Do you want Tribble Quark in recap packs?

Prime Lorca

According to Shan in the event thread for A Bed of Mushrooms, Tribble Quark will be in the recap packs. I'm curious to see who finds this favorable and who doesn't.
(If you don't care or aren't sure yet, then don't vote. You can always change your mind later.)

Prime Lorca

No

Frankly, we got Quark in the last mega event, just two months ago. We could have cited him during the mega event. We had those recap packs if we didn't cite him. We now have another event where he will be in the packs and event deals (presumably). Personally, I cited him during that mega event.

I get recap packs for the legendaries who I don't finish during the mega event. If Tribble Quark is in these recap packs and I get him instead of one of the other legendaries, it will be a HUGE point of frustration. Instead of adding to a new legendary, I'll get a completed one. I have no use for a duplicate since I already have Stranded Quark.

I really, really hope WRG will reconsider and take Quark out of recap packs. Alternative solutions could be making the legendaries a behold this time around. Or allowing us to put in a CS ticket to swap Quark for a different legendary.

I've placed in the top 100 three events in a row. I was really looking forward to recap packs to finish the legendaries. If Quark is in the packs, it will reduce my odds of finishing the others. It'll really take a lot of wind out of my sails.

Again, please reconsider this, WRG.

Prime Lorca

No

Shan's post, so you don't have to take me at my word:

Shan wrote: »

Tribble on Lorca's desk [10FH] wrote: »

I see Tribble Quark is event crew, which was mostly expected. That's cool, but... will he be in recap packs, @Shan ?

I asked and the reply is yes, Tribble Quark will be in the recap packs.

~peregrine~

No

I am skipping the recap packs for this mega, so I have no skin in the game.

That being said, I might not ever again use a 5* citation on a mega recurring legendary, given this precedent.

Travis S McClain

I'm indifferent. Insofar as Tribble Quark having just recently been featured, I'm sure there are plenty of players who still haven't fully fused him and would like to. Admittedly, this is likely to be a rather small pool of players. I guess I've just never lost the perspective I had during my first year as a VIP 0 player.

I understand that statistically, the odds will change statistically by adding Quark and is detrimental to my chances of pulling what I want. However, in a practical sense, adding Quark doesn't make these recap packs any different for me than any other recap packs. I already go into recap packs hoping to dodge at least one 5* and that goes up to 2/5 once I pull the fifth star for the recurring 5*. This time will be different because I want stars for all the 5*'s. Adding Quark spoils the 100% want percentage, but that only leaves me where I'm used to being with recap packs.

That said, I think what would be spiffy would be if there were two recap packs; one featuring the previously existing crew, and the other featuring the new. I'd be all about that.

Zombie Squirrel

No

He already was in recap packs in the previous Mega, many ppl have cited him.

Emperor Borg Drone (SC)

No

I've cited him and have no desire to end up with a dupe, so I simply won't open any of the recap packs.

I'm not sure how this will influence my behaviour in future mega events when it comes to recap packs and cites, but I've never had the habit of investing lots of dilithium into these packs anyway (I don't think I've ever pulled more than 5 or 6 of them, usually less) so it doesn't make too much of a difference. If I really want a crew I will compete for them during the event. And it's probably better for my crew slots not to pull any more 1/5*.

Kanon

No

I cited him, I was under the impression that recurring characters from mega events weren't going to be so rapidly available, but after seeing RSK Spock in elusive trasures, nothing surprises me, so wth. I don't expect that kind of rules, logic or consistency from this game anymore.

(HGH)Apollo

No

I would prefer him not be in recap packs. Maybe there could be another pack next to the recap packs with all the other Tribble crew not in this mega. Could have 1701 Sisko, 1701 O’Brien, 1701 Bashir etc. That would be cool.

ChaosChild

I never buy the recap packs, so I'm afraid that I'm a solid "don't care" on this one. But I can absolutely understand why people would be upset by this.

robownage

No

I voted no, but it's hardly the end of the world.

That said, between this and RSK available directly in the ET promo within a few weeks of each other, we're definitely seeing a departure in how TP seems to value exclusivity in the game. I suspect it will change how I regard so called exclusives going forward - it's not hard to imagine that Locutus or the Caretaker may pop up in some sort of pack, or Kahless or Captain Tribble might become available as a threshold reward in a future event. I'm not necessarily opposed to this, but it does mean I have to reevalute how I use my resources.

Mirror Cartman

I don't care.

I won't be buying packs, I will have all legendary tribble crew from the mega at 2/5 or better. It is not worth wasting dil to start a fourth copy of 1701 Jadzia.

