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  • tpalelenatpalelena Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Hah, in absorption phase the Hyper plasma torpedoes shine :D
    Let us wear Swimsuits on Foundry maps or bridges please! I would pay zen for that.
  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Getting first place to get the accolade...........quite the daunting task when you got like 8 others in escorts doing the same thing. :(

    I really wish the Devs changed it that you get the accolade after doing it, 10 or 20 times. Because inspite what Branflakes said (quoting Bort), this is definitely a DPS race.



    Also, there is a major problem with the queues booting people in the middle of their events. Got booted once from SB Incursion (at the end) and halfway through one CE run (and wouldn't let me back in or leave the queues). :mad:
  • pupibirdpupibird Member Posts: 128 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    A limited time grind again. Passing on this!:confused:
  • partiesplayinpartiesplayin Member Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited April 2013
  • scififan78scififan78 Member Posts: 1,383 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I want to do this so bad but, with my work/sleep schedule the way it is, I will not be able to do it enough to get the task completed in time.
  • tpalelenatpalelena Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Every 20 hours I think. I'll check today. In case its every 20, I'll need to write the times when I started down so I can optimalise what time do I play it.


    Thanks for the grind Cryptic. Its a 5-15 minutes for 14 days grind that gives a nice reward. I was afraid it would be a long grind like an hour long mission, but luckily its an STF lenght one.
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  • gerwalk0769gerwalk0769 Member Posts: 1,095 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    This was much easier, too easy really. Not much of a challenge. It also occurred too quickly. I hope the difficulty will be increased. As of now it is a very easy mission to grind.
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  • danquellerdanqueller Member Posts: 506 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    One thing looks to be certain. If an Elite version does come out, Cruisers will finally have an event where they can be important again. Flew my Galaxy-R in the first run through the normal event, and was quite busy with healing and Extend Shields (though its a pity you don't get credit towards the accolade for abilities which prevent damage as well as heals). Unfortunately, Escorts are so tough now that they can take a blast from the CE and not go down if they are not being helped and can heal themselves quite well, making Cruisers still feel like second-class citizens of the game.

    Hoping the Elite version is sufficiently upgraded that the Escorts need the help of Cruisers to survive.
  • mikearoomikearoo Member Posts: 342 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    mattdawson wrote: »
    Cryptic...

    A superlative change, sirs. With just two minor flaws. One, it's restricted to end game characters. And two, it's restricted to end game characters. Now I realise that technically speaking that's only one flaw but I thought that it was such a big one that it was worth mentioning twice.

    You sir, win a Red Dwarf Cookie!

    I like the Event, works perfectly, I find staying at long range helps cut down on the damage and scored a 2nd in my tac ody :)
  • naeviusnaevius Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    So do we get a shard every 20 hours or 24 hours ?

    Yes, I'm wondering how you know whether a run will grant a shard or not - there does not appear to be any indication if you will before you start. (You can run it back to back.)
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  • mirrorchaosmirrorchaos Member Posts: 9,844 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    there is plenty of questions i have since the release of the event, but i want to wait until the event is over before getting some answers really. lots to do and little time to get them done.
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  • sechserpackungsechserpackung Member Posts: 135 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    another Escort heavy slugfest. The top 3 out of 10 people get the good rewards. How lame. Just shows who you favor in this game. Fed Escorts. Nuf said.

    I have so far gotten first place in:

    Tac-scort
    Engie-cruiser
    Sci-Carrier

    Though all as KDF and engie required 4 tries in total.

    But I agree that it is still the easiest in a tac scort to pull off with a little watching what happens and applying buffs/debuffs at the right time.


    Sidenote:
    It seems that the Tholians here have gotten strong shields in the Cystalline Catastrophe event.
  • scbypwrscbypwr Member Posts: 177 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    LOOT DROPS SUCK!

    Very rare mkX items dont meant much to VA toons!

    Give us some puple mkXI stuff at bare minimum.....What a fracking joke!
  • mikearoomikearoo Member Posts: 342 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    scbypwr wrote: »
    LOOT DROPS SUCK!

    Very rare mkX items dont meant much to VA toons!

    Give us some puple mkXI stuff at bare minimum.....What a fracking joke!

    I've noticed drops in the stfs ain't that hot either.
  • darthstormstrikedarthstormstrike Member Posts: 771 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    scbypwr wrote: »
    LOOT DROPS SUCK!

