Also, Moneygrab is a gamer word for "I want something for free that isn't", which is 90% of the whiners problem with DR, it has a bunch of new things that aren't essential to play, and a bunch of greedy impatient people can't stand that they can't get it all RIGHT NOW.
Moneygrab is just one of several buzzwords some players use to complain about... whatever they want to complain about at the time. It is one of the funnier ones though, considering Cryptic is a for-profit company :P
Wrong! I *already* possessed everything at endgame level; then it all became subpar overnight. All of it. So, if anything, I'm upset because I can't get it all BACK right now. Not at all the same thing.
I have C-Store unlocks as well, such as a handful of ships. I felt nothing was devalued or made supbar with Delta Rising. In all honestly, I was very impressed that Cryptic built in several mechanics to ensure that previous top-notch, end-game equipment was allowed to be upgraded to the new end-game specs.
Case in point, I have my $25 USD Tulwar Dreadnought. And instead of Cryptic forcing me to buy something different to play at the new end-game, I was able to get an upgrade token to bring my existing Tulwar up to the new spec. In my case, it was even a free token off the Exchange thanks to tokens being unbound items.
Same goes for my gear and equipment, which I've been slowly upgrading over time for free.
What this did accomplish, of course, is freeing up my cash for STO to buy some of the new things that interested me. Such as the Aelahl Warbird. So it seemed like a fair deal to me - create a system to bring old gear up to the new specs, give the option for the player to do it largely for free, and then give players new options for purchasable content. Then, as always, it's up to the player to decide where to spend their cash.
That all said, I don't share in the sentiment that I somehow lost something with DR's level cap increase. I felt I was given more. And I suppose I also expected having to work to get my older stuff up to spec once DR came around, so maybe it's a matter of perspective going into it. I knew that for day 1 I'd be behind somewhat, but that I could work my way back up as I moved up within the new level cap and systems.
Late to the party, but I hope Taco's still reading! I'm all for Delta Recruitment. You'll pry my little Fed engie from my cold dead hands BUT I've been itching to see what the new KDF and Romulan experiences are like and will be rolling one for my Delta alt!
(Do I want a classic B'rel of my own or take a better looking Romulan character with a Faeht or Dhelan? Decisions, decisions...)
One of my toons uses a T5U and is quite effective. The others are in T6 ships as well.
Yes I saw the changes to STFs and also read the blogs previously before they dropped talking about how difficult they were going to be.
I have been playing this game since beta...enough e-peen measuring for now.
I play this game for fun. The minute this game stops being fun I will quit. I do not know you personally but it seems like you don't like this game or the company very much. So why do you still play?
Im not the only one after all?
Thought I was the rare person that played for fun. Just like you when I stop having fun I stop playing. As far as rare items and stuff, i have my old main i refuse to delete. he has the recruit a friend photonic boff I cant move to my new main. I have others, but the boff is one I do miss. But hey, it is what it is, as long as Im having fun.
This game has more whiners than most other games. When the devs in other games go here have some free stuff and some content the playerbase says thank you and keep up the good work. You guys wonder why they tend to ignore these forums? Because it is overrun with whiners. Personaly I am going to partake in the delta reruitment event. I think its awesome they are giving us a free character slot and more content. I say keep up the good work guys and dont let the morons that will whine about everything ya do to get you down. They do NOT represent the majority of you playerbase. Just ignore em like the rest of us do.
This game has more whiners than most other games. When the devs in other games go here have some free stuff and some content the playerbase says thank you and keep up the good work. You guys wonder why they tend to ignore these forums?
It's funny how this Thread is mostly positive ... yet some people need to feel superior telling others how "whiny" they all are & how this Forum is an "evil cesspool", just because they are "trepidatious" & "cautios", not blindly giving into the hype ...
Patch Notes : Resolved an Issue, where people would accidently experience Fun.
