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Thank you. well stated. To OP, You can make a tank but your expectations should be different than what a tank is in other mmo games. All ships in STO have some durability. It's not necessary to draw all fire from all enemy's so that your allies receive zero incoming fire. In a STF, your goal should be to draw just enough…
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If you truly belive I am a lost cause, then please stop replying to this discussion. Thank you in advance. Armored fighting vehicles are not named "water tank". "tank" and "water tank" are different words and have not the same meaning. If real-life "tanks" were named "water tanks", then absolutely I would protest against…
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ANY character and ship can "redirect enemy attacks or attention toward themselves". But some characters and ships do it better than others. There is definitely a difference between a "good tank" and "bad tank", although the precise meaning of "good" and "bad" are vague. "large amounts" is a relative term. I can stay in a…
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While the meaning of tank is relevant to this discussion, the origins of the word "tank" are irrelevant to me and probably most forum readers.. Do not attempt to change topic by discussing "water tanks". I have already stated my definition of "tank", which is to absorb/sustain/withstand damage. If you disagree with that…
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1. According to my definition, Most (or all) ships in STO are tanks. Why? because they have some ability to absord/withstand/sustain damage before being destroyed. Some ships are better at withstanding damage than other ships. It is nonsense for you to say "A tank without the ability to hold aggro has no reason to exist".…
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"tank" has a historical, real-life meaning. There is no need to give a special definition to "tank in a game" which is a different than "tank outside a game". There is no need to combine "to tank" and "to attract/control enemy aggression". They are entirely different actions even if refuse to believe it. A tank is simply…
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By your definition, every character class and every ship can be a "real tank". Why? because in solo pve, one's ship often receives all aggro and continuously holds it, without the explosion/death of one's ship. Clarification: There is a difference between "a tank" and "to tank". To be a tank, the only requirement is to be…
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Since the graphics card is very old, my guess is this is a graphics related problem. Do this: open the launcher and login click on options enable safe mode and save click on engage to start game when game is started, graphics will be reset.
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Failed optionals are one reason why advanced/elite queues are dead. Why queue for a mission which will probably fail and result in a long cooldown? I don't queue for normal because normal is too easy and bores me. Undine Assault (Advanced) does not end the mission when optional is failed but other missions usually end when…
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At 8:38, your hull heals from 4% to 96% How is that possible? which ability? How many hull points do you have? My main is an engineer but can't heal like that.
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Cryptic can barely fix serious bugs. Very unlikely to see major changes in pvp. If, by some miracle, cryptic did make major changes and improvements to pvp, the changes would introduce new bugs which would be fixed only after a long time. It's a no win situation.
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If advanced/elite are nerfed, then everyone will be stuck in the kiddy pool. Before Delta rising, almost the entire game was one big kiddy pool. I almost quit playing in summer because the game was too easy. STF's were boringly easy. Only reason I returned is (1) for the new episode and (2) for the increased difficulty.…
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I never spent any real money on STO. This morning I finished upgrading all my beams, tac consoles, enhanced neutronium consoles, and various dps-related consoles on my fleet Avenger to MK XIV. Cost me approximately 100M EC and 150k diilthium. It's expensive but all the EC and dilthium can be farmed. In my experience with…
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What is stopping EVERYONE from joining a leveled fleet? social issues? ignorance? pride? what? Gameplay should be difficult for free2play. Otherwise, no need to spend any real money. Alternatively, cryptic could put content behind a paywall and require real money to play. Be glad you can play all the content for free. Be…
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When people say they are doing new STF's in old gear, most likely they are doing easy advanced/elite STF. Even among elite players with excellent gear, they often do the easiest STF's. Try doing advanced/elite Hive Onslaught or advanced/elite Undine Assult through the queue in a random free ship with all MK XI/XII and…
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A fully upgraded fleet has access to exceptionally good gear. rep gear is not actually needed and in many cases, fleet gear and fleet items are better. Join a high level fleet. Difference between no fleet and high level fleet is night and day. There is also the crafting system which I know little about. Don't forget to…
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I would not recommend STO to my dog or my cat, even though they are both star trek fans. The problem with Delta Rising is that enemies have too much shield and hitpoints. More than 5 seconds to kill one enemy ship is too much time. I want to kill in less than 5 seconds (with skill of course) because skillful, challenging…
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One possible explanation: Before Deltra Rising, a huge number of characters (I would guess most characters) were at end-game and using end-game queues. After Delta Rising, most characters are no longer at end-game. There is a queue separation between level 50-59 and level 60 characters. Exactly how the queues are…
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STF's and all other pve were much too easy before Delta Rising. Failing a STF should not be a rare event. Players should sometimes lose battles. I almost quit playing STO during summer 2014 because crafting and farming is boring to me. I want exciting battles which can be failed. Easy farming is boring. Guaranteed…
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Same problem here. I opened the "inspirational leader" trait today. Trait not found in list of available traits. submitted a request GM Help ticket. waiting for GM help. will not respec my character for only one trait.
