There would have been opportunities to have some nice sci/med character like this cardassian exobiologist hologram from voyager for instance, but instead we got a lot of boring cards and we're also getting two 3/4s.
I thought he might've been talking about Kejal from Flesh and Blood, who would be pretty awesome skill-wise as she'd be ENG/MED/SCI or ENG/MED/SEC
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There would have been opportunities to have some nice sci/med character like this cardassian exobiologist hologram from voyager for instance, but instead we got a lot of boring cards and we're also getting two 3/4s.
True, but DB has never used an existing 5* as a reward for a new event, much less a mega. I would love Moset to be a threshold card like Uhura or T’Pol, but that seems very unlikely.
No, it isn't common, but it has happened. Off the top of my head, the first event in the Klingon Meg featured Grilka, who was already in the game.
No interest in any of the crew except the fifth star for Minuet, but Skirmishes are always lucrative enough I'll dabble throughout the weekend.
As for the new 5* reward structure, I'm largely ambivalent but if I fell one way or another, I'd be in favor. I would object if the 5* was entirely unrelated to any event, but since it's part of the following week's event, I don't have any objection. Admittedly, I still have that reflexive impulse to associate the 5* character with this week's bonus crew, but that's a habit that I'm sure I can break after a few more weeks.
It's not a problem that we're not getting any further advance info. This gives us an earlier heads up about part of the bonus crew for the next event several days before the Key Information thread goes live--which still happens during the event in which we can earn that 5*. We don't know what kind of event Silva La Forge will be part of yet, but before "Captain Proton to the Rescue!" is over, we will--just as we would have anyway. Some of y'all are just overthinking this into being a problem that it isn't.
No interest in any of the crew except the fifth star for Minuet, but Skirmishes are always lucrative enough I'll dabble throughout the weekend.
As for the new 5* reward structure, I'm largely ambivalent but if I fell one way or another, I'd be in favor. I would object if the 5* was entirely unrelated to any event, but since it's part of the following week's event, I don't have any objection. Admittedly, I still have that reflexive impulse to associate the 5* character with this week's bonus crew, but that's a habit that I'm sure I can break after a few more weeks.
It's not a problem that we're not getting any further advance info. This gives us an earlier heads up about part of the bonus crew for the next event several days before the Key Information thread goes live--which still happens during the event in which we can earn that 5*. We don't know what kind of event Silva La Forge will be part of yet, but before "Captain Proton to the Rescue!" is over, we will--just as we would have anyway. Some of y'all are just overthinking this into being a problem that it isn't.
I'm mostly ok with the reward structure, but I do wish they provided the full next event info on Wednesday with the crew stats instead of on Friday. There are faction/hybrid events where I don't care about rank so I'll skip the kickstart to save boosts. But if the next event is a faction event where I'll use the 5*, then I'd be more likely to go all out in the previous event. But right now I don't know what that next event is until after I've committed to running a kickstart or not.
No interest in any of the crew except the fifth star for Minuet, but Skirmishes are always lucrative enough I'll dabble throughout the weekend.
As for the new 5* reward structure, I'm largely ambivalent but if I fell one way or another, I'd be in favor. I would object if the 5* was entirely unrelated to any event, but since it's part of the following week's event, I don't have any objection. Admittedly, I still have that reflexive impulse to associate the 5* character with this week's bonus crew, but that's a habit that I'm sure I can break after a few more weeks.
It's not a problem that we're not getting any further advance info. This gives us an earlier heads up about part of the bonus crew for the next event several days before the Key Information thread goes live--which still happens during the event in which we can earn that 5*. We don't know what kind of event Silva La Forge will be part of yet, but before "Captain Proton to the Rescue!" is over, we will--just as we would have anyway. Some of y'all are just overthinking this into being a problem that it isn't.
