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AviTrekAviTrek ✭✭✭✭✭
Shan, it looks like the final two events in the mega event will be extended until Tuesday because of holidays on Monday. With hybrid events featuring galaxy events as the second half, please remind the team of the feedback from the previous extended event. Hopefully being a couple weeks out still schedules can be adjusted to minimize extra long galaxy events.

Thanks.
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  • Agreed so much, thank you for posting this. DB please take note - extending galaxies or any event to 5 days is highly unpopular among the player base; just shorten it to 2 or 3 days please, or take a week or 2 off in the middle of the mega-event. Like TV shows take a break in between halves of seasons.
  • Or.... can you have the last two events as Expedition and maybe Expedition hybrid. Allows us to do it when we have time
  • Shortening the holiday events has my vote.
  • Agreed.

    There is absolutely no point in extra-long Galaxy events. The same players will be in the top 100 after 5 days as they would after 4. All it does is force everyone to grind for longer which nobody wants to have to do over the holidays.
  • Banjo1012Banjo1012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2017
    Add my signature to the protest. I don’t understand why the need is felt to extend events because of holidays. Last time it was said that it allows more people to participate. If someone has not participated by the fourth day they are not going to on the 5th day either. Count me in as holding up a big “no to a 5th day” sign
  • edited December 2017
    I would give a big yes vote for 3 day events, I accept 4 day events. I loath and despise 5 days.

    I play to relax, I already have a job 5 days a week, I don't need another...
  • MagisseMagisse ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm not sure there's any of us that prefer a longer event, no matter the reason. Petition signed.
  • Banjo1012Banjo1012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thought. It may be tolerable if it was first two days faction, second two days galaxy, last day expedition.
  • Expedition is not possible with current staff.

    5 day events are entirely for ease of life for DB staff, nothing to do with the least important individuals involved with the game; the players.

    I'd love to see 3 day event in place of 5 day event, but DB don't give a <beep> so we're stuck at 5.
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  • This Sisko1This Sisko1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I hate it to. It may force people to pony up for an extra day but it burns people out quickly and reduces participation in the future. But the announcement is out and I don't think anything will be done.
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    AviTrek wrote: »
    Shan, it looks like the final two events in the mega event will be extended until Tuesday because of holidays on Monday. With hybrid events featuring galaxy events as the second half, please remind the team of the feedback from the previous extended event. Hopefully being a couple weeks out still schedules can be adjusted to minimize extra long galaxy events.

    Thanks.

    Or, maybe they can just leave it running 'til Tuesday for those of us affected by the Holiday.


    I love how rude and inconsiderate some people can be of others, just because they are not affected by the loss of two consecutive Mondays of access time.


    Scott


    "The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    Xanathar wrote: »
    Agreed.

    There is absolutely no point in extra-long Galaxy events. The same players will be in the top 100 after 5 days as they would after 4. All it does is force everyone to grind for longer which nobody wants to have to do over the holidays.

    Except, there IS a "point" in it for quite a few of us.


    Maybe I should start a campaign asking them to stop those pesky Faction Events I hate......


    Don't wanna do it Tuesday? There is a dead simple solution, that does NOT impact the people who need it to run to Tuesday.


    Scott


    "The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
  • AviTrekAviTrek ✭✭✭✭✭
    AviTrek wrote: »
    Shan, it looks like the final two events in the mega event will be extended until Tuesday because of holidays on Monday. With hybrid events featuring galaxy events as the second half, please remind the team of the feedback from the previous extended event. Hopefully being a couple weeks out still schedules can be adjusted to minimize extra long galaxy events.

    Thanks.

    Or, maybe they can just leave it running 'til Tuesday for those of us affected by the Holiday.


    I love how rude and inconsiderate some people can be of others, just because they are not affected by the loss of two consecutive Mondays of access time.


    Scott


    First of all, I never said don't extend, just to consider the feedback. If DB wants to run phase 1 through Sunday and then run a normal 2 day Galaxy hybrid portion, I'd be fine with that.
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    AviTrek wrote: »
    AviTrek wrote: »
    Shan, it looks like the final two events in the mega event will be extended until Tuesday because of holidays on Monday. With hybrid events featuring galaxy events as the second half, please remind the team of the feedback from the previous extended event. Hopefully being a couple weeks out still schedules can be adjusted to minimize extra long galaxy events.

    Thanks.

    Or, maybe they can just leave it running 'til Tuesday for those of us affected by the Holiday.


    I love how rude and inconsiderate some people can be of others, just because they are not affected by the loss of two consecutive Mondays of access time.


    Scott


    First of all, I never said don't extend, just to consider the feedback. If DB wants to run phase 1 through Sunday and then run a normal 2 day Galaxy hybrid portion, I'd be fine with that.

    My apologies. I may have slightly got bent out of shape. {Or turned into a pretzel.}


    It's kind of a sore topic with me, just because {as I said} I know both Mondays I will be offline and it is out of my control. That is why it is nice to get at least a little time to TRY those Tuesdays.


    Scott

    "The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
  • Data1001Data1001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, I'm saying "don't extend"... we who don't want an extra day added to events have just as valid a point as those who do. Nothing rude and inconsiderate about that.


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  • AviTrekAviTrek ✭✭✭✭✭
    Xanathar wrote: »
    Agreed.

    There is absolutely no point in extra-long Galaxy events. The same players will be in the top 100 after 5 days as they would after 4. All it does is force everyone to grind for longer which nobody wants to have to do over the holidays.

    Except, there IS a "point" in it for quite a few of us.


    Maybe I should start a campaign asking them to stop those pesky Faction Events I hate......


    Don't wanna do it Tuesday? There is a dead simple solution, that does NOT impact the people who need it to run to Tuesday.


