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Mk XII weapons

quixoticishquixoticish Member Posts: 54 Arc User
edited November 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I've returned to STO after a long hiatus, I played a bit originally when it was launched but left the game soon after. I've just worked my way up to VA, have a shiny new Vesta ship to outfit, but I've no idea where to get Mk XII weapons other than loot drops in the STF's.

I don't care about the quality, but I'm wondering what "grind" I should be looking to do to outfit my ship with some shiny new Mk XII phasers, consoles and other bits and pieces/
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  • thomas12255thomas12255 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Well since Tuesday, STF's no longer drop any loot of any kind. Instead STF's give you Omega Marks and Neural Processors which you use to level up your Omega reputation which will eventually allow you to get MKXII gear.

    To get to your reputation window, press U and go to Reputation. The same applies to the Romulan marks BTW.

    TL : DR Keep grinding STF's, level up your reputation, get MKXII gear.
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  • xsharpexxsharpex Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    xii consoles can only be crafted via the children's toys doff mission chain. in terms of mk xii weapons and other ship equipment, ker'rat maybe. it's still going to be a very rare drop. consider fleet actions and hoping for 1st place might net you a couple purple mk xi items. wait for the tribble patch to hit holodeck next week, as all bosses will begin dropping more green, blue and purple items. hope this helps =x good luck.
  • quixoticishquixoticish Member Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    I see. So essentially Mk X is still the thing to aim for initially, with Mk XI and XII being worthwhile upgrades if you get them as drops?
  • vesolcvesolc Member Posts: 244 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    quixoticish wrote: »
    I see. So essentially Mk X is still the thing to aim for initially, with Mk XI and XII being worthwhile upgrades if you get them as drops?

    Get in to the tier 2+ fleet and open your purse.
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  • quixoticishquixoticish Member Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    I guess it's time to start grinding energy credits then. I've somehow ended up with a measly 50,000 to my name by the time I'm VA 50.
  • xantrisxantris Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    You can either buy them off the exchange, or you can join a tier 2 fleet and pay for the advanced fleet versions with fleet credits/dilithium.

    In the meantime, I'd aim for Mk XI purples or blues off the exchange.
  • xsharpexxsharpex Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    xantris wrote: »
    You can either buy them off the exchange, or you can join a tier 2 fleet and pay for the advanced fleet versions with fleet credits/dilithium.

    In the meantime, I'd aim for Mk XI purples or blues off the exchange.

    LOL. i told you this would happen =x he has 50k ec to his name. do you really think he has enough dil/fms/resources to make the fleet credits and the dil needed to buy anything from the fleet store?

    sorry to the op, but this merely highlights the point of new people are going to struggle to survive under the new stf system.

    as for advice for the op: pick up and sell everything. you're going to be stuck for a little while. try to do some team based pve action, such as starbase 24 and roll need on everything. best of luck!
  • xantrisxantris Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    xsharpex wrote: »
    LOL. i told you this would happen =x he has 50k ec to his name. do you really think he has enough dil/fms/resources to make the fleet credits and the dil needed to buy anything from the fleet store?

    sorry to the op, but this merely highlights the point of new people are going to struggle to survive under the new stf system.

    as for advice for the op: pick up and sell everything. you're going to be stuck for a little while. try to do some team based pve action, such as starbase 24 and roll need on everything. best of luck!

    No, and why should he? He's just starting back up, he should be using cheap weapons and working towards Mk XIIs
  • thisisoverlordthisisoverlord Member Posts: 949 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    xantris wrote: »
    No, and why should he? He's just starting back up, he should be using cheap weapons and working towards Mk XIIs

    And 1 MKXII tetryon weapon on the exchange is what 3 Million, 4 Million and will only increase in the future.

    Meanwhile the returning players avenues for EC prouction are at an all time low.


    Think before you type, this guy is going to have to do weeks of daily 4 hour shifts grinding to get either the Dilithium spare for keys (which will drop in value) or somehow scrap up enough EC to get anywhere close to Mk XII Purple items.

    Don't give me this line about greens or blues being sufficient and how you've come first in this or that Fleet Event with Blue Mk VIII's. I run the ACT parser on every STF I play and I can tell you people who have poor equipment do not outperform those with good equipment.

    Simple facts.
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  • vesterengvestereng Member Posts: 2,252 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Just roll with 2 x cheap KB3 shotguns
  • thisisoverlordthisisoverlord Member Posts: 949 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    vestereng wrote: »
    Just roll with 2 x cheap KB3 shotguns

    Hehe Pulsewave and Grenade combos are nice for a tac ;)
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  • aarons9aarons9 Member Posts: 961
    edited November 2012
    the reputation system should have been account wide and not per character. its stupid doing the same thing on every char. :(
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  • thisisoverlordthisisoverlord Member Posts: 949 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    They royally cocked this season up.

    It is what it is:o

    I think if you asked most people on here and the channels in game if they could have Season 6 back... maybe just with the addition of New Romulus... most would be in the Season 6 camp.
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  • vesterengvestereng Member Posts: 2,252 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    I always just used whatever weapons dropped for me.

    At first I had to learn the weapons anyway, later I used what I thought had the best sound effect and eventually the most useful.

    But I never spent more than 70 k on a gun even if I had millions.

    However being stuck outside stf gear now if it were me I'd go for damned cheap KB3 shotguns no doubt.
    I'd never even consider paying millions for a little extra dps. The item still looks the same and sounds the same and does the same.

    Add to that you should rely on your kit mainly I think so if you really wanted you could show up with t1 dual pistols and go crazy.
  • romuzariiromuzarii Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    thomas12255 wrote: »
    Well since Tuesday, STF's no longer drop any loot of any kind.
    Well that's not entirely true. My last STF I was seeing random drops as usual. There just wasn't any opt loot or personal loot to be had.

    Oh and I'll point out I was only doing the STF because I now need 5 BNP because I accidentally added the ****ty omega project for dil because I forgot it existed and presumed it was tier 1 upgrade after seeing romulus tier 1 was ready to upgrade. So, instead of being able to cancel personal projects, you know, the thing that made sense, I have to ****ing farm 5 BNP and waste them just to be able to upgrade later. Because cryptic wants people to be trapped into this ****. Yeah this totally made me want to continue.
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