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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    You can't have the Dance Party running continuously. That would violate Labor Laws for the Announcer having to work that long without Meal Breaks.

    You want them to shut Risa down for the violations? ;)
    '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.'
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  • echattyechatty Member Posts: 5,913 Arc User
    They could swap them out and have more than two of them ;)
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member Posts: 57,973 Community Moderator
    I always preferred the female dance instructor.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,196 Arc User
    edited June 2019
    Not me, I can't stand her voice sometimes. :lol:
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  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,114 Arc User
    warpangel wrote: »
    I would actually make the races continuously available, too. Log everyone's best time for like 15-30 minutes and then give the placement rewards based on time. Daily/yearly leaderboards could be kept to show the best racers. This would also conveniently get rid of the flag stealing controversy.

    Dunno, racing against the clock isn't the same as racing against other players. You have no indication on whether you can go easy but safer, say when transferring powerboard to floater in the biathlon.
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  • warpangelwarpangel Member Posts: 9,427 Arc User
    xyquarze wrote: »
    warpangel wrote: »
    I would actually make the races continuously available, too. Log everyone's best time for like 15-30 minutes and then give the placement rewards based on time. Daily/yearly leaderboards could be kept to show the best racers. This would also conveniently get rid of the flag stealing controversy.

    Dunno, racing against the clock isn't the same as racing against other players. You have no indication on whether you can go easy but safer, say when transferring powerboard to floater in the biathlon.
    That's the point. You could never go easy. And given the go-to explanation for why we "must" have flag pickups instead of a normal finish line is that lag makes other players' positions display inaccurately, your indication isn't likely reliable even in the current format.

    Lap times are accurate and easily comparable so you won't get complaints where someone appears to be behind you but is actually in front because of lag. Nobody will ever steal your flag and leave you holding the "participation" reward because it's too late to aim for the other flags. And if you get DQ'ed or a bad time you could go back and try to do better instead of having to wait for the next race. Your best time during the race period would be counted for the reward. It would even get rid of the silly instance switching dance when everyone is looking for an empty race to win by default.

    It would be more reliable, more accessible, more competitive, more fair and encourage more play-time without being a farming spot (since the reward would still be given only once per race period).
  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,114 Arc User
    All that you say is true, but getting some place, sending a score, and waiting for it to win (or not) just isn't the same to me as actual direct competition.
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,231 Arc User
    Yeah it's not as exciting when you can't see your opponents.
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  • avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,196 Arc User
    edited June 2019
    ltminns wrote: »
    You can't have the Dance Party running continuously. That would violate Labor Laws for the Announcer having to work that long without Meal Breaks.

    You want them to shut Risa down for the violations? ;)
    Then have photonic dance instructors. ;)
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    Didn't The Doctor (EMH) get rights extended to Holographic Life Forms?

    The FCLU (Federation Civil Liberties Union) would be all over those Resort owners in a second if they overworked their Holographic workers. ;)
    '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.'
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  • avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,196 Arc User
    Then get a lot of photonic volunteers who love their work. :tongue:
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    I always preferred the female dance instructor.

    That's Zero..
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    avoozuul wrote: »
    Then get a lot of photonic volunteers who love their work. :tongue:

    How about a Kurland dance instructor?
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    Only if he can say 'Kurland here' to the beat of the music. ;)
    '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
  • zateron#9297 zateron Member Posts: 92 Arc User
    edited June 2019
    Seriously, why do I feel as if I'm being punished for enjoying Risa Summer Event?

    I'm currently doing LOTS of grinding on multiple characters with duty officer assignments, Admiralty, multiple reputations (of six tiers each), multiple fleets, multiple fleet projects...
    I honestly feel as if I'm stuck in a pattern of constant endless - grinding grinding grinding grinding grinding....with the only escape being episodes, and content I've played multiple hundreds of times over....

    I feel grouchy, irritable....

    If only there were some EVENT to break this rather dreary monotony? Something fun, different from everything I've been doing all year? Something I really look forward to, and enjoy as a break from the usual?

    So why are we waiting until July, when we most desperately need it the most?
  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,114 Arc User
    You always need holidays the most shortly before they arrive.

