and every other area.

    On the issue of communicating better where recruitment assignments can happen, I agree, and we are looking into ways of accomplishing this.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    I have purchased 2 doff packs from the Tribble C-store. I check ESD, SFA, sol at least once or twice a day, and pick up any recruitment missions that are available. I am now running with a roster of about 70+ doffs. This includes a set of colonists that I picked up, a prisoner that I bought off the exchange (1 million EC - ouch! thank you fleet bank), and about 5 doffs I bought from the SFA caitian for reaching the next level tier.

    At around 60+ doffs, I found that I am able to max my assignments (20) most of the time if I wanted. Now, I am being more selective in choosing which ones I take. I am mostly going for military, medical, and colonial as these are the ones that I have the most XP in at the moment, and I have the best chance of reaching the next tier with.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Could we maybe see an adjustment to patrol awards so that they offer not just what they do now but also the choice of dilitjium or in some cases DOFFs?

    Being able to get, say a green colonist doff or other doffs for patrols would be really great.

    Also will there be a way to get individual doffs via a store such as we have with boffs?

    As to where doff assignments can be picked up:
    Galaxy map.

    Obviously every sector block has assignments but if you only have the planets/systems where they can be picked up on the galaxy map that would be useful too. Maybe just having a special icon for systems/planets that offer assignments on my galaxy map if limiting shown planets to those with assignments should prove to be a bad thing.
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