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Scheduled Maintenance (August 16, 2012)

pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
edited August 2012 in Galactic News Network [PC]
Hi Captains,

We will be bringing down Star Trek Online tomorrow, Thursday, August 16th, at 7AM PDT (click here to view in your timezone) for maintenance and to apply a new patch. Patch notes can be found here, and we expect this maintenance to only last for 2 hours.

Thanks for your patience and understanding,

- The Star Trek Online Team
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  • toslover#1432 toslover Member Posts: 327 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    How's it going on finding out what caused the crashes in the TOS maps? :)
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  • alchemistidalchemistid Member Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Aaaaand no Fleet Tribble or testing reward doff yet, and no Commendation XP>Fleet Marks either.
  • chicochavezchicochavez Member Posts: 115 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Aaaaand no Fleet Tribble or testing reward doff yet, and no Commendation XP>Fleet Marks either.

    Check your Fleet Starbase. In Ops by the entrance there is a console that will allow you to run Doff missions to trade 10k CXP for 75 Fleet Marks. If you cant find it walk towards the Duty Officer then turn around, you should see it glowing.
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  • hunterkiller64hunterkiller64 Member Posts: 94 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    and still nothing about the problems with the mission "second wave" :(
  • admrenlarreckadmrenlarreck Member Posts: 2,041 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Well they fixed Second Wave a couple of weeks ago.
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  • toslover#1432 toslover Member Posts: 327 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Well they fixed Second Wave a couple of weeks ago.

    You beat me to it, admrenlarreck. :)
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  • carmenaracarmenara Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Patch notes didn't mention "adding the Regent class ACR", which is due for release "following server maintenance on the 16th" according to Dev Blog.
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  • switchngcswitchngc Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Wow! All of one day of testing on Tribble? I'm sure it won't break anything...
  • fiberteksyfirfiberteksyfir Member Posts: 1,207 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    carmenara wrote: »
    Patch notes didn't mention "adding the Regent class ACR", which is due for release "following server maintenance on the 16th" according to Dev Blog.

    C-store releases aren't usually included in patch notes
  • miloguyaussiemiloguyaussie Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    just noticed recently there is no animation happening when your mining dilithium on the asteroid...
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  • eradicator84eradicator84 Member Posts: 1,116 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    switchngc wrote: »
    Tell me again how it is a C-Store not a Z-Store...

    It's in the URL dude not to mention the title banner of the page.
    http://sto.perfectworld.com/cstore

    You spend zen in the cryptic store.
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  • unangbangkayunangbangkay Member Posts: 10 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Photonic Shockwave was updated to receive the correct bonus from Particle Generators.

    Tell me more. Is this a buff or a nerf?
  • switchngcswitchngc Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    It's in the URL dude not to mention the title banner of the page.
    http://sto.perfectworld.com/cstore

    You spend zen in the cryptic store.

    You even look at the link? In game it CLEARLY shows Z Store. If you are buying things in Europe with Euros is it a Dollar Store? The only reason it says cryptic store in the banner is because they didn't redo it with the Zen conversion. They used the same website layout for STO and CO that was used before the Perfect World transition so players would still be able to find things (and so that they didn't have to change any more than possible). Find a store page for ANY of their other games (including Neverwinter, a Cryptic game). It isn't there and the only reason it is for STO and CO is because the playerbase is used to it.

    Anyway, that is from my signature, not my post, so now back to the topic...


    I wish I could test the stuff that got added to Tribble yesterday and will be added to Holodeck today, but every time I try to log in to Tribble I get "Star Trek Online is closed for maintenance at this time" and can't figure out why (Holodeck logs in fine and it seems others are able to check Holodeck). I still think less than 24 hours is not a good "test". Why even put it on Tribble? What possibe level of testing can you get done in such a short time. Do I expect it to break other things? No, absolutely not, not with the extensive testing being done (sarcasm if you couldn't tell).
  • karmapointkarmapoint Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Is really good to see another update. But I wonder if the Dev's make any other change. After some updates, the game changed some points, in a good and positive way, but nothing are related in the patch notes directly.
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  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Check your Fleet Starbase. In Ops by the entrance there is a console that will allow you to run Doff missions to trade 10k CXP for 75 Fleet Marks. If you cant find it walk towards the Duty Officer then turn around, you should see it glowing.

    Pray-tell, where is this alleged console supposed to be again?! No such console in Ops at all.
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  • defcon1776defcon1776 Member Posts: 313 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    meimeitoo wrote: »
    Pray-tell, where is this alleged console supposed to be again?! No such console in Ops at all.

    Go where you gat the Daily FM mission for 5 FM. On your way out of there, the console on your left, next to the doorway. These become available after you reach 110,000 commendation points in say, Engineering, etc.
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  • vengefuldjinnvengefuldjinn Member Posts: 1,521 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Tell me more. Is this a buff or a nerf?

    They've been discussing this on the PVP side:
    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=5299321#post5299321

    Sigh, and I'm afraid the general consensus is, it's yet another nerf for science....
    You guys need to review all the offensive science powers! Near the hole community agrees that they are useless! Please, consider a review to them!
    For the record, I agree, too. Finding time in the schedule to do so is ... non-trivial.
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  • switchngcswitchngc Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Funny, I haven't been able to log into Tribble since the Tribble patch yesterday (the one they are making live today). Hopefully it won't break my login ability for the actual game...
  • linyivelinyive Member Posts: 1,086 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    General:
    Photonic Shockwave was updated to receive the correct bonus from Particle Generators.

    The Cleanse portion of Hazard Emitters will now properly work on the Target of the power, instead of always applying to Self.

