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Scheduled Maintenance [May 21st, 2015]

pwlaughingtrendypwlaughingtrendy Member Posts: 2,966 Arc User
edited May 2015 in Galactic News Network [PC]
Greetings Captains!

We will be performing our weekly maintenance tomorrow as well as apply an updated patch at 6AM Pacific. Downtime is estimated is 3.5 hours, and patch notes can be found here: http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9254233-star-trek-online%3A-release-notes%3A-may-21st%2C-2015

Thanks for your patience and understanding!

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  • westx211westx211 Member Posts: 42,328 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    So is the damage thing with the manheim device also being removed? Because it would be better for both the healing and damage interaction to be removed.
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  • borticuscrypticborticuscryptic Member Posts: 2,478 Cryptic Developer
    edited May 2015
    westx211 wrote: »
    So is the damage thing with the manheim device also being removed? Because it would be better for both the healing and damage interaction to be removed.

    We're working on a fairly substantial re-design of this console in general. For the time being, all we removed is the Healing interactions, as it was causing some extreme latency (and in some instances, server disconnects) when certain abilities were used while Manheim duplicates were present. The damage component wasn't causing these same issues, so wasn't removed in tomorrow's build.
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  • farmallmfarmallm Member Posts: 4,630 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    Glad they fixed the Doffs on when the mission failed. At times I thought the game was cheating me out of those. Now I will know if any of my Doffs end up dying as well. So I can find a replacement.
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  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    Didn't realize people still used the suicide console.

    Glad it is getting a redesign!
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  • jam3s1701jam3s1701 Member Posts: 1,825 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    sunfrancks wrote: »
    Didn't realize people still used the suicide console.

    Glad it is getting a redesign!

    I'll have to remember that term for that console lol
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    Restoration of missing costume items would have been nice...
  • monkeybone13monkeybone13 Member Posts: 4,640 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    Thanks for the fix to doff assignments that fail being deleted instead of going into the completed tab.

    And thanks for FINALLY putting the missing "haggle for" assignments in the known issues list. I've been having to use my Ferasan Nepata Leaves, Tuleberries, Bajoran Batteret Incense, etc., sparingly since I haven't been able to find the assignments to get more, not on any of my 15 characters I keep stationed at DS9. I look forward to it being fixed, along with other doff assignments being goofed up in sector space, when you guys can get around to it. :)
  • cenellcenell Member Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    ok, what about the invisible items issue?, ground weapons, space torpedos, and issues with the kar'fi carrier being half missing? when is someone going to at least look into this? its not just affecting weapons and such, there has been some issues with missions as well, trying to see the iconian symbols is particularly annoying, not to mention invisible powers like tykens rift and gravity well.

    Please don't give me " this issue has not been reported" either, I have been reporting it and even posted screenshots, everything was working just fine up to season 10 release, now its been nothing but problems.
  • westx211westx211 Member Posts: 42,328 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    borticuscryptic wrote: »
    We're working on a fairly substantial re-design of this console in general. For the time being, all we removed is the Healing interactions, as it was causing some extreme latency (and in some instances, server disconnects) when certain abilities were used while Manheim duplicates were present. The damage component wasn't causing these same issues, so wasn't removed in tomorrow's build.

    Thanks for the update. Glad to know the console is being reworked.
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  • jam3s1701jam3s1701 Member Posts: 1,825 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    cenell wrote: »
    ok, what about the invisible items issue?, ground weapons, space torpedos, and issues with the kar'fi carrier being half missing? when is someone going to at least look into this? its not just affecting weapons and such, there has been some issues with missions as well, trying to see the iconian symbols is particularly annoying, not to mention invisible powers like tykens rift and gravity well.

    Please don't give me " this issue has not been reported" either, I have been reporting it and even posted screenshots, everything was working just fine up to season 10 release, now its been nothing but problems.

    can you elaborate on the issue as I have a feeling that some of the issues that you stated aren't issues their end.
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  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    borticuscryptic wrote: »
    We're working on a fairly substantial re-design of this console in general. For the time being, all we removed is the Healing interactions, as it was causing some extreme latency (and in some instances, server disconnects) when certain abilities were used while Manheim duplicates were present. The damage component wasn't causing these same issues, so wasn't removed in tomorrow's build.


    I see Trendy kept this thread open. :) Cool.

    Glad you're reworking it. While you're at it, please remove the damage component of it altogether (permanently); it's the main reason no one ever uses this suicide console. Either that, or upgrade its A.I., so it won't jump in headlong into the fray, like a chicken without a head, all the time.
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  • philipclaybergphilipclayberg Member Posts: 1,680
    edited May 2015
    meimeitoo wrote: »
    I see Trendy kept this thread open. :) Cool.

    Glad you're reworking it. While you're at it, please remove the damage component of it altogether (permanently); it's the main reason no one ever uses this suicide console. Either that, or upgrade its A.I., so it won't jump in headlong into the fray, like a chicken without a head, all the time.

    You mean tanks aren't usually suicidal? They sure are in SWTOR and Rift (unless you make your companions passive, which then makes them useless in sudden/unforeseen combat situations, until you make them active again).
  • cenellcenell Member Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    yes, as a matter of fact, I can elaborate, I will show you, these were done by another with the same exact issues.

    invisible weapon example.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYVLBWqUExw

    mission items missing
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    space effects missing
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ-v6Vt01Yc
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFNvsy0gFVk

    I need to thank Hanamussen, he originally posted the issues far better then my simple screenshots in graphical pc issues, which is where I have also posted weeks ago.
    I hope this is the elaboration you wanted.
  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    jam3s1701 wrote: »
    I'll have to remember that term for that console lol

    I just refer to it as the Manheimdead Device. You activate it and say "Man, I'm dead!"
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  • cenellcenell Member Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    so what actually was the original intent for that console anyway that would promote such a huge change?
  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    cenell wrote: »
    so what actually was the original intent for that console anyway that would promote such a huge change?

