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So, after finishing the new event today after missing a couple of days here and there I would give it an overall grade of: C+.
What I like:
1. I like that I can make progress on any toon I choose to play. This allows me to complete the "featured episode" on all of my toons instead of having to complete on another toon and getting no progress.
2. I like that there are different choices for acquiring the event progress, the FIRST time on each character.
3. The addition of more dil as you continue to play after completion, qualified below in #1...
4. I like that event items have a buyout. I always run the events, but I am sure one day I am going to have a problem completing one so that is a nice addition.
What I don't like:
1. There is no large dil payout at the end. Sure I can get more by continuing to run the event which is nice (as stated above), but that should just be a bonus for continuing to pad Cryptic's metrics after I have gotten the grand prize. There should still be a nice dil payout upon completion. I understand that we get weapons and upgrades so if that is the reasoning this time then so be it, but I don't like it.
2. Even several options for repetitive content on several characters is... well, still repetitive content. The TFO should still reward all you need for the event in one run like it was previously. I shouldn't have to run the TFO twice to get the full 60. I am hoping that this is only because it was a ship (and not a weapon or gear) and that they don't decide to do this to the even more boring events for winter and summer... This is an obvious 'pad Cryptic's metrics' ploy.
3. Not being able to choose where the extra dil is claimed sucks, but that was addressed I think so, that shouldn't be a problem in later events.
I am sure I forgot something, but those are my biggest takeaways from this new event process. Anyone have any other thoughts on the new process?
What I like:
1. I like that I can make progress on any toon I choose to play. This allows me to complete the "featured episode" on all of my toons instead of having to complete on another toon and getting no progress.
2. I like that there are different choices for acquiring the event progress, the FIRST time on each character.
3. The addition of more dil as you continue to play after completion, qualified below in #1...
4. I like that event items have a buyout. I always run the events, but I am sure one day I am going to have a problem completing one so that is a nice addition.
What I don't like:
1. There is no large dil payout at the end. Sure I can get more by continuing to run the event which is nice (as stated above), but that should just be a bonus for continuing to pad Cryptic's metrics after I have gotten the grand prize. There should still be a nice dil payout upon completion. I understand that we get weapons and upgrades so if that is the reasoning this time then so be it, but I don't like it.
2. Even several options for repetitive content on several characters is... well, still repetitive content. The TFO should still reward all you need for the event in one run like it was previously. I shouldn't have to run the TFO twice to get the full 60. I am hoping that this is only because it was a ship (and not a weapon or gear) and that they don't decide to do this to the even more boring events for winter and summer... This is an obvious 'pad Cryptic's metrics' ploy.
3. Not being able to choose where the extra dil is claimed sucks, but that was addressed I think so, that shouldn't be a problem in later events.
I am sure I forgot something, but those are my biggest takeaways from this new event process. Anyone have any other thoughts on the new process?
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It's like the Omega scanning (in 3 systems) for the anniversary event, rather than the ice race and floater race in Winter and Summer.
I agree it's too much grinding for one ground weapon or console unlock, but for a ship it's reasonable.
Well, not to be a party pooper, but there has never been a Dil payout with a ship event completion. So you can't really complain in this instance.
Also you can choose who the dil is claimed on, do the daily on the character to you want it on.
It's fine as a system, we get free things to pad metrics, some people won't be happy unless they get free stuff for nothing.
You have your opinion, others have theirs.. all good.
4 Patrols a day doesn't sound too bad.. until you get to day 20 and you have now done 80 patrols.. then they kinda start to get old.
When the event started, I very much agreed with you, especially since I can do something like Sentinels in 3.5-4min tops. After day 20 though.. I had a very different opinion.
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Only way I could stand doing it was this, the mission should have given full completion. We also need more then one TFO chooses, if we had say one ground option and one space option it would have been more bearable. They could even make Random event tfo option for the choose marks box.
I'll miss the 50,000 dilithium per character, but all in all the new system is effective.
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While the universal rewards of the new patrol system are certainly nice(iconian marks outside a TFO, for example), the reward/progress scale did feel a bit burnout-inducing. I think bumping the marks/event token progress to a flat 30 per patrol and 60 per TFO would feel a lot nicer for the time investment - both for general reputation progression and event participation.
The lack of daily marks with patrols is also really frustrating. They aren't even there in the redone delta patrols where they used to offer delta+daily marks. If they aren't going to offer daily marks, though, then they should be offering more marks period. That time spent running patrols I could be earning daily marks for different reputations. If they offer at least 30 then its a day of progress on a daily rep project per patrol which is fine.
For me, previous events I'd often run them on several characters for the big dil payouts, but how many greatly depended on how fun and how fast the event was. This one has no per character dil payout and the activities are more annoying than fun so it is one I'd only bother with on a single character, which would be a one and done kind of situation, which is typically 10-15 minutes per day. This event is closer to half an hour per day and only gets me daily marks on one reputation if I do the STF.
Overall the system is okay, but I think future events should have a one and done activity, and better mark payouts. If you want me to grind make it worth my time. Other events I would spend similar or more time doing, but I'd be getting a bigger payout.
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And here you also got a set of lock box beams and 3 (beam) Ultimate Upgrade tokens.
I never farmed that stuff. I can never get above about 600 points max during the mini-game and mostly in the 450-525 range. I got to the point near the end of the Event to just get over 100 points and let the thing auto-pilot. In fact, I prayed for the glitch that completed it right away - five seconds and out.
The 4x Quality Improvement is not a big deal. As it is usually 4x the 1% unless you use it on the upgrade of Mk II VR whatever.
I mainly use the Phoenix Upgrades and Ultimates with a few Romulan Admiralty thrown in to shore up the completion without wasting a Phoenix.
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I used the TFO as my primary method of completion and it left me feeling decently engaged, much more so than some of the older event designs, so this is another plus. Also great timing on the upgrade weekend for my new set of Elachi crescent weapons. If I can find the time the dilithium bonus associated with the event could very well offset some of what I spend on upgrades.