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I guess we're still not saying it enough: Any captain can fly (almost) any boat effectively, as long as you apply some common sense and understand that Cryptic math is occasionally directly contradicted by itself. STO is super-casual. As long as you're using a sane build, you'll be better than 90% of the pubbies. Have fun. Make your space-Barbie. Use a clicky console if it looks entertaining. It's not going to kill you.
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Wizard of the Deep posted:Use a clicky console if it looks entertaining. It's not going to kill you. This one probably will actually.
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Sep 4, 2014 19:08
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Not probably, definitely.
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Sep 4, 2014 19:14
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And this one will just fake it.
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Sep 4, 2014 21:08
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So, would the effect created by using both of those temporal consoles together be a Manheim Steamroller?
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Sep 4, 2014 21:59
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Asimo posted:Not probably, definitely. Not once have I clicked that console and lived. I had to take it off my toolbar because I would accidently click it. The duplicates it summons have typical bad AI and don't have your equipment so I don't see why it needs such a harsh downside to balance it out. It's basically a less powerful Photonic Fleet... that kills you.
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Sep 4, 2014 22:28
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Okay, that one will kill you. That's one of dozens. You'll probably laugh when it happens, too. And you know what? It's a game. Be dumb sometimes.
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Sep 4, 2014 22:33
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kzin602 posted:Not once have I clicked that console and lived. I had to take it off my toolbar because I would accidently click it. The duplicates it summons have typical bad AI and don't have your equipment so I don't see why it needs such a harsh downside to balance it out. It's basically a less powerful Photonic Fleet... that kills you.
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Sep 4, 2014 22:45
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Why does that kill you? (never used the console)
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Sep 4, 2014 22:47
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Burning_Monk posted:Why does that kill you? (never used the console) Hull damage to the past self hits your present self.
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Sep 4, 2014 22:48
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Tunicate posted:Hull damage to the past self hits your present self. Haha, really? That's pretty loving terrible (I love it!)
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Sep 4, 2014 23:03
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Tunicate posted:Hull damage to the past self hits your present self.
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Sep 4, 2014 23:03
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Lorak posted:Because it's an entertaining gimmick, so long as you don't ever do tough missions. Or change the ship's loadout. A cluster of exploding probes or a single cube exploding will get you (edit: your duplicate, and then the damage rolls over to you). The duplicates seem to have stock equipment or a low resist modifier. If they are overkilled the damage still seems to leak through to me and seems to bypass resistances. I don't understand the math completely but things that would never ever kill my actual ship will smear my duplicate and then I just die. Even doing an stf on non elite difficulty will kill me when my duplicate dies.
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Sep 4, 2014 23:04
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http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/7003853-intelligence-operative-gear Did you guys see this yet? I think it's pretty cool.
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Sep 4, 2014 23:33
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Coming back for a bit. McConaugh @ CobiWann, looking for invite to TNG.
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Sep 4, 2014 23:36
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Burning_Monk posted:http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/7003853-intelligence-operative-gear Also, why are we using a zip-line when we all own perfectly good anti-grav floaters?
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Sep 5, 2014 00:21
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I remember back when I played SWTOR, there was a grapple gun you could get, which you needed to get some collectibles. Just like what Luke used! Except what it was was there were specific interactables in places, and you had to get in range of the grapple point and click it, and then you'd be sent to the grapple point. So it wasn't really any sort of Just Cause grappling fun, just basically another kind of key. I suspect this'll be more like that.
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Sep 5, 2014 00:29
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Grapple gun segments will be the new EV suit segments.
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Sep 5, 2014 00:37
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Man, the news about a large portion of the Voyager cast contributing voice work to the new expansion makes me mad as gently caress that Garak didn't show up in the DS9 missions. What the hell? Best character, fan favorite, and IMDB indicates Robinson hasn't worked as an actor since 2005, so he can't be that expensive. An intelligence/cloaking-themed expansion such as this one would be a pretty darned good one to frame around a master spy, former member of the Obsidian Order and the illegitimate son of Enabrin Tain -- er, I mean, a plain, simple tailor.
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Back after a bit of a struggle with Irish internet providers! Mobile internet modems in the middle of nowhere do not like STO. I'd be very appreciative for an invite: Liam O'Murchu@ForgottenHelms
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eriktown posted:Man, the news about a large portion of the Voyager cast contributing voice work to the new expansion makes me mad as gently caress that Garak didn't show up in the DS9 missions. What the hell? Best character, fan favorite, and IMDB indicates Robinson hasn't worked as an actor since 2005, so he can't be that expensive. I think they only recently got to the point where they have the money/inclination to hire VA. Remember, Atari tried to bleed them dry.
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If they ever do a Cardassian faction expansion, they'd have to get Andrew Robinson to do VA. It just won't work without Garak.
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ForgottenHelms posted:Back after a bit of a struggle with Irish internet providers! You're invited to TheNextGooneration.
