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Make Elachi Alert STF permanent

[Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
It was nice to have the Elachi Alert in my rotation of STFs. But why is it only a special weekend STF? It is a nice quick STF to add to the regular list.

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  • elusiveonen7elusiveonen7 Member Posts: 190 Arc User
    I agree. I like having an stf that is both not annoying and helps ease the rep mark grind.
  • duncanidaho11duncanidaho11 Member Posts: 7,980 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    Its nice but personally its nice because we don't have the chance to grind it into the dust. I'd much rather have it around every so often (with lots of people playing it) than potentially adding it to the list of zero-population queues with a permanent release (or conversely taking population away from other extant queues, pushing some closer to that same list.)

    Besides, we are not hurting for new PVE's (to which the only solution would be to raid the special ones). That's sort of the problem with the whole system. Too much is being added permanently, not enough is being put on rotation so our source population is subdivided into units where only a strong bias (ex. such as for classic STFs, the latest rep, or CCA) results in a subpopulation large enough for reliable matchmaking.

    Its a well defined problem in conservation bio that Cryptic would do well to start doing something about (with respect to the players, I don't suggest they get involved with endangered species research. They've got enough to work on. :P)
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  • protogothprotogoth Member Posts: 2,369 Arc User
    duncanidaho11 wrote: »
    Its nice but personally its nice because we don't have the chance to grind it into the dust. I'd much rather have it around every so often (with lots of people playing it) than potentially adding it to the list of zero-population queues with a permanent release (or conversely taking population away from other extant queues, pushing some closer to that same list.)

    For several of my fleetmates as well as myself, it's nice because it offers the choice between all types of marks, rather than a choice between 2 or 3 types. I agree with the OP; I would like to see it made constant, rather than a once in a blue moon thing.
  • tk79tk79 Member Posts: 1,020 Arc User
    I believe they don't make it permanent because otherwise everyone would be playing it in lieu of the other STFs.
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  • nightkennightken Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
    I say keep it rare but make something like it for all the time... or maybe the reverse.

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  • f9thretxcf9thretxc Member Posts: 505 Arc User
    Shoot, just put the rewards on every stf and problem solved. Granted people will graduate to the easiest stf, but they are doing that anyways.
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  • lsegnlsegn Member Posts: 594 Arc User
    Make it reward Romulan marks and make it Permanent. Maybe then I could acquire the Romulan sets inside 3.5 years...
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited June 2015
    What I like about Elachi Alert personally is that it's a target-rich environment, meaning in addition to easy marks it's a good place to grind T6 traits.
    lsegn wrote: »
    Make it reward Romulan marks and make it Permanent. Maybe then I could acquire the Romulan sets inside 3.5 years...

    Recommend you learn to farm epohhs. One ten minute trip to New Romulus per day = hundreds of marks a day after you get the doff assignments rolling.
  • f9thretxcf9thretxc Member Posts: 505 Arc User
    I was gonna say, Rom marks are easy even in space. I'd be happy to help ya out in game if ya need it.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0 Arc User
    tk79 wrote: »
    I believe they don't make it permanent because otherwise everyone would be playing it in lieu of the other STFs.

    With a what is it, 25? 30 minute timer before repeating, I don't think that holds as an argument.

    I had it in a 5 STF rotation. And even then I varied it.


    The biggest problem with STFs not being done as much is the fact they don't offer more diverse mark rewards. I'm done with Task Force Omega on all my characters. So why would I need to run any of those STFs that only reward those marks.

    The STFs that get the most play are those that either the most current, or the ones with a more diverse offering in marks.

    They could make old STFs played more often in an instant, if they just had them reward more mark types.

  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0 Arc User
    I like the Elachi Alert not just for the diverse marks though. I like it because it is fairly quick, but demanding constant attention if you want the full mark reward.

    Only change I'd make is upping the difficulty some. Wouldn't mind seeing them try an Adv version, not sure Elite would be possible.


    Wish there was an STF with Vaadwaur as an opponent also. I find them more annoying than the Iconians.
  • birdforcebirdforce Member Posts: 28 Arc User
    Instead of it offering all rep marks each time.. How about each day it offers marks from a different rep.. It would work for the time being as there are 7 reps. Even if they reduce the marks you get from the STF slightly.
  • gradiigradii Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
    huskerklg wrote: »
    I like the Elachi Alert not just for the diverse marks though. I like it because it is fairly quick, but demanding constant attention if you want the full mark reward.

    Only change I'd make is upping the difficulty some. Wouldn't mind seeing them try an Adv version, not sure Elite would be possible.

    an advanced and elite version would be nice but leave normal alone.

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  • deaftravis05deaftravis05 Member Posts: 4,885 Arc User
    the solution would be to pull the lesser used stfs and stfs like this, and rotate them on a weekend basis.
  • peterconnorfirstpeterconnorfirst Member Posts: 6,225 Arc User
    edited July 2015
    An alternative would be a closer look as to why some of the available pve having a lesser use and do something about it without cutting their availability.

    I love playing IGA however experience a harder and harder time to find peeps doing it with me because they seem to get twice the reward in half the time elsewhere.
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