    Very rare mkX items dont meant much to VA toons!

    Give us some puple mkXI stuff at bare minimum.....What a fracking joke!

    They may as well given some energy credits.

    But at least this isn't only a 14 day event where in that if you miss a day you are SOL.
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  • aidy1972ukaidy1972uk Member Posts: 119 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Our Crystalline Catastrophe event is now live! Jump in-game now and participate daily to earn special rewards. Read more for full details.


    Click here to read more.

    Is reset 20 hours or after midnight to be rewarded a shard? I can't remember what time I did it yesterday (could be close to 20!)
  • origcaptainquackorigcaptainquack Member Posts: 614 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    do you only get accolade for 1st place?
  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    do you only get accolade for 1st place?

    Yes. I got second and third places a few times and got nothing. I only got the accolade when I got first.
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  • origcaptainquackorigcaptainquack Member Posts: 614 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    thank you for the response. have to keep trugging along. lol
  • tpalelenatpalelena Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    20 hours I think, or just a little longer then that.

    It may measure 20 hours after you kill the entity, and not after you start the mission.
    Let us wear Swimsuits on Foundry maps or bridges please! I would pay zen for that.
  • captainmikeccaptainmikec Member Posts: 94 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    sigh.... idk if its just me
    but each time i do this i keep getting crumby Mk X uncommon gear as the final reward.....
    during mission drops ok, but for the final completion reward, how about something better pls?
    even rare Mk XI or very rare Mk X so its worth a bit more to my replicator

    other than that, i like the reworked event, just wish ppl would STOP firing when its in absorption mode
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  • aspartan1aspartan1 Member Posts: 1,054 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    squishkin wrote: »
    And perhaps some Tholian marks?
    scbypwr wrote: »
    LOOT DROPS SUCK!

    Very rare mkX items dont meant much to VA toons!

    Give us some puple mkXI stuff at bare minimum.....What a fracking joke!

    No doubt. Why limit it to top level toons then drop sublevel gear? Someone dropped the ball for sure.... :mad:
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  • lorddoominatorlorddoominator Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    It's a lot easier now, but the drops are bad! :rolleyes:
  • c0nd1t10nr3dc0nd1t10nr3d Member Posts: 638 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I'm getting some major lag on this event and I don't get it on any others. Anyone else getting the same thing?
    It's a lot easier now, but the drops are bad! :rolleyes:

    Agreed!
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I'm getting some major lag on this event and I don't get it on any others. Anyone else getting the same thing?



    Agreed!
    Yeah, in one run I did today I was struggling just to keep my ship on the right heading.

    Might be like the Winter event. Huge numbers of players means massive load. I'v enever had to wait long for the queue to start, so there must be a lot of people doing it.
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  • tsurutafan01tsurutafan01 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    LOL at loot complaints that ignore you also get Dil for your whole 10 minutes work and you're going to cash in for 50K of the stuff in two weeks.

    But oh, the horror. The deflector dish you'll never use because it isn't part of the Borg or MACO set wasn't a MK XII purple.


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  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Yep, 480 Dilithum. The walls shall be torn down by eager players. :rolleyes:

    After this event, the majority of people won't be bothering with the CE again for a very long time.




    BTW, finally got first place.........on a mule character ......... in a baddly equipped ship.

    Oh the irony. Can have the best geared ship in the game and pull your hair trying to get first, but never place. But here comes Gomer in the jalopy and gets first without even trying. :rolleyes:

    And people wonder why I'm this way. :P
  • dereklucasdereklucas Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    It's a confused jumble of targets, and really pretty boring since you can't really fail. (at least as far as i can tell).
  • centurion47centurion47 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    dereklucas wrote: »
    It's a confused jumble of targets, and really pretty boring since you can't really fail. (at least as far as i can tell).

    You can Actually "fail" - I found my self yesterday in an instance in which the group was able to drop the crystal to 30% (-/+) and it stuck there...

    After about 30 min. ppl started to give up, and before I knew it, here I was, all alone (in the night) against the crystal and his tholian cronies...

    On another matter - is the a time-counter somewhere that can show me how much time I have left until I can do the CC again to get a crystal shard, or do I just have to guess, based on the time and date I did it the last time and got a shard?
  • igordudesloigordudeslo Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    i dont think drops are so bad, i allready got some xI very rare weapons and accx3 but it was mk x
    but it could be cuz i am almost always 1st
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