test content
  • Games
  • Social
  • Arc News
  • Support
  • Zen
What is the Arc Client?
Install Arc
Forums > Home› Star Trek Online General Discussion

Enough with the Logs on DS9 already!

seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Is anyone else tired of this?

Every new reputation now, whenever you advance a Tier you have to go 'read mission logs on DS9.' Really? they can't just transmit them to me? I can't read them on ESD or better yet in the Captain Quarters on my own ship?

What is with the obsession with making us all go to DS9 just to read a mission log? I hardly ever go to the Alpha Quadrant, so it's annoying to constantly have to travel there just to click 'next' and then leave.

Can we please consider allowing us to read these logs from a more convenient location?
Insert witty signature line here.
«13456

Comments

  • risian4risian4 Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    Not really tired of it, although it is slightly annoying that you get them automatically. When doing reputations on a new character, receiving these kind of missions from 4 or 5 different reputations with no option to just drop them and do it at a later point is somewhat irritating.

    But I'm happy they incorporated something of a story in the reputations - still think the Dyson one with the Nelen Exil cutscenes was the best way of doing it. But text is nice to have, too.
  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    Maybe Sarrish Minna is a dev's waifu, so they want you to see her a lot. :lol:

    But yeah, I would prefer if they were sent to my computer files, to finally give another excuse to visit the bridge during the storyline.
    #TASforSTO
    Iconian_Trio_sign.jpg?raw=1
  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,162 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    If you go to ds9 to read the Lukari one be careful ... all five are unlocked ... being curious I read them all. I ruined the S12 plot for myself :'(

    Edit: Assuming the logs are linked to the story ... if not ... I ruined random background Lukari stuff!
    zx2t8tuj4i10.png
    Thank you for the Typhoon!
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    risian4 wrote: »
    When doing reputations on a new character, receiving these kind of missions from 4 or 5 different reputations with no option to just drop them and do it at a later point is somewhat irritating.

    Yeah, that too.. it really muddies up your quest log.

    saurializard wrote: »
    But yeah, I would prefer if they were sent to my computer files, to finally give another excuse to visit the bridge during the storyline.

    I like this idea as well, the only issue I see with it is that some ships don't have a Captains 'ready room.' I know my Vengeance and other Lobi ships don't. It would be nice though if it could be accessed from the Bridge or from an alternate location like ESD/New Romulus/Qo'nos.
    Insert witty signature line here.
  • stee1maxstee1max Member Posts: 227 Arc User
    It's a cheap, easy way to copy/paste content, just like the battlezones.
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,007 Arc User
    I agree, having them in our computer and visiting our bridge for a little time out would make a lot more sense. "Stop by at DS9 to beam down and manually look at them in Ops" is weirdly specific and doesn't make much sense.​​
    lFC4bt2.gif
    ^ Memory Alpha.org is not canon. It's a open wiki with arbitrary rules. Only what can be cited from an episode is. ^
    "No. Men do not roar. Women roar. Then they hurl heavy objects... and claw at you." -Worf, son of Mogh
    "A filthy, mangy beast, but in its bony breast beat the heart of a warrior" - "faithful" (...) "but ever-ready to follow the call of the wild." - Martok, about a Targ
    "That pig smelled horrid. A sweet-sour, extremely pungent odor. I showered and showered, and it took me a week to get rid of it!" - Robert Justman, appreciating Emmy-Lou
    #TASforSTO
    Get the Forums Enhancement Extension!
  • nimbullnimbull Member Posts: 1,564 Arc User
    I'd rather read them in my ready room.
    Green people don't have to be.... little.
  • nikephorusnikephorus Member Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    I guess I wasn't the only one who thought it was silly.
    Tza0PEl.png
  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    Only a minor annoyance, but yeah, the only time I go to DS9 these days, is for these logs.

