Future Campaigns
Commander Sinclair
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in The Bridge
As there is some dissent about the Picard Campaign, let's discuss possible future campaigns we would like to see, so DB has a better idea what to put forth.
My ideas thus far:
Mirror universe: 4* How about a new Mirror Riker? 5* Usurper Lorca or Mirror Sulu
Dax-imated: 4* New Prisoner Ezri, 5* Bell Riots Jadzia or Alt Future Jadzia
Maquis: 4* Disguised Chakotay, new 5* Lieutenant Ro or Maquis Insurgent Ro
My ideas thus far:
Mirror universe: 4* How about a new Mirror Riker? 5* Usurper Lorca or Mirror Sulu
Dax-imated: 4* New Prisoner Ezri, 5* Bell Riots Jadzia or Alt Future Jadzia
Maquis: 4* Disguised Chakotay, new 5* Lieutenant Ro or Maquis Insurgent Ro
I want to become a Dilionaire...
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*No 4* who has been Featured in an event within the previous month or is scheduled to Feature in an event the following two months. (Being Bonus Crew is fine.)
*No 4* who has been in the Daily Rewards for the calendar year.
*No 5* who has been a Mega-Event Recurring Legendary, although I might be open to a Campaign that featured one star of four different such crew. I don't need any of them, but it might be neat for newer players or older ones who have abstained from citing them to 5/5.
Also, I'm undecided how I feel about making the Campaign rewards brand new, unless they go into the Time Portal sooner than the Portal Updates, which seem to have become biannual instead of quarterly as we were once told was the intention. I see the appeal, but I also have a lot of crew already who, like half of the Sneeches, are in want of stars.
If you would have asked nice you might even get some more serious replies.
But of course all spenders and „whales“ hate if exclusive crew gets offered in campaigns, cause we are the bad guys, well i am in fact a [BAD] guy after all.
Serious answer:
I couldn t care less, as long as DB doesn t put someone as campaign legendary that has been pack exclusive or an event legendary just 4 weeks ago.
What is there for those two dozen to be "offended" about? That common riffraff might get hold of their status symbol? Absurd.
After some of the wailing and gnashing of teeth about Mirror Picard, it’s hard to tell how people would react and I’m honestly surprised both of you appeared to take the wording of my question so poorly. Maybe I could have chosen a better adjective? I did not mean any offense.
In any case, I asked because of a post that I think our beloved Frank made a while back, saying that there were likely only about 25 players that successfully got Astrosciences Sulu from that insane 10,000 dil pack that only guaranteed a chance at getting him. Aside from the fact that his skills are virtually identical to (if not slightly worse than) Captain Spock, that character strikes me as a perfect one to feature in a campaign because Sulu is a beloved character and this version is practically nonexistent in the field.
Possible idea for a future campaign. DB picks who/what the theme is and then you get beholds at the crew tiers from a pool only relevant to that theme. So for this one the 5* would draw from a limited pool of only Picard's meaning you could get possible choices of...
Mirror JLP
Mambo Picard
Romulan Picard
Musky Picard
C.O.P. Picard
E-E Picard
Smitten Picard
Augment Picard
...and for the 4*, a pool of...
Irumodic Picard
Admiral Picard
Tommy Gun Dix
Dixon Hill
Galen
Or would that be too much RNG for folks? (I suppose DB could pick the 3 crew in the behold and have them the same every time too)
Mostly DITTO.
Except i feel pretty strong about event recurrent mega reward. If you didnt work to get them you shouldnt get them. That sets a standard where accomplishing event goals means nothing.
Regular event crew after 6 months from release in event would be an ok compromise.
Also agree NO new crew. We get on average 3-5 new crew a week as is.
Maybe some tue release crew.
I would be down with this. Or even choose your campaign theme
Does anyone really work for the recurring Mega 5*? It is set so low in the threshold rewards that very little effort is required to get it.....up to four stars anyway.