Thought I was the rare person that played for fun. Just like you when I stop having fun I stop playing. As far as rare items and stuff, i have my old main i refuse to delete. he has the recruit a friend photonic boff I cant move to my new main. I have others, but the boff is one I do miss. But hey, it is what it is, as long as Im having fun.
Me too. Lana's only level 51, the Jeanne is a T5U Fleet Avenger. I'm merrily dorking my way through the main story, Foundry missions, mark-acquiring trips, setting up my doffs, running patrols, and the occasional Red Alert. Mostly I'm concerned about my EC intake/outtake of all things. Whatever floats my boat today. I don't feel like I have to grind. 60 will come eventually, 'til then there's a final frontier to explore!
Not to say that my style of having fun will work for everyone, or should work for everyone. Fun is subjective. I'm casual, others beeline for the minmax, its all good. We just have to be thoughtful of everyone else sharing our sandbox.
It's funny how this Thread is mostly positive ... yet some people need to feel superior telling others how "whiny" they all are & how this Forum is an "evil cesspool", just because they are "trepidatious" & "cautios", not blindly giving into the hype ...
Lol I am only stating the truth bro. If that offends ya, well, too bad. There is a difference between trepidatious, cautious, and whining. Simply saying "I will believe it when I see it" is being cautious/trepidatious. Saying the devs suck cause they are doing something different is whinin. Ie your sig.
Lol I am only stating the truth bro. If that offends ya, well, too bad. There is a difference between trepidatious, cautious, and whining. Simply saying "I will believe it when I see it" is being cautious/trepidatious. Saying the devs suck cause they are doing something different is whinin. Ie your sig.
I guess you didn't even read this Thread, then ... even Taco "acknowledged" the so called "Whiners" ... and I don't see many "you suck" - Posts ... please correct me if I'm wrong ...
PS : Not sure how you draw the Connection between "Intervention" & "you suck" ... but that actually explains a lot ... since "Delta Rising" doesn't really has to do anything with "Delta Recruits"... say anything remotely critical about ANYthing within the Game, and you're an evil Whiner about EVERYthing ...
-> If you would have bothered to read ... I'm (mostly) supporting this Event ...
PPS : It doesn't offend me ... I think Internet-Witch-Hunts are hilarious ...
Patch Notes : Resolved an Issue, where people would accidently experience Fun.
In my opinion, it doesn't, but if it does, then it does for good reasons.
What it does have is a more relaxed crew of moderators who aren't actively working to manipulate the public image presented by the forums (*cough*Anet*cough*).
"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society." - Aristotle
No I did not, and in fact I was very glad to hear it, however I also didn't miss the part where it said many of them are account bonuses, with the strong implication that some are not. All I want is clarification on what those are, is that really so much to ask?
Since when has Cryptic ever spilled all the beans weeks before the major events happen?
Can't have a honest conversation because of a white knight with power
Maybe instead of doing things *you* think will benefit the players, you ask what the *players* think they'll benefit from and endeavor to do that instead.
Maybe instead of doing things *you* think will benefit the players, you ask what the *players* think they'll benefit from and endeavor to do that instead.
Certainly can't do any worse doing it that way.
You ask a 100 players what they want, and you could get 100 different answers... Not to mention the usual atypical complaints and wanting everything on the CStore completely free and so on...
Besides, there was a survey taken about a month ago requesting feedback on what the players wanted, Exploration and new episodes were a clear first and second respectively...
Much of the thread was otherwise centered around whinging regarding dilithium and XP...
Besides, there was a survey taken about a month ago requesting feedback on what the players wanted, Exploration and new episodes were a clear first and second respectively...
yep, and so far (going by the Dev Blogs posted) we have one new Story mission (going live on 3/26); and THREE new PvE queue events (You know the PvE queues - the content that's probably the least played since DR went live - unless it's an Event queue on an event that awards a lot on completion); so yeah, so far there's evidence they did look at that poll...oh, wait...
Formerly known as Armsman from June 2008 to June 20, 2012 PWE ARC Drone says: "Your STO forum community as you have known it is ended...Display names are irrelevant...Any further sense of community is irrelevant...Resistance is futile...You will be assimilated..."
