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Remastered Cure | STOked 105

chris — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:49:59 +0000

Get some advice on how best to prepare for the upcoming F2P conversion in early December, and we continue with part two of the STF revamp series with The Cure revamp and all those nasty Borg evils in store for us!

Chris hosts another dance party, this time in Quark’s, and Captain Geko decides to crash it and he brings some friends….Borg drones, an assimilated Gorn, some Klingon fighters and even a D’deridex. Yes, you read that correctly….the Devs spawned space craft INSIDE the bar!

Community feedback covers the F2P preparation guide and some in depth math on the upcoming dilthium conversion rate including the “dilithium tax” that’s been heavily debated recently.

All that, and the weeks news!

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Show Notes:

Support the show:

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News:

Borg Invasion Of Defera Delayed (time zones) link
C-Store price changes coming early sale announcement / original comment
Patrols missions level with player
Story missions with unique rewards level with you link 1 / link 2
UI Improvements – character selection updated / waypoint graphics updated / compass added
Doffs – spend free doff token to unlock purchasable purple doffs at each tier link
“Big Lobes” Update – Ferengi now get 20% discount at EC & GPL stores link
Additional Foundry slots available – two for 7K, four for 10K link
Naomi Wildman dialogue regarding the Delta Flyer has been removed (no longer craftable) link
Mission replay no longer available from the Ready Room on player bridges (now located in journal) link

Tweet Leaks:

Borg Queen video

Tactical View:

The revamped Cure STF sees the original space portions merged
The ground portion has been shortened and had a gate removed
Borg beam in groups have been replaced with Borg turrets
Silverwings provides detailed tactics on how to succeed with the revamped missions and get that all important Borg loot.

Community Feedback:

Dilithium conversion information spreadsheet
F2P preparation guide gives long standing players a heads up on actions they may choose to take before the conversion hits in early December.
Dilthium exchange rate is exposed and the news isn’t great for wealthy players.
Community to make submissions to community feedback through STOked@Jupiterbroadcasting.com
We will take all questions, comments, concerns regarding STO & F2P, Cryptic, STOked and its segments (News Roundtable, Advanced Combat Tactics, Tactical view, Foundry Files).
Website: Jupiter Force.org
Email: Asmick@Jupiterforce.net
Twitter: @Asmick_JF

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Ready for Battle | STOked 104

chris — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:04:15 +0000

Star Trek Online’s next featured episode series gets a release date that’s close on the heels of the January F2P launch. Early hype indicates that it will be the best FE series to date!

Chris takes some time to explain the style in which STOked is delivered and why it should not be confused with the intent behind the weekly production of the podcast. We also cover some new skill UI changes, an update to the purpose of the Red Alert chat channel, some new artwork on ESD and go on a deep dive through the newly revamped Special Task Force mission, Infected.

The new Advanced Combat Tactics (A.C.T.) segment debuts this week and promises to be a great companion for new and established players alike.

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News:

New Featured Episodes Delayed Until February [link].
Geko’s upcoming skill change information [link]
Crafting System – Material Blocks Introduced [link]
Tweet Leak of new skills UI
Update to usage / purpose of Red Alert chat channel[link]
New Icons On ESD [link1] [link2]
STF Queue Timers [link]
Broadcast UGC episode 10 released – play through of “City Of The Polmar Ree” from last weeks Foundry Files with guest player Admiral Murphy. Broadcast UGC is the show where the UGC team play Foundry missions live! Join them on Fridays at 3pm US Pacific / 6pm US Eastern / 11pm UK / 8am (Saturday) Australian Eastern time at livestream.com/cerberusfilms.

A.C.T. (Advanced Combat Tactics):

Ground Weapons Part 1 with Ciphertazi.

Single target weapons
Multiple target weapons
Special weapons e.g. CRM 200 (Breen freezy gun)
A key bind to merge aim & crouch so save crucial seconds in combat

“Old” Infected Recap:

Reacquaint yourself with how the first of the Borg STFs used to be with these video summaries created by Lee Andrew.
Space Infected – Video 1 link
Ground Infected – Video 2 link

Tactical View:

Cryptic Gozer has worked feverishly to revamp the Borg STFs and we start to explore what devious surprises he has in store for us by taking on the “Infected”.
Silverwings guides us through the major changes to the mission and goes into some new tactics that will help you to be successful.
Final loot is now provided to every player on the mission removing the whole Need / Greed / Pass mechanic from that aspect of the mission.

Community Feedback:

Community to make submissions to community feedback through STOked@Jupiterbroadcasting.com
We will take all questions, comments, concerns regarding STO & F2P, Cryptic, STOked and its segments (News Roundtable, Advanced Combat Tactics, Tactical view, Foundry Files).
Website: Jupiter Force.org
Email: Asmick@Jupiterforce.net
Twitter: @Asmick_JF

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Matrix Freeloaded | STOked 97

chris — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:55:35 +0000

More free-to-play information has landed on Cryptic’s site, and we’re sure you wanna hear ALL about it. After we finish discussing the finer points of this new subscription model, we’ll set a course for September’s Ask Cryptic with a full suite of sensors ready to snoop out the juiciest bits of STO’s inner workings, before diving into another set of delicious Tweet Leaks!

Then, hold on tight for a special KDF edition of the Foundry Files, guest starring the author and co-host of Podcast UGC, Havraha!

