Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) - Page 36

Rocketeer · January 12 2012, 04:44 PM

Bird of Prey wrote:

It was fun, and has me convinced to do more of them. I want to collect either the MACO or Omega Force space and ground sets. So far, I'm leaning towards the MACO XI set. For those that already have these sets, can you suggest which ones are best?

I'm just starting out with the STF's and so far have only collected 4 EDC's. I did the original STF's with the TrekBBS fleet, and was able to collect the retro set and Borg BOFF through those.

I don't have either, so you can take this with a grain of salt.

I *think* that the Omega Force is more aligned for Tactical and the MACO for Engineers.

Rocketeer · January 12 2012, 04:53 PM

LeadHead wrote:

Well, that blows. The STO website is currently down for scheduled maintenance, the launcher says that "Normal Gameplay is not affected." Except the login server is down too. They've really gotta start getting their act together on these.

Yeah, it was down last night also for about 30 minutes or so. Everyone was getting stuck at the retrieving character list.

Bird of Prey · January 12 2012, 05:05 PM

^^^ Thanks for the input. Since the sets require so much EDC's, it will be a while before I'm able to get any part of the sets anyways. Hopefully by the time I can get part of a set, the changes will be finalized. Looks like my first item will be from the space set, since those changes are going live first.

Ayelbourne · January 12 2012, 07:58 PM

So...is taking down the website for maintenance, fucking up login servers in the process and not saying anything about when servers will be back up again Cryptic's new MO now?

I hope not because it sure is annyoing.
Was looking forward to playing when I got home from work, but it looks like I won't be able to play at all tonight.
Fucking hate those anti european maintenance times...It's prime time here for crying out loud!

Harvey · January 12 2012, 08:06 PM

They're probably getting ready for the free to play launch in a few days, but, yeah, it's annoying.

LeadHead · January 12 2012, 08:08 PM

Yeah, that's been going on for a few hours now, at least 4-5 hours now. I hope they do something more than "We apologize for the inconvenience" and actually say something nicer and admitting that they blew it. You can't access the game, you can't access the website, you can't access the forums. Trifecta Fail.

DarkHorizon · January 12 2012, 08:20 PM

Er... Except they announced the downtime yesterday, and specifically said both the website and the game servers would be down.

Uncle Sol · January 12 2012, 08:21 PM

The Holodeck shard is undergoing an extended maintenance. We anticipate the shard will be back online at approximatley 1 hour (12:00PM PST / 20:00 UTC). We apologize for any inconvenience.

The latest message from Cryptic

LeadHead · January 12 2012, 08:32 PM

DarkHorizon wrote:

Er... Except they announced the downtime yesterday, and specifically said both the website and the game servers would be down.

I saw about the website, it specifically said gameplay would not be affected.

Harvey · January 12 2012, 08:47 PM

Everything is back now.

And is it just me, or is the game moving at a much faster speed than usual? I rather like it.

syberghost · January 12 2012, 09:38 PM

LeadHead wrote:

DarkHorizon wrote:

Er... Except they announced the downtime yesterday, and specifically said both the website and the game servers would be down.

I saw about the website, it specifically said gameplay would not be affected.

"On Thursday January 12th from 6:00AM to 10:00AM PDT (1300 to 1700 UTC) we will be performing scheduled maintenance on the Star Trek Online shards and website. Both will be offline for the duration."

That's the ENTIRETY of the announcement yesterday. It clearly says the shards will be "offline for the duration".

LeadHead · January 12 2012, 11:39 PM

Well, I stand corrected on that part. However, the launcher only made mention today of the website and I quote: "Gameplay will not be affected." just woulda been nice if they'd had their stories straight is all I'm saying.

Scout101 · January 12 2012, 11:58 PM

Of course, you'll also note that we seem to be having 3-6 hours of 'scheduled maintenance' just about every single day lately. Can't say quite what's being fixed, but they are taking things down a lot to do it. Can't recall the last time I logged in in the AM and didn't see a message that the server would be down for a few hours today...

Timelord_Victorious · January 13 2012, 01:02 AM

They change Website and client layout quite a bit... Perfect World is now on there....
So it`s a bit more then regular maintenance.
They hooked up PW accounts as well for this.

