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  • grylakgrylak Member Posts: 1,594 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Don't care about the ship, but I will be going after those sunglasses and clothes for at least 2 of my characters. I hope they can be put on boffs as well, like the winter stuff could.
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  • drliriodrlirio Member Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Holy cow you are a whiner. 25 x 2 minutes = 50 minutes. 50 minutes per toon for a brand new, totally free ship. You don't like it? Go back to ESD.

    Yeah, i'm a whiner. I wrote a post at least ten times longer than the small quote you picked... but you only noticed i'm complaining about this new time-gated grind. Nice.

    Who's the whiner???? Me or someone who only sees "they're giving us a free ship and people are not happy!!!". You can take the ship and park it next to the Ambassador and the Breen Cruiser and look at them all you want, i'm complaining because i'm tired of not getting real playable fun content and tired of repeating boring content.

    I won't tell you to go back to ESD... just go and grind for the new "exciting" fleet mine holding in case you already have tier V on all reps with all your toons and have maxed out fleet starbase and embassy. ;)

    Reread my post, please, you completely lost the point.
  • lordmalak1lordmalak1 Member Posts: 4,681 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Gee, more bribes to play a broken game. I sure hope they can fix the mail before the event starts otherwise it'll be another event I'll miss.
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  • o0kami87o0kami87 Member Posts: 590 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    One request for Romulan/Reman Captains, would it be possible to have a singularity drive version of this ship? I'm quite fond of the singularity core powers, on the same token I know how much effort goes into coding this stuff and if it wont happen I wont complain.
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  • hrisvalarhrisvalar Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I wonder if the special project'll be a racetrack. I just spent a while flying around the dilithium mine fleet holding, and there's some U-shaped asteroids I think might make for good checkpoint markers.

    Also, no chance the Risian floater thingamajig'll work on the Vlugta and Fleet asteroid surfaces? (Vlugta definately has a very annoying chasm in the middle. But I don't know where you equip this thing. If it goes in the EV suit's slot, I can see why that wouldn't work.)
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  • o0kami87o0kami87 Member Posts: 590 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    lordmalak1 wrote: »
    Gee, more bribes to play a broken game. I sure hope they can fix the mail before the event starts otherwise it'll be another event I'll miss.

    Umm... wasn't the mail already fixed? Did it break again? (Not being sarcastic just been busy the last few days, genuine questions)
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  • doubleohninedoubleohnine Member Posts: 818 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    materwindu wrote: »
    Overhauled map available forever...ok...banning kdf and rom-kdf after event...not cool

    :: Puts on Knights Templar outfit from the First Crusade ::
    "If your Romulan chose the Dark Side, your Romulan chose...poorly"

    Why are people complaining about the summer event ship grind? They said its for sale in the Z store if you want it THAT bad. Grind is for the cheapskate kids with no lives or jobs.

    Not having proper bathing suits for our toons while the Risan NPCs will be walking around in them, now THATS something to rage over! :mad:
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  • lordmalak1lordmalak1 Member Posts: 4,681 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    o0kami87 wrote: »
    Umm... wasn't the mail already fixed? Did it break again? (Not being sarcastic just been busy the last few days, genuine questions)

    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=758111

    Not fixed as far as I know. Thread seems to be ignored by everyone except those affected.

    S.O.P.
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  • o0kami87o0kami87 Member Posts: 590 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    lordmalak1 wrote: »
    http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=758111

    Not fixed as far as I know. Thread seems to be ignored by everyone except those affected.

    S.O.P.

    Ah, I keep my inbox empty so was unaware of such a problem, seems like it would ba a top priority issue though
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  • insanerandomnesinsanerandomnes Member Posts: 228 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    drlirio wrote: »
    just go and grind for the new "exciting" fleet mine holding in case you already have tier V on all reps with all your toons and have maxed out fleet starbase and embassy. ;)

    Reread my post, please, you completely lost the point.

    I read both your posts. It's hardly a grind. spending ten minutes or so submitting rep and fleet events isn't very time consumeing. I'll admit it takes a while, but only cause everything is time gated. In my opinion it used to be a lot worse, 'cause you used to have too run the same three STF's OVER and OVER hoping to get something. THAT was a grind. This is a vast improvement. You know generally what your going to get, and anything extra is a big bonus.

