If not you're getting 'a cylindrical metal rod with a helix inscribed channel spiraling around it.'
:P
STO Member since February 2009. I Was A Trekkie Before It Was Cool ... Sept. 8th, 1966 ... Not To Mention Before Most Folks Around Here Were Born! Forever a STO Veteran-Minion
There's something quite screwy about that description... Hm
I can't believe my HILARIOUS PATCH NOTE PARODY has been upstaged by the real thing! Darn it.
You know what they say, " Great minds think alike...Fools never differ "
You do realise that everytime the games patched,thousands of the great unwashed will be visiting the thread ready to read the latest fubar you've concocted.
I don't suppose there's any chance on a fix for BOffs getting stuck on everything and their shadows in Foundry missions? Because it's a pain in the rear to enter en enemy-filled room when you have to guide each individual BOff through the door using waypoints.
No mentioning of making the Advanced Jem'Hadar Attack Ship available for each that has only a Jem'Hadar Dreadnought, instead of owning both the Dread and Attack Ship. Coz IMHO, and I am not alone in this matter, Cryptic has crossed the line here, in being acting normal. :mad:
Its not hard, I've worked in technical positions all my life, and I've got the gift they call "lightening wit." One hilarious flash and I've ruined everything... That's why they won't let me work directly with the customers anymore.
Snap thats what I do lol
NO TO ARC
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Well it looks like they started on maintenance at 7am CST not PST. So, if this is the case will i be able to play at 9 CST? or will it actually last until 9PST which is 11 CST?
really starting 2 hours early?
Well it looks like they started on maintenance at 7am CST not PST. So, if this is the case will i be able to play at 9 CST? or will it actually last until 9PST which is 11 CST?
really starting 2 hours early?
The buffs stated in the patch notes seem...inadequate. Borticus planned much more, but I am concerned that the PvPers complained again and made him pull back somewhat...
No word on giving those unlucky enough to buy the upgrade in the first 24hrs their 50 lobi back then. Altering the stats is one thing but to then alter the normal 'retail' price is a big no no.
Standing by for the borg mk xii deflector to provide double the aux bonus that the mk xi does...
Oh wait I guess only stats that are buffed by the lobi store get balance passes... *sigh*
If this proves popular enough, expect premium upgrades for the other end-game gear.
Cash talks, and it's the only thing that Cryptic seriously listens to. People buy enough of these upgrades for this set, they'll do the other ones.
I'm not too thrilled with pay-unlock-pay-upgrades but we're in a better position now than we were during the Great Content Drought.
Things that DO NOT generate revenue like the plot missions are bottom priority. Those don't make money, they cost money. Therefore fixing critical-to-function bugs is not a priority until people stop leveling up and endgame revenue drops.
**Tell the guy who post the maintenance banner on website to have a look on world clocks first since he's most often wrong, and miss it always by 1 or 2 hours.
We will be bringing down Star Trek Online tomorrow, Monday, January 28th, at 7AM PST (click here to view in your timezone) for maintenance and to apply a new patch. Patch notes can be found here, and we expect this maintenance to only last for 2 hours. The test server may also be unavailable during this time.
Thanks for your patience and understanding,
- The Star Trek Online Team
Firstly: Why must the servers be brought down for 2 hours for a simple upgrade to the stats of one set? Why can't these updates be compiled and aggregated into one large patch say once per week instead of every other day?
Secondly: Why are we notified only 24 hours ahead of time? What if your bosses told you you will come into work on Saturday morning Friday evening -- would you perceive this as courtesy or disrespect?
Said NO to Arc. Gets punished by not being given a free outfit, free lobi, and free shuttle. Now forced to use Arc's site when trying to get to STO site. Still not rewards for beta testing the Arc website by force. Bravo Cryptic.
Servers are normally patched every Thursday. Occasionally circumstances dictate having an exceptional patch, this is one such circumstance as paying customers are not happy. It may also be there is no mechanism to refund lobi in place so by patching now a damage limitation excercise is underway. As for the time it takes, personally I don't know why it takes 2 hrs but I suspect taking down a server farm is a bit more complex than restarting your laptop?
I've worked in server farms before. They utilize start scripts but the part that takes the most time is verifying the integrity of the database which only takes 10mins on a 20GB database.
That is beside the point, and I see what you are saying -- this is an "emergency" patch. As such I would believe to minimize the inflamed customers storming off they should at least offer to include what they have tested so far of Thursday's patch into this one and not patch again until the next Thursday.
