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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited January 2012 in Ten Forward
During the last 200-300 STFs, I always thought about how to categorize the other captains I am fighting with. Now in my opinion, those can be put into the following categories:


"I galaxy retrofit, I alone" - thinks that he/she can take it up to any ship alone, does not need other teammates, does not stick to plans coming from someone flying something smaller than him

"Chat? disabled !" - thinks that the chat function is stupid for an MMORPG and due to that, he/she disabled it.

"I know this mission, i really do" - thinks that he/she knows the mission in and out but doesnt know when to use the console at KA

"What? You cant speak my language? Okay then i ignore you" - mostly germans who talk german to others, thinking that everybody can speak it and do not react on anything else (i am not a racist, i am german myself)

"ohhh. the phone is ringing.." - hides behind the transwarp gate and waits until others finish the mission and when one asks him/her what he/she was doing, he/she was at the phone

"the inventor" - plays STO for 2 weeks but knows a tactic how to absolutely dominate the borg (something like "shoot at them")

"actually good" - plays by the rules, heals mates, knows what to do - in other words, the perfect teammate



someone knows more? go for it

remark: not everything applies to everyone but about 80% of the time i am playing, the things above are actually reality.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    "Ok, I'll get the other side started on my own."

    AKA "Why didn't somebody get all the extra spawns from the gate? Now we failed the optional because of you lazy lumps."

    Either going right when everyone goes left or randomly flying around and hitting nodes or what, they spawn raptors or spheres or just trigger adds out of portals that wouldn't have come otherwise, often lead to the team getting overwhelmed with spam and failing the optional.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    Sorry, what? I was on the phone. ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    its just the people that dont pay attention to their surroundings. i dont expect everyone to do it perfectly or be uber awesome but you can tell some are just blindly charging in.

    if the borg cube is about to explode. dont sit next to it because the explosion will kill you.

    if your being swamped with nanites and spheres dont shoot the generators causing even more nanites and spheres. clear the spam first and prioritize the nanites.

    if your job is too shoot the probes as they come through, its ok to actually shoot at other things as well when there are no probes. if you remain on probe duty alone then your team is losing out on your fire power on the gate or transformers. (unless your on KA right side) then be very sure you can handle the extra spam if you start shooting generators).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    I've only noticed 2 in the time I've been playing.
    1. G.I.R.L.s
    2. Underage

    Okay, for the non-creepy answer:

    Within the first 5 minutes of any stf,
    "Sorry guys, I'm gonna be AFK for a bit."
    Yet somehow he manages to choose NEED on all loot.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    "I galaxy retrofit, I alone" - thinks that he/she can take it up to any ship alone, does not need other teammates, does not stick to plans coming from someone flying something smaller than him

    Your title is correct, this statemen is a stereotype and not a fact. I give a damn about a battle plan... :rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    Your title is correct, this statemen is a stereotype and not a fact. I give a damn about a battle plan... :rolleyes:

    yet, i see a lot of you exploding while trying to singlehandedly killing a (normal) borg cube
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    You forgot the

    " "I am gonna park myself here and not do anything" - is the only plan that works" people

    The ones who sit at

    Infected gate, shooting incoming spawns, usually failing - Not otherwise contributing
    Cure Kang, Shooting incoming spawn, usually failing (I'll protect the Kang) - Not otherwise contributing
    KA Vortex, I'll protect the Vortex, susually failing - Not otherwise contributing.

    Thoose guys benefit ZERO to the missions, and even if they don't fail, they still do not truely contribute, because most of the time they are sitting on their hands.

    If you can't "Take on nanites", "Hit and Run", "Shoot and kill", then IMO you shouldn take on thoose tasks... Let someone else from the group do that untill you can do more than one task at a time.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    ^ Don't forget about the guys who sit at the gate and shoot the invulnerable gates the whole time, never realizing it isn't dropping health. :rolleyes:

    Sometimes it's a new person who does that, and that's okay if they respond when you tell them in the chat window. But every now and then, you get that one who ignores chat also....
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    The "know it all" American, and the impatient German..... these pair seem to be behind every corner i turn.

    Having said that. It goes without saying that every time i click a join STF button the god damn phone rings........

    story of my life :=P
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    hort_wort wrote: »
    ^ Don't forget about the guys who sit at the gate and shoot the invulnerable gates the whole time, never realizing it isn't dropping health. :rolleyes:

    Classic :D

    I now truly believe in a "Stupid" Gene.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    "I am heavy weapons guy, escort ftw" that one escort who runs off on their own and thinks they are rambo or something because they in an escort.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    You forgot me.

    "Hey! this is kind of fun! Wha was i suppose to do again?"
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    Tallex wrote:
    "I am heavy weapons guy, escort ftw" that one escort who runs off on their own and thinks they are rambo or something because they in an escort.

    This unfortunately goes with (Atleast on Elite);

    "It's Only a flesh wound" - PPL that join elite with ABSOLUTELY NO HEALS/COMPONENTS

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhEw7nD9C4

    Which they keep dying....o_O
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited December 2011
    You missed some key types;

    The 'Oh, I left my medkits/ship parts behind, I don't need them anyway' or the 'I don't have/can't afford ship parts, give me yours?'

