I like them two. I just wish the writing and quest design was better.
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I like them two. I just wish the writing and quest design was better.
Sax Russel
Banned
Yessss the D'deridexes are pretty... for me to shoot at! =P
lastplayed
Member
^ Yeah, it hit me as soon as I saw this.
male or female character
Whenever I'm on the character select screen or talk to a NPC, I find it disturbing that the first part to load is their eyeballs.
And did anyone else think the Romulus expansion was going to include a sequel to
the business with Sela and the Iconians
That'll be the next Feature Series they release.
Gotta be a lady.
How does teaming up work in this game? If I join a low level player in a quest will enemies be raised to my level?
-following the main story is the best way to level up. You get a free ship for the different ranks.
-Don't pay for zen. You can trade dilithium or do surveys to grind for new costumes/ships/etc
-Feel free to experiment. The game isn't too harsh on builds from lvl 1-50. It's not until you hit the cap that you'll need to be concerned with having the best build possible IMO.
-Join the GAF fleet so we can complete more projects.
-following the main story is the best way to level up. You get a free ship for the different ranks.
-Don't pay for zen. You can trade dilithium or do surveys to grind for new costumes/ships/etc
-Feel free to experiment. The game isn't too harsh on builds from lvl 1-50. It's not until you hit the cap that you'll need to be concerned with having the best build possible IMO.
-Join the GAF fleet so we can complete more projects.
Affeinvasion
Member
I really want a new ship...I'm getting tired of my ugly Deep Space science vessel.
Post your fed character here and i can invite him to fleet. I'm not sure who can invite on the Klingon side though.
Sweet.
All characters are @H-town
Fed side:
Thydom
Saapima
Klingon:
Jun-Li
Vajan
invites appreciated
I've sent an invite to both your fed characters. If no one invites you to the klingon fleet just ask on GAFleet chat ingame and I'm sure someone will drop you an invite.
Nikkuthulu
Member
Speaking of invites. I suspect it's time I get in on things.
KDF Side
Roswell@Nikku
and I'm gonna try a fed again, though I never stick with it.. maybe if I make him sorta like my main I'll have some more fun but it's
Gray@Nikku
To answer your question Htown, often times I generally see http://hilbertguide.com/ mentioned. But, it's very much a cookie cutter / what to do if you have no idea or you're worried etc. While it hasn't been completely updated for Season 8 yet, the author did say he was working on it. It's good for getting an idea of the general thing, and then once you're more comfortable you can obviously expand on it type of thing.
Otherwise the STO forums are pretty decent if you look around , search a bit if you're looking for something more specific like <whatever ship> like a Recluse Carrier build for instance. Vs Hilbert's is more say.. one build and any ship you toss yourself into type of deal.
KDF Side
Roswell@Nikku
and I'm gonna try a fed again, though I never stick with it.. maybe if I make him sorta like my main I'll have some more fun but it's
Gray@Nikku
To answer your question Htown, often times I generally see http://hilbertguide.com/ mentioned. But, it's very much a cookie cutter / what to do if you have no idea or you're worried etc. While it hasn't been completely updated for Season 8 yet, the author did say he was working on it. It's good for getting an idea of the general thing, and then once you're more comfortable you can obviously expand on it type of thing.
Otherwise the STO forums are pretty decent if you look around , search a bit if you're looking for something more specific like <whatever ship> like a Recluse Carrier build for instance. Vs Hilbert's is more say.. one build and any ship you toss yourself into type of deal.
I dont PVP so I'm not sure on PVP builds but for PVE builds focused on DPS like escorts tend to work well. Though with PVE you can get away with any build pretty much so choose one that seems fun. Just don't mix weapon types and you should be ok.
I'm using a Jem Dread with cannons and loving it.
Nikkuthulu - I've sent an invite to Gray
Nikkuthulu
Member
Thanks. Just got the Fed Invite. That should give me some motivation to stick to the Fed side a bit longer.
Okay, I figured I'd also chime in and I agree. Stick to one type of weapon, I forget how common a mistake is to try something like sticking plasma, tetryon, disruptor, etc etc all on one ship for those procs. Pick one you like like or feels helps your build and go with it. As mentioned also in link I posted, tactical console slots should be filled with something that boosts your weapon type damage. Like if you go plasma, fill your tactical consoles with ones that boost plasma damage.
