Delta Recruitment Event
Well..... this sounds like a party already...
WOOT!!!!!!
WOOT!!!!!!
Dax_aussie_boy
Angelsilhouette
Delta Recruitment Event
After skimming the official thread, I read a few posts mentioning an extra character slot that we will get with the event. It was 20 pages at the time and I really didn't feel like poring over them all to find details, though.
williamjaneway
Delta Recruitment Event
I agree it is a timesink, but no different to anything else and to be honest, I need something to sink some life back into me and the game... I have spent a lot of money on the Delta content but feel the grind was too much.
The Romulan Engineer I have just created with @knightchucky will now get less investment until I see what this new feature list is like. I don't want to spend resources on a toon that might get deleted.
If we are to start creating new alts and try to level together I would be all for developing a 'training school' so to speak. A coalition of people to spear head and lead the teams into the levelling process, across timezones. It seems like the initial content to the Breen missions will remain unchanged, so for the early stages we all wont be reading the content fresh and having to keep pace with the slowest reader.
I intend to roll an Engineer. I expect it will be a Fed Engineer and also a Romulan Engineer (possibly KDF) to replace the Romulan I just rolled.
I don't see at this stage a need for a new fleet for these toons as we have capacity across our Fed and KDF fleets, however we could recommend they be placed in Legion? It might give us a chance to give that fleet a boost in progression.
If this is done well I think it might give us old hands a chance to get into the roots of the game again, though I can see it pulling us away from our primary toon and investing time in an alt, this might be good it might not be. ;)
The Romulan Engineer I have just created with @knightchucky will now get less investment until I see what this new feature list is like. I don't want to spend resources on a toon that might get deleted.
If we are to start creating new alts and try to level together I would be all for developing a 'training school' so to speak. A coalition of people to spear head and lead the teams into the levelling process, across timezones. It seems like the initial content to the Breen missions will remain unchanged, so for the early stages we all wont be reading the content fresh and having to keep pace with the slowest reader.
I intend to roll an Engineer. I expect it will be a Fed Engineer and also a Romulan Engineer (possibly KDF) to replace the Romulan I just rolled.
I don't see at this stage a need for a new fleet for these toons as we have capacity across our Fed and KDF fleets, however we could recommend they be placed in Legion? It might give us a chance to give that fleet a boost in progression.
If this is done well I think it might give us old hands a chance to get into the roots of the game again, though I can see it pulling us away from our primary toon and investing time in an alt, this might be good it might not be. ;)
LesleyA
Delta Recruitment Event
Guess it's time to finally make my Talaxian. Will seem weird logging into STO again.
Bonisagus
Ereiid
Delta Recruitment Event
I agree with the others in my frustration over creating/leveling new toons... Will most definitely be creating a few in this jump (1 each faction likely).
I'll be frank - incentivizing new alts doesnot address post-DR grind for current, active players. If anything, it's contrarian.
It's a simple post-DR truism; any alts detract from progressing already existing characters.
Point is, this is to entice new players, or long-retired players. Otherwise, it's a timesink away from toons you've already invested in.
Octavia
NOW OPEN - OFFICE OF THE SHIPWRIGHT
Can I make an appointment with someone to discuss over TS how to make my ship a lot less squishy? I'm hoping for something tomorrow morning at around 9 AM EST.
Toon's name is Maxima and the ship is the Steamrunner class USS Maine.
Okay, I actually read the initial post. I remember trying to use that skill planner. It didn't work for me. I had some skill left over or not enough. I hope it's changed a bit since then.
Toon's name is Maxima and the ship is the Steamrunner class USS Maine.
Okay, I actually read the initial post. I remember trying to use that skill planner. It didn't work for me. I had some skill left over or not enough. I hope it's changed a bit since then.
Dralthcaan
Delta Recruitment Event
I agree with the others in my frustration over creating/leveling new toons... Will most definitely be creating a few in this jump (1 each faction likely).
I think it is about damn time they incorporated a temporal aspect to the game again. How is it that the Temporal Agents have been sitting on their collective backsides, if such a damaging threat to the time line like the Iconians has been stirring.
The Iconian War.
I like the idea of a Delta Fleet, but don't know if it is practical with our current levels. Perhaps some forum ribbons? Participants of the Iconian War, Delta Recruits, Pre-War Veterans... I may end up 'killing off' a few old toons, and create their "children" though I know the 'timeline' of STO wouldn't support much of that.
I think it is about damn time they incorporated a temporal aspect to the game again. How is it that the Temporal Agents have been sitting on their collective backsides, if such a damaging threat to the time line like the Iconians has been stirring.
