The Fall of the Old Ones (Halloween Event)

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  • davefenestrator
    davefenestrator Member Posts: 9,790 Arc User
    An evil kitty pet? Dawwww!

    Time to dress up and do some grinding.
  • keepcalmchiveon
    keepcalmchiveon Member Posts: 4,015 Arc User
    gonna have fun, but not sure about the "wand" bit.

    none the less, looking forward to this fun... :smiley:
    meh
  • solidshark214
    solidshark214 Member Posts: 288 Arc User
    I'm probably going to pass on this one. Ground TFO, if I'm not mistaken, with an uninteresting reward. However, I'm not honestly complaining--I've been running events pretty much non-stop all year; this is a wonderful time to take a break for a bit. Kudos to Cryptic for being boring for once?
  • tvirx
    tvirx Member Posts: 91 Arc User
    This is a must do/have for TOS fans. I am so very much looking forwards to this :)
  • wakeroberts
    wakeroberts Member Posts: 113 Arc User
    I love this idea! Halloween is my favorite holiday. Looking forward to playing the new event.
  • psymantis
    psymantis Member Posts: 314 Arc User
    I prefer a choice between ground and space for multiplayer events. And a scary mission is better as a solo experience imo as a group will just rush through it.
  • fred26291#2759
    fred26291#2759 Member Posts: 1,044 Arc User
    edited February 27
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  • qultuq
    qultuq Member Posts: 676 Arc User
    edited October 2021
    Devidians are back?! Maybe it means we can get the Spectres arc back. It always bothers me though that STO uses the British spelling “spectre” rather than the American “specter.” Maybe it is supposed to call to mind the Shatner novel “Spectre,” or the TOS “Spectre of a Gun.”
  • husanakx
    husanakx Member Posts: 1,229 Arc User
    qultuq wrote: »
    Devidians are back?! Maybe it means we can get the Spectres arc back. It always bothers me though that STO uses the British spelling “spectre” rather than the American “specter.” Maybe it is supposed to call to mind the Shatner novel “Spectre.”

    Or perhaps they just prefer too use English. :)
  • stolok
    stolok Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    Well, I hope we at least get to defeat some Devidians and make progress on the kills accolade. Replaying a few episodes from an old episode arc gets tedious.

    And maybe next year we can get a Holographic Gein boff? Bonnie-kin, bonnie-kin...
  • davefenestrator
    davefenestrator Member Posts: 9,790 Arc User
    edited October 2021
    fred26291#2759 wrote: »
    I want the dil at the end so i am forced to continue to grind without any breaks in sight till further notice.
    At this point grind it is too. :(

    You could spend $1 of real world cash monies and get 50,000 refined dil on the dil exchange if you need dil that badly. Skip 6 days of grind, or spend $2 and skip 12 days, $5 for 250,000 refined and skip 31 days.

  • tvirx
    tvirx Member Posts: 91 Arc User
    davefenestrator wrote: »
    fred26291#2759 wrote: »
    I want the dil at the end so i am forced to continue to grind without any breaks in sight till further notice.
    At this point grind it is too. :(

    You could spend $1 of real world cash monies and get 50,000 refined dil on the dil exchange if you need dil that badly. Skip 6 days of grind, or spend $2 and skip 12 days, $5 for 250,000 refined and skip 31 days.

    Yes, but that would signify that you are supporting the game financially, which is largely frowned upon around here and would undoubtedly label you - the culprit - as a "whale."

    STO runs on good intentions, not cash; don't you know.
  • fred26291#2759
    fred26291#2759 Member Posts: 1,044 Arc User
    edited February 27
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  • davefenestrator
    davefenestrator Member Posts: 9,790 Arc User
    fred26291#2759 wrote: »
    When money grows on trees the onlline games can have as much as they think they deserve,
    till then FORGET ABOUT IT!

    Grind away then. Cryptic allows the pure F2P playstyle to get you anything in the game except (on PC) the lifetime subscription.
  • legendarylycan#5411
    legendarylycan#5411 Member Posts: 36,950 Arc User
    qultuq wrote: »
    Devidians are back?! Maybe it means we can get the Spectres arc back. It always bothers me though that STO uses the British spelling “spectre” rather than the American “specter.” Maybe it is supposed to call to mind the Shatner novel “Spectre,” or the TOS “Spectre of a Gun.”