I like the idea. I am a bit skeptical about benefits that last only for that character specifically, but the account unlocks and the idea of server-wide goals and adding something to make replaying old content more interesting sounds great.
Star Trek Online Advancement: You start with lowbie gear, you end with Lobi gear.
Maybe instead of doing things *you* think will benefit the players, you ask what the *players* think they'll benefit from and endeavor to do that instead.
Sadly that would require some kind of admission of wrong doing , and you just can't get that on a case by case basis from Cryptic .
Admissions to fixing things -- yes .
Admissions to shipping things broken -- no .
Admissions to wanting to replace the entire game -- yes .
Admissions to at times players having a better perspective due to use of product -- no .
Cryptic communicate in a funny way , and that's putting it mildly .
As to Delta Recruits -- I'm not interested at this point , thus I have not criticized it . :P
... as to Taco ... , he should do something with his hair while he still has some ...
Clearly the Delta Recruitment was designed with new players in mind with perks added to provide benefit to ALL characters a player may have. Anyone who believes they have to abandon any of their characters in favor of a Delta Recruit is complaining to hear themselves complain IMO and quite frankly need to shut their cakeholes for a change.
To Tacofangs and the Devs; don't listen to the whining on this one. IMO this is one of the better ideas you all have had since STO launched and I personally look forward to trying it out. I've been passing along the blogs to several friends who are going to try the game during the event.
Please, more stuff like Delta Recruitment.
Maybe players want no more broken content added , they let pvp die its dead i played for 5 years for pvp to die but i don't call anyone names !!, nice new content and missions i like them all but name calling like cakehole is just rude we all have opinions and yours means the same .000000001 % like the rest of us so don't cakehole anybody that wants better game that expresses there opinion just like this post for taco fang ... calling names only starts more problems !!! Taco Fang Rules he actually cares for us I Salute !!
Sadly that would require some kind of admission of wrong doing , and you just can't get that on a case by case basis from Cryptic .
Admissions to fixing things -- yes .
Admissions to shipping things broken -- no .
Admissions to wanting to replace the entire game -- yes .
Admissions to at times players having a better perspective due to use of product -- no .
Cryptic communicate in a funny way , and that's putting it mildly .
As to Delta Recruits -- I'm not interested at this point , thus I have not criticized it . :P
... as to Taco ... , he should do something with his hair while he still has some ...
I hear you on the above comments it won't happen that means someone has to be blamed way high up the $$ chain in a nice plush comfy office chair which on the office door says "nobody enter' ....
Asking player what they want would get you hundreds of different and often contradictory priorities. Largely because most people here have no idea what they really want it what it entails. And you'd still have people upset that their per project wasn't given the priority they want.
Asking player what they want would get you hundreds of different and often contradictory priorities. Largely because most people here have no idea what they really want it what it entails. And you'd still have people upset that their per project wasn't given the priority they want.
It all depends on how you ask the questions
poor questions lead to poor responses
Example Colonization Cryptic wants to know how do we do this to make the game better
1. put the old exploration missions back in with a few tweeks
2. make new 5 minute missions like the old ones and scatter them about in our current map
3. make new territory outside the current map with planets to land on and explore, with resources to be gathered ............colonys to be made and supported increasing your factions territory
Npc pirates and empires to deal with thru was and diplomacy, using current duty officers as colonists, building player built duty officer and natives if found as colonists.
NPC ships ship construction stations and factorys to be made to defend and patrol your new territory
now if cryptic asked these question most players would most likely pick number 3
Its all in how you ask the question
Jellico....Engineer ground.....Da'val Romulan space Sci
Saphire.. Science ground......Ko'el Romulan space Tac
Leva........Tactical ground.....Koj Romulan space Eng
JJ-Verse will never be Canon or considered Lore...It will always be JJ-Verse
As long as i continue to read "account wide" in relation to delta recruitment, its fine.