I'm mostly ok with the reward structure, but I do wish they provided the full next event info on Wednesday with the crew stats instead of on Friday. There are faction/hybrid events where I don't care about rank so I'll skip the kickstart to save boosts. But if the next event is a faction event where I'll use the 5*, then I'd be more likely to go all out in the previous event. But right now I don't know what that next event is until after I've committed to running a kickstart or not.
Ultimately, it comes down to one question that has not changed: Do you want the 5* in the rewards table or not?
If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
The only hitch is that we don't know the rest of the bonus crew, so in a case like this one, where the 5* is Silva La Forge, we just have to kinda guess. Precedence would suggest that Geordis would be Bonus Crew, but there's no guarantee of that. But if I spend some resources leveling and equipping Geordis that I end up not using next week, the penalty is...I now have some leveled and equipped Geordis?
Ah, you might argue; those are a few days wasted if he isn't Bonus Crew! But those are days in which we wouldn't have known who was in the crew anyway. Which brings me back to the worst case scenario here being that I have leveled and equipped some Geordis that won't be Bonus Crew next week, and I can shift to working on whoever is when I get that information on the same schedule that I was getting it before this change.
If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
Why are you working on your unfinished Picards... for a Skirmish event where you only need one Event crew for the full bonus?
I think you've accidentally highlighted the problem perfectly.
As Travis noted, the full event info is still coming out on the schedule we're accustomed to, so that's not a huge deal to me. I do like being able to use the 5* crew right away (ok, 3 days later). The part I don't like is competing for a character w/o using variants of that character. This is a CCG after all. What purpose is there to collecting, for example, every Picard variant if we can't use them to compete for, and earn, the newest Picard variant? I've said it elsewhere, and I'll say it again - the character (not the card) needs to be bonus for 2 weeks in a row. In week 1, the ranked 5* is not bonus, but variants of the ranked 5* should be bonus. In week 2, only the prior week's ranked 5* is bonus (but no variants). Instead, variants of the new ranked 5* would be bonus.
Example:
"Updated and Revised" - Data V is the ranked 5*, so all Data variants would be bonus (but not Data V, in case anyone had Dabo-ed him pre-event). Gloria is also bonus (but not Guinan variants).
"What is a Man?" - Data V would be bonus, but no other Data variants count. Picard variants would be bonus, but Musketeer Picard is not.
And so on.
This way, if you don't care about Data V, you can skip his event with only limited impact on the Musketeer Picard event. Players that earned Data V get to use him right away, but players that didn't get him aren't at a drastic disadvantage while competing for Musketeer Picard.
If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
Why are you working on your unfinished Picards... for a Skirmish event where you only need one Event crew for the full bonus?
I think you've accidentally highlighted the problem perfectly.
I almost always work on leveling bonus crew, even if I won't need them. Despite having Minuet done for weeks, I worked on Captain Proton this weekend. When the Doctor was featured two weeks ago, I finished up my Mobile Doctor even though it was a Galaxy event. I'm fully aware I won't especially need Proton this week, and that I didn't need Mobile Doctor two weeks ago, but it gives me a way to focus my efforts on my crew and free up crew slots - and has nothing to do with an inability to understand the game's requirements.
so, not gonna tell us what the 11/1 event TYPE is? it kind of matters, you know?
I think a re-run of The Captain's Oath ... a hybrid Faction/Galaxy event. That's what I'm preparing for anyway ... a faction or galaxy event (or both!).
I'm starting to think this event is worse than the Killy event.
Worse, how? I, for one, have never done better. It had required an absurd waste of faction transmissions and an obscene amount of time reducers, (I'd say about fifty 3*,) but I'm looking to hit below the 500 mark. This will be the second faction event I've surpassed 1000, I believe.
I don't get why people don't think it's awesome! It's a comical ST reference! I don't even like those holodeck episodes, but that ship is going to be hilarious to see in-game.
