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  • Captain IdolCaptain Idol ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    WRG Ben wrote: »
    Hello all! I had a great time yesterday on the stream! I hope you all enjoyed the behind the scenes info, upcoming changes that we are very excited about, and the sneak peek of the next mega crew. We will have to do that again sometime in the future. @[10F] Captain Idol Sorry for breaking your stream at the end with that TimelinesTalks exclusive sneak peek of the mega crew. :smile:

    See you next time and remember to disable the transparent layer!
  • ~peregrine~~peregrine~ ✭✭✭✭✭
    That was so cool! I retract my previous comments. Thank y’all for doing this. 🖖
    "In the short run, the game defines the players. But in the long run, it's us players who define the game." — Nicky Case, The Evolution of Trust
  • Commander SinclairCommander Sinclair ✭✭✭✭✭
    WRG Ben wrote: »
    Hello all! I had a great time yesterday on the stream! I hope you all enjoyed the behind the scenes info, upcoming changes that we are very excited about, and the sneak peek of the next mega crew. We will have to do that again sometime in the future. @[10F] Captain Idol Sorry for breaking your stream at the end with that TimelinesTalks exclusive sneak peek of the mega crew. :smile:

    See you next time and remember to disable the transparent layer!

    Pretty sure the black silhouette against black background was on purpose. ;)
    I want to become a Dilionaire...
  • (HGH)Apollo(HGH)Apollo ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great discussion. I appreciate Ben taking the time to give us players info and for you three sharing it. I did not hear anything about crew slots though. Did I miss it or did it not come up? Cause sigh, I ran out of crew slots again.
    Let’s fly!
  • AviTrekAviTrek ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great discussion. I appreciate Ben taking the time to give us players info and for you three sharing it. I did not hear anything about crew slots though. Did I miss it or did it not come up? Cause sigh, I ran out of crew slots again.

    They just added slots and had a sale. If you just ran out of space, that's on you. I don't know what you expect them to do other than given everyone unlimited slots.
  • RoxtonRoxton ✭✭✭
    It is always good to get a sneak peak of things to come
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  • Automaton_2000Automaton_2000 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great discussion. I appreciate Ben taking the time to give us players info and for you three sharing it. I did not hear anything about crew slots though. Did I miss it or did it not come up? Cause sigh, I ran out of crew slots again.

    Did not come up. A few questions had to end up on the cutting room floor to fit everything in (and we still went a bit long).

    To be fair, the pace of crew slot sales (and free +5 with each sale) has definitely increased over the last couple years.
  • Captain IdolCaptain Idol ✭✭✭✭✭
    WRG Ben wrote: »
    WRG Ben wrote: »
    Hello all! I had a great time yesterday on the stream! I hope you all enjoyed the behind the scenes info, upcoming changes that we are very excited about, and the sneak peek of the next mega crew. We will have to do that again sometime in the future. @[10F] Captain Idol Sorry for breaking your stream at the end with that TimelinesTalks exclusive sneak peek of the mega crew. :smile:

    See you next time and remember to disable the transparent layer!

    Pretty sure the black silhouette against black background was on purpose. ;)

    Yes it was ;)

    I believe payback is due...next time...
  • (HGH)Apollo(HGH)Apollo ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    AviTrek wrote: »
    Great discussion. I appreciate Ben taking the time to give us players info and for you three sharing it. I did not hear anything about crew slots though. Did I miss it or did it not come up? Cause sigh, I ran out of crew slots again.

    They just added slots and had a sale. If you just ran out of space, that's on you. I don't know what you expect them to do other than given everyone unlimited slots.

    Every player is continually running out of crew slots regardless of how many they buy. That is entirely the point and the problem. How many players avoid buying packs and portal pull deals because they lack crew slots? How many players just get frustrated and quit? As Ben was discussing upcoming changes and projects Tilting Point was working on I was surprised a problem that has affected all players since the beginning of the game was not asked about. There are many ways that Tilting Point could have players earn crew slots by adding them even in a small number to: achievements, event rewards, voyages, portals, packs, campaigns, or allow them to be purchased in additional ways besides dilithium even if it was 10,000,000 credits or 10,000 merits for five crew slots. Tilting Point can even come up with their own ideas if they do not like those and have the players vote on them. I think there is a good middle ground that would make the players happy, more active, and consequently spending more money than they did before on the rare crew slot sales.
    Let’s fly!
  • SSR BarkleySSR Barkley ✭✭✭✭✭
    or ... they could be limited by their back-end platform, and can't just willy nilly make it that much easier to obtain more crew slots. Not sure if you ever thought of that angle.
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  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank you, Ben for the chat.


    I just hope Tilting Point didn't PlayDumb Ben and make him a Justin.......
    "The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
  • (HGH)Apollo(HGH)Apollo ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    or ... they could be limited by their back-end platform, and can't just willy nilly make it that much easier to obtain more crew slots. Not sure if you ever thought of that angle.

    We cannot know because the question of crew slots was not asked. For a player to succeed in this game they need both crew and the crew slots to hold them. But as a mid level spender I am stuck choosing between spending my limited dilithium on crew or crew slots. If I can only have one but need both why should I spend money to have either? Why spend money to get half of what I need? This does not encourage me to increase my spending but lessen it.
    Let’s fly!
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, one of the strategies of the game would be strategic decisions on who to keep and who to drop, when room gets tight.

    Also, it might also be affected by things like they can only support a huge number of players, with some limits to their Crew pool....
    "The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
  • (HGH)Apollo(HGH)Apollo ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, one of the strategies of the game would be strategic decisions on who to keep and who to drop, when room gets tight.

    Also, it might also be affected by things like they can only support a huge number of players, with some limits to their Crew pool....

    Any information on the matter from Tilting Point would go a long way.
    Let’s fly!
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, one of the strategies of the game would be strategic decisions on who to keep and who to drop, when room gets tight.

    Also, it might also be affected by things like they can only support a huge number of players, with some limits to their Crew pool....

    Any information on the matter from Tilting Point would go a long way.


    Definitely. Open communication would be nice. We did get a lot of other information. But, that was kind of the big issue for a lot of people.
    "The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
  • (HGH)Apollo(HGH)Apollo ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    Great discussion. I appreciate Ben taking the time to give us players info and for you three sharing it. I did not hear anything about crew slots though. Did I miss it or did it not come up? Cause sigh, I ran out of crew slots again.

    Did not come up. A few questions had to end up on the cutting room floor to fit everything in (and we still went a bit long).

    To be fair, the pace of crew slot sales (and free +5 with each sale) has definitely increased over the last couple years.

    All three of you did a great job and got a lot of good information. I am appreciative to you three and Ben for having the interview. I get it that not everything can be asked. Hopefully crew slot issues can be further addressed by Tilting Point at a later time.
    Let’s fly!
  • Just wanted to add in congratulations on an excellent episode. I loaded up the Youtube App and listened to the whole episode driving in the car. It kept me very entertained while stuck in traffic! Can't wait for the next episode!
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