Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) - Page 11

Timelord_Victorious · October 19 2011, 11:00 PM

have finished one of the most useful doff assigments so far. I needed a lot of resources for it, though. Among other things a prototype plan obtained from another doff mission.
I can now use a deployable heavy disruptor turret.
It is a device I can equip. each turret stays 300 seconds if not destroyed and the device has 20 turrets total before it is consumed.
heavy turrets can be pretty nasty.

Judy Waxhorn · October 20 2011, 02:24 AM

How do you get this...

Timelord_Victorious · October 20 2011, 11:21 AM

Judy Waxhorn wrote:

How do you get this...

Let's see, I completed an assignment where I obtained a secret prototype plan from an enemy race. I also needed a few commodities, a certain rare particle trace and contraband, a rare commodity which you can also only get via doff assigments or trade with with other players.
To construct the turret device you also need 3 specialized Doffs, one from each main department, tactical, engineering and science.
To get the engineer technician, I traded with another player cause I didn't have that one.

That is a lot of effort, but to be honest it felt more like crafting and an accomplishement then what you do at Memory Alpha atm.
More of this please.

DarkHorizon · October 20 2011, 06:18 PM

Huh. I think one of my suggestions made it into the game - that new 'Casualty Risk' indicator on DOff missions...

Also, the Mk XI crafting costing dilithium is utter garbage.

Hartzilla2007 · October 20 2011, 07:15 PM

DarkHorizon wrote:

Also, the Mk XI crafting costing dilithium is utter garbage.

What the hell is the point of crafting if you still have to use dilithium?

Timelord_Victorious · October 20 2011, 08:20 PM

you don`t have to use as MUCH dilithium?

syberghost · October 20 2011, 08:34 PM

The point in general is as TV says. Where it falls down here is, the crafted items can often be purchased for less Dilithium than they can be crafted for. But that's a detail, and is why there's a test server.

The general concept of Dilithium being both a crafting material and a currency is a sound one based on real-world economic principles. Your wedding ring is made of a material commonly used as a medium of exchange, after all. The idea of money NOT being made of crafting materials is pretty new to civilization in general.

mic of orion · October 20 2011, 09:08 PM

syberghost wrote:

mic of orion wrote:

Is it free (once you get you free ship token like my refit defiant class) or only way to get this sucker is to spend 1200 atari rip off greed credits.

1200 cheap-by-industry-standards let-the-developers-feed-their-children credits. Fixed that for you.

NO!!

I am paying 9 quid +vat and they need another 10 quid for any extra item they develop as if 11 quid I pay them and 50 000 others subscribers ain't enough, btw most games are free, just look mmos and most are free, so don't tell me industry standard nonsense.

This game has more bugs than a termite mount, reason why I won't be renewing my subscription.

Trek · October 21 2011, 12:55 PM

The Doff system has really got me hooked. I'm logging in twice a days just to update my doff status and assign new missions!

mic of orion · October 21 2011, 01:10 PM

Trek wrote:

The Doff system has really got me hooked. I'm logging in twice a days just to update my doff status and assign new missions!

what is Doff???

Noname Given · October 21 2011, 05:26 PM

mic of orion wrote:

Trek wrote:

The Doff system has really got me hooked. I'm logging in twice a days just to update my doff status and assign new missions!

what is Doff???

"Duty Officer" <-- Of the new "Duty Officer System" being tested on the F2P Tribble test server.

As far as the F2P changes do - With what they are testing/planing for Crafting; IF those changes go live when F2P launches, they might as well just remove Crafting from the game as the fact that IN ADDITION to farming Anomalies; they ALSO require you to pay a Refined Dilithium cost to craft the actual item - it'll have the EXACT same result.

Hartzilla2007 · October 21 2011, 05:28 PM

Timelord_Victorious wrote:

you don`t have to use as MUCH dilithium?

Except about 15,000 per ship weapon when you can only refine 8,000 a day still equals a grind.

Timelord_Victorious · October 21 2011, 06:39 PM

Hartzilla2007 wrote:

Timelord_Victorious wrote:

you don`t have to use as MUCH dilithium?

Except about 15,000 per ship weapon when you can only refine 8,000 a day still equals a grind.

I know... I was a bit on the ironic side...

Hartzilla2007 · October 21 2011, 09:15 PM

FYI those of us with klingon alts should be afriad. Be very afraid

http://www.monsters.org/sto/cannibal-tribble.jpg

mic of orion · October 25 2011, 02:39 AM

is tribble server still open to sign ups, and how long does test server last? only a weekend or it'll be open till game goes ftp?

cheers

October 19 2011, 11:00 PM	#151
Timelord_Victorious Rear Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) have finished one of the most useful doff assigments so far. I needed a lot of resources for it, though. Among other things a prototype plan obtained from another doff mission. I can now use a deployable heavy disruptor turret. It is a device I can equip. each turret stays 300 seconds if not destroyed and the device has 20 turrets total before it is consumed. heavy turrets can be pretty nasty.

October 20 2011, 02:24 AM	#152
Judy Waxhorn Lieutenant Location: Buffao	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) How do you get this...

October 20 2011, 06:18 PM	#154
DarkHorizon Captain Location: Newport, Wales	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Huh. I think one of my suggestions made it into the game - that new 'Casualty Risk' indicator on DOff missions... Also, the Mk XI crafting costing dilithium is utter garbage. __________________ Musings of a fandom geek - Sometimes, you’ve just got to say “The laws of time and space? Who gives a smeg?”

October 20 2011, 08:20 PM	#156
Timelord_Victorious Rear Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) you don`t have to use as MUCH dilithium?

October 20 2011, 08:34 PM	#157
syberghost Commander Location: STO official forums community moderator	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) The point in general is as TV says. Where it falls down here is, the crafted items can often be purchased for less Dilithium than they can be crafted for. But that's a detail, and is why there's a test server. The general concept of Dilithium being both a crafting material and a currency is a sound one based on real-world economic principles. Your wedding ring is made of a material commonly used as a medium of exchange, after all. The idea of money NOT being made of crafting materials is pretty new to civilization in general. __________________ http://profiles.google.com/syberghost

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October 21 2011, 12:55 PM	#159
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October 21 2011, 09:15 PM	#164
Hartzilla2007 Vice Admiral Location: Star Trekkin Across the universe.	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) FYI those of us with klingon alts should be afriad. Be very afraid http://www.monsters.org/sto/cannibal-tribble.jpg

October 25 2011, 02:39 AM	#165
mic of orion Commander	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) is tribble server still open to sign ups, and how long does test server last? only a weekend or it'll be open till game goes ftp? cheers __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin