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Cythereal posted:So, Iupiter Iratus was confirmed as an option for the anniversary event. It's the usual rigmarole: 2 points a day, you get 2 points from running The Birdcage (new TFO), Iupiter Iratus, Operation Wolf, or the new story episode; or 1 point each from one of two or three new patrols. Operation wolf it is! You have to actually play it but its not a bad instance.
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Leak appears to be real, go get your free t5 ship! Again, unless something more particular catches your eye, the D'Kyr is a good pick because it gets you two admiralty cards instead of one. Other suggestions, depending on what you're looking for: Dyson Science Destroyers. These ships are a very unique aesthetic, and are worth considering on that basis if that's what you're looking for. Temporal Battlecruiser - Ranger. If you have the tier 6 Paladin class (it's a common giveaway ship), this will unlock a TOS era skin for the Paladin. Multi-Vector Advanced Escort. If you have the Hestia (tier 6 Prometheus), this brings the console for Multi-Vector Assault Mode. MVAM is not good, but if you want to play around with it here you go. Kar'fi Battle Carrier. If you have the Gok'tad from a previous event, this is an alternate skin and can be kitbashed with it. Cythereal fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Jan 20, 2023 |
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Jan 20, 2023 19:35
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Keep in mind that legendary Prometheus is apparently coming some time later this year, which should come with every Prometheus console if tradition holds.
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I guess the Aux cannons on the Vesta are usable on other science ships now? I might grab that.
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So, a fun challenge question: if (somehow) a person had missed every T6 ship giveaway or event (or just started playing STO today, for some reason), which T5 ship would you say holds up the best as a viable, cheap DPS (probably DEW) or control platform (considering seating, consoles, etc.) and why? Extensions into T5-U, experimental upgrades (Tier 5-U/X), and other nonsense are fine justifications. I want to say the Dyson warbird, but I feel there is/are better answer/s because of how singularity cores (vs. warp cores) are. Second thoughts would be on the Avenger (instead of the Regent), as an alternate point-of-entry to the Baby Step series. (Though, the Regent would at least unlock a skin for that upgrade path...) EDIT: Oh, also forgot the T5-Tac Scimitar. Lorak fucked around with this message at 00:20 on Jan 21, 2023 |
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Jan 20, 2023 23:07
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Cythereal posted:Leak appears to be real, go get your free t5 ship! revtoiletduck posted:I guess the Aux cannons on the Vesta are usable on other science ships now? I might grab that.
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Lorak posted:So, a fun challenge question: if (somehow) a person had missed every T6 ship giveaway or event (or just started playing STO today, for some reason), which T5 ship would you say holds up the best as a viable, cheap DPS (probably DEW) or control platform (considering seating, consoles, etc.) and why? Extensions into T5-U, experimental upgrades (Tier 5-U/X), and other nonsense are fine justifications. https://sto.fandom.com/wiki/Tholian_Meshweaver_Escort
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Preechr posted:Keep in mind that legendary Prometheus is apparently coming some time later this year, which should come with every Prometheus console if tradition holds. I’m not sure it’s a legendary- I’m pretty sure it was listed as a Mirror Prometheus.
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Details on the V'Ger. Don't forget your STO giveaway today y'all. This one's an elite starter pack - boff slots, extra inventory space, and extra bank space. Cythereal fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Jan 21, 2023 |
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Jan 21, 2023 18:02
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Cythereal posted:Details on the V'Ger. It'll work. I'm interested in using the ship & trait just to see how much visual spam it can generate.
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Is everyone still on thenextgooneration channel?
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Buschmaki posted:Is everyone still on thenextgooneration channel? Yeah, it's just not very active.
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Jan 22, 2023 19:51
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Everyone... yes. Everyone. (a howling wind blows through the desert junkyard, sand and stacks of rusted out bodies of old cars lie in all directions)
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Jan 24, 2023 08:46
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Anniversary starts today, get working on your baby V'Ger y'all.
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Jan 24, 2023 17:38
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I knew it! I knew in my gut the surprise would be Beverly.
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New story mission is fine so far. No ludocapitalist dissonance of selling a new upgrade that's completely useless in the newest story mission. You even get to take your full bridge crew on the ground portion, so it's a little less terrible. The exposition engrams aren't the most annoying things, and no new obvious time-gates besides them.
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Nice. I'm going to try to find some time to run it tonight. Just did a quick Juppiter Jurattus TFO to get today's progress in
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Just finished the new story mission, and it's pretty good, overall. Well-executed combat sections, straightforward boss mechanic, decent storyline, and the worst waiting is for the bridges to materialize. Biggest issue is apparently you're supposed to play through the new TFO before the story mission. That's not really telegraphed well, and this is the first time in recent memory that important story beats are in a TFO. Going forward, I'd really like to see them shrink the scale. Some of the best ST episodes have been the small, personal stories, and establishing some kind of acquaintances or classmates or something for our captains would go a long way to fitting them in the universe. And we still haven't had a wacky broken holodeck episode.
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Dear internet, today I learned that there is no "superior pirate" skill in STO. Well, at least that token was free.
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Jan 24, 2023 19:56
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Nevermind, this is the worst patch ever in the history of STO. You can't space-barbie the new Watcher BOffs. RIP Cryptic
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Wizard of the Deep posted:Just finished the new story mission, and it's pretty good, overall. Well-executed combat sections, straightforward boss mechanic, decent storyline, and the worst waiting is for the bridges to materialize. Outside of tutorials, the only one I can think of is for TOS captains when you go to the Kelvin timeline. Your old buddy is an admiral in charge of whatever nonsense is going on and wondering what the hell you’re doing there because you’re supposed to be a head instructor at the academy.
