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Star Trek Online: Shipping Ezri Dax/Harry Kim January 23rd

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  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    Yeah, they'll need to go back and reskin a bunch of missions. They can put a dreadnought skin on a battleship unit, there's other missions where they do it, it's just not something they ever needed to do because all Borg battleships were the right ship.

    Acculturator, though... Maybe go back to the drawing board with that one.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    So upgrade weekend and the dauntless 2 coming. I still am not a fan of what the dauntless looks like, but the ship trait and console sound interesting for people who use science torp boats

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    It has the same issue as what I saw on reviews of the Texas-class, in that you can get a C-Store ship that does around the same thing, for the Texas is the Fleet Saber and for this is the Terran Trailblazer, but you are paying Lockbox prices because it was on TV recently.

    Oh, and the overall opinion is that this is a lot uglier than the Intrepid variants. So.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    yeah like I wanted the protostar because it looked hella sweet. But like this looks uggo

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    edited October 2023
    The original Dauntless was bad enough, but Janeway's Great Value Brand version...

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    That profile. That is unfortunate.

    It looks like a spoon after Yuri Geller finishes his coffee.

    Hevach on
  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    There was a bug for infinite Dil, so Borg Tesseract rewards are locked while they solve it:
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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    But that's like just unrefined right?

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    But that's like just unrefined right?

    Yep.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I mean I get you don't want people having massive stacks of that, but like in a few months of playing I have a million+ unrefined dil so its not like it helps anything other than my DESIRE TO HAVE MORE!

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    It adds up spectacularly for people with lots of alts.

  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    edited October 2023
    Patch notes:
    • Captains can now once again earn bonus Dilithium from the Borg Tesseract Event.
    • Resolved an issue with the Console - Universal - Covert Warhead Module so that it now properly triggers abilities that are triggered on cloaking.
    • All versions of the following items now correctly share equip limits with Set Omnis. This means they can be equipped with non-set Omnis at the same time now.
      • Omni-Directional Interlacing Tetryon Beam Array from the "Looming Threats Event!"
      • Omni-Directional Protostar Phaser Beam Array from the "Do you Believe in a No Win Scenario?" August 2023 Version
    • Some gaps in the geometry of the Inquiry Battlecruiser Gamma skin have been fixed
    .

    They fixed the bug and finally decided how the new Omni-beams from sets were supposed to work: Like the old Omni-beams from sets. Ok then. Also pretty sure that I saw screenshots of some Leg Inquiry skin having holes, so guess that's what it means.

    People are complaining, but it comes to the old issue of a lot of this game assumes that Broadside builds are as good as forward facing builds and, uh, they just aren't. Is is just the sets with a Torpedo on them? If is just that, can just add to them the Wide-arc mod for free, though not sure if that's even possible.

    EDIT: And The Vault is still bugged.

    Abacus on
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    So the fleet is going to get like what 3 new delta peeps?

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    edited October 2023
    Holy shit they actually did it. Halloween Event reward:
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    Anaphasic Plasma Candle Device

    This candle has a plasma manifold that actually acts as a summoning signal for an anaphasic lifeform, which comes when called. The lifeform favors the candle owner and tries to protect the holder. Once such candle was passed down as a family heirloom to Dr. Beverly Crusher of the U.S.S. Enterprise, but it was destroyed when the lifeform became obsessive and attacked her friends.

    EDIT: The Cat device is a repeat of last year, it is a movement speed buff out of combat.

    EDIT2: They removed the cat device, so is just the candle.

    Abacus on
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Oh man I can't wait to have mad spectral sexings

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Oh man I can't wait to have mad spectral sexings
    The ghost even shoots the green lightning, from the post:
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    For those that really feel the need of that.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I want that ghost so much to help me yep help

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    I want that ghost so much to help me yep help

    help you achieve... victory?

  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    And maintain... victory.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Multiple victories, sometimes with other ghosts even

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Multiple victories, sometimes with other ghosts even
    The lifeform favors the candle owner...

  • StrikorStrikor Calibrations? Calibrations! Registered User regular
    First we got a holo-Bev, now we get the candle.

    Tempting loadout is tempting.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    So am I to assume by that they mean its in STO and not their game?

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
    It does look like they're teasing the addition of the 'Centaur Refit' as I heard it called to the game though it's not clear if it's an actual ship or just new kitbash parts for Miranda-based ships. Wouldn't be too surprised if it came out at the same time as the visual updating the Exeter Cruiser is getting. Word on that by the way is that it's gonna borrow elements from the Odyssey just like the Excalibur-tuneup did with the Sovereign and the Vesper's with the Excelsior.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Its not terrible but like it looks kind of basic. Which means it'll be a lockbox ship with a meta trait.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    From my fleet Discord:

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    Seems they put the blog post up early by accident. It's gone now, but The Internet Remembers.

  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    The Miranda is really the Federation Bird-of-Prey, huh.

  • SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    I've moved my build out of my venerable Lexington and into a Legendary Avenger, which is quite fun, aside from swapping out my PEP torpedo for the new cannon, everything has moved over 1:1 with the only difference being dramatically improved zoomies, which is nice. It's also interesting using a bit more of a Beam Overload focus to clobber things rather than AOEing everything down

    Strangely, I've also come to really appreciate the old Inquiry grill deflector, combined with some of the chunky Avenger and fleet parts you end up with a really nice old muscle car look like one of those 60s/70s Plymouths, which is extremely cool (at least to me)

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited October 2023
    I couldn't do the grill had to have the actual deflector dish. The inquiry is actually one of the only times I liked the visuals of the avenger/arbiter. Previously the others always felt like they were missing something like the OG avenger felt way too small. And I hated the arbiters like tennis racket profile.

    Also its funny I still am leaning on making that protostar space magic build, but I'm waiting on sales/the event to finish. In my mind my Protostar is in the starfleet spacedock until I have what I need. At least because the proto doesn't have intel seating I can avoid a couple really ridiculously priced doffs, and I can in theory use some lesser priced ones because of the temporal/miracle worker seating it does have.

    As to why I'm returning on using the proto. A. It looks cool. B. I rarely see them probably because they don't have the greatest seating for a space magic build, but return to point A.

    Preacher on
    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    aye that saucer is a choice alright

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    If I'm being honest the Inquiry even how I build mine is still too narrow. But its so god damn good at like blowing shit up and not being blown up in return? Like when I have full cooldowns up (or shit even when I don't) the amount of point blank fuck you dps it puts out is ridic.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    At least I've narrowed down my science ship asks to one event ship (the crossfield), 3 lobi ships (maquis raider, tholian iktomi, tal shiar adapted) and possibly a c store ship for improved black hole. So only like 1 billion credits worth of things plus doffs, so doable.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • CroakerBCCroakerBC TorontoRegistered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    At least I've narrowed down my science ship asks to one event ship (the crossfield), 3 lobi ships (maquis raider, tholian iktomi, tal shiar adapted) and possibly a c store ship for improved black hole. So only like 1 billion credits worth of things plus doffs, so doable.

    You got Spore Infused Anomalies? Or is that the C-Store ship you mean? That trait is a genuine paradigm shift for science vessels.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I already got it! My last whaling picked that up.

    C ship I might need is improved black hole (its an andorian pilot ship makes black hole have a faster refresh, though some builds don't use it so I don't know if its bad).

    What is amusing I'm sure is that the protostar with its bridge seating probably isn't the best ship for space magic because if I want my fun dps and to utilize my temporal seating I'm going to have to only use photonic officer 1 instead of 2, but we all must make sacrifices.

    I know in the past I said I wasn't going to pursue it because I like beams and bangs, but I almost want to try it because when you see a properly done sci build its god damn beautiful.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    edited October 2023
    ah that one makes grav well last for the length of its cooldown, which is quite handy for overlapping a bunch of anomalies all at once, I think that's one Ive picked up for a token over the years

    Snicketysnick on
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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    ah that one makes grav well last for the length of its cooldown, which is quite handy for overlapping a bunch of anomalies all at once, I think that's one Ive picked up for a token over the years

    yeah it reduces the cooldown which is why I want it, but again it wasn't listed on starship traits when I looked up sci builds except as a "if you have this maybe?" Might be because of the prior to new 6x2 upgrade there were better starship traits?

    I just want to drop black holes so many black holes.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    my sci/torp ship is if i recall correctly

    History Will Remember
    Spore infused anomolies
    Improved grav well
    Electrified Anomolies
    5 Magics
    All hands on deck
    Ceaseless Momentum

    with stuff to really lean into dot damage, so I have a Tykens rift doff rather than a grav well one, that fun console from one of the winter ships that adds another dot and so on

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I still have it back burnered. I am waiting on a lobi sale etc to go whole hog, but I am watching prices on the doffs and lobi ships I need. And this past upgrade weekend updated a couple things to max level while I had the opportunity.

    Maybe the christmas event will bring in some helper trait or console that will be BIS or something. I really just like the protostar for looks and not optimal dps, the optimal dps science ships are less than my taste in profile either the verne or the lukari scout ship.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • AbacusAbacus Registered User regular
    On Science, I'm still doing DewSci with the Fleet Nova, is decent enough, having fun with it.

    Kinda holding back on rep gear on my Temporal Agent since the very good reward for 10 reps to Tier 5 is a permanent upgrade to MK XIII Ultra-Rare baseline on rep gear for your whole account, so fully focused on that. Afterwards, looking at the Trailblazer, can do "Science" with it, and by Science I mean Torpedos. Still find hilarious that the Trailblazer fucking things up with Torpedos and a Phaser Lance is the most Janeway thing ever.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I checked my protostar and she's actually mostly good almost with traits and consoles. Like I totally still need some others to make a true go for big deeps, but I at least have the starting point of a possible workable build.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
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