The most memorable moment was your discussion of my “Wasteland of Kirks” and how that demonstrated to you my lack of interest in Faction events.
Haha, I wasn't intending to be harsh, hope it didn't come across that way. Just jumped out to me as an anomaly, because you've got a great roster overall.
I also realized I kept referring to an honor sale as though it's a lock for Convergence Day. Hope I don't end up eating my foot on that one! They've been a big help to players for value and having a goal.
Thanks for the input guys. I cited up Medic Jett Reno and Dr. Pollard yesterday. Once the current campaign is over I will be able to finish AOS Worf. Love listening to the stream.
The most memorable moment was your discussion of my “Wasteland of Kirks” and how that demonstrated to you my lack of interest in Faction events.
Haha, I wasn't intending to be harsh, hope it didn't come across that way. Just jumped out to me as an anomaly, because you've got a great roster overall.
I also realized I kept referring to an honor sale as though it's a lock for Convergence Day. Hope I don't end up eating my foot on that one! They've been a big help to players for value and having a goal.
Congrats on the FF Sato
It wasn't harsh at all, just eye opening. Great food for thought! As I try to get the rest of my 10-hour milestones, I need to be considering how my decisions are impacting the other aspects of my game. At some point, vanity collections will get more attention, just not yet.
Okay we had a quick stream test for Wednesday's show to work out problems, then Twitch, for the second time seemed to completely break down for us. So moving forward we will be streaming straight to YouTube and this is where Wednesday's Stream will be. You can find that here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIxzjAFlCFrHLpaSRGc5pQ
This week's interview will be. We're still getting settled back into our formula so expect future episodes to be uploaded going forward.
I've been focusing a lot of visual content such as pack pulls and gags etc so that hasn't played well as an audio format. But once we get back into the old routine I'll get the feed updated again.
Maybe I'll cherry pick some bits from previous episodes in a "catch-up" episode in the future.
Thanks to Ben for joining us, we had an amazing time! Thanks also to Shan for dropping in and talking to Chat live. Podcast will be up as soon as I can get an wav or mp3 out of this video!
Edit: Any podcast listeners, I will have to wait for YouTube to do it's processing then I'll get it uploaded tomorrow. Sleep now.
Good luck solving that morse code I had a blast! Thanks again for having me on the stream.
I feel like two times you forgot to say a dot (once you only said 4 dashes before a comma but that is not one of the standard codes, and in the "modifier" you have three dots at a place where I suspect it should be four as that would make it be the right word). But I still have no clue what to do with the morse-decoded stuff, still looks like a code that I'm not sure what to do with.
"Don't try to be a great man... just be a man. Let history make its own judgments." -- Dr. Zefram Cochrane, around 2073
Strangely, the main page with the countdown to go live was a different page from where we ended up. I sat on the wrong (static) page for 10 minutes into the stream, until I went back and clicked on a different link to get to the right one. Not sure why that happened.
Great stream though guys. Thank you to Ben & Shan for participating!
so, skirmish reward changes.... more thresholds? community rewards? making the thresholds harder to get?
new feature... in the new year (yay but also boo for the wait, i presume it will debut in correspondence with convergence day)
thanks Ben for borg phlox, love it (you have good taste) wink:
no kelvin crew.. great! (imo)
so easier to do temporary achievements eh? how about some every month or something awesome like that? does that mean expanding the immo achievement? hopefully
another mini event- great! but it’s wayyy long overdue
new event hub? we’ll wait and see.....
glad to hear about September 8th because it’s coming up soon!
just my take aways
“What's a knockout like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like this?”
Proud member of Patterns of Force
Captain Level 99
Played since January 2017
Good luck solving that morse code I had a blast! Thanks again for having me on the stream.
I feel like two times you forgot to say a dot (once you only said 4 dashes before a comma but that is not one of the standard codes, and in the "modifier" you have three dots at a place where I suspect it should be four as that would make it be the right word). But I still have no clue what to do with the morse-decoded stuff, still looks like a code that I'm not sure what to do with.
Oh, wait... If I make those two dashes on the second to last hint actually be 3 dashes, then it makes sense and I guess it means the Mega in one of the upcoming months will be based on a very core Trek character if not the core character...
"Don't try to be a great man... just be a man. Let history make its own judgments." -- Dr. Zefram Cochrane, around 2073
Great, this is (without the lead-up to it) what I messaged to Ben as well
I just didn't want to post it all here yet as I wanted have others be able to deduct and guess themselves as well.
And given that Ben did mention a Mega in October in one short sentence, I guess it means that the core or even quintessential character of Spock will be what this Mega is all about.
