Unknown Person

Re: Beta Weekend Event #2 Dates!

June 08 2012
all patched and ready :)
Scottie

Purpleasbestos

Re: Beta Weekend Event #2 Dates!

June 08 2012
bump since it is today :) /clap

Unknown Person

Re: Star Trek: The Journey

June 08 2012
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Episode 635 - Enterprise - "Broken Bow, Part I" - 09/26/2001

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=5101

First contact with Klingons; the Enterprise (NX-01) is launched. Archer finds himself in the middle of a Temporal Cold War.


Enjoy!

Re: Session Time

June 08 2012
I've updated the time to 1 hour. We'll see how its going.
Rodger

RodgerPM

Re: The Giant Fleet Starbase thread

June 08 2012
I like to think that the fleet can decide to do all the things everyone wants to do, and that it would be possible to have more than one limited run of something. Patience might be required, but I would hope that everyone here has some patience - even if it wears thin after grinding through a few levels. ;)

Re: The Giant Fleet Starbase thread

June 08 2012
Posted some quotes from the Dev Tracker. :P
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Edited June 08 2012 by nicholasjohn16

Re: The Giant Fleet Starbase thread

June 08 2012
Quote by LesleyA
I think the system will ultimately hurt us as a fleet regrettably.

I think quite differently to be honest. I think this will be a great thing for us. We've already seen more people joining up because there's now a reason to be part of an active fleet.

Quote by LesleyA
We have three fleets which will all be seeking upgrading starbases, 2 fed plus 1 kdf and players will be encouraged to upgrade projects where possible. I say where possible as the devs have already pointed out that some folks will be so keen to be able to afford snazzy T5 Nova's that they will prevent others from donating to the projects and thus being able to afford a T5 nova when they become available.

How would someone prevent someone else from donating to projects?

Members will be able to donate on up to 5 projects at any given time, each earning the Fleet Credits. While, Starbase upgrade projects will take longer to upgrade, from several days to several weeks, provisioning ships and equipment will take much shorter times, around a day. So if we have say, 20 people wanting a particular ship and provisioning it provides us with 5 we can just run it four times and dole out the necessary ship. Its important to remember, wanting a ship doesn't mean you'll be able to afford it. You'll still need to donate the necessary amount of supplies to gain enough Fleet Credits to be able to afford the ship you want.

The fact that we have three different fleets gives us that many more options. At least on the Federation side, we'll be able to provision twice the number of ships at a time for players. Don't have the ship you want in the current fleet? We can always move the necessary character around, let you grab the ship in need and switch you back.

Quote by LesleyA
Bad-will will inevitably ensue as I doubt the provisioning tasks will be set as often as folks would wish as fleet officers would decide they have other priorities (such as making it look all singing and dancing). I actually see many more smaller fleets forming with an optimal size equivalent to the number of ships generated by provisioning tasks.


Upgrading the Starbases will defiantly be a high priority as it'll unlock different gear for us to provision, but I'm sure we'll have plenty of time to provision gear while we're gathering the necessary donations. In the end, we'll need to find a fair and equitable method of doling out provisioned items.

While new fleet may crop up, few have been around as long as Stonewall Fleet has. We've been here since before Closed Beta and been a very stable part of the community since then. Few fleets in STO can say that.
Linda Layne

Ltervlet

Re: Character Transfer Info

June 08 2012
The gist of what I got from the blog post was that the destination servers are the ones that already have a fairly large population and any transfers would only serve to augment that. Because our server is practically dead it would be considered an "origin" server and we would be permitted to transfer (for free) to another server where the working theory is groups will be easier to form for anything that needs it. :)

Unknown Person

Re: The Dev with the Dragoon Tattoo

June 08 2012
It's a pretty damn awesome tattoo :)
Lesley

LesleyA

Re: The Giant Fleet Starbase thread

June 08 2012
I think the system will ultimately hurt us as a fleet regrettably. We have three fleets which will all be seeking upgrading starbases, 2 fed plus 1 kdf and players will be encouraged to upgrade projects where possible. I say where possible as the devs have already pointed out that some folks will be so keen to be able to afford snazzy T5 Nova's that they will prevent others from donating to the projects and thus being able to afford a T5 nova when they become available.

Bad-will will inevitably ensue as I doubt the provisioning tasks will be set as often as folks would wish as fleet officers would decide they have other priorities (such as making it look all singing and dancing). I actually see many more smaller fleets forming with an optimal size equivalent to the number of ships generated by provisioning tasks.
Backyardserenade

backyardserenade

Re: The Giant Fleet Starbase thread

June 08 2012
What kinda irks me thus far: Dev comments that say that optimum fleet size is around 50 players. And players will actually be encouraged to leave their large fleets, if they don't get stuff/ships they like. That seems to be counter-intuitive to what fleets should be all about. :/

Anyway, can we just agree to do projects that will get us T5 Novas? If they are ever available, that is? Pretty please? :O
Seannewboy

Seannewboy

Re: The Giant Fleet Starbase thread

June 08 2012
Quote by RodgerPM
But we're not competitive at all. Nope. Nuh uh. We just happen to be awesome enough that we'll get there first, haha!

