So last night I finally was able to come in first place in the Biathlon (was a dam close finish too) and I discovered that the gold powerboard was only Superior quality... so I have a few other boards that are actually better then it. I then checked the gold floater, and it is one of the best you can get. So that got me wondering if this was a bug or if it was intentional?
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Yah once you finish first, the golden board will appear in the event reputation store for you.
If you finish third, you will see the bronze board and floater
Second, you see bronze and silver
First, you see all three
Here's the quote from the official announcement.
https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10519433-the-summer-event-on-pc!
If the floater is better than superior quality, then the floater is "bugged" based on the above quote which basically means that cosmetics should be the only difference.
"There... are... four... lights!" ~Jean Luc Picard
As far as I am concerned, it is a bug. There is no logical reason to make what is effectively and award for winning a contest, to be of lesser quality than an existing item that was used to win the contest.
Despite what they may claim, it IS a bug. A bug of epic proportions. If not then they are effectively saying that, not counting the Future Flyer, there are only two Elite boards for a character to choose from, The Targ H.O.G. and the one that corresponds to your faction. Ludicrous.
"There... are... four... lights!" ~Jean Luc Picard
That is not a bug.
Item coloring is not itself a quality indicator.
Read before buying.
I did, and have not purchased anything. Like many others here the choice to make the board superior struck me as extremely odd, so I went looking for an answer or two
You have to WIN the Biathlon to be able to buy the Gold, Silver and Bronze boards/floaters. Therefore they are a REWARD. To make a reward of lesser speed/quality than the item you used to WIN it, is ridiculous. Also as noted, this effectively limits players to exactly two (2) elite lvl boards. The Targ H.O.G. and your faction specific board.
As I said, only reason I got the Gold board for my Ferengi is because he's a Ferengi. He never uses it. All of my characters have Targ H.O.G.'s
"There... are... four... lights!" ~Jean Luc Picard