The moment they talk about perks that my mains have no access too or ever will have, that's when my eyebrows raise.
I hop they avoid that situation.
As far as a drive to get new players go: So far, this seems like a good idea: replay the old story with a twist, gain perks for your account.
Making this palatable to the old players is important, because you do not want to have your potential new players feeling totally alone. It has to look like its buzzing with activity. Social hubs must have that mix of high and low chars.
ESD must have high tier ships sitting there as well as lower tier. You can see when a game goes to a lull if you only see high tier people around.
Cryptic: continue with the words "account wide" in mind and this will be a success.
So far, i am looking forward to this.
yep, and so far (going by the Dev Blogs posted) we have one new Story mission (going live on 3/26); and THREE new PvE queue events (You know the PvE queues - the content that's probably the least played since DR went live - unless it's an Event queue on an event that awards a lot on completion); so yeah, so far there's evidence they did look at that poll...oh, wait...
Well, missions take a good deal of time to put together, especially with all the VO scheduling they have to do now. So the release pace of missions is understandable. I'm very happy that we're getting a new mission every month or two - this is kinda awesome.
I would dare to say that the sector space revamp could be considered part of the exploration reintroduction, if not in principle just 'cause it makes sector space a more immersive map and a more fun place to travel. That said, I'm sure building in something for exploration is on the table, but I'm also fairly certain that doing it right is going to take a lot longer than just a month or two. It'll come back, but it'll be season 11 or 12.
Also, they did the Foundry top 3 system, which is along the same track as 'finding random missions while traveling.' I believe somewhere when they were announcing the system, it was said that this was being pushed out specifically as part of reintroducing exploration-style randomness. It also doubled as a hat-tip to Foundry authors for all the great work they do, which is nice to see.
I'm really looking forward to delta recruit. I won't be abandoning my main, but I've been itching to do a fed alt for about a month now, and held off waiting for the event. I've even got about 1200 Zen ready to drop on the alt on day one (cosmetics, I'm a sucker for them).
As far as the original topic goes. Delta Recruitment has gotten me excited about a character in a way I haven't been since I made my first Tellarite crotch kicker years ago, his drop kick only went waist high. It got me off my TRIBBLE to remake my very first character, a Vorta, but this time to give him a backstory and even to get the ship i've wanted for years, but never had the resources or will to grind for. TBH, a significant price drop brought about by planned obsolescence didn't hurt either, and I know it's not tier-6 but it's still the best ship I've ever owned.
I'm really excited about delta recruitment, and my only complaint is that I still have 8 days to wait.
Effect the abilitys and performance of my current characters....Now I care..A lot now I am forced to level a new character to keep my main character up to date
Give him equipment that's has advantages over my current characters now I care
When this hits and progresses then we will know the intentions of cryptic but still this is the mechanic to be used to make our current character obsolete just like the T-u mechanic is making our ships Obsolete
Those would have to be some pretty impressive advantages over your current character to make the new one desirable over your original main. Consider all the things your main has that won't be available to this new character unless/until a special event rolls around. Consider all the work that has gone into your main, in some cases over years of play, that would need to be repeated for your Delta recruit to even catch up, much less surpass, your main.
Now, I don't know what Delta Recruitment is bringing, but to obsolete your main, those would have to be some really incredible bonuses.
I have no worries at present with the delta recruit event but some people worry if they don't see it in righting that there is some underlying plan that we might not like, this is compounded by the fact that very little real information has been released regarding the delta recruit and if he will or will not have any benefits or advantages after the event.
I am sure if the devs released a blog to say that the delta recruit will have no advantages over and above those of a regular (non delta) character and that anyone who doesn't take part will be no worse off above a few shines that are no better then anything you can pick up in game else where i.e c-store or through play this would go a long way to depell peoples fears.
the devs need to realise that some of the players are paranoid in the extreme and if there isn't someone there to hold their hand, tell them they are safe and everything will be ok they have tantrums.