The Iconian War.
I like the idea of a Delta Fleet, but don't know if it is practical with our current levels. Perhaps some forum ribbons? Participants of the Iconian War, Delta Recruits, Pre-War Veterans... I may end up 'killing off' a few old toons, and create their "children" though I know the 'timeline' of STO wouldn't support much of that.
Unknown Person
Delta Recruitment Event
I have a Romulan Tac that I've been neglecting, I think I'll delete him and run a new one or maybe a Rommie engineer. The idea of a faster leveling track, unique story line and getting dilithium for killing NPC's appeals to me greatly. The account-wide space trait looks pretty awesome as well.
FuriousToast
Delta Recruitment Event
I just finished a bloody Romulan! Which faction and career are we all going? Maybe it's time for a Delta fleet?
Voleron
Delta Recruitment Event
Gaaahhhhh, guess that time I put in levelling a new character during the bonus XP event should really have been spent elsewhere. I'll probably delete him since he's not fully levelled and try levelling a Delta recruit instead. Interesting event concept. I generally like the idea.
Seannewboy
Unknown Person
Delta Recruitment Event
This just in from Cryptic, what do you all think?
War is coming, and recruits are needed for the fight. It's time to sign up to protect the galaxy from the Iconians.
Starfleet, the Klingon Defense Force, and the Romulan Republic have all kicked up their recruiting efforts. New captains in any of these factions will be known as Delta Recruits, and they bring with them the knowledge and capability needed to see to the future of the galaxy.
There will never been a better time to start playing Star Trek Online than during the Delta Recruitment event, which runs from April 2nd to May 21st. Characters made during this time will be Delta Recruits, and they will earn a host of new benefits and rewards to aid them in their leveling experience.
Delta Recruits are specifically designed to rapidly close the gap that exists between new characters and characters that have been in Star Trek Online for years. It’s the most new-player friendly the game has been in almost two years, and the perfect time to join the community of Star Trek Online.
Delta Recruits have a secondary responsibility, and that is to prepare themselves, their crews, and their entire factions for the coming Iconian War. A mysterious benefactor, an experienced captain traveling back in time, will contact all Delta Recruits during their faction’s tutorial and inform them of the opportunities not to be missed during their career. Each faction’s own temporal agency can confirm that what this person said is true, and will guide them using the Delta Recruit window, a new UI element that appears near the Mission Tracker.
Delta Recruits will be playing a parallel story to that of their chosen faction. They have a list of goals that they can achieve at any time, and completing these goals will see them rewarded with equipment, Marks, and other rewards beneficial not just to the Delta Recruit, but to all characters on the same account. Completing the story arcs of your chosen faction will reward you with a unique Starship Trait for all characters on your account: Temporal Insight. This trait will proc a Damage Immunity when you use any Hull Heal on your starship.
Delta Recruits can only be created during the Delta Recruit event. These recruits can be recognized by the Delta Symbol (∆) next to their names. All Delta Recruits will have an inherent bonus trait during the Delta Recruit Event of generating Dilithium Ore upon defeating enemies, a bonus which extends to your entire group. This trait will only be available during this event and will be gone once the Delta Recruitment event ends, so gather your Dilithium Ore while you can!
Additional rewards are gained by leveling up, playing through story content up through the Breen story arc, and finding special Delta Recruit objectives on certain mission maps. Many of the same things that players do while levelling their characters will earn Delta Recruits improved rewards!
Finally, during the first six weeks of the seven-week Delta Recruit event, there will be server wide goals that only Delta Recruits can contribute to, but by accomplishing these goals, they unlock bonuses for the entire server for the whole of the next week of the event! For example, in the first week of the event, every Episode First Run that Delta Recruits complete will count towards the goal. How many First Runs they complete will determine the bonus of the week-long event running in Week 2. You will have either a 1.5x XP bonus, a 2x XP bonus, or possibly even a 2.5x XP bonus for the entire week!
There’s far too many bonuses and rewards available to list them all here, so get ready to make your Delta Recruit (all accounts are getting one extra free character slot), and keep watching between now and April 2nd for more information.
War is coming, and recruits are needed for the fight. It's time to sign up to protect the galaxy from the Iconians.
Starfleet, the Klingon Defense Force, and the Romulan Republic have all kicked up their recruiting efforts. New captains in any of these factions will be known as Delta Recruits, and they bring with them the knowledge and capability needed to see to the future of the galaxy.
There will never been a better time to start playing Star Trek Online than during the Delta Recruitment event, which runs from April 2nd to May 21st. Characters made during this time will be Delta Recruits, and they will earn a host of new benefits and rewards to aid them in their leveling experience.
