Why are you people excited to make a new toon, 1.5m xp to get to 60 at 2k per mission is 750 missions to just get to level 60 again with another 150k per spec point after that, and after you've leveled, they'll just gather dust like your other 50 toons. What a joke, how are people falling for this scam? I just dont know how to have fun playing the same thing 1000 times over again.
Because I haven't leveled a new toon in a year and a half; and my current toons are all at Level 60. And I am content with them not having spec trees maxed out.
I have no idea how this is a "scam". This is Cryptic giving me substantial benefits to something I was planning on doing anyway.
Why are you people excited to make a new toon, 1.5m xp to get to 60 at 2k per mission is 750 missions to just get to level 60 again with another 150k per spec point after that, and after you've leveled, they'll just gather dust like your other 50 toons. What a joke, how are people falling for this scam? I just dont know how to have fun playing the same thing 1000 times over again.
I'm pretty sure missions reward more xp the first time. I was also under the impression that the extreme slow leveling only started past level 50 ?
I would still prefer to give more love to the character I already play & love, than start a new one... so unless this gives something for the whole account, which would make me think 'OMK (=oh my Kahless ) I WANT this', I think I'm going to pass. <.< >.>
I'm think along the same lines as you on this one. At most if I created another toon for this event, chances are it would only end up being a doff mule. Guess it's a case of wait and see, but either way I'll not replace my main, too much time and resources spent getting it to where it is now.
Do wish this event had something for players who already had alts. Ive got too many of them as is. Most still are not 60 yet. I just dont see myself making a new toon for a rather long time. Then again this event sounds more like its geared towards getting new players into the game which is always a good thing anyway. Would be nice if they did something to make alting more functional along the way. Like make specialization points account wide unlocks maybe even ship traits.
Well, it says what we have to do in the event. Unfortunately, that wasn't one of the major points of contention.
It still doesn't say what, if any, permanent effects remain on the Delta Recruit character.
It still doesn't say if there are any rewards that are not account-wide or transferable, like accolades.
It still doesn't say if this is a one-time-only event or if the Delta Recruit is going to be needed in the future.
It still doesn't say if we actually need a Delta Recruit for each faction to accomplish everything.
I still can't tell if I'm going to have to replace my main.
If you havent planned on making a Delta Recruit, what are you waiting for?
I'm waiting for DETAILS on what the prizes (particularly those that are account-wide) will be.
I've got 16 characters already. Only my main is L60, the others are between L53-56. I've got at least one of each class in each faction, mixed throughout various races, genders, ships, weapon types, playstyles, etc.
But, honestly, Delta Rising kinda killed alting for me. There's just too much grind for each character (like my Main still hasn't completed a single Specialization or even R&D to L20, yet). If it weren't for doing DOffing while participating in the CE Event, my alts probably wouldn't be at the mid-50s they're at now. :rolleyes:
I am most attached to my primary character. He's my first character that I've been playing for over 5 years. He's collected/earned most every prize, accolade, commendation, etc. He's the one I care most about advancing.
With the plethora and variety of alts I already have, I don't feel any need to make anymore. If Delta Recruitment offers benefits that will apply to my main, then I'm likely to participate.
Otherwise, I just don't know... >shrug< :rolleyes:
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I have no problem with this event except 1.... The truth is, this game has turned into a money grabbing grind fest. So I could care less that I will have to grind again(i.e leveling) because it's just par for the course. However, this is just me, but when I make a character.. I typically already know what ship he/she will be flying at lvl 50. But let's be honest, It's T6 or nothing. I have plenty of C-store T5's that I could grind to get fleet versions of and then grind again to get it to T5-U but what's the point? There are now 3( technically 2 and a half) different types of T6 ships. Command,Intel, and specials (lobi, lockbox, event, and promo). Soon there will be fleet T6 intel ships becuase they are the only 10 console T6's in the game. I have 2 T6 Intel ships... the Faeht and the Guardian (technically isn't intel but has 10 consoles and was debuted at the same time). I fly the faeht with 2 toons and the guardian with 2 toons... so it would be redundant to fly either with a new toon. So my problem is that I won't have a ship for my "delta recruit" once I get to the 40-50 range. This, for me, is where the obvious money/grind sink is. So, for me, fingers crossed that an adequate ship will be a reward because I am done spending money and I'm done grinding. I already have 10 toons that are all lvl 50 or above (none are 60 yet). I'm not going to start EC/dil grinding for a ship on a character, as many have said, will be left to collect dust for a while.