You should finally get that people are individuals Commander Synthehol, have different tastes and not always try to enforce your personal opinions on others
Seriously? The only reason I made my comment, was because others were trying to tell DB they made a bad decision. If the board were full of nothing but negative comments, it appears there is not much player support for fun ship options like this (or maybe fun crew options like porthos, etc). If you wish to support people having differing opinions, I'm surprised you are not supporting my message since I believe the majority seemed not in favor.
Faction/skirmish events are basically free for people to play(except the very top), so people keep playing regardless of the crew quality.
also you actually can get stuff you need from those events instead of just wasting chrons for top 1k finish... like event shuttles at 90+ % vs normal shuttles a 65% and basically free farming from ship battles for the things you need. also that sweet honour
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If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
Why are you working on your unfinished Picards... for a Skirmish event where you only need one Event crew for the full bonus?
I think you've accidentally highlighted the problem perfectly.
UGH. Sunscreen on a Care Bear! I haven't highlighted any problem with the rewards structure. I've only tangentially highlighted a problem with Skirmishes. You're overthinking it. The point isn't how strategically useless Bonus Crew is in a Skirmish. That part is irrelevant. The point is to model the "5* in Event A is used in Event B" structure using the Event A and Event B at hand. That's it.
If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
Why are you working on your unfinished Picards... for a Skirmish event where you only need one Event crew for the full bonus?
I think you've accidentally highlighted the problem perfectly.
UGH. Sunscreen on a Care Bear! I haven't highlighted any problem with the rewards structure. I've only tangentially highlighted a problem with Skirmishes. You're overthinking it. The point isn't how strategically useless Bonus Crew is in a Skirmish. That part is irrelevant. The point is to model the "5* in Event A is used in Event B" structure using the Event A and Event B at hand. That's it.
I think you have forgotten that not everyone can rank in the top 1000 in every event. Choosing to pursue the rank reward legendary this week to help out next week can literally be a game-changer for some people.
If one invests their limited resources in acquiring this week's ranked legendary, only to find out after two days of expensive investment that next week will be a skirmish anyway, this can easily cost them a top 1000 rank in another event.
I understand that this problem is unlikely to affect spenders like yourself, but given that the solution is as simple as bringing one word forward three days to the Wednesday briefing, as part of the information about the ranked legendary, I cannot follow why anyone would be against it.
You said before that we wouldn't have known who was bonus crew in the following week's event anyway, but you're looking at it backwards. The fact is, we have never before not known the event type in which the ranked legendary prize is event crew.
If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
Why are you working on your unfinished Picards... for a Skirmish event where you only need one Event crew for the full bonus?
I think you've accidentally highlighted the problem perfectly.
UGH. Sunscreen on a Care Bear! I haven't highlighted any problem with the rewards structure. I've only tangentially highlighted a problem with Skirmishes. You're overthinking it. The point isn't how strategically useless Bonus Crew is in a Skirmish. That part is irrelevant. The point is to model the "5* in Event A is used in Event B" structure using the Event A and Event B at hand. That's it.
I think you have forgotten that not everyone can rank in the top 1000 in every event. Choosing to pursue the rank reward legendary this week to help out next week can literally be a game-changer for some people.
If one invests their limited resources in acquiring this week's ranked legendary, only to find out after two days of expensive investment that next week will be a skirmish anyway, this can easily cost them a top 1000 rank in another event.
I understand that this problem is unlikely to affect spenders like yourself, but given that the solution is as simple as bringing one word forward three days to the Wednesday briefing, as part of the information about the ranked legendary, I cannot follow why anyone would be against it.
You said before that we wouldn't have known who was bonus crew in the following week's event anyway, but you're looking at it backwards. The fact is, we have never before not known the event type in which the ranked legendary prize is event crew.
A. If you are one of those people who cannot rank top 1000 in every event (like me) than any 5* you get from ranking top 1000 will probably boost your crew in some manner ... so even if they don't end up being of optimal use in the following event they will be of use to the player for, at least, the near future ... for example, the recent 5*s we could obtain through rank rewards (or gifted Tux. Nog), though not stellar, still see action for me (mostly Voyages) ... so if I would have obtained them through rank rewards I would have levelled them anyway.
