I just tested this. You actually get to keep the Spec Points, even though they technically exceed your max. So no need to keep them cluttering up your inventory - go ahead and open the package.
Not adding this to the FAQ, since it's specific to the Spec Point Promo, and not the Skills Invalid bug.
@borticuscryptic So what happens when you earn more spec points then?!? as when this issue is sorted {( the not able to spend the spec points from today's give away )} i will be maxed out.
are you kinda saying that when you gain "what would be another spec point" they go bye bye, vanish with no reward {( as in waste of time playing the player with maxed spec )}
is it worth "not" slotting in the last 3 i have and keep racking them up for the next if ever spec tree as not to waste my time filling my XP bar if you get me ?!?!?
Obviously im not asking for you to tell me what to do lol just curious of advice if any you can give
I just tested this. You actually get to keep the Spec Points, even though they technically exceed your max. So no need to keep them cluttering up your inventory - go ahead and open the package.
Not adding this to the FAQ, since it's specific to the Spec Point Promo, and not the Skills Invalid bug.
@borticuscryptic So what happens when you earn more spec points then?!? as when this issue is sorted {( the not able to spend the spec points from today's give away )} i will be maxed out.
are you kinda saying that when you gain "what would be another spec point" they go bye bye, vanish with no reward {( as in waste of time playing the player with maxed spec )}
is it worth "not" slotting in the last 3 i have and keep racking them up for the next if ever spec tree as not to waste my time filling my XP bar if you get me ?!?!?
There'll probably another spec soon for you to put those leftover points in eventually. How you filled all 4 trees eludes and amazes me though...
I just tested this. You actually get to keep the Spec Points, even though they technically exceed your max. So no need to keep them cluttering up your inventory - go ahead and open the package.
Not adding this to the FAQ, since it's specific to the Spec Point Promo, and not the Skills Invalid bug.
@borticuscryptic So what happens when you earn more spec points then?!? as when this issue is sorted {( the not able to spend the spec points from today's give away )} i will be maxed out.
are you kinda saying that when you gain "what would be another spec point" they go bye bye, vanish with no reward {( as in waste of time playing the player with maxed spec )}
is it worth "not" slotting in the last 3 i have and keep racking them up for the next if ever spec tree as not to waste my time filling my XP bar if you get me ?!?!?
There'll probably another spec soon for you to put those leftover points in eventually. How you filled all 4 trees eludes and amazes me though...
playing nothing but my main, doing FE's, playing high XP rewarding stuff and grinding my little pew pew pilot ship into dust lol.
its taken me 10 months {( or there about's )} to get to the point im only left with 3 empty spaces.
hence why i am not sure weather to slot them or keep them empty so i dont waste my time playing my main toon.
I think that there is a maximum number of points that you can earn by leveling up, and once you have "earned" all the points, you will not continue to gain them, so you cannot "pool" excess points by not spending them...although the spec point boxes and this promo seem to ignore that restriction. Further leveling will get you 2,880 dilithium ore whenever you fill the level up bar.
I think that there is a maximum number of points that you can earn by leveling up, and once you have "earned" all the points, you will not continue to gain them, so you cannot "pool" excess points by not spending them...although the spec point boxes and this promo seem to ignore that restriction. Further leveling will get you 2,880 dilithium ore whenever you fill the level up bar.
I thought this had been removed after the Japori incident?!?
I bought on the exchange Attack Pattern Delta Prime starship trait for 70 000 000 ec and after I opened the box, the trait is not shown in the list of starship traits!
I think that there is a maximum number of points that you can earn by leveling up, and once you have "earned" all the points, you will not continue to gain them, so you cannot "pool" excess points by not spending them...although the spec point boxes and this promo seem to ignore that restriction. Further leveling will get you 2,880 dilithium ore whenever you fill the level up bar.
Last I heard that was removed months ago.
Shortly after Delta Rising launched there was an XP exploit in certain system patrols that some players took advantage of. Players were able to quickly max out all specializations then earn lots and lots of dilithium.
