I started with enough honor to do 11 40k pulls. I spread them out from Tuesday until today. 1st day got some new cards which included Niners Ezri. The others were kind of “meh” but are in the costumed collection so I’m happy about that. 2nd day got another Niners Ezri card plus a couple of cards that were 2nd or 3rd stars to my existing crew. Today I had 3 pulls left - all had one choice that were part of my existing crew, the last one got me a 2nd star for Juliana Tainor.
I’ll probably collect enough honor to do a 10k behold toward the end of the sale so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Overall I’m happy with what I got.
This one was a difficult choice. I went with Riker because of his event potential (I don't have many legendary Rikers - or any at all possibly) but the last star for Kirk was tempting.
This one was not a difficult choice, as shown by the fact that I forgot to take a screenshot of it
I think the other options were Sulan and a second star on Emotion Chip Data.
I took Bem. He should get some occasional use in the gauntlet.
10k today
1 star closer to completing the next tier in the Klingon collection.
I'm very jealous. My number one want right now is that first star on Gowron for my Gauntlet line-up. If I've seen him in a behold it was years ago before I understood who was good in Gauntlet. And the best you can do with crew retrieval right now is a 50/50 with Chancellor L'Rell. I lack the polestars to even make the attempt (I would need Diplomat or Politician).
Honored Owosekun (4/5) ; North Star Tucker (immortal & frozen) ; Dr. Pollard (immortal)
Kinda "lucky" here ... but then again, what are the chances? My number of immortals in portal is kinda low.
Owosekun, another great immortal, one of my few done through beholds like this, without a citation. Was already making voyages as a 4/5 ... especially since I froze Armus after picking up Gary Seven a bit back.
I chose stomach-virus Riker. Not a crew member I would chase, but for 10k honor I really can’t complain!
I would go Joseph Sisko. His stats stink but he was an awesome character.
I was VERY tempted to, for that exact reason. A fine actor, too. I half-expected Joseph to be a changling because I still had Cartwright in my head, ha ha!
Day 3 - the final day that I can do 10 beholds.
Advance spoiler - there's a bit of groundhog day going on in my options and choices.
Saru. Easy choice of a good crew, and also timely with a Saru event upcoming. Note that I picked him on Day 1 as well.
Lorca. A tough one. Seven was my 1st legendary and it seems inconceivable that I could pass on Zek, but Lorca gets daily use for shuttles already so might as well improve him. Note that I picked him on Day 1 as well (seeing a pattern yet?).
Joachim. Two skillers at every turn, but only one... is... superior.
Data. Relatively easy decision. Note that I picked him on Day 2 as well.
T'Pol. Timely improvement for the current event, but also a solid variant. Someday I'll find the right behold to take Minuet and freeze her, but she's the third best option in this one, so not today.
O'Brien. Oof, not a terribly exciting group to me, but at least O'Brien is main cast.
Picard. Easy choice due to lack of interest in the other options.
Kira. Like T'Pol earlier, a timely improvement for the current event. Note that I could have picked her on Day 2 as well.
Nechayev. Yes, finally got her for gauntlet... 3 years too late. No matter - having options never hurts.
Culber. Like Lorca, I use him every day for shuttles and he's overdue for improvement.
One more pull before the reset. Undecided, but almost for sure it will be Picard and doggo (poor dancing Chekov, not the first begold I choose to keep him in unclaimed in my inbox)
Extra stars on Dax, Bateson and Damar. Though very very tempted to start a Killy. But that would just be for vanity. And the pressure on crew slots is too high for me right now.
Yesterday and todays 10K pulls:
Queen Po (new) > Drunk Troi and someone worse than Drunk Troi
Goddess Troi (2/5) > Lincoln and Delta Torres
Ok, I really would like unwind time now so I can have a 3/5 Delta Torres.
If you regret choosing Troi, you can try submitting à ticket to CS and ask nicely to have her swapped out, explaining you chose the wrong one. I can't promise it'll work, but I know it has in the past.
Crusher was the easy pick for the first one. Went with Rabbit for the second, but he'll end up as honor. He was one of the first crew I got in a Tuesday pack and immediately cited up from 1/5. Still zero regrets about that, but I have no use for a second one. Shame we can't trade, because I know a lot of people could use him.
Crusher was the easy pick for the first one. Went with Rabbit for the second, but he'll end up as honor. He was one of the first crew I got in a Tuesday pack and immediately cited up from 1/5. Still zero regrets about that, but I have no use for a second one. Shame we can't trade, because I know a lot of people could use him.