    Can only assume someone broke the subspace transmitter on DS9, and with out O'Brien there to fix it, they said said feck it...
    Fed: Eng Lib Borg (Five) Tac Andorian (Shen) Sci Alien/Klingon (Maelrock) KDF:Tac Romulan KDF (Sasha) Tac Klingon (K'dopis)
    Founder, member and former leader to Pride Of The Federation Fleet.
    What I feel after I hear about every decision made since Andre "Mobile Games Generalisimo" Emerson arrived...
    3oz8xC9gn8Fh4DK9Q4.gif





  • UnknownUnknown
    This content has been removed.
  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    I like this idea as well, the only issue I see with it is that some ships don't have a Captains 'ready room.' I know my Vengeance and other Lobi ships don't. It would be nice though if it could be accessed from the Bridge or from an alternate location like ESD/New Romulus/Qo'nos.
    True, but normally, every single ship has a console dedicated solely for the decoding of the Tal Shiar data you recover in Mine Enemy. It could be used again.

    #TASforSTO
    Iconian_Trio_sign.jpg?raw=1
  • UnknownUnknown
    This content has been removed.
  • garaks31garaks31 Member Posts: 2,845 Arc User
    ahhh remember the times when we were always on ds9 for the old rep system ... good times
    tmprl.jpg?width=998&height=499

    https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1249570/axanar-locks-in-start-date-for-filming
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    sunfrancks wrote: »
    Only a minor annoyance, but yeah, the only time I go to DS9 these days, is for these logs.

    Can only assume someone broke the subspace transmitter on DS9, and with out O'Brien there to fix it, they said said feck it...

    Yeah, I agree that it's a minor thing, it's just something I would prefer to see changed.

    I find it funny though that they can send you a message telling you that you have to come to the station to read.. a message. It's like receiving an email on my phone asking me to go to my PC and check my email. :)
    Insert witty signature line here.
  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    I think it is to make DS9 more important as a big social hub. After the Omega stuff went away from it, there was a lot less reason to visit it.

    If we all go there regular,y In the long run, it justifies @tacofangs finally revamping the place!
    Star Trek Online Advancement: You start with lowbie gear, you end with Lobi gear.
  • nikephorusnikephorus Member Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    @seaofsorrows that's exactly what I thought. Why are you hailing me and telling me I have to travel to ds9 for a message? Just send me the message.
    Post edited by nikephorus on
    Tza0PEl.png
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited January 2017
    This content has been removed.
  • nightkennightken Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
    coolbatman wrote: »
    Anything that lets taco do a remodel of ds9 is a good thing methinks......

    agreed, it is kinda overdue for a revamp anyway.


    if I stop posting it doesn't make you right it. just means I don't have enough rum to continue interacting with you.
  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    After it gets revamped I'm never leaving it.
    22762792376_ac7c992b7c_o.png
    Norway and Yeager dammit... I still want my Typhoon and Jupiter though.
    JJ Trek The Kelvin Timeline is just Trek and it's fully canon... get over it. But I still prefer TAR.
    #TASforSTO


    '...I can tell you that we're not in the military and that we intend no harm to the whales.' Kirk: The Voyage Home
    'Starfleet is not a military organisation. Its purpose is exploration.' Picard: Peak Performance
    'This is clearly a military operation. Is that what we are now? Because I thought we were explorers!' Scotty: Into Darkness
    '...The Federation. Starfleet. We're not a military agency.' Scotty: Beyond
    'I'm not a soldier anymore. I'm an engineer.' Miles O'Brien: Empok Nor
    '...Starfleet could use you... It's a peacekeeping and humanitarian armada...' Admiral Pike: Star Trek

    Get the Forums Enhancement Extension!
  • UnknownUnknown
    This content has been removed.
  • groomofweirdgroomofweird Member Posts: 1,045 Arc User
    Big DS9, map, story revamp, and gamma quadrant expansion all in one would make me a happy camper, and though its not slated for anytime soon you cant help but wonder if all these things are coming at some point in the future.
    Nimoysig1_zpsr79joxz3.jpg
    "If this will be our end, then I will have them make SUCH an end as to be worthy of rememberance! Out of torpedos you say?! Find me the ferengi!".
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited January 2017
    This content has been removed.
  • UnknownUnknown
    This content has been removed.
  • warpangelwarpangel Member Posts: 9,427 Arc User
    IMO they should either have real missions or at least cutscenes for the tiers, like the romulan rep, or nothing at all.

