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g0del
Jan 9, 2001



Fun Shoe

Goat Pillager posted:

Better get to learning how to sharpen a toothbrush against a wall Nbreeki. Looks like you might need those skills soon.
Yeah, he's screwed. One of the pubbies pointed out that Nbreeki is also guilty of child molestation, since children play this game and silently standing next to someone is obviously molestation.

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Mondian
Apr 24, 2007

Yeah, but how could he resist when all the 'children' in-game have such giant racks?

Lagomorphic
Apr 21, 2008

AKA: Orthonormal
Holy poo poo Xtern1ty is getting more and more like a knockoff scientology every day. Apparently we are all suppressive persons now.

Xeanu posted:

Armada upgrade and New Rules.

Effective July 27, 2015:

- Admins inactive for more than a year will be demoted by 1 rank and left to stay, with the exception of fleet founders. Should the ex-Admins return and resume their duties, they will be reinstated.
- Inactive members for over 6 months under level 20 will be demoted to Seeker rank.
- Inactive members under level 10 already at Seeker rank will be kicked.
- Spies of troll fleets are now kicked.
- To prevent entry of spies and malicious players, members must not accept unsolicited requests to join the fleet or channel.
- Member must notify an admin or leader directly from now on when inviting a new player. Failure to do so can result in that player getting kicked by an Admin.
- Any member or supporter of a known troll fleet, including Nerds of Prey, Starfleet Dental, Shutup Wesley and affiliated/supporter fleets are banned from participating in the armada, alliance network & channel XTERN1TY.
- Members found concealing ties to known troll players or their fleets will be kicked, for such members are in conflict with our values. If you have such ties, best to let us know. We esteem honesty and can be lenient.
- Admins must screen new members within 30 days or before promotion to any rank other than Seeker.
- Currently active members will receive 1 rank promotion.
- All currently active level 60 members will be promoted to Sage, the highest non-administrative fleet rank. They will receive no further promotion unless interested in administrative responsabilities.
- Members can freely travel & help build any of the Armada fleets + freely access fleet equipment & ships.
- Trusted fleet leaders of fleets participating in our Armada will become leaders of our fleet, sharing the same responsibilities of current leaders.
- Armada leaders are allowed to place their administrators in the fleet alongside ours. Together we cooperatively manage our fleet, armadas, the alliance network & chan.
- The Alpha fleet is shared neutral territory, helping all and helped by all fleets in the Armada.

@xtern1ty
Leader​​

I mean at least we're being ironic when we pretend to model ourselves in North Korea's image.

XBenedict
May 23, 2006

YOUR LIPS SAY 0, BUT YOUR EYES SAY 1.

Lagomorphic posted:

Xtern1ty.txt

That's amazing.

DancingShade
Jul 26, 2007

by Fluffdaddy
I like how he signs his edict with Leader after his name.

Because he doesn't trust them to even know who he is.

Jeesus he's going to be one broken sorry soul when STO finally shuts down and his "Xtren1ty gaming community" ceases to be. I'm sure Runecraft will still be around though, maybe he can go play that again.

Mormon Star Wars
Aug 13, 2005
It's a minotaur race...

DancingShade posted:

I like how he signs his edict with Leader after his name.

Because he doesn't trust them to even know who he is.

Jeesus he's going to be one broken sorry soul when STO finally shuts down and his "Xtren1ty gaming community" ceases to be. I'm sure Runecraft will still be around though, maybe he can go play that again.

Everyone knows who he is.

He's the beat Ombudsman.

LordCo
Jun 25, 2005

Lagomorphic posted:

Holy poo poo Xtern1ty is getting more and more like a knockoff scientology every day. Apparently we are all suppressive persons now.


I mean at least we're being ironic when we pretend to model ourselves in North Korea's image.

"Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of Starfleet Dental"?

"Are you prepared, at this time, to name known members of Starfleet Dental or Starfleet Dental sympathizers"?

Joe McCarthy would be so proud.

DataDyne
Oct 6, 2005



Happy as a birb can be.
That post from Xean reminds me of the quote from game of thrones when Tywin said "Any man who must say, "I am the king" is no true king.".

@Dynov
King

Lagomorphic
Apr 21, 2008

AKA: Orthonormal
In other news it appears that Xeanu was so busy celebrating the launch of his armada/inquisition that he forgot to actually recruit any fleets:


Thanks to redacted for OPSEC for this tasty bit of intel.

