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wdarkk posted:Yeah, I can think of a few ships that'd go from bad to great with one extra boff power in the right place. On most my ships I need an extra toolbar already. Where the hell am I going to put another ability?
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You're using all 6 toolbars? What on?
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Aug 28, 2014 04:43
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I think the most I use is two full toolbars. Maybe take out things that share CDs with good powers?
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Aug 28, 2014 04:54
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Mirror ships aren't upgradable? What kind of bullshit is this?
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Technically the free T4 ships aren't either, and the mirror ships are basically just... those, so.  The real issue is that unless there's free T6 ships for folks (and there won't be) this means that purely F2P players are now two tiers behind the folks who buy stuff. That will make it even harder to balance content and stuff. Not that Cryptic really tries to or cares about it, but still.
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Aug 28, 2014 05:04
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A fleet meeting? Hooray! 
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Asimo posted:Technically the free T4 ships aren't either, and the mirror ships are basically just... those, so. Unless I'm missing something, f2p players can get zen ships via dil. Process is certainly slower but it's available.
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There's also the free ships, like the summer/winter event ships and, briefly, the Science Destroyer and the Obelisk Carrier.
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Are any of you able to make those omni-directional beams? I could really use a plasma one with the [over] mod 
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I wonder what they'll do to Carrier Pets, if anything? Normals are buyable, Advanced are Dil, Elites are Fleet-blocked. Will they stay as they are, or will there be something new?
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Bloodly posted:I wonder what they'll do to Carrier Pets, if anything? Normals are buyable, Advanced are Dil, Elites are Fleet-blocked. Will they stay as they are, or will there be something new? I just hope there's a good carrier in the mix of T6 ships. Between the Vesta, the Scimitar and the Bastion, I've really got used to that kind of gameplay.
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From the sound of it the initial T6 will just be the science vessel equivalents for the new bridge officer type, but presumably later ones would be of the usual ship types too, yeah.
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Aug 28, 2014 07:02
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Bugger. I just want more ships like the Vesta.
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Aug 28, 2014 07:05
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Can I get an invite? Wiki is Frankenstyle, and in game it's T'Boan@frankenstyle.
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Aug 28, 2014 09:48
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Frankenstyle posted:Can I get an invite? Done and done.
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Ibanez Murderface posted:A fleet meeting? Hooray! Who wants to burn a spy by inviting everyone to our starbase for their meeting?
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Aug 28, 2014 10:43
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Hunh, it's a small federation. I ran into that guy yesterday on ESD handing out sage advice and generally acting like the creepy Jesus of STO. He was going on about how "Yeah. Us lifers have been around and we've seen it all. If you ever need to know blah, blah, blah". I blew the an hour and a half of my good dil grinding time loving with him while acting like the bitter grizzled old timey prospector of STO. He had the same sort of pitiful/repulsive vibe as the guy in The Road Warrior who gets his fingers cut off with a boomerang, and then grins at the guys laughing at him to prove he's one of the cool kids. Korgan posted:Done and done. Thanks. I'm glad I made the switch. Finally the chat window is worth reading. Lord Frankenstyle fucked around with this message at 15:19 on Aug 28, 2014 |
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Frankenstyle posted:Thanks. I'm glad I made the switch. Finally the chat window is worth reading. Wait, didn't you join just before Cru and I started bullshitting about jumping onto a light in DS9 for half an hour? What the gently caress was going on in your old channels? 
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Korgan posted:Wait, didn't you join just before Cru and I started bullshitting about jumping onto a light in DS9 for half an hour? What the gently caress was going on in your old channels? It got funnier later, when talk turned to Doctor Who porn. But even the light jumping beat the religion/Hamas/Obama talk that I usually see. ...and the role playing.
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IPCRESS posted:Who wants to burn a spy by inviting everyone to our starbase for their meeting? There are no spies, we are an upstanding video game organization and we hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards! 
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Aug 28, 2014 17:46
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Heavy Cruiser Refit announced... with Constellation skin. It does indeed perform the Picard Maneuver. http://t.co/mH9GrRCPJK
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The new ship is the fugly constellation. e: /\ you son of a bitch.
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Bloodly posted:You're using all 6 toolbars? What on? How do you show more than 3 bars?
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eriktown posted:Heavy Cruiser Refit announced... with Constellation skin. It does indeed perform the Picard Maneuver.
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Aug 28, 2014 17:58
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I don't understand why they have zen ships for anything but end game. It makes like no sense to me.
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Aug 28, 2014 18:19
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The leveling process was once longer than it is now. Besides which, sometimes you want to fly that iconic ship NOW. Most of the Zen ships are iconics, and it's CBS that decided where they were put in the tree.
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Aug 28, 2014 18:33
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Just what we need, a new fed ship!
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Cutedge posted:I don't understand why they have zen ships for anything but end game. It makes like no sense to me. consoles are what you're paying for, or a non-lovely leveling ship for future alts.
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UM, why do my vulnerability locators show +37.1% damage instead of the 31.9 that they were this morning? Not that I mind, but I'll miss it when they fix it.
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Frankenstyle posted:UM, why do my vulnerability locators show +37.1% damage instead of the 31.9 that they were this morning? Not that I mind, but I'll miss it when they fix it.