Scout101 · January 13 2012, 01:04 AM

This last update did that. The previous week or so has had downtime announcements every day (almost), without these changes, though.

Game-wise, saw they changed the graphics option to get into the DOFF screen, and removed Transwarp as a ship power (moved it to a button the map, which is an improvement)

January 12 2012, 05:05 PM	#528
Bird of Prey Captain Location: Bird of Prey - Ontario, Canada	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) ^^^ Thanks for the input. Since the sets require so much EDC's, it will be a while before I'm able to get any part of the sets anyways. Hopefully by the time I can get part of a set, the changes will be finalized. Looks like my first item will be from the space set, since those changes are going live first. __________________ Peter: Sorry Meg. Daddy loves ya, but Daddy also loves Star Trek, and in all fairness, Star Trek was here first. ------------------- Star Trek Online avatars - Bailey@Kahlua17, Scout@Kahlua17

January 12 2012, 07:58 PM	#529
Ayelbourne Fleet Captain	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) So...is taking down the website for maintenance, fucking up login servers in the process and not saying anything about when servers will be back up again Cryptic's new MO now? I hope not because it sure is annyoing. Was looking forward to playing when I got home from work, but it looks like I won't be able to play at all tonight. Fucking hate those anti european maintenance times...It's prime time here for crying out loud!

January 12 2012, 08:06 PM	#530
Harvey Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) They're probably getting ready for the free to play launch in a few days, but, yeah, it's annoying. __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

January 12 2012, 08:08 PM	#531
LeadHead Insert Clever Title Here Location: Somewhere with Internet access.	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Yeah, that's been going on for a few hours now, at least 4-5 hours now. I hope they do something more than "We apologize for the inconvenience" and actually say something nicer and admitting that they blew it. You can't access the game, you can't access the website, you can't access the forums. Trifecta Fail. __________________ Caption Contests: TOS TNG ENT Movies I-X

January 12 2012, 08:20 PM	#532
DarkHorizon Captain Location: Newport, Wales	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Er... Except they announced the downtime yesterday, and specifically said both the website and the game servers would be down. __________________ Musings of a fandom geek - Sometimes, you’ve just got to say “The laws of time and space? Who gives a smeg?”

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January 12 2012, 08:47 PM	#535
Harvey Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Everything is back now. And is it just me, or is the game moving at a much faster speed than usual? I rather like it. __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

January 12 2012, 11:39 PM	#537
LeadHead Insert Clever Title Here Location: Somewhere with Internet access.	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Well, I stand corrected on that part. However, the launcher only made mention today of the website and I quote: "Gameplay will not be affected." just woulda been nice if they'd had their stories straight is all I'm saying. __________________ Caption Contests: TOS TNG ENT Movies I-X

January 12 2012, 11:58 PM	#538
Scout101 Admiral Location: Rhode Island, USA	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Of course, you'll also note that we seem to be having 3-6 hours of 'scheduled maintenance' just about every single day lately. Can't say quite what's being fixed, but they are taking things down a lot to do it. Can't recall the last time I logged in in the AM and didn't see a message that the server would be down for a few hours today... __________________ Perhaps, if I am very lucky, the feeble efforts of my lifetime will someday be noticed and maybe, in some small way, they will be acknowledged as the greatest works of genius ever created by man. ~Jack Handey STO: @JScout33

January 13 2012, 01:02 AM	#539
Timelord_Victorious Rear Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) They change Website and client layout quite a bit... Perfect World is now on there.... So it`s a bit more then regular maintenance. They hooked up PW accounts as well for this.

January 13 2012, 01:04 AM	#540
Scout101 Admiral Location: Rhode Island, USA	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) This last update did that. The previous week or so has had downtime announcements every day (almost), without these changes, though. Game-wise, saw they changed the graphics option to get into the DOFF screen, and removed Transwarp as a ship power (moved it to a button the map, which is an improvement) __________________ Perhaps, if I am very lucky, the feeble efforts of my lifetime will someday be noticed and maybe, in some small way, they will be acknowledged as the greatest works of genius ever created by man. ~Jack Handey STO: @JScout33