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.
Hopefully we get a new two-star Transporter Chief O'Brien out of this.
That brings up the confusion I have with 3* O'Brien being in this week's event instead of next weeks. Seems like a no brainer for him to be next week unless they are going to reuse 3* Riker or add a 3* Leeta.
I got to wondering if this might be the introduction something new in the rewards table. Given that we don't get the 3* rank reward until the event concludes, that crew member is of no real use during the event. It would actually be more interesting if the 3* was instead a bonus crew member for the next week's event.
Come on DB, there are 2 glaring issues here that should have been foreseen:
1- DS9 was heavily character story based, perhaps (debatably) more so than other Trek series. As a ‘fan pick’, I think many were hoping it would be more tailored to DS9 and less random/non-canon than it has been. Where is Jack or the rest of ‘Jack’s Pack’? More Sisko? More Cardassians, Dominion or Bajorans?
We did get more Sisko, and one who has been often requested, at that. I expected few, if any, Bajorans, Cardassians, or Dominion crew to show up for the simple fact that they lost the vote to the Augments. I expected the DS9 side of this mega to draw exclusively from either the main cast or guest characters who weren't part of the other factions. It is a bit surprising that we only got one of the four Misfits, but I didn't expect we'd get all four. That would have been overkill, and I say that as someone who would like to eventually have the quartet in the game.
Set up a DS9 Augment event. Hype the event to DS9 fans
-Include zero Cardassian/Dominion cards
-Include 1 of the Augment misfits from DS9 but not the Admiral Patrick which many requested
-Include a lot of Enterprise, voyager, TOS, and TNG cards
-Make Bell Riots Bashir look like a Jedi extra from Phantom Menace
-Use made up character for finale 5* card when there are a lot of good DS9 requested cards to choose from.
-Make the last event 6 days long
Wonder why profits are down.
Why are we assuming profits are down?
Wait for it. Scroll up and look at all the dissatisfied player comments about this "event". Do they sound like people who will be opening their wallets wide for this?
Set up a DS9 Augment event. Hype the event to DS9 fans
-Include zero Cardassian/Dominion cards
-Include 1 of the Augment misfits from DS9 but not the Admiral Patrick which many requested
-Include a lot of Enterprise, voyager, TOS, and TNG cards
-Make Bell Riots Bashir look like a Jedi extra from Phantom Menace
-Use made up character for finale 5* card when there are a lot of good DS9 requested cards to choose from.
-Make the last event 6 days long
Wonder why profits are down.
Why are we assuming profits are down?
Wait for it. Scroll up and look at all the dissatisfied player comments about this "event". Do they sound like people who will be opening their wallets wide for this?
The long event only matters if people need the O'Brien and the ranked reward. It is a shame though that the galaxy part cant just be first so we can use our saved chrons then. Gonna be tough to get people to put in the chrons for galaxy rewards at the end of the event.
The long event only matters if people need the O'Brien and the ranked reward. It is a shame though that the galaxy part cant just be first so we can use our saved chrons then. Gonna be tough to get people to put in the chrons for galaxy rewards at the end of the event.
Agreed. After 4 days there will be burnout and event fatigue. People will already have all the thresholds, so unless they want Aberration Commander O’Brien, people will bail.
He’ll have to have the most spectacular stats in the game to make going through the extra pain bearable
Next time there's a poll for a Mega, don't bother voting. Apparently DS9 meant you'll see a picture of DS9 at loading, a new Sisko, a new Bashir, and a new OBrien. Such a snooze.
Ok having a huge Senior moment. What is a Expedition? Is this a remake of the Squirmy thing.
One caveat, expedition events have been the most modified event type, so some of the rule specifics might change.
They give you daily tickets (3/day? 6/day? I forget) to clear stars on 12 or so maps like the normal Episode 1, 2, 3, etc maps. Clear stars, get points. Like skirmishes, event crew gives you 2x points, "small bonus" crew gets 1.5x and everyone else 1x. Crew gets progressively more fatigued as it gets used more. Event crew and small bonus crew gets fatigued at a slower rate (event crew have 20 usages until they are fully exhausted, regular crew have 10 iirc).
Next time there's a poll for a Mega, don't bother voting. Apparently DS9 meant you'll see a picture of DS9 at loading, a new Sisko, a new Bashir, and a new OBrien. Such a snooze.
I voted for USS Callister and the Browncoats. I'm still satisfied with that vote.
Great news! A legendary O'Brien! Just what I wanted! And Mirror Leeta! Extraordinary! And to top it off I get to finish my Augment Riker! And I get six days to do it! No shuttles for days on end, an expedition, and if I screw that up I can always top it off by spending chrons. This is fantastic!
Jean-Luc Picard: "We think we've come so far. Torture of heretics, burning of witches, is all ancient history. Then, before you can blink an eye, suddenly, it threatens to start all over again."
Does anyone actually want longer events? I'm seriously curious. I know I don't. I know some others who don't. I've never heard anyone asking for a longer one, but if you're out there speak up as this is your moment.
