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Cargo Ships

rannositarannosita Member Posts: 12 Arc User
edited May 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Maybe my sensors were scrambled, but I flew all around a few sector areas and I couldn't find a single cargo ship.

Is there still a cheap place to buy commodities, or do I need to execute some bridge officers for incompetence?
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  • tarran61tarran61 Member Posts: 827 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I too cannot find them at all. Miss the discounts!! I do hope they return and it would be nice to see them everywhere now that the walls are down.
    Positive thoughts.
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  • captainoblivouscaptainoblivous Member Posts: 2,284 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    As far as I know, they're gone. Now I think it's a matter of going to the various areas to pick up commodities from their discount areas as tptb intended originally. Oh, and as I recall one of those places (memory alpha) doesn't exist any more.

    Don't fleet embassies have a place for cheap commods?
    I need a beer.

  • nccmarknccmark Member Posts: 1,083 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    captainoblivous wrote: »
    As far as I know, they're gone. Now I think it's a matter of going to the various areas to pick up commodities from their discount areas as tptb intended originally. Oh, and as I recall one of those places (memory alpha) doesn't exist any more.

    Don't fleet embassies have a place for cheap commods?

    1) Not all commodities get the discount at the embassy.
    2) Not all players belong to a fleet.
    3) I've found examples where the commodities in question (entertainment provisions on Risa) do not receive any sort of discount, even though you traveled far out of your way to get them.

    So, this change suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks
  • dirlettiadirlettia Member Posts: 1,632 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Pretty sure all NPC ships have vanished from sector space, including those which are part of missions. The only non planetary bodies in space now seem to be the crafting material nodes.
    Still waiting to be able to use forum titles
  • svindal777svindal777 Member Posts: 856 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I've seen the Break Even once, but that was it.
    Well excuse me for having enormous flaws that I don't work on.
  • alex284alex284 Member Posts: 366 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I am glad they got rid of Mudd, who was annoying with his little pop ups. And the Ferengi merchants who sold junk.

    But the cargo ships? Some warning would have been nice so we could have stocked up.
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I'll be in sector space, near Sol with mi freighter, if anyone wants to buy something.. Cannot be there all day, but if anyone whats something just send me a pm while in space
    The forces of darkness are upon us!
  • focslainfocslain Member Posts: 64 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    gaevsman wrote: »
    I'll be in sector space, near Sol with mi freighter, if anyone wants to buy something.. Cannot be there all day, but if anyone whats something just send me a pm while in space

    Kind of like this idea, also there is the Call Tuffli channel as well.
  • lirokailirokai Member Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Has there been any word on this, or is it a stealth nerf to EC/time now?

    I don't see anything on it in today's patch notes, not a known issue or something rectified with the patch. Surprised Taco let this slip by considering how meticulous he was on everything else. Unless it was intentional.
  • sqwishedsqwished Member Posts: 1,475 Bug Hunter
    edited April 2015
    You might consider asking either in zone chat or a channel such as nop public service for an invite to either a tuffli or cell ship. Because I'm pretty sure these carry a discount commodity broker on board.
    Oh, it's not broken? We can soon fix that!

  • url1kurl1k Member Posts: 46 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    The cell ships only have 4 or 5 things. I know I got so frustrated trying to find seismic stabilizers and industrial replicators for fleet projects that I just logged out, It might be time for me to just go onto to something else.
  • rannositarannosita Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    I'm hoping it's a matter of, "Oops, we didn't think about that and realize how much people relied on those" and not, "We want you to run all over the place and waste a ton of space in your bank".
  • hyperionx09hyperionx09 Member Posts: 1,709 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    Last I recall, they were removed along with the trade route lines in the sector maps and overlay due to seeing minimal use and complaints by some players seeing no use for them, according to one Dev.

    No idea if they've changed their stance on it and will add them back later (could be possible), but they did mention cleaning up sector space as part of their overhaul, including getting rid of things few players used. It's possible they'll add them back; players are complaining now about Sector space being so barren. Adding back the Commodity ships with new routes will help liven up the sectors some.
  • eldarion79eldarion79 Member Posts: 1,679 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    While taking away sector freighters, Ferengi, and Mudd, it looked like they took away the Breen Patrol because I flew in circles trying to find it unless they made its patrol area bigger now.
  • sqwishedsqwished Member Posts: 1,475 Bug Hunter
    edited May 2015
    url1k wrote: »
    The cell ships only have 4 or 5 things. I know I got so frustrated trying to find seismic stabilizers and industrial replicators for fleet projects that I just logged out, It might be time for me to just go onto to something else.

    These change depending on where about in sector space the cell ship is located.
    Oh, it's not broken? We can soon fix that!

  • url1kurl1k Member Posts: 46 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    sqwished wrote: »
    These change depending on where about in sector space the cell ship is located.

    Thanks, that I didn't know. Still leaves you running all over to call it in the right place and then stuck on cool down.
  • sentinel64sentinel64 Member Posts: 901 Arc User
    edited May 2015
    rannosita wrote: »
    Maybe my sensors were scrambled, but I flew all around a few sector areas and I couldn't find a single cargo ship.

    I think they went on strike for better bandwidth. :D
  • rannositarannosita Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    Still haven't found anything useful, hate trying to go all over the darn place to get a decent rate to fill fleet projects. The little ones are not so bad with the wasted EC, but when you do those tier upgrades...sheesh.
  • rannositarannosita Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    If the commodity brokers on bases only gave discounts for certain ones, but sold all of them, that would be great.

    It'd also be nice to buy a ton more at once. 8,000 industrial replicators take forever to buy at 250 a shot, even if you have the inventory space.

    Or, if the point is let's just replicate things, why not put a replicate button on the commodity needed on the project, and then you could fill it directly from your bank, inventory, and replicator without having to waste tons of time.
  • sqwishedsqwished Member Posts: 1,475 Bug Hunter
    There are plenty of players running around in cell ships and Tuffli class freighters. Hell It's very rare I'm in any thing else especially when doing looking for my duty officer assignments, just ask the player, I'm sure some of them will be willing to help you out.
    Oh, it's not broken? We can soon fix that!

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