EDIT: Also, you will know what the upcoming event is by the time you bring in the crew through Monday's dishing out of ranked rewards ... if you choose to take the $25 offer to add stars you can do so ... if said crew doesn't interest you then just leave at lvl 1.
B. If you are one of those players who constantly rank top 1000 ... then what is levelling up one 5* in a couple of days? I consider myself in the above group (A) (have only ranked top 1000 twice) and I can level almost any crew within 3 days easily (maybe not Proton Paris, but thankfully he's already on ice).
On top of that ... I think people are seriously overthinking things ... how many event types do we have? 3, maybe 4 if you want to be wishful.
The upcoming event is Skirmish ... so there are two options for the following event:
1. It has Faction elements;
2. It has Galaxy elements;
(Hybrid has either both or all east one, so either falls under 1 or 2).
Levelling up an event 5* for any of the above choices is considered good practice.
Now, if the event was Galaxy/Faction/Hybrid you'd have a 3rd choice:
3. It has Skirmish elements.
(4. It has Expedition elements ... what is this strange anomaly, where did that come from?)
but we only have max. 1 a month of those, so simple deduction would help you out there ... did we have Skirmish the week before? Yes ... then it won't be that type; No ... then chances are high it will be Skirmish.
--> So, there is only one scenario where you might consider not levelling the 5* ... it is Skirmish and you have the 4* returning crew already levelled. And that scenario you can easily figure out.
I personally predict the next event to have Galaxy elements -> Hybrid (and then my money's on a re-run of The Captain's Oath).
... so if I would have obtained them through rank rewards I would have levelled them anyway.
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B. If you are one of those players who constantly rank top 1000 ... then what is levelling up one 5* in a couple of days?
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--> So, there is only one scenario where you might consider not levelling the 5* ... it is Skirmish and you have the 4* returning crew already levelled.
I think you either misread my comment or quoted me by mistake? I didn't talk about the cost or choice of leveling the 5*.
But assuming your comment was directed at me, I'll say it again: one word. Three days. Problem..?
... so if I would have obtained them through rank rewards I would have levelled them anyway.
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B. If you are one of those players who constantly rank top 1000 ... then what is levelling up one 5* in a couple of days?
...
--> So, there is only one scenario where you might consider not levelling the 5* ... it is Skirmish and you have the 4* returning crew already levelled.
I think you either misread my comment or quoted me by mistake? I didn't talk about the cost or choice of leveling the 5*.
But assuming your comment was directed at me, I'll say it again: one word. Three days. Problem..?
You keep saying three days, but really it's two from Friday to Wednesday.
Personally, I don't think having the information a few days earlier will change anything for the vast majority of players - but sharing the information wouldn't exactly hurt DB either.
If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
Why are you working on your unfinished Picards... for a Skirmish event where you only need one Event crew for the full bonus?
I think you've accidentally highlighted the problem perfectly.
UGH. Sunscreen on a Care Bear! I haven't highlighted any problem with the rewards structure. I've only tangentially highlighted a problem with Skirmishes. You're overthinking it. The point isn't how strategically useless Bonus Crew is in a Skirmish. That part is irrelevant. The point is to model the "5* in Event A is used in Event B" structure using the Event A and Event B at hand. That's it.
I think you have forgotten that not everyone can rank in the top 1000 in every event. Choosing to pursue the rank reward legendary this week to help out next week can literally be a game-changer for some people.
If one invests their limited resources in acquiring this week's ranked legendary, only to find out after two days of expensive investment that next week will be a skirmish anyway, this can easily cost them a top 1000 rank in another event.
I understand that this problem is unlikely to affect spenders like yourself, but given that the solution is as simple as bringing one word forward three days to the Wednesday briefing, as part of the information about the ranked legendary, I cannot follow why anyone would be against it.
