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Weird, everything I have added to my account has stacked - I don't think I have tried stacking two lots of game cards though. Keep us updated. Have been playing quite a lot the last few days. I wish there was more to spend energy credits on, I have 37 million of the things now.

Edit: Servers down in 30 minutes, wonder what they are patching today?
 
Todays patch -

General

* Klingon bridge officer seating has been improved
* The radius of the warp in audio has been increased.
* Made the "Needs of the Many" mission undroppable so it can't be farmed for unlimited Shield Generators.
* Fixed the power description for Grappler
* Fixed STO-STO-24539 - removed suplicate plasma ball from undine cruiser.
* Added notes to science officer's dialogue in Quarantine about replicator in the back of science lab.
* Added a waypoint to the embassy on Regulus IV for the Kuva'magh mission.
* The Crafting set and the Borg set are now in game. Borg themed items can be earned through STF’s and replaying the mission “Assimilation”. Crafting items can be created in the faction specific crafting stores.
* Fixed DS9 fleet action door to resolve issue where players between levels 29 and 41 might have seen two entry points for fleet action.
* Drastically decreased mudd sector merchant's yell distance to decrease on spam contacts in sector space
* Updated tarsen boss fight logic to not require you to kill minions first in order to make the flow better
* Changed success condition on Salvage Dispute personal mission so that it will succeed and fail properly.
* Increased the stats of the Mk X Rare Beam console, Mk 11 Rare beam console, Mk 11 Uncommon Tricobalt console, and Mk 12 Uncommon Tricobalt console so they fall in line with proper console progression.
* The camera angle is now more appropriate when you're sitting in your captain's chair.
* The occasional crash at the end of the Devidian mission “Skirmish” has been fixed.
* The “server not responding” errors that were occurring on map move have been addressed.
* The KDF transport missions will now properly fail if the player fails the mission.
* The blocking issue in cold case has been fixed.
* Added 3 new value recipes for Very Rare Mk X Aegis items.


Known Issues

* The Aegis impulse engine effect gets excessively long when you are at full impulse.
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JGBR said:
Its alright if you have a ship you fight with a lot like a tactical refit but for cruisers and stuff not so bar maybe impluse speed improvements.

I have not gone on holodeck at all since S3, im stuck in beta LOL.
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I need to level my crafting, but I think I have enough samples (although I was enjoying the number of ECs they were making me).

I am aiming to get -

The Borg console from "assimilation"
The Borg engines from "infected"
Aegis crafted deflector and covariant shield.

Might need to farm a few more anomalies! Infected will be the only time consuming part.
 
JGBR said:
a lot to buy are they?
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Actually, getting your crafting skill up doesn't take long and I already had more than enough crafting items - I have sold a lot on the exchange today (15 million ECs worth). The Aegis set looks very cool and the whole set gives you the "reactive shield" ability, which basically stacks upto 10 shield resistances of the current damage type being received. It is very cool :)

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(I took this before getting the Aegis Deflector on the front and adding a Borg console)
 
JGBR said:
Update on game cards

Had a chat with cryptic as they said you can stack game cards but its not obvious how to do it.

Heres the ticket response:

Thank you for contacting billing support. There is no need to wait, once you add one card to your account, you can add the other one to. Game cards can be applied to your account at any time and it will add up to your play time. For any other doubts or concerns, please feel free to contact us again.

If they do not stack - this is the convo with cryptic I had:

james: I tried to add two 60 day game cards and it did not work, its added one but wont accept the other?

You are now speaking with Clarence C. of Account and Billing.

Clarence C.: Hello James.

james: Hello

Clarence C.: May I have your log in name please?

james:


Clarence C.: Yes, one moment please while I review your account information.

Clarence C.: Can you confirm the number of the key that did not work for you?

james: well their was two keys, i added both and now it wont accept either. so im not sure which it has used for 60 days and what it hasnt, i can give u both?

Clarence C.: Sure, that is fine.

james:

james:

james: i was subbed to the 26th December, so the two cards should have given me an extra 120 days

Clarence C.: Thanks for your patience. After reviewing the logs, the 2 keys have been entered into the system. The entitlement time currently ends on 2011/05/04 04:00:00 EST.

james: it doesnt say that on my account panel in STO?

Clarence C.: It is likely related to a known display issue on the website. The date displayed should update once the date you see passes.

james: Ok so is it a known problem, just for future reference if i add multiple cards ?

Clarence C.: You can add additional cards. If you need to verify if it went through successfully, you can contact us again.

james: just for reference how are you supposed to add additional cards/stack them?

Clarence C.: You can enter additional game time codes via the website (http://www.startrekonline.com/enter_key) and ensure you're logged in to stack them.

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So yes you can stack but be warned to do it via Product key not manage sub
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Good to know!

