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Voyage "Special" crew are elusive

edited January 2018 in The Bridge
I've spend enough Dilithium for enough 16+ hour missions to get to the final missions of 4 of the Dilemma Chains at least nine times and have received only a single Jannar.
Why does DB insist on sucking the fun out of almost every part of this game by having such low odd algorithms? First you have to defy the odds to get to the final dilemmas, then you have another low odds chance to get the character.
How many people actually have more than a couple of "Special" Crew? How much D did you spend?

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  • This Sisko1This Sisko1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best part is he is a one time drop. Should space unless willing to use honor. :(
  • Data1001Data1001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You know that you can only get each special character one time, right?


    Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing.
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  • Data1001 wrote: »
    You know that you can only get each special character one time, right?

    Not according to the Wiki.
  • PallidynePallidyne ✭✭✭✭✭
    Data1001 wrote: »
    You know that you can only get each special character one time, right?

    Not according to the Wiki.

    Where in the wiki does it say they are NOT one time drops?
  • edited January 2018
    Perhaps I am misinterpreting the line after the characters that say "Received X times"
  • Data1001Data1001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Perhaps I am misinterpreting the line after the characters that say "Received X times"

    That is a stat, based on the number of players who reported receiving it -- i.e., "x times" = "by x # of players".


    Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing.
    ~ Data, ST:TNG "Haven"
  • Others have said you can only get each character once.

    I have received Lucien, but none of the others so far. Frankly, other than Guinan, none of the others are really that motivating to have to spend honor to fuse them.
  • PallidynePallidyne ✭✭✭✭✭
    Others have said you can only get each character once.

    I have received Lucien, but none of the others so far. Frankly, other than Guinan, none of the others are really that motivating to have to spend honor to fuse them.

    Clown has decent stats if you don't have a deep crew. (and probably the best stats of the 2 dilemma characters)

    I've hit the same dilemmas several times after Lucien and the Clown just to reassure myself that they are only one time drops... and they are. Just one time drops.
  • Others have said you can only get each character once.

    I have received Lucien, but none of the others so far. Frankly, other than Guinan, none of the others are really that motivating to have to spend honor to fuse them.

    Same here. I have more than enough honor to FF them but I find them uninteresting except Guinan and Thot Gor.
  • I've spend enough Dilithium for enough 16+ hour missions to get to the final missions of 4 of the Dilemma Chains at least nine times and have received only a single Jannar.
    Why does DB insist on sucking the fun out of almost every part of this game by having such low odd algorithms? First you have to defy the odds to get to the final dilemmas, then you have another low odds chance to get the character.
    How many people actually have more than a couple of "Special" Crew? How much D did you spend?

    I only have Jammar, pt1 @2hr & pt 2 @6hr. Dropped the first tine i got both parts and I've never extended a voyage hoping for dilemma parts. This one had cost me nothing when i recalled at 7.25 hrs
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  • V.V. ✭✭✭✭
    Unless we get another Breen I would be interested in him, but I don't get beyond part 2 ever so..
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  • edited January 2018
    The Voyage-only crew have been super disappointing to chase.

    I've had a six-hour voyage more than once that dropped part 1 of three of the four two-parters, so I once paid to extend my voyage to 8 hours because, hey, I've hit three different chase dilemmas, I have a slim chance at getting the second part of one of them? Nope. I didn't extend to 10 hours, because why bother?

    I've had Colonel Worf's mission make it to Part 2 a couple of times, but no Part 3.

    I even spent a few days out of boredom recalling every single voyage that didn't have a Part 1 dilemma at the 2-hour mark just to try and have a better chance at the four- and six-hour mark, but after two tedious days of getting nowhere (and losing out on better chrons in the process), I gave up.

    I'd love to get Thot Gor, and Jannar seems to have decent stats at 1/4 with two above 500, but like Guinan or Locutus, you're completely at the mercy of RNG.


    I'm so bored at this point, I would even use honor to boost them to 4/4 just to see what their stats are, since DB has never released them, but I don't even have that option since I've never unlocked any of them.
    I didn't realize the 4/4 stats were out now.

    Phooey, I say.
  • They’re a huge honor vacuum so the stats really needed to be impressive...
    DB = Climbing up an endless wall...
  • AviTrekAviTrek ✭✭✭✭✭
    They’re a huge honor vacuum so the stats really needed to be impressive...

    And they're not.
  • What I hate is that you get Part 1, and never get Part 2 (even if you respond correctly according to the wiki). I pushed it with Dil and had three of the special events get Part 1 for all three of them, but never a Part 2 or 3 :(
  • PallidynePallidyne ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah it really blows. On the Worf one I had part 1 at hour 2, part 2 at hour 4. Extended to 14 and still no 3, lol.