You said before that we wouldn't have known who was bonus crew in the following week's event anyway, but you're looking at it backwards. The fact is, we have never before not known the event type in which the ranked legendary prize is event crew.
Respectfully, I think you've forgotten that everything in this game is literally a gamble anyway.
I have not forgotten that not everyone can rank in the Top 1000 in every event. I certainly can't do it. I have a lifetime record of 14-107 of cracking the Top 1000. I haven't done it since the first part of the DS9/Augment mega in August. I still view the game through the same lens as I learned to do in my first full year as strictly F2P/VIP 0.
Here's a flowchart that shows how I approach events.
If your concern is that the 5* might make the difference in whether you crack the top 1000 in Event B, I would suggest you consider that the Venn diagram of Players Who Got the 5* From Event A and Players Who Got the 5* From Packs is very nearly a full circle. We're still all competing against the same top player base week to week anyway. What difference does it make to us whether those players FE'd their 5* on Monday when Event A ended or on Wednesday when packs went on sale?
... so if I would have obtained them through rank rewards I would have levelled them anyway.
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B. If you are one of those players who constantly rank top 1000 ... then what is levelling up one 5* in a couple of days?
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--> So, there is only one scenario where you might consider not levelling the 5* ... it is Skirmish and you have the 4* returning crew already levelled.
I think you either misread my comment or quoted me by mistake? I didn't talk about the cost or choice of leveling the 5*.
But assuming your comment was directed at me, I'll say it again: one word. Three days. Problem..?
You keep saying three days, but really it's two from Friday to Wednesday.
Quite right, sorry! In my defense, in my time zone, I get "Wednesday's" information before I go to sleep, but increasingly "Friday's" isn't until I wake up.
It's always longer than 48 hours - unless Jazz Riker does it!
If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
Why are you working on your unfinished Picards... for a Skirmish event where you only need one Event crew for the full bonus?
I think you've accidentally highlighted the problem perfectly.
UGH. Sunscreen on a Care Bear! I haven't highlighted any problem with the rewards structure. I've only tangentially highlighted a problem with Skirmishes. You're overthinking it. The point isn't how strategically useless Bonus Crew is in a Skirmish. That part is irrelevant. The point is to model the "5* in Event A is used in Event B" structure using the Event A and Event B at hand. That's it.
I think you have forgotten that not everyone can rank in the top 1000 in every event. Choosing to pursue the rank reward legendary this week to help out next week can literally be a game-changer for some people.
If one invests their limited resources in acquiring this week's ranked legendary, only to find out after two days of expensive investment that next week will be a skirmish anyway, this can easily cost them a top 1000 rank in another event.
I understand that this problem is unlikely to affect spenders like yourself, but given that the solution is as simple as bringing one word forward three days to the Wednesday briefing, as part of the information about the ranked legendary, I cannot follow why anyone would be against it.
You said before that we wouldn't have known who was bonus crew in the following week's event anyway, but you're looking at it backwards. The fact is, we have never before not known the event type in which the ranked legendary prize is event crew.
Respectfully, I think you've forgotten that everything in this game is literally a gamble anyway.
I have not forgotten that not everyone can rank in the Top 1000 in every event. I certainly can't do it. I have a lifetime record of 14-107 of cracking the Top 1000. I haven't done it since the first part of the DS9/Augment mega in August. I still view the game through the same lens as I learned to do in my first full year as strictly F2P/VIP 0.
Here's a flowchart that shows how I approach events.
If your concern is that the 5* might make the difference in whether you crack the top 1000 in Event B, I would suggest you consider that the Venn diagram of Players Who Got the 5* From Event A and Players Who Got the 5* From Packs is very nearly a full circle. We're still all competing against the same top player base week to week anyway. What difference does it make to us whether those players FE'd their 5* on Monday when Event A ended or on Wednesday when packs went on sale?
Ah, respectfully, I think I now see your problem.
