Star Trek Online Space visual clutter actually impacting player performance |
- Space visual clutter actually impacting player performance
- Looks like the beautiful new Oberth model is live on Holodeck
- Bug or intended? character maximum reached
- PC: missing two character slots after maintenance!
- Chekov: Did you know that Cryptic was actually founded by a little Lady in Russia?
- @trekonlinegame: "After this morning's maintenance, Arc Logins and the ability to purchase new Zen will not be available for a period of time of at least two hours. We'll update you when this issue is resolved, thank you for your patience."
- Cut scenes
- Dear Whoever You Are:
- Has anyone else had their unused character slots deleted?
- Just sharing one of my prettiest ships, the R.R.W. V'ashan
- That one Borg mission where upon arriving in the system your ship is yeeted into an asteroid and can get stuck if not careful...
- Oldest bugs they still haven't fixed yet?
- What timezone is the Arc server using when showing the maintenance time?
- Galaxy at Large worth it? Also, Remans.
- Tech points required for Mark upgrades?
- PSA: do NOT buy the "Epic Starter Pack Bundle". You'll be stuck with a bundle you cannot redeem/access, and neither Arc Support nor Epic Games will help you or issue a refund!
- Yeah, it happened to me too.
- On-demand patching?
- PC Patch Notes for 6-16-21
- Here's hoping
- Game down on console?
- Game constantly crashing
- silly question about resists
- Seriously, do I have to do it all myself?
| Space visual clutter actually impacting player performance Posted: 16 Jun 2021 06:00 AM PDT As we all know, anecdotal evidence of a problem is best evidence of a problem. So here we go: I'm running the Remain Klingon queue for the event. Before each run starts, I type out in team chat how you need to get over to the green-circled dreadnought if youre targeted, etc. During the run I also send PMs to players who are targeted, but dont seem to be doing anything to actually fly to the dreadnought they're supposed to, reminding them of this objective. It actually usually works and I can see them suddenly speed up to reach the dread. This one person however PMs me back along the lines of: "Thanks, I couldnt see the target marker". I didnt think much of it. However the second time they were targeted, and their ship has again shown no evidence of their captain being aware of the situation, Ive sent them another reminder - which again worked. Later when the run ended the person PMs me explaining again how they could not see the marker on their ship and thanking me for assistance. Now this got me thinking and led me to making this post. Has there been enough particles on this persons screen that their game just didnt render the (very important mind you) effect? I can see my own weapon fire sometimes stopping mid flight or outright disappearing in dense situations. Perhaps the same happens to more and more visual effects on weaker systems. Or were they this dazzled by the light show that their mind just didnt register the reticle appearing over their ship? Bottom line is, we could really use some setting to limit visual effects that appear onscreen. Especially those which dont really telegraph anything. [link] [comments] | ||
| Looks like the beautiful new Oberth model is live on Holodeck Posted: 15 Jun 2021 08:49 PM PDT
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| Bug or intended? character maximum reached Posted: 16 Jun 2021 09:33 AM PDT So i logged in after patch and wanted to create a new char. but game says i am at max and need to purchase new slots with zen. Before logout i had 5 remaining slots to create chars. Maybe i should have created the char earlier today. [link] [comments] | ||
| PC: missing two character slots after maintenance! Posted: 16 Jun 2021 09:48 AM PDT So you have 9 character slots without lifetime sub, and I purchased another 4 not long ago. That would make 13 slots. Curiously, I made another disco toon only two days ago to check on something but deleted him afterwards. Now after maintenance the game menu shows that I have no slots left with my 11 characters. I'm sure I still had 2 extra slots before the maintenance and patch. So the best thing to avoid such slot assassination is to fill your roster with dummy characters, or what? Oh boy! EDIT: game launcher and ARC support site still mention maintenance, so let's see if things correct themselves sooner or later. Dummy characters for filling all slots afterwards - that's for sure! EDIT2: filling all slots won't help as you get extra slots removed after deleting toons. Arc Games support site still mentions maintenance, so nothing else we can do but wait and hope for the best until Arc is fully up. [link] [comments] | ||
| Chekov: Did you know that Cryptic was actually founded by a little Lady in Russia? Posted: 16 Jun 2021 03:04 AM PDT