    The text messages are just lame and being forced to go to DS9 to clear them off my mission list is ridiculous.
  • drakethewhitedrakethewhite Member Posts: 1,240 Arc User
    warpangel wrote: »
    IMO they should either have real missions or at least cutscenes for the tiers, like the romulan rep, or nothing at all.

    The text messages are just lame and being forced to go to DS9 to clear them off my mission list is ridiculous.

    The developers are in a hard place here- they can't keep up with the bugs and can barely manage the release schedule. Thus we don't get cut scenes. Nor do we get enough missions to give us this information as a part of. So it's either reading a wall of text like this in the game, or reading their blog posts. And they've selected a mix of those two unappealing options.

    Even so, I'd like to take the message either on my bridge or in my ready room. I don't see any reason for the DS9 stop at all.
  • discojerdiscojer Member Posts: 533 Arc User
    It wouldn't be so bad if you had a easy to get transwarp there, but it takes maxing out your diplomacy to get one.

    Also annoying if you are a Klingon and the lady there chews you out for being a Klingon. Excuse me, I saved your damn station....
  • UnknownUnknown
    This content has been removed.
  • drakethewhitedrakethewhite Member Posts: 1,240 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    somtaawkhar wrote: »
    drakethewhite wrote: »
    they can't keep up with the bugs and can barely manage the release schedule.
    Given how few bugs I have personally experienced, and how Cryptic rarely delays things, both of these assessments seem without merit.

    You sir either aren't paying attention, aren't playing the game, or don't understand the game you're playing. I typically encounter multiple bugs every time I log on.
    1. Tonight- Traits unslotted from character. Bug has existed for years.
    2. Tonight- Power Tray unslotted previously slotted abilities. Bug has existed for years.
    3. Tonight- Unable to turn in Cherry and Extreme Lime - Rare Epohh. Bug dates from start of last Winter Event.
    4. Tonight- Unable to play the new Battlezone. Bug is only a few days as of now
    5. Tonight- Ferasan Weapon Manufacturing Techniques no longer seems to create Tegolar Swords for months (I could just be unlucky. But I slotted the mission yet again expecting failure).
    6. Tonight- Do not have full color selection on Merc Pants for Female BOFFs as I do with male BOFFs. Stuck with yellow knee pads forever- months old.
    7. Tonight- Can't put Rank insignia on my vet Android TOS uniform.


    And that's just what's in my face at the moment. The first two are serious, and require me to both to check and then rebuild my character before playing.

    There are many others- but I in general avoid those parts of the game so I didn't encounter them today.
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited January 2017
    This content has been removed.
  • kodachikunokodachikuno Member Posts: 6,020 Arc User1
    saurializard wrote: »
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    I like this idea as well, the only issue I see with it is that some ships don't have a Captains 'ready room.' I know my Vengeance and other Lobi ships don't. It would be nice though if it could be accessed from the Bridge or from an alternate location like ESD/New Romulus/Qo'nos.
    True, but normally, every single ship has a console dedicated solely for the decoding of the Tal Shiar data you recover in Mine Enemy. It could be used again.

    WHAT?! reuse the library computer for something new??!!! blasphemy!! Cryptic will not allow you to make sensible reuse of things already in game!!

    snark aside I wondered why they didnt use that in the first place myself... would much rather it be there
    tumblr_mr1jc2hq2T1rzu2xzo1_400.gif
    tacofangs wrote: »
    STO isn't canon, and neither are any of the books.
Sign In or Register to comment.