Do I have to complete the event with all my characters or is the Agony Phaser Energy Torpedo Launcher available for all characters after the first one completes the project?
Okay, I have to ask since it doesn't say in the announcement, but the Agony Torpedo is an account unlock, right? I mean, you've been kind enough of late to make these types of rewards account unlocks so I'm really hoping this continues the trend.
As for the event itself, I love the mission most of the time, but hate it when folks AFK it. The time sinks do take the fun out a bit, so I understand why folks AFK. It's not like I pay other people to play MY way so I let it slide.
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Well this pretty much confirms that the only good event, Crystalline Entity, is never coming back. So much for the devs going out of their way to change it from when it first came out.
Time for another boring AFK event. And no, I don't feel bad. You want me to close those portals and defend the station, give me something worthwhile for it instead of like 10 extra marks I don't need.
Do I have to complete the event with all my characters or is the Agony Phaser Energy Torpedo Launcher available for all characters after the first one completes the project?
Why not cristallin entity? This would be a GOOD event. Or did you cancel the timer, so it is faster when players are good and you doesn't have the feeling that it doesn't matter what you do?
I've been saying for years, they won't bring back the Crystalline Entity Event until they rework the queue. The Devs likely do not like how easy the Entity is to defeat. Even the Event version, with its various added hazards was still a joke.
Considering how fast the queue is, if you were a Dev, would you want players running every character they have thru this event and end up swimming in Dilithium? The last time it ran, I took 30+ alts thru it and it only took about 3 hours. And this was back before we had consistent 30 second runs on ADVANCED.
So yeah, don't expect to see the Crystalline Entity event any time soon, if ever again.
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This phaser torpedo seems interesting. i wonder if it is similar to the plasma torpedo? it hits with some force, overloads the ships systems and leaves some damage over time. Meanwhile regular phaser torpedos act like slightly weaker photons with chance to shut down a random system for a very short duration with a smaller shorter dot?
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The most important question repeated: that torpedo - is it account unlock or per character?
Because I got around 18 toons on my account and that match is more than 20 minutes - each.
its been about 2 years since the last Crystal Cataclysm Event. What's the problem with running this event instead of this bloated time sink of a AFK event ?.
Bring on the channels filled with people looking to make teams to AFK the 1st part. Better fluff up my pillows and get ready for a nap
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Do I have to complete the event with all my characters or is the Agony Phaser Energy Torpedo Launcher available for all characters after the first one completes the project?
14 transponders so per character only it seems.
Cryptic has gotten better at this on the longer events recently. I can't remember the last time this Mirror event ran and whether it unlocked a reclaim item, but the last Breach event did. What they haven't gotten better at is communicating those details. Even the extra-voucher daily was omitted from the announcement this time (I'm assuming there will be one).
> @saber1973a said: > The most important question repeated: that torpedo - is it account unlock or per character? > Because I got around 18 toons on my account and that match is more than 20 minutes - each.
I hope its account wide. Was the last reward for mirror event account wide I don't remember.
I'm not sure yet if I'll play this one. The Mirror event takes quite a long time and unlike many other events that can take a bit longer (Breach, Sompek) this one was never that interesting to me.
Last time we were overwhelmed in most instances because ships kept pouring through the portals. Every time we could close one, another two would open or you wouldn't even get to closing one before that happened.
I hope the spawn rate is either reduced, or please change it so that the smallest and insignificant hit from barely noticable weapon fire won't interrupt our ships while we are closing the portals. Players will still have an incentive to destroy the ships to protect the station, so it's not like being able to close the portals even when fired at, would allow us to completely ignore the enemy.
[4:46] [Combat {self}] Your Haymaker deals 23337 (9049) Physical Damage(Critical) to Spawnmother
At this rate they're risking player burnout before victory is loading arrives.
Risking? Seems like enforcing.
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After 7 years I think this will be the very first event that I will skip. Just can not bring myself to vauthil without falling down.
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they need a console that lets you tap 20 power across the board and gives you 10% crit chance... honestly, I will probably skip this... maybe run it on 1 toon. I go all energy now, so I seldom use a torp. maybe park toon on top of space station and have pets out to attack while I watch youtube vids.
