The 10 second team bug is back it seems. Tried three private teams and for each one we were booted after 10 seconds. Nonetheless the public que system works.
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another Escort heavy slugfest. The top 3 out of 10 people get the good rewards. How lame. Just shows who you favor in this game. Fed Escorts. Nuf said.
But what I HATE the most of the new CE if you want the CE accolade, you have to be in an Escort. Which means if you are a Cruiser or Science Ship Captain, tough balony if you ever want to see it.
No you don't. I've gotten it on two sci characters in sci ships.
Kind of hoping this is some kind of dumbed-down version put live only for the sake of event. I wouldn't mind a harder, as well as some sort of Elite version introduced after the event is over. As it is now it's basically mashing space for 5 minutes and grabing the rewards.
I guess the only difficulty will arise if/when people start AFKing...
Scoring has changed, so the bolded above is not necessarily true:
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Afraid as others pointed out, the new system still heavily favors DPS. Even with a cruiser with FAW3, you are not doing as much DPS compared to an Escort using Scatter Volley 1.
Honestly, I don't want the reward for first place, but I do want that accolade trophy I've been chasing for over two years.
Kind of hoping this is some kind of dumbed-down version put live only for the sake of event. I wouldn't mind a harder, as well as some sort of Elite version introduced after the event is over. As it is now it's basically mashing space for 5 minutes and grabing the rewards.
I guess the only difficulty will arise if/when people start AFKing...
Even before they actually did revamp it, I suggested they did have two versions. A simple version with simple rewards and an Elite version (similar to the V2 CE), where the rewards are better.
1. Placed first with dps ship, first with sci/pet spam ship, first and third with heal ships.
2. Easy enough for even pugs to handle.
Dislikes -
1. Too easy for hardcore players
2. New CE trophy is the same as the old CE trophy. Old CE was much harder by comparison, the trophy should be different too
It was fun, but why does the crystal shard only drop once a day?
This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
The absorption phase is a great griefing tool if you're in an under-performing team. You can "punish" everyone with your awesome dps if you do it right. :P
1. Placed first with dps ship, first with sci/pet spam ship, first and third with heal ships.
2. Easy enough for even pugs to handle.
Dislikes -
1. Too easy for hardcore players
2. New CE trophy is the same as the old CE trophy. Old CE was much harder by comparison, the trophy should be different too
I actually like it how it does not require you to be hardcore. That means a lot more people can enjoy it, and I no longer have to get a heart attack seeing that not all the pugs have mark XII purple gear.
Let us wear Swimsuits on Foundry maps or bridges please! I would pay zen for that.
wow, this is the first time i have played CE in a long time... it was actually enjoyable this time!!!!!!
before was a nightmare wrapped in a train wreck, but this version is a lot better
on a side note.... any chance we can get some more free bank or inventory slots?
keep adding more and more items that take inventory, like the stuff from new romulus, tholian stuff from nukara, etc and now the shards
we need more space to keep it all
heck can fill a bank alone with just the crafting samples... let alone everything else
"Tickle us, do we not laugh? Prick us, do we not bleed? Wrong us, shall we not revenge?" -General Chang
Wow I have to say this was really well done. Easy enough for a pug to complete while being fun at the same time, very nice.
Only one bug I've found. After killing the CE the usual prompt to leave map popped up. I clicked OK to leave and my ship warped out...but I didn't leave the map lol. Even if I click the warp out button on my mini-map, nothing happens. When the countdown to leave is finished it just starts over. So...I'm stuck on the map flying around with no ship lol. I just logged off since the game will clear it and I'll pop back up on ESD in a few minutes, but I thought I'd just mention that here.
Wow I have to say this was really well done. Easy enough for a pug to complete while being fun at the same time, very nice.
