If PWE wants to help drain some of the excess Dilithium from the Exchange. How about having a 50% off sale for those incredibly expensive but awesome uniforms that were released over the summer? I would really like them for some of my crews, but 2 million DL each is much more than they really should have been. Yes, they look amazing and all, but the price is still an issue.
Is it just me or is the wonderland lacking people playing the event? Could be just the illusion though because the instances are capped at 30. These days when I'm around for the snowballfight, cones of conduct, or tides of ice.. there are just around 5 people actually doing those.
Snowball fight is doable because we have 15 mins to take down 150 snowmen and then the big bugger at the lake, goes slow but managable. Cones of conduct is about 50-50. With about 5 people most of the times we're just barely able to kill him before he freezes all buildings, and sometimes we can't even get his health below 50%. The snowconian does most of the damage in this thing, but we just don't have enough people to bring/keep his health up. Tides of ice is just a complete mindboggle. With 5 people the snowmen will just break down all ice walls on all lanes within the first minute. Everyone will fallback to the start, some lanes of snowmen aren't moving at all and will stay at their spawn points, resulting in too many snowmen at a spawnpoint and they'll just teleport/spawn to/at the exit adding to the escape counter.
I remember last year when the instances were capped off at 75, and back then we were able to stand our ground against the snowmen. But with the cap now at 30 and 20+ people just standing afk in the center at all times, it's become harder to succesfully complete the events. When I'm lucky and I switch instances, then sometimes I might find 6-8 people fighting the snowmen which makes it slightly more managable.
not participating, the impossible race is back for the ship and im done, not everyone can do that race its damn time it changed. you put the new ship up with an event impossible for most to win. how fair is that cryptic. so i am passing on the entire event, have fun. when it changes to fair i will go back to it, if not, well, have fun playing by yourselves.
not participating, the impossible race is back for the ship and im done, not everyone can do that race its damn time it changed. you put the new ship up with an event impossible for most to win. how fair is that cryptic. so i am passing on the entire event, have fun. when it changes to fair i will go back to it, if not, well, have fun playing by yourselves.
thanks but no thanks, nothing helped me last year, i just cant do the race, period, impossible no matter what i tried.
I find that not sprinting until the final stage and also using shooter mode helps, use the mouse to turn and start the movement just before the corner.
Is there any use/exchange for the 2015 winter vouchers? I have some that I never used, and I was hoping to exchange them for something instead of just outright getting rid of them.
That is one complaint I do have about the game. There's a lot of stuff that is "limited time, event only" stuff. The problem is a lot of the sets have one component that is this event only stuff, so you're stuck with 3 out of the 4 items. Since we're delving into the temporal aspect, could we have a currency exchanger that would allow you to get the stuff you missed? I think a lot of people would appreciate that.
Is there any use/exchange for the 2015 winter vouchers? I have some that I never used, and I was hoping to exchange them for something instead of just outright getting rid of them.
That is one complaint I do have about the game. There's a lot of stuff that is "limited time, event only" stuff. The problem is a lot of the sets have one component that is this event only stuff, so you're stuck with 3 out of the 4 items. Since we're delving into the temporal aspect, could we have a currency exchanger that would allow you to get the stuff you missed? I think a lot of people would appreciate that.
I mean, I could see that happening back when the ship only was character unlock and you had to do it on everyone you wanted the ship on, sure. But now when it's account unlock so you only have to do it on one? Not so much.[/quote]
Has it been confirmed that this ship is account unlocked, from what has been posted, it says nothing about unlocking over your whole account.
not participating, the impossible race is back for the ship and im done, not everyone can do that race its damn time it changed. you put the new ship up with an event impossible for most to win. how fair is that cryptic. so i am passing on the entire event, have fun. when it changes to fair i will go back to it, if not, well, have fun playing by yourselves.
AMEN!
I didn't mind it the last two years, boring, time-consuming, repetative, sure, that I can handle, but the increased slide factor and opponent speed ruined it. I'm about ready to punch that (censored) Breen right in the helmet if I get disqualified one more time because the blasted game refuses to stop sliding me AFTER I've already turned, jumped and whatnot to change directions.
I'm already in a bad mood because everything is always locked behind some stupid race or something. NEWSFLASH: If I wanted to race, I'd play freakin' "Need For Speed"!
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid." -- Q, TNG: "Q-Who?"
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
Anybody else notice that the Winter Currency is dropping a lot less this year?
Also, hey Cryptic, how about adding a game or two in which the player doesn't have to join in a group and isn't gated by the clock but can still earn the winter currency at a reasonable pace.
(pie eating not withstanding)
While I admit that I am a bit burned-out by having done these winter games more than a few times now, for some reason this year it seems worse.
I don't mind the race for the ship since I only can do that once a day anyway.
BUT...
The PvP Race lost my interest after the first season, since I suk at ANY KIND of PvP and I have no room for anymore pets in my Bank/Inventory.
The GB Village Battle would be a LOT more interesting if it weren't such a free-for-all mess, with the reward being so infinitesimally small.
The GB Invasion would also be a bit more fun if ALL 5 Players could actually get a chance at the Recipe Boxes, instead of the first person to get to them (I've stopped even trying to get them with my Temporal Agent) and also if the final reward box would be actually worth the effort. (three times in a row I got the lump of coal)
The new Klingon Fishing Clash is mind-numbingly boring, no where near as fun as the Snowman Battle used to be, and also giving out a reward that is borderline ridiculously small for the effort put in.