Because of that they decided to remove the dilithium rewarded for filling your XP bar after you earned the max amount of specialization points, even after they fixed the exploit. In other words, once your specializations are maxed you gain nothing at all for continually "leveling up" afterwards. I don't recall them ever reversing that decision.
It was probably a precaution in case players found a new exploit to quickly max their specs. This way their specs get maxed but they don't earn tons of dil afterwards that winds up flooding the market.
I just tested this. You actually get to keep the Spec Points, even though they technically exceed your max. So no need to keep them cluttering up your inventory - go ahead and open the package.
Not adding this to the FAQ, since it's specific to the Spec Point Promo, and not the Skills Invalid bug.
@borticuscryptic So what happens when you earn more spec points then?!? as when this issue is sorted {( the not able to spend the spec points from today's give away )} i will be maxed out.
are you kinda saying that when you gain "what would be another spec point" they go bye bye, vanish with no reward {( as in waste of time playing the player with maxed spec )}
is it worth "not" slotting in the last 3 i have and keep racking them up for the next if ever spec tree as not to waste my time filling my XP bar if you get me ?!?!?
Obviously im not asking for you to tell me what to do lol just curious of advice if any you can give
I have all the spec trees maxed. Basically, when you gain a "level" and would normally get a spec point, you get nothing instead.
I just tested this. You actually get to keep the Spec Points, even though they technically exceed your max. So no need to keep them cluttering up your inventory - go ahead and open the package.
Not adding this to the FAQ, since it's specific to the Spec Point Promo, and not the Skills Invalid bug.
@borticuscryptic So what happens when you earn more spec points then?!? as when this issue is sorted {( the not able to spend the spec points from today's give away )} i will be maxed out.
are you kinda saying that when you gain "what would be another spec point" they go bye bye, vanish with no reward {( as in waste of time playing the player with maxed spec )}
is it worth "not" slotting in the last 3 i have and keep racking them up for the next if ever spec tree as not to waste my time filling my XP bar if you get me ?!?!?
Obviously im not asking for you to tell me what to do lol just curious of advice if any you can give
I have all the spec trees maxed. Basically, when you gain a "level" and would normally get a spec point, you get nothing instead.
hmm looks like I won't be playing my main again then until they release a new spec tree.
guess that's one way of either getting me to spend less! time in game or maybe finally getting back to playing my alts even though they are lacking so badly now I might not even bother with them.
Thank you for keeping us up to date, I haven't seen my questions asked yet and if it has please excuse me. I am missing 90% of my traits this morning, should I reload them or wait until the patch? Thanks team
Thank you for keeping us up to date, I haven't seen my questions asked yet and if it has please excuse me. I am missing 90% of my traits this morning, should I reload them or wait until the patch? Thanks team
Thank you for keeping us up to date, I haven't seen my questions asked yet and if it has please excuse me. I am missing 90% of my traits this morning, should I reload them or wait until the patch? Thanks team
I bought on the exchange Attack Pattern Delta Prime starship trait for 70 000 000 ec and after I opened the box, the trait is not shown in the list of starship traits!
I had a similar issue. I hit level 5 mastery on my Vet ship today on one of my characters and the ship trait never showed up in my list of available traits. Tried changing maps, logging out and in again, no luck. Hoping it'll show up tomorrow after the patch.
Join date is wrong, I've actually been around since STO Beta.
True alters don't have a "main". Account wide unlocks for all unique event rewards!!
The bug is not related to the spec points giveaway. Current speculation appears to be related to reputations. Redeeming your promotional spec points is fine and not related to the bug itself.
I'm not denying what you're saying, but I will point out that, on the second character I opened the Spec Points box on, my Skills were fine until I actually opened the box for the Spec Points. Maybe this will help to find the cause.
The bug is not related to the spec points giveaway. Current speculation appears to be related to reputations. Redeeming your promotional spec points is fine and not related to the bug itself.
I'm not denying what you're saying, but I will point out that, on the second character I opened the Spec Points box on, my Skills were fine until I actually opened the box for the Spec Points. Maybe this will help to find the cause.