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You're pretty much paying to unlock the skin on your T5 Heavy Crusier Retrofit. All the Heavy Crusier designs are honestly kind of ugly except for the Constellation. But yeah, all of the pre-50 zen ships are pretty pointless. That said, I do kind of wish that the Refit Connie, TOS Connie, Miranda, Oberth and NX-01 had level 50 variants or something as they are pretty iconic designs. Maybe I'll troll an STF in a Connie or Miranda sometime.
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Cutedge posted:I don't understand why they have zen ships for anything but end game. It makes like no sense to me. Especially when reaching end game takes less than two weeks of casual gameplay. Also, does it make sense to skip getting a tier 5 fleet ship when tier 6's are coming out? As a new level 50, my plan is to get Tier XI Rare gear or better on my Mirror Qin, grinding some Omega marks to get the MACO shield and whatnot before worrying about a better ship. That and throwing up disco-balls so pubbies feel the power of party. Moral_Hazard fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Aug 28, 2014 |
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Gammatron 64 posted:But yeah, all of the pre-50 zen ships are pretty pointless. There's a few like the Vandal (KDF) and the Valdore (Rom) which have must-own consoles for their respective factions, other than that though it's mostly just for extra skins for your fleet ships. MoraleHazard posted:Also, does it make sense to skip getting a tier 5 fleet ship when tier 6's are coming out? The upgrade system seems pretty good. You'll be looking at spending 500-1000 zen to upgrade that fleet ship instead of the 2500+ for a T6. We also haven't seen stats on those t6's either so they may be poo poo for all we know. If you've got the EC for modules you might as well get a good fleetship or just get a lockbox/lobi ship. Lagomorphic fucked around with this message at 19:05 on Aug 28, 2014 |
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Cutedge posted:I don't understand why they have zen ships for anything but end game. It makes like no sense to me. It actually makes a certain amount of sense when you consider consoles. There would be literally no reason to ever buy the Valdore if it didn't have the Valdore console, but if the Valdore was T5 (or T6) then you might only buy the Valdore, and not also buy an end game ship. By putting useful consoles on essentially useless ships, they encourage you to buy more. E: Basically what others already said, but with the added reason that putting good consoles on useless ships forces more buying.
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Can I get an invite? Registered on the wiki as MoronAtLarge, in game is @MoronAtLarge.
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Frankenstyle posted:Hunh, it's a small federation. I ran into that guy yesterday on ESD handing out sage advice and generally acting like the creepy Jesus of STO. He was going on about how "Yeah. Us lifers have been around and we've seen it all. If you ever need to know blah, blah, blah". I blew the an hour and a half of my good dil grinding time loving with him while acting like the bitter grizzled old timey prospector of STO. If you really want to see how much of a self important autismal tosspot Xean is, just look at this thread. http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=804991 quote:I enter the mall and take off my trenchcoat. quote:I head to the Recreation department and a few isles in, find what I'm looking for. A brand new Fleet Pleasure Assault Blaster [Satisfaction]3x. The label reads: Guaranteed to give 360 Degrees pleasurable satisfaction for however long you want it, or they'll die tryin'. Yeah, I'm thinking; just the gift she needs. quote:The other guard turns to fire but I'm quicker and level the Tommy-Phaser square at her "Drop it!" The guard drops the wep and unclasping her suit, raises her hands. "Who are you? I never seen a man move that fast before!" quote:"No, The question you should be asking is instead of letting fleet credits just disappear don't you think it would enhance the game experience by putting spent credits to use for fleet projects or into a fleet credit bank that totals the amount of fleet credits spent on a fleet or accumulates there for opening up special fleet rooms, abilities, or access. Now, don't you feel lucky you have me around to solve the case, punk?" quote:"I never kissed you at all." Anni rounds the desk, her body snug in a skin-tight holo-suit. The thought strikes me, she could be naked under under the holoemitter. "Well there's always a first time." I move closer. "Where's your burn, baby." quote:The story above stemmed from an idea I had a while back to raise awareness for issues/improvements for STO through stories. It's been lingering around on my notepad and I thought I'd post it. Despite the overlaying layers of totally wacky, complex story, the theme is to highlight a use for Fleet Credits that go to waste currently without benefitting the fleet they're spent in. If you have other ideas/like to raise awareness for other issues in STO and would like to highlight them in story form, feel free to post your story in this thread.
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eriktown posted:Heavy Cruiser Refit announced... with Constellation skin. It does indeed perform the Picard Maneuver. We're already getting a Picard Maneuver boff skill in season ten, why did they wait so long to roll out the Constellation?
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Unguided posted:We're already getting a Picard Maneuver boff skill in season ten, why did they wait so long to roll out the Constellation? Gammatron 64 posted:You're pretty much paying to unlock the skin on your T5 Heavy Crusier Retrofit. All the Heavy Crusier designs are honestly kind of ugly except for the Constellation.
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eriktown posted:Heavy Cruiser Refit announced... with Constellation skin. It does indeed perform the Picard Maneuver. MoraleHazard posted:Especially when reaching end game takes less than two weeks of casual gameplay. I guess for a new 50 right now I'd recommend grinding rep projects, running STFs with goons whenever possible, and maybe play around with a few different mirror ships to get an idea of what type of ship you would enjoy playing most. And saving up as much dil/EC/fleet creds/etc. as possible for the expansion.
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Lorak posted:Probably fleet T6 scaling.
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