Maybe it's me, I'm not sure, but this year it just doesn't have any excitement to it, while on the other hand, the Summer Event still is a lot of fun..
One last thing... how about over-lapping the timing of the contests as well.
Run all of the contests every 15 minutes apart instead of in a sequential timed order.
Let us decide when we want to do something, not when You feel like making it available!
<shrug>
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you can all get the recipe box in the gingerbread village mission. just look at the map and go there on your way through town. the reward is also very good compared to other events if you kill both bosses and complete some objectives.
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Ice fishing... The biggest issue seems to be that the size of the fish matters very little: UR fish (the one you have to punch) can still reward a fragment. It almost feels like those fishes are a waste of time, and they summon the boss quicker, which, with its meagre reward, isn't actually a good thing.
If it was, say, less for the smallest fish, about the same for two bigger ones, and 2 drops (no fragments) for special fishes and 3+ for boss battle, it would have felt more like your actions actually matter.
In the announcement they mentioned an "ultra-rare epohh" that had gotten entangle in a strand of lights. Does anyone know where to get these? Does not seem to be a crit result from eppoh raising
The fishing is a nice addition, however, there are still gaping voids of inactivity.
I don't know which dev thinks the event timetable is total awesomesauce, but maybe they should be left out of the next WE's planning.
There still isn't enough to do.
Not DOA, but definitely on life support.
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I second this motion!
And replaced with a giant gummy worm.
This may or may not help, but Rattlers guides help a bunch of folks last year.
Winter Event Tips and Tricks 2016! Good luck.
They seem to be available whilst on the ground at academies, First City and ESD
I find that not sprinting until the final stage and also using shooter mode helps, use the mouse to turn and start the movement just before the corner.
That is one complaint I do have about the game. There's a lot of stuff that is "limited time, event only" stuff. The problem is a lot of the sets have one component that is this event only stuff, so you're stuck with 3 out of the 4 items. Since we're delving into the temporal aspect, could we have a currency exchanger that would allow you to get the stuff you missed? I think a lot of people would appreciate that.
Ah, ok... used to find them in space, like Sol System.
Phoenix pack for those missing items: http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10287833-phoenix-prize-pack
Might be fuzzy memory -- I thought they were only Starfleet Academy and Earth Spacedock for feds. Plus the Winter Wonderland itself for all factions.
Yeah but its Q! He has to make everything a pain in the butt!!!!!!
would be even better idea.
I mean, I could see that happening back when the ship only was character unlock and you had to do it on everyone you wanted the ship on, sure. But now when it's account unlock so you only have to do it on one? Not so much.[/quote]
Has it been confirmed that this ship is account unlocked, from what has been posted, it says nothing about unlocking over your whole account.
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AMEN!
I didn't mind it the last two years, boring, time-consuming, repetative, sure, that I can handle, but the increased slide factor and opponent speed ruined it. I'm about ready to punch that (censored) Breen right in the helmet if I get disqualified one more time because the blasted game refuses to stop sliding me AFTER I've already turned, jumped and whatnot to change directions.
I'm already in a bad mood because everything is always locked behind some stupid race or something. NEWSFLASH: If I wanted to race, I'd play freakin' "Need For Speed"!
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
Fun in STO? Heresy! It has to be a second job, or you're not doing it right!
My character Tsin'xing
Also, hey Cryptic, how about adding a game or two in which the player doesn't have to join in a group and isn't gated by the clock but can still earn the winter currency at a reasonable pace.
(pie eating not withstanding)
While I admit that I am a bit burned-out by having done these winter games more than a few times now, for some reason this year it seems worse.
I don't mind the race for the ship since I only can do that once a day anyway.
BUT...
The PvP Race lost my interest after the first season, since I suk at ANY KIND of PvP and I have no room for anymore pets in my Bank/Inventory.
The GB Village Battle would be a LOT more interesting if it weren't such a free-for-all mess, with the reward being so infinitesimally small.
The GB Invasion would also be a bit more fun if ALL 5 Players could actually get a chance at the Recipe Boxes, instead of the first person to get to them (I've stopped even trying to get them with my Temporal Agent) and also if the final reward box would be actually worth the effort. (three times in a row I got the lump of coal)
The new Klingon Fishing Clash is mind-numbingly boring, no where near as fun as the Snowman Battle used to be, and also giving out a reward that is borderline ridiculously small for the effort put in.
Maybe it's me, I'm not sure, but this year it just doesn't have any excitement to it, while on the other hand, the Summer Event still is a lot of fun..
One last thing... how about over-lapping the timing of the contests as well.
Run all of the contests every 15 minutes apart instead of in a sequential timed order.
Let us decide when we want to do something, not when You feel like making it available!
<shrug>
I Was A Trekkie Before It Was Cool ... Sept. 8th, 1966 ... Not To Mention Before Most Folks Around Here Were Born!
Forever a STO Veteran-Minion
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
If it was, say, less for the smallest fish, about the same for two bigger ones, and 2 drops (no fragments) for special fishes and 3+ for boss battle, it would have felt more like your actions actually matter.
The fishing is a nice addition, however, there are still gaping voids of inactivity.
I don't know which dev thinks the event timetable is total awesomesauce, but maybe they should be left out of the next WE's planning.
There still isn't enough to do.
Not DOA, but definitely on life support.
RIP KDF and PvP 2014-07-17 Season 9.5 - Death by Dev