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Wizard of the Deep posted:Just finished the new story mission, and it's pretty good, overall. Well-executed combat sections, straightforward boss mechanic, decent storyline, and the worst waiting is for the bridges to materialize. Well crud, I didn't play the TFO yet. Overall this is probably as good a season climax as the Iconian War? Really its only problem is the same problem Discovery ran in to when trying to tell 'real' stories with Mirror Universe characters. You can't whip-saw between them being cartoon villains and real people who have loved ones. And agreed- the pacing is generally good, fights make sense, and the final battle builds off the last episode and mechanics they've been focusing on. Next season? Lower decks. Pakled clump ships.
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We live in the bad timeline so its going to be the Season 2 Picard with the volunteer-based Borg Collective and whatever was pursuing them.
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Well that's unfortunate. Iupiter Iratus is only awarding Terran marks instead of a choice like anniversary events always have previously. gently caress off, Cryptic. I am not doing whatever stupid new ground TFO you poo poo out or watching more godawful story about space Nazis.
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The way they implemented the costume reward for the story mission is totally inexplicable. "Let's give people a doctor coat as a reward, since we made it to put on Crusher's model." "Okay sounds good." "Also you can't put it on Boffs, only your captain, because gently caress you."
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Yea, the space-barbie from this update is just abhorrent. Can't change anything about the boffs, and I spent 15 minutes looking for the costume unlock. Not on boffs at all. Not in captain's uniforms. It's its own distinct uniform category that only your captain can wear. With limited undershirts. That STILL have missing textures for Trill. Cryptic. What the gently caress.
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I can't tell if they're doing another 'referencing something from STO's past" with some of the adversaries in the new TFO. I remember there was a Singh arc back in the day, but I don't remember if there were Jackson and Johnsons?
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Fidel Cuckstro posted:I can't tell if they're doing another 'referencing something from STO's past" with some of the adversaries in the new TFO. I remember there was a Singh arc back in the day, but I don't remember if there were Jackson and Johnsons? The old Dominion arc that's still in the game visits the Prime version of the same prison. Singh was an inmate there. Can't say a thing about Jackson and Johnson though. New episode was okay-ish. My boffs died all the time but that's normal. I've done it twice to have enough of the new plasma beams to outfit a whole ship with, because they do look nice and they have a nice effect on kill. I doubt i'll ever do it again though. I'm still awaiting whatever the new anniversary bundle is, hoping they do it in the same style as the previous one, because all I wanted out of that was the Lexington.
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Der Kyhe posted:We live in the bad timeline so its going to be the Season 2 Picard with the volunteer-based Borg Collective and whatever was pursuing them. A very remote possibility, based on the final scene of the episode, we could see mirror-Hugh if they did go that route. Which would be nice, since Hugh is a good character.
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I'm sure CBS would have just said 'absolutely not' but I think this episode would have worked 10x better if it had been prime-universe Beverly trying to stop/save/connect-with Mirror Universe Wesley, who'd killed his mom. If nothing else, it would have avoided the terran/mother dynamic that doesn't work for most of her lines.
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I think they really really really don't want people to do the Omega particles bit because why the heck else would they get someone to annoyingly voice all the stupid things Q says as you fly from A to B to C to get each particle color ?
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Cythereal posted:Well that's unfortunate. Iupiter Iratus is only awarding Terran marks instead of a choice like anniversary events always have previously. Hunter Noventa posted:I'm still awaiting whatever the new anniversary bundle is, hoping they do it in the same style as the previous one, because all I wanted out of that was the Lexington. tl;dr It's going to be like the 12th, you'll be able to buy the ships individually in z-store.
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g0del posted:Good news! The new ground TFO also doesn't reward anything except Terran marks. Yeah apparently Kael said on stream it'd be similar to the 12th bundle. I doubt i'll want any of those myself. I'm still waiting for a good T6 Cheyenne after the wet fart that was the T6 Olympic.
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g0del posted:Good news! The new ground TFO also doesn't reward anything except Terran marks. So, a shitshow all around for this anniversary event. Figures. At least the Compiler looks cool.
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Trip report for the new patrols: New ground patrol is good. No silly mechanics, just shooting bad guys in corridors and big rooms. They're Mirror Borg, so no adaptation shenanigans to work around. Kit your boffs out and enjoy an orgy of violence. New space patrol is... fine. There's an annoying asteroid dragging mechanic in the first half that slows things down, and it feels light on overall targets. The last boss actually managed to get my Engineer captain in a legendary Sovvy below 50% health, so escorts and warbirds might have some trouble there? Both are short and don't depend on other idiots, so it's a win in my book.
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Every time I try the space patrol it bugs out when enemies spawn after you beam the injectors over to the NPC. The first wave spawns, I kill them, then it stalls out. Maybe they fixed it today?
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No fixes to anything today, which is a shame. I was hoping that the TFOs only awarding Terran marks was a mistake/bug that would get fixed. :/
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Man everyone in Kerrat is just super good at pvp and builds. I think I gotta relearn how to play everything for pvp because I still just use a spacebar macro to pop everything I want
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Cythereal posted:No fixes to anything today, which is a shame. I was hoping that the TFOs only awarding Terran marks was a mistake/bug that would get fixed. :/ quote:Resolved an issue that prevented the Task Force Operations “Iupiter Irratus” and “Bird Cage” from offering a “Mark Package - Multiple Choice” as a reward. Guess you got your wish!
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Buschmaki posted:Man everyone in Kerrat is just super good at pvp and builds. I think I gotta relearn how to play everything for pvp because I still just use a spacebar macro to pop everything I want If you want more details, you'll have to find someone else to ask. PVP and PVE builds diverged a very long time ago, and I don't keep up with the PVP stuff. PVE builds designed to solo elite TFOs borrowed a few survivability and stealth tricks from PVP, but that's about it.
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