Burnham is a great card. Definitely one to prioritize for cites/retrieval
It's crazy to me how much I still use FOB, despite her being 5 years old. She's not on a voyage or shuttle 100% of the time anymore... but it's probably still above 50% of the time now.
I don’t think there's a single crew who has gotten more use in my game than her.
Burnham is a great card. Definitely one to prioritize for cites/retrieval
I also had to cite Laris and Luau Q to also finish this collection tier (thx WRG for the freebie). FOB frequently takes a back seat because she’s a single collection crew that’s available in the portal.
Vulcan and Survivalist are on deck now. Sadly Mintaken Riker will likely get fused before FOB. Next collection addition could completely change my math though.
Midweek even I am not even going to try. You must win 18 admiral division battles. Might as well give up. It should really be changed to tried. Also 45 wins on the Gauntlet? Half the time I lose ever match even when I have better numbers. The gauntlet is so bugged I don't even play it unless forced. The midweek even forces us to play the gauntlet and hope for 45 wins. How about 45 matches win or lose. This is why I don't even try the midweek event now. Spending 400 chron is easy but the rest of it, I just might as well turn of the computer and be frustrated, and now 3 weeks in a row the same midweek event. UGggg!!!!!
Midweek even I am not even going to try. You must win 18 admiral division battles. Might as well give up. It should really be changed to tried. Also 45 wins on the Gauntlet? Half the time I lose ever match even when I have better numbers. The gauntlet is so bugged I don't even play it unless forced. The midweek even forces us to play the gauntlet and hope for 45 wins. How about 45 matches win or lose. This is why I don't even try the midweek event now. Spending 400 chron is easy but the rest of it, I just might as well turn of the computer and be frustrated, and now 3 weeks in a row the same midweek event. UGggg!!!!!
Pages of advice in this very thread on how to Tank Arena between Objective Events. Which totally disregards if someone needs the Schemes, though.
Gauntlet definitely is RNG based, though. Even if you follow the advice in this thread on how to "adjust" it.
Why was Vicki not expelled from Greendale after she literally stabbed Pierce in the face with a pencil?!?!?
Midweek even I am not even going to try. You must win 18 admiral division battles. Might as well give up. It should really be changed to tried. Also 45 wins on the Gauntlet? Half the time I lose ever match even when I have better numbers. The gauntlet is so bugged I don't even play it unless forced. The midweek even forces us to play the gauntlet and hope for 45 wins. How about 45 matches win or lose. This is why I don't even try the midweek event now. Spending 400 chron is easy but the rest of it, I just might as well turn of the computer and be frustrated, and now 3 weeks in a row the same midweek event. UGggg!!!!!
Pages of advice in this very thread on how to Tank Arena between Objective Events. Which totally disregards if someone needs the Schemes, though.
Nobody needs the schematics. Some people might want them but until they offer something with fairly unique traits you're not missing much if you have to tank.
Midweek even I am not even going to try. You must win 18 admiral division battles. Might as well give up. It should really be changed to tried. Also 45 wins on the Gauntlet? Half the time I lose ever match even when I have better numbers. The gauntlet is so bugged I don't even play it unless forced. The midweek even forces us to play the gauntlet and hope for 45 wins. How about 45 matches win or lose. This is why I don't even try the midweek event now. Spending 400 chron is easy but the rest of it, I just might as well turn of the computer and be frustrated, and now 3 weeks in a row the same midweek event. UGggg!!!!!
To earn a 4* citation, I think it's reasonably demanding. It's also reasonably doable. You'll find in the Admiral division that a lot of us are running level 1 ships, often unmanned, just to help out our fellow players once we've scored our wins. I can easily, and gladly, spend 400 chronitons for a free 10x pull, though. I pay for that with a single voyage.
For me, the Gauntlet is the aggravating part. The Gauntlet is inherently aggravating anyway, and it hasn't helped that so many of the skill combinations of late have favored 65% pools for jackpot crew. Balok and Tribbled Koloth and Korax have each had at least three in the last couple weeks, and my current one favors Bartender Guinan (El-Aurian, Marksman, Communicator). It's depleted my merits almost as heavily as it's depleted my patience.