    Also, time gated events are how MMO's work. Least your progression isn't time gated, like it is in EVE online. I played that game for four years, and never once flew a carrier. In this game, I've flown almost every carrier in the game, as well as dreadnoughts and other capital ships. You actually have it pretty good dude, lighten up.
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  • admiralandyadmiralandy Member Posts: 189 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    And a Dabo Table, of course.

    Would be nice if Nakura and Defera had those kinda facilities too.
  • admiralandyadmiralandy Member Posts: 189 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    alarikun wrote: »
    Seriously... another Escort? Are we ever going to get a Cruiser reward for one of these things? I mean seriously... I know it's an Escort's game... but throw the cruiser players a bone here...

    Funny I thought the Ambassador and Odyssey giveaways were cruisers. ( I missed the Odyssey giveaway as joined June last year.)

    Damn I obviously need to go back to my Jane's space ships of the universe, if I mistook those for cruisers.

    So back on planet blinkered vision anymore idiots?


    As it is, i think it would be a fair shout for the next to be a Sci vessel, maybe a carrier or maybe even a shuttle.
    What about some from the Voyager shuttle race, LOADS of em there. Not to mention that small research ship with a Hologram they encountered. Photonic officer built in...
  • hqnkhqnk Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    *looks at clock*
    *pee pee dance*
    *looks at clock*
    *pee pee dance*
    *looks at clock*
    *pee pee dance*
    *looks at clock*
    *pee pee dance*

    So many things I've been wanting in one event: speed demon ship that reminds me of a jet racer (note: when I was young I pretended one of my jet racer boat toys was the starfighter from "Jason of Star Command); barefoot men (well, this works if I can slap those clothes on my Orion himmem); and flight (jet pack or no... it's flight). :)
  • o0kami87o0kami87 Member Posts: 590 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I have an idea, instead of locking KDF players out of Risa completely after the event how about allowing access to it after enacting Diplomatic Immunity for "diplomatic relations"
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  • tilartatilarta Member Posts: 1,801 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I'm kind of ambivalent about this event.

    Mostly, I'm disinterested.


    I remember what I had to do to get the Chel Grett Ship, it was not a fun experience!
    And now we've gotten another one in this vein.
    It looks minorly interesting, but I just don't need another ship I'm not going to use!
    Let's be honest, I'm not going to keep adding ships to my roster, just because Cryptic is offering them.
    My slots are getting near capacity and I can't just keep acquiring more ships, because that means I need to purchase more slots.
    My inner cynic says that is exactly the point.......


    The jetpack and sunglasses interest me.


    I haven't decided about the bird pet yet.
    I'm not fond of pet breeding missions that take over 20hours to complete.
    Also, my personal inventory is getting rather full of non-combat pets (both space and ground ones).
    Without a dedicated pet storage tab, I'm losing interest in collecting them.


    The outfits depend on how functional they are.
    If the Explorer outfit is a practical hiking outfit, then yes, I'll get it.
    The Beachcomber one, if that's the one shown in the picture, well, not so interested in that.


    As for everything else, I just don't care.


    By the way, it's inappropriate to emphasize the Hor'gahn aspect.
    Or include it at all! :eek:
    I remember what exactly that statue symbolizes, it's meaning to Risians/visitors to Risa and well, it's not something we should be discussing........
    In the real world, if someone had that statue near them, I'd punch them where it hurt most for being crude!
    I'll be ignoring that part of the event and keeping my distance from any player who happens to acquire one.......

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  • tsurutafan01tsurutafan01 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Would have preferred a knockoff of Jabba the Hutt's Party Boat that we could let the legal team sort out after.

    On the other hand... I'm going to be a Romulan with a parrot. Yes, I am.


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  • devian666devian666 Member Posts: 473
    edited June 2013
    I've been doing some testing on tribble and romulan characters can't actually travel freely in sector space until they have completed bigger picture. They can only leave to the sectors they are guided to during that episode. You might want to fix that in the blog.
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  • shpoksshpoks Member Posts: 6,967 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    devian666 wrote: »
    I've been doing some testing on tribble and romulan characters can't actually travel freely in sector space until they have completed bigger picture. They can only leave to the sectors they are guided to during that episode. You might want to fix that in the blog.

    From the blog:

    "NOTE: Players of all factions must be at least level 10 in order to visit the Lohlunat Festival. Romulan captains must have completed ?Memory Lane? before they will be permitted to leave the Tau Dewa Sector Block."

