I stopped posting my lack of progress, it was a ton of work to time all those screen shots so the flashy graphics weren't interfering with the images. I'm usually still trying to wake up when Gauntlets are ending and in that half-awake state I'm trying to Gauntlet, drink my "morning" coffee, and cook dinner for my family. The screenshots were fun for a few days but too much work for how little impact they seemed to have, so I stopped.
I still have zero Red Angels. Other than twice where I finished 2nd and 11th (on purpose) I've won every Gauntlet I've entered since Red Angel went live. I've had four different streaks go over 102 including two that went well over 200, I'm now over 11,000 dilithium WASTED on this project.
And it absolutely **tsk tsk** s TBH. Ever since she was announced I made that my goal. And let me tell those of you who already have her what those of us still trying to get our first copy already know; Gauntlet life WITHOUT Red Angel **tsk tsk** s. She is every bit the equal of Locutus AND Caretaker on their shared pairings and to date has never once failed to have a 25% crit bonus. She is costing me a ton of extra merits to skip her every time she comes up, because even with Locutus and Caretaker I usually have no answer for her perpetual crit celebration.
I just want this to be over.
Yep. This is exactly how I feel too. I'm tired of wasting resources on it. I'm happy for those who have gotten her, but you don't need to tell us "how easy it is" to get her. You would feel similarly if you were still waiting also.
Oh, and on top of everything else, it looks like she might have gotten her 65% gauntlet now.
The one I started last night is 45%. She literally matches something every Gauntlet. That is overkill. I understand the frustration for those without her. It's gotta feel like the days those of us without Banjo Bob or Locutus faced the endless walls........
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
I got her yesterday out of a 5th rank chest and levelled her today. I found Gauntlet without her not much more difficult though even with growing amounts of her being around. But maybe that is because I started the game when all Gauntlet chars but her were introduced already, so lacking the créme de la créme for a while was nothing special for me. Tbh Guinan walls with their 65% always were the worst for me without her, even worse than no Caretaker.
With SCI as a primary proficiency RA is nothing special, be there ENG or not. I was happy to get her but life would have gone on without her too. She is too similar to the Caretaker and I often found her to be a weak opponent even with 25%, I beat her several times with Okona when he had 25% too.
Looks like people currently want to show her off at the price of adding more useful crew. Today I had a match with a FE RA (so no new player) at a MED/DIP encounter, in a MED Gauntlet! Like... whaaaat?!
Wir, die Mirror Tribbles [MiT] haben freie Plätze zu vergeben. Kein Zwang und kein Stress, dafür aber Spaß, Discord und eine nette, hilfsbereite Gemeinschaft, incl. voll ausgebauter Starbase und täglich 700 ISM.
Last time. It's not fun anymore. Like, none of it.
Had two seperate streaks of 75 too.
What began as a fun project has devolved into anything but, take care.
I am sorry that it’s not fun for you now.
Please do not give up on your quest.
Use merits for 3x-streaks & ignore ranks.
It got me to 20K & got me all of them, eventually. The merits evened out.
You can do this, @Bylo Band ! Save your dil for slots or packs or ... whatever (shuttles first, newer players!), but use those merits to get TRA. Then, stop & savor the moment, no screenshot required.
Live long and prosper. 🖖
"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
Last time. It's not fun anymore. Like, none of it.
Had two seperate streaks of 75 too.
What began as a fun project has devolved into anything but, take care.
You know, it is like frantically searching for something mislaid - it will suddenly (re)appear when you do not expect it. It is not worth your dil, such a strong gauntleteer like you will have her in a few months at latest anyway.
Wir, die Mirror Tribbles [MiT] haben freie Plätze zu vergeben. Kein Zwang und kein Stress, dafür aber Spaß, Discord und eine nette, hilfsbereite Gemeinschaft, incl. voll ausgebauter Starbase und täglich 700 ISM.
Funnily enough, I was just about to comment how frustrating at this point it must be for Red Angel seekers to have someone else drop instead. On the bright side, at least you didn't get another Armus!
