Agreed. My block list is unbelievable. As I've said in previous comments about this kind of thing: communication is key.
We're getting zero communication and, if we so wanted to leave, can't even delete our own accounts on the way out.
Real posts (from kbin.social magazines) are becoming quite rare. I find myself coming to this site now to do the following circuit:
- sort by new and report SPAM and block users
- scroll through headlines and read (the few) recent comments/posts to mags I'm interested in
- come to kbinMeta and see if anyone else is seeing what I'm seeing and feeling the same way
- see if the radio silence has yet been broken by the dev
It's a fascinating case study in the rise and fall of an internet community and digital communication platform. And it highlights one important fact about human community management and technology development: COMMUNICATION IS KEY.
Starting to feel like there's more SPAM than posts on Kbin, at this point.
I sort by new and comb through reporting "SPAM" and blocking users, but it's a never-ending cycle it seems and users reported for SPAM are still posting (hence why I block them in addition to reporting the individual posts).
On PC, save 35% on all of the Legendary Bundles we've released so far, including the returning 10 Ship Bundle!
April 4th at 8am PT and ends on April 8th at 12pm PT.
- Save 35% on all Legendary Star Trek Ship Bundles on PC.
- Including the 10 Ship Legendary Bundle.
Captains on PC can earn bonus Marks for one week!
April 4th at 8am PT to April 11th at 12pm PT (PC only)
- Bonus: Earn 50% bonus Marks (Fleet or Reputation) on all content that rewards Marks.
True and agreed. I do still plan to create an account over there soon though. (I'm thinking First Contact day would be fitting, in a way.)
Beat me to posting by 10 minutes. Ha!
(Well, at least 10 minutes as far as I can tell here on kbin.)
Now I understand why they didn't have a Mudd's Bundle sale this week.
This Bundle will likely be something I spend my Zen on!
Mudd is dreading this next bundle release - get it? Get it?
Mudd's Choice Pack of Dread - Through the Ages:
- Sale period: 50% discount available from March 28th at 8 AM PT to April 11th at 12 PM PT.
- 29500 Zen (discounted to 14,750 Zen during sale period).
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Choose any 3 of the following items:
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23rd Century Dreadnought Bundle [T6]
- Prototype Dreadnought Cruiser [T6]
- D9 Dreadnought Battlecruiser [T6]
- Thrai Dreadnought Warbird [T6]
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26th Century Heavy Dreadnought Bundle [T6]
- Universe Class Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Cruiser [T6]
- Durgath Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Battlecruiser [T6]
- Valkis Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Warbird [T6]
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32nd Century Merian Command Science Dreadnought [T6]
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2x T6 Ship Coupons
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50x Master Keys
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2x Epic Prize Tokens - Phoenix Prize Pack
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10x Ultimate Tech Upgrades
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Mudd's MEGA Pack of Dread - Through the Ages Bundle:
- Costs 60,000 Zen (discounted to 30,000 Zen during sale period).
- Includes all 8 items listed above (no choice needed).
The Market tends to always be a "pass" for me, since it's stuff I already have from actually doing the events. (Some of) the bundles are tempting at times though. That list is shortening for me, in general. The MMO part of the game has lost its luster for me these days.
"except bundles"
Really? Thanks. Guess I'll keep my Zen then.
Adding an edit:
I want to also note that Mudd's Market sales are usually 75% off not 50% off.
A Holographic Janeway bridge officer, the Kuumaarke Visionary Ground Set, and the Terran Sommerville could all be yours in Mudd's Market on PC!
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Mudd's Market is introducing new items:
- Holographic Janeway bridge officer
- Four piece Kuumaarke Visionary Ground Set
- Terran Sommerville
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Entire Mudd Store (except bundles) is 50% off until March 25th at 12pm PT.
Save on Keys, Lobi Store Items and Dilithium Store items, and spend that Dilithium on Vanity Shields!
March 14th at 8am PT to March 18th at 12pm PT on PC
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Keys Sale: 15% off Master Keys
- Key Ring Bundle available with 20 Master Keys and an Ultimate Tech Upgrade.
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Lobi Store Sale: 20% off all Lobi items.