    You activate the device and it summoned two duplicates of your ship. One from the past, one from the future.

    If your past duplicate received any healing, that healing would then bounce back to you -- and if you healed yourself, your future duplicate would in turn receive the healing. It was only a one-way effect, though. You couldn't heal your past duplicate, which would in turn heal yourself, which would then heal your future duplicate.

    This also affected hull damage. So if your past counterpart took hull damage, you'd take that hull damage (bypassed your shields). And if you were caught in an AoE damage effect.. you know, like just about everything in the end game? Well, you'd take twice as much damage. The damage you took, plus the damage your past duplicate took. Through your shields.

    Thus, if you were too close to a warp core explosion -- or your duplicate was? You just died.

    The original intent sounded a lot cooler inside the designer's head than what actually made it in game.
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  • crm14916crm14916 Member Posts: 1,534 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    The Manheim Device thing doesn't impact me directly as I don't own one, but if it reduces the lag, I'm happy for it.

    As for the rest of the patch notes, I'm sad to see there isn't more for the login issues... It would be nice to get some sort of acknowledgement from the devs that they are working on it, since last week's patch said it was going to fix it but it didn't have any effect...

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  • admiralkristovadmiralkristov Member Posts: 325 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    crm14916 wrote: »
    The Manheim Device thing doesn't impact me directly as I don't own one, but if it reduces the lag, I'm happy for it.

    As for the rest of the patch notes, I'm sad to see there isn't more for the login issues... It would be nice to get some sort of acknowledgement from the devs that they are working on it, since last week's patch said it was going to fix it but it didn't have any effect...

    CM

    Where did it say it was going to be fixed as opposed to being worked towards?
  • crm14916crm14916 Member Posts: 1,534 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    admiralkristov wrote: »
    Where did it say it was going to be fixed as opposed to being worked towards?

    The patch notes for the 14th, so, last week...

    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=23832991&postcount=1

    Second bullet...

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  • tasshenatasshena Member Posts: 542 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    It's saddening and disappointing to see that there's no fix for the Dyson BZ or Zaria in this patch. :(

    On the upside, thank you for delaying the new FE to squash the bugs. This is a correct decision, and as you can see from the thread, supported by those who play. We'd rather get it in working order. :)
  • nyxadrillnyxadrill Member Posts: 1,242 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    tasshena wrote: »
    It's saddening and disappointing to see that there's no fix for the Dyson BZ or Zaria in this patch. :(

    Got to echo the same sentiment on this one. I have a DR toon marooned in the outskirts due to incessant crashes. I've parked STO for the moment until this is addressed.
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  • dmtdmt Member Posts: 194 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    I would like to raise an issue from the Delta Recruitment event. One of my non-delta recruits accidentally discarded her Temporal Negotiator.

    Would it be possible to make it so that the Temporal Negotiator and Paradox Corrector are re-claimable if lost, just like the Photonic BOFF is re-claimable if dismissed
  • rikwesselsrikwessels Member Posts: 367 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    nyxadrill wrote: »
    Got to echo the same sentiment on this one. I have a DR toon marooned in the outskirts due to incessant crashes. I've parked STO for the moment until this is addressed.


    fact both issues aren't even listed as "known " problems , doesn't bode well for any expedient fix ...

    I'm slowly coming to the realization they are not unwilling to fix the crashes to desktop but are unable to
  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    *cries*

    i only needed 15 more seconds to finish the big dig :(
  • thextremev3thextremev3 Member Posts: 16 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    According to your post should the game not be up now ?

    http://stostatus.com/

    TRIBBLE it ill go spend the money i was saving in ESO, least they can post an accurate time and keep people updated.
  • tinead51tinead51 Member Posts: 449 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    sunfrancks wrote: »
    Didn't realize people still used the suicide console.

    Glad it is getting a redesign!
    iconians wrote: »
    I just refer to it as the Manheimdead Device. You activate it and say "Man, I'm dead!"


    I must say, you cant see how much i'm smiling having seen those 2 replies. :D
  • sjarlatansjarlatan Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    So when are cryptic supposed to fix the boff ground skills that falls off every time i go to ground?
    Its not even on bug list, while the list of persons who have this problem is 17 pages long.

    heres the link to forum: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1359751&page=17

    This has been a problem since the release of the new training system, and its not even recognized as a bug? Shame on you cryptic.
  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,980 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    sjarlatan wrote: »
    So when are cryptic supposed to fix the boff ground skills that falls off every time i go to ground?
    Its not even on bug list, while the list of persons who have this problem is 17 pages long.

    heres the link to forum: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1359751&page=17

    This has been a problem since the release of the new training system, and its not even recognized as a bug? Shame on you cryptic.

    Keep in mind that few (if not in fact none which is the case here) of the issues fixed with this update were listed as "known bugs" last week. Ditto the week before, and so on.

    It might be worth it at this point to stop interpreting that list as the end-all of cryptic's QA department. Its frustrating not having any public recognition of known (to us) issues, but its very unlikely in any case that we're going to find that in the last section of the patch notes.
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  • yudhistiroyudhistiro Member Posts: 113 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    are we there yet?:P
  • specter153specter153 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    will we get a patch (or at least a temporary work-around) for the direct3d error
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