So funny... all of the trolls that are on these forums. Almost as bad as some other MMOs out there.
Thanks for the week of freebies. Just started playing about a month or so ago so I had none of these. Of course even if I had each and every one of them I wouldn't come to these forum posts to whine about it... If I had them already then I would have been enjoying them for some time before now. The only way I can see being even the least bit sad is if you bought any of this stuff last week or something.
well maybe you haven't been around long enough to know how things work... IMO this was all just a marketing ploy to sell ship slots
I would like to sincerely thank Cryptic for this whole week. I have been playing STO for a very long time, and I never really played Klingon faction. As soon as I heard you was giving some free ships to both sides, I hoped on my only lvl 15 Klingon and started grinding for lvl 50! I must say, without that incentive I would have missed out on all the new missions and content you got going on for Klingon. To clarify, new to me is I haven't logged onto my klink since season 1 O.o Now that Everything is set up and I know what they have to offer, I will be spending a lot more time in the KDF now. ^_^ Of course, Thank you for all the new clothing, small craft, and ships! I appreciate you guys giving back to the players as a whole, even though some of them are not as grateful as they should be.
On a personal note to everyone who is complaining, I don't understand how you could possibly be unhappy with this whole week unless you have purchased everything they have given away. Note that if you are a person who purchased everything in the give away, then you need to consider that you have obtained these things long before anyone who got it for free today.
Yeah Baby :eek::D TYVM been wanting the Marauder for awhile now, the Nebula is a nice bonus.
My new Orion engineer gets to a new toy to try.
Now if only I could light a fire under CaptainGeko to give JamJamz the ok to design a T5 Retrofit and Fleet versions of the Qaw'Dun Bird-of-Prey they released for the KDF with LoR, just love the looks of it, its a great little ship with an awesome skin imho. great work JamJamz
Kudos to the Cryptic Team for a great summer event and the unexpected bonus prizes.
Looking forward to the new FE pre-season 8 and the new carrier is it going to be Sheshar Dreadnought perhaps, does it have a cloak? it seemed to cloak and disappear in the Romulan tutorial mission.
I'm very happy. I didn't have ANYTHING given away this week so I got 5 items. Might not use all five, but it's still nice.
Especially since I wanted the yellowstone runabout AND the admiral level Nebula. Which were both given out. Thank you cryptic and I hope you do this again!
IMO this was all just a marketing ploy to sell ship slots
Yeah, uhh, that's pretty much what all businesses are trying to do at all times: make money. Businesses hold giveaways and sales precisely because they hope that, while you're there, you'll buy other stuff too. There's nothing especially egregious or scandalous about what Cryptic's done with this giveaway, unless it's also scandalous for, say, a hardware store to hold a buy-one-get-one-free sale. ("But it's just a marketing ploy to sell tools!" Umm, yeah...)
Too bad my Klingon is only Level 22. I wanted to work on him last night, in preparation for today, but was almost literally dead tired.
Anyone know how to get a KDF char from 22 to 40 in one evening? After work? With a family to take care of?
Don't forget to run as many Doff missions as possible. Some of them can give out quite a bit of XP. Are there any Foundry missions that are relatively short and repeatable for XP grinding?
If you unlock the ship on a Fed/Klingon character, and Romulans later get access to T5 ships, is it safe to suspect it would be available to them then?
If you unlock the ship on a Fed/Klingon character, and Romulans later get access to T5 ships, is it safe to suspect it would be available to them then?
Loved the week's feebies. Some I had, some I didn't. Couldn't get the Marauder, because my Klink is only like level 20 (and working all weekend so I won't be able to level in time, but hey-ho), but I'm not overtly fussed about the Klingon side of things (I have an aversion to whining about fed players getting 'all' the good stuff ).
All really much appreciated, thanks to all those industrious people that make f2p STO possible!
Now, can someone tell me how to switch off the mega-lag inducing tachyon detection grid whilst it's being spammed at Sol and DS9 please? :eek:
***The above ramblings are, as always, my own opinion. Based on my experiences and interpreted by my mind, they by no means reflect the universal truth (unless coincidentally). Peace.***
lol... you're grandma doesn't charge you $25-$50 for imaginary TRIBBLE that costs more than most actual games....
Imaginary stuff that....you don't actually have to buy to play the game. It's just there if you want it. Do I think some of it's overpriced? Yeah. But at least it's optional stuff that isn't required to play.
Nice freebies, Cryptic. Of all those given, I think I only had 3 already obtained, so it was a delight getting the rest.