So....we should not have our new toon join a fleet until Level 30? Or will that particular task be auto-completed at Level 30?
Looking forward to this, just trying to get all my ducks in a row before Delta Recruitment begins.
You should wait to see if the coding is capable of handling that scenario. That's what I do. Wait for some poor sucker to go first and keep an eye on the forum rage.
I'm waiting for DETAILS on what the prizes (particularly those that are account-wide) will be.
I've got 16 characters already. Only my main is L60, the others are between L53-56. I've got at least one of each class in each faction, mixed throughout various races, genders, ships, weapon types, playstyles, etc.
But, honestly, Delta Rising kinda killed alting for me. There's just too much grind for each character (like my Main still hasn't completed a single Specialization or even R&D to L20, yet). If it weren't for doing DOffing while participating in the CE Event, my alts probably wouldn't be at the mid-50s they're at now. :rolleyes:
I am most attached to my primary character. He's my first character that I've been playing for over 5 years. He's collected/earned most every prize, accolade, commendation, etc. He's the one I care most about advancing.
With the plethora and variety of alts I already have, I don't feel any need to make anymore. If Delta Recruitment offers benefits that will apply to my main, then I'm likely to participate.
Otherwise, I just don't know... >shrug< :rolleyes:
Agreed as well and kinda of same thing for me.
Except for showing "better" metrics what is the "reason" for doing this? Can someone please DEV or MR EP answer that one? Curious to know their side of things since ALTs are dead on this game.
I am also not seeing yet where, amidst the grinding I would have to do on a Delta Recruit, I would have time to get anything for the two toons I have successfully saved from the ravages of Delta Rising. If I am going to be timegated/grindgated on my mains for those benefits, as opposed to being able to work on the one Delta Recruit and then getting passively rewarded on my mains, that will be a big incentive killer as I do not have the time to ultra-grind three toons simultaneously.
IF I see those benefits, and they are compatible with having a life and a full time job, I will consider it, but if not, I will not only sit it out, but delete a couple of alts just to make the message as clear as possible.
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OK, so if the lemmings (waves) complete the weekly task, then everyone gets a bonus the next week. And at level 30, we get a bonus that helps out whatever fleet we join. I like that, because my fed fleet's levelling up its embassy and spire to 3 and starbase to 4 at the same time. (Whee, watch those dilithium levels sloooowly rise.) Watch us get fleet marks. I've got 6000 fleet marks waiting to turn in and haven't finished CC yet.
What I don't get is, where are the delta recruits coming from? Are they just recruits from the academy, or are they actual Delta Quadrant recruits?
Another pointless blog post, shocking. This one probably doesn't even appease the RPers. Good thing they spent that time making a poster with words in klingon, so somewhere on some computer they can at least translate from english to klingon. Too bad the the spell checker is still broken or missing.
The design of those recruitment posters really doesn't fit the IP you have chosen. Yes, I know, you are deeply regretting the whole Star Trek thing but get your stuff together.
Other than that, more marketing speak. "Exciting", "never been better", "too many rewards" - but nothing of significance. Ye, it's three weeks + until the event starts, but we will get new hype ads twice a week now. It would be nice if there was something concrete in there.
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"No. Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects... and claw at you." -Worf, son of Mogh
"A filthy, mangy beast, but in its bony breast beat the heart of a warrior" - "faithful" (...) "but ever-ready to follow the call of the wild." - Martok, about a Targ
"That pig smelled horrid. A sweet-sour, extremely pungent odor. I showered and showered, and it took me a week to get rid of it!" - Robert Justman, appreciating Emmy-Lou
The recruiting efforts by Starfleet, the Klingon Defense Force, and the Romulan Republic are ramping up. As the threat of an Iconian war looms over the galaxy, there is great anticipation to see all the new officers captaining starships for these three factions.
You guys MIGHT want to put another blurb in there stating the Delta Recruit Event start date of April 2, 2015; or you might get some new players who wonder why the character they made today ISN'T seeing any of the stuff outlined. IMO marketing really needs to do a better job of communicating specifics in blurbs about upcomingh events content that aren't live yet.
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I'm waiting for DETAILS on what the prizes (particularly those that are account-wide) will be.
I've got 16 characters already. Only my main is L60, the others are between L53-56. I've got at least one of each class in each faction, mixed throughout various races, genders, ships, weapon types, playstyles, etc.
