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[Console] Welcome to Our Eighth Anniversary!

ambassadorkael#6946 ambassadorkael
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in Galactic News Network [PC]
Our Eighth Anniversary Update is now live on Xbox One and Playstation 4! Play the new Featured Episode, "Scylla and Charybdis," re-engineer your items, and get the ships and items of Star Trek: Discovery!

https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/xbox/star-trek-online/news/detail/10830554

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  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    Still not sorted the awful controls for the omega scanning. Or for that matter the huge LEAP it does when you manage to fill the blob on the right.

    Here's a challenge idea for the podcast, get a ps4 or xbone and as many of the dev team as you can and see how badly they do. You will obviously have to explain what a controller is as its very apparent whoever did the controls first time around had never seen one let alone held one.

    The loser then has to spend the next year fixing it (guitar hero style is obvious choice) and making sure the console version also gets quality of life stuff like turning off autohail to prevent philip "TRIBBLE" grey from appearing at random times after login or fully functional auto-use on all abilities not just a handful.
  • josephpb82#3064 josephpb82
    josephpb82#3064
         Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    Yes the controls for the omega particle is absolutely aweful but anyone know how long the event is gonna last i work alot and wanna know if i have time to get the ship dont wanna waste my time if i cannot aquire it?
  • shadowwraith#9264 shadowwraith
    shadowwraith#9264
         Member Posts: 379 Arc User
    josephpb82#3064 wrote: »
    Yes the controls for the omega particle is absolutely aweful but anyone know how long the event is gonna last i work alot and wanna know if i have time to get the ship dont wanna waste my time if i cannot aquire it?

    you have nearly a month to get the ship, if you have done the mission and also done the omega quest twice you should have 13 days to go to get the ship, it can be speeded up by spending lobi crystals (5 lobi for 2-6 anniversary vouchers)
    • Draal - FED, Saurian, LV60 - TAC
    • Mirak - FED 23c, Vulkan, LV60 - TAC
    • Ascaran Bloodclaw - KDF, Gorn, Lv18 - TAC
    • Melchiah - KDF, Gorn, LV60 - TAC
    • Ne'roon - KDF,Lethian, L60, TAC
    • Turel - ROM-KDF, Reman, 30, TAC
    • Elric - ROM-Fed, Romulan, L60, TAC
    • Richtor Belmont - FED 23c, Human,LV20, SCI
    • G'Kar - KDF, Gorn, L10

    USS Sharlin NCC79713 B (part of sheridans access code) - T6, Hestia Class Advanced Escort
    USS Babylon IV - T6 Krenim Science Vessel
    USS Brakiri - T6 Elachi Escort
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  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    Or just hold off til next year and use those tokens to complete it.
  • dingogordy#8881 dingogordy
    dingogordy#8881
         Member Posts: 1 New User
    What level do you need to be to get the vessel? I can't claim it on my account.
  • bbrailsfordbbrailsford Member Posts: 5 Arc User
    I just became a lifetime member. How do you lod into the tribble server?
  • tmghost7729#8985 tmghost7729
    tmghost7729#8985
         Member Posts: 455 Arc User
    > @josephpb82#3064 said:
    > Yes the controls for the omega particle is absolutely aweful but anyone know how long the event is gonna last i work alot and wanna know if i have time to get the ship dont wanna waste my time if i cannot aquire it?

    You know you can now use the DPad, right? The minigame is now hard to fail, if anything and has never been easier. You just have to get the hang of it.
  • tmghost7729#8985 tmghost7729
    tmghost7729#8985
         Member Posts: 455 Arc User
    > @postagepaid said:
    > Still not sorted the awful controls for the omega scanning. Or for that matter the huge LEAP it does when you manage to fill the blob on the right.
    >
    > Here's a challenge idea for the podcast, get a ps4 or xbone and as many of the dev team as you can and see how badly they do. You will obviously have to explain what a controller is as its very apparent whoever did the controls first time around had never seen one let alone held one.
    >
    > The loser then has to spend the next year fixing it (guitar hero style is obvious choice) and making sure the console version also gets quality of life stuff like turning off autohail to prevent philip "****" grey from appearing at random times after login or fully functional auto-use on all abilities not just a handful.


    You know you can now use the DPad, right? The minigame is now hard to fail, if anything and has never been easier. You just have to get the hang of it.
  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    The dpad is just as bad as a thumbstick.

    It's not a thing you can fail either, simply afk'ing will get you a "win" and it's always been that way.

    And nothing in the controls can counteract the leap forward of 4-6 blobs each time a completion is done.
  • tmghost7729#8985 tmghost7729
    tmghost7729#8985
         Member Posts: 455 Arc User
    edited March 2018
    The leap forward is a regular increase in difficulty. Same as it is on PC. By winning I meant getting 2700 points a getting all the blops that on average yield 3 color traces, 1 sliver and sometimes even a shard. Again, it is not that hard, one just needs to get the hang of it. It is fine now and a lot easier than it was with the stick.

    Would you want them to bring it to a standstill or how could they possibly make it easier for you?

    Edit: The trick is to remember and get used to the left button going all the way up and the right button going all the way to the bottom.
    Post edited by tmghost7729#8985 on
  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    The leap on PC is almost nonexistant now, the speed increases gradually over time, the console version is the older style of adolescent crunching a gearbox because they can't use a clutch properly.

    I don't really care much for the scanning nonsense between the dodgy controls (as I've said before guitar hero style abyx would be far better fit to the visual) the numerous loading screens and the habit the game has of throwing 3,2,1, game over moments at you.

    I adjusted my play hours so I currently log in while sg-1 is on telly, do stuff during ad breaks and log off again.
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