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Details on the upcoming Kobayashi Maru event from tribble

somtaawkharsomtaawkhar Member Posts: 10,222 Arc User
Thanks to reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/dg5xcu/tribble_kobayashi_maru_ftfo_full_details/

It looks like, as Cryptic promised, you will be able to turn in your old FTFO tokens to earn progress on this new event as well.

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  • avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,215 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    The event and item isn't so interesting to me, but at least it's not the Mirror Invasion event.
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  • smokebaileysmokebailey Member Posts: 4,668 Arc User
    I want the Maru's as a skin option for Miranda variants in game. :)
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  • burstorionburstorion Member Posts: 1,750 Arc User
    I hope not...I have at least six drones worth of tokens in hand

    Still...I'm glad I can skip this one as the Maru is a suicidal ship that makes me wish we could tractor it
  • seriousdaveseriousdave Member Posts: 2,777 Arc User
    I mean it's not bad, just kinda "meh"? Well it's cool that we get a second sector space bank/mail/exchange but I'm wondering how it will interact with the Azura/Vov'wI/Suliban cooldowns.
  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,409 Arc User
    I hope "travels towards a random friendly player" means what it really means and not what the KM's captain usually thinks it means ("travels towards the closest enemy squadron here to shoot you").
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  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    Suffer through 14 days of the kamikaze maru only to get an item that rubs salt into the wound every time you clicky it.

    This is guessing that the "content" of the event is still the trashy nonsense that the weekender was as you'd get dangerously dehydrated applying enough spit to polish it.
  • wideningxgyrewideningxgyre Member Posts: 710 Arc User
    Is there any indication about whether the FTFO turn-in is good only for this event or will continue into future events?

    I have a lot of the commendations sitting around.
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  • starcruiser#3423 starcruiser Member Posts: 1,298 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    Looks like a 14 day event. Don't see any 3x Ultimate Tech Upgrade as it was given last time. Perhaps due to the shorter time needed to complete? Or perhaps a typo since it mentions 3X Featured reward boxes? then again this could just be random rewards. Thanks for the info.​​
  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan Member Posts: 37,284 Arc User
    edited October 2019
    it's the same 3x reward boxes from events prior to the system revamp - either 3x 25k no dil cost tech upgrades, 3 spec points or any combination therein​​
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  • pottsey5gpottsey5g Member Posts: 4,326 Arc User
    Its a shame the Kobayashi Maru has been turned into what was for me the top 3 content in the game into this horrible event that I rate as among the worst content. I really wish we had the original back as this revamp for me ruined the event.
  • baddmoonrizinbaddmoonrizin Member Posts: 11,441 Community Moderator
    Is there any indication about whether the FTFO turn-in is good only for this event or will continue into future events?

    I have a lot of the commendations sitting around.

    There's really no indication of anything yet seeing as this is essentially accidentally leaked information from the Tribble server, and there has been no official announcement from Cryptic. As this is from Tribble, it's subject to change. Best not to make any speculations and wait for an official announcement next week.
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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,865 Arc User
    Looks like a 14 day event. Don't see any 3x Ultimate Tech Upgrade as it was given last time. Perhaps due to the shorter time needed to complete? Or perhaps a typo since it mentions 3X Featured reward boxes? then again this could just be random rewards. Thanks for the info.​​

    Ultimate Tech Upgrades have been given out exactly once, with the Elachi ship.

    Little events like this usually just give out some dil and "tfo boxes" good for a spec point or a minor tech upgrade NOT ultimate
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    Normally I would do the event because shiny is good, especially with the potential of helping an alt.

    But in this case I am probably going to take this event off, especially with the event fatigue I'm suffering.

    A space based Combat Supply doesn't really appeal to me. Not only that it kinda sounds redundant with the Azura.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan Member Posts: 37,284 Arc User
    i won't be, because i want the dil - but i will have the shiny day 1 because i still have lots of FTFO tokens left over​​
    Like special weapons from other Star Trek games? Wondering if they can be replicated in STO even a little bit? Check this out: https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1262277/a-mostly-comprehensive-guide-to-star-trek-videogame-special-weapons-and-their-sto-equivalents

    #LegalizeAwoo

    A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"


    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
    Passion and Serenity are one.
    I gain power by understanding both.
    In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
    I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
    The Force is united within me.
  • tigerariestigeraries Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    they gonna change this so you only need X rounds then over or we still need to let the ship blow up on it's own after 6? rounds
  • starcruiser#3423 starcruiser Member Posts: 1,298 Arc User
    Looks like a 14 day event. Don't see any 3x Ultimate Tech Upgrade as it was given last time. Perhaps due to the shorter time needed to complete? Or perhaps a typo since it mentions 3X Featured reward boxes? then again this could just be random rewards. Thanks for the info.

    Ultimate Tech Upgrades have been given out exactly once, with the Elachi ship.

    Little events like this usually just give out some dil and "tfo boxes" good for a spec point or a minor tech upgrade NOT ultimate

    Yeah. That's what I figured. I was just hoping ALL events going forward might be like the last one. That was a juicy bonus for sure.​​
  • legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan Member Posts: 37,284 Arc User
    tigeraries wrote: »
    they gonna change this so you only need X rounds then over or we still need to let the ship blow up on it's own after 6? rounds

    i think they're changing it to 3 rounds if what the description ingame is any indication​​
    Like special weapons from other Star Trek games? Wondering if they can be replicated in STO even a little bit? Check this out: https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1262277/a-mostly-comprehensive-guide-to-star-trek-videogame-special-weapons-and-their-sto-equivalents

    #LegalizeAwoo

    A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"


    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
    Passion and Serenity are one.
    I gain power by understanding both.
    In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
    I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
    The Force is united within me.
  • foppotee#4552 foppotee Member Posts: 1,704 Arc User
    I really like that ship device & am extremely glad Cryptic is allowing us to use-up those FTO tokens too. I've never found this event too terrible & I usually enjoy it, but I accept I might be off my rocker.
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  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,924 Arc User
    I like that you actually have to DO something rather than AFK it. I hear so many people bragging about AFKing some event and still get the prizes.
    Now a LTS and loving it.
    Just because you spend money on this game, it does not entitle you to be a jerk if things don't go your way.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 59,174 Community Moderator
    Honestly I don't like the idea of just AFKing something and being rewarded the same as someone who actually participates.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
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  • sheldonlcoopersheldonlcooper Member Posts: 4,042 Arc User
    hmm, somehow I got convinced by something someone said to dump all those tokens. What did I get for them? I don't even remember - dil? eh, I guess never throw anything out eh.

    Looking forward to skipping this event. Do not want prize.
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  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,924 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    Honestly I don't like the idea of just AFKing something and being rewarded the same as someone who actually participates.

    Me either.
    Now a LTS and loving it.
    Just because you spend money on this game, it does not entitle you to be a jerk if things don't go your way.
    I have come to the conclusion that I have a memory like Etch-A-Sketch. I shake my head and forget everything. :D
  • shadowkoshshadowkosh Member Posts: 1,688 Arc User
    Great now I need to see if I have any tokens left
  • sierra078sierra078 Member Posts: 340 Arc User
    Are they going to auto-complete past FTFO projects that are incomplete?
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,573 Arc User
    I have 60 Tokens saved. I bought every Featured TFO Bundle that they had released. It was a cheaper way of getting the Ultimate Tech Upgrades and provided a cushion if I needed it. The cushion came in that after getting the Tokens, I still ran the Featured TFO for 20-21 times each time.

    Now, with the buyout, you could run the Kobayashi 21 times for Dilithium. Under the previous TFO rules that would be 577,500 Dilitium (plus the initial 50,000). Since they have capped out the escalating award to 25,000 max per day that means the total could be 412,500 Dilitium. Since this is per Account you could use multiple Characters to spread out the Dilitium rewards to minimize refining time. Overall, this seems to be a good reworking for the 14 (21) day Featured TFOs.

    As far as the TFO itself, it is nothing special but could be better as it is hindered by the lemming behavior of the Kobayashi. I'm not going to say that it is the greatest thing since sliced bread, in fact, I have no love or hate for it. It just is.

    It does seem that they have settled on a paridigm for these type TFO Events. Event Version, Normal difficulty, max 6-7 rounds, then the TFO is put into regular rotation with unlimited rounds and selectable difficulty.
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