Seriously, I am happy the card dropped for you. If anyone “deserves” anything in this game, then you did. All of your Locutus posts made for great reading material, btw. 🖖
"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
Since the Red Angel was introduced, I got two golds. My first gauntlet Locutus (The achievement one had been sitting around at 1/5 for ages. Despite playing from the beginning, he had never dropped for me.) And a 6th Caretaker. i don't expect to get new one any time soon. My luck with gauntlet crew has been pretty bad over all.
And I got reminded, why Europe is not the best place to play the gauntlet. Went to bed at first place, woke up at 11th. *sigh*
Got 4x rare trainers, 2x chrons, 1x rare comp. Useless.
I have not one. Doing fine in the gauntlet, but RNG hates me. So far the Caretaker, Locutus and The Angel are still missing on my roster. But i face walls of them regularly.
At the moment i simply do gauntlet to farm merits. I will not put any dilitium or merits in it. It's too frustrating. Loosing duells that should be a safe win simply because a opponent with a lesser span of proficiency and just a 5% crit chance crits three times in a row, doing a high roll every time.
Thanks for nothing...
Since the Red Angel was introduced, I got two golds. My first gauntlet Locutus (The achievement one had been sitting around at 1/5 for ages. Despite playing from the beginning, he had never dropped for me.) And a 6th Caretaker. i don't expect to get new one any time soon. My luck with gauntlet crew has been pretty bad over all.
And I got reminded, why Europe is not the best place to play the gauntlet. Went to bed at first place, woke up at 11th. *sigh*
Got 4x rare trainers, 2x chrons, 1x rare comp. Useless.
I feel you there, believe me. I live on the west coast of the U.S. but work nights, so I sleep through two of the final three Gauntlet cycles and usually have about 20 minutes to scramble right as I wake up, and when we are not observing daylight saving time (ie the clocks are not advanced 1 hour) I almost always sleep through the finish of every Gauntlet for 5 months!
Thank you everyone for the well wishes and cheers!
I have played every Round since RA got introduced. Finished 2nd,3rd,5th,8th and 11th and 12th and maybe i forgot a result but you get the Point.
I also had streaks of plus 50 in every Round so far. I probs spend around 10k merits plus on refreshes and even some dil to keep a streak going.
I got 1 Armus (which by now would have given me my 4th or 5th FFE dupe) (which i dont keep but thats not the point.)
These Drop chances are just ridiculous. Some people finish 99th or god knows where with a chance id like to see in numbers, and someone that regulary finishes in top10 (in my case) gets nothing but items that nobody needs or chrons.
It has gotten my big Quest to get this crew cause i got most skillsets covered by this point and its one of the few must haves for me atm.
Not gonna lie, I was pretty confused as to why it said Burnham, at first
but who is it?
michael or gabrielle?
both already fused to the red angel?
I forget if it was stated explicitly as being Michael rather than Gabrielle, but in any case the traits confirm this is the case: while both are astrophysicists, only Michael is also a xenoanthropologist - Gabrielle was an engineer instead.
I was TRYING to coast, I promise. I skipped the first 18 hours completely and then just chased easy wins for casual streaks.
Woke up in 21st place and tried to drop into 11th place but scored FOUR points too many and sat in 10th hoping somebody, ANYBODY would make a move. I sat there in 10th for 35 minutes while I cooked dinner. With 5 minutes left nobody did anything, so unhappy with 10th, this happened the last 5 minutes...
Captain’s Log...Star date 74039.9 : Twenty one days have passed since the being known as the “Red Angel” appeared. My crew has searched tirelessly for her...battling day in and day out, without even finding the slightest trace of her. She has appeared to many other captains in the quadrant; even for captains in our very own Fleet. But alas...for us, she is only a ghost...a specter of the imagination. My crew will continue to battle...tirelessly fighting to find her. But I admit, I’m worried about morale. Her failure to materialize is having its effect on my crew. I can only hope she turns up soon....