I can understand a weekly patch -- I actually appreciate it. But I don't appreciate making plans in game to have it squashed by a patch that no one knew about until the day before -- especially to (as the patch notes said) to simply upgrade the stats on a single ship equipment set. It just seems a bit ridiculous to take the server down for 2 hours to do that....
In my time working in data centers (or server farms) when you take down a farm like they're doing, you push as much tested patch material as possible that QA will allow for because of the overhead for each patch (taking down the system, patching the clients and pushing that update, bringing up the system, testing the system, etc). Again reserving a patch for one fix/stat-update just isn't efficient use of patch time.
Said NO to Arc. Gets punished by not being given a free outfit, free lobi, and free shuttle. Now forced to use Arc's site when trying to get to STO site. Still not rewards for beta testing the Arc website by force. Bravo Cryptic.
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9PM on a Sunday night...
You gettin' paid over-time for this BranFlakes???
If not you're getting 'a cylindrical metal rod with a helix inscribed channel spiraling around it.'
:P
I Was A Trekkie Before It Was Cool ... Sept. 8th, 1966 ... Not To Mention Before Most Folks Around Here Were Born!
Forever a STO Veteran-Minion
There's something quite screwy about that description... Hm
I can't believe my HILARIOUS PATCH NOTE PARODY has been upstaged by the real thing! Darn it.
Your mission has a bunch of grammar errors, and the story is horrible. But I had to press F 700 times.
Great mission. That one can stay. The ones that actually copy all our own space missions in the space clusters are out. Horrible.
Doesn't seem very likely to me.
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can't remember!!
this is a really really good sign!!!!!
calm down dudes, they are supporting people they already bought the jem hadar XII set cause everyone is disapointed.
come time, come patch
don't get everything negativ!
You know what they say, " Great minds think alike...Fools never differ
You do realise that everytime the games patched,thousands of the great unwashed will be visiting the thread ready to read the latest fubar you've concocted.
this is just awesome...
Snap thats what I do lol
Vice Admiral Volmack ISS Thundermole
Brigadier General Jokag IKS Gorkan
Centurion Kares RRW Tomalak
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Oh wait I guess only stats that are buffed by the lobi store get balance passes... *sigh*
As well it should be. Can you imagine the backlash if they made it as good or better than endgame equipment?
Personally, I use the Jem set and I'm glad to see it get buffed somewhat.
really starting 2 hours early?
Yepper 2 hours early but I guess its a good thing
If this proves popular enough, expect premium upgrades for the other end-game gear.
Cash talks, and it's the only thing that Cryptic seriously listens to. People buy enough of these upgrades for this set, they'll do the other ones.
I'm not too thrilled with pay-unlock-pay-upgrades but we're in a better position now than we were during the Great Content Drought.
Things that DO NOT generate revenue like the plot missions are bottom priority. Those don't make money, they cost money. Therefore fixing critical-to-function bugs is not a priority until people stop leveling up and endgame revenue drops.
**Tell the guy who post the maintenance banner on website to have a look on world clocks first since he's most often wrong, and miss it always by 1 or 2 hours.
Firstly: Why must the servers be brought down for 2 hours for a simple upgrade to the stats of one set? Why can't these updates be compiled and aggregated into one large patch say once per week instead of every other day?
Secondly: Why are we notified only 24 hours ahead of time? What if your bosses told you you will come into work on Saturday morning Friday evening -- would you perceive this as courtesy or disrespect?
I've worked in server farms before. They utilize start scripts but the part that takes the most time is verifying the integrity of the database which only takes 10mins on a 20GB database.
That is beside the point, and I see what you are saying -- this is an "emergency" patch. As such I would believe to minimize the inflamed customers storming off they should at least offer to include what they have tested so far of Thursday's patch into this one and not patch again until the next Thursday.
I can understand a weekly patch -- I actually appreciate it. But I don't appreciate making plans in game to have it squashed by a patch that no one knew about until the day before -- especially to (as the patch notes said) to simply upgrade the stats on a single ship equipment set. It just seems a bit ridiculous to take the server down for 2 hours to do that....
In my time working in data centers (or server farms) when you take down a farm like they're doing, you push as much tested patch material as possible that QA will allow for because of the overhead for each patch (taking down the system, patching the clients and pushing that update, bringing up the system, testing the system, etc). Again reserving a patch for one fix/stat-update just isn't efficient use of patch time.