Delta Recruits are specifically designed to rapidly close the gap that exists between new characters and characters that have been in Star Trek Online for years. It’s the most new-player friendly the game has been in almost two years, and the perfect time to join the community of Star Trek Online.
Delta Recruits have a secondary responsibility, and that is to prepare themselves, their crews, and their entire factions for the coming Iconian War. A mysterious benefactor, an experienced captain traveling back in time, will contact all Delta Recruits during their faction’s tutorial and inform them of the opportunities not to be missed during their career. Each faction’s own temporal agency can confirm that what this person said is true, and will guide them using the Delta Recruit window, a new UI element that appears near the Mission Tracker.
Delta Recruits will be playing a parallel story to that of their chosen faction. They have a list of goals that they can achieve at any time, and completing these goals will see them rewarded with equipment, Marks, and other rewards beneficial not just to the Delta Recruit, but to all characters on the same account. Completing the story arcs of your chosen faction will reward you with a unique Starship Trait for all characters on your account: Temporal Insight. This trait will proc a Damage Immunity when you use any Hull Heal on your starship.
Delta Recruits can only be created during the Delta Recruit event. These recruits can be recognized by the Delta Symbol (∆) next to their names. All Delta Recruits will have an inherent bonus trait during the Delta Recruit Event of generating Dilithium Ore upon defeating enemies, a bonus which extends to your entire group. This trait will only be available during this event and will be gone once the Delta Recruitment event ends, so gather your Dilithium Ore while you can!
Additional rewards are gained by leveling up, playing through story content up through the Breen story arc, and finding special Delta Recruit objectives on certain mission maps. Many of the same things that players do while levelling their characters will earn Delta Recruits improved rewards!
Finally, during the first six weeks of the seven-week Delta Recruit event, there will be server wide goals that only Delta Recruits can contribute to, but by accomplishing these goals, they unlock bonuses for the entire server for the whole of the next week of the event! For example, in the first week of the event, every Episode First Run that Delta Recruits complete will count towards the goal. How many First Runs they complete will determine the bonus of the week-long event running in Week 2. You will have either a 1.5x XP bonus, a 2x XP bonus, or possibly even a 2.5x XP bonus for the entire week!
There’s far too many bonuses and rewards available to list them all here, so get ready to make your Delta Recruit (all accounts are getting one extra free character slot), and keep watching between now and April 2nd for more information.
Unknown Person
tuvak
GPU suggestions?
I bought a R9 270 off ebay for just over $100 about two weeks ago. upgraded from a radeon 5570. a lot better detail but still sputtered along a little. i attributed that to my CPU...so i upgraded my athlon II 2.9GHz to a phenom II 3.2GHz and overclocked it to 3.6GHz. i might try to get it to 4GHz but don't want to risk damaging it...it works just fine at 3.6. much better performance and figured for the $200 it cost me to do both upgrades i'd get another year or two out of my current rig. since it's maxed out now, i'd probably have to make the decision to get an entirely new AMD based machine or switch over to Intel.
Unknown Person
Who's playing and when?
I'm on now on the Rep side, me and my BF for at least the next couple of hours. Feel free to pop in and run stuff with us. :)
Qmonster
kiddkasper
Gay Marriage Likely Heading to the Supreme Court
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Khalet
X needs an Invite
Hello! I'm trying to contact Stonewall from inhame but no onde answers me... I already introduced myself and completed the whole stuff... The characters I would line to invite are Ohrku , for the LoS, and Khalet, for KoS... Thanks!
Zoxesyr
"How to Save Star Trek"
I don't think Star Trek lends itself to a detective story plot.
It has transporters, replicators, error-free lie-detectors, holo-decks, consequence-free time travel, and a few other technologies that i probably forgot.
The scripts would quickly devolve into the "Deus Ex Machina" of the week. The mystery-solving episodes of the existing series are some of the weakest.
I think doing a "Civilian" plotline (ala Firefly) would be very interesting in almost any era. Or several sets of mini-series focused on one group of characters at a time (like american horror story, or the old Outer Limits)
It has transporters, replicators, error-free lie-detectors, holo-decks, consequence-free time travel, and a few other technologies that i probably forgot.
The scripts would quickly devolve into the "Deus Ex Machina" of the week. The mystery-solving episodes of the existing series are some of the weakest.
I think doing a "Civilian" plotline (ala Firefly) would be very interesting in almost any era. Or several sets of mini-series focused on one group of characters at a time (like american horror story, or the old Outer Limits)