I was upset and annoyed over the whole grind-a-versary, and I've kept my wallet shut ever since.
This act of kindness may just well be the crowbar PWE/Cryptic needed to get their little mits on my money again :P
Anyone heard anything that might suggest that they'll do the same discount for the cruise ship right off the bat?
I mean that we'll get the same discount for that ship as well as soon as we get it on one character and not next year?
I would be logical for it to apply to the Risian Cruise ship too. Then you would only need to get 1000 pearls once, and have a relaxing stay at Risa for your alts, just need to do one of the daily floater mission...
The 40 pearl cost seems to apply for toons that participated in last years events. I have many alts, most of which participated in last year's Summer Event and get the special 40 pearl cost for the 'vette. My other toons that did not do the event from last time are at 1k pearl costs.
The 40 pearl cost seems to apply for toons that participated in last years events. I have many alts, most of which participated in last year's Summer Event and get the special 40 pearl cost for the 'vette. My other toons that did not do the event from last time are at 1k pearl costs.
That's odd...seven of my toons didn't exist last year (rerolls at the end of 2013 for 2014)...they're all sporting the 40 pearl cost on the Corvette (I kept one guy from last year). Might want to bug report that so frost can look at it.
The 40 pearl cost seems to apply for toons that participated in last years events. I have many alts, most of which participated in last year's Summer Event and get the special 40 pearl cost for the 'vette. My other toons that did not do the event from last time are at 1k pearl costs.
Did you by accident look at the wrong project ? The cruiser doesn't get the discount for having the corvette.
That's odd...seven of my toons didn't exist last year (rerolls at the end of 2013 for 2014)...they're all sporting the 40 pearl cost on the Corvette (I kept one guy from last year). Might want to bug report that so frost can look at it.
Once you get the corvette on one character, ALL characters on your account, even those created after last year's event, gets the discount.
The cruiser is separate; you need 1000 pearls on one character to get the discount for that.
If you never got the corvette and want both, you would need to farm 1000 pearls on two toons to get both discounts.
Once you get the corvette on one character, ALL characters on your account, even those created after last year's event, gets the discount. That's whats supposed to happen, right?
Yes, that's what's supposed to happen. I'm not the one experiencing the issue of that not happening.
That's odd...seven of my toons didn't exist last year (rerolls at the end of 2013 for 2014)...they're all sporting the 40 pearl cost on the Corvette (I kept one guy from last year). Might want to bug report that so frost can look at it.
Once you get the corvette on one character, ALL characters on your account, even those created after last year's event, gets the discount.
The cruiser is separate; you need 1000 pearls on one character to get the discount for that.
If you never got the corvette and want both, you would need to farm 1000 pearls on two toons to get both discounts.
Not true. NONE of my characters have ever purchased the Corvette, but most of which are eligible for the discounted price. I have another toon that's been around but the cost is 1000 still. Another toon I created mid-late last year was eligible for the 40 Pearl Cost.
The cruiser has the same discount. Once you have claimed one cruiser, all of your other characters on the account can claim one at the price of 40 pearls.
The problem with "stuck" reps from last year is a code issue that our programmers are working on.
I, for one, was MASSIVLEY surprised at this discount.
Thank you very much, it is a very much appreciated bonus for players.
I will now only need to run the daily flight training on one character for the cruiser, and can pay more attention to farming lolunats for all the new cool stuff.
We are glad to hear so many of you are liking this new mechanic for claiming special rewards for Alts
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
We are glad to hear so many of you are liking this new mechanic for claiming special rewards for Alts
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
~CaptainSmirk
Yes PLEASE!, this is a lifesaver (or at least a sanity saver) for those of us with a lot of Alts (I have 8 toons myself, and I know there are plenty of people with far more).
We are glad to hear so many of you are liking this new mechanic for claiming special rewards for Alts
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
~CaptainSmirk
Is that even at question?
YES to the discount for the Winter Event.
YES to the discount for the Anniversary Event.
The biggest problem STO will face is people with time-intensive jobs not being able to sit down on 3, 4, 5, 6+ alts to get something that's great for all of them. Sitting down on one for an hour or less at a time for 3 weeks and the others only having to go through once lets the player schedule time to play when it's convenient for *him/her*, which will help PWE in the long-run IMO.
We are glad to hear so many of you are liking this new mechanic for claiming special rewards for Alts
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
~CaptainSmirk
...needless question: how about some planning-consistency in the first place?! this counts for many other things as well, like f.e. unbalanced ammounts of dil to earn in different content in the same time, while dil is labelled as "time-currency"?! how much dil is 30 mins then? in different stf's, in pvp? ways to earn marks in relation to efford and time put in (in pvp i fight all the ships from the stf's-npc's... and in pvp they really shoot back like they should! :P)?.........
We are glad to hear so many of you are liking this new mechanic for claiming special rewards for Alts
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
~CaptainSmirk
Indeed! So far I've only been able to get these fine Event Ships on my Main and then I have to pick which couple Alts I have time to also grind for. This leaves some behind. With this new feature I will much more able/likely to get Event Ships for my characters.
Thanks!
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Playing STO since Feb 2010.