I claimed the free points on all 18 of my characters. The only characters I had 'invalid skills' on all had completed Delta Rep. The ones who hadn't had no problem making use of the Spec Points so I'm pretty hopeful that they are correct about it being linked to the tier 4 Delta Rep.
Edit: I'm not sure what triggers the skill validator, but it may be that it only triggers when something which alters skills happens. So for instance, gaining a skill point, spec point, or a new trait etc.
Join date is wrong, I've actually been around since STO Beta.
True alters don't have a "main". Account wide unlocks for all unique event rewards!!
Thank you for keeping us up to date, I haven't seen my questions asked yet and if it has please excuse me. I am missing 90% of my traits this morning, should I reload them or wait until the patch? Thanks team
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@borticuscryptic So what happens when you earn more spec points then?!? as when this issue is sorted {( the not able to spend the spec points from today's give away )} i will be maxed out.
are you kinda saying that when you gain "what would be another spec point" they go bye bye, vanish with no reward {( as in waste of time playing the player with maxed spec )}
is it worth "not" slotting in the last 3 i have and keep racking them up for the next if ever spec tree as not to waste my time filling my XP bar if you get me ?!?!?
Obviously im not asking for you to tell me what to do lol just curious of advice if any you can give
There'll probably another spec soon for you to put those leftover points in eventually. How you filled all 4 trees eludes and amazes me though...
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playing nothing but my main, doing FE's, playing high XP rewarding stuff and grinding my little pew pew pilot ship into dust lol.
its taken me 10 months {( or there about's )} to get to the point im only left with 3 empty spaces.
hence why i am not sure weather to slot them or keep them empty so i dont waste my time playing my main toon.
I thought this had been removed after the Japori incident?!?
Last I heard that was removed months ago.
Shortly after Delta Rising launched there was an XP exploit in certain system patrols that some players took advantage of. Players were able to quickly max out all specializations then earn lots and lots of dilithium.
Because of that they decided to remove the dilithium rewarded for filling your XP bar after you earned the max amount of specialization points, even after they fixed the exploit. In other words, once your specializations are maxed you gain nothing at all for continually "leveling up" afterwards. I don't recall them ever reversing that decision.
It was probably a precaution in case players found a new exploit to quickly max their specs. This way their specs get maxed but they don't earn tons of dil afterwards that winds up flooding the market.
I have all the spec trees maxed. Basically, when you gain a "level" and would normally get a spec point, you get nothing instead.
hmm looks like I won't be playing my main again then until they release a new spec tree.
guess that's one way of either getting me to spend less!
boo booooo sad face. . .
arcgames.com/en/forums#/discussion/1200582/odd-bug-at-fleet-mine
Already been addressed by Borticus.
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9503103-star-trek-online:-release-notes:-august-14th,-2015
Borticus posted in that thread that the problem was tracked down and a fix is coming soon.
Can we have maintenance today?
"The higher the fewer."
I had a similar issue. I hit level 5 mastery on my Vet ship today on one of my characters and the ship trait never showed up in my list of available traits. Tried changing maps, logging out and in again, no luck. Hoping it'll show up tomorrow after the patch.
I'm not denying what you're saying, but I will point out that, on the second character I opened the Spec Points box on, my Skills were fine until I actually opened the box for the Spec Points. Maybe this will help to find the cause.
I claimed the free points on all 18 of my characters. The only characters I had 'invalid skills' on all had completed Delta Rep. The ones who hadn't had no problem making use of the Spec Points so I'm pretty hopeful that they are correct about it being linked to the tier 4 Delta Rep.
Edit: I'm not sure what triggers the skill validator, but it may be that it only triggers when something which alters skills happens. So for instance, gaining a skill point, spec point, or a new trait etc.
Because......reasons.
Nope. Bort already confirmed earlier in the thread that after the patch they should just be "valid" instead of "invalid".
Ok thanks i was a little upset at the prospect of having to respec my skills.
Yeah I had that panic too when I saw how many of my toons were affected.
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