Anyone who thinks PWE isn't going to try their hardest to push dilith to its maximum cap and keep it there with minor sales is kidding themselves. The dilithium market is not there to draw in players like EVE with plex, it's there for the dilthium grinders, the people who already put hours daily into the game. I don't see starbases making the market go down, and I think we're looking at 340 to be the new middle from here on out :frown:
I only want the Armitage, being an Escort Captain... I miss my old Akira/Thunderchild Heavy Escort.. and yes the Thunderchild was the last ship I bought on the C-Store; after that there just were not any worth buying. I'm Level 50 and flying a free Fleet Escort now, and have dreamed of a T5 Akira for a long while so the Armitage is a dream come true!
However, unless its included in this "sale" then I'm not planning to buy any more ships from the C-Store, as I have all I need with my free Fleet Escort.
The Armitage will just have to wait then...
Maybe I'll pick it up in the next "summer sale" when it is included, and whatever new ship is out then, is excluded...
If cryptic announced it earlier (how much earlier?) there would be complaints why didn't they do it one day earlier "because I bought the ship just yesterday". Give me a break people...
Thanks Cryptic! Just bought Intrepid retrofit. I'll buy Bird of Prey tomorrow.
Ah look, PWE is smelling the end of STO and are trying to suck every last penny they can before the cow goes dry...
You could make the game better ....and attract more people, but I guess quality isn't their top priority.
BTW the ship of my dreams is a Romulan warbird D'deridex-class, B-type ..but since quality isn't your top priority ..you won't be seeing any money from me for a LONG time....
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Ah look, PWE is smelling the end of STO and are trying to suck every last penny they can before the cow goes dry...
You could make the game better ....and attract more people, but I guess quality isn't their top priority.
BTW the ship of my dreams is a Romulan warbird D'deridex-class, B-type ..but since quality isn't your top priority ..you won't be seeing any money from me for a LONG time....
Ah look, PWE is smelling the end of STO and are trying to suck every last penny they can before the cow goes dry...
Yeah, because STO has NEVER had a sale on their c-store ever before, right?
BTW the ship of my dreams is a Romulan warbird D'deridex-class, B-type ..but since quality isn't your top priority ..you won't be seeing any money from me for a LONG time....
That and... It's not a playable ship and isn't available in the c-store.
I complained about the Lifetimer sale. We had no advance warning and the sale didn't fall over the third of the month. (The third is the standard day many retirees and SSI folks get their checks here in the US.)
Also many people I believe still can;t access the cstore of get points from PW into the STO side. At least I haven;t seen anyone followup on that. So they;re locked out.
edit: Some times a complaint about a sale has a valid reason.
Is there any way to buy ships we can't use yet? I'm totally willing to spend cash on grabbing a Tac Oddy during the sale, even though I don't have a level 50 yet... :redface:
Is there any way to buy ships we can't use yet? I'm totally willing to spend cash on grabbing a Tac Oddy during the sale, even though I don't have a level 50 yet... :redface:
Yep. You buy it, it unlocks for the account. As soon as you meet the requirements, you can go to the shipyard and claim it, no need for tokens or anything. You paid, its yours. Every character on the account can do so (so long as they're appropriate level and faction), and if you want you can dismiss it and get it again as many times as you want, but can only have one per character at a time.
Am I the only person who thinks its wrong to exclude the Armitage from the list of ships that are on sale?
Perhaps for the uninformed players. Typically, newly-released ships don't go to the ship sale until the next one. It's not unusual to see something like this to say the least. The Armitage won't be on this ship sale, but it's going to be on the next one.
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I'm really thinking of doing this for my KDF character but unsure whether I want the Bortas for Tactical or the B'rel BOP
but the B'rel BOP looks like the ship in Undiscovered country that can fire while cloaked
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I'm really thinking of doing this for my KDF character but unsure whether I want the Bortas for Tactical or the B'rel BOP
but the B'rel BOP looks like the ship in Undiscovered country that can fire while cloaked
I'm going for the War/BOP. Those other two consoles are not worth $20 for me, and the set bonus won't be life or death. Keep in mind when you buy one of the three you're only picking the console and which category of consoles has an extra slot. Everything else is identical, they don't actually look different.