When I think about everything we've been through together,
maybe it's not the destination that matters, maybe it's the journey,
and if that journey takes a little longer,
so we can do something we all believe in,
I can't think of any place I'd rather be or any people I'd rather be with.
I suppose, that many people just play the game and don't usually post on this forum, because they simply aren't unhappy with the game. I am one of them. I enjoy reading constructive criticism, I absolutely use this forum to get quick information about certain abilities or how to craft or to read about Foundry missions I'd like to play. And sometimes I sigh because of the hate and cynicism and palpable disappointment. Of course, this game isn't perfect (!) but if someone's a Trekkie he can at least enjoy the story missions and that is quite something for a game that allows you to experience these missions without paying. But that's just a sidenote.
In fact, I am very looking forward to Delta Recruitment, because I am one of those gamers who play one or perhaps two characters. But this event is a neat idea to try those story missions with a certain twist and (hopefully) credibility to them. I've never played an engineer, why not now? And if my main science officer benefits from account wide goodies, I am all for it.
TLDR: Lots of complaining on the forum doesn't mean unhappy STO gamers all over the board. I am looking forward to Delta Recruiting. It's an interesting Trek game, that sometimes needs improvement, but that's alright with me.
Me too. Lana's only level 51, the Jeanne is a T5U Fleet Avenger. I'm merrily dorking my way through the main story, Foundry missions, mark-acquiring trips, setting up my doffs, running patrols, and the occasional Red Alert. Mostly I'm concerned about my EC intake/outtake of all things. Whatever floats my boat today. I don't feel like I have to grind. 60 will come eventually, 'til then there's a final frontier to explore!
Not to say that my style of having fun will work for everyone, or should work for everyone. Fun is subjective. I'm casual, others beeline for the minmax, its all good. We just have to be thoughtful of everyone else sharing our sandbox.
Yeah I had decided I was going to play for fun so I rolled a character and head cannoned that he was stuck in the current time from the WOK era. Outfitted all my crew in the WOK uniforms and went from 1 - 50 in the refit Connie. 50 - 60 was a bit harder so I did switch him to the phantom and guardian...for the traits before settling on his permanent endgame ship a T5u Oddy. I have successfully done an Argala run in the Connie refit which was cool because we were all shooting retro phasers at each other.
My Delta will probably be similar but only using the NX ship.
My key to having fun is not worrying about having the best gear or all the shinies or the best ship.
Your pain runs deep.
Let us explore it... together. Each man hides a secret pain. It must be exposed and reckoned with. It must be dragged from the darkness and forced into the light. Share your pain. Share your pain with me... and gain strength from the sharing.
I want to like Delta Recruitment. Its a great idea in theory. Having a reason to replay the story missions is good (and I wish there were reasons to replay them at all times). The problem is the official announcements are missing a critical piece of information.
If only someone in charge would confirm that the characters created during the event are not going to have a permanent advantage over ones created before or after, I'd love Delta Recruitment.
I have not read this entire thread.....but I just wanted to pipe in and mention that ever since the Delta Recruit Dev Blog broke the news, that is about all me and my fleetmate have been talking about!!!
Everything from what race, which profession, how many of them, which type of ship, etc. No question about faction: KDF.
(....both disappointed we won't be able to make a KDF aligned Ferengi. YET.) (Yeah, sadly, we are still holding out hope on that one.)
He has been busy crafting low level gear....he's even crafting stuff for my Delta Recruit!! I don't care about crafting!! I been hoarding Contraband to pass around the fleet.
Mr. Tacofangs, rest assured, we are all pretty excited about our Delta Recruits at the House of Xelene!!
"Spend your life doing strange things with weird people." -- UNK
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
Example Colonization Cryptic wants to know how do we do this to make the game better
1. put the old exploration missions back in with a few tweeks
2. make new 5 minute missions like the old ones and scatter them about in our current map
3. make new territory outside the current map with planets to land on and explore, with resources to be gathered ............colonys to be made and supported increasing your factions territory
Npc pirates and empires to deal with thru was and diplomacy, using current duty officers as colonists, building player built duty officer and natives if found as colonists.