And we top off this sundae of awesome with a cherry of Community Feedback, including some great tips for keeping your Fleet strong, and a brand new question all about F2P!

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Show Notes:

NEWS:

Free to Play Matrix and FAQ
Changes for everyone:

KDF unlocks at 25 (we’ll talk about that more during the Ask Cryptic)
“Premium” Race selections coming off the C-Store (into the Doff system)
Foundry: “8 Starting Slots” – more coming to the C-Store?
*We are discussing the exact criteria for how Gold players will “unlock” new Foundry slots and hope to have this in place at or shortly after F2P launch.
What does F2P not get?
Limited bag space
Limited EC storage
Fewer character slots (one each faction)
Very few boff slots (enough to have just 1 crew for both space + ground)
No Foundry authoring (can still play)
Ads in Vivox
Limited chat, mail & customer service
Let’s talk stipend! 400 points for subscriptions… Is that enough?

So are Lifers losing the Liberated Borg or not?

Ask Cryptic – September Edition

Voth as a potential baddie in the future?
Very few assets or features being added to the Foundry until F2P lands (but maybe more social zones hooked up as doorways)
Wait, WHAT? No new missions until after F2P lands? … ouch
Info on the Borg Ground Assault – sounds like a CO open mission, kinda.
Perfect World is going to help with localization efforts – huzzah!
Some talk of “costume” options for ships
“STO is a very solo-heavy MMO…” (commentary)
KDF at 25… (commentary)
FLEET PROGRESSION (not just starbases) coming with Season 5
PvP will have a strong focus in 2012
THEY RUINED PONIES! FOREVAR!!!~

Tweet Leaks!

FOUNDRY FILES:

KDF EDITION!

Mission: “Time The Enemy” by Havraha

Grab the complete report

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK:

Results from Last week

Last week’s question: “How do you keep your fleet strong?”

Skype in from Jupiter Force – Fleet Leader, Maverick
Discuss ribbon rewards

Skype in from {UFP} United Federation Planets – Fleet Council Member, Mikester
Discuss “assimilation” forum mini-game, and “changelings” voicechat mini-game

Example of the new Borgified signatures of members of the UFP Fleet

https://ufplanets.com/ufp/images/signatures/Airik.png
https://ufplanets.com/ufp/images/signatures/GracePryde.png
https://www.ufplanets.com/ufp/images/signatures/theborg.png

New question:

Since the F2P Matrix is currently still “subject to change” what major changes would you recommend be made?

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Caught in the Crossfire | STOked 92

chris — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:49:28 +0000

We’ve packed together the latest leaks and news about upcoming features, including details of the impending Borg Invasion, a KDF Flagship, and the Rhode Island class starship. All of this, PLUS a bonus helping of “Daniel Stahl SAYS STUFF” in this week’s news feed!

After that, we’ll share the results of our Starfleet Academy feature poll from last week, and lay out a whole new Community Feedback question for you all to make your voices heard!

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Show Notes:

NEWS:

Massive Star Trek DVD Sweepstakes on Facebook

TNG on Blu-ray Coming In 2012

Borg Invasion Teases:
* STOwiki has been gathering info
* Contact dialog popup leaked into recent patch
* 5x skill point rewards?!

The Foundry makes a TRIUMPHANT return!
… and then went away again, until Monday (so they could look at the collected data)

Tribble Test Reward is LIVE

KDF Flagship? WORK IN PROGRESS
Info on CapnLogan’s “free time” work on this project

Another compilation shot of the Odyssey Class (EntF)

Rhode Island Class vessel coming soon
* Decoy + Cloak power (Console? Type?)
* d’Stahl@dstahl: The RI power allows you to create an exact holo copy of your ship while you go stealthy and slink away. Any ship that was targeting you now targets decoy

Daniel Stahl SAYS STUFF

Stahl on Trek Radio
* Confirmed that Cryptic wants to split Ground and Space skills (no timeline)
* Acknowledges the current content drought, and plans to change that soon, and permanently
* SFA: Trivia daily coming, which will possibly reward doffs

He popped online and held an impromptu Q&A
* A replica Defiant interior is in the works for an episode in the next series – it is possible that will become available
* i’m trying to get CBS approval to expand on some story points in Shatner’s “The Return” novel..
* there is a new King of the HIll pvp map coming in next feature episode series

COMM FEED:

POLL RESULTS
Next Feature Requested for Starfleet Academy:

Testing Builds : 31.75%

Mission Replay Upgrade : 29.63%

Firing Range : 19.05%

Trek Trivia Quiz Game : 11.77%

PvP Arena “Dodge Ball” : 7.4%

StormyMaverick (and MANY others):
The NUMBER one thing I’d like to see at Starfleet Academy is THE KOBAYASHI MARU!

Divvur:
My idea would be for a mini-game. First you need to gain a Universal Cadet, perhaps through missions or recruitment assignments. You then ‘sponsor’ them for Starfleet Academy, much like Sisko did for Nog. Throughout their training, you use the mini-game to advise them (like a mentor) what to study for their upcoming tests.

eng09:
I would like to see SFA In a weekly Series, Like Paradise Lost, where the Changelings Infltrate Earth, But start Wuth the SFA.

New question:

Tell us your top “newbie” tip!

Something not covered by the tutorial
Tribal knowledge
I wish I knew then, what I know now

Leave your submission on our SHOW PAGE (where you are reading these show notes!)

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