Mirror Crusher
She is on my wish list, I was thinking of using crew retrieval, I have the Caregiver polestar to do it, but I still not sure if I should, or use it for Juliana Tainer
Yesterday and todays 10K pulls:
Queen Po (new) > Drunk Troi and someone worse than Drunk Troi
Goddess Troi (2/5) > Lincoln and Delta Torres
Ok, I really would like unwind time now so I can have a 3/5 Delta Torres.
If you regret choosing Troi, you can try submitting à ticket to CS and ask nicely to have her swapped out, explaining you chose the wrong one. I can't promise it'll work, but I know it has in the past.
I don't have a Torres at any level. She's just appeared three times this week and each time I took an existing crew instead. I probably only have one more pull. I'm fully expecting her to appear again and then the threshold or community event reward giving me a 5th copy.
Crusher was the easy pick for the first one. Went with Rabbit for the second, but he'll end up as honor. He was one of the first crew I got in a Tuesday pack and immediately cited up from 1/5. Still zero regrets about that, but I have no use for a second one. Shame we can't trade, because I know a lot of people could use him.
Mirror Crusher
She is on my wish list, I was thinking of using crew retrieval, I have the Caregiver polestar to do it, but I still not sure if I should, or use it for Juliana Tainer
Ooooo, that's a tough one. While I understand the appeal of the TNG Mirror cards, because I too have it, Mirror Crusher has not been very useful for me in the about year that I've had her FF'ed. She very occasionally makes it on a voyage, but is nowhere near a regular. Tainer, OTOH, you're more likely to use and keep using. So just some free perspective info.
Aside from adding a third star to Mirror Inquisitor Troi, I have just got dud after dud from my begolds. Sadly enough these are the ones I chose - imagine what I left behind.
Sphere-Builder Presage
Scrooge Data
Vahar'ai Saru
RAF Miles O'Brien
Romulan Data
Thrax
C.O.P. Founder Picard
Goddess of Empathy Troi
EV Suit Archer
Mademoiselle de Neuf
Dahar Master Kang (twice!)
T'Kuvma
Polywater Yar
Ezri. Had a hard time passing on Leo since MED-ENG voyages are still my weak spot, so I'll add him to the post-sale citation list along with Day 1 Interfaced La Forge.
Troi. Progress for Smoke and Mirrors collection and avoids any, um, unpleasantries the next time I ask her for some event work.
McCoy. The obvious choice, but one that I'm happy to make.
Overall summary: 33 beholds, acquired 4 new crew, added 29 stars to existing crew (immortalizing 3), and had 0 FF beholds! I'm good with that.
I was going to make a Changtastic choice, 'cause I think I should favor new characters over stars (and Kira will be mine some via ranked rewards) given that I have the crew space... But I think I rather have more of Commander Kira Nerys
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1 star closer to completing the next tier in the Klingon collection.
I chose stomach-virus Riker. Not a crew member I would chase, but for 10k honor I really can’t complain!
I’ll probably collect enough honor to do a 10k behold toward the end of the sale so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Overall I’m happy with what I got.
I would go Joseph Sisko. His stats stink but he was an awesome character.
Would your answer change if I told you Stomach-ache Riker was sick from Sisko's cooking? True story. It was his experimental Tube grub souffle.
This one was a difficult choice. I went with Riker because of his event potential (I don't have many legendary Rikers - or any at all possibly) but the last star for Kirk was tempting.
This one was not a difficult choice, as shown by the fact that I forgot to take a screenshot of it
I think the other options were Sulan and a second star on Emotion Chip Data.
I took Bem. He should get some occasional use in the gauntlet.
I'm very jealous. My number one want right now is that first star on Gowron for my Gauntlet line-up. If I've seen him in a behold it was years ago before I understood who was good in Gauntlet. And the best you can do with crew retrieval right now is a 50/50 with Chancellor L'Rell. I lack the polestars to even make the attempt (I would need Diplomat or Politician).
Honored Owosekun (4/5) ; North Star Tucker (immortal & frozen) ; Dr. Pollard (immortal)
Kinda "lucky" here ... but then again, what are the chances? My number of immortals in portal is kinda low.
Owosekun, another great immortal, one of my few done through beholds like this, without a citation. Was already making voyages as a 4/5 ... especially since I froze Armus after picking up Gary Seven a bit back.