    Right now my best bet is indeed a week of nothing after the current FTFO and then Risa. I already parked most of my toons there and put them in proper attire.
    My mother was an epohh and my father smelled of tulaberries
  • smokebaileysmokebailey Member Posts: 4,659 Arc User
    avoozuul wrote: »
    Not me, I can't stand her voice sometimes. :lol:

    I always liked her and her voice was fun. She cute. :3
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  • tasshenatasshena Member Posts: 525 Arc User
    edited June 2019
    I would TOTALLY be happy to see the dance party going continuously, it's easy, and it's fun. As much as I at least used to be able to blitz 5 characters through horghan hunt before it ended, that's a slog and a grind, where dance party is easy, just pin the dance emotes up and pick whichever one they say. :p

    Horg'hann hunt with only cooldown per alt would mean being able to run all of the mthrough and have the cooldown done on the first one by the time the last one was done. It would also be nice for getting more favors.​​
  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,114 Arc User
    Well, it would depend on the CD, if it were the classic 20h "daily" cooldown, you'd need quite a few toons to continuously fly ...

    An aspect I found nice last year was that with the new floaters (and use of tribbles) the assigned 15 minutes were just enough to get 6 runs completed in time - but with not much room for error. So it was, at least for me, an actual challenge to get in 6. Sometimes I made it, sometimes I made one too many mistakes (and sometimes I got a hiccup on character change). That would be gone - but I'd probably not miss it every day.

    As for the dance party: I wonder how much of a party it would be (i. e. how many people are there) if it wasn't a set time.
    My mother was an epohh and my father smelled of tulaberries
  • stlheestlhee Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    Back to my second question, what is FCT? Thank you
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    Sticky Thread in this Forum. It stands for 'Frequently Created Threads'.

    I usually think of the 'C' part as 'Closed' instead. ;)
    '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
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,231 Arc User
    xyquarze wrote: »
    An aspect I found nice last year was that with the new floaters (and use of tribbles) the assigned 15 minutes were just enough to get 6 runs completed in time - but with not much room for error. So it was, at least for me, an actual challenge to get in 6. Sometimes I made it, sometimes I made one too many mistakes (and sometimes I got a hiccup on character change). That would be gone - but I'd probably not miss it every day.
    So much this, it's fully skill based how many you get.
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  • thundergodcid#6032 thundergodcid Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    New Ground Kit Modules would be awesome, loved last year's. Would really like to see Sci get a new AOE attack module this time around.
  • jamieblanchardjamieblanchard Member Posts: 556 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    I always preferred the female dance instructor.

    The kinda valley girl sounding chick? I oddly like her as well. I think she's also the voice of the eppoh chick from the winter event?
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  • thestargazethestargaze Member Posts: 1,020 Arc User
    Can you please add stuff like kit vendors or ship vendors on risa, so you can fix such stuff while you are on risa.
  • zedbrightlander1zedbrightlander1 Member Posts: 14,762 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    I know. I just don't remember all the teams.
    You can click the preview image to see the full-size image :p

    But here's a list:
    Bozeman Titans, Lake Armstrong Eagles, London Kings, Deneb V Slime Devils
    (DS9 Niners), (Shikahr Logicians), Heatwave Janus VI, Pike City Pioneers
    (Ferenginar Liquidators), Jupiter Station Stem Bolts, Utopia Planitia Workbees, Terra Nova Supernovas
    Blue Bores Andoria, (Caitian Claws), New Berlin Craters, Orion Buccaneers

    Sounds as if mostly Nerds took over the playing of the pastime.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member Posts: 57,973 Community Moderator
    The kinda valley girl sounding chick? I oddly like her as well. I think she's also the voice of the eppoh chick from the winter event?

    Yea. I think so too.
    I just don't like the male instructor because he honestly sounds like he's trying TOO hard to be Surfer Dude, and I find it a bit annoying.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,569 Arc User
    And the Risian that pops up for intersite transport has an uncanny resemblance to Doctor Cooper. Do we have some 'substitutions' going on here on Risa? ;)
    '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
  • zedbrightlander1zedbrightlander1 Member Posts: 14,762 Arc User
    edited June 2019
    Some folks have mentioned the Summer lacks DOFF assignments. I agree.

    So during the WE we have DOFF missions like -
    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Assignment:_Host_A_Holiday_Party_For_Your_Crew

    So during the Risa Event we could have a bunch of missions like -
    Organize a Volley Ball Game on the beach for your Shore Leave Crew

    Or

    Some of the Science Crew SCUBA dive to study a coral reef on a near by Island.

    I'm sure our Captains could think of a dozen or 20 more like these if we put our heads together. ;)
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  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,114 Arc User
    "Lean back on your deck chair and do absolutely nothing"

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