    Or the, 'I won't shoot the thing I've been told to, but will shoot what I was specifically told not too, here come 500 nanite sphere's wheeee!'

    Or the 'I'll drag the cube over to the gateway so they can both join in the fun.'

    Or the 'I'll bail on you all to make it 5x more difficult for everyone.'

    There's about 50 others -.-
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    The tiny grey alien with the huge head

    The creepy-looking blue-skinned guy with no eyes

    The non-human with the human name
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    the people in the bright unifroms who look like they belong in champions rather than sto. i try to pick a unifrom that fits into the universe in some way or another
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Player 1: hey fellow fleet member

    Player 2: hey! lets talk to each other the whole time and laugh at the rest of the team when they die without us.

    Player 3: We suck. I know we only died once, but my opposite sex mary sue character is too perfect to die.

    Player 4: Nein nein nein you dumbkaufs. you're not supposed to use triage on just one person! (expletives)

    Player 5: (voicechat) You all are out of your bloody minds. I think I better leave before my BlueXephos impression wears off. (user has left the game)

    Player 4: (expletives, keyboard smashing)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    VSal wrote: »
    This unfortunately goes with (Atleast on Elite);

    "It's Only a flesh wound" - PPL that join elite with ABSOLUTELY NO HEALS/COMPONENTS

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKhEw7nD9C4

    Which they keep dying....o_O

    On the opposite side is the person who seems deeply offended that somebody else would choose to ignore a useless injury. Last time I did Infected on elite, I got a critical sickbay injury. Huge hit to my crew recovery, which I choose to ignore because I don't have much crew as it is on my escort, and even with full recovery I'm running around with 0 crew most of the time in space STFs.

    But apparently that was deeply offensive to one guy in the team. I cleared probably 15 or 20 injuries off myself in that STF, just ignored that one critical because it didn't matter and I could clear it for free later, and was hounded the entire time. I thought about leaving that injury there forever in hopes of meeting him in another STF, but it was gone when I logged back in today.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    hevach wrote: »
    But apparently that was deeply offensive to one guy in the team. I cleared probably 15 or 20 injuries off myself in that STF, just ignored that one critical because it didn't matter and I could clear it for free later, and was hounded the entire time. I thought about leaving that injury there forever in hopes of meeting him in another STF, but it was gone when I logged back in today.

    Heh. I don't worry about injuries until a mission is over. For some reason, every time I respawn my injuries just kinda shuffle around. I never get more than 5 even if I die a dozen times. When I finish the mission, I'm always left with just one minor injury. I don't know what's going on.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    hevach wrote: »
    But apparently that was deeply offensive to one guy in the team. I cleared probably 15 or 20 injuries off myself in that STF, just ignored that one critical because it didn't matter and I could clear it for free later, and was hounded the entire time. I thought about leaving that injury there forever in hopes of meeting him in another STF, but it was gone when I logged back in today.

    Your situation is different.

    The person you're quoting is speaking of people who enter an Elite with 4, 5, 6+ critical and Major injuries to their ship and refuse to heal themselves, seriously gimping their ability to be effective and to contribute in any way other than an aggro-generator and meat-shield.

    It was kinda obvious from the Monty Python reference. However, if you have a critical injury in a single system that's nonessential to you, well...that's kind of Apples and Oranges, and you're still fine as you specify.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Nikotaka wrote:
    Your situation is different.

    The person you're quoting is speaking of people who enter an Elite with 4, 5, 6+ critical and Major injuries to their ship and refuse to heal themselves, seriously gimping their ability to be effective and to contribute in any way other than an aggro-generator and meat-shield.

    It was kinda obvious from the Monty Python reference. However, if you have a critical injury in a single system that's nonessential to you, well...that's kind of Apples and Oranges, and you're still fine as you specify.

    ^^^^^^^
    This, but I was also referring to the newbies that just achieved RA or VA and decide that their first go of an STF should be Elite.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Lesseee, what have I seen after 80+ STFs...

    The Chess-Master
    This one likes to move the pieces of the board around, but without actually affecting them. His/her favorite haunts are Khitomer and Cure, where they can be seen using Tractor Beam Repulsors pushing around probes and assimilated KDF vessels without actually attacking them. But rarely, he/she can be witnessed in Infected, pushing Nanite spheres and probes towards the nodes by accident. First cousin to the Trap-Springer.

    The Lonely Puppy
    Follows a player with a specific job to do when it would be more prudent for them to fight elsewheres. Often seen at Khitomer and Cure, following the designated probe and Kang guardians to 'help' kill probes or to 'help' sit around guarding the Kang.

    The Trap-Springer
    This person's idea of helping usually involves firing Tractor Repulsors or Magnetometric bursts to shove trapped enemy vessels out of their ally's Tyken Rifts, Gravity Wells, and out of imminent harm from tricobalts and other attacks. "That'll learn 'em whatfor!"