Ha! No. The mega is what I would call low hanging fruit
To be clear, @Dirk Gunderson, my criticism wasn't of your interest in having Astrosciences Sulu in a Campaign. It's of the contingent of players who feel that their status symbol's scarcity should be preserved ad infinitum because it becomes a "slap in the face" if anyone else gets it later at all, let alone without spending a car payment to get it. This is an attitude that has crept up since I even found the old forum, and goes beyond just this one Sulu. This is not to say he should be featured in a Campaign, mind you; just that he should not be kept out of circulation to mollify a segment of the player base that's jealous over its status symbols (such as they are).
Also, I want to acknowledge that several of the big spenders, such as that 25 who snagged Astrosciences Sulu, have consistently pushed back against that kind of childish elitism. Frank and Silver come to mind, but I know there are others. It'd be erroneous to paint them all with the same brush.
I like this idea, however to keep it a little more simple, and perhaps only offer a specific 3, that way you could choose to get 4/5 of a single Gold, or one of each +1*, etc. (In the case that you already have all 3, but need to add cites.)
Same applies to the purple.
Fully agree Travis. It´d be erroneous to paint everyone with the same brush. In this posting you don´t. But usually you are the first on the line to defend FTP players, attribute them with pride for their way of play etc. But always seem to speak in disdain and bad of bigger spenders. Which is, to use an earlier term of yours, absurd. Especially coming from one of the biggest Star Trek bibles we have in this forum, someone who lives and breathes Star Trek with every fiber of his body. At least that is how you come across. And with that said you surely are well aware of the term IDIC.
You mentioned the term status symbol 2 times here. Since, as you said, we should not paint everyone with the same brush let´s say there are maybe people who see certain things like that, but that must be a minority. More people don´t see certain crew as a status symbol, but want them as example for event and other advantages. Or because they simply care more to have certain cards than others. And also "show" that by spending.
Furthermore as Mr Squirrel pointed out sometimes today the heavier spenders keep the game alive for the most part (of course everyone is needed - for a fun playing field, ads income etc. But in these mobile games the major part of the revenue is driven by a small percentage). So instead of your constant distain for them some more appreciativeness would be cool. Without them there would be no more STT for which you could create 1000 spreadsheets and prognoses.
That is something that seems to give you joy, the stats-and character side of things, not so much the game itself. While others enjoy investing in their hobby, to play and rank in events etc. They have a different taste/approach and so find joy in different things than you. As said: IDIC.
Personally I like nice clothes, collect watches etc. And I buy them because I want them, because I like them. For me, for my personal enjoyment, not as a status symbol. And would we live in the same country, I would see you in a mall or whereever and you would have the same clothes or watch I wouldn´t feel that to be a slap in the face. I would think: "Cool, that dude has a good taste".
P.S.: In a way you are the other "extreme" of this Mr Blu-ray you once told us about. The middle path of him and you would make you see certain things not so black and white. Amen...
MEGA Event crew - common sense would say, that they should never be the campaign 5 star reward.
Speaking as a veteran, for the newcomers, yes!!! It is a struggle to get the mega during events. Alot of newer players can not get enough vp due to 1*-3* crew primarily and low resources. Especially during shuttles events new players struggle to get 10k vp. They dont have stock of supplies for galaxy, low chrons waiting for auto refil. Really? Do none of you remember being a newbie? Once you finally reach the mega recurrent on the vp threshold it is such a great feeling for the first time. Then they go and just give them away when so many put alot of effort into that.
Ha! No. The mega is what I would call low hanging fruit
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I think you’re seeing things here that aren’t...asking if any of the current Astro Sulu owners would be mad if their very expensive card were to be offered at a steep discount to everyone else is absolutely not painting that entire club with a broad brush of being concerned about losing out on a “status symbol.” I know Frank and Silver wouldn’t be mad, because they are magnificently wonderful people...even so, seeing something one paid possibly hundreds upon hundreds of dollars to get (plus honor for immortalization) then be offered for ten dollars might be upsetting to some people.
I would. The bump from 1/5* to 2/5* is small but necessary if I want to go any farther than that (I do, he is #4 on my citation list).
Professor Hoshi in the same light.