Where do you find yourself having the most fun while playing STO?

hipachilles · July 2015

cidjack · July 2015

Other

Ignoring other players is the most enjoyment for me!

coupaholic · July 2015

I can't see the 'making polls on the forum' choice anywhere. Every other new thread since being here seems to be a poll. At least Vanilla got something right eh?

hipachilles · July 2015

FEs or Story Arc missions

coupaholic wrote: »

I can't see the 'making polls on the forum' choice anywhere. Every other new thread since being here seems to be a poll. At least Vanilla got something right eh?

I have been around for years, but don't post often, since there tends to be so much back-and-forth sniping. But quickly answering a poll question is something I can get behind without fear of being shouted down.

kurumimorishita · July 2015

Battlezones/Adventure Zones

Battlezones/Adventure Zones (and Alerts) for me.. I like that you don't have to wait in a queue and just can enter/leave like you want.. we need more of these ;P !!!

alcyoneserene · July 2015

STFs or other Queued missions

STFs, especially with fleets/friends, and competent players, in the sense of at the very least making the slightest effort to read, communicate and try to learn objectives.

Don't mind honest mission failures, or taking a longer time to finish a map. I find that part of the fun in the challenge of it. But when 'the oblivions' join advanced space STFs, or some elite ground STFs completely clueless and often dead-set on causing mission failures without actually blatantly trolling, it gets annoying, and I wish Cryptic would find a way (out of so many ways) to block entry to advanced/elite to those incapable of such basic tasks. Now Normal gives everything you need for rep gear, so there's no saying it's no longer F2P. With fewer queuing, pre-made teams just take longer to form than risking a pug to someone who decides to pop a gen or enable all 3 herald portals before seeing green on mandatory objectives causing a fail you cannot prevent and just switching alts to try again.

But back to the poll, yes, STFs in teams, because it's an MMO, and team dynamics add a lot of unpredictable scenarios and fun combinations to experiment with on top of tweaking alts, ships, and gear.

angrytarg · July 2015

coupaholic wrote: »

I can't see the 'making polls on the forum' choice anywhere. Every other new thread since being here seems to be a poll. At least Vanilla got something right eh?

Hehe, I thought something like this as well. I don't get people's fascination with polls. For isntance, the OP could simply have created a thread with that question and people could tell their story. Now they try to pick something that isn't quite really what they actually think and the resulting vote is utterly meaningless.

@ OP: This is not meant mean spirited, mind you. But polls rarely make much sense. To add to the topic: I have the most fun tweaking my builds to fit certain (rp-ish) themes, extend characters backstories and occasionally visit red alerts/deep space encounters to grind out marks and equipment.

gulberat · July 2015

Foundry - playing or creating

Foundry missions, with BZ's running a close second.

walligig · July 2015

FEs or Story Arc missions

Probably leveling up new characters. Its fun to try the different races and classes. I level up a new character maybe once every 2 or 3 months though to give me enough time to refresh myself from the last play through of the story. I enjoy foundry missions too though.

centaurianalpha · July 2015

Other

Exploration was not on the list; it's my favorite part. While many of the story arc episodes are reasonably well-written, the gameplay execution is often unbalanced. Exploration of space encounters, patrols, and some foundry missions make up an ideal mix for my gameplay, but we've been inundated with event grinds to the point where there is not much slack time to pursue my normal game preferences.

hipachilles · July 2015

FEs or Story Arc missions

angrytarg wrote: »

@ OP: This is not meant mean spirited, mind you. But polls rarely make much sense.

I get what you are saying - the reality for each person is much more dynamic than the simple choices offered above. But there isn't a great way to summarize that information, since it is unique to each person. Maybe I am just bad at navigating these forums, but when 1 or 2 voices tend to dominate threads, it is hard for me to tell if a lot of others really fell a certain way or are simply staying out of the conversation. You are a fairly active poster, so it may be easier for you to type out your thoughts succinctly. Personally, I would rather just cast my vote in a general direction than have to make a detailed, well-scripted essay.

divvydave · July 2015

Other

I voted other, would have voted stf's as that is where most of my playtime is spent, but tbh I have most fun when doing group activitys with my fleet. So really it's a mix of stf's/Queues/Socializing.

aesica · July 2015

This is one of those polls that would be better suited for multiple choices instead of just one. Anyway for me, in no particular order:

- Featured episodes
- Open-ended battlezones (mainly ground)
- Holiday events

Getting into the foundry (both playing and creating) is something I've always meant to do, but never have. Maybe someday.

This also applies to me:

Ignoring other players is the most enjoyment for me!

Unknown · July 2015

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sisteric · July 2015

FEs or Story Arc missions

I love playing games with stories in them.

hypl · July 2015

Other

Other: I dunno, just...screwin' around I guess. Oddly enough, when I've got nothing on my plate to work on in STO is when I have the most fun.

bernatk · July 2015

Other

Currently Risa.

Unknown · July 2015

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farmallm · July 2015

Doing RP on missions to see the story and getting gear from them. Also I hit some red alerts and enemy contacts as well. This is about the extent of working with other players. Since I don't have time to mess with ques. I rotate 3 characters so there is always something to do.

hyperionx09 · July 2015

Playing the markets (Exchange, DIlithium)

I chose playing the market; just because I do sometimes score an unexpected deal that I either use for myself, give out as a reward in my fleet, or sell back for a higher cost.

Although I also get enjoyment from just hanging out with my fleet, which isn't on the list.

minababe · July 2015

For me, it varies. I go through phases. When I first started playing, I had the most fun with the FE and story arcs. They were such a major part of the experience for me that when they stopped, I would drop out of the game for a couple of months. Then I became obsessed with BZs. Loved them to death and would just log in to do those.

Now it's Brotherhood of the Sword and getting my Delta Recruit--my first alt ever-- all caught up.

captainhunter1 · July 2015

Foundry - playing or creating

It really is a close one between Foundry and FE/Story arc missions for me.

I love the content that our talented Cryptic team(s) have put out for us, but the Foundry just wins out due to sheer volume of imaginative authors (91,000 Foundry missions vs. maybe 100 Cryptic missions). Even if you throw out 90,000 of those missions as terrible, that still leaves 1000 really cool missions to play through over a BROAD spectrum of story plots. Besides, it's just so cool to be able to contribute to the game in a productive manner and see what others have made, creating essentially an unlimited universe to explore.

Now if we could just make it easier for folks to find all that cool content...

(see link in sig below)

risingwolfshadow · July 2015

PVP - PUGs or pre-made

Hahaha! PvE has a lower score than PvP. That makes me tickle.

amayakitsune · July 2015

Other

Space Barbie (dinking around in the tailor making outfits). Its the only true endgame to STO.

adamkafei · July 2015

Pv- Wait... Geko finally killed pvp... Nevermind.

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vivenneanthony · July 2015

Other

I just chat with friends and maybe do a stf. That's about it. Tholian Alert for xp.

Seschat · July 2015

FEs or Story Arc missions

My first answer is "Story Content", aka, the actual Game.

My second answer is "anywhere but ground combat". The STO ground combat system annoys me.

gameverseman · July 2015

FEs or Story Arc missions

I also enjoy the Calendar events as well

cidjack · July 2015

Other

plasmanugget wrote: »

Fun and STO cant go together in the same sentence...

Said no one ever!

peterconnorfirst · July 2015

STFs or other Queued missions

STFs, Borg STFs to be more precise.

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