    The Silent Operative
    See 'Chat? Disabled!' combined with 'I know this mission, I really do!'.

    Collectivus Maximus
    Chooses 'Need' out of habit. Clever CMs will wait for their teammates to finish their choices (usually 'Greed') before being the last to press 'Need'.

    Terrifying Tortoise (a.k.a The Ent)
    Witnessed twice with KDF carriers. They never let anyone rush them, and their motto is 'Don't be hasty'. They will perform in their own time, flying simply at impulse and coasting where the action is, often being the last to arrive to help. May sometimes cause extended Optional attempts that have a high chance of failing.

    There's prolly plenty more I'm missing.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Star Castled Connies in near R Torp Cloaks War Birds Nest. .with a love sick ensign at the scanner oblivious.

    Snap turn NSM.. de cloak Squadron salvo alpha strike all torps.. disengage.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Nikotaka wrote:
    Your situation is different.

    The person you're quoting is speaking of people who enter an Elite with 4, 5, 6+ critical and Major injuries to their ship and refuse to heal themselves, seriously gimping their ability to be effective and to contribute in any way other than an aggro-generator and meat-shield.

    It was kinda obvious from the Monty Python reference. However, if you have a critical injury in a single system that's nonessential to you, well...that's kind of Apples and Oranges, and you're still fine as you specify.

    Yes, but there's a reason I put the reply I did to the post I did on the particular day I did. The situation is not so alien as you claim, a picture of my ship with the name scratched out with sickbay injuries is even in a thread complaining about noobs not bringing components to elite STFs as a specific example.

    People aren't making this distinction in the field.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Useless Team
    In Khitomer Space, when I'm soloing the off-side and making more progress than the 4 people on the other side put together, that's not so good. :rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Nikotaka wrote:
    Terrifying Tortoise (a.k.a The Ent)
    Witnessed twice with KDF carriers. They never let anyone rush them, and their motto is 'Don't be hasty'. They will perform in their own time, flying simply at impulse and coasting where the action is, often being the last to arrive to help. May sometimes cause extended Optional attempts that have a high chance of failing.

    As a carrier captain I can say from experience that sometimes they take a lot of time to drop red alert, newer carrier pilots also seem to not realise that active pet commands can keep you from dropping red alert too. Also, if your facing the wrong way in your carrier they take about a year to turn around unless you have evasive maneuvers ready.

    The most fun one though is the player who likes to follow you around while Rebecca Simmons is shooting her chain attack...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    SenshiBat wrote: »
    Star Castled Connies in near R Torp Cloaks War Birds Nest. .with a love sick ensign at the scanner oblivious.

    Snap turn NSM.. de cloak Squadron salvo alpha strike all torps.. disengage.

    :confused:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0&feature=related
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Nikotaka wrote:

    LOL, some of Senshi's responses are more cryptic than others. :p I think he's mad at a KDF team blowing him up in pvp before he has a chance to do anything. Maybe. ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    anazonda wrote: »
    You forgot the

    " "I am gonna park myself here and not do anything" - is the only plan that works" people

    The ones who sit at

    Infected gate, shooting incoming spawns, usually failing - Not otherwise contributing
    Cure Kang, Shooting incoming spawn, usually failing (I'll protect the Kang) - Not otherwise contributing
    KA Vortex, I'll protect the Vortex, susually failing - Not otherwise contributing.

    Thoose guys benefit ZERO to the missions, and even if they don't fail, they still do not truely contribute, because most of the time they are sitting on their hands.

    If you can't "Take on nanites", "Hit and Run", "Shoot and kill", then IMO you shouldn take on thoose tasks... Let someone else from the group do that untill you can do more than one task at a time.

    I beg to differ. These people are why optional succeed. On infected, you need at least one person between the nanite generators and the gate, preferably a science vessel to slow down incoming spheres and probes. You also need the rest of the team to pay attention and help them out.

    On Cure you need one or two people doing the same thing. As long as you do not aggravate the other cubes, one can usually handle it on normal, but what sometimes happens is that someone will attack a second cube's spheres or the part of the team attacking the spheres lets raptors slip through so the guy guarding the Kang is overwhelmed and nobody comes to help him.

    On KA you need either one person sitting at the other spawn point stopping the probes that come through or two people attacking the gate and stopping whatever comes through. These optionals usually fail because the main team does not take down the gate in time or they allow ships to slip through.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2012
    Got teamed with a "Listen to me, I know everything" when really they dont yesterday.

    Normal KA space. The que bugged, so we only had 4 on the team from the start. There was only 1 escort (me), the rest cruisers. After killing the cube, the cruisers promptly all went left. So that left me covering the probes on the right. As I headed over there, one guy started sending me /tells to come over to their side and help them. I tried to tell him that someone needed to cover the probes on the right side. But he didn't seem to understand, and kept telling me to come over. Needless to say, I ended up running back and forth because none of them were apparently shooting the probes on their side either, so I was doing both. The optional failed, obviously, as we ran out of time.

    It's things like these that got me to write up a newbie STF guide. (See my sig)
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