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daqhegh
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We've had nerfs on XP, EC, DIL, Skill points, marks, pets, and certain ship stats and abilities (i.e. Suliban Cell Ship). All the while we have had systems put in place that require a choice: literal years of grinding or purchasable completion. I'm not interested in theories on how close this game is to being P2W. That's all been beaten into the ground. Instead I'm wondering where the next nerf will be.
--> Crafting has already been nerfed. They introduced new upgrades only 3 months after the new shiny stuff was introduced. But I suppose they could conceivably cut the rewards from crafting and research.
-->DIL was nerfed into the ground (more than once) and I highly suspect it will happen again with Season 9.5 or so. Same with marks.
--> One of the only halfway decent things we have in this game is a plethora of DOff missions that award various crafting materials. I suspect those will be the next things to go. Either the frequency of the mission appearances will be cut, the rewards will be nerfed (lower likelihood of critical success) or both at once.
-->I can also see old weapons taking a direct hit on top of the already massive powercreep issues. If they cut the power of out favorite weapons (like rep gear) we will be forced to use the new shinys to succeed at PVE. The new settings don't leave us far from NEEDING MK XIV as it is. And you're playing in elite mode...well, you better have a T6 and FULL MK XIV Epics or you're a failure in the making.
--> Lastly, can see the cooldown timers (and STF timers) being increased exponentially against player advantage. In some cases this has already happened. An example would be a 1-hour lockout upon successful completion of queued instances rather than 30 minutes. In the more extreme, they might even make all queues into daily events. This is less likely than the former, but it isn't beyond the greed of PWE to try it. Hell, they might just put a 4-hour cooldown on them. I can totally see it.
This game is only considerate of whales, not ordinary free to players or lifers. I'm wondering what everyone else's expectations are for the not-too-distant future.
--> Crafting has already been nerfed. They introduced new upgrades only 3 months after the new shiny stuff was introduced. But I suppose they could conceivably cut the rewards from crafting and research.
-->DIL was nerfed into the ground (more than once) and I highly suspect it will happen again with Season 9.5 or so. Same with marks.
--> One of the only halfway decent things we have in this game is a plethora of DOff missions that award various crafting materials. I suspect those will be the next things to go. Either the frequency of the mission appearances will be cut, the rewards will be nerfed (lower likelihood of critical success) or both at once.
-->I can also see old weapons taking a direct hit on top of the already massive powercreep issues. If they cut the power of out favorite weapons (like rep gear) we will be forced to use the new shinys to succeed at PVE. The new settings don't leave us far from NEEDING MK XIV as it is. And you're playing in elite mode...well, you better have a T6 and FULL MK XIV Epics or you're a failure in the making.
--> Lastly, can see the cooldown timers (and STF timers) being increased exponentially against player advantage. In some cases this has already happened. An example would be a 1-hour lockout upon successful completion of queued instances rather than 30 minutes. In the more extreme, they might even make all queues into daily events. This is less likely than the former, but it isn't beyond the greed of PWE to try it. Hell, they might just put a 4-hour cooldown on them. I can totally see it.
This game is only considerate of whales, not ordinary free to players or lifers. I'm wondering what everyone else's expectations are for the not-too-distant future.
My Old Blog about things that could and should have been added when I wrote it. Not sure what I want to do with it now. I'll just keep it available now that most of it is outdated.
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It makes the better half
It's mission, to destroy new worlds and civilizations
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
And to boldly ruin, what no one has ruined before.
RnD and upgrade needs less RNG. Less lottery. Something has to change.
Seems like every patch has something removed...I am morbidly curious now. I mean, there isn't much left aside from repeated actions against us. I ask honestly, "what's next?"
- Foundry
- Contraband
- Dyson BZ
- Account Unlocks
there is still some "Fun" left ... :P
Fun in quotation marks. Yes, daily contraband for DIL to grind with. BZ to grind for DIL. Yeah, "fun" is right.
OR
Crafting material boxes being stockpiled for the next RnD event.
I expect Marks are going to get hit again right after the mark event. They seem to like nerfing the same thing twice in a row so as it got a nerf this week it will likely happen next week
I'm actually enjoying myself
Now that i can
It's mission, to destroy new worlds and civilizations
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
And to boldly ruin, what no one has ruined before.
XP, Dilithium have been referred massively.
EC has nerfed in preparation for the DR nerfs.
The playerbase is all that's really left to nerf. Wait.. nope. Already nerfed.
- removed Daily Bonus Marks
? ... maybe ....
I remember a time in old Drozana when it was a weekend and the place was pumping. There must have been 20 or 30 players around just socializing, some RPing, everyone having a good time. Went out into sector space and the place was alive with lots of players.
Now they release new Club 47, it should have been packed. Instead, maybe 5 people, everything else an NPC. Why? Because nobody's bothering. Some are still treading water waiting for The Great Rivera Train Wreck to be cleared away. But people aren't going to wait forever Cryptic.
Tick tock.
That's too negative ... remember :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ECUtkv2qV8 :P
You're cute ... sounds like you think that's supposed to be a lot / worth something, within the Upgrade System ...
Will nerf the elite upgrade parts drop
:P
It's mission, to destroy new worlds and civilizations
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
And to boldly ruin, what no one has ruined before.
If you don't buy enough Zen, the rep boxes start taking marks away from you.
Tovan Khev...
All new Romulan characters will have 10 Tovan Khev's waiting for them.
I can see that becoming the next bug... you do a Romulan away mission and you have 4 Tovans and no ability to fix anything else. Tovan will beam down with no weapons, shields, or armor. You will be unable to do anything as a result.
It will then take Cryptic three weeks before it finally becomes a "Known Issue"... and a few more weeks after that it will be "fixed"... by only beaming down 3 of the 4 cannon fodder Tovans.
Once that happens, White Knights will then whine about how "Players feel entitled" to away teams, and how it's obviously a new "Difficulty Level", and how that makes it all more "challenging" and that players should just "get over it and play for all the fun it gives!"
What other logical answer could there be for the tsunami of ludicrous nerfs, the seemingly purposeful disregard or disinterest in the well-reported bugs that still plague the game and the blasé attitude with which Cryptic responds to tickets, if they respond at all? (I am still waiting for a single response on MULTIPLE tickets I gave up in the end)
I have been a Star Trek fan since the 70s. I have seen every episode, every movie and read most books. I love the universe in which ST is set. When this game first came out I bought it of the shelf and dove in. back then we had two choices: Fed or Klink. Zachary Quinto played the EMH in the tutorial missions LONG before he was Spock in the JJ release. If you wanted to play a Romulan you had to make one as an Alien and RP it within the two factions. The poor Klingons were forced to gain xp via PVP missions dear God how thats changed.
So yes, I would be sad to see this game go. Just as I would be sad to watch my grandmother slowly die of a debilitating disease on her hospital bed, kept alive by feeding tubes and machines. In both cases Id think it would be better for everyone if they just pulled the plug.
STO has a built-in player base that will follow it regardless of who takes it over. If Cryptic lets go perhaps someone else will pick it up and give it some of the much needed attention it deserves
Did anyone say "Make Z-Store Ship purchases per-character instead of per-account" yet?
It's the next natural stage after killing off any desire to run Alts.
Free Tibet!
Sorry you're too late ... :O
They already nerfed the winter event last year by adding the 3 most annoying voices in the universe on a constant loop, 24/7.
Neelix & 7of9 VO incoming :P ...