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Travis S McClainTravis S McClain ✭✭✭✭✭
edited April 2019 in The Bridge
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Today is my third anniversary as a Timelines player. That's kinda wild. Anyway, my thanks to everyone who's contributed somehow or other to my enjoyment of this little game: fleet mates, forum members, @Shan & @SunshineRiker, the designers, and anyone I'm overlooking. Incidentally, here are some of the notable things that have been added to the game that weren't there when I started:

5/3/16 Cadet Challenge: The United Federation
5/17/16 Shuttle Boosts
6/14/16 Cadet Challenge: A Certain Formality
6/14/16 Distress Call: Celestial Temple
6/16/16 Galaxy Events
6/29/16 Battle Arena
7/15/16 Expedition Events
7/26/16 Episode 7 "When Falcons Clash"
7/28/16 Event Replays begin with "They Came From the Holodeck! 2"
8/9/16 Cryostasis Vault
8/9/16 Tap and Hold Training
8/30/16 Ad Warps
8/30/16 Replicator
8/30/16 Squadrons
8/31/16 Aviator Yar and Tuskegee Mayweather become first Timelines Originals/non-canon crew
10/5/16 Waitress Ezri, the only Ezri added since the game's launch
12/8/16 Event Rank Rewards Become Cumulative
12/20/16 Supply Kits
1/30/17 Gauntlet
4/27/17 Crew Reenlistment Window
4/27/17 Honor Hall
4/27/17 Search by Name in Crew Quarters
5/4/17 Mega-Events
6/13/17 Achievements
6/13/17 Quick Build
6/19/17 Fleet Target Rewards
7/11/17 Distress Calls: Klingon Empire
8/28/17 Starbases
9/20/17 Lieutenant Commander Saru introduces Star Trek: Discovery content into Timelines
9/20/17 Voyages
12/5/17 Episode 8 "The Killing Syndrome"
2/27/18 Collections
5/24/18 Jonathan Archer finally appears in an event (Xindi Prisoner Archer, in "The Longest Day")
5/31/18 Skirmish Events
6/28/18 Rank 5*'s Added to Thresholds in Event Replays, beginning with "The Isthmian Games 2"
10/4/18 Event Rank 5* Featured in Following Week's Featured Crew
10/5/18 Distress Calls: Infinity
11/15/18 Event Thresholds Expanded to include Voyage Revival Token and Premium 10x Pull
11/15/18 "Peldor Joi" (i.e. "The Combs Event")
1/9/19 Cadet Challenges Became Warpable
1/15/19 Borg Faction
1/15/19 Episode 9 "Strange Bedfellows"
3/14/19 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E
3/19/19 Campaigns (Beta)
4/18/19 Campaigns
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  • [10F] gobolts07 [10F] gobolts07 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Reading this...I can’t believe I started almost two years ago.
  • RennJaxoRennJaxo ✭✭✭✭✭
    They say time is the fire in which we burn...

    Congrats, Travis! Out of curiosity, did you happen to just know your anniversary, or is there some way one could find this out? Bit curious myself.
  • FlemmingFlemming ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    You missed the 11/05/2016 milestone:
    Flemming Beta
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  • [10F] NewtonianQBalls[10F] NewtonianQBalls ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Another milestone would be the introduction of Honor and that we no longer received trainers when airlocking crew. Also, the ability to earn honor for each star instead of it looking at a 5/5* as being just a single crew. Airlocking a 4/4* and getting the trainers of just a 1/4* crew really sucked.

    I wasn't around from the beginning but was close as my 3 years is coming up in June. There really wasn't much to the game back then. I remember being able to join a fleet and just thought what the heck is the point of these? Speaking of fleets, shouldn't you also need to add in fleets being added within that timeline?

