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    Star Trek Online It's past time to give the non-Starfleet folks some TLC. And examples of wasted potential that are needing a purpose.

    February 23, 2020

    Star Trek Online It's past time to give the non-Starfleet folks some TLC. And examples of wasted potential that are needing a purpose.

    It's past time to give the non-Starfleet folks some TLC. And examples of wasted potential that are needing a purpose.

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 07:58 AM PST

    So much of the content lately has been either cross-faction or Starfleet-exclusive. From outfits to ships to story arcs, it seems as though all the others have been crammed onto the backseat of the bus, with a bunch of empty spaces still available.

    New Romulus? Come on now, it's been quite a few years. Shouldn't that place look like a right city by this point? And what about the Tal Shiar, Imperial Loyalists, and Hirogen? I'm pretty sure they didn't just all go away. Did the Republic forgive and assimilate? Were there any further attempts at subversion? How did the respective factions go about the help on building the Republic's governmental system?

    Onto the KDF. We don't get to see much from their perspective beyond their initial post-Khitomer war. The Dominion-Fek'Ihri connection deserved much deeper exploration, as did that of the House Torg's ties to the Tal Shiar, and the Son'a and Tzenkethi. The ongoing political feud between J'mpok and Martok? What about the Mirror Universe, teaming up with the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance to knock Adm. Leeta down a few notches, or the DSC Mirror Klingons to take out Captain Killy? What about their battle against J'Ula? Koren really has a grudge against her. Just a few examples of so much potential story in need of deployment.

    The Voth dissidents? They deserved a storyline unto themselves, as well as to be a playable race. Cross-faction, of course, seeing that Nelen Exil is already such a figure (hell, they could make him the leader of Voth rebels in a new storyline).

    The Jem'Hadar? An arc where player characters helped Odo to build a new Dominion would've been fantastic, maybe even an ongoing battle against the remnants still loyal to the Female Changeling and the old system (granted, this might be a bit difficult given the passing of Odo's VA).

    Starfleet, too, has some gaps to fill in. By I opted to focus on the others as the Fed side gets enough attention.

    What about the classic TFOs? Revamp them and bring them back. And update the lengthy ones with better rewards. Give the Fleet queues some enemy variety too.

    Older missions? A lot, if not all, of them already fit nicely into the storylines. Rework and bring them back.

    I'm sure you guys have some other great ideas and they too deserve a look.

    STO has absolutely wondrous potential for storytelling, but it feels as though the devs are just sitting on it. The quality and writing for story missions has risen drastically since ViL was released. De-cram that backseat and show the other factions and classic content some love. Make use of that untapped potential.

    I'm not saying any of this from a position of any dislike, and I apologize if I come across as such. I just want to see STO really expand and intensify that shine.

    EDIT: thank you, kind Redditor, for the silver.

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    Tzenkethi Battlezone is the worst thing in game...

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 04:04 AM PST

    so after 23 minutes in the tzenkethi battlezone i blew up at least 40 ships 1 final boss dreadnought but i didnt earn a single mark or even a protomatter container so i agonized through nearly 30 minutes of my life of rubberbanding and turning red zones to blue for nothing.. cryptic please overhaul or remove it but do something please....

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    Cryptic, if there's anyway you can add an evil goatee for the EMH officer... Let me know.

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 05:16 PM PST

    Why did they ruin the textures on the donnie? (they completely washed out the textures on the back of the nacelle "grates")

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 07:52 AM PST

    Gee, something seems slightly off...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 05:41 PM PST

    Some maps are still broken

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 07:14 AM PST

    In the mission Sphere of Influence, the first medical table is missing (I assume underground if this is the same kind of issue we saw a few weeks ago with other Dyson ground maps). Also, the Dyson ground scene at the beginning of Takedown in the Delta arc has issues with people standing half in the ground.

    Along with these two Dyson-related issues is the warehouse door in the New Romulus Staging Area for the mission Warehouse being inaccessible. The glowy effect t ok indicate an interaction target is not there, nor do we get an in interaction prompt to enter the warehouse. Mission is completely unplayable as a result. (Can't enter the mission map)

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    We need to talk about duty officer assignments...

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 09:08 AM PST

    So I decided to give Doffs my full effort this weekend and I have come to the conclusion that they barely qualify as content and most certainly aren't fun or rewarding. Most people focus their efforts on admiralty and for good reason, its rewarding. Doffing is a grind with a steep RNG that requires you to fly around hoping to find some assignments you can do that have slight rewards. I seem to remember that before Doffs were implemented you would take trade missions, diplomatic missions etc. You would rise in rank as you complete unique content and build your characters reputation in certain fields. From what I can see this was gutted from Patrols and when the Exploration missions we removed and now we just have menus, menus, and more menus. I can't help but think that our duty officers are going on missions that I wish we could do instead of just standing around ESD waiting for a featured episode to come out every 3 months or so.