As for the Rommies whining about getting the short end of the stick, you have to take into consideration that the race and their faction-specific stuff was only released not too long ago, so I understand why they got little out of this. As for Feddies complaining about KDF players whining about getting the short end of the stick for years, can you really blame them? Even someone with half a brain doesn't need to pull out the magnifying glass to know the Feddies have received twice as much support (if not more) in comparison to pretty much every facet of this game. The KDF players have had to make do with this handicap for quite some time but to be fair Cryptic has been slowly making amends ever since the Rommie expansion.
Sure, there's still a bit to go before the KDF is on par with the Federation, but progress is progress. Keep up the good work guys.
I was personally hoping for the Corsair, as it looks MUCH better than the Marauder. Otherwise, though, thank you once again Cryptic! Keep being awesome!
Incidentally, here is a very dumb question, but I want to be absolutely sure of this before I delete my Rhode Island to make way for the Nebula: is purchasing a ship off the C-store a permanent unlock? Ie, if I purchase a ship and then delete it, will I be able to re-purchase it again from the C-store free of charge?
The Nebula retro has one of the best BOff layouts of any sci ship out there and I'm really looking forward to seeing what sort of mayhem I can cook up with that Marauder. (now to look up the Klingon word for "goblin"...)
...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon
Buy a Large Commendation XP Bonus Pool from the exchange; maybe even two of them. It gives a boost (25%??) to the points you earn.
Keep in mind also---you only have to hit Level 40 to claim these ships, not level 50. You might just have enough time to do it. 22 hours and change left.
OK i'll do it then, if no one will...
I'll cry RACISM!!!
Where are the Romulan free gifts??
You are not alone my friend.
A lot of ppl asking the same question on Facebook tho.
As the Romulan part may be new to the game doesnt justify the fact they got nothing today in the only , well maybe not only ofc but still, the best part of this giveaway.
They should have given out a compromise ship for the Romulans. Greedyness goes a long way when you give out "virtual" goods that cost you NOTHING to give out yet you still end up being stingy coz your afraid your sales in the "new" nation are gona go down coz you gave out a gift ... Lol
Incidentally, here is a very dumb question, but I want to be absolutely sure of this before I delete my Rhode Island to make way for the Nebula: is purchasing a ship off the C-store a permanent unlock? Ie, if I purchase a ship and then delete it, will I be able to re-purchase it again from the C-store free of charge?
OK i'll do it then, if no one will...
I'll cry RACISM!!!
Where are the Romulan free gifts??
ther are noe free things for the romulan's this was sad at the start has it's too new
THANK YOU for the free ships got all but the OS outfit and the Y. run. I got OS full set and the YRun when i ferst started to play STO back in Dec. i cant believe soooo mune ppl are ******** abot what was given out all of you need to get a life STO didnt have to do this in the 1st place even know i payed $30 for the Y. run and OS set im not bithing abot them givening them out now i got my $30 of use out of tham
This has been a great week of giveaways. Yesterday, however, I was a bit of a sad puppy. After I logged in my Level 4 Orion Klingon character to claim the Phalanx Science Vessel I found that I had to be level 20. Probably a marathon leveling session could have worked but... Today, it is a Marauder Flight Deck Cruiser for the KDF, ah, well, plenty of stuff anyway.
My level 50 Romulan claimed the Rhode Island and as soon as I get home, the Nebula Class Retrofit. Too bad Klingon characters just couldn't unlock the items for the account but all in all it was a welcome treat and thanks to Cryptic for the gifts.
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well maybe you haven't been around long enough to know how things work... IMO this was all just a marketing ploy to sell ship slots
On a personal note to everyone who is complaining, I don't understand how you could possibly be unhappy with this whole week unless you have purchased everything they have given away. Note that if you are a person who purchased everything in the give away, then you need to consider that you have obtained these things long before anyone who got it for free today.
-Norris Haddenham
My new Orion engineer gets to a new toy to try.
Now if only I could light a fire under CaptainGeko to give JamJamz the ok to design a T5 Retrofit and Fleet versions of the Qaw'Dun Bird-of-Prey they released for the KDF with LoR, just love the looks of it, its a great little ship with an awesome skin imho. great work JamJamz
Kudos to the Cryptic Team for a great summer event and the unexpected bonus prizes.
Looking forward to the new FE pre-season 8 and the new carrier is it going to be Sheshar Dreadnought perhaps, does it have a cloak? it seemed to cloak and disappear in the Romulan tutorial mission.
Especially since I wanted the yellowstone runabout AND the admiral level Nebula. Which were both given out. Thank you cryptic and I hope you do this again!
Yeah, uhh, that's pretty much what all businesses are trying to do at all times: make money. Businesses hold giveaways and sales precisely because they hope that, while you're there, you'll buy other stuff too. There's nothing especially egregious or scandalous about what Cryptic's done with this giveaway, unless it's also scandalous for, say, a hardware store to hold a buy-one-get-one-free sale. ("But it's just a marketing ploy to sell tools!" Umm, yeah...)