Another OE, another 65% crit for a gauntlet exclusive. This has moved past random occurrence into an intentional decision to make these gauntlets more painful than usual.
Another OE, another 65% crit for a gauntlet exclusive. This has moved past random occurrence into an intentional decision to make these gauntlets more painful than usual.
I at least have Guinan {The 65% for my Gauntlet Round}
Doesn't really help. Still over halfway to go after two rounds. With a fifteen plus streak first time last night.
I've started just stopping when a few Refreshes don't give me someone I at least have a chance against. Let my people come off cooldown and then try again after the four hours.
The 65% Gauntlet Crew that ticks me off is Balor. Before I got him, he was 45%/65% almost every Gauntlet. When he wasn't ONCE he was 5%. Since I got him, I have had like three of his 65% Gauntlets.
I finished last week. I should this week. Now the irritation is actually the Shuttles. I had three out of four fail the first wave.
Why was Vicki not expelled from Greendale after she literally stabbed Pierce in the face with a pencil?!?!?
I definitely noticed a dearth of level 1 ships this morning. I got there, but it was much more time consuming than the last few have been.
Same here although in my case I’d attribute it to waiting until yesterday afternoon to start tanking. I was at a higher position than I was last week this time. Since we’ll have this same midweek event next week again maybe I’ll just let it tank after I get the goal finished tomorrow.
For me, the Gauntlet is the aggravating part. The Gauntlet is inherently aggravating anyway, and it hasn't helped that so many of the skill combinations of late have favored 65% pools for jackpot crew. Balok and Tribbled Koloth and Korax have each had at least three in the last couple weeks, and my current one favors Bartender Guinan (El-Aurian, Marksman, Communicator). It's depleted my merits almost as heavily as it's depleted my patience.
This!
My currrent gauntlet ialso favors Guinan with 65%.
I'm lv62, with no gauntlet exclusive crew at all. My 5%-Mirror Phlox can do **tsk tsk** against her.
My patience is also running low because of it. Admiral-Arena is easy, if done proberly, but the f* gauntlet task & RNG is killing my mood to play the game at all.
For me, the Gauntlet is the aggravating part. The Gauntlet is inherently aggravating anyway, and it hasn't helped that so many of the skill combinations of late have favored 65% pools for jackpot crew. Balok and Tribbled Koloth and Korax have each had at least three in the last couple weeks, and my current one favors Bartender Guinan (El-Aurian, Marksman, Communicator). It's depleted my merits almost as heavily as it's depleted my patience.
This!
My currrent gauntlet ialso favors Guinan with 65%.
I'm lv62, with no gauntlet exclusive crew at all. My 5%-Mirror Phlox can do **tsk tsk** against her.
My patience is also running low because of it. Admiral-Arena is easy, if done proberly, but the f* gauntlet task & RNG is killing my mood to play the game at all.
And yet, no one says you have to take part in this weekly event. I don't intentionally do so, but I'll take the rewards for shuttles and chron spending, if I happen to earn them during my regular daily play.
I know I don't have the crew to be that successful at Gauntlet (trust me, I've tried many times), and my Arena success (without tanking) is not above 80% (which you need if you want to hit 18 out of 20 consistently week to week).
This event is challenging by design; if you don't have the time or the resources to win every part of it, don't waste time doing the parts you can't complete.
And, certainly, don't come here and complain that this problem is killing your desire to play the game; recognize that, at your level, you're not going to be able to do everything the game offers, at least not do it well, and focus on working towards the things you need to get to that level.
The 45 wins in gauntlet is indeed tough. You need to play at least 4-5 times a day and it cost merits.
I have made it each time but barely.
What I have found that helps is using a variety of crew in skills. The featured skill doesn't have a big impact.
For me, the Gauntlet is the aggravating part. The Gauntlet is inherently aggravating anyway, and it hasn't helped that so many of the skill combinations of late have favored 65% pools for jackpot crew. Balok and Tribbled Koloth and Korax have each had at least three in the last couple weeks, and my current one favors Bartender Guinan (El-Aurian, Marksman, Communicator). It's depleted my merits almost as heavily as it's depleted my patience.