Trollita

No

He wasn’t in the mega. He shouldn’t be in the recaps. He was free in the last mega. My thinking is anybody who doesn’t have him 5/5 would prefer he not dilute this event’s recap pulls. Who doesn’t have this guy? Somebody who JUST started playing? They’re not your target audience for recap pulls.

KPan [ISA]

Yes

So I have an issue with the Quark situation, but it is off topic for this poll. I will post my concerns in the event discussion.
As for why I voted yes to Quark in recap packs, I have him 4/5 and do not plan to use a citation or honor on him in the near future. If I happened to pick up the final star for him while pulling a bunch of these packs, which I intend to do, then it's a bonus.
I don't often get multiple of the same legendary when doing recap, and I usually open about 15 of them, but if I do happen to get a 6th star for him, well then thst would be a better pull than getting one of the existing super rares I have FF, so 550 honor is better than 200.
But my opinion is biased because I need him. I think because the theme carried from one mega to the other, I would be okay if this became a pattern. However, except for the one issue I have about the whole thing, which I won't get into here.
If your poll is successful, you owe me a Quark 😉

Mirror McCoy

No

I usually buy recap packs for 3 reasons. One is to get the fourth star on the new purples who weren't part of a galaxy. One is to maybe get the 5th star on the mega gold. And one is to maybe get a first copy of one of the other golds.

Tribble Quark fell into one of those categories during the last mega, and I did get his 5th star from the pack.

However, Tribble Quark does not fall into any of these categories this time, and just dilutes the chances of me getting a gold I want, breaking a pattern that has been in place for a very, very long time.

Having said that, I would much rather have him in the pack and no portal-purples in the pack, but I don't see that happening.

At the moment I'm leaning towards just skipping the recap packs and use campaign cites on the non-galaxy new event purples.

Prime Lorca

No

robownage wrote: »

I voted no, but it's hardly the end of the world.

That said, between this and RSK available directly in the ET promo within a few weeks of each other, we're definitely seeing a departure in how TP seems to value exclusivity in the game. I suspect it will change how I regard so called exclusives going forward - it's not hard to imagine that Locutus or the Caretaker may pop up in some sort of pack, or Kahless or Captain Tribble might become available as a threshold reward in a future event. I'm not necessarily opposed to this, but it does mean I have to reevalute how I use my resources.

Resources are exactly the point. Recap packs used to be my #1 way to spend dilithium. Honestly, it was the only reason I would occasionally buy dilithium. Sour that and I suddenly have no reason to buy dilithium. Maybe the monthly card for crew retrieval. Now... I guess I can sit on my dilithium and hope next recaps are better. That's two months of no need to spend more than $8 on dilithium.

Chuck S Darwin

robownage wrote: »

I voted no, but it's hardly the end of the world.

That said, between this and RSK available directly in the ET promo within a few weeks of each other, we're definitely seeing a departure in how TP seems to value exclusivity in the game. I suspect it will change how I regard so called exclusives going forward - it's not hard to imagine that Locutus or the Caretaker may pop up in some sort of pack, or Kahless or Captain Tribble might become available as a threshold reward in a future event. I'm not necessarily opposed to this, but it does mean I have to reevalute how I use my resources.

Locutus has shown up several times in Borg-themed packs I believe.

Prime Lorca

No

KPan [ISA] wrote: »

So I have an issue with the Quark situation, but it is off topic for this poll. I will post my concerns in the event discussion.
As for why I voted yes to Quark in recap packs, I have him 4/5 and do not plan to use a citation or honor on him in the near future. If I happened to pick up the final star for him while pulling a bunch of these packs, which I intend to do, then it's a bonus.
I don't often get multiple of the same legendary when doing recap, and I usually open about 15 of them, but if I do happen to get a 6th star for him, well then thst would be a better pull than getting one of the existing super rares I have FF, so 550 honor is better than 200.
But my opinion is biased because I need him. I think because the theme carried from one mega to the other, I would be okay if this became a pattern. However, except for the one issue I have about the whole thing, which I won't get into here.
If your poll is successful, you owe me a Quark 😉

I can't give you Quark, but you can PM me and I'll drop you any polestar you need to get any Quark in the portal.

MirrorMartigan

I have no horse in this race since I used a spare citation to finish Tribble Quark back during his mega event.............

This Sisko1

Yes

I don't pull mega recap packs since it's low value for me vs event packs but would like a 5th copy and fits the theme.

