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LFT perk - proposition

duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
edited April 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
why don't just give us lifers/golds a 10 hour countdown on the new event reputation instead of the 20 hours?

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discuss:

- could also be extended on other countdowns.. like time minus 10-20% on all DOFF assignments, minus 10-20% on fleet projects which are lead by LFT's, minus 10-20% on other cooldowns.

would be a nice to have perk.
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  • jumpingjsjumpingjs Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    duaths1 wrote: »
    why don't just give us lifers/golds a 10 hour countdown on the new event reputation instead of the 20 hours?

    - could also be extended on other countdowns.. like time minus 20% on all DOFF assignments, minus 20% on fleet projects which are lead by LFT's, minus 20% on other cooldowns.

    would be a nice to have perk.

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  • daan2006daan2006 Member Posts: 5,346 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    you know you about to get picked apart by why do lifers think this that this bit but i could go for it

    in fact it make me like the rep system a bit more to
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  • duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    daan2006 wrote: »
    you know you about to get picked about part by we do lifers think this that this bit but i could go for it

    i like your style
  • qjuniorqjunior Member Posts: 2,023 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    duaths1 wrote: »
    why don't just give us lifers/golds a 10 hour countdown on the new event reputation instead of the 20 hours?

    - could also be extended on other countdowns.. like time minus 20% on all DOFF assignments, minus 20% on fleet projects which are lead by LFT's, minus 20% on other cooldowns.

    would be a nice to have perk.

    Of course it would be nice, but that proposal is very unbalanced, those cooldowns exist for a reason. Lifetime subscriptions are just that, a subscription tyype. They are not meant to put you ahead of other players.
  • duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    qjunior wrote: »
    Of course it would be nice, but that proposal is very unbalanced, those cooldowns exist for a reason. Lifetime subscriptions are just that, a subscription tyype. They are not meant to put you ahead of other players.

    why not?

    im not calling for increased Dill refinement cap, that would be monetizing the LFT and unfair
    (although there is a DOFF mission for that)

    for the event reputation - it would just give a LFT/gold subscriber more freedom WHEN and HOW to play the game.
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I think Gold Members should get a 10-15% buff on currencies from missions: XP, ECs, Dilithium, Marks, etc. I don't think they should get cool down bonuses, though.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    I think Gold Members should get a 10-15% buff on currencies from missions: XP, ECs, Dilithium, Marks, etc. I don't think they should get cool down bonuses, though.

    they already have 5% on XP
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    duaths1 wrote: »
    they already have 5% on XP
    Yes, I'm aware. I'd like to see it increased and extended to all currencies.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • sudoku7sudoku7 Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Ya, going to go with no. Perhaps another DOFF mission bypass like the Veteran Refiner, but even then it has to be a pretty minor benefit.
  • duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    Yes, I'm aware. I'd like to see it increased and extended to all currencies.

    actually, i do not think it is needed. it is easy enough to acquire all kind of currencies ingame and only the 8k cap is holding the economy together.

    for long time players with more toons which know the tricks ..i mean..


    the cooldown, on the other hand, is a problem. as i would really like my toons, at least some of them, to have the event reputation done, but i just am not able to play every 20-24 hours.

    event reputation is over after 21 days, and we do not know WHAT will happen to unfinished projects.

    so a cooldown reduction would make this easier, and that is what LFT is for imho.

    if not a reduction per-se, then at least a timer which resets every day at midnight (together with other stuff - daily missions, etc), so that i can at least choose the time by myself.
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    duaths1 wrote: »
    actually, i do not think it is needed. it is easy enough to acquire all kind of currencies ingame and only the 8k cap is holding the economy together.

    for long time players with more toons which know the tricks ..i mean..
    A currency increase means more Marks per event - meaning you need to do fewer events to reach your Tiers. It also benefits EC for various Exchange purchases and would allow you to get to your 8k Dilithium limit easier - which means you can spend more time focusing on things other then grinding Dilithium.

    All a 10 hour limit does is benefit people who have the ability to play every 10 hours rather then only in the evenings after work. You're essentially only benefiting the power-gamers while adding very little to the casuals, who are the primary audience of the game.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    A currency increase means more Marks per event - meaning you need to do fewer events to reach your Tiers. It also benefits EC for various Exchange purchases and would allow you to get to your 8k Dilithium limit easier - which means you can spend more time focusing on things other then grinding Dilithium. .

    - yeah, a buff on Marks would be nice. but Marks only.
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    All a 10 hour limit does is benefit people who have the ability to play every 10 hours rather then only in the evenings after work. You're essentially only benefiting the power-gamers while adding very little to the casuals, who are the primary audience of the game.

    incorrect. 10 hour limit would mean i could play twice a day on the weekends, which means i would have 2 days off in the week.

    not everybody is sitting on the computer every day after work. i would like to, but sometimes there are some friends visiting, kids wanna see some film in the cinema, or just hang out longer, or i am just too tired to play through with all 5 toons.

    the CE Dill reward (480) is not so high to be called an exploit. you can do more Dill in less time if you want. there are only 100 Marks to gain, and that ONLY after finishing the rep project.

    with the Fleet Mark drought the small fleets are having now, after cancelling the foundry reward, it would NOT be a bad thing.
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    duaths1 wrote: »
    incorrect. 10 hour limit would mean i could play twice a day on the weekends, which means i would have 2 days off in the week.
    But you are not the only player in the game. Someone like me, who is a power-gamer simply because I'm retired and have unlimited free time, could easily exploit the Gold limit to get items twice as fast as everyone else. Thus I'm sitting on all the best PvP gear in the game while everyone else who doesn't have unlimited free time are only half way through.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    thecosmic1 wrote: »
    But you are not the only player in the game. Someone like me, who is a power-gamer simply because I'm retired and have unlimited free time, could easily exploit the Gold limit to get items twice as fast as everyone else. Thus I'm sitting on all the best PvP gear in the game while everyone else who doesn't have unlimited free time are only half way through.

    and? my initial proposition was only for the Event reputation.

    rewards -
    - a lol pet
    - 50k Dill (with the 8k limit in place)
    - 100 Event rep
    - Fleet Marks (needed)

    if they decided to give LFT's/golds minus 10-20% on another cooldowns, it would be an incentive to buy LFT/gold. which is wanted.

    it would only give you a head's up for what - best case - 7 days in the event rep? 10 days in other reputations?

    who would be interested? PVP players which are like 8% of the playerbase? (me counting in)

    a power gamer will always have the best stuff first, eventually, a casual player will achieve the same grade of perfection. or will buy himself in.

    also, your Marks/currency buff proposition would have the same effect.
  • bpharmabpharma Member Posts: 2,022
    edited April 2013
    Or how's about gold members and lifers get bonus rewards from events. In the crystalline entity you get 2 shards instead of 1, in rep missions and stuff you get extra marks and so on.

    Though what I would prefer is that gold/LTS members can go to a person and start their rep off at T3 if they've already completed it on other characters.
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