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I found a way to "fix" the crashes. It's an old trick I remember from Neverwinter Online. By the way, I am not using arc. Cant help you with arc. Here is how I successfully logged in and played STO: 1. Login with your account-name/email and password. 2. click on options. select "Safe mode" and save 3. click "Engage" 4. STO…
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I am able to login to the login server, but that's all. After clicking "engage", there is a loading screen and popup "Your graphics settings have been reset to the recommended defaults", and then a long freeze, followed by message "GameClient.exe is not responding". Can not reach character selection. Will try again later…
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Elite Hive and Elite Crystal Entity are my favorite STF's. Storming the Spire would also be my favorite if they would add a dilithium reward. As an Engineer Captain who flies an Avenger with aux2Bat, dual cannons/turrets, Mk12 Gear, Omega/Maco gear, and 3 Fleet Neutronium armor consoles, I enjoy a tanking challenge. I…
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How do I get the flamethrower? fleet kit?
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Engineer is a good solo class. For pvp, I don't know. For PvE, they are good. Yes, ground turrets do only a little damage. The main benefit of ground devices is not in the damage, but in the distraction. My engineer can spawn shield/medical generators, drones, turrets, mortars, and vertical shield cover. I can go solo into…
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I went from a mirror patrol escort to a D'kora (with 3 piece omega space set) for my engineer. D'kora tactical station only supports up to cannon level 2 and there are only 3 tac consoles. However, it does have 4 rear weapons and a battle mode. Turning is a little sluggish but thanks to the new warp cores, I was able to…
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I just realized one weakness with the cutting beam. The kinetic cutting beam is [dmg]x3. In some situations, [Acc] may be better since a miss does no damage. I fly the Delta flyer with the Assimilated module and the cutting beam. And yes, the beam sometimes misses fast moving targets.
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With my D'Kora (3 Tac consoles + 4 disruptor DC's + 3 disruptor turrets + 1 cutting beam) and 3 piece omega set, kinetic cutting beam + assimilated module does 1108 dps. turret [Acc]x2[CrtH] only does 650 dps. With cannon rapid fire 1: turret [Acc]x2[CrtH] only does 837 dps. With cannon rapid fire 2: turret [Acc]x2[CrtH]…
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I just purchased the rare (blue) Hyper Injection Warp Core Mk XI [SEP] [W->E] [SSR] from the exchange for 17M EC for my D'Kora with 3 piece omega space set. Before (no warp core): Weapons: 125/100 Shields: 73/50 Engines: 53/25 Auxillary: 35/25 Starship warp core efficiency: 30 Starship warp core potential: 109 Starship…
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One month ago, I could not respect my Fed character. some error message. For me, the solution was to clear all skill points and restart from zero. Be very careful how skills points are assigned. Eventually, after 4-5 attempts (starting from zero), I was able to re-spec. Try putting only the minimum number of skill points…