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Vanity Shields Sale: Vanity Shields available in the Dilithium Store for 280,000 Dilithium each.
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Dilithium Store Sale: All ships in the Dilithium Store will be 20% off.
The war, and science, ship of the Orion is coming to the Infinity Lockbox on PC tomorrow!
Starting March 14th, the Orion D'Var Temporal Science Vessel is available in the Infinity Lock Box on PC.
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Bridge Officer Stations:
- Commander Science / Temporal Ops
- Ensign Science
- Lt Commander Eng / Intel
- Lt Tactical
- Lt Commander Universal
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Console - Universal - Temporal Anchor: Activating this Console anchors the target Foes to their place and time, as well as dealing some Radiation damage via the massive release of chronotions in the area. After a delay, the Foes return to their position at the exact moment of activation and take the Radiation damage again.
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Starship Trait - Temporal Artifact Scan: Scans for chroniton radiation from a Temporal Artifact aboard enemy ships. Once the Artifact is located, defeating that ship will drop it into space as a pickup. Collecting an Artifact provides a significant bonus to Critical Severity until leaving the map. This effect has a long cooldown, but eventually another Artifact will be located.
Captains on PC can earn bonuses to their Admiralty Projects this week!
March 14th, 8am PT to March 21st, 12pm PT on PC
- Double Campaign XP for all Admiralty missions
- Bonus Dilithium Ore for Tour of Duty missions
No worries. Sounds like it took you four to five days RL. I'm just trying to imagine what it would take (time-wise) for me to make the trip there. (I, too, have a decently engineered AspX for exploration.) :) Thanks for sharing your screenshots!
Sorry, I meant only for the Colonia trip. You've only been doing that for a few days now, correct?
(I should have been more specific in my first comment. Apologies.)
How many flight hours (your game time)? Number of jumps?
Oh, got it. I didn't realize Console had started the 14th so soon.
That must mean that Kael just used the wrong tags (since it's in the PC news area), rather than a duplicate like I originally thought.
In any case, have fun, Console players! It's a fun set of episodes so far.
I saw this post too, but it looks like a duplicate of one made in January. Is it not?
Indeed. I hope he's doing OK too, sounds like he's going through some stuff.
As far as my posts, I'll still try to do things as timely as possible and perhaps start working on an account on startrek.website. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
It is. I've read about that and wondered if it was happening. There are a few discussions popping up about it too, so hopefully it will be addressed.
(I'm also considering just migrating or creating an account on startrek.website. We'll see.) Thanks for letting me know.
Sorry for the delay in posting my summary; kbin was down. Again.
Captains on PC can go to Red Alert for one week!
March 7th at 8am PT to March 14th at 12pm PT on PC
- All Red Alert events return.
- Complete any Red Alert for daily progress.
- Rewards: After five daily progresses, earn an Ultimate Tech Upgrade and a Specialization Point.
- Additional Dilithium Ore for each Red Alert completion after five daily earned.
Captains on all platforms can save 50% on a Lifetime Subscription for a limited time, and then 33% on it for a longer time!
- 50% off Lifetime Subscription from February 29th, 8am PT to March 1st, 12pm PT on all platforms.
- From March 1st, 12pm PT to April 4th, price reduced to $199.99 on PC and 33% off on Console.
R&D and Duty Officer Sales | Star Trek Online
Save 20% on Research and Development & Duty Officer Packs this weekend on PC!
- 20% off Research and Development packs and bundles from February 29th to March 4th, offering materials and components for crafting.
- 20% off all Duty Officer Packs from
October 5th to October 9th[incorrect dates in original post], including various themed packs to enhance crew capabilities.
Posting note: The second dates are probably supposed to be February 28th to March 4th as well, but it wouldn't be a Cryptic blog without typos eyeroll
For a limited time, save 20% on all Zen Store ships on PC!
February 22nd, 8am PT to February 26th, 12pm PT on PC.
- 20% off on ships, fleet modules, dry dock slots, and ship upgrade tokens in the C-Store.
- Applies to ships and bundles solely containing ships.
- Does not apply to bundles with items other than ships.