    I think that was there since the blog was released.
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  • manwholaughsmanwholaughs Member Posts: 65 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    Risian Corvette
    " The box that the ship comes in, is bound upon pickup."

    Oh but of course it is, I mean god forbid if Dan Sta- I mean Cryptic actually gave us the freedom of trading or selling this thing!
  • grejvxgrejvx Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    o0kami87 wrote: »
    I have an idea, instead of locking KDF players out of Risa completely after the event how about allowing access to it after enacting Diplomatic Immunity for "diplomatic relations"
    Are just Klingon KDF members not allowed to go to Risa or you mean for Rom-KDF too?
    Because Marauding rank 3 is not that hard to earn, and I can go to Risa with my Rom-KDF.
    If you haven't payed attention, they've fixed Marauding so now you get all transwarp locations and Grant Marauding ability on rank 3 (you can use it on yourself).
  • tilartatilarta Member Posts: 1,801 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I must say, I am rather underwhelmed by this event.

    I went down there, looked at the prices of Superior Jetpacks, bought some sunglasses and then left.

    It's just more grind!
    I didn't really fancy the idea of finding 1000 favors per character, so just dismissed the idea.

    Pretty much, it's all based around spending time collecting item X.
    And I do that enough in regular gameplay, I was hoping for something different during an event.

    So, I'm just ignoring this event.
    And most likely, any others that come after it.

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  • sortofsortof Member Posts: 196 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    berrycola wrote: »
    How about giving the Caitian, Ferasan, Saurian or Gorn something else then, instead of excluding them from the cool sunglasses.

    Gorn are already so limited in customization...

    Gorn are already an evolutionary peak. It is hard to improve the result of hundreds of millions of years of natural selection. Any customization might only degenerate the mighty gorn genome.
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  • sortofsortof Member Posts: 196 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    iskandus wrote: »
    Not really, I only play for the blue side - you know for love and justice and honor. ;) The Klink have regressed so badly since LoR that none of them seem able to fight alone or outnumbered. In Kerrat, if both sides have equal number of ships, the Klink will duct for cover soon enough. If the Fed outnumbers Klink, they will remain cloaked the whole time like mouse. Only when they outnumber Fed that they will show up and all gang up against one single ship. If that's what you called "more skilled", well, I should post pics of all the Klink I killed in Kerrat, they are fragile and easy and have no idea to deal with cloak attacks.

    That's just the art of war, by Sun-Tzu. Ah, the despair of that cruiser stuck between a borg cube and scenery, when I de-cloak for my alpha. :D
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  • sortofsortof Member Posts: 196 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    *cue announcer* Your fabulous vacation on Risa starts with 25 days of grinding! Grinding is so fun, you'll want to do it for a whole month!

    But seriously, is it possible to do these events without turning them into a grind? Or is that just the philosophy of the game now?

    I guess it hinges on the definition of grinding.

    Back when I had to "grind" estfs, while it was sometimes tiring (especially the ground ones) it was always fun. The actual gameplay should be rewarding enough in itself, than it's no longer a grind, and the favors/pearls should be just bonus items.

    On the other hand, I can't imagine Flying High being that fun, after a few runs. Especially because it can be completed easily using the basic floater. Another thing is, that flying is not that intense as one would imagine, at least not in the game. I recall, back, in X games, if you haven't had the small space debris effect, you couldn't even tell if you're moving at all. Here too, when you fly high, and you no longer have any objects near you, your actual speed no longer gives you that rush. In order to make flying fun, there should be much higher speed ranges, together with the increased momentum. Want a thrill ? Try free falling, gaining great speed than avoiding collision the last minute, your floater screeching and all. But to make these, this aspect of the game should be designed more deeply, and probably it is too much to ask from a temporary game element. To be short, I was not impressed by the flying high mission, imo it is only interesting the first time you perform it. Than the rest of the 24 runs, will be done only for the pearls, and ship, and that meets the requirement to be termed grinding. The dance one reeks being done for afkers. The sculpture hunting at least appears random, and involves exploration, as far as I can tell (had two runs of it) and it also provides the chance eggs. I think this is what I will pursue to collect the needed favors for a few nice items.

    The scenery is great, the island is romantic and wild, the day-night cycle is a refreshing element, there are exploration accolades. If only I could bump or unbalance other floaters That would be some fun.