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Just think a few more alts you can join the 30+ AAA Club [Alts Aholic Anonymous ].
Personally gonna make up 2-5 more KDF/Rom alts during the event just for fun as I enjoy the 1-50 stuff more, though I may have to delete an alt on my main acct as I'm already past the cap and don't think the +1 slot will fix that.
Good Hunting, may you enjoy all your future endeavors.
Another pointless blog post, shocking. This one probably doesn't even appease the RPers. Good thing they spent that time making a poster with words in klingon, so somewhere on some computer they can at least translate from english to klingon. Too bad the the spell checker is still broken or missing.
From a RP/Fluff perspective, nothing they write is halfway enjoyable for those people who didn't play with GI Joe as kids
^ Memory Alpha.org is not canon. It's a open wiki with arbitrary rules. Only what can be cited from an episode is. ^
"No. Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects... and claw at you." -Worf, son of Mogh
"A filthy, mangy beast, but in its bony breast beat the heart of a warrior" - "faithful" (...) "but ever-ready to follow the call of the wild." - Martok, about a Targ
"That pig smelled horrid. A sweet-sour, extremely pungent odor. I showered and showered, and it took me a week to get rid of it!" - Robert Justman, appreciating Emmy-Lou
I will give it a try. This new blog seems to suggest we don't have to play every mission? That sweetens the deal for me as I really hate some of them, especially in the Romulan arc, while I really like many others. I also always hit 50 halfway through the Romulan arc so if I can skip more than usual I might actually get to Beta Ursae for a change.
I really don't see anything sinister in this. It serves many purposes: increases metrics, possible equipment and ship sales, sets up the coming story with the Iconians, and offers some new temporal war style story content.
I'll be doing it to see the story. I doubt I will take the character as seriously as my other 5. Time will tell. My big question is whether the 3 factions have different stories or is it basically the same for all.
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You guys MIGHT want to put another blurb in there stating the Delta Recruit Event start date of April 2, 2015; or you might get some new players who wonder why the character they made today ISN'T seeing any of the stuff outlined. IMO marketing really needs to do a better job of communicating specifics in blurbs about upcomingh events content that aren't live yet.
We can't even convince them to hit the spell check button before posting blogs... Baby steps.
My big question is whether the 3 factions have different stories or is it basically the same for all.
Given the latest trend of the 'alliance' and Geko actually saying he disliked making faction-specific content (albeit directed towards KDF), I'm assuming it will be one story for all. Plus making just one story for everyone instead of two or three stories means (hopefully) more time spent making better quality missions etc. It could also mean less time needed overall for average quality, but we won't know that until we see it.
Well, I for one am looking forward to the event; now I just need to decide how many more alts I'm adding to my existing 23 - I still have 6 free toon slots to use before the free ones are made available
This sounds awesome... except... I dont want to level up another character. I stopped my last one after the string of XP gimping/nerfing/hobbling that you (Crypitc) did. Why would I want to level another?
And your idea of awesome rewards is a silly phaser stun pistol or a party bomb that people can harass people with. I will have to see what you guys mean by your rewards for this.
Im hoping an ability to grant sane levels of xp instead of hardly any to fill up a large XP pool.
I wonder if we'll see a Republic Delta Recruitment poster next, alongside another blog that is basically a rehash of the previous ones and still doesn't go into specifics about the rewards....
I'm also very curious about how they will handle the weekly server-wide goals. If not enough people end up participating, will they shift the goal posts around to make it so the tiers progress within the time frame they envisioned? I ask, because I've seen similar situations in other MMO events that have required server-wide participation....
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Because I haven't leveled a new toon in a year and a half; and my current toons are all at Level 60. And I am content with them not having spec trees maxed out.
I have no idea how this is a "scam". This is Cryptic giving me substantial benefits to something I was planning on doing anyway.
I'm pretty sure missions reward more xp the first time. I was also under the impression that the extreme slow leveling only started past level 50 ?
I'm think along the same lines as you on this one. At most if I created another toon for this event, chances are it would only end up being a doff mule. Guess it's a case of wait and see, but either way I'll not replace my main, too much time and resources spent getting it to where it is now.
I'm hoping it means characters up to lvl 30 upon the release of delta recruits will be grand-fathered into it.
As a Nausicaan. A dim-witted Nausicaan smuggler (and black sheep of his family) who sort of got drafted.
This is gonna be great. :cool:
It still doesn't say what, if any, permanent effects remain on the Delta Recruit character.