    STO work computers are just set to English (Traditional) instead of English (Simplified).​​
    Like special weapons from other Star Trek games? Wondering if they can be replicated in STO even a little bit? Check this out: https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1262277/a-mostly-comprehensive-guide-to-star-trek-videogame-special-weapons-and-their-sto-equivalents
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    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "Curiosity is bad! It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed...and more importantly, it makes you poor!"
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  • mikewallace#2209
    mikewallace#2209 Member Posts: 102 Arc User
    edited October 2021
    Halloween is not an event. It's like Friday 13 and only celebrated in the US. Whoever thought if this one? Are we celebrating the Eastern Bunny next?

    HARD pass
  • legendarylycan#5411
    legendarylycan#5411 Member Posts: 36,950 Arc User
    I wasn't aware Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Spain and Latin America were all part of the US now.​​
    Like special weapons from other Star Trek games? Wondering if they can be replicated in STO even a little bit? Check this out: https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1262277/a-mostly-comprehensive-guide-to-star-trek-videogame-special-weapons-and-their-sto-equivalents
    #LegalizeAwoo
    A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "Curiosity is bad! It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed...and more importantly, it makes you poor!"
    Passion and Serenity are one.
    I gain power by understanding both.
    In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
    I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
    The Force is united within me.
  • bubblegirl2015
    bubblegirl2015 Member Posts: 817 Arc User
    mikewallace#2209 wrote: »
    Halloween is not an event. It's like Friday 13 and only celebrated in the US. Whoever thought if this one? Are we celebrating the Eastern Bunny next?

    HARD pass

    I vote for CINCO de MAYO. At least it is a non US holiday and precedent in STO

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  • davefenestrator
    davefenestrator Member Posts: 9,790 Arc User
    edited October 2021
    mikewallace#2209 wrote: »
    Halloween is not an event. It's like Friday 13 and only celebrated in the US.

    Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

    "Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' evening"),[5] also known as Allhalloween,[6] All Hallows' Eve,[7] or All Saints' Eve,[8] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. ... The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745[32] and is of Christian origin."

    But no one is forcing you to play any event. I've skipped many myself. Play when you like, play what you like.

  • mikewallace#2209
    mikewallace#2209 Member Posts: 102 Arc User
    edited October 2021
    davefenestrator wrote: »
    mikewallace#2209 wrote: »
    Halloween is not an event. It's like Friday 13 and only celebrated in the US.

    Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

    "Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' evening"),[5] also known as Allhalloween,[6] All Hallows' Eve,[7] or All Saints' Eve,[8] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. ... The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745[32] and is of Christian origin."
    Wikipedia is not a source...anyone can write there to prove anything and Halloween is NOT a Christian, muslim nor jewish holiday if you brought religion here. I will leave it at that since mods will go crazy with the innuendos here and respectfully will refrain from further offering free education :*
  • solidshark214
    solidshark214 Member Posts: 288 Arc User
    mikewallace#2209 wrote: »
    davefenestrator wrote: »
    mikewallace#2209 wrote: »
    Halloween is not an event. It's like Friday 13 and only celebrated in the US.

    Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

    "Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' evening"),[5] also known as Allhalloween,[6] All Hallows' Eve,[7] or All Saints' Eve,[8] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. ... The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745[32] and is of Christian origin."
    Wikipedia is not a source...anyone can write there to prove anything and Halloween is NOT a Christian, muslim nor jewish holiday if you brought religion here. I will leave it at that since mods will go crazy with the innuendos here and respectfully will refrain from further offering free education :*

    I'm not even well-versed in the history of it, and even I know that it's at least derived from a holiday rather older than the United States. (Oh, and "Eastern" Bunny??? I hope the "n" is a typo.)

    And this is a heck of a weird thing to complain about anyway.
  • phoenixc#0738
    phoenixc#0738 Member Posts: 4,212 Arc User
    edited October 2021
    I am looking forward to the event.

    It is something different from the usual, and better yet something from TOS (with a little TNG mixed in). And the prize is something that sounds quite useful to both a crowd control type character and a mystic type, especially the part-Megan character I made a while ago to use the more eerie of the Fek'Ihri kit modules and environmental damage Risa modules.