Only one bug I've found. After killing the CE the usual prompt to leave map popped up. I clicked OK to leave and my ship warped out...but I didn't leave the map lol. Even if I click the warp out button on my mini-map, nothing happens. When the countdown to leave is finished it just starts over. So...I'm stuck on the map flying around with no ship lol. I just logged off since the game will clear it and I'll pop back up on ESD in a few minutes, but I thought I'd just mention that here.
yea i had the same problem
using the beam up/leave system button on the mini map got me out thankfully
i hope they fix it soon
"Tickle us, do we not laugh? Prick us, do we not bleed? Wrong us, shall we not revenge?" -General Chang
A superlative change, sirs. With just two minor flaws. One, it's restricted to end game characters. And two, it's restricted to end game characters. Now I realise that technically speaking that's only one flaw but I thought that it was such a big one that it was worth mentioning twice.
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Previously known as MGDawson.
Lifer since April 2010, and open beta tester.
Say "NO" to the Tier 5 Constitution!
Okay one major thing that needs to be improved with the CE is that Absorption Alert. :mad:
Like I pointed out in Testing, it's not always poping up when the CE is firing the shockwave. I've got blown up several times because the alert isn't poping and that progress bar is always hidden, unless you are far away. The progress bar needs to be moved into the center of the UI.
Okay one major thing that needs to be improved with the CE is that Absorption Alert. :mad:
Like I pointed out in Testing, it's not always poping up when the CE is firing the shockwave. I've got blown up several times because the alert isn't poping and that progress bar is always hidden, unless you are far away. The progress bar needs to be moved into the center of the UI.
Well given the only people were able to defeat the revamped CE was Elite players, I think those whiners complaint was legit. :rolleyes:
But now it's stupid easy. That's why they need an Elite version in Private Queues that rewards something better than Purple MK X's.
He meant those wanting the weaken it. And he is right in that, this revamp is good as it is.
Elite variant is all fine and dandy, but leave the current as it is.
Let us wear Swimsuits on Foundry maps or bridges please! I would pay zen for that.
I actually like it how it does not require you to be hardcore. That means a lot more people can enjoy it, and I no longer have to get a heart attack seeing that not all the pugs have mark XII purple gear.
This. It's quite fun as is and should be doable with any pug that isn't completely brain dead. I've no objections to people asking for an elite version though if Cryptic wants to create a second version.
A superlative change, sirs. With just two minor flaws. One, it's restricted to end game characters. And two, it's restricted to end game characters. Now I realise that technically speaking that's only one flaw but I thought that it was such a big one that it was worth mentioning twice.
Agreed. I was looking forward to trying it on all four of my alts, but only two are VAs.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them." -Thomas Marrone
Oh and to all of the people who like to just sit there and take the CE's shock wave right to your face: Keep doing that. I get to heal you for tons of damage which makes me get first place, beating whatever dps you managed to squeeze out by not listening to your BOff.
Well this got me back into the game and I must say, I wasn't disappointed.
Had quite a lot of fun today battling the CE, much more than I ever had trying to kill it before. Lost several hours to that thing back in the 'good old days', most of the time, without even managing to kill it.
The new graphics are also much improved and more realistic to the CE we saw in TNG. Also nice to see that at last we're getting some nice rewards for events like this, much prefer 50K dilithium and 1K fleetmarks to some random weapon that I'll never use.
Join date is wrong, I've actually been around since STO Beta.
True alters don't have a "main". Account wide unlocks for all unique event rewards!!
The absorption phase is a great griefing tool if you're in an under-performing team. You can "punish" everyone with your awesome dps if you do it right. :P
Ha,Ha! thats evil... but hey i am flying a Mirrior ship and we arnt known for being nice :cool:
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this used to be the hardest Boss in the game - bar none
almost impossible without a fleet pre-made.
Now it face-roll easy in 5 min or so.
Meh
And perhaps some Tholian marks?
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No you don't. I've gotten it on two sci characters in sci ships.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Kind of hoping this is some kind of dumbed-down version put live only for the sake of event. I wouldn't mind a harder, as well as some sort of Elite version introduced after the event is over. As it is now it's basically mashing space for 5 minutes and grabing the rewards.
I guess the only difficulty will arise if/when people start AFKing...
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Afraid as others pointed out, the new system still heavily favors DPS. Even with a cruiser with FAW3, you are not doing as much DPS compared to an Escort using Scatter Volley 1.
Honestly, I don't want the reward for first place, but I do want that accolade trophy I've been chasing for over two years.