This!
My currrent gauntlet ialso favors Guinan with 65%.
I'm lv62, with no gauntlet exclusive crew at all. My 5%-Mirror Phlox can do **tsk tsk** against her.
My patience is also running low because of it. Admiral-Arena is easy, if done proberly, but the f* gauntlet task & RNG is killing my mood to play the game at all.
And yet, no one says you have to take part in this weekly event. I don't intentionally do so, but I'll take the rewards for shuttles and chron spending, if I happen to earn them during my regular daily play.
I know I don't have the crew to be that successful at Gauntlet (trust me, I've tried many times), and my Arena success (without tanking) is not above 80% (which you need if you want to hit 18 out of 20 consistently week to week).
This event is challenging by design; if you don't have the time or the resources to win every part of it, don't waste time doing the parts you can't complete.
And, certainly, don't come here and complain that this problem is killing your desire to play the game; recognize that, at your level, you're not going to be able to do everything the game offers, at least not do it well, and focus on working towards the things you need to get to that level.
I generally agree with your assessment, @DaiMon Bok. I try to complete what I can, not sweating it if I fall short this week. One of the nice things is that it is weekly, so there's another chance to snag a 4* citation next week. That said, I do think it's fair to point out that the mechanics of the Midweek Event emphasize mechanics that were already frustrating. The consensus has always been that the Gauntlet was an exasperating nuisance at launch and has not improved.
Five Gauntlet Wins to go with over a day left. Might make it.
Shuttles are being the stick this time. 6/20 right now.
The trick with shuttles in MEU is not to claim them for the 24-48 hours before the start* - a returned but unclaimed shuttle releases the shuttlebay but not the crew on the shuttle. Assuming you have a deep enough roster to have decent success %ages even after tying up a couple of dozen cards, you can claim a whole bunch as soon as the event starts and clear the requirement or at least get very close.
*12 hours if the weekend event was a faction.
(Having a faction tanked also works, but I'm still stubborn about not doing that.)
Five Gauntlet Wins to go with over a day left. Might make it.
Shuttles are being the stick this time. 6/20 right now.
The trick with shuttles in MEU is not to claim them for the 24-48 hours before the start* - a returned but unclaimed shuttle releases the shuttlebay but not the crew on the shuttle. Assuming you have a deep enough roster to have decent success %ages even after tying up a couple of dozen cards, you can claim a whole bunch as soon as the event starts and clear the requirement or at least get very close.
*12 hours if the weekend event was a faction.
(Having a faction tanked also works, but I'm still stubborn about not doing that.)
This is what I did, when the OE started I had 16 shuttles waiting to be completed, 14 of them succeeded (more than I was expecting) so the rest was easy. But as you say, you need the depth of roster to be able to send out that many with any chance of success. Even with a less stacked roster though, you should still be able to rack up a few advance successes to make things easier.
Five Gauntlet Wins to go with over a day left. Might make it.
Shuttles are being the stick this time. 6/20 right now.
The trick with shuttles in MEU is not to claim them for the 24-48 hours before the start* - a returned but unclaimed shuttle releases the shuttlebay but not the crew on the shuttle. Assuming you have a deep enough roster to have decent success %ages even after tying up a couple of dozen cards, you can claim a whole bunch as soon as the event starts and clear the requirement or at least get very close.
*12 hours if the weekend event was a faction.
(Having a faction tanked also works, but I'm still stubborn about not doing that.)
I'll try that next week. But, if the four Shuttles with my best Crew have a 2/4 to 3/4 FAILURE RATE, it might not help but so much. I'll try to remember to keep track next week.
Current wave of four was 2/4 again. I'm at 16/20 so should make it unless the weird sleep cycle gets another flat on me.
Why was Vicki not expelled from Greendale after she literally stabbed Pierce in the face with a pencil?!?!?
I'll try that next week. But, if the four Shuttles with my best Crew have a 2/4 to 3/4 FAILURE RATE, it might not help but so much. I'll try to remember to keep track next week.
To get a failure rate like that you would need to be running partially fused 4*s. No one’s luck is that bad.