NPC ships ship construction stations and factorys to be made to defend and patrol your new territory
now if cryptic asked these question most players would most likely pick number 3
Its all in how you ask the question
As an example, other than exploration, none of the rest of the stuff you mention there is anything that I consider interesting or important to the game.
Exploration, to get it right, is going to take time to develop a new system for doing it. During that time, they should work on and release other content.
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Moneygrab is just one of several buzzwords some players use to complain about... whatever they want to complain about at the time. It is one of the funnier ones though, considering Cryptic is a for-profit company :P
I have C-Store unlocks as well, such as a handful of ships. I felt nothing was devalued or made supbar with Delta Rising. In all honestly, I was very impressed that Cryptic built in several mechanics to ensure that previous top-notch, end-game equipment was allowed to be upgraded to the new end-game specs.
Case in point, I have my $25 USD Tulwar Dreadnought. And instead of Cryptic forcing me to buy something different to play at the new end-game, I was able to get an upgrade token to bring my existing Tulwar up to the new spec. In my case, it was even a free token off the Exchange thanks to tokens being unbound items.
Same goes for my gear and equipment, which I've been slowly upgrading over time for free.
What this did accomplish, of course, is freeing up my cash for STO to buy some of the new things that interested me. Such as the Aelahl Warbird. So it seemed like a fair deal to me - create a system to bring old gear up to the new specs, give the option for the player to do it largely for free, and then give players new options for purchasable content. Then, as always, it's up to the player to decide where to spend their cash.
That all said, I don't share in the sentiment that I somehow lost something with DR's level cap increase. I felt I was given more. And I suppose I also expected having to work to get my older stuff up to spec once DR came around, so maybe it's a matter of perspective going into it. I knew that for day 1 I'd be behind somewhat, but that I could work my way back up as I moved up within the new level cap and systems.
(Do I want a classic B'rel of my own or take a better looking Romulan character with a Faeht or Dhelan? Decisions, decisions...)
Im not the only one after all?
Thought I was the rare person that played for fun. Just like you when I stop having fun I stop playing. As far as rare items and stuff, i have my old main i refuse to delete. he has the recruit a friend photonic boff I cant move to my new main. I have others, but the boff is one I do miss. But hey, it is what it is, as long as Im having fun.
It's funny how this Thread is mostly positive ... yet some people need to feel superior telling others how "whiny" they all are & how this Forum is an "evil cesspool", just because they are "trepidatious" & "cautios", not blindly giving into the hype ...
Me too. Lana's only level 51, the Jeanne is a T5U Fleet Avenger. I'm merrily dorking my way through the main story, Foundry missions, mark-acquiring trips, setting up my doffs, running patrols, and the occasional Red Alert. Mostly I'm concerned about my EC intake/outtake of all things. Whatever floats my boat today. I don't feel like I have to grind. 60 will come eventually, 'til then there's a final frontier to explore!
Not to say that my style of having fun will work for everyone, or should work for everyone. Fun is subjective. I'm casual, others beeline for the minmax, its all good. We just have to be thoughtful of everyone else sharing our sandbox.
Lol I am only stating the truth bro. If that offends ya, well, too bad. There is a difference between trepidatious, cautious, and whining. Simply saying "I will believe it when I see it" is being cautious/trepidatious. Saying the devs suck cause they are doing something different is whinin. Ie your sig.
I guess you didn't even read this Thread, then ... even Taco "acknowledged" the so called "Whiners" ... and I don't see many "you suck" - Posts ... please correct me if I'm wrong ...
PS : Not sure how you draw the Connection between "Intervention" & "you suck" ... but that actually explains a lot ... since "Delta Rising" doesn't really has to do anything with "Delta Recruits"... say anything remotely critical about ANYthing within the Game, and you're an evil Whiner about EVERYthing ...
