How do we have a DS9 event featuring Bell Riots themed crew, where there is always an existing 4* crew included, yet Gabriel Bell himself doesn't make the cut?
I defended this mega event the past week or so, but feel like the finale is a huge let down.
- no Gabriel Bell
- no Admiral Ross
- non-cannon finale 5*
- non-cannon finale existing 4*
- only 1/4 DS9 augment 'misfits' (unless we get a new 2* or 3* next week)
- no Kira involvement, new or old
- no Odo involvement, new or old
AND on top of all that, we get an extended 6 day event?!?!? Ugh
This went from being a very promising mega event, to being one of the worst mega events.
2 days is hardly a fair amount of time for a phase, you should really have each phase be a full 4 days and have Skirmishes in there as well. That would be a proper mega event ending! 16 day glorious days of every event type!!! Hell yeah!
Are you talking of a much greater pool of threshold rewards ( for a 6 day event, id kinda hope for double.. and not double difficulty to reach what's normal.. just.. double the quantity.. , don't spread.. extend)
Or is this just in reference to Galaxy community rewards ?
By inquiring about the event phases it became evident that it would not work with an event ending on Tuesday.
I have amended the original post with the following:
Event Dates: Thursday 06/21 until Wednesday 06/27
The event will span over 7 days, for a total of 6x24h and 3 phases of 48h each.
Wild. I know a lot of people are upset about the length of the event, but I'm honestly impressed by how ambitious this is. I'm looking forward to seeing how this works out.
An event that long, sorry Scooter that is a big oh hell no, four days is already way too many, Bells Bashir and out for me. For those who will actually torture themselves that long, knock yourselves out. Only way the train stops is if there are no riders. I suggest only the insane throw away this many hours of their lives away for this one. Ill enjoy watching from the sidelines though.
By inquiring about the event phases it became evident that it would not work with an event ending on Tuesday.
I have amended the original post with the following:
Event Dates: Thursday 06/21 until Wednesday 06/27
The event will span over 7 days, for a total of 6x24h and 3 phases of 48h each.
This is the darkest timeline.
You're going the wrong way with event duration. This was the time to experiment with a 3-day event (24 hours for each phase).
Edit: And when does the NEXT event after it start? 24 hours later?
This was my question as well. It smells like we may get that weekend with no event that some have been clamoring for. Either that or perhaps next event will start Friday?
Are you talking of a much greater pool of threshold rewards ( for a 6 day event, id kinda hope for double.. and not double difficulty to reach what's normal.. just.. double the quantity.. , don't spread.. extend)
Or is this just in reference to Galaxy community rewards ?
I'd be happy if they stuck an event 10 pull in the Community Rewards like they did with Infinite Contentions, but extra stuff in the Threshold would be cool too.
Well, I'm skeptical of such a long event duration, but this will be an interesting experiment.
Here's a thought: why not make one copy of Augment Commander O'Brien a harder to reach threshold reward -- say at 300k victory points? Maybe a second one at 500k victory points? That way there's value for everyone in playing through the full event, and not just to those who end up ranking really high.
Well, I'm skeptical of such a long event duration, but this will be an interesting experiment.
Here's a thought: why not make one copy of Augment Commander O'Brien a harder to reach threshold reward -- say at 300k victory points? Maybe a second one at 500k victory points? That way there's value for everyone in playing through the full event, and not just to those who end up ranking really high.
Agreed, Matt. I'm very skeptical of a long duration event like this one but it will be an interesting one, especially how the community rewards will be placed.
By inquiring about the event phases it became evident that it would not work with an event ending on Tuesday.
I have amended the original post with the following:
Event Dates: Thursday 06/21 until Wednesday 06/27
The event will span over 7 days, for a total of 6x24h and 3 phases of 48h each.
This is the darkest timeline.
You're going the wrong way with event duration. This was the time to experiment with a 3-day event (24 hours for each phase).
Edit: And when does the NEXT event after it start? 24 hours later?
This was my question as well. It smells like we may get that weekend with no event that some have been clamoring for. Either that or perhaps next event will start Friday?
Why would they operate any differently and not just go on with the next event since it is probably a rerun?
I'm betting business as usual.
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Lol and good news the next event starts Thursday so it's the great 10 day event.....
Geez. Didn't even think of that. Only 24 hours between events. That's horrendous unless they are planning on not having an event the weekend following the mega.
@Shan Can you verify if the next event will start the very next day after this mega or will there be no event the weekend following it?
how bout instead, we run a 4 day event with all three phases running concurrently? Play your way!
Doesn't apply to this event, but my thought was that skirmish could be held concurrently with galaxy. Earn chrons in skirmish, spend them in galaxy, rinse, repeat.
By inquiring about the event phases it became evident that it would not work with an event ending on Tuesday.
I have amended the original post with the following:
Event Dates: Thursday 06/21 until Wednesday 06/27
The event will span over 7 days, for a total of 6x24h and 3 phases of 48h each.
