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[PC] Anniversary Giveaways Day 8 - Two Specialization Points!

ambassadorkael#6946 ambassadorkael
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Grab two free spec points per account today!

https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10770174
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  • iamynaughtiamynaught Member Posts: 1,285 Arc User
    So is this the last of the giveaways for this Anniversary? I saw someone say that a "Dev" mentioned on Reddit that there was going to be something tomorrow as well. That doesn't make much sense to me, but I thought I'd ask.

    As for the Free Spec points, thanks a bunch. I only need 2 more to get Strategist finished now and then I can move on to Miracle Worker.
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  • vegeta50024vegeta50024 Member Posts: 2,335 Arc User
    If I remember right, previous giveaways for specialization points were per character. Why the change?

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  • highlandrisehighlandrise Member Posts: 354 Arc User
    2 specialization points PER Account?.....Seriously Guys? We had specialization Point Giveaways before, but those were PER Character....yea sure free is free is free....but C'MON, holy moly smokeria, this is like Super Duper Stingy :#
  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,914 Arc User
    edited January 2018
    I don't remember the spec points being per character, but my memory can be flighty lol...wait, I do now. Well still free is free and thank you.

    Also, you CAN claim them on lower-ranked characters, you just can't use them till they hit lvl60
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  • fleetcaptain5#1134 fleetcaptain5
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    Thank you, this is exactly what my Romulan toon needs most.

    He doesn't have as many admiralty ships as my FEDs so all help is welcome.
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  • t5universet5universe Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    Two points per account??!!
    Then I say you can keep it, that's just dumb.
    I'm not going to grovel at your feet for free giveaways which are just a FU in our face.
    It was the same with the dilithium "gift". Talk about a drop in the ocean for even one character.
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  • swamarianswamarian Member Posts: 1,506 Arc User
    I remember it being 2 points per account, as well.
    I hadn't finished Miracle Worker yet, so I figured that it didn't matter which character I claimed it on. It turns out that I claimed it on a character who hadn't started MW, but had enough spec points to finish it, so they ended up being useless (for now).
    Still, thanks!
  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    It was two per character before, and it happened a total of three times. Every time something is given away per character, the act of me switching between all 54 of my characters is burnt into my brain. All 54 of my characters have at least an extra 6 spec points now.

    But they're free. I'm just glad they're giving them to us. It could be a lot worse, there are games out there that give away no freebies.
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  • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,343 Arc User
    Everytime it was Spec points, it was per account guys.
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  • t5universet5universe Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    That's just plain mockery.
  • highlandrisehighlandrise Member Posts: 354 Arc User
    leemwatson wrote: »
    Everytime it was Spec points, it was per account guys.

    Wrong, i remember at least 2 or 3 such Giveaways where we got 2 Speci Points PER Character, not per Account. I Still Remember, because claiming stuff on several Dozen Characters, takes time >_> (45 Chars atm)
  • johilojohilo Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    I can't believe (well I can, but still) that people are complaining about getting something for free. I don't care if it's 1 unrefined dilithium, it's still free.
  • captainkoltarcaptainkoltar Member Posts: 895 Arc User
    edited January 2018
    This is exactly like a slap in the face. I can't believe you would physically assault me in this manner. I am on the phone to the police as we speak.

    Oh wait, no I'm not.

    </sarcasm>

    Thanks guys!
  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    Thanks for the spec points, Cryptic.​​
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  • dracounguisdracounguis Member Posts: 5,358 Arc User
    edited January 2018
    Yeah, this is so meh, it barely qualifies.
    Like Pike says...
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    The ones given out on 1/26/2017 and 1/26/2016 and 10/25/2015 and 8/13/2015 were two Spec Points per Character. The problem with this one is that they seem not to be in a Pack. I claimed it on a Character to put the Pack into the Account Bank but they were immediately applied to the Character on Claim.
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  • shepard05shepard05 Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    why was there no day 6 or 7?
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    edited January 2018
    Weekend. They don't work then. The Day 5 ran throughout the Weekend.
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
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  • nommo#5819 nommo
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    edited January 2018
    ltminns wrote: »
    The ones given out on 1/26/2017 and 1/26/2016 and 10/25/2015 and 8/13/2015 were two Spec Points per Character. The problem with this one is that they seem not to be in a Pack. I claimed it on a Character to put the Pack into the Account Bank but they were immediately applied to the Character on Claim.

    Yeah that automatically happens unless your character isn't of the level to use them yet. Unfortunate if it wasn't the character you wanted the points to go to.

    These were free for us all though so a half enthusiastic "yahoo" but it makes me wonder why Cryptic decided to diminish their free offerings.
  • alexvio1alexvio1 Member Posts: 389 Arc User
    ltminns wrote: »
    The problem with this one is that they seem not to be in a Pack.

    Spec points from previous giveaway were not in a pack too and they were per character.
  • t5universet5universe Member Posts: 18 Arc User
    This event - presented to you by Captain Parsimonious.
  • garaks31garaks31 Member Posts: 2,845 Arc User
    suggestions,

    day 1 - costumes of choice
    day 2 - 10 packs
    day 3 - 50k
    day 4 - 800marks
    day 5 - a ship of choice

    day 8 - spells ,could be per char


    thnks
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  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    Previous spec points must have been in packs as I levelled a few alts to 60 with the past few xp weekends who all had points boxed and banked waiting to be used.
  • banshirbanshir Member Posts: 102 Arc User
    I still have spec points stored in packs on my low level alts so they definitely came that way in past giveaways. At least for low levels.
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    When they are per Character they can open automatically, but at once per Account that is no way to run it. For Endeavors you can be awarded 1/4 Specialization Point. It comes in a Pack and is Account Bound. It does NOT auto open.
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • tarran61tarran61 Member Posts: 827 Arc User
    Well, could be worse, you get nothing so Thank you for the last 8 days of free stuff. Thank you Cryptic.
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  • hamtidamti#1438 hamtidamti
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    I claimed the spec points on my level 60 main character with maxed out specialization trees and the 2 spec points were directly converted to 5760 unrefined Dilithium. Oops...

    My intention was to save them and use them once a new specialization might come out in the future. I had done so before and maxed out Miracle Worker in an instant. Can't say retrospectively how exactly I did it, but according to the Wiki spec points earned from Federation admirality and Featured episodes before season 11.5 did not count toward the maximum and were saved instead. Well, not anymore... I guess 5760 unrefined Dilithium is even a worse deal than 10,000 refined Dil :# But then it's still free and I don't play my second TOS character in any case. I would also take a cookie if it was for free and be happy about it :D B)
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    It's even worse if you are at max Specialization Points and you get the 10 of 10 Federation Tour of Duty. Instead of two Spec Points you get that 5,760 Unrefined Dilitium. 10 of 10 for KDF or Ferengi is 30,000 Unrefined Dilitium. So in their zeal to prevent the accumulation of Spec Points they royally scr*wed the Federation ToD.

    This all stems from the infamous 'Japori Incident' after the Delta Quadrant Expansion dropped. People maxed out the then Spec limit in a day or so by continually running Japori Patrols and started amassing a ton of Dilitium as each level after max gave Dilitium. They then removed Dilitium awards after max. People saved Spec Points. They didn't like it that people were completing new Spec Trees the same day they came out so they started giving out Dilitium again after new max levels, I believe at a smaller scale, auto opened Spec Point Boxes, wouldn't allow Federation ToD 10 of 10 Spec Points to accumulate, etc.

    A typical Geko mess.
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • smokebaileysmokebailey Member Posts: 4,664 Arc User
    Tankies. :)
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