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Cryptic Emails - 3 Day XP Boost and Holo-BOFFs

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  • spacehermitspacehermit Member Posts: 358 Arc User
    OMG! And a Holo-Leeta! I hope it's the one that can switch between the MU and Dabo outfits.

    No Holo Leeta but pleasantly surprised and grateful to receive the TOS bridge crew. As a resident of Ireland, my chances of getting to a Trek convention are pretty slim, so it's nice to be able to access this previously exclusive item. I still can't get the "epic" promotion in the other email to work, though. Was it an error, I wonder?
  • testsutetestsute Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    OMG! And a Holo-Leeta! I hope it's the one that can switch between the MU and Dabo outfits.

    Yes! This promotion is the greatest thing ever! I mean sure, some people got the Holo-Leeta boff as a thank you gift for donating to a worthy charity but now it's much more available to those selected from the pool. How were they selected, do we know?
  • nikeixnikeix Member Posts: 3,972 Arc User
    Huh. I seem to have gotten tapped for this too :). Should be a fun addition to my TOS captain's stable of officers.
  • kianazerokianazero Member Posts: 247 Arc User
    edited May 2017
    I got one. o_o Holy cow I GOT ONE! Thank you Devs!

    Ok, now do I have room on my TOS toon for them all? I've gotta make sure I have room!
  • veeger#9876 veeger Member Posts: 52 Arc User
    I got this too! Thanks Cryptic/PWE! Much appreciated.
  • risian4risian4 Member Posts: 3,711 Arc User
    Also got the e-mail. On my free to play account btw, for those interested. I did buy quite a lot of Zen on that account though and a 1-month subscription for those interested in those details.
  • captainpugwash1captainpugwash1 Member Posts: 908 Arc User
    I got a email saying that i can claim a fed bridge crew, nice but dont play fed which is prob why i got it,, lol
  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    I don't understand at all. I log in every day appart from when I'm on holiday. So that's 300+ days a year for whatcha 4 years. I doubt that is a criteria for getting a promo. And some people who never log on get things whilst those who are on every day get them too.
    Same with cash spent on the game, both big spenders and those never paying a penny get things emailed.

    I'm convinced it's mostly random chance if you get one.

    But now I have had one it appears to be a dud and/or useless anyway, so I guess I'll go back to ignoring their emails again.
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  • discojerdiscojer Member Posts: 533 Arc User
    edited May 2017
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    There is a thread already for the TOS BOFFs: TOS boff set

    Could you perhaps change the title for that thread? It's not real obvious that it's for the recent giveaway, as opposed to past threads with people griping they didn't get their codes from going to a convention yet, or people re-creating the original crew in the tailor.

    Took me ages to find it

    https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1231380/tos-boff-set?

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  • thelematikerthelematiker Member Posts: 39 Arc User
    God, i thought grmbl. Why don´t I get one.
    Today I have my mail too. Thank you Cryptic.

    I hope that everyone get them, because THAT is an Epic Opportunity.
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    Enh, I'm not bothered about freebies.
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  • eldarion79eldarion79 Member Posts: 1,679 Arc User
    A thank you, Cryptic.
  • theyredeadjimtheyredeadjim Member Posts: 243 Arc User
    i got the e-mail too, and hopefully this won't be unlocked through the promotion tab...because i've already gotten a large experience boost through another giveaway, and it's a once-per-account claim

    which means that, unless they either convert the item's coding to allow for repeatable earn-and-claim or reset the 'already claimed' flag, i and everyone else who already got this through one of those other giveaways once before are getting screwed out of it​​

    My guess is that the Holographic TOS Bridge Crew is being given away in lieu of the Large Boost, at least for those players who have previously claimed the boost. The timing of both giveaways is the same.

  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    i got the e-mail too, and hopefully this won't be unlocked through the promotion tab...because i've already gotten a large experience boost through another giveaway, and it's a once-per-account claim

    which means that, unless they either convert the item's coding to allow for repeatable earn-and-claim or reset the 'already claimed' flag, i and everyone else who already got this through one of those other giveaways once before are getting screwed out of it​​

    My guess is that the Holographic TOS Bridge Crew is being given away in lieu of the Large Boost, at least for those players who have previously claimed the boost. The timing of both giveaways is the same.


    Lo and behold, this moring I got both in my email, after all! :) Large XP boost I don't need any more; but the holographic TOS boffs were a welcome addition!