    Scott


    Just so I can understand your issue, what value do you get out of the extra day? Do you expect to not play Thur-Mon and then only play on Tuesday? Do you expect to play Thur-Sun, take Monday off, and then play again on Tuesday? Are you looking to clear the threshold rewards or achieve a certain rank?

    Thanks
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    AviTrek wrote: »
    Xanathar wrote: »
    Agreed.

    There is absolutely no point in extra-long Galaxy events. The same players will be in the top 100 after 5 days as they would after 4. All it does is force everyone to grind for longer which nobody wants to have to do over the holidays.

    Except, there IS a "point" in it for quite a few of us.


    Maybe I should start a campaign asking them to stop those pesky Faction Events I hate......


    Don't wanna do it Tuesday? There is a dead simple solution, that does NOT impact the people who need it to run to Tuesday.


    Scott


    Just so I can understand your issue, what value do you get out of the extra day? Do you expect to not play Thur-Mon and then only play on Tuesday? Do you expect to play Thur-Sun, take Monday off, and then play again on Tuesday? Are you looking to clear the threshold rewards or achieve a certain rank?

    Thanks

    Well, IF the Library is open Thursday and Friday, I will playing those two days. Saturday the week of Christmas is likely to be closed. Monday is definite. So, without Tuesday, I might not be able to do ANYTHING after Friday. See how the Holidays might affect others?


    Scott


    "The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
  • DScottHewittDScottHewitt ✭✭✭✭✭
    You know what? I am online to relax.


    Everyone have a nice day.


    Scott


    "The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
  • Banjo1012Banjo1012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You know what? I am online to relax.


    Everyone have a nice day.


    Scott


    How can we have a nice day when we know you’re so upset? Stupid library

  • I'd be thrilled with shorter events, or at least a hybrid that's shorter on galaxy. The extended galaxy over TG weekend was a bad experience, and I didn't even fully commit.
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  • I keep seeing references to the last two events in the mega event being hybrid events. Is that posted somewhere or is that just based on the last two mega events?
  • Hope_FHope_F ✭✭✭
    The Mega Event will consist of the following events:

    1st 4-day Galaxy
    2nd 4-day Faction
    3rd 5-day Galaxy
    4th 5-day Galaxy

    Call me Nostradamus if I am right.

    It could be even worse and the second event will be a Faction/Galaxy hybrid.

    I don't think Expedition will ever happen again. Everybody asking for them, but once it comes everybody will probably regret it. I did only one of those events (Klingon mega event) and it is awfully tedious. If they do it like last time with non-expiring tickets everybody will probably shoot themselves before trying to get the maximum out of every ticket. I was only 2 month into the game at that time and so had only a very limited amount of crew available, and even fewer leveled crew. But even that was a lot of work. If I think about having now about 120 fully leveled crew and try to exhaust them all with non-expiring tickets, this gives me nightmares. With expiring tickets it would be probably bearable, but this will also be x hours of clicking and clacking (depending on how many tickets per day).

    What I'm trying to say...be careful what you wish for.
  • DralixDralix ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hope_F wrote: »
    The Mega Event will consist of the following events:

    1st 4-day Galaxy
    2nd 4-day Faction
    3rd 5-day Galaxy
    4th 5-day Galaxy

    Call me Nostradamus if I am right.

    I will if you are, but I think there's approximately 0% chance of that.

  • BekkaBekka ✭✭✭
    Totally agree - no extra days, this is insane.

    It is a HOLIDAY let us relax and enjoy it.

    You are making a game feel more and more like work, and I for one, am getting tired of it.
  • Data1001Data1001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dralix wrote: »
    Hope_F wrote: »
    The Mega Event will consist of the following events:

    1st 4-day Galaxy
    2nd 4-day Faction
    3rd 5-day Galaxy
    4th 5-day Galaxy

    Call me Nostradamus if I am right.

    I will if you are, but I think there's approximately 0% chance of that.

    My reaction if this comes to pass...

    t8h8hAq.gif


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  • DralixDralix ✭✭✭✭✭
    Data1001 wrote: »
    My reaction if this comes to pass...

    t8h8hAq.gif

    I'm disappointed that you didn't use Mirror Garak.
  • BekkaBekka ✭✭✭
    edited December 2017

    It's kind of a sore topic with me, just because {as I said} I know both Mondays I will be offline and it is out of my control. That is why it is nice to get at least a little time to TRY those Tuesdays.


    Scott

    The only problem is you won't catch up at all, because the hard core people will just keep going and the rest who want to keep up will just keep going to keep up and you will still just fall farther behind.

    just saying.
  • Nicole KNicole K ✭✭✭
    edited December 2017
    Bekka wrote: »

    The only problem is you won't catch up at all, because the hard core people will just keep going and the rest who want to keep up will just keep going to keep up and you will still just fall farther behind.

    just saying.

    That isn't true. In the last event I was driving the day it started. I began playing well into the second day. I was in the low 200's by sunday night / monday when I decided i couldn't push to top 50 without spending a bunch of money. I more or less quit supply missions at that point and finished 440. It makes no difference when you do the supply missions as long as you do them. People who don't want to play all the days can easily just play the days that they would like and quit complaining about things that aren't going to change. Just because you don't like something doesn't mean you speak for everyone, or even most people, playing the game.

    I didn't spend anymore chronotons than I normally have to spend to finish exactly where I wanted to finish. The extra day made very little difference in the amount of chronotrons necessary to place in the top 1000. And if you can't make it to 50th place the rewards for 51-1000 are virtually the same.
  • Data1001 wrote: »
    Alternatively, if you need to run the events until Tuesday, then don't start them until Friday.

    This is exactly what I was thinking. They've done it before, too, though it's been a long time since they did. I do enjoy events, but after a while they can feel tedious.
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