    Stealth values provided by ground abilities and items will no longer stack their values with one another.

    This applies to all of the following items and abilities:
    - Ambush
    - Stealth Module
    - Distortion Field, from Omega 2pc Bonus
    - Jem'Hadar Triggered Shroud, from Jem'Hadar 2pc Bonus

    Consumable Portable Shroud Generator -- This device is an exception: It will still boost existing stealth values by +50 even when used in tandem with any of the above, but will not receive its full benefit.

    This change did not affect Stealth modifiers such as those provided by certain Traits or the Gamma Quadrant Tribble.

    Lengthened the duration of the mining laser FX to match its animation duration.
    When will they stop messing with their officer types? Out of all the officer types that were interesting and fun, the science officer provided the best experience. Approximately one to two months ago, Cryptic tweaked with the science officer's remodulation settings. Instead of just needing to remodulate when firing a weapon, you now have to remodulate after using kits. I swear Perfect World does not like their players.

    It also looks like they nerfed the tactical officers. Cryptic nerfed the stealth buffs to prevent people from making more fleet marks in the new missions. I guess too many teams were making progress.

    Does Cryptic/Perfect World want people to play this game, or are they trying to get people to walk away? I don't understand their mentality. When they make these drastic nerfing changes, Cryptic comes off as the adult who interrupts a well established party. As they walk into the festivities, Cryptic/Perfect World's sudden arrival creates a buzz kill. I swear these guys have never had fun in their lives.

    Too much grinding for resources.
    Too much nerfing game elements.
    Too expensive store items.
    Too many repetitive tasks.

    Do you guys actually give a damn?
  • wotertoolwotertool Member Posts: 96 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    You can't tell me that you need 2 hours for that kind of patch.
    What else are you doing? Something for the future? Server performance?
  • darknessmutadarknessmuta Member Posts: 187 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    switchngc wrote: »
    Funny, I haven't been able to log into Tribble since the Tribble patch yesterday (the one they are making live today). Hopefully it won't break my login ability for the actual game...

    I think they turned Tribble off since the Regent should take the place of the Armitage in the ESD Shipyard as the newly released ship and maybe they didn't want to let people see it early.
  • retunred4goodretunred4good Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    switchngc wrote: »
    You even look at the link? In game it CLEARLY shows Z Store. If you are buying things in Europe with Euros is it a Dollar Store? The only reason it says cryptic store in the banner is because they didn't redo it with the Zen conversion. They used the same website layout for STO and CO that was used before the Perfect World transition so players would still be able to find things (and so that they didn't have to change any more than possible). Find a store page for ANY of their other games (including Neverwinter, a Cryptic game). It isn't there and the only reason it is for STO and CO is because the playerbase is used to it.

    The devs say it's the c-store. I don't agree with it, but it's official.

    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=4788361&postcount=10
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  • switchngcswitchngc Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I think they turned Tribble off since the Regent should take the place of the Armitage in the ESD Shipyard as the newly released ship and maybe they didn't want to let people see it early.

    Like this?
  • l9of20l9of20 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    You guys need to HURRY the HELL up and launch the fleet tribble and the Breen Doff. You make a promise saying to all of us that we would get these things for testing the Tholian missions and completing certain challenges. I went through and DID everything the entire time you had that open. I want what was promised to me:mad:
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  • carterjohns1209carterjohns1209 Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I've been watching the threads a long time now without seeing a lot of positive change from complaints. I keep coming back to STO to see what new missions and tech are happening. Perfect or not, I for one usually spend money on the things I want to get. So, no matter what you think of this response, or even if no one reads it:

    No, things are NOT Perfect.
    No, complaints from users or even thread posts on the forums don't cause Devs to lose sleep.
    No, I'm not even sure they read these.
    No, ranting does no good.
    No, this isn't a game for the illiterate, angry, or even impatient.

    Yes, it's really fun.
    Yes, it has a lot of potential for growth.
    Yes, the voiceovers by Leonard Nimoy and Terran Empire stuff make up for a multitude of bugs.
    Yes, even broken, it beats a lot of MMO's out there, because it makes us, even in fantasy, feel like a part of lots of various Star Trek traditions.
    Yes, as long as there are new, shiny tech, ships, and uni's to get, I'll be playing for a long time to come, no matter if I post a lot on the Forums.

    And, finally, since no one reads these I guess I can throw in one (probably often suggested) idea: there should be either a Constitutioin Terran Empire Bridge Variant, or a Terran Mirror Universe Bridge variant sold as a Z store item. I know I'd pay to have an authentic bridge, and not just go with the TOS because it's "close" to what I want.

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  • torsten1009torsten1009 Member Posts: 454 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    You guys need to HURRY the HELL up and launch the fleet tribble and the Breen Doff. You make a promise saying to all of us that we would get these things for testing the Tholian missions and completing certain challenges. I went through and DID everything the entire time you had that open. I want what was promised to me

    They never told us when we will get them... I'd like to have them as well and I think it will be Cryptics gift to us on Christmas...
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  • darknessmutadarknessmuta Member Posts: 187 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    They never told us when we will get them... I'd like to have them as well and I think it will be Cryptics gift to us on Christmas...

    Dstahl actually said recently it will either be in this patch or next weeks patch.
  • milestfoxmilestfox Member Posts: 147 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    @carterjohns1209:

    AMEN to all of your points!

    The devs, unfortunately, are all human beings. They can only fix what they can fix.
    They must look for things to make us go.
  • sugarfree90sugarfree90 Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Are you sure they are human? :D
  • milestfoxmilestfox Member Posts: 147 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Hmm. You know, there is no way for us to know. They could all be borg.
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