Looking back through your comments, you refer to the "player base" as if your summary is exhaustive. You say "It's not a problem that we're not getting any further advance info." as if it's not a problem for anybody. You assume that your Venn diagram covers every possible player level and play-style in the game.
Of course, you're right to comment in that way in order to correct me. I'm saying that some people are affected. To correct that, you have to say that nobody is affected.
The problem is, you haven't accounted for everybody. You haven't accounted for my play-style, for example. I can rank in the top 1000 every week (and no, I'm not a big spender; more months than not, I don't even have a monthly card). Before, if I wasn't a fan of the ranked legendary, I would leave it for someone else.
But if we don't get the correct event information on time, I'll be ranking in the top 1000 every week. I'll have invested in the first couple of days anyway, just in case. It'll just be turned into 550 honor if I don't want it.
How many others would play it safe like me? How many other play-styles have you failed to account for? It's still hypothetical for the moment, and DB may well give us the information in 27 hours anyway, but it doesn't take a great deal of imagination to understand that this can cause borderline-1000 players to spread themselves too thin, needlessly. It widens the gap between the top and the bottom.
I'm not trying to speak for everybody, obviously, or say that this tiny, easy, simple solution is going to benefit every player. But it's going to benefit whoever I don't push out of the top 1000 for a 5* I later airlock, at the very, very least!
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I thought he might've been talking about Kejal from Flesh and Blood, who would be pretty awesome skill-wise as she'd be ENG/MED/SCI or ENG/MED/SEC
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No, it isn't common, but it has happened. Off the top of my head, the first event in the Klingon Meg featured Grilka, who was already in the game.
As for the new 5* reward structure, I'm largely ambivalent but if I fell one way or another, I'd be in favor. I would object if the 5* was entirely unrelated to any event, but since it's part of the following week's event, I don't have any objection. Admittedly, I still have that reflexive impulse to associate the 5* character with this week's bonus crew, but that's a habit that I'm sure I can break after a few more weeks.
It's not a problem that we're not getting any further advance info. This gives us an earlier heads up about part of the bonus crew for the next event several days before the Key Information thread goes live--which still happens during the event in which we can earn that 5*. We don't know what kind of event Silva La Forge will be part of yet, but before "Captain Proton to the Rescue!" is over, we will--just as we would have anyway. Some of y'all are just overthinking this into being a problem that it isn't.
I'm mostly ok with the reward structure, but I do wish they provided the full next event info on Wednesday with the crew stats instead of on Friday. There are faction/hybrid events where I don't care about rank so I'll skip the kickstart to save boosts. But if the next event is a faction event where I'll use the 5*, then I'd be more likely to go all out in the previous event. But right now I don't know what that next event is until after I've committed to running a kickstart or not.
Ultimately, it comes down to one question that has not changed: Do you want the 5* in the rewards table or not?
If I'm a Picard collector, I'm going after Musketeer Picard this week because this is when I can earn him. I've also known since last Friday to work on any unfinished Picards in my crew because they'll be Bonus Crew next week. Those Bonus Crew Picards aren't being kept out of Event A. They were always going to be in Event B.
The only hitch is that we don't know the rest of the bonus crew, so in a case like this one, where the 5* is Silva La Forge, we just have to kinda guess. Precedence would suggest that Geordis would be Bonus Crew, but there's no guarantee of that. But if I spend some resources leveling and equipping Geordis that I end up not using next week, the penalty is...I now have some leveled and equipped Geordis?
Ah, you might argue; those are a few days wasted if he isn't Bonus Crew! But those are days in which we wouldn't have known who was in the crew anyway. Which brings me back to the worst case scenario here being that I have leveled and equipped some Geordis that won't be Bonus Crew next week, and I can shift to working on whoever is when I get that information on the same schedule that I was getting it before this change.
Why are you working on your unfinished Picards... for a Skirmish event where you only need one Event crew for the full bonus?
I think you've accidentally highlighted the problem perfectly.