    Then without extensions I got the Clown and Lucien on different voyages (that went 8 hours.. Got Sec/Dip and Cmd/Dip so was able to use strong crew...)
  • DB is much more likely to get me to spend dil on this if they guarantee subsequent parts. If I hit part 1/3 at 6 hours, you can be I'll put down the dil to get refill and get to part 2/3 at 8 and 3/3 at 10. Boom, you just got me to spend 200 dil, DB well done!

    Otherwise, I'm not likely to refresh most of the time.
  • WebberoniWebberoni ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have managed to get Thot Gor (1st & 3rd dilemma on a 6-hour voyage) and Jannar (first 2 dilemmas on a 6-hour voyage), but ran into an error when trying to get The Clown.

    I followed the wiki by selecting option-A on the 'The Beginning of the End of the World' dilemma, yet option-C was locked when I got the 'The Voice of the Prophets' dilemma (during a 24-hour voyage).

    I've submitted a ticket because I feel I should have received The Clown, assuming the wiki and various forum posts about The Clown are correct.
  • ~peregrine~~peregrine~ ✭✭✭✭✭
    DB is much more likely to get me to spend dil on this if they guarantee subsequent parts. If I hit part 1/3 at 6 hours, you can be I'll put down the dil to get refill and get to part 2/3 at 8 and 3/3 at 10. Boom, you just got me to spend 200 dil, DB well done!

    Otherwise, I'm not likely to refresh most of the time.

    That makes way too much sense for them to consider, I suppose.
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  • WaldoMagWaldoMag ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2018
    So do not get them if you do not want to use honor to FF and do not have the crew slots to keep them.

    YOU are WARNED.
    EDIT: if you do not have the space and do not want to use honor to FF. Use wiki to avoid those you do not want.

    Once I got The Clown the second part dilemma does not even give the option that would lead to that crew again.

    OP seems to be saying the options for Jannar does come up in part two of dilemma? Put as a question because I am not sure if he is saying that.
  • There was a couple of crazy days and I got Jennar, thot Gor and clown drop in those two days. Never got second scenario for worf and guinan ever.
  • Banjo1012Banjo1012 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Three out of the last four Voyages I went on they gave me the higher duty part 1 dilemma first. I say to myself if I get part 2 before I run out of AM I’ll refresh to get to part 3. They never do. I suspect this is a ploy to influence dilithium spending to get Fierce Guinan
  • WaldoMagWaldoMag ✭✭✭✭✭
    I spend dil. on voyages. I usually do not go past 18 hours. Must have done this at least 10 times between both my accounts. Have yet to get part 3 on either. And there are quite a few times I did not get part 2.
  • Webberoni wrote: »
    I have managed to get Thot Gor (1st & 3rd dilemma on a 6-hour voyage) and Jannar (first 2 dilemmas on a 6-hour voyage), but ran into an error when trying to get The Clown.

    I followed the wiki by selecting option-A on the 'The Beginning of the End of the World' dilemma, yet option-C was locked when I got the 'The Voice of the Prophets' dilemma (during a 24-hour voyage).

    I've submitted a ticket because I feel I should have received The Clown, assuming the wiki and various forum posts about The Clown are correct.

    This issue has been reported by a number of captains now. I believe it's unintentional. Hopefully it's fixed soon. Good luck!
  • I largely think of the voyage-exclusive cards as collector's items for whales. You are unlikely to earn them without AM refills, and even then, they require a large amount of honor to fuse up once they're obtained. I did get Lucien at either a 6hr or 8hr dilemma a while back, but have had no luck since then. And since I'm very rarely extending voyages anymore, I don't necessarily expect to see another.
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  • PallidynePallidyne ✭✭✭✭✭
    I largely think of the voyage-exclusive cards as collector's items for whales. You are unlikely to earn them without AM refills, and even then, they require a large amount of honor to fuse up once they're obtained. I did get Lucien at either a 6hr or 8hr dilemma a while back, but have had no luck since then. And since I'm very rarely extending voyages anymore, I don't necessarily expect to see another.

    Lol I look at them as Dabo wheel wins. You might get one someday possibly maybe.
  • DavideBooksDavideBooks ✭✭✭✭✭
    I got Janar in 4 hours. Eventually I will get them.
  • IvanstoneIvanstone ✭✭✭✭✭
    I largely think of the voyage-exclusive cards as collector's items for whales. You are unlikely to earn them without AM refills, and even then, they require a large amount of honor to fuse up once they're obtained.

    I don't think that's true for Jannar, Thot Gor, Clown and Lucien. They're only two parters and the second part is rare. Worf and Guinan are probably pretty difficult since they're 3 parters and the 3rd part is likely super rare.
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  • AviTrekAviTrek ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agreed. I know plenty of people that have gotten one of the 4 within the first 6 hours. It's only Guinan and Worf that are nearly impossible without dil
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