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Time for a gimmick build post, Projectile Edition. I've been using the Adapted Destroyer, the idea is using 2 cluster torp launchers, the romulan hyper plasma torp and the omega torp, why? because these 2 torpedos fire a lot faster than the rapid reload torp launcher, with doffs reducing the fire cooldown of the cluster torpedo. I'm still unsure of the aft weapons, for now they are undine torp, cluster torp and a bio neural warhead. I've currently set 4 transphasic spire consoles in the tac slots, subspace rupture, isometric charge, shrapnel torpedo launcher, spacial charge launcher, the romulan console and the bioneural infusion circuit console in the other slots. The ship plays well enough just a bit fragile, I'm going to be using grav well also, just in case anyone wanted to know. I just wondered if anyone had any suggestions? the gimmicky the better.
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I knew Cryptic was big on freaky math and diminishing returns, but this goes into inverse returns. I thought something seemed weird after the vulnerability locators were accidentally set from 31.9 to 37.5 last week. So I ran some DPS checks before yesterdays fix and consistently was hitting around 13.5 K. After the fix back to 31.9 I tried it again and was getting 19.5 K. Makes me wonder much of a clusterfuck the upgraded gear will be.
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DataDyne posted:Time for a gimmick build post, Projectile Edition. If you're going for gimmicky poo poo, maybe look at the rep sets? Both the Dyson and Fluidic sets have some nice synergy and you could throw the energy weapons on the back if you're going all torp, though you might consider throwing the experimental proton weapon on the front for a bit of shield penetration. Maybe go: Fore: Experimental Proton Weapon Gravimetric Photon Torp Bio-molecular torp Omega torp Aft: Bio-molecular turret An omni array KCB
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Frankenstyle posted:I knew Cryptic was big on freaky math and diminishing returns, but this goes into inverse returns. I thought something seemed weird after the vulnerability locators were accidentally set from 31.9 to 37.5 last week. So I ran some DPS checks before yesterdays fix and consistently was hitting around 13.5 K. After the fix back to 31.9 I tried it again and was getting 19.5 K. Means more room for universal consoles in the future 
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Got a mail this morning in STO from another player with a very long pastebin of the usual zone chat crap. I cut most of it out and reuploaded it onto my own pastebin, because about 30mins later, Xean randomly starts sperging out and disturbs the peace. http://pastebin.com/iAPRGKuC quote:[11:27] [Zone #2] Xean@xtern1ty: You think I'm going to just shut up after being publicly harrassed and intimidated? You've no idea the temperament or the size of the balls the man you been demeaning has. I will take this fight to U.
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Violent Kitten posted:Got a mail this morning in STO from another player with a very long pastebin of the usual zone chat crap. I cut most of it out and reuploaded it onto my own pastebin, because about 30mins later, Xean randomly starts sperging out and disturbs the peace. "Are you there, goons? It's me, Xean." Truly a voice in the wilderness.
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I like how Xean has embraced, with the full force of his ego, the exact intention that I imagine most of us have for him. Why would I ever want him to stop? Shine on you crazy diamond.
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FuturePastNow posted:If they ever do a Cardassian faction expansion, they'd have to get Andrew Robinson to do VA. It just won't work without Garak. I would settle for Marc Alaimo as Gul Macet!
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I wonder what the temperment of his balls is
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Frankenstyle posted:I knew Cryptic was big on freaky math and diminishing returns, but this goes into inverse returns. I thought something seemed weird after the vulnerability locators were accidentally set from 31.9 to 37.5 last week. So I ran some DPS checks before yesterdays fix and consistently was hitting around 13.5 K. After the fix back to 31.9 I tried it again and was getting 19.5 K. From what I understand, enemies got the same upgrades.
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A Fancy Bloke posted:I wonder what the temperment of his balls is Rustled, by the sound of it.
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"When the full story blows, there's going to be no place to hide."
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I actually managed to get him and kinsha yelling at each other in his channel last night without really trying. it doesn't take much, to be honest. people are very serious about their public help channels. I had both of them private messaging me going out of their way to detail whatever dumb drama resulted in someone being muted (selendis) in one channel so they muted xean in retaliation or whatever and I really just cant bring myself to care, you know? the Pixies fukken SUCKED fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Sep 5, 2014 |
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Smirk's stupid twitch stream gave out a code for the Section 31 outfit, expires tomorrow and must be input to Arc to redeem: mSMCGxsb
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Mondian posted:Smirk's stupid twitch stream gave out a code for the Section 31 outfit, expires tomorrow and must be input to Arc to redeem: mSMCGxsb Where do you redeem it exactly? The only place I found only lets you redeem longer keys.
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Sep 5, 2014 20:42
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New code for the uniforms: yTeYv0fy Just plug it in to the Arc client.
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FrostyJones posted:New code for the uniforms: yTeYv0fy Here: 
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