Example:
"Updated and Revised" - Data V is the ranked 5*, so all Data variants would be bonus (but not Data V, in case anyone had Dabo-ed him pre-event). Gloria is also bonus (but not Guinan variants).
"What is a Man?" - Data V would be bonus, but no other Data variants count. Picard variants would be bonus, but Musketeer Picard is not.
And so on.
This way, if you don't care about Data V, you can skip his event with only limited impact on the Musketeer Picard event. Players that earned Data V get to use him right away, but players that didn't get him aren't at a drastic disadvantage while competing for Musketeer Picard.
I almost always work on leveling bonus crew, even if I won't need them. Despite having Minuet done for weeks, I worked on Captain Proton this weekend. When the Doctor was featured two weeks ago, I finished up my Mobile Doctor even though it was a Galaxy event. I'm fully aware I won't especially need Proton this week, and that I didn't need Mobile Doctor two weeks ago, but it gives me a way to focus my efforts on my crew and free up crew slots - and has nothing to do with an inability to understand the game's requirements.
I think a re-run of The Captain's Oath ... a hybrid Faction/Galaxy event. That's what I'm preparing for anyway ... a faction or galaxy event (or both!).
Worse, how? I, for one, have never done better. It had required an absurd waste of faction transmissions and an obscene amount of time reducers, (I'd say about fifty 3*,) but I'm looking to hit below the 500 mark. This will be the second faction event I've surpassed 1000, I believe.
The question is who will help you most next week. Musketeer Picard, Minuete, or Captain Proton? I will leave my new Picard at one star for now.
I would think so. His arena ability doesn't look like anything special.
Seriously? The only reason I made my comment, was because others were trying to tell DB they made a bad decision. If the board were full of nothing but negative comments, it appears there is not much player support for fun ship options like this (or maybe fun crew options like porthos, etc). If you wish to support people having differing opinions, I'm surprised you are not supporting my message since I believe the majority seemed not in favor.
also you actually can get stuff you need from those events instead of just wasting chrons for top 1k finish... like event shuttles at 90+ % vs normal shuttles a 65% and basically free farming from ship battles for the things you need. also that sweet honour
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UGH. Sunscreen on a Care Bear! I haven't highlighted any problem with the rewards structure. I've only tangentially highlighted a problem with Skirmishes. You're overthinking it. The point isn't how strategically useless Bonus Crew is in a Skirmish. That part is irrelevant. The point is to model the "5* in Event A is used in Event B" structure using the Event A and Event B at hand. That's it.
I think you have forgotten that not everyone can rank in the top 1000 in every event. Choosing to pursue the rank reward legendary this week to help out next week can literally be a game-changer for some people.
If one invests their limited resources in acquiring this week's ranked legendary, only to find out after two days of expensive investment that next week will be a skirmish anyway, this can easily cost them a top 1000 rank in another event.
I understand that this problem is unlikely to affect spenders like yourself, but given that the solution is as simple as bringing one word forward three days to the Wednesday briefing, as part of the information about the ranked legendary, I cannot follow why anyone would be against it.
You said before that we wouldn't have known who was bonus crew in the following week's event anyway, but you're looking at it backwards. The fact is, we have never before not known the event type in which the ranked legendary prize is event crew.
A. If you are one of those people who cannot rank top 1000 in every event (like me) than any 5* you get from ranking top 1000 will probably boost your crew in some manner ... so even if they don't end up being of optimal use in the following event they will be of use to the player for, at least, the near future ... for example, the recent 5*s we could obtain through rank rewards (or gifted Tux. Nog), though not stellar, still see action for me (mostly Voyages) ... so if I would have obtained them through rank rewards I would have levelled them anyway.
EDIT: Also, you will know what the upcoming event is by the time you bring in the crew through Monday's dishing out of ranked rewards ... if you choose to take the $25 offer to add stars you can do so ... if said crew doesn't interest you then just leave at lvl 1.
