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I need Mirror Event

chrishellmax2363chrishellmax2363 Member Posts: 132 Arc User
edited July 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Wish they would have a weekend where that comes back. I need those mirror things, two of my chars have 3 things missing for it to complete and get that doff and dilithium.


Any word on a future weekend for that?

Thanks.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    Nobody will know until Cryptic announces it.
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  • nobletnoblet Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    How about the old mirror event? New one suck. Why does Cryptic take it upon themselves to destroy content that are popular, and remake them so they're less popular? Most companies give more of what their customers like, as opposed to shoot themselves in the foot.
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  • coupaholiccoupaholic Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    noblet wrote: »
    How about the old mirror event? New one suck.

    They're exactly the same. The new one requires a little bit of thinking but beyond that you turn up, blast loads of mirror ships, then leave. What's the difference?

    I'm sure it'll appear again in the future. Perhaps just after 9.5 or 10 lands when everyone has new toons or alts to level.

    Though I can't remember if the new one grants additional EXP now, I only played it with lvl 50 toons so didn't pay much attention to it.
  • nobletnoblet Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    coupaholic wrote: »
    They're exactly the same. The new one requires a little bit of thinking but beyond that you turn up, blast loads of mirror ships, then leave. What's the difference?

    I'm sure it'll appear again in the future. Perhaps just after 9.5 or 10 lands when everyone has new toons or alts to level.

    Though I can't remember if the new one grants additional EXP now, I only played it with lvl 50 toons so didn't pay much attention to it.

    It sucks. There's the mindless annoying f key toggle that's disrupted by rats shooting you. It's more time consuming. There's less action. It's easier as incoming dps is far lower. It's nothing like the old mirror event. Just look at the queue numbers and you'll see.
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  • valenn1valenn1 Member Posts: 842 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    coupaholic wrote: »
    They're exactly the same. ...

    Nope, the new one *always* takes 15+ minutes, the old one (and the CE) was doable with <10 minutes, i think they added the "time gate" to prevent players with multiple characters to attend with too many of them.

    EDIT: And flying 3 Minutes Circles around the Starbase because everything is cleared is NOT FUN!
    Beta, LTA, CE, Multiple preorder Versions, all Addon Packs except AoY, nearly all KDF/Rom and ~50% of all Fedships, over 25 LockboxShips, Endurer of Atari's "Year of Hell", but...
    unfortunately:

    NOT LOYAL ENOUGH!!!
  • macroniusmacronius Member Posts: 2,526
    edited July 2014
    valenn1 wrote: »
    Nope, the new one *always* takes 15+ minutes, the old one (and the CE) was doable with <10 minutes, i think they added the "time gate" to prevent players with multiple characters to attend with too many of them.

    EDIT: And flying 3 Minutes Circles around the Starbase because everything is cleared is NOT FUN!

    With a good group, the old one could be done in under 5 minutes. I think the fastest I clocked was 3 minutes with FAW scimitars. But 5 minutes was easy to pull off. Over a period of 1 hour I could clock 15 runs easily and generate 100 - 150K experience and approximately 8K dilithium.

    Great event and a good source for XP and dilithium. That's why Cryptic took it away. Not to mention that it was an easy way to level alts.
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  • ashkrik23ashkrik23 Member Posts: 10,809 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    End the first phase if everything is cleared to resolve the issues.
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  • nobletnoblet Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    macronius wrote: »
    With a good group, the old one could be done in under 5 minutes. I think the fastest I clocked was 3 minutes with FAW scimitars. But 5 minutes was easy to pull off. Over a period of 1 hour I could clock 15 runs easily and generate 100 - 150K experience and approximately 8K dilithium.

    Great event and a good source for XP and dilithium. That's why Cryptic took it away. Not to mention that it was an easy way to level alts.

    Most pugs can clear the old event in 3-5 minutes, if there's grav well. It's a small map with huge number of rats. Incoming dps can be dicey, spiky, and without pause, but that's what made it fun. Fast furious nonstop action. It's what made the old mirror event popular, and what Cryptic took away in the new event, where rats comes in 3s, and it's just a tedious grind. The interruptible channeling makes it worse.
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  • bobbydazlersbobbydazlers Member Posts: 4,534 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    as I said in my thread here http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1158561
    we should have a crystalline entity event first, we have had two mirror events since the last CE event that was around sept 2013.

    When I think about everything we've been through together,

    maybe it's not the destination that matters, maybe it's the journey,

     and if that journey takes a little longer,

    so we can do something we all believe in,

     I can't think of any place I'd rather be or any people I'd rather be with.

  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    You have a very different definition of the word 'need' than I do, OP.
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  • coupaholiccoupaholic Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    valenn1 wrote: »
    Nope, the new one *always* takes 15+ minutes, the old one (and the CE) was doable with <10 minutes, i think they added the "time gate" to prevent players with multiple characters to attend with too many of them.

    EDIT: And flying 3 Minutes Circles around the Starbase because everything is cleared is NOT FUN!

    This is true. Perhaps it's because I pugged all the time but I never had that problem.

    I do prefer the new one personally. Sure the old one was a blast but it was shooting fish in a barrel, I never saw the fun in it. The high payout and availability was the only reason I bothered with it and I never ran it more than a few times per event, it got old fast.

    The new one more closely resembles an actual mission. And when it's available I only need to do it once a day for a few weeks to get a decent payout. I agree it needs tweaks though.

    To each their own I suppose.
  • woodwhitywoodwhity Member Posts: 2,636 Arc User
    edited July 2014
    The new one has a terrible mission design without any shortcuts/triggers. If, for example, station defence reaches T5, it should fire its pulse and be done with it. Instead you have to clear small fry for the next 5-6minutes.

    I wont bother playing it again, as you can get more dilithium and EC by playing STFs (MIE consumes as much time as 3 STFs pugged...) and as I said, I find the design simply terrible.
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