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jestersagejestersage Member Posts: 8 Arc User
edited May 2014 in The Academy
Other than using them for rep/flet grind, is there any purpose to white DoFF?
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  • jam3s1701jam3s1701 Member Posts: 1,825 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Some doff assignments require you to send doffs off and you loose them so I keep whites for this.

    Greens are useful for this too.
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  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    White Doffs are useful early in the game since you generally do not have much ECs to buy the ones you want from the exchange. After a while though they loose their useful except for fleet grinds (I am not part of a fleet) as you build up the quality of your Doffs.

    The only use I have for white Doffs (except the refugees) is to put them up on the Exchange for sale to earn some side money and the recruiting XP you get from doing those recruiting missions at the Academy.
  • locutusofcactuslocutusofcactus Member Posts: 651 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    White quality doffs serve the purpose of making purple doffs seem better in comparison. Probably something to do with marketing and relative value.

    Note: My doff roster is an equal opportunity roster and I value any doff regardless of color, race, beliefs, or ethnicity.
  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Note: My doff roster is an equal opportunity roster and I value any doff regardless of color, race, beliefs, or ethnicity.

    However, as you gain more and more higher quality Doffs and you do not increase the number of Doff slots you will most likely be replacing your white Doffs with higher quality Doffs.
  • chuckwolfchuckwolf Member Posts: 206 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    You take 5 white doffs and upgrade them into a green doff... then 5 greens into a blue... etc.
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    They exist for you until you can afford / grind something better. Just like all white gear, really.
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  • cbrjwrrcbrjwrr Member Posts: 2,782 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    chuckwolf wrote: »
    You take 5 white doffs and upgrade them into a green doff... then 5 greens into a blue... etc.

    And Dil, which is a major put off for doing this.
  • doffingcomradedoffingcomrade Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    White doffs are for starbase food. Sell them, buy fresh green doffs, puree them into white doffs, and repeat the process. Then go and buy some real doffs.
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  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    chuckwolf wrote: »
    You take 5 white doffs and upgrade them into a green doff... then 5 greens into a blue... etc.

    Never done that. I don't think it is worth the dilithium.
  • warpangelwarpangel Member Posts: 9,427 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    jaguarskx wrote: »
    Never done that. I don't think it is worth the dilithium.
    At the current relative prices of doffs, it isn't even worth the 5 doffs.
  • vaklovaklo Member Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    If Fleets are buying them, what types do they need or does it not matter?
    What's the right selling price?
  • shockwave85shockwave85 Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I assume all white Doffs are Changeling spies, and execute them.
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  • cbrjwrrcbrjwrr Member Posts: 2,782 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    White doffs are for starbase food. Sell them, buy fresh green doffs, puree them into white doffs, and repeat the process. Then go and buy some real doffs.

    FYI, breaking down blue Doffs is more economical per Doff. More of a pain to sell though.
  • jestersagejestersage Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Well, I am debating whether to just dump all my white doff that already have another one in the category, or should I keep 2 per doff type.
  • royalsovereignroyalsovereign Member Posts: 1,344 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    jestersage wrote: »
    Well, I am debating whether to just dump all my white doff that already have another one in the category, or should I keep 2 per doff type.

    If you're enjoying the doff game, two per type isn't a bad rule of thumb until you start getting better quality doffs. There are certain ones where more is helpful (Assault Squad, Transporter, and Energy/Projectiles for all those KDF-side marauding missions, for instance).

    I know most folks are down on the dil cost for using the upgrinder to turn white doffs into green, etc. I hate the cost, too. Unfortunately, for Romulans, it is about the only way to get decent Romulan doffs, and for those few of us who prefer to keep our ships staffed by a Romulan crew, it is an expensive proposition.
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  • jaguarskxjaguarskx Member Posts: 5,945 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    jestersage wrote: »
    Well, I am debating whether to just dump all my white doff that already have another one in the category, or should I keep 2 per doff type.

    The number of Doffs you "should" have depends on how you want to play the Doff missions. It also depends on how much Zen you want to spend on your Doffs. 100 Doff slots costs 725 Zen I believe, but don't forget that sometimes Cryptic does a 15% discount on services which brings down the cost.

    I have a total of about 302 Doffs for my Fed toon with a total of 400 Doff slots. I find that around 300 - 400 is about the "sweet spot"... at least for me. I could have just 300 slots and Doff'ing should be fine, but since the 100 Doff slot service was on sale back in Feb 2014, I decided to bump up from 200 slots to 400 slots. I do a variety of missions so having more Doffs means you have a better selection (but not always ideal Doffs) for the various missions. I concentrated mostly on Diplomacy, but somehow focused on Military along the way. At this point in time it is a race between Diplomacy and Military to level 4 commendation, both are around 2,000 - 3,000 XP away from max level.

    On the other hand I have done very well for myself with only 200 Doff slots for my KDF toon. I am hovering at around 190 Doffs right now. I focus a lot on Maraudering because that's how you get free provisions, some potential for prisoners and most importantly some potential to get contraband. I have around 500 contraband sitting in my inventory waiting to be turned in for dilithium. While I am doing fine right now (most commendations are level 3), I am very likely going to buy another 100 slots. Trying to hold out for the next sale. I am pretty heavy on the various security and tactical Doffs since they are required for marauder and military missions, but I also they to have enough other Doffs so that I do not neglect any of the 11 or 12 different commendations.

    Basically any white Doffs I get right now (except refugees and prisoners) are immediately put on the chopping block... I mean the Exchange. I earn Recruiting XP for doing those Doff recruitment missions and I get ECs for selling those Doffs. Sometimes these recruiting missions gives you green Doffs, they may or may not go on the Exchange for sale depending on the Doffs that I currently have.
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