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WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE A R&D PROMOTION?!

jim625jim625 Member Posts: 907 Arc User
edited August 2016 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I always wanted to get a t6 connie but after reading this STUPID dev blog it's stuck behind this really annoying and very very very very very very limited chance to win R&D promotion

I am so not happy about this stupid promotion thing >:(
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  • jim625jim625 Member Posts: 907 Arc User
    azrael605 wrote: »
    I'm fine with it. After all I already have a T6 Connie, but I'll probably still take a shot at this one too.

    but it's so not fare for those (inclueding me)who don't make enough money to buy these stupid promotion packs

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  • chozoelder2ndchozoelder2nd Member Posts: 440 Arc User
    edited August 2016
    I really want one. Hard. Especially how it can use the TMP refit skin. Who doesn't want one? I'm still not going to complain about it because I'm just glad it finally happened rather than... you know, go another 6 years of saying it's completely out of the question, it'll never happen, any thread about it gets closed, ect.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    Why advertise that it can use the Vesper skin though? That skin is UGLY!
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • starcruiser#3423 starcruiser
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    Ain't these the ugliest duckling since the inception of STO. Still, I will make sure to make a great profit for those who like to collect junk. The ferengui dealers in STO see this as profit time...here comes the money pig-26.gif​​
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    Some people might relate to this.
  • chozoelder2ndchozoelder2nd Member Posts: 440 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    Why advertise that it can use the Vesper skin though? That skin is UGLY!

    I'm fond of its saucer tbh.
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  • phenomenaut01phenomenaut01 Member Posts: 714 Arc User
    CBS has been resistant to the idea of a T6 Connie since the T6 ships were introduced, so likely the rarity of these is the only way that Cryptic could convince them to allow it. Be happy that they exist at all, because until now, it just wasn't going to happen. Use Dilithium to get Zen, or save up EC to buy one on the exchange (which will likely be expensive, but still you can guarantee that you get one that way). Both are alternatives to spending real world cash on this.
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  • nikephorusnikephorus Member Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    phenomenaut01 wrote: »
    CBS has been resistant to the idea of a T6 Connie since the T6 ships were introduced, so likely the rarity of these is the only way that Cryptic could convince them to allow it. Be happy that they exist at all, because until now, it just wasn't going to happen. Use Dilithium to get Zen, or save up EC to buy one on the exchange (which will likely be expensive, but still you can guarantee that you get one that way). Both are alternatives to spending real world cash on this.

    I'm pretty sure now that they are releasing the T6 constitution that the entire excuse about cbs saying no was bs.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,669 Community Moderator
    nikephorus wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure now that they are releasing the T6 constitution that the entire excuse about cbs saying no was bs.

    Actually I think it's because it is coming up on the 50th Anniversary of TOS. So... Special Event thing. And since it is not a C-Store release... I believe a C-Store T6 is still a no go.
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
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  • talasivaritalasivari Member Posts: 59 Arc User
    Gonna agree with Rattler2. There were probably devs who always supported a T6 connie, vs those who didn't. When the time was right, the ProCons had their way.
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  • phenomenaut01phenomenaut01 Member Posts: 714 Arc User
    nikephorus wrote: »

    I'm pretty sure now that they are releasing the T6 constitution that the entire excuse about cbs saying no was bs.

    Think that all you want, but that was the word from every Dev and Executive producer since the beginning of the game. Why would they not release something like this to the C-Store years ago (back when releasing ships to the C-store was the norm), knowing that they could make a fortune on it?

    It's the same reason we haven't seen any of the Kelvin universe stuff until now, it was forbidden. That changed, so now for this brief moment, it's not forbidden anymore for whatever reason. Time will tell if it's a one time thing, of if they will ever allow it again, but if they do, expect the rarity of the item to continue.

    It amazes me how some people seem to have this compulsion to create a conspiracy theory for every single thing that happens in this game.
  • nikephorusnikephorus Member Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    valoreah wrote: »
    nikephorus wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure now that they are releasing the T6 constitution that the entire excuse about cbs saying no was bs.

    Yeah, Cryptic decided "let's turn down a huge ****pile of money because we can." Makes total sense.

    They will make more money from this pack TRIBBLE.
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  • kikskenkiksken Member Posts: 664 Arc User
    Another Fed ship...
    How marvelous.
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  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    edited August 2016
    kiksken wrote: »
    Another Fed ship...
    How marvelous.

    someone didnt read the whole blog post...

    more seriously this is getting to be some rediculous BS -.-
    finally give klinks and roms a t6 temporal ship? Lock it in a gamble and place it with the most demanded ship ever so its guaranteed to max out ex prices -.-

    There's greed, then there's cryptic greed... why the hell do we even have a cash shop anymore?

