Their endgame is simple. Keep players mindlessly logging in and impulse buying as often as possible. Preferably avoiding spikes of activity, instead favouring consistent daily account activity. This is achieved through intentionally creating resource sinks and convoluted grind systems.
You know Sekrit (tis Merkage here) I am really thinking about a cull. Endless grinding has led me to change from the mindset of 'I'll just deal with it' to 'This is not worth my time'. All non-essential alts will likely be relegated to doffing duty.
Well, I have to congratulate you Cryptic on another slapdash patch. This time you have outdone yourselves. Countless mistakes. I am sure the day is coming when the straw breaks the camel's back for me.
Cryptic sometimes pick terrible names. The new difficulty should be Nightmare. Gives people a sense of dread and relief when winning. The word Elite has lost all meaning in STO. The gold gear should be either Legendary or Mythic a la Halo. Epic/Unique is lame.
Mostly. Fleet MVAE using AP and Gravimetric Photon Fleet Excelsior using Phasers S'golth using Bio-Disruptor and Undine Photon Fleet Mogh using Disruptor and ye olde Omega torp Fleet Mogai using RomPlas and Rom torp Scimitar/Fleet Arkif using RomPlas
This problem has been around for a while but as of late the inconvenience has worsened due to the fix implemented by Cryptic. Apparently now it is in a permanent state of not finishing, and as an additional perk, it can now hold up every other assignment when in tandem with R+D.
Your logic is flawed, on both counts. For a start it could take someone two weeks to crit enough times to secure the needed Technicians. Given the alteration to cluster timers, which is an obvious means to delay the acquisiton of support purples, even longer perhaps. Even then a build needs to be configured so that the…
Disable X Freighter has been fine for me this whole time. What arrangement are you using that causes 20% increased failure for freighter raiding? Because it cannot be a purple Tactical and a purple TBO. It picks Malaar without hassle. Any assignment where there is a definite critical success reward that isn't present with…
That will teach inexperienced doffers to play safe with the system and not to aim for the rewards it often provides. I do not believe this is a sensible nor insightful path to follow since the duty officer system is designed to provide useful resources when one has the ability to crit routinely. The selection process needs…
There are a bunch of assignments that the auto-select is currently having trouble with, not limited to, but including the following: * Recruit Additional Labor Despite this assignment removing duty officers the auto-selection chooses five purple quality doffs. * Support/Expansion Colonization Efforts Support assignments…