    5/3/16 Cadet Challenge: The United Federation
    5/17/16 Shuttle Boosts
    6/14/16 Cadet Challenge: A Certain Formality
    6/14/16 Distress Call: Celestial Temple
    6/16/16 Galaxy Events
    6/29/16 Battle Arena
    7/15/16 Expedition Events
    7/26/16 Episode 7 "When Falcons Clash"
    8/9/16 Cryostasis Vault
    8/9/16 Tap and Hold Training
    8/30/16 Ad Warps
    8/30/16 Replicator
    8/30/16 Squadrons
    12/20/16 Supply Kits
    1/30/17 Gauntlet
    4/27/17 Crew Reenlistment Window
    4/27/17 Honor Hall
    4/27/17 Search by Name in Crew Quarters
    5/4/17 Mega-Events
    6/13/17 Achievements
    6/13/17 Quick Build
    8/28/17 Starbases
    9/20/17 Voyages
    12/5/17 Episode 8 "The Killing Syndrome"
    2/27/18 Collections
    5/31/18 Skirmish Events
    3/19/19 Campaigns (Beta)
    4/18/19 Campaigns


    This is what has been added since I started playing.
  • Dirk GundersonDirk Gunderson ✭✭✭✭✭
    It’s funny...it feels to me that the time between when I started and the introduction of the Vault was longer than from the introduction of the Vault until now. This helps put things in a little more perspective.

    Also, congrats on your third anniversary!
  • ThurthoradThurthorad ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats. I've been here several years too. What's obvious for these lists is that 2018 was a very slow year and 2019 is not making up for it. The game is becoming stagnant and may well be in a semi-maintenance mode. DB is certainly not promising us any further development of note.
  • Bylo BandBylo Band ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome list, thank you for sharing this. I'm about as old as Skirmish Events!
  • Travis S McClainTravis S McClain ✭✭✭✭✭
    RennJaxo wrote: »
    They say time is the fire in which we burn...

    Congrats, Travis! Out of curiosity, did you happen to just know your anniversary, or is there some way one could find this out? Bit curious myself.

    I emailed support some time in 2017 and they looked it up.
    Another milestone would be the introduction of Honor and that we no longer received trainers when airlocking crew. Also, the ability to earn honor for each star instead of it looking at a 5/5* as being just a single crew. Airlocking a 4/4* and getting the trainers of just a 1/4* crew really sucked.

    That was a big thing, but it was part of the introduction of the Honor Hall, as noted in the 2.0 notes.
    I wasn't around from the beginning but was close as my 3 years is coming up in June. There really wasn't much to the game back then. I remember being able to join a fleet and just thought what the heck is the point of these? Speaking of fleets, shouldn't you also need to add in fleets being added within that timeline?

    Fleets were already a thing by time I joined, though Fleet Targets didn't come along until the 2.1.0 build on 6/19/17. Adding that to the list. Good catch!
    Thurthorad wrote: »
    Congrats. I've been here several years too. What's obvious for these lists is that 2018 was a very slow year and 2019 is not making up for it. The game is becoming stagnant and may well be in a semi-maintenance mode. DB is certainly not promising us any further development of note.

    I don't know that that's an entirely fair characterization. I'm not sure there's been all that much room for dramatic innovation since the introductions of the Cryostasis Vault, Gauntlet, Honor Hall, and Voyages.
  • Prime LorcaPrime Lorca ✭✭✭✭✭
    ByloBand wrote: »
    Awesome list, thank you for sharing this. I'm about as old as Skirmish Events!

    You seem more experienced. I jumped in shortly after Collections.
    Farewell 🖖
  • FlemmingFlemming ✭✭✭✭✭
    You can also add Episode 9's launch, 01/15/2019
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  • Banjo1012Banjo1012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There was a spot in inventory for citations but before the honor hall I had no idea how to get one, and I was around quite a bit before the honor hall
  • RennJaxo wrote: »
    They say time is the fire in which we burn...

    Congrats, Travis! Out of curiosity, did you happen to just know your anniversary, or is there some way one could find this out? Bit curious myself.

    I emailed support some time in 2017 and they looked it up.
    Another milestone would be the introduction of Honor and that we no longer received trainers when airlocking crew. Also, the ability to earn honor for each star instead of it looking at a 5/5* as being just a single crew. Airlocking a 4/4* and getting the trainers of just a 1/4* crew really sucked.