This is the darkest timeline.
You're going the wrong way with event duration. This was the time to experiment with a 3-day event (24 hours for each phase).
Edit: And when does the NEXT event after it start? 24 hours later?
This was my question as well. It smells like we may get that weekend with no event that some have been clamoring for. Either that or perhaps next event will start Friday?
Why would they operate any differently and not just go on with the next event since it is probably a rerun?
I'm betting business as usual.
Wishing I was in Boston so I could deliver a cream pie in person.
I mean theoretically it will actually hurt DB, as people who miss top 1k would normally buy the pack after the event. if it ends 24hours before next event start the portal will disappear at event end.
It's like DB takes community feedback and completely goes the opposite direction...
Okay, my event suggestions then:
Events should be closer to 10 days than a single day
Events should always have crew that have nothing to do with the theme of the event
Event rewards should be minimized since playing the event should be reward enough
Faction Shuttle Events should only have 1 hour shuttles so we could enjoy setting alarms every hour
Expedition Events should include 24 tickets per day. Enough to run one every hour!
Galaxy Events should have complex multi-layer parts that require lots of equipment/components just to build each sub-part and should require lots of faction only items.
Skirmish Events should generate 1 Intel an hour and immediately require 1,500 intel to run and ship missions should give intel equal to the chroniton cost, not 10 times the cost.
Legendary rewards should be limited to the top 25 players only. None of this top 1,000 nonsense.
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I defended this mega event the past week or so, but feel like the finale is a huge let down.
- no Gabriel Bell
- no Admiral Ross
- non-cannon finale 5*
- non-cannon finale existing 4*
- only 1/4 DS9 augment 'misfits' (unless we get a new 2* or 3* next week)
- no Kira involvement, new or old
- no Odo involvement, new or old
AND on top of all that, we get an extended 6 day event?!?!? Ugh
This went from being a very promising mega event, to being one of the worst mega events.
That's the plan, yes!
This is the darkest timeline.
You're going the wrong way with event duration. This was the time to experiment with a 3-day event (24 hours for each phase).
Edit: And when does the NEXT event after it start? 24 hours later?
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Cab either of you define what this means ?
Are you talking of a much greater pool of threshold rewards ( for a 6 day event, id kinda hope for double.. and not double difficulty to reach what's normal.. just.. double the quantity.. , don't spread.. extend)
Or is this just in reference to Galaxy community rewards ?
Wild. I know a lot of people are upset about the length of the event, but I'm honestly impressed by how ambitious this is. I'm looking forward to seeing how this works out.
This was my question as well. It smells like we may get that weekend with no event that some have been clamoring for. Either that or perhaps next event will start Friday?
I'd be happy if they stuck an event 10 pull in the Community Rewards like they did with Infinite Contentions, but extra stuff in the Threshold would be cool too.
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Here's a thought: why not make one copy of Augment Commander O'Brien a harder to reach threshold reward -- say at 300k victory points? Maybe a second one at 500k victory points? That way there's value for everyone in playing through the full event, and not just to those who end up ranking really high.
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Atleast it's a consistent pattern. Good news though, the reward is for a fake character no one asked for lol.
Call out for the Community reference (I hope it is anyway)... I can never let those go without props being given
Agreed, Matt. I'm very skeptical of a long duration event like this one but it will be an interesting one, especially how the community rewards will be placed.
This
So much this.
The rewards better be significantly better if we are expected to invest almost a full week on an event.
Why would they operate any differently and not just go on with the next event since it is probably a rerun?
I'm betting business as usual.
Wishing I was in Boston so I could deliver a cream pie in person.
Geez. Didn't even think of that. Only 24 hours between events. That's horrendous unless they are planning on not having an event the weekend following the mega.
@Shan Can you verify if the next event will start the very next day after this mega or will there be no event the weekend following it?
Doesn't apply to this event, but my thought was that skirmish could be held concurrently with galaxy. Earn chrons in skirmish, spend them in galaxy, rinse, repeat.
I mean theoretically it will actually hurt DB, as people who miss top 1k would normally buy the pack after the event. if it ends 24hours before next event start the portal will disappear at event end.
Okay, my event suggestions then:
Events should be closer to 10 days than a single day
Events should always have crew that have nothing to do with the theme of the event
Event rewards should be minimized since playing the event should be reward enough
Faction Shuttle Events should only have 1 hour shuttles so we could enjoy setting alarms every hour
Expedition Events should include 24 tickets per day. Enough to run one every hour!
Galaxy Events should have complex multi-layer parts that require lots of equipment/components just to build each sub-part and should require lots of faction only items.
Skirmish Events should generate 1 Intel an hour and immediately require 1,500 intel to run and ship missions should give intel equal to the chroniton cost, not 10 times the cost.
Legendary rewards should be limited to the top 25 players only. None of this top 1,000 nonsense.
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