Even before they actually did revamp it, I suggested they did have two versions. A simple version with simple rewards and an Elite version (similar to the V2 CE), where the rewards are better.
1. Placed first with dps ship, first with sci/pet spam ship, first and third with heal ships.
2. Easy enough for even pugs to handle.
Dislikes -
1. Too easy for hardcore players
2. New CE trophy is the same as the old CE trophy. Old CE was much harder by comparison, the trophy should be different too
Elite Defense Stovokor
God, lvl 60 CW. 17k.
I actually like it how it does not require you to be hardcore. That means a lot more people can enjoy it, and I no longer have to get a heart attack seeing that not all the pugs have mark XII purple gear.
before was a nightmare wrapped in a train wreck, but this version is a lot better
on a side note.... any chance we can get some more free bank or inventory slots?
keep adding more and more items that take inventory, like the stuff from new romulus, tholian stuff from nukara, etc and now the shards
we need more space to keep it all
heck can fill a bank alone with just the crafting samples... let alone everything else
-General Chang
Only one bug I've found. After killing the CE the usual prompt to leave map popped up. I clicked OK to leave and my ship warped out...but I didn't leave the map lol. Even if I click the warp out button on my mini-map, nothing happens. When the countdown to leave is finished it just starts over. So...I'm stuck on the map flying around with no ship lol. I just logged off since the game will clear it and I'll pop back up on ESD in a few minutes, but I thought I'd just mention that here.
Mine Trap Supporter
yea i had the same problem
using the beam up/leave system button on the mini map got me out thankfully
i hope they fix it soon
-General Chang
A superlative change, sirs. With just two minor flaws. One, it's restricted to end game characters. And two, it's restricted to end game characters. Now I realise that technically speaking that's only one flaw but I thought that it was such a big one that it was worth mentioning twice.
Previously known as MGDawson.
Lifer since April 2010, and open beta tester.
Say "NO" to the Tier 5 Constitution!
Now Cryptic, remember how you broke it last time?
By listening to the forum whiners about it being not challenging enough?
Yah, this time ignore them.
This! This event is fine. Don't touch it. You can add an elite version instead for more challange, but this one is fine currently.
Like I pointed out in Testing, it's not always poping up when the CE is firing the shockwave. I've got blown up several times because the alert isn't poping and that progress bar is always hidden, unless you are far away. The progress bar needs to be moved into the center of the UI.
Well given the only people were able to defeat the revamped CE was Elite players, I think those whiners complaint was legit. :rolleyes:
But now it's stupid easy. That's why they need an Elite version in Private Queues that rewards something better than Purple MK X's.
He meant those wanting the weaken it. And he is right in that, this revamp is good as it is.
Elite variant is all fine and dandy, but leave the current as it is.
This. It's quite fun as is and should be doable with any pug that isn't completely brain dead. I've no objections to people asking for an elite version though if Cryptic wants to create a second version.
Even thou I play STFs on Elite.
The last Crystal Entity was way too broken.
That said, I look forward to an Elite version, just not a Stupid Elite version like the last one.
Agreed. I was looking forward to trying it on all four of my alts, but only two are VAs.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
I've played the Old CE and yeah this is about as long as the old CE would have taken if it didn't heal itself....
My character Tsin'xing
Oh and to all of the people who like to just sit there and take the CE's shock wave right to your face: Keep doing that. I get to heal you for tons of damage which makes me get first place, beating whatever dps you managed to squeeze out by not listening to your BOff.
Mine Trap Supporter
Had quite a lot of fun today battling the CE, much more than I ever had trying to kill it before. Lost several hours to that thing back in the 'good old days', most of the time, without even managing to kill it.
The new graphics are also much improved and more realistic to the CE we saw in TNG. Also nice to see that at last we're getting some nice rewards for events like this, much prefer 50K dilithium and 1K fleetmarks to some random weapon that I'll never use.
My first two fights with the new Crystalline Entity seemed to be missing something... (see: link above)
My PC specs:
Where or how would be the best way for me to report this issue?
Ha,Ha! thats evil... but hey i am flying a Mirrior ship and we arnt known for being nice :cool: