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Reminder: Do not buyout the event on PC *just* for dilithium

tagentagen Member Posts: 544 Arc User
edited August 2023 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
The Red Alert event that just ran had a problem with the dilithium rewards. While the daily counter indicated the reward went up by 1000 each day, the actual reward stayed at 8000 for many people.
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1259400/bought-out-red-alert-event-dilithium-rewards-not-increasing
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1259552/so-the-increasing-dill-rewards-are-not-working-again

This has happened in the past and, since I don't yet see notice of a fix, I am not sure we can trust that it won't happen again.

So buyer beware if you plan to fast track yourself to the bonus dilithium rewards. It may or may not bug out and they may or may not be able to fix it before the event ends.
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    edited January 2021
    This has happen before, and it will happen again... sounds familiar.. :lol: But, yeah, it's quite possible that it will happen again, it happens almost every time anyway. Seems to be a nasty, almost imposible to track bug
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  • sheldonlcoopersheldonlcooper Member Posts: 4,042 Arc User
    yeah I never had it before but I had it this time in red alert. will be more of an issue in the anniversary.
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  • ussvaliant2#1952 ussvaliant2
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    After being screwed over for the Red Alert Event I won't ever do it again.
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  • evilspokevilspok Member Posts: 51 Arc User
    ussvaliant2#1952 wrote: »
    After being screwed over for the Red Alert Event I won't ever do it again.

    Screwed over? Really? LOL
  • jennycolvinjennycolvin Member Posts: 1,100 Arc User
    evilspok wrote: »
    ussvaliant2#1952 wrote: »
    After being screwed over for the Red Alert Event I won't ever do it again.

    Screwed over? Really? LOL

    Yes, screwed over. You got a problem with that, you keep it to yourself and show a bit of understanding, instead of behaving like a TRIBBLE for the sake of it.
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  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    The buyout costs zen which is the cash currency, think its fair enough to use the term screwed over because of that.

    It does also happen on PS4 so console users should be wary of the buyout as well.
  • evilmark444evilmark444 Member Posts: 6,950 Arc User
    gaevsman wrote: »
    This has happen before, and it will happen again... sounds familiar.. :lol:

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  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    I don't understand why you would do this to begin with. Wouldn't you get more Dilithium by using the Zen you need to buy out the event and just converting it to Dilithium? I mean.. it's 500:1.. it seems like buying out an event for Dilithium would be a net loss anyway right?
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  • tagentagen Member Posts: 544 Arc User
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    I don't understand why you would do this to begin with. Wouldn't you get more Dilithium by using the Zen you need to buy out the event and just converting it to Dilithium? I mean.. it's 500:1.. it seems like buying out an event for Dilithium would be a net loss anyway right?

    I have seen that noted before, too. I have not run the numbers myself, but I know every event that had this bug also had people on the forums saying they did the buyout for the dilithium. So...? Either way, it does not seem to be a great idea at least until the bug is tracked down and squished.
  • sovereign010sovereign010 Member Posts: 636 Arc User
    tagen wrote: »
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    I don't understand why you would do this to begin with. Wouldn't you get more Dilithium by using the Zen you need to buy out the event and just converting it to Dilithium? I mean.. it's 500:1.. it seems like buying out an event for Dilithium would be a net loss anyway right?

    I have seen that noted before, too. I have not run the numbers myself, but I know every event that had this bug also had people on the forums saying they did the buyout for the dilithium. So...? Either way, it does not seem to be a great idea at least until the bug is tracked down and squished.
    Isn't the dilithium you get worth less than the cost of the zen needed for the buyout in the first place, especially with the exchange rate being so bad right now?
  • tagentagen Member Posts: 544 Arc User
    sovereign010 wrote: »
    tagen wrote: »
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    I don't understand why you would do this to begin with. Wouldn't you get more Dilithium by using the Zen you need to buy out the event and just converting it to Dilithium? I mean.. it's 500:1.. it seems like buying out an event for Dilithium would be a net loss anyway right?

    I have seen that noted before, too. I have not run the numbers myself, but I know every event that had this bug also had people on the forums saying they did the buyout for the dilithium. So...? Either way, it does not seem to be a great idea at least until the bug is tracked down and squished.
    Isn't the dilithium you get worth less than the cost of the zen needed for the buyout in the first place, especially with the exchange rate being so bad right now?

    Possibly? Probably? Like I said, I have not done the math myself. I have just seen posts from people who claim to have done the buyout for that reason and then if it is bugged they light their keyboards on fire and head here to vent. :)

    Maybe knowing the bug could still be out there will save one or two people the trouble.
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