    P.S. I certainly didn't go to no Trek convention; so this shows, once more, it's really all random: I didn't get the gold-plated Ferengi Marauder because of being a loyal customer, any more than I received the holo-boffs for having been at any Trek convention.
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    Love the giveaway, it was my bitrthday and i got the boffs!, it was great timing!, so thanks Cryptic!
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  • smokebaileysmokebailey Member Posts: 4,668 Arc User
    gaevsman wrote: »
    Love the giveaway, it was my bitrthday and i got the boffs!, it was great timing!, so thanks Cryptic!

    ~puts on a party hat, blow a party favor favor and throws some confetti and glitter~ ^_^ V
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  • tehibristehibris Member Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited May 2017
    It would be nice if when clicking the link that says CLAIM you're sent to something confirming success... I got sent back to the homepage with no indication that it had worked.

    Patching up to login with my Fed toon to see if it worked...

    EDIT: Yep, worked. Thanks Cryptic :D
  • dirlettiadirlettia Member Posts: 1,632 Arc User
    Would have been nice if we could have one the way we were supposed to have been able to have got them though. I mean we did go to a convention but it is not our fault the CM leaves before we get a chance to send her pictures of us there. And this promotion being an RNG email one means no joy here :(

    Still waiting to be able to use forum titles
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  • dirlettiadirlettia Member Posts: 1,632 Arc User
    And that was my issue. You go to a US based COn you got them, but you go to the European one and you dont.

    Still waiting to be able to use forum titles
  • meimeitoomeimeitoo Member Posts: 12,594 Arc User
    dirlettia wrote: »
    And that was my issue. You go to a US based COn you got them, but you go to the European one and you dont.


    I already debunked that in another thread: I didn't go to any convention, and still got all 7 holo-boffs.
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  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,120 Arc User
    This one I got, too, both TOS boffs and Leeta (which I already had). So thanks.

    About the "spent": I think it refers to money spent on zen, not zen spent on stuff, since I didn't buy much over the last 60 days, but actually got me some zen during the last sale.
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  • ssbn655ssbn655 Member Posts: 1,894 Arc User
    dirlettia wrote: »
    And that was my issue. You go to a US based COn you got them, but you go to the European one and you dont.

    Ever think CBS/Paramount who own Trek and is a US based company wanted the home market for Trek to only have them first?
  • giliongilion Member Posts: 686 Arc User
    Ya, I also just got the TOS crew and Leeta. Nice rewards for doing...whatever the requirements are, but it would have been nice if they gave it as a code instead. I already had the TOS crew so would have been nice to be able to give this to someone.
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  • samargathasamargatha Member Posts: 75 Arc User
    Well, I got nothing ingame. Oh yes, in fact I did. Server disconnect.
    And I can't log by now. Even trying to log here was a pain. :neutral:
  • nommo#5819 nommo Member Posts: 1,105 Arc User
    Indeed a nice gift, I'm DLing the patch right now so I'm going to cross my fingers for when I log-into STO. I created 3 AoY characters, but only played 1 of them so far. My main is a regular Fed though so here is to hoping. Congratulations to those Cryptic deemed worthy enough, but seems like it would've been a nice overall everyone gifting. Besides, I feel I have to buy the new bundle now anyways since they included it on sale as well LOL.
  • berginsbergins Member Posts: 3,453 Arc User
    Woo-hoo!! Got my email at 1:05 am today! So, don't loose hope yet if you didn't get it yet. Anyways...
    alphagor wrote: »
    Failed marketing strategy at it's brightest. Why not make these promos lifer exclusive? That way it would incentivise to actually get a sub instead of making longtime players hate the system and leave.

    This.

    They need to set some kind rules or at least explain stuff to us. Now it's the same situation as with the Nagus and Archon again. Some people got stuff, nobody knows why and no official word about it. If it really is pure RNG then fine, that's essentially fair but then there's also the issue that people who already have that stuff also somehow got the promotion while those who actually could get new stuff were left out. That's a (repeated) fail on epic levels.
    Has anyone tried figuring out what the people posting that they got the email have in common? Here goes my details:

    LTS
    Buys Zen (none in the past month that I can recall, and then generally using a prepaid card)
    Logged in every day at least once for the past 3 weeks.


    Know what? I feel like 1:05am might be about when the daily rep project for the new rep may have completed, tipping me into T4 of the rep. Anyone able to debunk this theory? Or confirm it? Can't really imagine that'd be the trigger if they weren't saying so...
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  • reaperclubreaperclub Member Posts: 28 Arc User
    edited May 2017
    My boost is in my promo tab, but I can't claim it, I already got it in some starter pack I opened. I didn't get another email for TOS crew
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