This is going to be tedious, not because of the event, but because of all the people who want rewards for doing nothing. If you can't be bothered to participate, don't bother playing and dragging the rest of us down.
...or please change it so that the smallest and insignificant hit from barely noticable weapon fire won't interrupt our ships while we are closing the portals.
Indeed, sir; this mechanic should have been expunged from the game long ago. Moving on...
Agony phaser torpedo? Take it and the matching cannons and turrets; mount those on a Defiant-class ship (or its close siblings); toss in the complete DSF package, and the Bajor set... voila! Which in turn reminds me that the v2 (white/red) Terran pattern is also long overdue for being available for ships with access to the 'classic' grey/yellow...
...and I understand that there was an even older design used for Terran ships...
This, too, needs to make a return as a vanity shield.
Can't wait! Thank the Emperor it's account wide. Couldn't imagine grinding that on all my MU characters.
Hope it has some kind of special red boom fx effect like the crystalline entity torpedo. That would be awesome.
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As for the event itself, I love the mission most of the time, but hate it when folks AFK it. The time sinks do take the fun out a bit, so I understand why folks AFK. It's not like I pay other people to play MY way so I let it slide.
Losing faith in humanity, one person at a time.
Time for another boring AFK event. And no, I don't feel bad. You want me to close those portals and defend the station, give me something worthwhile for it instead of like 10 extra marks I don't need.
14 transponders so per character only it seems.
I've been saying for years, they won't bring back the Crystalline Entity Event until they rework the queue. The Devs likely do not like how easy the Entity is to defeat. Even the Event version, with its various added hazards was still a joke.
Considering how fast the queue is, if you were a Dev, would you want players running every character they have thru this event and end up swimming in Dilithium? The last time it ran, I took 30+ alts thru it and it only took about 3 hours. And this was back before we had consistent 30 second runs on ADVANCED.
So yeah, don't expect to see the Crystalline Entity event any time soon, if ever again.
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Because I got around 18 toons on my account and that match is more than 20 minutes - each.
Bring on the channels filled with people looking to make teams to AFK the 1st part. Better fluff up my pillows and get ready for a nap
Hello rubber banding my old friend, time to bounce around the battlezone again, where are all my bug reports going?, out of love with this game I am falling, As Cryptic fail to acknowledge a problem exists, Shakes an angry fist, And from Support all I'm hearing are the sounds of silence.
Cryptic has gotten better at this on the longer events recently. I can't remember the last time this Mirror event ran and whether it unlocked a reclaim item, but the last Breach event did. What they haven't gotten better at is communicating those details. Even the extra-voucher daily was omitted from the announcement this time (I'm assuming there will be one).
I'm guessing this will be per character to complete, but having it be account-wide unlock would be good too.
I suppose there are pros & cons for both methods of completing this event & the extra dilithium & marks are always welcomed.
> The most important question repeated: that torpedo - is it account unlock or per character?
> Because I got around 18 toons on my account and that match is more than 20 minutes - each.
I hope its account wide. Was the last reward for mirror event account wide I don't remember.
Thanks for the info.
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Last time we were overwhelmed in most instances because ships kept pouring through the portals. Every time we could close one, another two would open or you wouldn't even get to closing one before that happened.
I hope the spawn rate is either reduced, or please change it so that the smallest and insignificant hit from barely noticable weapon fire won't interrupt our ships while we are closing the portals. Players will still have an incentive to destroy the ships to protect the station, so it's not like being able to close the portals even when fired at, would allow us to completely ignore the enemy.
[3/25 10:41][Combat (Self)]Your Haymaker deals 26187 (10692) Physical Damage(Critical) to Orinoco.
Risking? Seems like enforcing.
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
Agony phaser torpedo? Take it and the matching cannons and turrets; mount those on a Defiant-class ship (or its close siblings); toss in the complete DSF package, and the Bajor set... voila! Which in turn reminds me that the v2 (white/red) Terran pattern is also long overdue for being available for ships with access to the 'classic' grey/yellow...
...and I understand that there was an even older design used for Terran ships...
This, too, needs to make a return as a vanity shield.
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Can't wait! Thank the Emperor it's account wide. Couldn't imagine grinding that on all my MU characters.
Hope it has some kind of special red boom fx effect like the crystalline entity torpedo. That would be awesome.
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