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many fleets are here every single day giving away free invites, allowing you access to top-shelf mine, embassy, spire, and base store consoles, boffs, weapons, etc.
how does this work?
its the mechanics of sto fleet stores.
the base, the mine, the embassy, and the spire all work this way: you enjoy the access-level of the fleet that owns the terminal you are using, yet all your purchases are deducted from your own fleets pool of provisions. for that reason you must be in a fleet (any fleet), have permissions to use your own fleet store and your own fleet must have the provisions to cover whatever purchases you wish to make.
the only exception to this is fleet ships, which would require you to actually join the higher tier fleet and use their ship provisions. thats why 'free ships' require more patience.
FuturePastNow (one of the most prolific t5-inviters in sto) has gone into great detail regarding fleet-store mechanics.
1) no buying, selling, or trading, full stop. this includes anything that can even resemble a sale: no bartering, suggested donations, reimbursement for provisions, offering incentives, offering to pay, 'price-checking', etc. if it looks like you are so much as hinting to buy or sell, you might get a warning before being muted.
2) be polite
in case that isnt clear enough:
These are the rules, follow them:
1) No buying, selling or trading.
Breaking this rule, even once will earn you a mute and a kick. A warning may be issued instead at the channel moderators sole discretion. When we say "one rule" this is the one we mean.
2) Be polite.
This rule by it's very nature is a bit subjective. Violations are almost entirely handled by issuing a polite warning. Mutes may be issued if said warning is ignored.
Other guidelines:
If you break a rule and get called out on it simply apologize and stop breaking the rules. This will save you from moderation an overwhelming majority of the time. Do not double down. Do not try to lawyer.
Do not accuse the person calling you out of pretending to be a moderator. Any channel user that sees someone breaking the rules is allowed to call them out on it.
Don't try to get cute about rule 1. Using weasel words like "tip", "donations", etc to pretend you are not flagrantly violating rule 1 all but ensures that the channel moderators will forgo any kind of warning.
now two years old and 11,000 members strong!
our new shortlink: bit.ly/NoP-PS
(its cAsE sEnSiTiVe!)
join an active channel free of ego, unnecessary rules, and heavy-handed moderation.
join the largest channel in sto!
join a channel that is public and not private!
join a channel where we share top tier holdings, freighter-invites, practical advice, and years of sto knowledge.
/channel_join NoP Public Service
(type that into chat to join the channel)
many fleets are here every single day giving away free invites, allowing you access to top-shelf mine, embassy, spire, and base store consoles, boffs, weapons, etc.
how does this work?
its the mechanics of sto fleet stores.
the base, the mine, the embassy, and the spire all work this way: you enjoy the access-level of the fleet that owns the terminal you are using, yet all your purchases are deducted from your own fleets pool of provisions. for that reason you must be in a fleet (any fleet), have permissions to use your own fleet store and your own fleet must have the provisions to cover whatever purchases you wish to make.
the only exception to this is fleet ships, which would require you to actually join the higher tier fleet and use their ship provisions. thats why 'free ships' require more patience.
FuturePastNow (one of the most prolific t5-inviters in sto) has gone into great detail regarding fleet-store mechanics.
CHANNEL RULES:
1) no buying, selling, or trading, full stop. this includes anything that can even resemble a sale: no bartering, suggested donations, reimbursement for provisions, offering incentives, offering to pay, 'price-checking', etc. if it looks like you are so much as hinting to buy or sell, you might get a warning before being muted.
2) be polite
in case that isnt clear enough:
These are the rules, follow them:
1) No buying, selling or trading.
Breaking this rule, even once will earn you a mute and a kick. A warning may be issued instead at the channel moderators sole discretion. When we say "one rule" this is the one we mean.
2) Be polite.
This rule by it's very nature is a bit subjective. Violations are almost entirely handled by issuing a polite warning. Mutes may be issued if said warning is ignored.
Other guidelines:
If you break a rule and get called out on it simply apologize and stop breaking the rules. This will save you from moderation an overwhelming majority of the time. Do not double down. Do not try to lawyer.
Do not accuse the person calling you out of pretending to be a moderator. Any channel user that sees someone breaking the rules is allowed to call them out on it.