The big difference in PvP vs say PvE builds are really this. In PvE, you can really neglect a lot of skills and it won't ever come up except in rare situations. Example, only really Tholians reliably turn off your weapons, and that's a problem if you burn all your buffs instead of waiting for it to happen. Only Borg on occasion will tractor beam you, only the Elachi will hop around requiring you to generally turn completely around. Then with a lot of groups that do nothing.
Where with PvP, you can't neglect your skills in those things. You need to assume that all KDF in essence will run Plasmonic Leech, Aceton Assimilator etc. So you need some points in drain protection. Or you're gonna get hit by Antimatter spreads etc so you need your confusion protection. Need your knockback, hold resistance etc. You need to make sure your protection is there and not leave holes in your defense. From there it's just find the bridge officer combo / skills that work best. You'll often see Tac captains mostly. So you need to have in your mind, a way to deal with spike damage.
Okay, I figured I'd also chime in and I agree. Stick to one type of weapon, I forget how common a mistake is to try something like sticking plasma, tetryon, disruptor, etc etc all on one ship for those procs. Pick one you like like or feels helps your build and go with it. As mentioned also in link I posted, tactical console slots should be filled with something that boosts your weapon type damage. Like if you go plasma, fill your tactical consoles with ones that boost plasma damage.
The big difference in PvP vs say PvE builds are really this. In PvE, you can really neglect a lot of skills and it won't ever come up except in rare situations. Example, only really Tholians reliably turn off your weapons, and that's a problem if you burn all your buffs instead of waiting for it to happen. Only Borg on occasion will tractor beam you, only the Elachi will hop around requiring you to generally turn completely around. Then with a lot of groups that do nothing.
Where with PvP, you can't neglect your skills in those things. You need to assume that all KDF in essence will run Plasmonic Leech, Aceton Assimilator etc. So you need some points in drain protection. Or you're gonna get hit by Antimatter spreads etc so you need your confusion protection. Need your knockback, hold resistance etc. You need to make sure your protection is there and not leave holes in your defense. From there it's just find the bridge officer combo / skills that work best. You'll often see Tac captains mostly. So you need to have in your mind, a way to deal with spike damage.
PedroLumpy
Member
Can I get an invite Fed side? Prevok@Pedrolumpy
It really is, how low do we think it is going to hit? I want to pick up some zen but don't want to buy in too high, lol.
I think it'll go back to where it was before it spiked. Around 100 dil.
Sent you an invite
Vlugata asteroid in the Beta Ursae sector block.
Mining is a specific repeatable mission, but there are tons of other ways to get dilithium.
http://sto.gamepedia.com/Dilithium
Also please note that while you can get as much raw dilithium as you want, you can only refine like 8000 dilithium a day. Refined dilithium is the only kind that's useful.
If you're a lifetime subscriber or you've subscribed for 800 (or maybe 700?) days, you can run a special Duty Officer assignment to refine an extra 1,000 Dilithium every two days.
Invite sent
Invite sent
Thanks.
I think its my favourite non canon ship in STO. That little ship it launches looks awesome.
Nikkuthulu
Member
The last free ship you will get is tier 4 but as usual, you will have to do the promotion mission to get it.
Afterwards, you will only get a free ship at 50 if you've been a subscriber for long enough or you happen to have enough dillithium to purchase one of the starters, or buy one from the C-store to unlock it on your account. The other method would be to get a lockbox ship for that character like the D'kora, but that would be around 70million and higher depending on what ship. Guess there's also the buy lockboxs and either pray to get lucky (around a 0.5% chance to get) or spend around 100+ to get the lobi.. but if you're going that far.. just.. buy a c-store ship in my opinion.
Edit: Forgot to add, that using a tier 4 for end game isn't that uncommon. Even a mirror ship will perform well enough and you can pick those up for like 100k on the exchange. Another option is, depending on your fleet's starbase rank and the amount of fleet credits you have. You could buy some fleet marks from the Exchange (around 6 million a piece and you'll need 4) and you could look into getting a fleet ship. Again if the cost is worth it, though it would only be for that character on the acccount. So the value depends on how many alts you intend to play etc.
was looking into getting one of those
Give me a shout next time you're on.