    That was a big thing, but it was part of the introduction of the Honor Hall, as noted in the 2.0 notes.
    I wasn't around from the beginning but was close as my 3 years is coming up in June. There really wasn't much to the game back then. I remember being able to join a fleet and just thought what the heck is the point of these? Speaking of fleets, shouldn't you also need to add in fleets being added within that timeline?

    Fleets were already a thing by time I joined, though Fleet Targets didn't come along until the 2.1.0 build on 6/19/17. Adding that to the list. Good catch!
    Thurthorad wrote: »
    Congrats. I've been here several years too. What's obvious for these lists is that 2018 was a very slow year and 2019 is not making up for it. The game is becoming stagnant and may well be in a semi-maintenance mode. DB is certainly not promising us any further development of note.

    I don't know that that's an entirely fair characterization. I'm not sure there's been all that much room for dramatic innovation since the introductions of the Cryostasis Vault, Gauntlet, Honor Hall, and Voyages.

    @RennJaxo to add to your question for the anniversary date. I went back and found the first event I had done and then watched the avatar list till the 2 year avatar showed up and it ended up being the 27th of June.

    @Travis S McClain I was just adding to the story of the honor points as I found the change from trainers to honor a good one. I had stopped playing for a few months after getting a new job and came back to that change. Was even more excited once I noticed the honor was being calculated at 4 crew when airlocking a 4/4*. I was always annoyed by the fact that before I would only get credit like it was a 1/4* for trainers.

    Also glad I could help with the fleet addition of Fleet Targets for the list.
  • Travis S McClainTravis S McClain ✭✭✭✭✭
    Flemming wrote: »
    You can also add Episode 9's launch, 01/15/2019

    Good catch. Also added the introduction of the Borg Faction that same day.
    Banjo1012 wrote: »
    There was a spot in inventory for citations but before the honor hall I had no idea how to get one, and I was around quite a bit before the honor hall

    Yeah, there have been a handful of instances where something appeared in some capacity in one part of the game before it was actually added in another. But so far as I recall and can confirm, Citations were not actually a thing until the Honor Hall launched.
  • [7TW] UnkieB[7TW] UnkieB ✭✭✭✭✭
    Flemming wrote: »
    You can also add Episode 9's launch, 01/15/2019

    And the Klingon and Infinity distress calls
  • IronagedaveIronagedave ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Thurthorad wrote: »
    Congrats. I've been here several years too. What's obvious for these lists is that 2018 was a very slow year and 2019 is not making up for it. The game is becoming stagnant and may well be in a semi-maintenance mode. DB is certainly not promising us any further development of note.

    I agree with with Travis skirmishes and campaigns have been big improvements compared to many little quality of life changes also episode 9 and Borg faction is missing from the list not all the changes are recorded.

    Edit: expansion of the distress calls / short treks also missing.
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  • RaraRacingRaraRacing ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats Travis!

    Also commendable that for a large chunk of the "primitive" era you made it through as f2p ... oh man, that was rough going back then ... your drivers and goals have been an inspiration.

    Biggest changes for me:
    - Cryostasis - when my collection bug really started.
    - Gauntlet & Voyages - both flipped the way that we players looked at, and valued, crew big time ... obscure crew became critical (Seven of Nine) and good crew fell by the wayside ... game changers.
    - Collections & Achievements - finally recognition for my collection bug. :)
  • Travis S McClainTravis S McClain ✭✭✭✭✭
    I didn't intend this thread to become a comprehensive documentation of the evolution of the game, but I kinda dig that it has. I've updated to include:

    Cadet Challenges Became Warpable
    Distress Calls: Klingon Empire, Infinity
    Episode 9
    Event 5*'s now being in the following week's Featured Crew
    Event 5*'s now being added to Thresholds in replays
    Event Thresholds expanded

    Also noted when the Enterprise-E was finally added, and when Waitress Ezri was added. To date, she's the only Ezri added since the game's launch.
  • Travis S McClainTravis S McClain ✭✭✭✭✭
    RaraRacing wrote: »
    Congrats Travis!