In the meantime, I’ll do what I can to keep them motivated...inspired, even. For after all, if we can find her and bring her aboard...the reward will be great...
I was TRYING to coast, I promise. I skipped the first 18 hours completely and then just chased easy wins for casual streaks.
Woke up in 21st place and tried to drop into 11th place but scored FOUR points too many and sat in 10th hoping somebody, ANYBODY would make a move. I sat there in 10th for 35 minutes while I cooked dinner. With 5 minutes left nobody did anything, so unhappy with 10th, this happened the last 5 minutes...
...and from that, THIS happened...
Congrats.....well deserved given the effort you have made. Hoping my luck turns as I have finished top ten in every Gauntlet since Red Angel was introduced without success.
I was TRYING to coast, I promise. I skipped the first 18 hours completely and then just chased easy wins for casual streaks.
Woke up in 21st place and tried to drop into 11th place but scored FOUR points too many and sat in 10th hoping somebody, ANYBODY would make a move. I sat there in 10th for 35 minutes while I cooked dinner. With 5 minutes left nobody did anything, so unhappy with 10th, this happened the last 5 minutes...
...and from that, THIS happened...
I see you *fixed* the broken RNG! I was going to suggest a different course of action, but clearly all is good! Well done!
As for mine (since Red Angel came into the game):
VIP14++/Captain Level 99 Account:
Finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 13th (several times on top 3)
Rewards: chrons, portal pulls, useless 3* items...yeah, that's all so far
VIP0/ Captain level 58 account:
Finished 52nd: Chrons, trainers, portal pull, Red Angel
Finshed 54th: 0* alloy, 0* Database, 1* Power Cell, Red Angel
Any higher finishes than that I get lots of trainers, portal pulls & 0*/1* junk. Just doesn't seem fair?
I was TRYING to coast, I promise. I skipped the first 18 hours completely and then just chased easy wins for casual streaks.
Woke up in 21st place and tried to drop into 11th place but scored FOUR points too many and sat in 10th hoping somebody, ANYBODY would make a move. I sat there in 10th for 35 minutes while I cooked dinner. With 5 minutes left nobody did anything, so unhappy with 10th, this happened the last 5 minutes...
...and from that, THIS happened...
RNGesus felt bad he Jobbed you!!!!!
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"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
I was TRYING to coast, I promise. I skipped the first 18 hours completely and then just chased easy wins for casual streaks.
Woke up in 21st place and tried to drop into 11th place but scored FOUR points too many and sat in 10th hoping somebody, ANYBODY would make a move. I sat there in 10th for 35 minutes while I cooked dinner. With 5 minutes left nobody did anything, so unhappy with 10th, this happened the last 5 minutes...
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The one I started last night is 45%. She literally matches something every Gauntlet. That is overkill. I understand the frustration for those without her. It's gotta feel like the days those of us without Banjo Bob or Locutus faced the endless walls........
Yeah. Mine has lost several times when RNGesus overcame her "advantage"......
It is. I won my three from the loot boxes ranking 47th, 1st, and 2nd.
With SCI as a primary proficiency RA is nothing special, be there ENG or not. I was happy to get her but life would have gone on without her too. She is too similar to the Caretaker and I often found her to be a weak opponent even with 25%, I beat her several times with Okona when he had 25% too.
Looks like people currently want to show her off at the price of adding more useful crew. Today I had a match with a FE RA (so no new player) at a MED/DIP encounter, in a MED Gauntlet! Like... whaaaat?!
Had two seperate streaks of 75 too.
What began as a fun project has devolved into anything but, take care.
I am sorry that it’s not fun for you now.
Please do not give up on your quest.
Use merits for 3x-streaks & ignore ranks.
It got me to 20K & got me all of them, eventually. The merits evened out.
You can do this, @Bylo Band ! Save your dil for slots or packs or ... whatever (shuttles first, newer players!), but use those merits to get TRA. Then, stop & savor the moment, no screenshot required.