P.S. My new ship :D

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Cavallino said:
What... the hell.. is that CR? !
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Yep - endgame crafting now has special sets that you can craft (http://www.stowiki.org/Aegis_Technological_Research) and new Borg modifications to the ship (http://www.stowiki.org/Assimilated_Borg_Technology). Basically, crafting has FINALLY received an overhaul and you can easily craft any item in the game with the right anomaly sets.

I love the reactive shield that basically stacks resistances based on the damage received. The ship pictures has the full Aegis crafting set and a Borg console from the Undine mission "Assimilation". You really do need to come online and check it out :)

JGBR - I won't be adding anymore gamecards until March time (going to see if I am still playing by then). Someone else will need to do it...
 
JGBR said:
can you buy aegis yet? where i can i find it, i dont do crafting lol
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The exchange, but until lots of people have crafted it you can expect to pay A LOT of credits for it. Some of the items on their own might actually be a downgrade for you. However, the combined bonus for having the full set is very beneficial.
 
duc999 said:
Having a look at the Store , any 'must have's' ?
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I don't think so. Most everything in there can be unlocked in-game - I bought the enterprise pack recently, but with the season 3 patch have not had a chance to use it. I guess the Excelsior and its advanced transwarp drive could be useful.

badgeruk said:
Ships looking good CaptainRAVE. Need to take a look at the new crafting and get my level up, new stuff looks good.
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There are ships that looks better e.g. the Sovereign, but the Fleet Escort fits best into my build best and now with the crafting sets looks better than the retrofit Defiant (at least in my opinion). The great thing is, crafting is straightforward to do now, makes a lot more sense than before and can produce useful items!

duc999 said:
Good grief , a 3301mb patch :eek::eek::eek:
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Just shows how much has changed and been added!
 
duc999 said:
Still struggling to rank up :(

At Lt Commander 8 at the moment and Commander seems a long way off :(

Any tips on ship config and missions that have a good return of points ?

I have a cruiser with Mark IV phasers front and rear with a Mark IV Photon torpedo launcher front and plasma torpedo launcher rear

Loving the ship Captain
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Now that I have crafting maxed out, let me know if you need better items - it doesn't take much effort (or many anomalies) to get blue (or even sometimes purple) gear. You should all check this out yourselves too. Crafting is now very overpowered, but we may aswell use it :p

All I can suggest is to do story missions, then patrol missions and then either deep space encounters or exploration missions. If you see me online, I am happy to team with you to speed you through a few missions (in particular patrols).
 
duc999 said:
I can always use better items Captain ;)

Been doing some reading on crafting so will make an effort to follow some of the advice ;)

In the meantime I will continue on my merry way and keep doing the missions :D

Will give you a shout when I see you online
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I should be on later.

The best way to quickly level crafting is with red anomalies and by making power cells, shield charges, schematics etc. until you can make what you need. Also, decide early on what type of weapon you want to use e.g. quantums, photons, phasers, disruptors and focus on those with both your skill points and items. I personally use phasers and quantums leaving skill points for other abilities - other weapons like antiproton don't have enough advantages over phasers to make them worthwhile.

As of yesterday I had never touched crafting (but had kept lots of anomalies). I just went to memory alpha and tried it out - it is pretty easy to get the hang of.
 
duc999 said:
Commander at last :D:D

Now I have the choice of an advanced heavy cruiser for 137000 , do I get this and also can pick a heavy escort or science vessel ?

Any tips on outfitting my new ship ? Weapons etc ?
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You are a tactical captain right? I would suggest an escort. Of course, the time you are ready for your next ship you will easily have enough credits to try out all 3 ship types ;)
 
duc999 said:
I have a respec token but don't know who to talk to or what it does , DOH :(
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There is someone at the center of Earth Space Dock.

VaderDSL said:
You can't I don't think, but doesn't mean you can't captain other ships. You can respec the points into the areas you need though, but you'll always be a tactical base character.
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Correct, you would have to start a new captain for such a change. Tactical is the best choice though :)

You still playing VaderDSL?
 
badgeruk said:
Just started to get my crafting rank up as well now. Up to 800 before I ran out of anomalies. Just on the look out for the rare ones you need to the crafting set. As the Sovereign looks great with it.
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Keep an eye out on the exchange too - prices are falling rapidly on all anomalies. Before long the market will be saturated, that is your time to buy :)
 
Absolutely, a lot has changed and been improved. (Read a few pages back to see a few things that have changed). If you do decide to sub, be sure to go to g2play so you essentially get 60 days instead of 30 for the same price :)
 
I was on a lot a few days ago, but am playing Alpha Protocol at the moment. I reached 85 millions ECs plus a full set of Aegis/Borg equipment and decided it was time for a break!
 
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