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AFK Weekend... err shuttle weekend...
nephian
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"All shuttle queues have increased rewards this weekend! Check the PvE queues to join a small craft mission."
Done and done. Boosted mark rewards plus a change of pace equals a welcome diversion. Or so you'd think. Here's my experience so far:
- queue into Atmosphere Assault ~15 times on various characters.
- only 2/15 teams consisted of 5 active players
- 13/15 teams consisted of at least one player idle for the majority of the instance
- most of the idle players simply cloaked at the spawn area, remained motionless, and ran a set rotation of abilities periodically, as if running off of a timed script
- 5/15 teams consisted of two players idle for the majority of the instance; in this situation, I always left the team before it could worsen
- queue into Federation Fleet Alert (Shuttle) ~10 times
- every single team consisted of at least one player who would remain dead or far outside of combat for the majority of the instance; several times it was just myself and one other person with 3 corpses for the duration of the match
- these instances seem to have no more than a third of the players actively participating at any given time; the rest simply aren't there
Currently debating as to whether or not to ignore the rest of the event in its entirety, as unpaid babysitting is not a fun event AFAIAC.
AFK farming MMO players aren't exactly a new phenomenon, as anyone who spends time on Nimbus or the Dyson ground battlezone can tell you. But this is definitely the largest impact they have had on my own personal gameplay experience with STO. Nearly every attempt to enjoy this event has resulted in the nagging sensation of pulling someone else's plow.
Done and done. Boosted mark rewards plus a change of pace equals a welcome diversion. Or so you'd think. Here's my experience so far:
- queue into Atmosphere Assault ~15 times on various characters.
- only 2/15 teams consisted of 5 active players
- 13/15 teams consisted of at least one player idle for the majority of the instance
- most of the idle players simply cloaked at the spawn area, remained motionless, and ran a set rotation of abilities periodically, as if running off of a timed script
- 5/15 teams consisted of two players idle for the majority of the instance; in this situation, I always left the team before it could worsen
- queue into Federation Fleet Alert (Shuttle) ~10 times
- every single team consisted of at least one player who would remain dead or far outside of combat for the majority of the instance; several times it was just myself and one other person with 3 corpses for the duration of the match
- these instances seem to have no more than a third of the players actively participating at any given time; the rest simply aren't there
Currently debating as to whether or not to ignore the rest of the event in its entirety, as unpaid babysitting is not a fun event AFAIAC.
AFK farming MMO players aren't exactly a new phenomenon, as anyone who spends time on Nimbus or the Dyson ground battlezone can tell you. But this is definitely the largest impact they have had on my own personal gameplay experience with STO. Nearly every attempt to enjoy this event has resulted in the nagging sensation of pulling someone else's plow.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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If you are personally unable to do two things at once, you're ascribing that failing to others without justification.
I don't mind small craft, I rather enjoy seeing the inventive ways people have come up with to use rep, fleet and lock box gear to overcome the hurdles imposed by a shuttle/fighter's limited layout possibilities. They do feel a bit tacked-on in some regards, and that gets reflected in how poorly-equipped many players' small craft are (like the dreaded Type-8 white gear shuttles).
What's more immediately disparaging in this situation is that the devs have taken the time to organize and incentivize a small craft weekend event, and mark farmers have figured out how to turn the whole thing into one big chore for anyone else partaking of it.
I will say that the optional timers in Atmosphere Assault are obnoxious (travel time between walkers isn't factored in), and Storming the Spire (shuttle) is neither fun nor productive in a heavily disorganized team. Both could benefit from some tweaking, to be sure.
If cryptic wishes to attach some meaning to the word event again I suggest they dont use it for every boring, not motivating and under rewarding pice of contend they throw at us.
Edit: shuttle event is a cool thing for new toons. (not much gear needed and easy selectable mark rewards). Oh well I dont have any new toons and highly doubt I ever make new ones in this game again.
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I dislike flying shuttles.
Sorry - couldn't resist
One of the more amusing player responses to being called out for idling in queued events is being told "you should be doing enough DPS to cover my share". What, is this Star Trek: Philanthropy now? Am I supposed to paypal you some funds for your netflix subscription, too?
With so many players posting an absolute 0 dps, I'd have to concur with that assessment(!)