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The return of Dr Sibak for Halloween?

ncodb01ncodb01 Member Posts: 9 Arc User
edited October 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Good morning/afternoon.

Had a thought.. what with Halloween around the corner, has anyone at Cryptic thought about having the Hearts and Minds mission return for Halloween? I read somewhere it was being considered for "an appropriately scary day" or something along those lines, considering the next Friday 13th is not for quite some time.

Cheers.
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  • bubblygumsworthbubblygumsworth Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    You'll find the in game calendar says that it will be running from the 31st to the 1st :P
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  • nyniknynik Member Posts: 1,628 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    This will be my 3rd Sibak. My crew deck is starting to feel like that Michael Keaton movie Multiplicity.
  • ncodb01ncodb01 Member Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    bubblygumsworth wrote: »
    You'll find the in game calendar says that it will be running from the 31st to the 1st :P

    Excellent. I'm stuck at work at the moment, so haven't been able to check yet.

    On a related note, does anyone know if the Lirpa with Psi damage is any good compared to other melee weapons?
  • khayuungkhayuung Member Posts: 1,876 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    nynik wrote: »
    This will be my 3rd Sibak. My crew deck is starting to feel like that Michael Keaton movie Multiplicity.

    Same. But being an oldish player I was thinking BACK TO THE FUTURE with all those Michael J Foxes. And considering one of the temporal doff assignments send us to cause some thunderstorms at 15 year intervals... XD

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  • rmackiermackie Member Posts: 97 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Where is this calendar, as i thought they took that way when they redid the site?
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  • nyniknynik Member Posts: 1,628 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    rmackie wrote: »
    Where is this calendar, as i thought they took that way when they redid the site?

    The ingame calender, as accessed through the journal. There is a calender button just under where the scheduled event list is.
  • psymantispsymantis Member Posts: 329 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    'What Lies Beneath' in the Devidian chain is a good one to play as well...
  • tribbleorlfltribbleorlfl Member Posts: 143 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    nynik wrote: »
    This will be my 3rd Sibak. My crew deck is starting to feel like that Michael Keaton movie Multiplicity.

    Wait, I thought the Saibak clone was unique per character ala the Exocomp.. I didn't run this last time bc I thought I wouldn't get a reward.

    Definitely would like another as he's very useful in the Colonial missions.
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited October 2012
    tribbleorlfl wrote: »
    Wait, I thought the Saibak clone was unique per character ala the Exocomp.. I didn't run this last time bc I thought I wouldn't get a reward.

    Definitely would like another as he's very useful in the Colonial missions.

    Nope. He's not unique. But is only earnable once per event.

    Now... My question is:

    What are the psionic abilities this affects?

    The only confirmed source of player psionic damage I can find is Rapture. I thought for sure this included Telekinesis.
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    stoleviathan99 wrote: »
    Nope. He's not unique. But is only earnable once per event.

    Now... My question is:

    What are the psionic abilities this affects?

    The only confirmed source of player psionic damage I can find is Rapture. I thought for sure this included Telekinesis.
    TK and the Ophidian cane should both be affected.
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  • vesterengvestereng Member Posts: 2,252 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Just looked him up, an emotional vulcan ? Somone must have been texting while driving :rolleyes:
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    vestereng wrote: »
    Just looked him up, an emotional vulcan ? Somone must have been texting while driving :rolleyes:
    Play the mission and it will make sense. :p
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  • jheinigjheinig Member Posts: 364 Cryptic Developer
    edited October 2012
    stoleviathan99 wrote: »
    Nope. He's not unique. But is only earnable once per event.

    Now... My question is:

    What are the psionic abilities this affects?

    The only confirmed source of player psionic damage I can find is Rapture. I thought for sure this included Telekinesis.

    Sibak's bonus affects any trait that is tagged internally as psionic, which includes:

    * Telekinesis (the activateable version, including Reman)
    * Rapture
    * Mind Meld
    * Project Image (Aenar or Reman)

    Most useful if you have a crew with lots of Letheans or Aenar.
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited October 2012
    jheinig wrote: »
    Sibak's bonus affects any trait that is tagged internally as psionic, which includes:

    * Telekinesis (the activateable version, including Reman)
    * Rapture
    * Mind Meld
    * Project Image (Aenar or Reman)

    Most useful if you have a crew with lots of Letheans or Aenar.

    Interesting, as there currently are no Remans with Project Image or Telekinesis.

    Does this mean that you have traits worked out for hypothetical species?

    Or that some species might not be so hypothetical?
  • icegavelicegavel Member Posts: 991 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    jheinig wrote: »
    Sibak's bonus affects any trait that is tagged internally as psionic, which includes:

    * Telekinesis (the activateable version, including Reman)
    * Rapture
    * Mind Meld
    * Project Image (Aenar or Reman)

    Most useful if you have a crew with lots of Letheans or Aenar.

    Always wondered - Do DOff traits affect BOff abilities on the ground?
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited October 2012
    icegavel wrote: »
    Always wondered - Do DOff traits affect BOff abilities on the ground?