IPCRESS
May 27, 2012

Lagomorphic posted:

Holy poo poo Xtern1ty is getting more and more like a knockoff scientology every day. Apparently we are all suppressive persons now.


I mean at least we're being ironic when we pretend to model ourselves in North Korea's image.

He's missed my spies in his purge, but I will be shocked if he actually kicks anyone for inactivity - he is all about stroking his ego through the number of people he 'leads' in a video game, and I just can't see him adjusting that number downwards.

That being said, I think that he's making this too easy for us. With HOBO it took literally months to turn Zelda and from there encourage Lina's persecution complex to the inevitable meltdown. With Xenu, all we need do is post our existing chatlogs with his fleet members and he does all the work for us. Hell, with Sean's broad definition of 'troll fleet', we can just c/p any activity from TheTradingChannel.

Valatar
Sep 26, 2011

A remarkable example of a pathetic species.
Lipstick Apathy
Guys,

We have to stop Xean from getting this unmoderated player-controlled point banning system from being implemented. It could literally destroy us as a faction in-game. Something needs to be done, and fast. All the spies in his armada won't count for much if everyone's muted in game, even if our other plans for his fleet reach fruition.

DancingShade
Jul 26, 2007

by Fluffdaddy

Valatar posted:

Guys,

We have to stop Xean from getting this unmoderated player-controlled point banning system from being implemented. It could literally destroy us as a faction in-game. Something needs to be done, and fast. All the spies in his armada won't count for much if everyone's muted in game, even if our other plans for his fleet reach fruition.

Nah mate, they didn't get player controlled factions to work in Archeage.

Morglon
Jan 13, 2010

Safe and sound, detached from reality.
Just like your posting.
There has been another goating accident.

Tuskin38
May 1, 2013

Have you seen these posts?
They're pretty popular on Reddit.
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9475683-star-trek-online%3A-heavy-escort-carriers

T6 Escort Carriers. Jesus the fed one is ugly.

Where the hell are the T6 Escorts? I want my Defiant drat it.

Saving for Season 11 maybe? Or whenever the revamp the Cardassian Mission arc. Would make sense.

BombermanX
Jan 13, 2011

I'm afraid of other people's opinions when they differ from my own. Please do not hurt my feelings.
All fed escort carriers look the same. What is this poo poo.

Tuskin38
May 1, 2013

Have you seen these posts?
They're pretty popular on Reddit.

BombermanX posted:

All fed escort carriers look the same. What is this poo poo.

Well they need to fit the 'skeleton' of the model. Be compatible with the other Akira+Variant parts for customization.

Morglon
Jan 13, 2010

Safe and sound, detached from reality.
Just like your posting.
Spooky scary space ship skeletons.

Lorak
Apr 7, 2009

Well, there goes the Hall of Fame...

Tuskin38 posted:

http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9475683-star-trek-online%3A-heavy-escort-carriers

T6 Escort Carriers. Jesus the fed one is ugly.

Where the hell are the T6 Escorts? I want my Defiant drat it.

Saving for Season 11 maybe? Or whenever the revamp the Cardassian Mission arc. Would make sense.
I look forward to improvingfurthering the ugliness of my escort carrier.

MikeJF
Dec 20, 2003




At least the klanks have an equivalent to the Ar'kif now. That's one good cruiser and one good escort! They're almost a real faction!

(Now where's my loving T6 B'rel, bitches)

Lorak
Apr 7, 2009

Well, there goes the Hall of Fame...

MikeJF posted:

At least the klanks have an equivalent to the Ar'kif now. That's one good cruiser and one good escort! They're almost a real faction!

(Now where's my loving T6 B'rel, bitches)
Sitting next to the Defiant, perhaps.

BombermanX
Jan 13, 2011

I'm afraid of other people's opinions when they differ from my own. Please do not hurt my feelings.

Tuskin38
May 1, 2013

Have you seen these posts?
They're pretty popular on Reddit.
There is console in the new fleet holding that can cause anti-proton damage to reach into the millions because of bugged scaling.

Don't know which one

Some video evidence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz9I-UNeG2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYUUFeh4iRY

Someone else is claiming to have gotten the damage into the trillions.

Asimo
Sep 23, 2007


I'll give Cryptic some small credit for going with "Alita".

Still not giving them a goddamn cent though.

Tuskin38
May 1, 2013

Have you seen these posts?
They're pretty popular on Reddit.
https://twitter.com/BorticusCryptic/status/625725671738867712

The console I mentioned earlier has been fixed internally.