You're correct, the B'rel is that ship, and it can indeed fire torpedoes when cloaked. However with PVE the enemies have no trouble locking on to you while the Enhanced cloak becomes vulnerable. The regular Battle Cloak on other T5 ships is still pretty good.
On Tribble I flew the B'rel and the T5 BOP, and decided to get the T5. I preferred the look and feel. Also 120k dilithium is only a few dollars worth of C-Points on the exchange.
Also I wanted to mention, the Bortasqu crew amount in the C-Store description is 2,500 same as the Odyssey. But on STOwiki it's 3,600, and I seem to remember 3,600 last time I flew one. Guess I'll file an in-game bug for it?
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I only want the Armitage, being an Escort Captain... I miss my old Akira/Thunderchild Heavy Escort.. and yes the Thunderchild was the last ship I bought on the C-Store; after that there just were not any worth buying. I'm Level 50 and flying a free Fleet Escort now, and have dreamed of a T5 Akira for a long while so the Armitage is a dream come true!
However, unless its included in this "sale" then I'm not planning to buy any more ships from the C-Store, as I have all I need with my free Fleet Escort.
The Armitage will just have to wait then...
Maybe I'll pick it up in the next "summer sale" when it is included, and whatever new ship is out then, is excluded...
Thanks Cryptic! Just bought Intrepid retrofit. I'll buy Bird of Prey tomorrow.
So many outfits and nothing to wear, eh?
It's nice to see the new shuttle is not excluded. Should be a nice leetle wessle for my Vault runs.
You could make the game better ....and attract more people, but I guess quality isn't their top priority.
BTW the ship of my dreams is a Romulan warbird D'deridex-class, B-type ..but since quality isn't your top priority ..you won't be seeing any money from me for a LONG time....
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Yeah, because STO has NEVER had a sale on their c-store ever before, right?
That and... It's not a playable ship and isn't available in the c-store.
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This.
Also this.
I mean complaining about an actual sale? Really?
I complained about the Lifetimer sale. We had no advance warning and the sale didn't fall over the third of the month. (The third is the standard day many retirees and SSI folks get their checks here in the US.)
Also many people I believe still can;t access the cstore of get points from PW into the STO side. At least I haven;t seen anyone followup on that. So they;re locked out.
edit: Some times a complaint about a sale has a valid reason.
Yep. You buy it, it unlocks for the account. As soon as you meet the requirements, you can go to the shipyard and claim it, no need for tokens or anything. You paid, its yours. Every character on the account can do so (so long as they're appropriate level and faction), and if you want you can dismiss it and get it again as many times as you want, but can only have one per character at a time.
Hrm, that is lame, and I apologize for jumping the gun and giving incorrect information. I could have sworn....
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Just confirming this. Cannot buy a ship above current rank. Sadly, I am in the same boat. (pun intended)
Perhaps for the uninformed players. Typically, newly-released ships don't go to the ship sale until the next one. It's not unusual to see something like this to say the least. The Armitage won't be on this ship sale, but it's going to be on the next one.
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but the B'rel BOP looks like the ship in Undiscovered country that can fire while cloaked
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Brigadier General Jokag IKS Gorkan
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I'm going for the War/BOP. Those other two consoles are not worth $20 for me, and the set bonus won't be life or death. Keep in mind when you buy one of the three you're only picking the console and which category of consoles has an extra slot. Everything else is identical, they don't actually look different.
You're correct, the B'rel is that ship, and it can indeed fire torpedoes when cloaked. However with PVE the enemies have no trouble locking on to you while the Enhanced cloak becomes vulnerable. The regular Battle Cloak on other T5 ships is still pretty good.
On Tribble I flew the B'rel and the T5 BOP, and decided to get the T5. I preferred the look and feel. Also 120k dilithium is only a few dollars worth of C-Points on the exchange.
Also I wanted to mention, the Bortasqu crew amount in the C-Store description is 2,500 same as the Odyssey. But on STOwiki it's 3,600, and I seem to remember 3,600 last time I flew one. Guess I'll file an in-game bug for it?