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Delta Recruits: Worth the grind?

vocmcpvocmcp Member Posts: 1,134 Arc User
edited April 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Ok I need some advice. I have absolutely no interest in making more characters and wish they would have done something for existing alts. Yet there seem to be some interesting account wide rewards if you go through it. So, is it worth creating and grinding out a toon just to get the rewards (trait)? Are they any good? Is it worth to create more than one to get several of the transferrable R&D boosts? And does anyone know if I can safely dispose of my toon garbage without jeopardizing my account wide unlocks once this event is over?
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  • seriousdaveseriousdave Member Posts: 2,777 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I'd say it sure is worth to a least make one for the account unlocks. Getting through episodes, crafting to lvl5 and him/her to 50 dosen't really reqiure that much effort, time maybe but also not too much.

    Multiple deltas though....would be a waste of time since account rewards won't be distributed a second time and most of the stuff the recruit gets will also be character bound. The only things that could be transferred are the dil you eran while playing stuff that rewards dil, the EC and the 2 tech upgrades you'll get at 50. Which most of that can be eraned by a "finished" toon way faster.

    vocmcp wrote: »
    And does anyone know if I can safely dispose of my toon garbage without jeopardizing my account wide unlocks once this event is over?

    Accountwide stuff that's unlocked should stay unlocked, wouldn't make any sense if it would need an active delta to remain that way.

    It's also stated in the blog that the accountwide rewards are here to stay. So every future toon will have access to them, which is quite neat.
  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,980 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    This is the rewards blog, judge for yourself OP.
    http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9116343-delta-recruitment-rewards

    We can give you our take on it but that's speaking from our own interests and priorities. Myself, yah its worth it. We've certainly spent far more time grinding less interesting content for smaller rewards in the past but if you don't want to play pre-end game STO then the Delta Recruit event is not going to be for you.
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  • ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Kind of in the same situation OP. All my toons are finished builds and I don't need another alt. However I will level up a throwaway for the OP trait so I will be on level footing with others in case PVP comes back.
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  • peterconnorfirstpeterconnorfirst Member Posts: 6,225 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I feel you OP, I had no intention to make another toon either because I have 8 Lvl 60 chars all upgraded mk 14 and with one primary and one secondary specialization tree filled already .

    Yet I have reconsidered. The first relief was that original fears that those new toons would be some kind of tier 6 augments where total bull. I don’t feel in any way pressured to participate in this event. The only special features for the toon turn out to be a crafting doff as well as the option to get a trait and 2 special items for your account. This is nice but by no means mandatory to have. All the rest is just a pack of free currencies I usually get in this game by grinding very repetitive tasks each day. Now I get them by replaying story missions which I haven’t done in a long time. There also isn’t any timeframe attached to this event so no pressure how fast I level or anything. The new toon itself will have an easy standing at lvl 50. With 250 rep marks in each category and sponsorship tokens basically only 4 normal difficulty pve are in order to max out the reputs for the multiple 32k dil rewards. All the marks for the other toons will convert into dil (too bad my alts have already maxed out reputs or this event would conclude 1,5 reps totally for each of em). The new pre-purposed dill will be put to good use in form of fleet credits re-donateable to bases.

    Because of the crafting system and stories one has to play anyway it will be child’s play to out gear the new toon for very few to zero costs.

    After the benefits are “used up” I can even decide if I intend to keep the char or not.

    I think under the consideration of my toon gang this event will reward me with far over 200k dil and if I play the toon in a dozen pve after levelling almost 400k. Those are similar figures I would get out of any cryptic 2 weeks event but this time I get a change of pace and perhaps even a new char I happen to like. :)
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  • drakethewhitedrakethewhite Member Posts: 1,240 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    The useful awards, both individual and account wide are less than running one's main and alts through things like the CE or Mirror Event, but take far more time.