Shuttle difficulty is adaptive, moving up and down the ladder with +1 for every win and -1.5 for every loss. It's most obvious in faction events (because it affects your VP level) but it's true for normal shuttles too. Until your crew is good enough that you're consistently on the top rung (which you need fully fused golds for, IME), your average shuttle chance should hover around 60% (out of every five, three wins gives 3 x +1 = +3 and the two losses give 2 x -1.5 = -3 and you've broken even). That tracks with bouncing around between 2/4 and 3/4 in each wave.
I'll try that next week. But, if the four Shuttles with my best Crew have a 2/4 to 3/4 FAILURE RATE, it might not help but so much. I'll try to remember to keep track next week.
To get a failure rate like that you would need to be running partially fused 4*s. No one’s luck is that bad.
The rest Immortalized. All Legendaries. But, yeah. It's the players' fault that you actually get "punished" for doing well with a Faction. The higher your relationship with a Faction, the harder it is to get Shuttles that do well.
And now, you can go back on Click. Wondered why you were. So, I checked to see what you said. Now, I remember.
Why was Vicki not expelled from Greendale after she literally stabbed Pierce in the face with a pencil?!?!?
The rest Immortalized. All Legendaries. But, yeah. It's the players' fault that you actually get "punished" for doing well with a Faction. The higher your relationship with a Faction, the harder it is to get Shuttles that do well.
I see a bunch of crew that should be getting shuttle chances around 90%. Better with skill boosters.
I don’t really run shuttles with less than 93%. So I’m not shocked if I fail one shuttle. I’m mildly annoyed when I fail two. Mildly pleased if I pass all 20.
I find it baffling in this thread your claiming huge shuttle failures yet you’re perfectly willing to compete in a full faction event for the new Brunt. Aren’t you worried about getting “punished” for being successful in a faction event?
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It's crazy to me how much I still use FOB, despite her being 5 years old. She's not on a voyage or shuttle 100% of the time anymore... but it's probably still above 50% of the time now.
I don’t think there's a single crew who has gotten more use in my game than her.
I also had to cite Laris and Luau Q to also finish this collection tier (thx WRG for the freebie). FOB frequently takes a back seat because she’s a single collection crew that’s available in the portal.
Vulcan and Survivalist are on deck now. Sadly Mintaken Riker will likely get fused before FOB. Next collection addition could completely change my math though.
Locutus and Mirror Phlox are the game’s Ironmen.
Pages of advice in this very thread on how to Tank Arena between Objective Events. Which totally disregards if someone needs the Schemes, though.
Gauntlet definitely is RNG based, though. Even if you follow the advice in this thread on how to "adjust" it.
Nobody needs the schematics. Some people might want them but until they offer something with fairly unique traits you're not missing much if you have to tank.
To earn a 4* citation, I think it's reasonably demanding. It's also reasonably doable. You'll find in the Admiral division that a lot of us are running level 1 ships, often unmanned, just to help out our fellow players once we've scored our wins. I can easily, and gladly, spend 400 chronitons for a free 10x pull, though. I pay for that with a single voyage.
For me, the Gauntlet is the aggravating part. The Gauntlet is inherently aggravating anyway, and it hasn't helped that so many of the skill combinations of late have favored 65% pools for jackpot crew. Balok and Tribbled Koloth and Korax have each had at least three in the last couple weeks, and my current one favors Bartender Guinan (El-Aurian, Marksman, Communicator). It's depleted my merits almost as heavily as it's depleted my patience.
Today when I logged on (after reset), I found I still had 14 tokens, so extra tokens carry over.
I at least have Guinan {The 65% for my Gauntlet Round}
Doesn't really help. Still over halfway to go after two rounds. With a fifteen plus streak first time last night.
I've started just stopping when a few Refreshes don't give me someone I at least have a chance against. Let my people come off cooldown and then try again after the four hours.
The 65% Gauntlet Crew that ticks me off is Balor. Before I got him, he was 45%/65% almost every Gauntlet. When he wasn't ONCE he was 5%. Since I got him, I have had like three of his 65% Gauntlets.
