What to do with incoming dil? (long-standing player, now f2p)
RaraRacing
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Hi all,
With the conclusion of the upcoming event I'll be 1 off from the 200 immortal crew achievement ... i.e. an influx on 750 dilithium.
Background
I've been playing since around June 2016. Had the monthly card late 2016 and stopped that after 2-3 months (can't exactly remember) because the game did not function on my old iPad.
I have since only purchased a 10 packs for €10 offer and did that only once.
I spent all my dil, up till now, on either shuttles (have 4) or crew slots (have 155). I've also extended some Voyages I forgot about ... this has left me with exactly 0 (zero) Dil at present.
Options
So, I can spend it on:
- 1 10x premium/event pack (meh ... almost guaranteed all Honor).
- extending Voyages (getting the 20 hr achievement seems nice to me ... would get the 10 hr one too - i.e. 15.000 Honor).
- buying cadet tickets on specific days (tip from fleet buddy).
- saving it up.
- ...
I will NOT spend it on:
- Dabo.
- Gauntlet.
- Shuttles.
- gear etc. etc. etc.
- ...
Summary
Any tips from the dil spenders out there on where I might best invest the game currency?
Are there Dil deals in the Time Portal that I should be looking out for to capitalise on?
It will take me eons to get the next immortalisation achievement step, so unless there's another Dil source (e.g. Collection achievements maybe?) this is it for me for the coming while.
cheers.
With the conclusion of the upcoming event I'll be 1 off from the 200 immortal crew achievement ... i.e. an influx on 750 dilithium.
Background
I've been playing since around June 2016. Had the monthly card late 2016 and stopped that after 2-3 months (can't exactly remember) because the game did not function on my old iPad.
I have since only purchased a 10 packs for €10 offer and did that only once.
I spent all my dil, up till now, on either shuttles (have 4) or crew slots (have 155). I've also extended some Voyages I forgot about ... this has left me with exactly 0 (zero) Dil at present.
Options
So, I can spend it on:
- 1 10x premium/event pack (meh ... almost guaranteed all Honor).
- extending Voyages (getting the 20 hr achievement seems nice to me ... would get the 10 hr one too - i.e. 15.000 Honor).
- buying cadet tickets on specific days (tip from fleet buddy).
- saving it up.
- ...
I will NOT spend it on:
- Dabo.
- Gauntlet.
- Shuttles.
- gear etc. etc. etc.
- ...
Summary
Any tips from the dil spenders out there on where I might best invest the game currency?
Are there Dil deals in the Time Portal that I should be looking out for to capitalise on?
It will take me eons to get the next immortalisation achievement step, so unless there's another Dil source (e.g. Collection achievements maybe?) this is it for me for the coming while.
cheers.
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Comments
The only other option would be to save up for new event packs if one catches your eye.
I plan to collect as many 4*s I can, realistically I'll only be able to immortalise 5*s if they are mega-event crew. I have all 1-3*s immortalised.
I do well in Faction events (can get top 1000) ... but usually do not have the time/drive to commit to much in Galaxy/hybrid events. I'm a fairly casual player.
Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing.
~ Data, ST:TNG "Haven"
Yeah, those are the two main things I'm looking at ...
Today I actually forgot about a 7 hr voyage so my levelling took a hit there ... no dil no extension. Emergency fund, as it were, for voyages would be nice.
I do well enough at Faction events that it might merit some more effort. I have 100+ 3* boosts for most skills (for SEC I'm at 60), but am lacking in the 3* boosts to shorten voyages (only 4!). So, could use extra cadet tickets there.
I can't be bothered with Hybrid/Galaxy events, take up too much time from personal life.
I figured there might be a good deal in the Time Portal to look out for, but I guess not. Yup, it won't last long at all ... ah well ...
If I were to look at all the 4* that I own right now, they break down as follows:
16 4's: Immortalized, in cryostasis
41 4's: FF/FE
1 4: FF
14 4's: 3 stars
28 4's: 2 stars
40 4's: 1 star
Total number of 4's I own: 140. Total number of 4's in the game (at this moment): 200
My strategy now is to selectively use citations to FF/FE worthy 4* crew, wait for the galaxy events to earn a FF/FE 4*, and pray that I can get more 4*'s to drop from my Voyages. Occasionally, I forget to recall Voyages, and the Dilithium that I have stored in the bank helps me to extend and not miss out on any acquired loot.
Congratulations, by the way, on your impending 200th immortal!
Yeah ... but will have to wait for another sale and the next achievement to get even close for another 5 slots.
@The Line Muse Be Drawn, HERE!
Thanks and good stuff, yes we have similar numbers for 4*s (I have 139, 24 of which are in cryo etc.) ...
I use citations to FF threshold rewards from Faction events (and who are new so not in the pool yet, I did not fully fuse 4* Shran). I've also used 2 on The Clown and, depending on the event schedule, I'll probably use some of the other Voyage-only crew I've obtained.
It is the 1/4 galaxy community reward that usually gets little love from me and sits at lvl 1 for eons.
I also use citations to FF mega-event 5*s ... started that with Picard and have done so for Cornwell too (well, she'll be immortalised tomorrow I think, now still 4/5).
Anyway, thanks all ... I think I'll probably save the Dil for Voyage extensions, should I forget about them and there's a good reward on one. Maybe the odd extra set of cadet tickets, saw today that those cost 150 dilithium.
750 dil is not always enough to reach 20 hours. A fleetmate of mine just did it and it costed him more than 900. On the other hand, I have two other fleetmates who can very nearly hit 10 hours (one made it to 9 hours and 58 minutes earlier today
Just some feedback ... I ended up just using the first Dil to extend a voyage a bit and happened to pick up 3 4*s along the way (my best haul ever crew-wise) (Waiterss Ezri, now 2/4, Lily Sloane, now 2/4 and B. Rasmussen, new).
I'll probably end up doing this again in the future.
Jim