-> If you would have bothered to read ... I'm (mostly) supporting this Event ...
PPS : It doesn't offend me ... I think Internet-Witch-Hunts are hilarious ...
What it does have is a more relaxed crew of moderators who aren't actively working to manipulate the public image presented by the forums (*cough*Anet*cough*).
Since when has Cryptic ever spilled all the beans weeks before the major events happen?
Maybe instead of doing things *you* think will benefit the players, you ask what the *players* think they'll benefit from and endeavor to do that instead.
Certainly can't do any worse doing it that way.
You ask a 100 players what they want, and you could get 100 different answers... Not to mention the usual atypical complaints and wanting everything on the CStore completely free and so on...
Besides, there was a survey taken about a month ago requesting feedback on what the players wanted, Exploration and new episodes were a clear first and second respectively...
Much of the thread was otherwise centered around whinging regarding dilithium and XP...
yep, and so far (going by the Dev Blogs posted) we have one new Story mission (going live on 3/26); and THREE new PvE queue events (You know the PvE queues - the content that's probably the least played since DR went live - unless it's an Event queue on an event that awards a lot on completion); so yeah, so far there's evidence they did look at that poll...oh, wait...
PWE ARC Drone says: "Your STO forum community as you have known it is ended...Display names are irrelevant...Any further sense of community is irrelevant...Resistance is futile...You will be assimilated..."
Sadly that would require some kind of admission of wrong doing , and you just can't get that on a case by case basis from Cryptic .
Admissions to fixing things -- yes .
Admissions to shipping things broken -- no .
Admissions to wanting to replace the entire game -- yes .
Admissions to at times players having a better perspective due to use of product -- no .
Cryptic communicate in a funny way , and that's putting it mildly .
As to Delta Recruits -- I'm not interested at this point , thus I have not criticized it . :P
... as to Taco ... , he should do something with his hair while he still has some ...
Maybe players want no more broken content added , they let pvp die its dead i played for 5 years for pvp to die but i don't call anyone names !!, nice new content and missions i like them all but name calling like cakehole is just rude we all have opinions and yours means the same .000000001 % like the rest of us so don't cakehole anybody that wants better game that expresses there opinion just like this post for taco fang ... calling names only starts more problems !!! Taco Fang Rules he actually cares for us I Salute !!
I hear you on the above comments it won't happen that means someone has to be blamed way high up the $$ chain in a nice plush comfy office chair which on the office door says "nobody enter' ....
It all depends on how you ask the questions
poor questions lead to poor responses
Example Colonization Cryptic wants to know how do we do this to make the game better
1. put the old exploration missions back in with a few tweeks
2. make new 5 minute missions like the old ones and scatter them about in our current map
3. make new territory outside the current map with planets to land on and explore, with resources to be gathered ............colonys to be made and supported increasing your factions territory
Npc pirates and empires to deal with thru was and diplomacy, using current duty officers as colonists, building player built duty officer and natives if found as colonists.
NPC ships ship construction stations and factorys to be made to defend and patrol your new territory
now if cryptic asked these question most players would most likely pick number 3
Its all in how you ask the question
Saphire.. Science ground......Ko'el Romulan space Tac
Leva........Tactical ground.....Koj Romulan space Eng
JJ-Verse will never be Canon or considered Lore...It will always be JJ-Verse
The moment they talk about perks that my mains have no access too or ever will have, that's when my eyebrows raise.
I hop they avoid that situation.
As far as a drive to get new players go: So far, this seems like a good idea: replay the old story with a twist, gain perks for your account.
Making this palatable to the old players is important, because you do not want to have your potential new players feeling totally alone. It has to look like its buzzing with activity. Social hubs must have that mix of high and low chars.
ESD must have high tier ships sitting there as well as lower tier. You can see when a game goes to a lull if you only see high tier people around.
Cryptic: continue with the words "account wide" in mind and this will be a success.
So far, i am looking forward to this.