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| Posted: 16 Jun 2021 08:15 AM PDT I really try not to complain too much about STO. I do truly love this game and I can usually forgive glitches and bugs and such. Building an interactive galaxy is a hell of an undertaking. I couldn't do it, so I try not to bitch too much about oopsies. But not being able to skip cut scenes is making not want to play. Missions that I usually replay so that my alts can get specific gear now take so much longer that I just don't even bother. It's not that I don't care about the story within the missions. It's just that I've already seen them all a bunch of times. So they should probably fix. Cause right now I just log on, do doff and r&d for each character, do the event and log off. Upside is I have a lot more time to binge watch stuff instead of playing games. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 15 Jun 2021 11:55 AM PDT We knew it was going to be rough when the first player bailed on Khitomer In Stasis before the group had fully assembled. The remaining four of us wound our way down the corkscrew caves, and judging by how quickly we were respawning, none of us were walking around with elite gear. And that's when the second quitter packed it in. We were down to three by the time one of us had to stay behind and shut down forcefields around the power nodes. That one of us was you, leaving me and-- Whoops, just me. With just one node down, it was you and I, the last of the die-hards. While you fought off waves of Borg and continuously shut down the same field over and over, gamely hanging in there despite my limited ability to deal enough damage to destroy the nodes, I tried to do right by you. We communicated solely by forcing cyborg PA announcements, and while it took me a full load of pets and special powers that had to cool down every time we destroyed a node, you heard the message loud and clear: someone out there wasn't giving up, either. And with a couple minutes to spare, we knocked out the last node, destroyed the two isolinear molecular reconverters, and reunited to take down Tosk of Borg. We were legends. We didn't ride around in a pickup truck with chrome-plated trucknuts; we were the pickup group with duranium-plated Treknuts. We stormed the final room and beat down Tosser of Borg with a cybernetic can of whoop-implant. Over a half-hour later, we leapt in victory and announced our GGs. And because I'm forgetful, I didn't catch your handle, but you know who you are: a pistol-slinging badass who wouldn't leave someone behind in the field of battle. Thank you. Thank you for playing the same game I played, refusing to bail when the going got tough. May RNG Jesus forever bless you with awesome drops and Epic rewards. Sincerely, A kindred spirit [link] [comments] | ||
| Has anyone else had their unused character slots deleted? Posted: 16 Jun 2021 09:38 AM PDT | ||
| Just sharing one of my prettiest ships, the R.R.W. V'ashan Posted: 15 Jun 2021 09:58 PM PDT
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| Posted: 16 Jun 2021 07:44 AM PDT I hate you. That is all. Mission is fine but the dang asteroid has claimed me too many times. Am I alone here? Maybe it's just a glitch on my end but it's every time lmao [link] [comments] | ||
| Oldest bugs they still haven't fixed yet? Posted: 16 Jun 2021 06:24 AM PDT We know all games have bugs and they take time to fix. But there is also a certain point where something goes from taking a reasonable amount of time to just being absurd. What are the oldest bugs that they still haven't fixed yet? [link] [comments] | ||
| What timezone is the Arc server using when showing the maintenance time? Posted: 16 Jun 2021 08:38 AM PDT
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| Galaxy at Large worth it? Also, Remans. Posted: 16 Jun 2021 09:13 AM PDT Hi everyone, I played STO a few years ago and have a level 65 TOS character and want to get back into the game with a new character. I want to do a Romulan Republic Tactical officer and would quite like to play as a Reman. I saw on the wiki that if you get level 5 on the Romulan reputation it unlocks a Reman but I can see any other references. Is this true? I don't want to end up getting Romulan reputation to 5 if I don't need it. Also, I was reading the mission log and saw the "Galaxy at Large" arcs. Which of the arcs are actually worth doing e.g. story progression and the quality of the missions. I played Wasteland as Starfleet and quite enjoyed it but I haven't touched any of the others. I also saw that Spectres, Lost Dominion and Cold War are only available from level 65+. Is it worth grinding up to level 65 then going back and playing all of the arcs that don't fit into the storyline or just skipping them? Thanks. [link] [comments] | ||