"Dmg Bonus was benefiting from Dmg Bonuses, including self. FIXED internally."

Soviet Commubot
Oct 22, 2008


Tuskin38 posted:

There is console in the new fleet holding that can cause anti-proton damage to reach into the millions because of bugged scaling.

Don't know which one

Some video evidence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz9I-UNeG2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYUUFeh4iRY

Someone else is claiming to have gotten the damage into the trillions.

This is hilarious.

Tuskin38 posted:

https://twitter.com/BorticusCryptic/status/625725671738867712

The console I mentioned earlier has been fixed internally.

"Dmg Bonus was benefiting from Dmg Bonuses, including self. FIXED internally."

:smith:

Kesper North
Nov 3, 2011

EMERGENCY POWER TO PARTY

SKY COQ posted:

If the rumours about a new CBS Trek show are true, I wouldn't be surprised to see them try to farm out the rights.

There are no rumors. CBS has openly said they don't want to do a Trek show, because they don't want to "dilute the brand". They want to keep focus on the movies.

DancingShade
Jul 26, 2007

by Fluffdaddy

Tuskin38 posted:

http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9475683-star-trek-online%3A-heavy-escort-carriers

T6 Escort Carriers. Jesus the fed one is ugly.

Where the hell are the T6 Escorts? I want my Defiant drat it.

Saving for Season 11 maybe? Or whenever the revamp the Cardassian Mission arc. Would make sense.

Looks... ok-ish in terms of being aesthetically consistent with all the other crap they pump out.

All these rapid fire ship releases should be ringing alarm bells though folks, if they haven't gone off already from everything else that's been said here and offsite in the wiki.

Anoia
Dec 31, 2003

"Sooner or later, every curse is a prayer."

Kesper North posted:

There are no rumors. CBS has openly said they don't want to do a Trek show, because they don't want to "dilute the brand". They want to keep focus on the movies.

Translation: we can't risk wasting money on another Enterprise.

:smith:

Mondian
Apr 24, 2007

Tuskin38 posted:

https://twitter.com/BorticusCryptic/status/625725671738867712

The console I mentioned earlier has been fixed internally.

"Dmg Bonus was benefiting from Dmg Bonuses, including self. FIXED internally."

Hilarious, :Cryptic: at its finest. They did the same poo poo with a Neverwinter companion a couple of months ago. Some fuckup in the damage calculation had it dealing billions of damage and one shotting dragons.

TheCosmicMuffet
Jun 21, 2009

by Shine

Kesper North posted:

There are no rumors. CBS has openly said they don't want to do a Trek show, because they don't want to "dilute the brand". They want to keep focus on the movies.

Based on the way TV is dealing with brands right now, I'm betting that the show would be about the Picard Vinyard, and the day to day intrigues of the extensive Picard family, the occasionally tense relationship with the nearby Mccoys (no relation) and their Bajoran staff--who immigrated after the dominion war.

It'd be like As Time Goes By, but Dame Judy Dench would have a kooky nose piercing.

Berke Negri
Feb 15, 2012

Les Ricains tuent et moi je mue
Mao Mao
Les fous sont rois et moi je bois
Mao Mao
Les bombes tonnent et moi je sonne
Mao Mao
Les bebes fuient et moi je fuis
Mao Mao


DancingShade posted:

Looks... ok-ish in terms of being aesthetically consistent with all the other crap they pump out.

All these rapid fire ship releases should be ringing alarm bells though folks, if they haven't gone off already from everything else that's been said here and offsite in the wiki.

What's the count at now, since DR came out. I know back in the January they'd released a preposterous amount like 30 or 40 ships in the span of a couple months.

Asimo
Sep 23, 2007


Kesper North posted:

There are no rumors. CBS has openly said they don't want to do a Trek show, because they don't want to "dilute the brand". They want to keep focus on the movies.
For some context here, just because a large company is in control of an IP doesn't mean they're competent with it. :v: While now's pretty much the perfect time to relaunch a class nerd property in serial TV form (can you imagine how a 12-part netflix miniseries or something would do?) there's pretty much no way it would turn out good with all the incompetents involved so it's probably for the best that they aren't even bothering.