Don't try to get cute about rule 1. Using weasel words like "tip", "donations", etc to pretend you are not flagrantly violating rule 1 all but ensures that the channel moderators will forgo any kind of warning.
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Very useful channel, I've used it several times.
If you are tired of being threatened with Mute/or kick from a channel run by a channel of Dictators, never getting the invite you want or the help you need. Join us on the NoP Public Service channel!
I will join this one when I get back in game
Thanks Nerds of Prey for being there when we need you most!
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Sign me up.
...though I need to save for some fleet modules first. Hmm.
It most certainly is true. While fleet ship invites are a bit more rare to come by, invites to bases where your own provisions are used are a common place in the channel
I wouldn't have any Elite stuff if it wasn't for them. The convos in there are very laidback too without any stupid rules. I guess the only rule there is: don't be an *******. NoP rocks!
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Matter of fact, sure seems awfully convenient timing after the original Public Service channel was just ruined..
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it is true.
the reason so many fleets are starting to do this is because it costs them absolutely nothing to do it. when you buy a fleet shield on the NoP base, for example, you use their stores access (t5), but you use your own fleets provisions.
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its just the mechanics of sto fleet stores.
the base, the mine, and the embassy all work this way. you enjoy the access-level of the fleet that owns the terminal you are using, yet all your purchases are deducted from your own fleets pool of provisions. for that reason you must have permissions to use your own fleet store and your own fleet must have the provisions to cover whatever purchases you wish to make.
the only exception to this is fleet ships, which would require you to actually join the higher tier fleet and use their ship provisions. thats why 'free ships' are so rare.
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1) You must be in a fleet. Any fleet. (Don't leave your fleet!)
2) Your fleet must have a provision for the item you wish to buy. Feel free to ask what kind of provision something uses if you don't know. You can check this in the fleet holdings window, there's a tab for provisions.
3) Your fleet must give you permission to use its provisions. Check the settings tab of the fleet window to see what permissions your rank has. The box next to "Buy from provisioned fleet stores" must be checked.
4) Needless to say you must have fleet credits and dilithium for whatever you want to buy. Again, feel free to ask what things cost.
5) Ask for a base invite. Specify if you are Fed or KDF. Be patient. Only a few people have access to Tier 5 bases, after all. If you don't get an invite, try again later.
With all that, you can shop at the stores on a higher-ranked fleet's base. You'll see the stores they have unlocked, but you'll be using your fleet's provisions.
A few further notes:
* On developed fleets, you can go to the fleet embassy via the starbase transporter. So if you ask for an embassy invite but end up on a starbase, don't panic! Just look for the "Shuttle to fleet embassy" button.
* There's also an option to transwarp to the fleet dilithium mine, however it will not work for map guests- it takes visitors to their fleet's mine. So if you want a mine invite, ask for that specifically. You'll have to be invited directly to the mine. *Cryptic knows about this bug, it's obviously a low-priority but I believe it will be fixed eventually
* The fleet shipyard is not accessible with a base invite. You'll be able to buy only the ships your fleet has unlocked. It's remotely possible that you'll see fleets offering free ships, and I know NoP is planning something special when it hits Shipyard V, but that is not something you should expect.
1) NO SELLING/BUYING ACCESS!
2) Be polite.
Violations will be punished with a polite reminder!
Cheers (both) for clearing up any confusion.
Free shipyard access does happen but it does require patience since the number of fleets offering it is much smaller.
I remember when the channel started. I felt rather...unsure about it as well, but I don't regret in the slightest about joining it.
go ahead..humor some of us. Post screenshots
but seriously man..what the hell?
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I don't think I've ever seen that assignment on one of my ships (gotten it from others once or twice, but they were friends from another channel, not NoP). I keep an eye out for it and I'll try to remember to call it out if I see it...
But that's something that's going to be really, really rare.
Or in other words, that's certainly within the scope of the NoP channel, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.
Ive never seen that mission offered, but i see people with freighters offer NADORC on their Tufflis/Cell ships when its up
My fleet is about T4.5 but is missing a few key items like elite carrier pets...
I'm am trying to spend a bit more time on so I can give more invites. Sometimes the channel is a bit quiet off-peak but this will likely change in the run up to the new season.
I have put the MOTD change suggestion up for internal discussion.
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