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Clarification on Season 2 STFs

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In the new Ask Cryptic there's this question:
Q: MustrumRidcully: Will the "Dailies" move up to Vice Admiral Level? Will we use Marks of Exploration to acquire the new Mark XI gear, or will this be drop-only items?
A: All current dailes will be leveled to have 51 versions including exploration, PVP and STFs. In addition we are adding a Fleet Action daily, which will also drop new Marks so that you can purchase Mark XI gear.

Does this mean that Infected, The Cure, etc will be leveled up to 51? I was really hoping to be able to level my character up and be able to actually beat these missions.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Avatar_Ko wrote:
    In the new Ask Cryptic there's this question:


    Does this mean that Infected, The Cure, etc will be leveled up to 51? I was really hoping to be able to level my character up and be able to actually beat these missions.

    As it stands, there's a vanilla B'tran and a B'tran ELITE.

    My dailies didn't ring up but I suspect this was the issue. :)

    That means there will probably be two versions. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    As it stands, there's a vanilla B'tran and a B'tran ELITE.

    My dailies didn't ring up but I suspect this was the issue. :)

    That means there will probably be two versions. :D

    Also, there's another STF slated for just after Season 2 launch.

    There will be 2 versions of the STFs (current level and level 51).

    There aren't any STFs slated for launch in the near future, but we are adding a new Fleet Action which hasn't hit Tribble yet, and a new Daily Fleet Action mission providing Mark tokens for doing a specific Fleet Action on that day.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    My god dstahl, if one of those daily FA's is crystaline entity I hope you eneable friendly fire.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    dstahl wrote: »
    There will be 2 versions of the STFs (current level and level 51).

    There aren't any STFs slated for launch in the near future, but we are adding a new Fleet Action which hasn't hit Tribble yet, and a new Daily Fleet Action mission providing Mark tokens for doing a specific Fleet Action on that day.


    I have two questions for you. What happened to the STF "Into the Hive". It was slated to be released around the time Season 2 hit but I have not heard anything about it lately.

    Also, will the lvl 51 versions of the STFs grant more Valor points than the 5 the current ones give or will they grant the marks for Mk XI, XII gear?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    dstahl wrote: »
    There will be 2 versions of the STFs (current level and level 51).

    There aren't any STFs slated for launch in the near future, but we are adding a new Fleet Action which hasn't hit Tribble yet, and a new Daily Fleet Action mission providing Mark tokens for doing a specific Fleet Action on that day.

    I stand corrected. Listen to the Stahl. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    dstahl wrote: »
    There will be 2 versions of the STFs (current level and level 51).

    There aren't any STFs slated for launch in the near future, but we are adding a new Fleet Action which hasn't hit Tribble yet, and a new Daily Fleet Action mission providing Mark tokens for doing a specific Fleet Action on that day.

    Can these new STFs be beatable with smaller teams, i.e. 3 or 4 people? Ideal for PUGs when 1 person drops out.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    I'd like to see more endgame ****ent with away team instead of five players, too.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    dstahl wrote: »
    There will be 2 versions of the STFs (current level and level 51).

    There aren't any STFs slated for launch in the near future, but we are adding a new Fleet Action which hasn't hit Tribble yet, and a new Daily Fleet Action mission providing Mark tokens for doing a specific Fleet Action on that day.

    Thanks for the reply!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    TechNeo wrote:
    I have two questions for you. What happened to the STF "Into the Hive". It was slated to be released around the time Season 2 hit but I have not heard anything about it lately.

    Also, will the lvl 51 versions of the STFs grant more Valor points than the 5 the current ones give or will they grant the marks for Mk XI, XII gear?

    If I had to guess, they got enough feedback from people that were interested in Klingon content, non-STF endgame and/or who like STFs but dislike the current implementation that they shifted priorities.

    We'll no doubt see the other planned STFs and more in the future but my gut says they'll come at a slower rate than we initially saw at launch, both because weekly missions are a more efficient use of dev time (they should draw more players, especially being cross-level) and because they want STFs to be more special and fun than "zerg the enemy and know your powers".

    In the end, though, I'd like to see them take some or all the STFs and make them fleet actions.

    If it's zerging, it should at least be fun zerging, which every STF except CE is. If it's strategy intensive, it would be better to see an emphasis on cool new mechanics over firepower.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    My god dstahl, if one of those daily FA's is crystaline entity I hope you eneable friendly fire.

    LOL yes!! That might make CE actually fun and doable!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    If I had to guess, they got enough feedback from people that were interested in Klingon content, non-STF endgame and/or who like STFs but dislike the current implementation that they shifted priorities.

    We'll no doubt see the other planned STFs and more in the future but my gut says they'll come at a slower rate than we initially saw at launch, both because weekly missions are a more efficient use of dev time (they should draw more players, especially being cross-level) and because they want STFs to be more special and fun than "zerg the enemy and know your powers".

    In the end, though, I'd like to see them take some or all the STFs and make them fleet actions.

    If it's zerging, it should at least be fun zerging, which every STF except CE is. If it's strategy intensive, it would be better to see an emphasis on cool new mechanics over firepower.

    yep unless he just made a mistake it looks like they have dropped them or maybe pushed back until they have the time.

    i dont blame them, whilst some people liked them generally most people did not find them fun so why keep making stuff most people dont like
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    In a tweet from Zinc last month (yes, I know he's gone), in the context of Mk XI gear, he said that Mk X badges will not go to waste:
    Working on Minigame rewards and MKXI gear today. Don't worry, all your MKX badges won't go to waste.

    Will my Mk X badges not be usable to obtain MK XI gear? His tweet seemed to imply that they can be used somehow towards Mk XI gear.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited July 2010
    Just for those of us who haven't done them yet, what are the dailes?
    Meaning where are the dailes?
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