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    Emergency Response Teams (T'Pau trait) vs. Automated Shield Alignment (Khitomer trait)

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 06:45 AM PST

    I've been in the habit of leveling mastery on the T'Pau on every alt to grab Emergency Response Teams as a quick and dirty survival trait. Does the new event ship trait Automated Shield Alignment surpass ERT for survivability? Would running both together be redundant?

    Most of my alts currently run ERT, Entwined Tactical Matrices (Gagarin) and Emergency Weapon Cycle (Arbiter) with one slot open to play around with. I also have access to History Will Remember which I'm using on my main, as well as the new Legendary pack traits. Just looking for some general advice for an all-purpose setup and would like to maintain at least one open trait slot to play around with on each alt. Thanks!

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    Very cold in space - some questions

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 06:45 AM PST

    1/ Just test it and skill not affected uncoventional system trait. This skill is not control ability ?

    2/ Trigger secondary defflector or not ?

    3/ Trigger Spore-infused anomalie? I see in description some electric dmg .. but in visual test i dont see blue wheel of doom :D

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    One of the hardest choices one can face in STO

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 05:42 PM PST

    Can you get a wide angle quantum torpedo launcher on a KDF character?

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 04:20 AM PST

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Wide-Angle_Quantum_Torpedo_Launcher

    It says it is on nly available from a Sovereign varient, but I could use one for a new KDF toon.

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    Been looking for a reason to keep playing. I think I found it.

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 06:53 PM PST

    Problem with buyout event

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 10:07 AM PST

    I was checking my event campaign progress and I was about at 1.100 I think. Then I looked into the buyout option below because I missed the "into the breach" event but did some of the last borg event. So I thought "hmm, I did more than half of the total event, I get a discount for this part and a nice chunk for my free t6 ship progress". So I spent about 1.100 zen for it. Now Im at 1.656/2.100 for the free t6 ship. Well, shit.

    I could spend 2.000 zen on the other event but then the t6 ship would have cost me over 3.000 zen. Some free ship.

    Is there a way to get a refund? I havent touched the dilithium and the two boxes yet. The support website was pretty useless so far. The option to create a ticket is so well hidden that I cant even find it nor can I create an ingame ticket for it.

    submitted by /u/Zasz_Zerg
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    T6 Endeavour or Odyssey Bundle

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 02:20 AM PST

    So I'm gonna drop some cash on the game but can't decide what's the best deal. Do I get the Tactical Star Cruiser T6 or the T5 Odyssey 3 ship bundle? Can I skin the T6 to look like a classic Odyssey? What would you guys do?

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    Any future earn a free T6 ship events planned? (a suggested GP)

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 09:29 AM PST

    Anyone know if there are any more earn a free T6 ship events planned with the Anniversary event winding down? If so, I have a suggestion for a GP for completing the event: a T6 Hideki.

    Gamewise, i see it as a cross-faction raider, with a weapon slot layout comparable to the T6 Kor BOP, Since they already have the bridge and it exists in-game already as a NPC ship, seems like it would be relatively simple to convert it to a playable ship.

    Also, since it has been shown in-universe, any chance of making the Keldon cloak capable?

    submitted by /u/JeffBearSD
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    Best way to farm R&D materials

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 09:22 AM PST

    I wanted this new character I made to try and only use materials I have crafted. I know it won't be all that great in end-game, but i'm not at that point yet. I need to find a quick and easy way to get materials, and I was wondering if anyone knew of the nest way that I could do that. I've never really dabbled in R&D before, and I thought I'd give it a try.

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    Two Factor Authentication Question

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 07:59 AM PST

    Extra security is always good, but is there anyway to make it so I don't have to enter a code every single time I log in? I understand having it for when you sign in on a new device, but I always use the same laptop so it's a little annoying having to open up my e-mails every time I log in before playing!

    submitted by /u/MirumVictus
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    Any idea what this object is?

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 07:28 PM PST

    Suggestion: turn Nimbus, New Romulus, Dyson, and Kobali ground missions into "patrols"

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 06:12 PM PST

    Some people would enjoy a ground alternative to the space patrols, and these existing ground areas/missions seem like the perfect opportunity. They are already there and would only require the mission/reward "hook up" of turning them into "patrols". Thoughts?

    Edit: since some people don't understand what I'm saying, let me clarify. I'm NOT saying these missions should be removed or changed. I'm saying they should simply ATTACH "patrol" missions/rewards to these existing missions. Nothing would change in the actual function, only the way they are assigned/rewarded.

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    Khitomer Alliance Battlecruiser with summer vanity shields

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 06:09 PM PST

    TOS isn't the only Trek Era that the DSC Uniforms look good emulating. Here's my BOffs in mid-DS9/Nemesis Era fashion.

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 11:24 AM PST

    Is this bundle on XB1? I’ve looked and can’t find it.

    Posted: 22 Feb 2020 06:32 PM PST

    Well I don't think I'm gonna beat that.

    Posted: 23 Feb 2020 04:23 AM PST
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