| Tech points required for Mark upgrades? Posted: 16 Jun 2021 07:00 AM PDT Is there a list somewhere of how many tech points are required to upgrade a piece of equipment from one mark to the next? I'm trying to develop a spreadsheet to help optimize the cost of doing upgrades, and it would be handy to know how many points each level required. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 15 Jun 2021 07:07 PM PDT Don't buy the Epic Starter Bundle. Arc broke it, and you won't get your items or a refund. Prologue Hearing some fleet-mates mention the Epic Starter bundle as a way to get an Epic Phoenix Token, I thought I'd finally try out this newfangled Epic Games launcher and starter pack bundle that Arc released late last year: https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11479353-star-trek-online-on-the-epic-games-store%21 I missed out on the Ferengi Warship back in the day, and I've been eying the Gagarin and the Titan as interesting T6 Ships. So, I found the advertisement again on Arc, went to the Epic Games site, and found the Epic Games Starter Pack bundle (https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/star-trek-online--epic-starter-pack-bundle). The one Arc advertises as "a third option to play in the final frontier", and a "a great way to start or continue your adventures in the quadrants." And thus began a torment more arduous than a run of Gravity Kills with a team of two players who don't pay attention and an AFKer. Day 1 - May 25, 2021 Fool that I was, I purchased the Epic Games Starter Pack. Unlike for my fleetmates, who upon downloading the Epic Games Launcher and launching STO encountered a screen that enabled them to link their Arc Account and their STO account, my attempt to launch STO merely created a new account (same username, but with a bunch of numbers after it). I contacting Arc Support immediately, asking them to please transfer the bundle to the correct account. Arc Support advised that they could not, and told me to contact Epic Games for a refund. Arc Support wrote, May 25, 2021:
Day 2 - May 26, 2021 As instructed by Arc Support, I contacted Epic Games. Epic Games told me to contact Arc Support to resolve the problem. Epic Games wrote, May 26, 2021:
So, as instructed by Epic Games, I wrote back to Arc Support. I attached a copy of my email thread with Epic, and ask that this issue please be corrected per Epic Games' reply to me. Day 3 - May 27, 2021 Turns out that sometime after launch, Arc quietly got rid of the ability to link Epic Games and STO accounts Arc Support, May 27, 2021:
This came as a surprise: nothing I had seen on either the Arc or Epic websites mentioned that this bundle was for new accounts only, or mentioned that the Epic Games Launcher now requires a new and wholly separate STO account not linked in any way to an existing STO account. I wrote, May 27, 2021:
Turns out, Arc has chosen not to advertise the removal of this linking. Arc Support wrote, May 27, 2021:
Given Arc Support's insistence that Epic Games would issue a refund, I thought perhaps the problem was on their end. I wrote, May 27, 2021:
Turns out, Arc games caused the problem. Arc Games wrote, May 27, 2021
As instructed, I contacted Epic Games again to request a refund. Epic Games continued to refuse to issue a refund, and continued to claim that Arc Support could fix the problem. I replied rather snarkily, pointing out that I had already attached the lengthy chain of emails with Arc Support confirming that they could not fix the problem and saying that Epic Games would issue a refund. Day 4 - May 28, 2021 - Epic Games Turns out that Epic Games believes people can pay for things with fake money. Epic Games wrote, May 28, 2021
This answer did, indeed, leave me with questions. As invited, I replied with my questions. Unlike Arc Support, who throughout this process took the time to read and digest my emails, Epic Games continued to ignore my replies (and the correspondence with Arc) in favor of canned replies. This new response, however, was a level of inanity I didn't expect. Where logic and reason (and patience and copying in my lengthy email chains with Arc) had failed, it seemed the time had come to try excessive sarcasm. I wrote, May 28, 2021
Shockingly, this did not produce either a refund or a reply. Day 4 - May 28, 2021 - Arc Support After waiting the day without further reply, I wrote again to Arc Support to suggest a new approach. I wrote, May 28, 2021
I went on to ask if Arc Support could simply add these items to my account (and delete the Epic account)? Day 6 - May 30, 2021 Arc Support indicated that they could not add the items to my account, and advised me to wait for a refund. Arc Support