DancingShade posted:

All these rapid fire ship releases should be ringing alarm bells though folks, if they haven't gone off already from everything else that's been said here and offsite in the wiki.
Pretty much. Even the dumbest of pubbies are kind of slowly cluing into the fact that Cryptic's going full steam in outright replacing all their expensive beloved ships and charging full price (plus a post-DR markup!) for the privilege. The smarter pubbies have also sort of realized that there's nothing stopping Cryptic from releasing a T7 in another year or two. Ships were always expensive but a pretty safe investment, but Cryptic shot themselves in the foot there and haven't even realized it. Hell they've already done a T6 version of JHAS, a re-release of the Sheshar...

And yeah there's just market saturation going on too. There's been a three-pack a month, except for when they've tossed out $120 nine-packs. It's absurd, a lot of them are redundant (did anyone really need the T6 Excelsior or Galaxy after the command ships hit?) and I can only imagine the sales have been consistently dropping over time. Which encourages more and faster ship sales, which....

Lagomorphic
Apr 21, 2008

AKA: Orthonormal
Yeah they're not just doing the t6 promo ships either, they're also releasing multiple versions with different spec seating. So even if you did break down and replace your obsolete bugship with the t6 model they're going to try to screw you again for that pilot seating.

g0del
Jan 9, 2001



Fun Shoe

Kesper North posted:

There are no rumors. CBS has openly said they don't want to do a Trek show, because they don't want to "dilute the brand". They want to keep focus on the movies.
I didn't think CBS had anything to do with the movies. I thought Paramount had the new movies, while CBS had the TV shows. Hence not-Narada ships from the Tal Shiar lockbox, because Cryptic only has a license from CBS, not Paramount.

Burning_Monk
Jan 11, 2005
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to know

g0del posted:

I didn't think CBS had anything to do with the movies. I thought Paramount had the new movies, while CBS had the TV shows. Hence not-Narada ships from the Tal Shiar lockbox, because Cryptic only has a license from CBS, not Paramount.

From the wiki:

quote:

In 2005, Viacom divided into CBS Corporation, whose CBS Television Studios subsidiary retained the Star Trek brand, and Viacom, whose Paramount Pictures subsidiary retained the Star Trek film library and rights to make additional films, along with video distribution rights to the TV series on behalf of CBS.

What the means, I'm not clear on.

DarkMalfunction
Sep 5, 2014

STO's story line is a pile of wank, I really hope that it never does get considered canon.

I liked the whole storyline kicked off by the Destiny novels, Typhon Pact, and DS9 relaunch - it's still a bit stupid compared to the shows (gently caress me, the Caeliar "borg are made of humans" poo poo is a stupid storyline), but at least there's actually a lot of stuff in the storyline, unlike the barren wasteland we call the STO lore.

e: imagine if the STO lore contained player lore like in EVE Online, it would just be full of people with clones of show characters and Orion bondage bitch RPers.

DarkMalfunction fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Jul 27, 2015

Asimo
Sep 23, 2007


Burning_Monk posted:

What the means, I'm not clear on.
"It's a clusterfuck."

Mormon Star Wars
Aug 13, 2005
It's a minotaur race...

DarkMalfunction posted:

STO's story line is a pile of wank, I really hope that it never does get considered canon.

I liked the whole storyline kicked off by the Destiny novels, Typhon Pact, and DS9 relaunch - it's still a bit stupid compared to the shows (gently caress me, the Caeliar "borg are made of humans" poo poo is a stupid storyline), but at least there's actually a lot of stuff in the storyline, unlike the barren wasteland we call the STO lore.

e: imagine if the STO lore contained player lore like in EVE Online, it would just be full of people with clones of show characters and Orion bondage bitch RPers.

That's ridiculous.

You would also have adaptations of characters from other settings, like Admiral Dritzz Dourden.

Carecat
Apr 27, 2004

Buglord
I just joined a Conduit where the gateway and all the mobs were missing :confused:

Mondian posted:

Hilarious, :Cryptic: at its finest. They did the same poo poo with a Neverwinter companion a couple of months ago. Some fuckup in the damage calculation had it dealing billions of damage and one shotting dragons.

Neverwinter had so many serious programming bugs at release. Not surprised it's still got issues holy poo poo that game had a lot of exploits.

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Tuskin38
May 1, 2013

Have you seen these posts?
They're pretty popular on Reddit.
Trendy said on twitter, something about 9 blogs this week.

Jeeze.

Escort Carrier Announcement
3 Ship Stats pages
Tales of War, probably
Broken Circle rewards thursday
Weekly round up

That leaves 2 unknowns


Hive Elite with the bugged console

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OijzDkreOak

another

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Ak0CJt40I

Tuskin38 fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Jul 28, 2015

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