Would anyone prefer that I summarize the Patch Notes for brevity the way I do other posts? Or are the original Patch Notes brief enough?
For example, a rephrasing of today's:
- Fixed issue preventing certain Warbirds from equipping Borg Kingdom Interceptor Probes.
- Corrected the Fleet Power Network console to only reduce Weapon Firing Cycles cooldowns, not all cooldowns.
- Addressed disrupter ground visuals for various weapons and drones.
- Fixed display issue with Kurleth Phaser Pistol.
- Updated 14th Anniversary bundle description for item claims in the Zen Store.
Check out the exciting changes coming to Star Trek Online in our latest patch notes!
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Resolved an issue that was preventing the following ships from being able to equip and launch the Borg Kingdom Interceptor Probes: Kelvin Timeline T'laru Intel Carrier Warbird [T6], Ra'nodaire Support Carrier Warbird [T6], Fleet Ra'nodaire Support Carrier Warbird [T6].
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Resolved an issue that was causing the Fleet Power Network console ability to reduce all cooldowns, rather than only providing Weapon Firing Cycle Haste.
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Resolved a number of issues with disrupter ground visuals.
- Specifically the Full Auto, Blast and Mini gun weapon types as well as the Echo Pappa drone and Turret visuals.
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Resolved an issue that was causing the Kurleth Phaser Pistol to display incorrectly.
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Updated description text for the 14th Anniversary bundle to clarify where to claim the Wolf 359 bundle items.
- This product can be claimed by Captains in the "Promotion Unlock Items" category within the Items tab of the Zen Store.
Captains on PC can get double the upgrade points this weekend!
February 22nd, 8am PT to February 26th, 12pm PT on PC.
- Tech Upgrades grant double Technology Points for equipment enhancement.
- Reduces Dilithium cost for Upgrade thresholds, aiding in Mark and Rarity improvements.
Kbin was down for a couple days, so I wasn't able to post my summaries. Hopefully a day late isn't too late!
LLAP
Bonus Zen & Special Sales | Star Trek Online
This week, in addition to Bonus Zen, PC Captains can save on Klingon items and everything they need to start their adventure!
February 15th at 9am PT to February 22nd at 9am PT
- Bonus Zen Offer: 20% extra ZEN on purchases.
- Klingon Item Sale: 25% off all Klingon items in the Zen Store.
- Start Your Adventure Sale: Save 25% on services, uniforms, personnel, and starter packs.
There are some definite TNG throw-backs in this bundle. I think it'll end up being a "pass" for me though, at least for now. I am looking forward to the next C-store bundle 35% sale though, given the correction on the tommy-gun.
Just noticed that I duplicated your post about the 14th Anniversay Bundle. Sorry about that.
I'm a mod over at the kbin STO community and thought I'd start helping out by cross-posting some of my summaries to the startrek.website community as well.
Not sure how well this comment or the syncing will work, but just wanted to say hi and LLAP. I'll continue to try these cross-postings from our community to yours, unless you say otherwise.
Remember the sacrifice of Wolf 359, and take Starfleet's newest ships into the field with the 14th Anniversary Bundle!
Available starting February 15th, 2024, on PC.
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New Starships:
- Atlantis Temporal Destroyer [T6]
- Ahwahnee Command Carrier [T6]
- Chekov Intel Science Warship [T6]
- Princeton Miracle Worker Cruiser [T6]
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Re-released Ships:
- Tal Shiar Mandukar-class Adapted Destroyer [T6] (Account Unlock)
- Lafayette-class Recon Destroyer [T6]
- Constellation Heavy Cruiser Refit [T3]
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Account-Wide Exclusives:
- Type 3 EVA Phaser Rifle (Ground Weapon)
- Borg Kingdom Interceptor Probe (Frigate Hangar Pets)
- Traits for ground and space combat
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One-Time Bundle Exclusives:
- T6 Ship Coupon, starship slots, upgrade tokens, ultimate tech upgrades, master keys, and title "Assimilator".
13,125 Zen (25% off), then 17,500 Zen. Individual ships at 2,400 Zen each for a limited time.