Live long and prosper. 🖖
You know, it is like frantically searching for something mislaid - it will suddenly (re)appear when you do not expect it. It is not worth your dil, such a strong gauntleteer like you will have her in a few months at latest anyway.
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Captain Level 99
Played since January 2017
TP: Do better!!!
Sorry, I stole yours. You will need another now. Need proof? See here she is.
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Seriously happier for you than when mine dropped!!!!!!
Yay! 4 citations or more merits? Hm....
Seriously, I am happy the card dropped for you. If anyone “deserves” anything in this game, then you did. All of your Locutus posts made for great reading material, btw. 🖖
And I got reminded, why Europe is not the best place to play the gauntlet. Went to bed at first place, woke up at 11th. *sigh*
Got 4x rare trainers, 2x chrons, 1x rare comp. Useless.
I have not one. Doing fine in the gauntlet, but RNG hates me. So far the Caretaker, Locutus and The Angel are still missing on my roster. But i face walls of them regularly.
At the moment i simply do gauntlet to farm merits. I will not put any dilitium or merits in it. It's too frustrating. Loosing duells that should be a safe win simply because a opponent with a lesser span of proficiency and just a 5% crit chance crits three times in a row, doing a high roll every time.
Thanks for nothing...
I feel you there, believe me. I live on the west coast of the U.S. but work nights, so I sleep through two of the final three Gauntlet cycles and usually have about 20 minutes to scramble right as I wake up, and when we are not observing daylight saving time (ie the clocks are not advanced 1 hour) I almost always sleep through the finish of every Gauntlet for 5 months!
Thank you everyone for the well wishes and cheers!
I told you!
I also had streaks of plus 50 in every Round so far. I probs spend around 10k merits plus on refreshes and even some dil to keep a streak going.
I got 1 Armus (which by now would have given me my 4th or 5th FFE dupe) (which i dont keep but thats not the point.)
These Drop chances are just ridiculous. Some people finish 99th or god knows where with a chance id like to see in numbers, and someone that regulary finishes in top10 (in my case) gets nothing but items that nobody needs or chrons.
It has gotten my big Quest to get this crew cause i got most skillsets covered by this point and its one of the few must haves for me atm.
I hope my Luck will change soon.
but who is it?
michael or gabrielle?
both already fused to the red angel?
I forget if it was stated explicitly as being Michael rather than Gabrielle, but in any case the traits confirm this is the case: while both are astrophysicists, only Michael is also a xenoanthropologist - Gabrielle was an engineer instead.
Woke up in 21st place and tried to drop into 11th place but scored FOUR points too many and sat in 10th hoping somebody, ANYBODY would make a move. I sat there in 10th for 35 minutes while I cooked dinner. With 5 minutes left nobody did anything, so unhappy with 10th, this happened the last 5 minutes...
...and from that, THIS happened...
In the meantime, I’ll do what I can to keep them motivated...inspired, even. For after all, if we can find her and bring her aboard...the reward will be great...
Congrats.....well deserved given the effort you have made. Hoping my luck turns as I have finished top ten in every Gauntlet since Red Angel was introduced without success.
I see you *fixed* the broken RNG! I was going to suggest a different course of action, but clearly all is good! Well done!
As for mine (since Red Angel came into the game):
VIP14++/Captain Level 99 Account:
Finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 13th (several times on top 3)
Rewards: chrons, portal pulls, useless 3* items...yeah, that's all so far
VIP0/ Captain level 58 account:
Finished 52nd: Chrons, trainers, portal pull, Red Angel
Finshed 54th: 0* alloy, 0* Database, 1* Power Cell, Red Angel
Any higher finishes than that I get lots of trainers, portal pulls & 0*/1* junk. Just doesn't seem fair?
RNGesus felt bad he Jobbed you!!!!!
🖖🏿🖖🏾🖖🏽🖖🏼🖖🏻🖖
👍🏿👍🏾👍🏽👍🏼👍🏻👍
😁😃🤳🤳😃😁
Are you kidding me @Bylo Band !?
The hunt continues.