Exactly, style counts afterall doesnt it? ;)
Seannewboy

Seannewboy

Re: Character Transfer Info

June 08 2012
Quote by Silver101uk
theres one problem that i see with this is that if the sever that is tranfered to could be worse than the one we are on

Only if we transfer to one that others are leaving, and then it would only end up just as bad. I dont think that whatever happens we will be worse off.
Gavin

Silver101uk

Re: Character Transfer Info

June 08 2012
theres one problem that i see with this is that if the sever that is tranfered to could be worse than the one we are on
Rodger

RodgerPM

Re: The Giant Fleet Starbase thread

June 07 2012
But we're not competitive at all. Nope. Nuh uh. We just happen to be awesome enough that we'll get there first, haha!
Kyle

QiqJoe

Re: Character Transfer Info

June 07 2012
Maybe we'll get lucky and ours will be a destination server. *crosses fingers*

Unfortunately, you have to rename your character on transfer if it's already taken on the server you're going to. I don't know about you guys, but I'm very attached to my names. I probably spent WAY too long picking them out coordinating them with the character and their personality. And everyone has to rename their Legacy name on transfer; the same name can be picked if it's not already taken.

Still crossing my fingers....

The Dev with the Dragoon Tattoo

June 07 2012
This was posted on ArenaNet's blog a little while ago and wanted to share it with you guys if you hadn't seen it. :P

One of the Devs working on Guild Wars 2 decided to get a tattoo:



Here's what he had to say about it:

“ArenaNet is without a doubt the best video game company I have ever worked for. The people here are all very good at their jobs and they take making video games very seriously. I’m always amazed at the quality of work and the level of care my coworkers put into the game day in and day out. I’ve been a gameplay programmer from the beginning of Guild Wars 2 development, and this game represents a very significant portion of my life. I’ve worked on many features of the game, including the event system, boss monsters, and character creation, to name a few. I’m incredibly proud and passionate about Guild Wars 2, and it brings me extreme pleasure to see all the fans enjoying our Beta Weekend Events.

Needless to say, I’m a huge fan of the Guild Wars 2 art style. About three years ago, I decided that the Guild Wars 2 logo would make an awesome tattoo, but I was going to wait for the game to ship before I had it done. But with summer coming up, I decided I couldn’t wait any longer, since I want to be able to go outside and enjoy the beautiful Seattle weather with my new tattoo. I was debating where to place the tattoo, but when a friend of mine suggested my ribcage, a picture of it popped into my head and I knew she was right.

First, I had the outline done—a two-hour ordeal. I knew that getting it on my ribcage meant it was going to hurt pretty badly, but it was a lot less painful than I had anticipated. I even started laughing at one point because it was tickling—something my tattoo artist said was a first. The coloring took an additional six hours, split between two sessions. When it was finally over, I was very glad to be done.”


Pretty awesome tattoo. And the guy's pretty hot too. :P
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Unknown Person

Re: Star Trek: The Journey

June 07 2012
=/=


Episode 634 - TNG Movie Era - "Insurrection" - 12/11/1998

http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/star-trek-ix-insurrection/id209104108

When the crew of the Enterprise learn of a Federation plot against the inhabitants of a unique planet, Captain Picard begins an open rebellion.


We are moving into Enterprise tomorrow! It's been a looooooong road! Getting fro.... well, you know the rest :D

Enjoy!
Linda Layne

Ltervlet

Re: Character Transfer Info

June 07 2012
I found some more details and clarification on the SWTOR website. It is as follows:

Many guild leaders have contacted us with their concerns about coordinating their guild members in preparation for the free character transfer service and I wanted to take some time to explain how this process will work.

In order to ensure an optimal playing experience for every server, we’ll be offering direct transfers from one origin server to a pre-selected destination server. This means that the destination server will already be selected for the origin server. As mentioned in our blog post, all server types and languages will be respected. You will not find your PvE characters transferred to a PvP server, or vice versa.

Therefore, all guild members on the origin server will be eligible to transfer to the same destination server, ensuring that the guild has the opportunity to stay together.

As we mentioned in our blog, the character transfer service will be made available gradually, starting with a small number of origin servers and adding more until all servers eligible for transfer are available in the service. We know everyone is excited for the opportunity to transfer their characters, but it is critical that we do this gradually to ensure both a smooth transfer as well as a great player experience on the destination servers.

Eligible servers will be listed as they become available for transfers at www.swtor.com/transfer, which will go live on Tuesday. This is to prevent potential server load issues.

Please note that we will not be dividing the population of an origin server onto multiple destination servers for this free character transfer process.

Additionally, players need not worry about rushing to transfer as free character transfers between selected servers will remain available for as long as it is needed to help balance server populations naturally. Rest assured that if we ever decide to stop this free character transfer service, players will be given plenty of advanced notice.


This makes me feel a lot better, for now. We have the opportunity to transfer to a higher population server if we decide to do so and that is a good thing. What's even better is it's actually going to be free to start with. (color me so surprised ;)) I was concerned about possibly missing some members but if it's going to be an ongoing process, we should all be able to transfer and reform the guild on another server (again, only if we decide to do so). Maybe we should start talking about this and come to a decision so we will be ready for when transfers go live! Please let me know what your opinions are about this. :)
Edited June 07 2012 by Ltervlet
Linda Layne

Ltervlet

Re: Character Transfer Info

June 07 2012
Thanks for the link, kjmk. :) Unfortunately, guild transfers appear to be out of the question. They are requiring that you basically disband the guild and reform it again on the destination server. Which means the fee will have to be paid again and 5 people will have to log on at the same time (after transferring to the same server) and they aren't giving the available destination server information out in advance so something like this can be planned. And on top of that, the guild banks will have to be taken care of separately. While they will re-grant the banks, they will have to be emptied before transfer. Way to go Bioware. :( Get everyone excited and then throw the proverbial monkey wrench into the fray....
Edited June 07 2012 by Ltervlet