So, as requested, I waited. Day 20 - June 13, 2021 Having heard nothing further from either Arc Support or Epic Games for two weeks, it seemed appropriate to reach out again. In the intervening period, Arc released the most recent Mudd's Bundle. Lo and behold, it contains both an Epic Pheonix Prize Token and T6 ship coupons as options. Now, the main elements of the Epic Starter Pack are all available through the Zen Store! Arc Support might not be able to link accounts, and might not be able to add items to an account, and might not be able to force Epic Games to refund a purchase made for STO and from which Arc profited. Arc Support definitely can, however, add/refund Zen to an account. I wrote, June 13, 2021:
Day 22 - June 15, 2021 Turns out that Arc is happy to keep players' money from the purchase of the Epic Starter Pack while choosing to not issue a refund or deliver on its contents: Arc Support wrote, June 15, 2021:
The above does not appear, to me, to be strictly accurate, in-so-far as it is imprecise in its use of the word "we". I accept that the Arc Support minions (who, again, have been professional and have engaged with my inquiries and questions) cannot offer any resolution, because they are not allowed to offer any resolution. Arc/Cryptic/Perfect World, on the other hand, clearly can offer another resolution. There would seem to be three resolution options that Arc/Cryptic/Perfect World are capable of implementing: a) refunding the purchase of the Epic Games Starter Pack, via their sales partner Epic Games; b) linking the Epic Games account to the existing Arc account, like they have done for all the other players who purchased the bundle before Arc Games decided to remove the ability to link accounts, thereby enabling access to the purchased bundle (and the use of the Epic Games Launcher as "a third option to play in the final frontier"); or, c) providing/refunding sufficient Zen to enable the purchase of the bits of the Epic Games Starter Pack that matter from the Zen store (Epic Phoenix Token, T6 ship coupon (x1), Elite Services Starter Bundle, and Tardigrade.) Arc/Cryptic/Perfect world are choosing, however, to continue to keep my money and to try to redirect me to Epic Games who (as both author and reader are likely both sick of repeating by this point) have refused to issue a refund because Arc Support can apparently fix the issue. The Future... At this point, I expect my money is gone forever. Given Arc's unfortunate oversight in the advertising department has caused both me and the long-suffering Arc Support serfs such grief, I thought the least I could do was to help them out a little by remedying the lack of publicity with respect to the removal of the ability to link Epic and Arc accounts. It won't help any poor new players who have yet to discover r/sto , of course, but perhaps it might help one of you. tl;dr: don't buy the Epic Starter Pack, and seriously consider whether you want to spend money on a game whose studio chooses to inaccurately advertise their products and then chooses to neither issue a refund nor provide what the player was told they were buying. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 16 Jun 2021 10:26 AM PDT I had 6 unused slots in the character list, and now I'm told there aren't any and I have to buy 2 at a time. Essentially, I wasted my money if this isn't fixed. So... yeah, there's an issue. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 16 Jun 2021 09:40 AM PDT Has STO gone to on-demand patching on PC? I've noticed after the last several updates that patching on my first login afterwards goes a lot faster than it used to, but loading map changes within the game takes quite a bit longer. (Also for a while during a map change it'd say something like "Loading file xxx...." although it doesn't do that any more.) If that's what happened, I like the change. [link] [comments] | ||
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| Posted: 16 Jun 2021 07:55 AM PDT When I try to log in, the "Engage" button is greyed out. Is it just a problem with my system/access/whatever or is anyone else having problems getting on? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 15 Jun 2021 08:30 PM PDT For the last month and a half I've been having an issue with the game continuously crashing at random. I get a 36d123 error code anytime it crashes. I've updated all my drivers to which I thought was the issue but now I have no idea what's going on. Has anyone else been having problems with crashing or is it just on my end? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 16 Jun 2021 01:33 AM PDT https://i.imgur.com/NYsGnHI.png on the left base resistance. middle base+ aux 2 sif. right base + polarize hull and there tool tips how does a buff which supposedly gives 2x more give less am i crazy here or what? [link] [comments] | ||
| Seriously, do I have to do it all myself? Posted: 15 Jun 2021 01:16 PM PDT
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