But Joseph Sisko didn’t charge his customers and you get what you pay for.
I was VERY tempted to, for that exact reason. A fine actor, too. I half-expected Joseph to be a changling because I still had Cartwright in my head, ha ha!
Advance spoiler - there's a bit of groundhog day going on in my options and choices.
Saru. Easy choice of a good crew, and also timely with a Saru event upcoming. Note that I picked him on Day 1 as well.
Lorca. A tough one. Seven was my 1st legendary and it seems inconceivable that I could pass on Zek, but Lorca gets daily use for shuttles already so might as well improve him. Note that I picked him on Day 1 as well (seeing a pattern yet?).
Joachim. Two skillers at every turn, but only one... is... superior.
Data. Relatively easy decision. Note that I picked him on Day 2 as well.
T'Pol. Timely improvement for the current event, but also a solid variant. Someday I'll find the right behold to take Minuet and freeze her, but she's the third best option in this one, so not today.
O'Brien. Oof, not a terribly exciting group to me, but at least O'Brien is main cast.
Picard. Easy choice due to lack of interest in the other options.
Kira. Like T'Pol earlier, a timely improvement for the current event. Note that I could have picked her on Day 2 as well.
Nechayev. Yes, finally got her for gauntlet... 3 years too late. No matter - having options never hurts.
Culber. Like Lorca, I use him every day for shuttles and he's overdue for improvement.
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10k begold
Extra star on crusher
40k begolds
Extra stars on Dax, Bateson and Damar. Though very very tempted to start a Killy. But that would just be for vanity. And the pressure on crew slots is too high for me right now.
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Beowulf Kim (new) ; Captain Pike (new) ; One (new)
This is what I mean about yesterday's behold ... can I just add stars please? I have so many non-FF 5*s in the portal ... ah well.
At least Kim's a collection piece.
Queen Po (new) > Drunk Troi and someone worse than Drunk Troi
Goddess Troi (2/5) > Lincoln and Delta Torres
Ok, I really would like unwind time now so I can have a 3/5 Delta Torres.
If you regret choosing Troi, you can try submitting à ticket to CS and ask nicely to have her swapped out, explaining you chose the wrong one. I can't promise it'll work, but I know it has in the past.
I'm picking Work, but not crazy about him
AoS Crusher
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Crusher was the easy pick for the first one. Went with Rabbit for the second, but he'll end up as honor. He was one of the first crew I got in a Tuesday pack and immediately cited up from 1/5. Still zero regrets about that, but I have no use for a second one. Shame we can't trade, because I know a lot of people could use him.
She is on my wish list, I was thinking of using crew retrieval, I have the Caregiver polestar to do it, but I still not sure if I should, or use it for Juliana Tainer
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I don't have a Torres at any level. She's just appeared three times this week and each time I took an existing crew instead. I probably only have one more pull. I'm fully expecting her to appear again and then the threshold or community event reward giving me a 5th copy.
I forgot to post Day 3:
Mirror Bashir
Ooooo, that's a tough one. While I understand the appeal of the TNG Mirror cards, because I too have it, Mirror Crusher has not been very useful for me in the about year that I've had her FF'ed. She very occasionally makes it on a voyage, but is nowhere near a regular. Tainer, OTOH, you're more likely to use and keep using. So just some free perspective info.
Sphere-Builder Presage
Scrooge Data
Vahar'ai Saru
RAF Miles O'Brien
Romulan Data
Thrax
C.O.P. Founder Picard
Goddess of Empathy Troi
EV Suit Archer
Mademoiselle de Neuf
Dahar Master Kang (twice!)
T'Kuvma
Polywater Yar
Burnham
Burnham again 😎
Palmer
Ezri. Had a hard time passing on Leo since MED-ENG voyages are still my weak spot, so I'll add him to the post-sale citation list along with Day 1 Interfaced La Forge.
Troi. Progress for Smoke and Mirrors collection and avoids any, um, unpleasantries the next time I ask her for some event work.
McCoy. The obvious choice, but one that I'm happy to make.
Overall summary: 33 beholds, acquired 4 new crew, added 29 stars to existing crew (immortalizing 3), and had 0 FF beholds! I'm good with that.
Good luck on the rest of your pulls, Captains.
I was going to make a Changtastic choice, 'cause I think I should favor new characters over stars (and Kira will be mine some via ranked rewards) given that I have the crew space... But I think I rather have more of Commander Kira Nerys
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