    Also commendable that for a large chunk of the "primitive" era you made it through as f2p ... oh man, that was rough going back then ... your drivers and goals have been an inspiration.

    That's a good point. I didn't go VIP 1 until my first anniversary. That first year was strictly VIP 0/F2P without the vast majority of these things. The ones that did benefit me during that year:

    5/3/16 Cadet Challenge: The United Federation
    5/17/16 Shuttle Boosts
    6/14/16 Cadet Challenge: A Certain Formality
    6/14/16 Distress Call: Celestial Temple
    6/16/16 Galaxy Events
    6/29/16 Battle Arena
    7/15/16 Expedition Events
    7/26/16 Episode 7 "When Falcons Clash"
    7/28/16 Event Replays begin with "They Came From the Holodeck! 2"
    8/9/16 Cryostasis Vault
    8/9/16 Tap and Hold Training
    8/30/16 Ad Warps
    8/30/16 Replicator
    8/30/16 Squadrons
    10/5/16 Waitress Ezri, the only Ezri added since the game's launch
    12/20/16 Supply Kits
    1/30/17 Gauntlet
    Biggest changes for me:
    - Cryostasis - when my collection bug really started.
    - Gauntlet & Voyages - both flipped the way that we players looked at, and valued, crew big time ... obscure crew became critical (Seven of Nine) and good crew fell by the wayside ... game changers.
    - Collections & Achievements - finally recognition for my collection bug. :)

    I might add Starbases and Warping Cadet Challenges to that list. Those were pretty big, too.
  • Seven of One Seven of One ✭✭✭✭✭
    Interesting and informative post! Congratulations on 3 years 👏 👏

    I'm just a few days older than collections 🎉
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  • AntasilAntasil ✭✭✭✭
    As a history geek I approve of this timeline! So weird to see that there are things I take for granted that were not always there. I entered during the first mega (Borg), so I was used to getting honor for dismissed crew from the start.
  • So how do you find out how long you've been playing for? Feels like donkeys years for me but I still don't have spot so it must be under 3
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  • [TFA] CaptainObvious[TFA] CaptainObvious ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    OP be like
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    For those of you on iOS, you can check when you first downloaded STT on your Apple ID, via the AppStore App / Account / Purchased. In the beginning, I played for quite some time as guest, without registering with DB. I'm not sure when they start to count.

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  • YateballYateball ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is Spot the 3 year anniversary avatar? I've got him available on mine too and didn't know I'd been playing that long... Although I did play for a bit then took a massive break and came back partly through the mega that had T'Kuvma
  • Banjo1012Banjo1012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OP be like
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    For those of you on iOS, you can check when you first downloaded STT on your Apple ID, via the AppStore App / Account / Purchased. In the beginning, I played for quite some time as guest, without registering with DB. I'm not sure when they start to count.

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    I’m on IOS and my App Store doesn’t show me that

  • Banjo1012Banjo1012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I found it. Really, I thought I have been around longer than this. Barely two years doesn’t sound right but I guess they would know before me.p59yi6z2i44o.jpeg
  • Bylo BandBylo Band ✭✭✭✭✭
    I will cross my fingers and hope that one day you'll be able to add an entry for the Klingon faction finally providing items necessary to equip Klingon crew!
  • Shy KhanShy Khan ✭✭✭✭✭
    Happy Anniversary and thanks for your meticulous and insightful analytics over the years!
    Come join the Steeler Nation Fleet!
  • Dirk GundersonDirk Gunderson ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Banjo1012 wrote: »
    OP be like
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    For those of you on iOS, you can check when you first downloaded STT on your Apple ID, via the AppStore App / Account / Purchased. In the beginning, I played for quite some time as guest, without registering with DB. I'm not sure when they start to count.

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    I’m on IOS and my App Store doesn’t show me that

    Odd...here are some screenshots of the detailed steps to get there:

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  • (HGH)Apollo(HGH)Apollo ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
    Congrats Travis and welcome to the cool cat club.
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    You are almost to cat playing piano level.
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    Let’s fly!
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