In an unrelated note: Can we have a Fleet Marauder?
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i mean.. come on, you already made it, you can sell it!
but i guess it is not worth it if it isn't attached to a 5000 Zen pack and KDF ships aren't selling anyway.
PS: thanks for that FREE Orion ship with holes in the geometry, bad textures, and a full side of windows missing... which never will get fixed anyway.
I am so looking forward to flying it again! I had one on Tribble and absolutely loved it.
Don't forget to run as many Doff missions as possible. Some of them can give out quite a bit of XP. Are there any Foundry missions that are relatively short and repeatable for XP grinding?
If you unlock the ship on a Fed/Klingon character, and Romulans later get access to T5 ships, is it safe to suspect it would be available to them then?
Thanks for the giveaway
Also, the mirror event is great for leveling. Last night, one of my newer Roms went from 23 to 28 in less than an hour.
Roms don't get their allies' T5 ships.
All really much appreciated, thanks to all those industrious people that make f2p STO possible!
Now, can someone tell me how to switch off the mega-lag inducing tachyon detection grid whilst it's being spammed at Sol and DS9 please? :eek:
5 days - allready have the gifts bought long time ago.
hope community enjoy there gifts i have paid for :eek:
have fun at the game and see you there
IWW
Imaginary stuff that....you don't actually have to buy to play the game. It's just there if you want it. Do I think some of it's overpriced? Yeah. But at least it's optional stuff that isn't required to play.
Oh thats a nice looking ship I want please
As for the Rommies whining about getting the short end of the stick, you have to take into consideration that the race and their faction-specific stuff was only released not too long ago, so I understand why they got little out of this. As for Feddies complaining about KDF players whining about getting the short end of the stick for years, can you really blame them? Even someone with half a brain doesn't need to pull out the magnifying glass to know the Feddies have received twice as much support (if not more) in comparison to pretty much every facet of this game. The KDF players have had to make do with this handicap for quite some time but to be fair Cryptic has been slowly making amends ever since the Rommie expansion.
Sure, there's still a bit to go before the KDF is on par with the Federation, but progress is progress. Keep up the good work guys.
On the down side I guess this means I'm going to have to finally get around to making that Orion slaver I've been debating for awhile now. :P
Incidentally, here is a very dumb question, but I want to be absolutely sure of this before I delete my Rhode Island to make way for the Nebula: is purchasing a ship off the C-store a permanent unlock? Ie, if I purchase a ship and then delete it, will I be able to re-purchase it again from the C-store free of charge?
The Nebula retro has one of the best BOff layouts of any sci ship out there and I'm really looking forward to seeing what sort of mayhem I can cook up with that Marauder. (now to look up the Klingon word for "goblin"...)
...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon
Buy a Large Commendation XP Bonus Pool from the exchange; maybe even two of them. It gives a boost (25%??) to the points you earn.
Keep in mind also---you only have to hit Level 40 to claim these ships, not level 50. You might just have enough time to do it. 22 hours and change left.
I'll cry RACISM!!!
Where are the Romulan free gifts??
Does this affect anything or do I still get the ships I got Yesterday and Wendesday as well for Account Unlocks?
bran has already said they are TOO new to be part of this!!!!
You are not alone my friend.
A lot of ppl asking the same question on Facebook tho.
As the Romulan part may be new to the game doesnt justify the fact they got nothing today in the only , well maybe not only ofc but still, the best part of this giveaway.
They should have given out a compromise ship for the Romulans. Greedyness goes a long way when you give out "virtual" goods that cost you NOTHING to give out yet you still end up being stingy coz your afraid your sales in the "new" nation are gona go down coz you gave out a gift ... Lol
And what if they are new? That means an entire race of players should get no gift LOL ? I dont think i have seen that like ever... In any game!
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If it's an account-wide unlock, then yep!
ther are noe free things for the romulan's this was sad at the start has it's too new
THANK YOU for the free ships got all but the OS outfit and the Y. run. I got OS full set and the YRun when i ferst started to play STO back in Dec. i cant believe soooo mune ppl are ******** abot what was given out all of you need to get a life STO didnt have to do this in the 1st place even know i payed $30 for the Y. run and OS set im not bithing abot them givening them out now i got my $30 of use out of tham
My level 50 Romulan claimed the Rhode Island and as soon as I get home, the Nebula Class Retrofit. Too bad Klingon characters just couldn't unlock the items for the account but all in all it was a welcome treat and thanks to Cryptic for the gifts.
l don't know.
l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'