    Yes. By and large, BO powers are treated as YOUR powers and vice versa. Not for cooldowns but for boosts and skillpoints.
  • jheinigjheinig Member Posts: 364 Cryptic Developer
    edited October 2012
    stoleviathan99 wrote: »
    Interesting, as there currently are no Remans with Project Image or Telekinesis.

    Does this mean that you have traits worked out for hypothetical species?

    Or that some species might not be so hypothetical?

    Reman antagonists that you face may use those abilities. They are categorically marked as psionic for accuracy (and in case we have a later power that affects psionics, like a psionic damper weapon, a buff power that enhances psionics in a radius, or whatever).
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited October 2012
    jheinig wrote: »
    Reman antagonists that you face may use those abilities. They are categorically marked as psionic for accuracy (and in case we have a later power that affects psionics, like a psionic damper weapon, a buff power that enhances psionics in a radius, or whatever).

    Hah. Yes. But they don't benefit from DOffs.
  • jheinigjheinig Member Posts: 364 Cryptic Developer
    edited October 2012
    stoleviathan99 wrote: »
    Hah. Yes. But they don't benefit from DOffs.

    Generally no, but as noted, this affords us the opportunity to add more psionic-modifying powers in the future without having to go through and recategorize all of those powers -- they are already categorized.
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited October 2012
    jheinig wrote: »
    Generally no, but as noted, this affords us the opportunity to add more psionic-modifying powers in the future without having to go through and recategorize all of those powers -- they are already categorized.

    So here's the question I have:

    Do you have trait lists for NPC species? I've always tried to guess at what to go for when making a custom alien, to keep them "authentic."

    Or do you only know their active powers?

    A lot of the standard custom aliens on the exchange strike me as ideal setups for Vulcanoids, Cardassians, and Vorta.

    I made my Terran alt a custom alien because it looks to me from the DOffs that Terrans have Aggressive and Efficient as their default traits rather than Teamwork and Leadership.
  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Nice way to throw us off the scent...

    I smell something Romulan this way comes...

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  • icegavelicegavel Member Posts: 991 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    jheinig wrote: »
    Generally no, but as noted, this affords us the opportunity to add more psionic-modifying powers in the future without having to go through and recategorize all of those powers -- they are already categorized.

    Hmm. So, NPCs don't have DOff powers at the moment. I think they should. After all, NPCs are already using C-Store powers. If you see a Prometheus where there should be a Typhoon, it'll use MVAM, and I've seen Armored Intrepids and Saucer Sep Galaxys. Hell, I've seen a Guramba go into Siege mode, though I've avoided being Javelin'd. So, if they can use C-Powers, why not DOff stuff. It'd at least make PvE a bit more challenging.
  • canis36canis36 Member Posts: 737 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Correct me if I'm wrong (because I may be), but doesn't the Reman BOFF have a psionic attack that isn't TK or Rapture?
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited October 2012
    icegavel wrote: »
    Hmm. So, NPCs don't have DOff powers at the moment. I think they should. After all, NPCs are already using C-Store powers. If you see a Prometheus where there should be a Typhoon, it'll use MVAM, and I've seen Armored Intrepids and Saucer Sep Galaxys. Hell, I've seen a Guramba go into Siege mode, though I've avoided being Javelin'd. So, if they can use C-Powers, why not DOff stuff. It'd at least make PvE a bit more challenging.

    This would be an interesting way to give Foundry authors some customization, if they could select, say, five DOff bonuses to give an NPC group.
  • canis36canis36 Member Posts: 737 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    That would be a cool addition to the Foundry, though I'm still waiting for the ability to custome build boss encounters.
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    jheinig wrote: »
    Sibak's bonus affects any trait that is tagged internally as psionic, which includes:

    * Telekinesis (the activateable version, including Reman)
    * Rapture
    * Mind Meld
    * Project Image (Aenar or Reman)

    Most useful if you have a crew with lots of Letheans or Aenar.
    Sooo.... Reman boff..... is that one of the rewards from the rep system? :p
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  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited October 2012
    markhawkman wrote: »
    Sooo.... Reman boff..... is that one of the rewards from the rep system? :p

    Well, we have one... with none of those powers... and the Embassy awards ROMULAN BOs and a choice between Reman and Romulan non-combat entourages.
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    stoleviathan99 wrote: »
    Well, we have one... with none of those powers... and the Embassy awards ROMULAN BOs and a choice between Reman and Romulan non-combat entourages.
    at the moment anyways. :p
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  • canis36canis36 Member Posts: 737 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    markhawkman wrote: »
    Sooo.... Reman boff..... is that one of the rewards from the rep system? :p

    Reman Science Officer Candidate is the limited time reward for completing the mission "Cutting the Cord." The link is to the STOWiki page and it apparently does have a power called "Mental Burst" which appears to be psionic in nature.
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    yeah.... you guys missed the point.....
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