Well, missions take a good deal of time to put together, especially with all the VO scheduling they have to do now. So the release pace of missions is understandable. I'm very happy that we're getting a new mission every month or two - this is kinda awesome.
I would dare to say that the sector space revamp could be considered part of the exploration reintroduction, if not in principle just 'cause it makes sector space a more immersive map and a more fun place to travel. That said, I'm sure building in something for exploration is on the table, but I'm also fairly certain that doing it right is going to take a lot longer than just a month or two. It'll come back, but it'll be season 11 or 12.
Also, they did the Foundry top 3 system, which is along the same track as 'finding random missions while traveling.' I believe somewhere when they were announcing the system, it was said that this was being pushed out specifically as part of reintroducing exploration-style randomness. It also doubled as a hat-tip to Foundry authors for all the great work they do, which is nice to see.
So yeah, I can't wait for it to start.
I'm really excited about delta recruitment, and my only complaint is that I still have 8 days to wait.
Those would have to be some pretty impressive advantages over your current character to make the new one desirable over your original main. Consider all the things your main has that won't be available to this new character unless/until a special event rolls around. Consider all the work that has gone into your main, in some cases over years of play, that would need to be repeated for your Delta recruit to even catch up, much less surpass, your main.
Now, I don't know what Delta Recruitment is bringing, but to obsolete your main, those would have to be some really incredible bonuses.
I am sure if the devs released a blog to say that the delta recruit will have no advantages over and above those of a regular (non delta) character and that anyone who doesn't take part will be no worse off above a few shines that are no better then anything you can pick up in game else where i.e c-store or through play this would go a long way to depell peoples fears.
the devs need to realise that some of the players are paranoid in the extreme and if there isn't someone there to hold their hand, tell them they are safe and everything will be ok they have tantrums.
When I think about everything we've been through together,
maybe it's not the destination that matters, maybe it's the journey,
and if that journey takes a little longer,
so we can do something we all believe in,
I can't think of any place I'd rather be or any people I'd rather be with.
In fact, I am very looking forward to Delta Recruitment, because I am one of those gamers who play one or perhaps two characters. But this event is a neat idea to try those story missions with a certain twist and (hopefully) credibility to them. I've never played an engineer, why not now? And if my main science officer benefits from account wide goodies, I am all for it.
TLDR: Lots of complaining on the forum doesn't mean unhappy STO gamers all over the board. I am looking forward to Delta Recruiting. It's an interesting Trek game, that sometimes needs improvement, but that's alright with me.
Yeah I had decided I was going to play for fun so I rolled a character and head cannoned that he was stuck in the current time from the WOK era. Outfitted all my crew in the WOK uniforms and went from 1 - 50 in the refit Connie. 50 - 60 was a bit harder so I did switch him to the phantom and guardian...for the traits before settling on his permanent endgame ship a T5u Oddy. I have successfully done an Argala run in the Connie refit which was cool because we were all shooting retro phasers at each other.
My Delta will probably be similar but only using the NX ship.
My key to having fun is not worrying about having the best gear or all the shinies or the best ship.
Let us explore it... together. Each man hides a secret pain. It must be exposed and reckoned with. It must be dragged from the darkness and forced into the light. Share your pain. Share your pain with me... and gain strength from the sharing.
If only someone in charge would confirm that the characters created during the event are not going to have a permanent advantage over ones created before or after, I'd love Delta Recruitment.
Everything from what race, which profession, how many of them, which type of ship, etc. No question about faction: KDF.
(....both disappointed we won't be able to make a KDF aligned Ferengi. YET.) (Yeah, sadly, we are still holding out hope on that one.)
He has been busy crafting low level gear....he's even crafting stuff for my Delta Recruit!! I don't care about crafting!! I been hoarding Contraband to pass around the fleet.
Mr. Tacofangs, rest assured, we are all pretty excited about our Delta Recruits at the House of Xelene!!
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” -- Benjamin Franklin
Exploration, to get it right, is going to take time to develop a new system for doing it. During that time, they should work on and release other content.