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There is something new on the update calender so my question is what is meant with it!
27th - 29th C-Store: XP Boost
20% skill gain in 1, 4, 16-hour increments. Do not stack.
27th - 29th C-Store: XP Boost
20% skill gain in 1, 4, 16-hour increments. Do not stack.
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http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=197029
Basically ... its there for players that dont have alot of time to level a character.... becuase.. you know... this game has sooo much grind :rolleyes:
You know, forum posters don't really need to apply here. It seems there are tons of people that played this game for a long time and still haven't gotten to endame - some apparantly can't even play all the Featured Episodes (Breen Series requires you to be Lt.Cmdr!). Most of us forum users are clearly breezing though the content possibly playing several hours per day . But a lot of players - most not on the forums - appear to play very differently. They will certainly find the leveling a grind.
Of course, this is a great way to make more money from the people that play less... In that regard, it's "devious". Though apparantly this item will also be part of loot drops, so it might also serve as an incentive for those players to play more, using the drop for best effect.
This.
Plus I don't see why people are whining about this. It gives NO advantage in PVP or PVE, it just allows you to level up faster...if you don't like it you don't have to use it, but thats doesn't mean that someone else who may benefit from it or just want to hit endgame sooner (especially with alts) should not have this at their disposal.
The simple matter of fact is that it is coming and it will probably be here to stay.
paying money for XP is just like
buying Energy Credits on Ebay
or buying a bot that plays the game for you
and none of it is considered cheating because it comes from Cryptic itself.
this is a god send for all chinese gold sellers...
too bad we almost have none anymore,
Cryptic could have sucked them dry and then thrown them out.
Also XP for money is just something that you DON'T do...
People don't like it. It is again one of those Red Alert signs in the C-Store that tells every possible new customer to make a big round arround this game.
The next thing you see is 100 Emblems for $10 in the C-Store.
And then pre leveled Vice Admiral chars.
Why even play the game, just switch it to easy spend 25 bucks so you don't have to play and enjoy the Screensaver that you have left.
Amusing how you still manage to put people dont like it when almost all before you say otherwise.
Also amusing. A few threads down.
It's a device that speeds the amount of xp you get while playing. it's not like buying levels, because inexperienced players will probably spend most of the item duration in sector space. n00bz....
Emblems will definitely go on the exchange one day, though.
Doubt it about the VA characters.
No offense, but this is pretty funny. When did the tide change and people start thinking that STO had so much end-game content? What is it that "people who have jobs and complicated lives" are racing to? End-Game PvP? Trust me you'll need RL XP playing STO to perform well in end-game PvP. Oh yeah and there are a few STFs, but seriously, what else is there? Is it that you want to go back and play the majority of the missions, or the game for that matter, as a Vice Admiral?
I'm sorry, I just don't buy it or get it. Whether it takes a month or a week to reach Cap, isn't it supposed to be about the journey not the destination? What's the point of playing the game?
But the Devs have already made up their minds so the whole point is moot.
When it is meant for people who do not have the time to level X characters - then why is the boost time-limited instead of granting a boost for a pre-determined range of skill points?
Even if it just counts the playtime on a single character, you're basically forced to stick to levelgrind instead of having the opportunity to take a break for RP or visiting the Exchange or whatever.
Meh. I thought that maybe I'd get one for my Orion alt, but this way I'm not interested.
This game actually does have a fair amount of grinding. Most of the missions in the game are of the "kill 5 ships" variety. Klingons also have little choice but to grind, if there's not enough PvP available to level.
There really isn't a very good end-game, so I'm not sure what the point of rushing toward it is. I've got a character that's Captain 5 right now, and I'm really trying not to hit RA because there's very little decent content after RA3-4.
Agreed. When I was leveling my PvP toon I wanted to stay and enjoy Commander level PvP for awhile because I was having so much fun. It was over way too fast... what a blast! I know many wish that one could freeze skill points so that you can stay at a desired rank as long as you want. :cool:
Everything before that just feels wrong.
When players think "endgame is all there is". PvP or PvE. Not new to this game or any others. I'm not one of them, but to have not noticed that............
Old, and stay at rank for what to be called captain? Or to have challenges/quests like you you had then. Former, not part of argument, later (or is it latter?), a question of endgame.
Destination left journey the minute "endgame" was coined. The massive part of MMORPG decided they want to be with the big boys right away, it's not new.
Reply in green.
Yeah but the XP requirement to get to VA is cazy-loopy-insane low. Im comparing STO to my last serious MMO - Lineage 2 :eek:. The only gameplay is shoot/kill/collect gold with open PVP. Gameplay and leveling in STO is a dream compared to L2. The XP curve in L2 is very steep and basically doubles every level (gota love Korean grind games :rolleyes:). I did not touch an MMO for a long time after that.
So...what happens if you just don't spend skill points? Does it still look at you as leveled in the system to the point that you move into a different PvP instance bracket?
My No-Spend character is only Ensign 4 or 5 atm...
There is really not a lot to do after you hit VA or even RA. the bonus is the "new" ships. The STFs, while fun loose their appeal fairly quickly. If there where more VA specific stuff then maybe my opinion would change.
One thought i had, chances are too late now. could make the the requirement to get these is to have a VA already. Or have them only drop in STFs and have them Bind to Account (if that option is available). That way only people who have seen most of the content will get them with in game loot.
I can see these being very useful for the klingon side. I myself loose interest very quickly every time i try to level one.
I've got two Vice Admiral Feds and one Rear Admiral 3 Fed, then one klink that's been around for months and is just now Brigadier General 1, after MUCH grinding. So for me, having an XP boost for him would be awesome.
I think there's really no need for the XP Boost outside of leveling alts and Klingons though, there's enough content to keep people coming back for more on the Fed side with their first character.