    So, first impression is great, flying feels a bit sluggish (probably on purpose to make us buy the advanced floaters :) ), but getting what you want will indeed require a bit of a grind.
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  • sortofsortof Member Posts: 196 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    ...

    I can see a massive forum rage coming after 25 days of grinding and them a lot of BOOM BOOM POP POP POP - 1.30 second respawn wait for Sooooooooo many PvE players.

    ...
    25 days of grind is a lot and STO players are not too forgiving - remember the Breen ship was 36k hull I believe.

    it is not 25 days of grind. It is a short, 10-15 minutes of gauntlet flying, once a day, for a month. Indeed it it is a grind, but not as bad as you make it sound to be.

    The game is already too easy. Maybe if their ships pop, they start to think how to make their ships not to pop.
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  • tilartatilarta Member Posts: 1,801 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    A little background while I warm up to beat the Costume Dev where it hurts them most! :mad:

    The KDF Maruading BOFF has been consistently flawed ever since it's introduction.
    No matter how many updates the tailor gets, this issue is consistently ignored!

    And might I remind you, the Starfleet equivalent works perfectly.


    Also, not sure about this "designating a costume as off duty feature".
    From the way it was described, you have to make a completely new costume in an empty slot to specify it as "off duty".

    I already have a slot designated as off-duty.
    Does that mean I have to make another one in addition to that first one?


    Personally, I think that's a bad idea, we should be able to completely modify our slots, not be forced to use an empty one to make an offduty outfit.


    My inner cynic is asking me to say that this is a scam to sell more costume slots.

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  • tilartatilarta Member Posts: 1,801 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    A grind is a grind is a grind.

    No matter how easy it is, it's still a grind!


    Now take the Ambassador class mission, that's a good way to get a ship.

    You do a story mission, your grand reward is earned through doing actual gameplay.

    That's what they should do, make a story mission instead that revolves around acquiring your ship.


    But that means people would login less and do less grinding, so yeah, they're not going to do it!


    I'm just not in the mood to play the grind game anymore, not with all the other grind based elements in the game.
    Things that are actually somewhat necessary and get you useful items in exchange for your hard work.


    Also, I expect they wouldn't sell as many lockbox keys if it was that easy.
    The process can be shortened by paying lobi crystals to get pearls and favors.

    Although, I'm uncertain about the merit of doing it.

    I opened 4 lockboxes and only got enough lobi to purchase 100 favors.
    That's 40 boxes per character to get the floater.
    5 dollars per 4 boxes times 10=50 dollars.

    Yeah, I'm going to spend 100 dollars (2 characters) for an item that isn't even usuable after the event is done. :cool:

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  • silvarnsilvarn Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    I like the place hate the grind... (is there anything else than grind i start to wonder...) The ship should be reward of questline not 25 days of grinding even if it is just 10-15 minutes a day example for me it is impossible because of my work. (i can play games 2 days a week rest of time i am in work or in airplane or in hotel) (most of the time hotel does not even have internet connection...)

    Huoh i wish that someone else would be designing content to the game since only thing they have added as long term solution is monotonous grinding more variety would be preferred (i enjoyed the romulan missions entirely but again after doing the mission quest line 4 times it starts to get repetative and i am gain in same poiint as my other characters grinding for new gear.)

    I think they would need new ideas. (1 thing that would be help would be by redesigning all task forces from ground up and please no "Death Rays" 1 shot and if you are unlucky you go booom most Borg task forces seem to work like that. "death ray" mechanism of the game is just lazy design)
  • masterpunishmasterpunish Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2013
    When is the option to select/convert to ROMULAN STARBASES for fleets starting?


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  • amoroxicamoroxic Member Posts: 57 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    Q: Will this overhauled Risa map remain accessible after the conclusion of the Lohlunat Festival?

    A: Our current plan is to allow this map to remain active after the Lohlunat Festival ends. All of the associated Summer Event activities will stop being available, as will free access for Klingons, but the destination can still be used as a social map by Federation and Fed-Romulan captains.

    * NOTE: This may change, and isn't currently set in stone.


    Ain't that obviously, blatantly, clearly discriminating? I mean OK i got it, KDF don't get content because it doesn't pay and it does not fit the business model to develop for minorities. But to restrict access to existing content like that? That's just... sad!
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