"Don't try to be a great man... just be a man. Let history make its own judgments." -- Dr. Zefram Cochrane, around 2073
I wonder how they do a mega about Spock. The bonus pool would have to be more than Spock. Maybe Vulcan?
Another possibility is it could be a Spock campaign in October. There are enough Spocks for both a 4* and 5* variant. And we could always get a new 5* like Scrooge Data.
. And we should always get a new 5* like Scrooge Data.
Or the long rumored and mythical "Assimilated Spock"...
Though we were told he would "never" be released due to licensing reasons...maybe that has changed. Could also go for the long-awaited EV Suit Spock...and the resulting EV Suit collection...
I wonder how they do a mega about Spock. The bonus pool would have to be more than Spock. Maybe Vulcan?
Another possibility is it could be a Spock campaign in October. There are enough Spocks for both a 4* and 5* variant. And we could always get a new 5* like Scrooge Data.
I see a couple of possibilities:
1. Spock-themed Mega. It would be the first time they've done a mega focused around a character. But if you're going to start taking that approach, the guy who has appeared in 6 different Trek series and 9 movies would be the one to start with it.
2. Other themed Mega with Spock as the recurring legendary. I feel like this is probably more likely than #1. My vote would be an Animated series themed mega covering TAS and LDS with Giant Spock from "The Infinite Vulcan." Probably never going to happen, but there you go (I really, really want an LDS mega)
3. Spock Campaign. Already covered, but I suspect if this is it and they're bothering to tease it, then we're going to be getting a new Spock. I would love Assimilated Spock, as suggested by @General McDuck
4. Spock Temporary Achievement. Ben did talk about them making updates to the Temporary Achievements, and Spock would be a great choice to follow McCoy and Janeway.
Hell, if they want it to REALLY feel like Spocktober, give us all of them! Give me Lower Decks crew meets Giant Spock for the Mega, give me Spock undercover "in costume" as a Romulan for the campaign and give me Genesis Spock for the temporary achievement. I won't say no!
I would love all three. I think it could go a long way towards making the mega feel more mega again if we got a mega event, campaign, and achievement all related to the same theme.
Just think about the added push to complete the achievements if the new crew was giving a bonus in the mega event. Especially if it's a full event bonus like the recurring 5* in the event rewards.
And a campaign offering another good crew for the mega may generate some extra sales if players know the character will help.
For October I think Ben was pretty clear that we won't get a Lower Decks mega. But I could see a Vulcan mega with Spock as the recurring 5*. And then if we got a second Spock in the campaign, even better. A 3rd Spock as an achievement would be a cherry on top.
Comments
Haha, I wasn't intending to be harsh, hope it didn't come across that way. Just jumped out to me as an anomaly, because you've got a great roster overall.
I also realized I kept referring to an honor sale as though it's a lock for Convergence Day. Hope I don't end up eating my foot on that one! They've been a big help to players for value and having a goal.
Congrats on the FF Sato
It wasn't harsh at all, just eye opening. Great food for thought! As I try to get the rest of my 10-hour milestones, I need to be considering how my decisions are impacting the other aspects of my game. At some point, vanity collections will get more attention, just not yet.
This week's interview will be. We're still getting settled back into our formula so expect future episodes to be uploaded going forward.
I've been focusing a lot of visual content such as pack pulls and gags etc so that hasn't played well as an audio format. But once we get back into the old routine I'll get the feed updated again.
Maybe I'll cherry pick some bits from previous episodes in a "catch-up" episode in the future.
And of course I waited for Twitch to go live with did not see any notification on anything.
-- Dr. Zefram Cochrane, around 2073
Thanks to Ben for joining us, we had an amazing time! Thanks also to Shan for dropping in and talking to Chat live. Podcast will be up as soon as I can get an wav or mp3 out of this video!
Edit: Any podcast listeners, I will have to wait for YouTube to do it's processing then I'll get it uploaded tomorrow. Sleep now.
Proud member of Patterns of Force
Captain Level 99
Played since January 2017
TP: Do better!!!
New feature that will appeal to players who have been playing for a longer time being rolled out in early 2021.
Ben chose Nanoprobe Phlox for the honor hall. Phlox is a favorite of his.
No Kelvin crew, new license needed.
Behind the scenes, code for temporary achievements were updated so easier to do janeway for instance.
More code updates so new mini event is planned, late fall.
They streamed Ben’s screen, new event hub on the way.
Also, expect things to happen on September 8, Star Trek day including StarTrek.com.
