Asimo posted:

Yeah. I hear two different things; the first part is that if you grabbed the Chel Grett the first year it doesn't count as unlocked, since it was done through an NPC store rather than the rep mission. But I'm probably getting hit by that one, since I upgraded all of mine already.

Mondian posted:

Maybe

Burning_Monk posted:

Ya, same with me and the Chel. Requires 1000 autographs even though I have it on two other characters (T5U).

Axe-man posted:

I want them all how do I get them all. Set phasers to grind.

Eggnogspecial posted:

Can I get access to the wiki? I registered as eggnogspecial.

Preechr posted:

I noticed they made a few changes to the naming restrictions. Emergency Eugenics Hologram has a new ride!

randombattle posted:

Holy poo poo how? What did they change?

Korgan posted:

hakimashou posted:

someone was unhappy with dental and has a plan to get back, pastebin linked in here

g0del posted:

Also in that thread, a player who's been running the PVE race non-stop for 2+ hours without a single win.

g0del posted:

You know, when even your community moderators start complaining about the grind, it might be time to re-think some of the game systems.

Also in that thread, a player who's been running the PVE race non-stop for 2+ hours without a single win.

Berke Negri posted:

How is the other stuff for earning...however many currencies? I just logged in to do the race on three characters and not check anything out but I'd be interested in getting a lightsaber bat'leth or a scarf but not if it means I have to kill snowmen for two weeks straight.

Edit: for that stuff it'll just be for my main.

Asimo posted:

I'm sure there's a subset of players with physical disabilities or some other impairment that would make the race difficult or impossible.

I'm equally sure this is not one of those people.

Bloodly posted:

Hmm. The race honestly seems kinda tricky to me, but then I don't have the experience to go 'oh, it's so easy'. We'll see how it goes once I actually have time to take more than a run or two. It does seem to be moving at top running speed, though, so I ain't sure where you're meant to catch up.

g0del posted:

In other words, its' a perfect example of cryptic's current "more grind, gently caress your alts" philosophy.

Bloodly posted:

Hmm. The race honestly seems kinda tricky to me, but then I don't have the experience to go 'oh, it's so easy'. We'll see how it goes once I actually have time to take more than a run or two. It does seem to be moving at top running speed, though, so I ain't sure where you're meant to catch up.

dialhforhero posted:

still waiting for the fed re-invite @andupor. registered on the wiki as andupor.

quote:

Items unlocked through completing “Tide of Ice” will now unlock for the entire account.
This will require only 1 character on an account to unlock all new Winter Event items through completing “Tide of Ice”.

Korgan posted:

You're in the wiki, try asking in channel for fleet invites, that generally works better.

Korgan posted:

"Saint" Olivia encourages pubbies to buy game hacks with real money. Is this the kind of man pretending to be a woman you should trust?

Korgan posted:

"Saint" Olivia encourages pubbies to buy game hacks with real money. Is this the kind of man pretending to be a woman you should trust?

Korgan posted:

"Saint" Olivia encourages pubbies to buy game hacks with real money. Is this the kind of man pretending to be a woman you should trust?

quote:

I am told many do not have faith in STO moderation. Forum moderators can be voted in and supported by community members. Who can say that any moderation currently performed is not influenced by a massive wave of trolls creating posts and submitting tickets to sway a decision towards their favor? Food for thought.

From the PWE community rules and policies "The community may be asked to participate in selection of volunteer moderators,"...

That being said, a hypothetical query; If the community is filled with alt-accounts and newly created accounts created by certain individuals who's goal is to gain weight on any end of an argument via brute force, what would stop this situation from seating a person as a moderator who may be biased towards that group in favor of a system that allows their brand of abuse? Forum politics perhaps? Something deeper, to later on be said it was "for the lulz"? It's not a stretch of the imagination to believe mass requests of donations be pooled so a "career account" can be purchased and used as figureheads lending even more weight to the appearance of legitimacy. That's 200/300$ US earned when someone has this amount pooled up to create exactly that.

Who then would you believe as a moderator? The person with a young star trek account that had a problem with a troll blocking a mission progression using a cover shield and spamming you with fleet,pvp,group and trade invites? Or the blue name with 3000 posts saying the person complaining is lying and a noob? Would that noob then be inclined to also make the purchase to be a lifetime member, or give up in frustration, possibly quit outright?

Same could be said for a paid employee of PWE acting as a manager, whom does have the final say in any relevant decisions as far as how forums are run. More difficult to pull off perhaps, but not unheard of. Follow the money.

This is what happens when you allow abusive types to use heavy population gimmicks and bully tactics both in the game with no general moderation, and on these forums, to stimulate favor. Or even just to earn the occasional free item given away by a new star trek online player while skirting the lines of permissible behavior and good faith. It's crap, and anyone knows it if they have had run-ins with these types of players who's sole purpose is to be disruptive and abusive to others, so they and other like-minded types can have a good chuckle at another players expense.

Maybe this can be a start of a new change within the community. Or maybe someone from an troll gang will post TEAL DEAR, my post will be moderated or thread locked. We'll see