I finished last week. I should this week. Now the irritation is actually the Shuttles. I had three out of four fail the first wave.
Same here although in my case I’d attribute it to waiting until yesterday afternoon to start tanking. I was at a higher position than I was last week this time. Since we’ll have this same midweek event next week again maybe I’ll just let it tank after I get the goal finished tomorrow.
This!
My currrent gauntlet ialso favors Guinan with 65%.
I'm lv62, with no gauntlet exclusive crew at all. My 5%-Mirror Phlox can do **tsk tsk** against her.
My patience is also running low because of it. Admiral-Arena is easy, if done proberly, but the f* gauntlet task & RNG is killing my mood to play the game at all.
And yet, no one says you have to take part in this weekly event. I don't intentionally do so, but I'll take the rewards for shuttles and chron spending, if I happen to earn them during my regular daily play.
I know I don't have the crew to be that successful at Gauntlet (trust me, I've tried many times), and my Arena success (without tanking) is not above 80% (which you need if you want to hit 18 out of 20 consistently week to week).
This event is challenging by design; if you don't have the time or the resources to win every part of it, don't waste time doing the parts you can't complete.
And, certainly, don't come here and complain that this problem is killing your desire to play the game; recognize that, at your level, you're not going to be able to do everything the game offers, at least not do it well, and focus on working towards the things you need to get to that level.
I have made it each time but barely.
What I have found that helps is using a variety of crew in skills. The featured skill doesn't have a big impact.
I generally agree with your assessment, @DaiMon Bok. I try to complete what I can, not sweating it if I fall short this week. One of the nice things is that it is weekly, so there's another chance to snag a 4* citation next week. That said, I do think it's fair to point out that the mechanics of the Midweek Event emphasize mechanics that were already frustrating. The consensus has always been that the Gauntlet was an exasperating nuisance at launch and has not improved.
Shuttles are being the stick this time. 6/20 right now.
The trick with shuttles in MEU is not to claim them for the 24-48 hours before the start* - a returned but unclaimed shuttle releases the shuttlebay but not the crew on the shuttle. Assuming you have a deep enough roster to have decent success %ages even after tying up a couple of dozen cards, you can claim a whole bunch as soon as the event starts and clear the requirement or at least get very close.
*12 hours if the weekend event was a faction.
(Having a faction tanked also works, but I'm still stubborn about not doing that.)
This is what I did, when the OE started I had 16 shuttles waiting to be completed, 14 of them succeeded (more than I was expecting) so the rest was easy. But as you say, you need the depth of roster to be able to send out that many with any chance of success. Even with a less stacked roster though, you should still be able to rack up a few advance successes to make things easier.
How do you get this? Even after thousands of spent merits I get walls where Locutus is the weakest.
That looks a lot like a "starting" array. Rather than a "towards the end of the Gauntlet" array.....
Try to stay low in trophies.
I'll try that next week. But, if the four Shuttles with my best Crew have a 2/4 to 3/4 FAILURE RATE, it might not help but so much. I'll try to remember to keep track next week.
Current wave of four was 2/4 again. I'm at 16/20 so should make it unless the weird sleep cycle gets another flat on me.
To get a failure rate like that you would need to be running partially fused 4*s. No one’s luck is that bad.
Okay.
Falcon {2/5} {100}
BurnMom {3/5} {100}
Presage {2/5} {100}
Garak {1/5} {100}
The rest Immortalized. All Legendaries. But, yeah. It's the players' fault that you actually get "punished" for doing well with a Faction. The higher your relationship with a Faction, the harder it is to get Shuttles that do well.
And now, you can go back on Click. Wondered why you were. So, I checked to see what you said. Now, I remember.
I see a bunch of crew that should be getting shuttle chances around 90%. Better with skill boosters.
I don’t really run shuttles with less than 93%. So I’m not shocked if I fail one shuttle. I’m mildly annoyed when I fail two. Mildly pleased if I pass all 20.
I find it baffling in this thread your claiming huge shuttle failures yet you’re perfectly willing to compete in a full faction event for the new Brunt. Aren’t you worried about getting “punished” for being successful in a faction event?