B. If you are one of those players who constantly rank top 1000 ... then what is levelling up one 5* in a couple of days? I consider myself in the above group (A) (have only ranked top 1000 twice) and I can level almost any crew within 3 days easily (maybe not Proton Paris, but thankfully he's already on ice).
On top of that ... I think people are seriously overthinking things ... how many event types do we have? 3, maybe 4 if you want to be wishful.
The upcoming event is Skirmish ... so there are two options for the following event:
1. It has Faction elements;
2. It has Galaxy elements;
(Hybrid has either both or all east one, so either falls under 1 or 2).
Levelling up an event 5* for any of the above choices is considered good practice.
Now, if the event was Galaxy/Faction/Hybrid you'd have a 3rd choice:
3. It has Skirmish elements.
(4. It has Expedition elements ... what is this strange anomaly, where did that come from?)
but we only have max. 1 a month of those, so simple deduction would help you out there ... did we have Skirmish the week before? Yes ... then it won't be that type; No ... then chances are high it will be Skirmish.
--> So, there is only one scenario where you might consider not levelling the 5* ... it is Skirmish and you have the 4* returning crew already levelled. And that scenario you can easily figure out.
I personally predict the next event to have Galaxy elements -> Hybrid (and then my money's on a re-run of The Captain's Oath).
But assuming your comment was directed at me, I'll say it again: one word. Three days. Problem..?
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You keep saying three days, but really it's two from Friday to Wednesday.
Personally, I don't think having the information a few days earlier will change anything for the vast majority of players - but sharing the information wouldn't exactly hurt DB either.
Respectfully, I think you've forgotten that everything in this game is literally a gamble anyway.
I have not forgotten that not everyone can rank in the Top 1000 in every event. I certainly can't do it. I have a lifetime record of 14-107 of cracking the Top 1000. I haven't done it since the first part of the DS9/Augment mega in August. I still view the game through the same lens as I learned to do in my first full year as strictly F2P/VIP 0.
Here's a flowchart that shows how I approach events.
If your concern is that the 5* might make the difference in whether you crack the top 1000 in Event B, I would suggest you consider that the Venn diagram of Players Who Got the 5* From Event A and Players Who Got the 5* From Packs is very nearly a full circle. We're still all competing against the same top player base week to week anyway. What difference does it make to us whether those players FE'd their 5* on Monday when Event A ended or on Wednesday when packs went on sale?
It's always longer than 48 hours - unless Jazz Riker does it!
Ah, respectfully, I think I now see your problem.
Looking back through your comments, you refer to the "player base" as if your summary is exhaustive. You say "It's not a problem that we're not getting any further advance info." as if it's not a problem for anybody. You assume that your Venn diagram covers every possible player level and play-style in the game.
Of course, you're right to comment in that way in order to correct me. I'm saying that some people are affected. To correct that, you have to say that nobody is affected.
The problem is, you haven't accounted for everybody. You haven't accounted for my play-style, for example. I can rank in the top 1000 every week (and no, I'm not a big spender; more months than not, I don't even have a monthly card). Before, if I wasn't a fan of the ranked legendary, I would leave it for someone else.
But if we don't get the correct event information on time, I'll be ranking in the top 1000 every week. I'll have invested in the first couple of days anyway, just in case. It'll just be turned into 550 honor if I don't want it.
How many others would play it safe like me? How many other play-styles have you failed to account for? It's still hypothetical for the moment, and DB may well give us the information in 27 hours anyway, but it doesn't take a great deal of imagination to understand that this can cause borderline-1000 players to spread themselves too thin, needlessly. It widens the gap between the top and the bottom.
I'm not trying to speak for everybody, obviously, or say that this tiny, easy, simple solution is going to benefit every player. But it's going to benefit whoever I don't push out of the top 1000 for a 5* I later airlock, at the very, very least!
I liked your flow chart and agree with it completely.
Needs more colour. I can't make a choice without a colour.
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