Travis S McClain

It's a bit of a sidebar, but I'm surprised by how many players shun recap packs. My experience has been that they can be generous about dropping 4*'s and 5*'s in addition to the themed crew. I typically end up with several needed stars for incompletely fused crew I've had lying around and/or some new ones I didn't already have. Thanks to the recent portal update there's more in circulation I can use than there had been for awhile. Anything I can't use or just don't want simply helps me replenish my Honor that I depleted during the last sale. I might not be swayed by these considerations if recap packs were full price, but since they're not, that dilithium I stockpile between recaps can go a long way.

Prime Lorca

No

Travis S McClain wrote: »

It's a bit of a sidebar, but I'm surprised by how many players shun recap packs. My experience has been that they can be generous about dropping 4*'s and 5*'s in addition to the themed crew. I typically end up with several needed stars for incompletely fused crew I've had lying around and/or some new ones I didn't already have. Thanks to the recent portal update there's more in circulation I can use than there had been for awhile. Anything I can't use or just don't want simply helps me replenish my Honor that I depleted during the last sale. I might not be swayed by these considerations if recap packs were full price, but since they're not, that dilithium I stockpile between recaps can go a long way.

Ditto. And you kind of reminded me that I also want the Negh'var and Warship Voyager schematics in the recap packs. I think I've only gotten 3 Negh'var drops since the update.

Trollita

No

Travis S McClain wrote: »

It's a bit of a sidebar, but I'm surprised by how many players shun recap packs. My experience has been that they can be generous about dropping 4*'s and 5*'s in addition to the themed crew. I typically end up with several needed stars for incompletely fused crew I've had lying around and/or some new ones I didn't already have. Thanks to the recent portal update there's more in circulation I can use than there had been for awhile. Anything I can't use or just don't want simply helps me replenish my Honor that I depleted during the last sale. I might not be swayed by these considerations if recap packs were full price, but since they're not, that dilithium I stockpile between recaps can go a long way.

That’s a fair point. My thinking on the Quark situation specifically is I really have little chance of placing in mega events for crew. I basically have to pay for them. Changing tradition and adding a crew that wasn’t an event-win only crew lowers the odds for me. As long as I can get just ONE copy of a crew I can work to cite them. That’s all I need - just ONE. I’d be pretty chuffed to get a Quark instead of a unique event crew in this situation.

But you are right about the event recaps being one of the better values in the game.

[DC] Picard Loves Reds

No

I've got 30k dil from the offer wall and I've been grinding more than usual to get 2 copies of each of the mega golds so that the recap packs I pull would be giving me the 3rd star at a minimum. Now the pack has a 1/6 chance of dumping a copy of a 5/5 Quark in my lap. GRRRRRRRR.

[DC] Picard Loves Reds

No

@Tribble on Lorca's desk [10FH]
You forgot to include the "H-E-double hockey sticks No" option.

[DC] Picard Loves Reds

No

Just picture this being Minuet instead of Quark and you can see how worrisome this precedent is.

Travis S McClain

[DC] Picard Loves Reds wrote: »

Just picture this being Minuet instead of Quark and you can see how worrisome this precedent is.

If you wanna paint a worst case scenario, imagine it's Mirror Jean-Luc Picard.

Prime Lorca

No

[DC] Picard Loves Reds wrote: »

@Tribble on Lorca's desk [10FH]
You forgot to include the "H-E-double hockey sticks No" option.

I honestly thought about that, except leaving out Yes. I'm fairly upset about this issue. But my insistence on fair polls won out. I even listed Yes first so no one could say that I tried to give my preferred outcome an advantage.

This Sisko1

Yes

Back in my day you got a 5th Mirror Picard after you used honor and liked it. I used 20k in Dil for suspira so the odds of getting a quark from a non event pack and through the recaps isn't something I'm counting on.

Mr. Hobbs

No

[DC] Picard Loves Reds wrote: »

@Tribble on Lorca's desk [10FH]
You forgot to include the "H-E-double hockey sticks No" option.

This

[DC] Picard Loves Reds

No

Tribble on Lorca's desk [10FH] wrote: »

[DC] Picard Loves Reds wrote: »

@Tribble on Lorca's desk [10FH]
You forgot to include the "H-E-double hockey sticks No" option.

I honestly thought about that, except leaving out Yes. I'm fairly upset about this issue. But my insistence on fair polls won out. I even listed Yes first so no one could say that I tried to give my preferred outcome an advantage.

I know how hard you strive to be fair in the structure of your polls, which is why I hoping you would see the smiley face as a clarification of my intent to jest with you a bit.