We are glad to hear so many of you are liking this new mechanic for claiming special rewards for Alts
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
~CaptainSmirk
Its one of those alt friendly things that helps to keep things from detracting from the fun of it without it being some massively imbalanced act.
Last Summer, running it on 9 toons meant running through 675 courses. Needless to say, it didn't take long before it turned into I don't care if I don't get the ships - I don't even want to log into the game. Which kind of defeated the overall purpose of that combination of customer appreciation and by the way since you're here do you see what else we've got that you've got going on with such events.
We are glad to hear so many of you are liking this new mechanic for claiming special rewards for Alts
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
~CaptainSmirk
This is especially helpful to me because I didn't get the Corvette last year. So this year I can get 1000 on character 1 for the Corvette and 1000 on character 2 for the Yacht and then discounts for everybody else.
Nitpicking is a time-honored tradition of science fiction. Asking your readers not to worry about the "little things" is like asking a dog not to sniff at people's crotches. If there's something that appears to violate natural laws, then you can expect someone's going to point it out. That's just the way things are.
We are glad to hear so many of you are liking this new mechanic for claiming special rewards for Alts
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
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This is good news indeed.
It is good, if all too rare, to see Cryptic being generous in this sort of context.
Support 90 degree arc limitation on BFaW! Save our ships from looking like flying disco balls of dumb!
:eek:
That's pretty cool, I didn't expect it to go live at that level.
This act of kindness may just well be the crowbar PWE/Cryptic needed to get their little mits on my money again :P
Even my Gorn science captain that is locked up in the basement might get a ship.
[Oprah/] You get a ship, and you get a ship, and you get a ship [/Oprah]
I mean that we'll get the same discount for that ship as well as soon as we get it on one character and not next year?
On the road where the dead years run
Cold as moonlight
Terrible as the sun
I would be logical for it to apply to the Risian Cruise ship too. Then you would only need to get 1000 pearls once, and have a relaxing stay at Risa for your alts, just need to do one of the daily floater mission...
I really do hope the above applies...
That's odd...seven of my toons didn't exist last year (rerolls at the end of 2013 for 2014)...they're all sporting the 40 pearl cost on the Corvette (I kept one guy from last year). Might want to bug report that so frost can look at it.
Did you by accident look at the wrong project ? The cruiser doesn't get the discount for having the corvette.
Once you get the corvette on one character, ALL characters on your account, even those created after last year's event, gets the discount.
The cruiser is separate; you need 1000 pearls on one character to get the discount for that.
If you never got the corvette and want both, you would need to farm 1000 pearls on two toons to get both discounts.
Yes, that's what's supposed to happen. I'm not the one experiencing the issue of that not happening.
Well that sucks...
Not true. NONE of my characters have ever purchased the Corvette, but most of which are eligible for the discounted price. I have another toon that's been around but the cost is 1000 still. Another toon I created mid-late last year was eligible for the 40 Pearl Cost.
The problem with "stuck" reps from last year is a code issue that our programmers are working on.
Thank you very much, it is a very much appreciated bonus for players.
I will now only need to run the daily flight training on one character for the cruiser, and can pay more attention to farming lolunats for all the new cool stuff.
Happy summer holidays one and all
...#LLAP...
Hope you all enjoy your Risian Yachts along with the Corvette, and if you love this new idea, make sure to let us know how much you would like it for the next Winter Event and Anniversary Event too!
~CaptainSmirk
Yes PLEASE!, this is a lifesaver (or at least a sanity saver) for those of us with a lot of Alts (I have 8 toons myself, and I know there are plenty of people with far more).
Is that even at question?
YES to the discount for the Winter Event.
YES to the discount for the Anniversary Event.
The biggest problem STO will face is people with time-intensive jobs not being able to sit down on 3, 4, 5, 6+ alts to get something that's great for all of them. Sitting down on one for an hour or less at a time for 3 weeks and the others only having to go through once lets the player schedule time to play when it's convenient for *him/her*, which will help PWE in the long-run IMO.
...needless question: how about some planning-consistency in the first place?! this counts for many other things as well, like f.e. unbalanced ammounts of dil to earn in different content in the same time, while dil is labelled as "time-currency"?! how much dil is 30 mins then? in different stf's, in pvp? ways to earn marks in relation to efford and time put in (in pvp i fight all the ships from the stf's-npc's... and in pvp they really shoot back like they should! :P)?.........
Thanks!
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Playing STO since Feb 2010.
Its one of those alt friendly things that helps to keep things from detracting from the fun of it without it being some massively imbalanced act.
Last Summer, running it on 9 toons meant running through 675 courses. Needless to say, it didn't take long before it turned into I don't care if I don't get the ships - I don't even want to log into the game. Which kind of defeated the overall purpose of that combination of customer appreciation and by the way since you're here do you see what else we've got that you've got going on with such events.
It's definitely much appreciated.
This is especially helpful to me because I didn't get the Corvette last year. So this year I can get 1000 on character 1 for the Corvette and 1000 on character 2 for the Yacht and then discounts for everybody else.
Joined January 2009
DO.....wait for it.....waiiiiit.....IT!!!!