It still doesn't say if there are any rewards that are not account-wide or transferable, like accolades.
It still doesn't say if this is a one-time-only event or if the Delta Recruit is going to be needed in the future.
It still doesn't say if we actually need a Delta Recruit for each faction to accomplish everything.
I still can't tell if I'm going to have to replace my main.
I'm waiting for DETAILS on what the prizes (particularly those that are account-wide) will be.
I've got 16 characters already. Only my main is L60, the others are between L53-56. I've got at least one of each class in each faction, mixed throughout various races, genders, ships, weapon types, playstyles, etc.
But, honestly, Delta Rising kinda killed alting for me. There's just too much grind for each character (like my Main still hasn't completed a single Specialization or even R&D to L20, yet). If it weren't for doing DOffing while participating in the CE Event, my alts probably wouldn't be at the mid-50s they're at now. :rolleyes:
I am most attached to my primary character. He's my first character that I've been playing for over 5 years. He's collected/earned most every prize, accolade, commendation, etc. He's the one I care most about advancing.
With the plethora and variety of alts I already have, I don't feel any need to make anymore. If Delta Recruitment offers benefits that will apply to my main, then I'm likely to participate.
Otherwise, I just don't know... >shrug< :rolleyes:
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Playing STO since Feb 2010.
You should wait to see if the coding is capable of handling that scenario. That's what I do. Wait for some poor sucker to go first and keep an eye on the forum rage.
I would like to know this as well.
I mean, I'm doing this event regardless, as it seems cool and beneficial. I just need to know details, as do we all
Cool poster, btw!
Agreed as well and kinda of same thing for me.
Except for showing "better" metrics what is the "reason" for doing this? Can someone please DEV or MR EP answer that one? Curious to know their side of things since ALTs are dead on this game.
I am also not seeing yet where, amidst the grinding I would have to do on a Delta Recruit, I would have time to get anything for the two toons I have successfully saved from the ravages of Delta Rising. If I am going to be timegated/grindgated on my mains for those benefits, as opposed to being able to work on the one Delta Recruit and then getting passively rewarded on my mains, that will be a big incentive killer as I do not have the time to ultra-grind three toons simultaneously.
IF I see those benefits, and they are compatible with having a life and a full time job, I will consider it, but if not, I will not only sit it out, but delete a couple of alts just to make the message as clear as possible.
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What I don't get is, where are the delta recruits coming from? Are they just recruits from the academy, or are they actual Delta Quadrant recruits?
Other than that, more marketing speak. "Exciting", "never been better", "too many rewards" - but nothing of significance. Ye, it's three weeks + until the event starts, but we will get new hype ads twice a week now. It would be nice if there was something concrete in there.
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You guys MIGHT want to put another blurb in there stating the Delta Recruit Event start date of April 2, 2015; or you might get some new players who wonder why the character they made today ISN'T seeing any of the stuff outlined. IMO marketing really needs to do a better job of communicating specifics in blurbs about upcomingh events content that aren't live yet.
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Personally gonna make up 2-5 more KDF/Rom alts during the event just for fun as I enjoy the 1-50 stuff more, though I may have to delete an alt on my main acct as I'm already past the cap and don't think the +1 slot will fix that.
Good Hunting, may you enjoy all your future endeavors.
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I really don't see anything sinister in this. It serves many purposes: increases metrics, possible equipment and ship sales, sets up the coming story with the Iconians, and offers some new temporal war style story content.
I'll be doing it to see the story. I doubt I will take the character as seriously as my other 5. Time will tell. My big question is whether the 3 factions have different stories or is it basically the same for all.
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We can't even convince them to hit the spell check button before posting blogs... Baby steps.
Given the latest trend of the 'alliance' and Geko actually saying he disliked making faction-specific content (albeit directed towards KDF), I'm assuming it will be one story for all. Plus making just one story for everyone instead of two or three stories means (hopefully) more time spent making better quality missions etc. It could also mean less time needed overall for average quality, but we won't know that until we see it.
And your idea of awesome rewards is a silly phaser stun pistol or a party bomb that people can harass people with. I will have to see what you guys mean by your rewards for this.
Im hoping an ability to grant sane levels of xp instead of hardly any to fill up a large XP pool.
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I'm also very curious about how they will handle the weekly server-wide goals. If not enough people end up participating, will they shift the goal posts around to make it so the tiers progress within the time frame they envisioned? I ask, because I've seen similar situations in other MMO events that have required server-wide participation....