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  • talasivaritalasivari Member Posts: 59 Arc User
    nikephorus wrote: »
    valoreah wrote: »
    nikephorus wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure now that they are releasing the T6 constitution that the entire excuse about cbs saying no was bs.

    Yeah, Cryptic decided "let's turn down a huge ****pile of money because we can." Makes total sense.

    They will make more money from this pack ****.

    I don't think so - not over the amount of time they could have been selling. 6+ years is a big sales window vs two weeks.

    Sounds to me like Cryptic got CBS to shift their position a little.
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  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    Another genius idea from the people who brought you one million dilithium costumes.
    There was a steady flood of people ready to pay the three to four thousand Zen for a T6 TOS shop (the Conni in particular) so it's not even a slight risk. It's not like people wouldn't have been metaphorically queuing up for the single most requested ship in the entire bloody game.
    It's not even about real vs. converted Zen as both ships and R&D packs can be bought with either.
    Stupid idea.
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  • kikskenkiksken Member Posts: 664 Arc User
    Ah, my bad, no I did not...
    Haven't got the chance yet to get to it, this is the first forum I go into...

    Soooo, my bad.
    I apologize.
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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,689 Arc User
    edited August 2016
    kiksken wrote: »
    Another Fed ship...
    How marvelous.

    Want to know how I know you didn't bother to read the announcement before posting? Try it, then you'll know. And knowing is half the battle! (Also a decent Nic Cage movie.)
  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    artan42 wrote: »
    Another genius idea from the people who brought you one million dilithium costumes.
    There was a steady flood of people ready to pay the three to four thousand Zen for a T6 TOS shop (the Conni in particular) so it's not even a slight risk. It's not like people wouldn't have been metaphorically queuing up for the single most requested ship in the entire bloody game.
    It's not even about real vs. converted Zen as both ships and R&D packs can be bought with either.
    Stupid idea.

    Indeed.

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  • hanover2hanover2 Member Posts: 1,053 Arc User
    You can blame human stupidity for this. If they just throw it in the C-store with a $300(conjectural) price tag on it, they'd get a lot fewer takers than they do with the "just one more" types who will end up opening an equivalent amount of R&D boxes.
  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    davefenestrator wrote: »
    kiksken wrote: »
    Another Fed ship...
    How marvelous.

    Want to know how I know you didn't bother to read the announcement before posting? Try it, then you'll know. And knowing is half the battle! (Also a decent Nic Cage movie.)

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    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"

    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
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  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    edited August 2016
    talasivari wrote: »
    nikephorus wrote: »
    valoreah wrote: »
    nikephorus wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure now that they are releasing the T6 constitution that the entire excuse about cbs saying no was bs.

    Yeah, Cryptic decided "let's turn down a huge ****pile of money because we can." Makes total sense.

    They will make more money from this pack ****.

    I don't think so - not over the amount of time they could have been selling. 6+ years is a big sales window vs two weeks.

    Sounds to me like Cryptic got CBS to shift their position a little.
    They will make more from this pack and it's re-releases then from putting in the store... FROM NOW ON. Nobody was talking about the previous 6 years because as you said, presumably it wasn't allowed.
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  • nikephorusnikephorus Member Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    talasivari wrote: »
    nikephorus wrote: »
    valoreah wrote: »
    nikephorus wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure now that they are releasing the T6 constitution that the entire excuse about cbs saying no was bs.

    Yeah, Cryptic decided "let's turn down a huge ****pile of money because we can." Makes total sense.

    They will make more money from this pack ****.

    I don't think so - not over the amount of time they could have been selling. 6+ years is a big sales window vs two weeks.

    Sounds to me like Cryptic got CBS to shift their position a little.

    No it was BS to begin with and now they put the ship in a pack so they can maximize profits. They are going to make a killing from selling the promotion packs.
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  • nikeixnikeix Member Posts: 3,972 Arc User
    phenomenaut01 wrote: »
    CBS has been resistant to the idea of a T6 Connie since the T6 ships were introduced, so likely the rarity of these is the only way that Cryptic could convince them to allow it. Be happy that they exist at all, because until now, it just wasn't going to happen. Use Dilithium to get Zen, or save up EC to buy one on the exchange (which will likely be expensive, but still you can guarantee that you get one that way). Both are alternatives to spending real world cash on this.
    nikephorus wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure now that they are releasing the T6 constitution that the entire excuse about cbs saying no was bs.
    I'm even more sure I've been saying for close to a year now the reason there was no endgame connie was because Paramount was rightly patrolling their own front yard and controlling the visual space around the KT connie. Now that the KT connie is in game and has been given a solid window to earn sales, there's not reason to suppress the competition.

    Boom. T6 TOS connie right on schedule, exactly as predicted over half a year ago. And released in the maximally expensive format... also as predicted.

    But no one could have foreseen it! ;)
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