I usually like to have a good go at the hybrid of a mega event, but minimal for this one, 6 days is far to long, 3 day events would suit me better.
Ok having a huge Senior moment. What is a Expedition? Is this a remake of the Squirmy thing.
One caveat, expedition events have been the most modified event type, so some of the rule specifics might change.
They give you daily tickets (3/day? 6/day? I forget) to clear stars on 12 or so maps like the normal Episode 1, 2, 3, etc maps. Clear stars, get points. Like skirmishes, event crew gives you 2x points, "small bonus" crew gets 1.5x and everyone else 1x. Crew gets progressively more fatigued as it gets used more. Event crew and small bonus crew gets fatigued at a slower rate (event crew have 20 usages until they are fully exhausted, regular crew have 10 iirc).
It says from the 14th! (yesterday) till the 26th! ... Your results for this week will be added on to next week's @Peachtree Rex ... make this weekend count.
So the galaxy phase is the current event, and next weekend is faction/expedition.
These don't match:
[DCC] bebe
Privileged to be Admiral of the Great Fleet
Dilithium Causes Cancer, maxed Starbase level 134
Featuring photonic flee free holodecks and
All you can drink Neelix's Even Better Than Coffee Substitute!
Set up a DS9 Augment event. Hype the event to DS9 fans
-Include zero Cardassian/Dominion cards
-Include 1 of the Augment misfits from DS9 but not the Admiral Patrick which many requested
-Include a lot of Enterprise, voyager, TOS, and TNG cards
-Make Bell Riots Bashir look like a Jedi extra from Phantom Menace
-Use made up character for finale 5* card when there are a lot of good DS9 requested cards to choose from.
-Make the last event 6 days long
Wonder why profits are down.
Why are we assuming profits are down?
Wait for it. Scroll up and look at all the dissatisfied player comments about this "event". Do they sound like people who will be opening their wallets wide for this?
Even if every single post in this thread was of a player saying they won't be spending money this week (which is not the case), that would be 147 people. Out of a player base of, what, 50,000? Hardly a drop in the bucket.
If everyone stopped spending money every time the event went a day longer, they'd stop extending events. If everyone stopped spending money every time they featured a non-canon character, they'd stop featuring non-canon characters. If people had voted for Cardassians or Dominion, DB would probably have featured Cardassians or Dominion.
The voices on this board are loud, but they aren't unified, and they certainly don't speak for the entire player base. And if you don't like what's on offer, don't play this event. No one is forcing you to.
Set up a DS9 Augment event. Hype the event to DS9 fans
-Include zero Cardassian/Dominion cards
-Include 1 of the Augment misfits from DS9 but not the Admiral Patrick which many requested
-Include a lot of Enterprise, voyager, TOS, and TNG cards
-Make Bell Riots Bashir look like a Jedi extra from Phantom Menace
-Use made up character for finale 5* card when there are a lot of good DS9 requested cards to choose from.
-Make the last event 6 days long
Wonder why profits are down.
Why are we assuming profits are down?
Wait for it. Scroll up and look at all the dissatisfied player comments about this "event". Do they sound like people who will be opening their wallets wide for this?
Even if every single post in this thread was of a player saying they won't be spending money this week (which is not the case), that would be 147 people. Out of a player base of, what, 50,000? Hardly a drop in the bucket.
If everyone stopped spending money every time the event went a day longer, they'd stop extending events. If everyone stopped spending money every time they featured a non-canon character, they'd stop featuring non-canon characters. If people had voted for Cardassians or Dominion, DB would probably have featured Cardassians or Dominion.
The voices on this board are loud, but they aren't unified, and they certainly don't speak for the entire player base. And if you don't like what's on offer, don't play this event. No one is forcing you to.
You are right on by saying the voices on the forum are not unified. When was the last time everyone here all said yeah, that’s cool. Even free water comes with a “but...”
If everyone stopped spending money every time the event went a day longer, they'd stop extending events. If everyone stopped spending money every time they featured a non-canon character, they'd stop featuring non-canon characters. If people had voted for Cardassians or Dominion, DB would probably have featured Cardassians or Dominion.[/quote]
I may be wrong but i think this is the 1st 6-days straight Event we've had. People haven't had a chance to "vote with their money" on 6-day Events yet. BTW, how many people have actually asked for *longer* Events? I keep hearing people asking for them to be shorter.
[DCC] bebe
Privileged to be Admiral of the Great Fleet
Dilithium Causes Cancer, maxed Starbase level 134
Featuring photonic flee free holodecks and
All you can drink Neelix's Even Better Than Coffee Substitute!
BTW, how many people have actually asked for *longer* Events? I keep hearing people asking for them to be shorter.
I don’t think anyone has asked for longer events.
