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So, I finally made VA after close to Three Weeks!

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So, I finally made VA after close to Three Weeks, so where is the Next Ship Level. I used to get a Ship with at least 4 Fore, and 3 Aft Weapons. Now, I run on with the same ship I had as Captain, 3 Fore and Aft. Only Dif is, I can now put Higher Level Items on it. Four and Four would even be better.

Major Let Down IMHO!

Admrl Quinn, Where did my Ship Token get Off To?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    You used to get three Admiral ship tokens (two RA one VA). Now silver players get none and Gold players get one RA.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    Yep..if your a paying customer you get ONE at RA. Thats it..... want more you gotta grind forever for dilithium or buy a ship from the C-store.

    By the Way.... How ya doin bud! Staying "frosty" out there?!

    Winkie...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2011
    So, I finally made VA after close to Three Weeks, so where is the Next Ship Level. I used to get a Ship with at least 4 Fore, and 3 Aft Weapons. Now, I run on with the same ship I had as Captain, 3 Fore and Aft. Only Dif is, I can now put Higher Level Items on it. Four and Four would even be better.

    Major Let Down IMHO!

    Admrl Quinn, Where did my Ship Token get Off To?

    It part of the New Feature of

    STO: Free to Grind.

    They want use to grind for everything. Well grind or Pay thru the Nose.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    This is a new starfleet policy. By denying you your free VA ship, they are hinting that as you're such a highly ranked officer in starfleet, it's time to give up the whole exploring thing and start driving a desk at SFA.

    Just made VA on my FED char a couple days ago myself. KDF character is about 3-4 levels away.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    Stormnnorm wrote:
    This is a new starfleet policy. By denying you your free VA ship, they are hinting that as you're such a highly ranked officer in starfleet, it's time to give up the whole exploring thing and start driving a desk at SFA.

    Just made VA on my FED char a couple days ago myself. KDF character is about 3-4 levels away.

    They need to try to understand that I did not enlist in Star Fleet to Fly a Desk. True, there are a couple of Perks for Gold Over Silver, but they seem to be taking AWAY more than they are Offering in the swap. LTS and SUB should NOT LOOSE anything they already have and be forced to Grind or BUY those takeaways.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    They need to try to understand that I did not enlist in Star Fleet to Fly a Desk. True, there are a couple of Perks for Gold Over Silver, but they seem to be taking AWAY more than they are Offering in the swap. LTS and SUB should NOT LOOSE anything they already have and be forced to Grind or BUY those takeaways.

    but you see there in lies the problem They do not care about us anymore its all about their new player base the F2P player base.....We do not matter anymore, they got what they wanted from us and now kind of just throw us away for something new...........Sad too every interview i have heard they say how they are listening to the player base etc etc yet you can see the result...............
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    Sirjohn45 wrote: »
    but you see there in lies the problem They do not care about us anymore its all about their new player base the F2P player base.....We do not matter anymore, they got what they wanted from us and now kind of just throw us away for something new...........Sad too every interview i have heard they say how they are listening to the player base etc etc yet you can see the result...............

    Personally, I do not think this is true. I think some of the things we are upset about, take the ship tokens for instance, is for us.

    How do you ask? Well, I will not even dare to say this is true of everyone, I can say most of us that have been here over a year, Already have every ship we currently want or can afford. The only thing that is changing with the ship tokens for us, is it may be a pain in the rear to make a new toon. GOOD!!!! I had no intention on makeing a new toon, and I am not doing one just because F2P is coming to Holodeck. So, how is this good for us? The harder it is for us to level and gain equipment now on tribble, the harder it will be for those people that will join due to F2P.

    Another way this will be good for us is, we will actually be special for once! People just joining the game will actually say, "WOW, how did you get THAT ship and gear! That must have taken you forever to get!" Instead of "WOW, thats awesome, let me go get one real quick." Now we know it didn't take US forever to get it cause we already had it HAHAHA! But it will take them forever to get it. Unless they are Mr./Mrs. Money Bags, and if you are, go buy it so "YOU" can have the new ship and "I" can get new content cause Cryptic is making money. Or, go buy C-Points so I can give you some Dilithium for it and I can get a new ship for free. Either way, good for us. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    I understand your logic Commander Prescott, but I really do not feel much of what is happening is being done with our "benefit" in mind. I sure hope I do not need to leave this game any more than I have. I LOVE Star Trek and I just purchased another $40 worth of C store unlocks to ensure Cryptic stays in business. Hopefully that decision does not come back to bite me
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    The only thing that is changing with the ship tokens for us, is it may be a pain in the rear to make a new toon. GOOD!!!! I had no intention on makeing a new toon,

    I, for One, Enjoy Ranking Up New Toons more than Playing VA Toons, so I would see this logic as a hole in your personal observances. This then, (The Missing Ship Token), would become a serious problem for my personal Play Style.........I Really Want THAT LAST LEVEL Ship for my New Toon, Before I start the Next One.

    And, If I am Forced to BUY it, or GRIND for Months on end to get it, I will probably Leave, and take my Money With me.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    currently on holodeck is the VA1 token not just for the teir 5 defiant-r, Galaxy-r and intrepid-r?

    While awesome ships in there own right, you still have access to the 6 teir 5 ships at Rear Admiral Lower Half (2 crusiers, 2 escorts, 2 science) so you still get a teir 5 ship, since there all teir 5.

    However were still having a free ship option taken away from us, which sucks (even tho i only actually use the interpid-r out of the 3)

    I also wonder how it will work with existing characters, my sci officer for instance has the interpid-r so I would assume it will stay as a character only unlock with that character.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    Typheron wrote: »
    currently on holodeck is the VA1 token not just for the teir 5 defiant-r, Galaxy-r and intrepid-r?

    While awesome ships in there own right, you still have access to the 6 teir 5 ships at Rear Admiral Lower Half (2 crusiers, 2 escorts, 2 science) so you still get a teir 5 ship, since there all teir 5.

    However were still having a free ship option taken away from us, which sucks (even tho i only actually use the interpid-r out of the 3)

    I also wonder how it will work with existing characters, my sci officer for instance has the interpid-r so I would assume it will stay as a character only unlock with that character.

    If you bought it from the c-store, then is should stay account wide for all you toons. If you chose it a VA for your one toon, then it should only be for that toon. My concern is that I have read some observations on here, with no rebuttal from devs, that when you purchase a ship from c-store when F2P comes, then the ships will only be for that character and not account wide like c-store purchased ships currently are. That is a concern to me. I certainly don't want to pay 1800 to 2000 c-points when I want a ship for all my toons.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2011
    I, for One, Enjoy Ranking Up New Toons more than Playing VA Toons, so I would see this logic as a hole in your personal observances. This then, (The Missing Ship Token), would become a serious problem for my personal Play Style.........I Really Want THAT LAST LEVEL Ship for my New Toon, Before I start the Next One.

    And, If I am Forced to BUY it, or GRIND for Months on end to get it, I will probably Leave, and take my Money With me.

    The Federation war machine is a hungry beast. Every Captain is expected to do their part, raiding the galaxy for Dilithium. It's no good just to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no Captain has gone before. Now your primary duty is to obtain Dilitihium.

    The President of the Federation needs to wet his beak (avian pun unintended) if you catch my drift. Maybe slipping some refined Dilithium ore in to your service jacket next time it crosses Admiral Quinn's desk will help ensure you get the equipment you need.
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