    So, it's really only worth doing if one or more conditions apply:
    1. You wanted to created an alt anyway
    2. The Trait is a must have for you
    3. One of the devices is a must have for you

    I can't imagine 2 or 3 applying, but people want stanger things.
  • bobbydazlersbobbydazlers Member Posts: 4,534 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    vocmcp wrote: »
    Ok I need some advice. I have absolutely no interest in making more characters and wish they would have done something for existing alts. Yet there seem to be some interesting account wide rewards if you go through it. So, is it worth creating and grinding out a toon just to get the rewards (trait)? Are they any good? Is it worth to create more than one to get several of the transferrable R&D boosts? And does anyone know if I can safely dispose of my toon garbage without jeopardizing my account wide unlocks once this event is over?

    only you can answer the question is it worth it to you, personally I think it is.
    regardless of the rewards this looks like it is going to be a blast and if you haven't got a delta you cant take part.
    to the best of my knowledge from what I have read in the blogs and Q&A`s there is no reason why you cannot create the delta, play him till the end of the event then transfer all you can to your main by whatever means you have and delete the delta.

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  • evilmark444evilmark444 Member Posts: 6,950 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I'm gonna make a klink just to work on week ones goal, then play my real delta starting week 2, hopefully with triple xp. Gotta beat that delta quadrant leveling wall.
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  • abaddon653abaddon653 Member Posts: 1,144 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I'm a bit of an alt junkie...I attend meetings and everything :eek:

    So this whole promotion is kinda calling to me, I am trying to resist but...
  • nickcastletonnickcastleton Member Posts: 1,212 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    abaddon653 wrote: »
    I'm a bit of an alt junkie...I attend meetings and everything :eek:

    So this whole promotion is kinda calling to me, I am trying to resist but...

    give in, i already have :D

    No idea which faction or race ill shall pick however.
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  • architect13architect13 Member Posts: 1,076 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    If nothing else, free bank and inventory space.
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  • voivodjevoivodje Member Posts: 436 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Hehe, it can very well be I'll delete my prime toons and keep the new one.
    If I like him enough, sure!
  • dracounguisdracounguis Member Posts: 5,358 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Well, since they said the recruits don't have to power-level to max before the event ends, you can make one and take as long as you need to get to max level to unlock the account rewards. If not for that, I wouldn't be making one when (after many maintenance extensions, I'd guess) the server comes back up today.
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  • zagstrukkzagstrukk Member Posts: 16 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I really can't see why I wouldn't throw a new Delta together. Any reward is good in my book. The rewards can come as fast as I feel like grinding them, as you only need to get out of the tutorial during the event. Then you can just take it easy, so I feel there is really no pressure in regards to this. It is no more grindy than you want it to be, which is certainly better than fighting for spec points.

    If this event meets Cryptic's expectations I can see them doing similar events in future whenever they want to get new folks playing, which wouldn't be too bad, really.

    So, in the end, it is up to you to review the rewards and decide what your priorities are. I'm going to make a recruit simply because I will have a slot not filled and its being empty will bother me.
  • dkeith2011dkeith2011 Member Posts: 595 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Worth it or not depends on you more than anything. If there was a character you wanted to try, then make it and give it a shot.

    Personally, I made 2 Klingon alts that I wanted and will probably make a Fed just because.
  • dpsloss88dpsloss88 Member Posts: 765 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I am thinking it is not worth it. Many of the early missions are bugged now. I cannot even finish Treasure Trading Station....
  • carlosbflycarlosbfly Member Posts: 682 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    dpsloss88 wrote: »
    I am thinking it is not worth it. Many of the early missions are bugged now. I cannot even finish Treasure Trading Station....

    Same. I had to skip it. Given the nature of this promotion, you'd think they'd have this sorted (and it is a bug that's been around since at least last year).
  • oldkhemaraaoldkhemaraa Member Posts: 1,039 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Is it worth the grind?

    Ok, I just made level 12 on my baby delta and well I'll Try to be nice about this...

    *works up into a "I'm going to be civil" mindset*

    It's not quite the most uninformed flat dumb question I've ever heard asked on the forums..

    Go play yer Delta Recruit and enjoy it ok.. It's fun.. It's not any more grind then anything else in the game, and there are many many many nice spiff special rewards to "ease the burden"..

    I just opened a reward pack that gave a set of some pretty serious space gear.. engines deflector, core, shield, and some ships weapons besides... I don't need to pass this toon NOTHING from any of my other toons 'cept maybe some Dilthium.. later on.

    Go play..
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  • theraven2378theraven2378 Member Posts: 6,014 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I can't even do any patrols and yes i'm stuck on treasure trading station
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