Of course you are going to have the people who defend some of the crazier decisions DB makes, but those just seem to be intentional trolling or humor more than actual support for the decisions
Great news! A legendary O'Brien! Just what I wanted! And Mirror Leeta! Extraordinary! And to top it off I get to finish my Augment Riker! And I get six days to do it! No shuttles for days on end, an expedition, and if I screw that up I can always top it off by spending chrons. This is fantastic!
If everyone stopped spending money every time the event went a day longer, they'd stop extending events. If everyone stopped spending money every time they featured a non-canon character, they'd stop featuring non-canon characters. If people had voted for Cardassians or Dominion, DB would probably have featured Cardassians or Dominion.
I may be wrong but i think this is the 1st 6-days straight Event we've had. People haven't had a chance to "vote with their money" on 6-day Events yet. BTW, how many people have actually asked for *longer* Events? I keep hearing people asking for them to be shorter.
Yep, I keep hearing the same thing too...on the forum. My point was that if the five day events were not profitable, DB probably would've stopped them and certainly wouldn't be trying a 6 day one.
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LMAO
I got to wondering if this might be the introduction something new in the rewards table. Given that we don't get the 3* rank reward until the event concludes, that crew member is of no real use during the event. It would actually be more interesting if the 3* was instead a bonus crew member for the next week's event.
We did get more Sisko, and one who has been often requested, at that. I expected few, if any, Bajorans, Cardassians, or Dominion crew to show up for the simple fact that they lost the vote to the Augments. I expected the DS9 side of this mega to draw exclusively from either the main cast or guest characters who weren't part of the other factions. It is a bit surprising that we only got one of the four Misfits, but I didn't expect we'd get all four. That would have been overkill, and I say that as someone who would like to eventually have the quartet in the game.
Everybody else go home. Peachtree Rex just won this thread.
Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing.
~ Data, ST:TNG "Haven"
~· Fly with the Subspace Eddies! ·~
Usually I'm all
But not about how long this event is...
Wait for it. Scroll up and look at all the dissatisfied player comments about this "event". Do they sound like people who will be opening their wallets wide for this?
I’ll still buy the event offer.
Agreed. After 4 days there will be burnout and event fatigue. People will already have all the thresholds, so unless they want Aberration Commander O’Brien, people will bail.
He’ll have to have the most spectacular stats in the game to make going through the extra pain bearable
One caveat, expedition events have been the most modified event type, so some of the rule specifics might change.
They give you daily tickets (3/day? 6/day? I forget) to clear stars on 12 or so maps like the normal Episode 1, 2, 3, etc maps. Clear stars, get points. Like skirmishes, event crew gives you 2x points, "small bonus" crew gets 1.5x and everyone else 1x. Crew gets progressively more fatigued as it gets used more. Event crew and small bonus crew gets fatigued at a slower rate (event crew have 20 usages until they are fully exhausted, regular crew have 10 iirc).
You have unlimited time to finish a ticket.
I voted for USS Callister and the Browncoats. I'm still satisfied with that vote.
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Expeditions have never had community rewards. Only Galaxy.
I usually like to have a good go at the hybrid of a mega event, but minimal for this one, 6 days is far to long, 3 day events would suit me better.
Now that refreshed my cobwebs, thanks :-)
Actually that would be friggin awesome to the point that i'd laugh my **tsk tsk** off.
These don't match:
Privileged to be Admiral of the Great Fleet
Dilithium Causes Cancer, maxed Starbase level 134
Featuring photonic flee free holodecks and
All you can drink Neelix's Even Better Than Coffee Substitute!
Even if every single post in this thread was of a player saying they won't be spending money this week (which is not the case), that would be 147 people. Out of a player base of, what, 50,000? Hardly a drop in the bucket.
If everyone stopped spending money every time the event went a day longer, they'd stop extending events. If everyone stopped spending money every time they featured a non-canon character, they'd stop featuring non-canon characters. If people had voted for Cardassians or Dominion, DB would probably have featured Cardassians or Dominion.
The voices on this board are loud, but they aren't unified, and they certainly don't speak for the entire player base. And if you don't like what's on offer, don't play this event. No one is forcing you to.
You are right on by saying the voices on the forum are not unified. When was the last time everyone here all said yeah, that’s cool. Even free water comes with a “but...”
I may be wrong but i think this is the 1st 6-days straight Event we've had. People haven't had a chance to "vote with their money" on 6-day Events yet. BTW, how many people have actually asked for *longer* Events? I keep hearing people asking for them to be shorter.
Privileged to be Admiral of the Great Fleet
Dilithium Causes Cancer, maxed Starbase level 134
Featuring photonic flee free holodecks and
All you can drink Neelix's Even Better Than Coffee Substitute!
I don’t think anyone has asked for longer events.
Of course you are going to have the people who defend some of the crazier decisions DB makes, but those just seem to be intentional trolling or humor more than actual support for the decisions
I sense sarcasm.
Yep, I keep hearing the same thing too...on the forum. My point was that if the five day events were not profitable, DB probably would've stopped them and certainly wouldn't be trying a 6 day one.