The launch of the latest update/patch/episode on Xbox(and PS4 from what they say) is one that hasn't gone all that well given the 'bugs' that have came with it. Today should Yesterday saw a patch to patch the patches bugs and two server outages. That's all good as long as things are fixed. The fact that the event in game will be extended an additional week is reassuring to see.
Star Trek Online has always had it's quirks. It's backroom support and dev teams do a good job. I'm not complaining... It's 'just' that a build up of buggy oddities can become annoying in the sense of 'they need to really start stepping up to the plate' kind of way to stop it spiraling out of control. Then again I've no clue about baseball for that analogy, the same way I have no clue about the practicalities of managing a console port a step behind the PC version of a game. No doubt it must be hard to keep all the plates spinning...... But when things become obviously buggy/unplayable and they don't know about it.....I have questions that won't be answered.
With one thing and another I found myself accidental clicking the sort button on my main's inventory. What was once a home of 'a place for everything and everything in it's place' became an alphabetically listed accumulation of 'stuff'. Order was restored by a mass culling of items. Some went to the bank, some got salvaged and yet more got sold. Her bank was included in this reordering and with it a sense of progress was given. Or at the very least the appearance of progress. I still have a lot for 'things' in the inventory/bank 'in case I need it'. Space was cleared nonetheless. Which makes the extra free inv/bank slots from the anniversary make it look like 'real' space now.
Progress in one shape or another...
Messing about with the items in storage got me looking at them and their use. Which in turn got me looking at the ships and the modules on them. My gameplay on STO Xbox is very true to the Free to Play model. The super end of my casual, casual playstyle. I've not spent a penny on it(no lifetime sub here). Not the it isn't worthy it but I'm a PC gamer and I'm invested there in both time and money(lifetime sub). Which all means that the best ships I've gotten on Xbox are event ships. As well as items I've traded Dil for Zen and purchased. My new 'main' ship roster is based on three ships. As with my PC gaming favorites two of the ships are from events, the Bajoran Interceptor and the Risian Corvette. Both now have the experimental upgrade. The third is a promo ship from when I started the Xbox version, the Ferengi Nandi. Other T6 ships are quick fitted for the mastery grind and then discharged/dry docked.
Suffice it to say I went through a lengthy enough process of fitting and testing with all three. The short of it being the Bajoran interceptor fit was mainly moved to the Risian Corvette, items fitted and upgraded and moved around make the three fits now look like this(least to most successful):
The Nandi is kept more for nostalgia than anything else. That and the access to a Dabo table. So not really used these day's even though it still stands up.
The Bajoran Interceptor was my main goto up to this point. Moving the bulk of it's fit to the Risian Corvette(this whole process being the long standing kick up the posterior needed as motivation to do so). Still, having filled in the gaps from that move wasn't a hassle and it's as effective as it used to be. Which makes me happy. I'd be happier if it was a different damage type but waste not want not.
The Risian Corvette is my new main ship. It handles better and faster and does more DPS than the Bajoran Interceptor. I knew it was a better ship but seeing it fitted and getting the DPS out of it now is a surprising upgrade that I shouldn't have been surprised about.
Not ideal fits but the best of what the character had and could get/afford which all works out really well(like getting another M6 Computer console). I'm looking forward to messing about with the fits when the new event ship is claimable as it's console will be an interesting addition to the mix.
On the account as well is my long neglected Jem'Hadar Gamma recruit, which is still neglected.
The new KDF recruit is still on the homeworld just after the tutorial. I'm sure I'll level him up to 65 at some stage...... Then neglect him fully....
Time will tell if they both get a reassessment and gameplay.
As for the level 7 Romulan...... very, very, very neglected.
The normal daily process will continue..... In more ways than one.....
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