    It is also a good time to knock the dust and petrified dinosaur dung off the old ghostbuster-gun from Spectres and give it a workout.
  • dragon#2626
    dragon#2626 Member Posts: 169 Arc User
    tvirx wrote: »
    This is a must do/have for TOS fans. I am so very much looking forwards to this :)

    I have to disagree on that one. IMO the only good thing about "Catspaw" is the introduction of Pavel Chekov. Really cheesy episode, with some painfully bad VFX even by the standards of the time.
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  • smokebailey
    smokebailey Member Posts: 4,434 Arc User
    dragon#2626 wrote: »
    tvirx wrote: »
    This is a must do/have for TOS fans. I am so very much looking forwards to this :)

    I have to disagree on that one. IMO the only good thing about "Catspaw" is the introduction of Pavel Chekov. Really cheesy episode, with some painfully bad VFX even by the standards of the time.

    It was fine.

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  • sennahcherib
    sennahcherib Member Posts: 2,823 Arc User
    davefenestrator wrote: »
    mikewallace#2209 wrote: »
    Halloween is not an event. It's like Friday 13 and only celebrated in the US.

    Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

    "Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows' evening"),[5] also known as Allhalloween,[6] All Hallows' Eve,[7] or All Saints' Eve,[8] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. ... The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745[32] and is of Christian origin."

    But no one is forcing you to play any event. I've skipped many myself. Play when you like, play what you like.

    more accurate: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1456/history-of-halloween/

    this event looks very interesting, but not sure i would do the 14 days, I'm already having trouble completing the current event; boredom, tired of doing the same thing over and over
  • jonsills
    jonsills Member Posts: 9,729 Arc User
    edited October 2021
    bubblegirl2015 wrote: »
    I vote for CINCO de MAYO. At least it is a non US holiday and precedent in STO
    In fact, Cinco de Mayo isn't really a holiday anywhere except the US, where we'll take just about any opportunity to devote a day to eating to excess and drinking specialty alcohol. It commemorates a minor, insignificant victory of interest primarily to historians and beer companies, and makes about as much sense as starting a PNW tradition of annual celebration of the end of the Pig War.
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  • legendarylycan#5411
    legendarylycan#5411 Member Posts: 36,950 Arc User
    I would say start a celebration of the end of the Emu War...but Australia lost that one.​​
    Like special weapons from other Star Trek games? Wondering if they can be replicated in STO even a little bit? Check this out: https://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1262277/a-mostly-comprehensive-guide-to-star-trek-videogame-special-weapons-and-their-sto-equivalents
    #LegalizeAwoo
    A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
    An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
    A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
    A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
    "It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
    "Curiosity is bad! It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed...and more importantly, it makes you poor!"
    Passion and Serenity are one.
    I gain power by understanding both.
    In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
    I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
    The Force is united within me.
  • spiritborn
    spiritborn Member Posts: 3,581 Arc User
    edited October 2021
    Btw the day the name "Halloween" refers is typically called "All Saints' Day" in English, Hallow being an older term for something holy (like a saint).

    While Halloween isn't a big thing here in Finland, All Saints' Day is a thing here (typically celebrated on Saturday that lands between 31st Oct and 6th Nov (this year it being 6th Nov), All Saints' Day being called "Pyhäinpäivä" in Finnish and it's been a thing for as long as I can remember.

    EDIT:While I said Halloween isn't a big thing here it's still an unofficial holiday (so you won't get leave from work, but people tend to have themed parties), so it's not really a "just USA" thing since last I looked we aren't part of USA (I'm a Finn in case that wasn't already obvious).
  • leemwatson
    leemwatson Member Posts: 4,624 Arc User
    qultuq wrote: »
    Devidians are back?! Maybe it means we can get the Spectres arc back. It always bothers me though that STO uses the British spelling “spectre” rather than the American “specter.” Maybe it is supposed to call to mind the Shatner novel “Spectre,” or the TOS “Spectre of a Gun.”

    The Spectres Arc was never removed from the game. It is still available to play under your Faction contact in the Incoming Hails tab in your journal.
    "You don't want to patrol!? You don't want to escort!? You don't want to defend the Federation's Starbases!? Then why are you flying my Starships!? If you were a Klingon you'd be killed on the spot, but lucky for you.....you WERE in Starfleet. Let's see how New Zealand Penal Colony suits you." Adm A. Necheyev.
  • hopkaii
    hopkaii Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    Nice Lovecraft vibe! hope the litte old one pet looks like Cthulhu,
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