The September 8 announcement was about 2 hours in!
i bet that morse code is the key to unlocking the 499999 dilithium lol
I feel like two times you forgot to say a dot (once you only said 4 dashes before a comma but that is not one of the standard codes, and in the "modifier" you have three dots at a place where I suspect it should be four as that would make it be the right word). But I still have no clue what to do with the morse-decoded stuff, still looks like a code that I'm not sure what to do with.
-- Dr. Zefram Cochrane, around 2073
Strangely, the main page with the countdown to go live was a different page from where we ended up. I sat on the wrong (static) page for 10 minutes into the stream, until I went back and clicked on a different link to get to the right one. Not sure why that happened.
Great stream though guys. Thank you to Ben & Shan for participating!
._.. _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ .._. .._ _.
Edit:
so, skirmish reward changes.... more thresholds? community rewards? making the thresholds harder to get?
new feature... in the new year (yay but also boo for the wait, i presume it will debut in correspondence with convergence day)
thanks Ben for borg phlox, love it (you have good taste) wink:
no kelvin crew.. great! (imo)
so easier to do temporary achievements eh? how about some every month or something awesome like that? does that mean expanding the immo achievement? hopefully
another mini event- great! but it’s wayyy long overdue
new event hub? we’ll wait and see.....
glad to hear about September 8th because it’s coming up soon!
just my take aways
Proud member of Patterns of Force
Captain Level 99
Played since January 2017
TP: Do better!!!
Oh, wait... If I make those two dashes on the second to last hint actually be 3 dashes, then it makes sense and I guess it means the Mega in one of the upcoming months will be based on a very core Trek character if not the core character...
-- Dr. Zefram Cochrane, around 2073
The video says its unavailable to watch, and the video has disappeared from your youtube channel!! ?
EDIT: Suddenly showed back up on your youtube channel! but the link above has to redirect you to youtube itself to work. For me anyway!
Anyway, I guess @KaiRo and myself figured this out - so do I reveal it or give everyone a chance to solve it on their own?
@ALeeRocks Yes please tell us! I'm really intrigued to know!
Thanks to El Marto for this answer!
Looking forward to this
And this:
As for the changes to Skirmishes
I hope this means more threshold tiers and not higher thresholds like in Expedition
I love this community sometimes. ❤️
Great, this is (without the lead-up to it) what I messaged to Ben as well
I just didn't want to post it all here yet as I wanted have others be able to deduct and guess themselves as well.
And given that Ben did mention a Mega in October in one short sentence, I guess it means that the core or even quintessential character of Spock will be what this Mega is all about.
-- Dr. Zefram Cochrane, around 2073
Another possibility is it could be a Spock campaign in October. There are enough Spocks for both a 4* and 5* variant. And we could always get a new 5* like Scrooge Data.
Or the long rumored and mythical "Assimilated Spock"...
Though we were told he would "never" be released due to licensing reasons...maybe that has changed. Could also go for the long-awaited EV Suit Spock...and the resulting EV Suit collection...
Spocktober?!?
how about ‘They are not the hell your whales’ Spock?
Proud member of Patterns of Force
Captain Level 99
Played since January 2017
TP: Do better!!!
I see a couple of possibilities:
1. Spock-themed Mega. It would be the first time they've done a mega focused around a character. But if you're going to start taking that approach, the guy who has appeared in 6 different Trek series and 9 movies would be the one to start with it.
2. Other themed Mega with Spock as the recurring legendary. I feel like this is probably more likely than #1. My vote would be an Animated series themed mega covering TAS and LDS with Giant Spock from "The Infinite Vulcan." Probably never going to happen, but there you go (I really, really want an LDS mega)
3. Spock Campaign. Already covered, but I suspect if this is it and they're bothering to tease it, then we're going to be getting a new Spock. I would love Assimilated Spock, as suggested by @General McDuck
4. Spock Temporary Achievement. Ben did talk about them making updates to the Temporary Achievements, and Spock would be a great choice to follow McCoy and Janeway.
Hell, if they want it to REALLY feel like Spocktober, give us all of them! Give me Lower Decks crew meets Giant Spock for the Mega, give me Spock undercover "in costume" as a Romulan for the campaign and give me Genesis Spock for the temporary achievement. I won't say no!
Just think about the added push to complete the achievements if the new crew was giving a bonus in the mega event. Especially if it's a full event bonus like the recurring 5* in the event rewards.
And a campaign offering another good crew for the mega may generate some extra sales if players know the character will help.
For October I think Ben was pretty clear that we won't get a Lower Decks mega. But I could see a Vulcan mega with Spock as the recurring 5*. And then if we got a second Spock in the campaign, even better. A 3rd Spock as an achievement would be a cherry on top.