It's up, but... now... where are the devs? XD

I'd love to log in on Tribble but the game keeps crashing everytime i go to start it from the login window at desktop /sigh. Happens to me every other patch to the test server it seems.

Tribble is back up now, and players are coming in!

If this happens, On the launcher, please click on "Options" at the top of the screen. In the window that pops up, please select "Force Verify" and then click on OK. Doing this verify the install you have for the shard selected in the launcher proper. Which should solve the problem you're experiencing.

Thanks,

Stormshade

Thanks for coming out everyone! Now that the eventy is starting to wind down, I've posted a Feedback Thread over on the Tribble Forums. Please head on over, and let us know what you think!

Thanks,

Stormshade

wow, i am disapointed. i was playing and then announcement came about server coming down. i checked a half hour later and still down so i started watching wrestling. then i come back and find out i missed it. no fair no fair. lol i hope everyone who got to play enjoyed themselves. when is your next one, event that is?

I was looking forward to playing with the developers today. Got one good PvP session in (no clue if it was with the devs or not) and was greeted with a message about going down for a quick patch; shouldn't take more than 15 minutes. 15 minutes came, still down. 30 went to 45...I think you see where this is going. I missed out!!!

I know it's a pain, but can you please have another one of these sooner as opposed to later?

Doh, I missed it! I had my admiral transfered over and everything! I hate it when works gets in the way of my recreation

My observations:

1. Ramming Speed has become a very common finishing move.
With ships being very resilient, ramming has become THE no. 1 trick to kill off remaining 25-35% hull quickly in one blow.

2. Science Healing skills suck, except Hazard Emitters.
Science Team and the ever pathetic Transfer Shield Strength are not very useful at the moment. Hazard Emitters are still fine. HE2 healed me for around 15K.

3. Engineering Healing rules supreme.
Engineering Team is very strong, ET2 healed me for around 10K. Several players reported BUGGED Engineering Team and Miracle Worker skills that only healed for 1/3 of the values listed by me, some as low as 2.5K.

4. Escorts are in trouble
They require a lot of planning and serious team support, otherwise they get damaged very quickly, die or must simply disengage from combat while...

5. Cruisers dominate
They dish out constant medium damage, combined with their resilience this makes them very easy and efficient to use.

6. Science Vessels... more a problem of nerfed skills than Sci Vessels.
Sci Vessels were very hard to kill, so they apparently can make do even with nerfed Science Teams. Shield healing+resistance increase through Science Team seems no longer to be wanted, it has become a weak skill.


Overall I liked the combat speed. I think escorts need some help:

Burst damage is no longer killing quickly, but escorts also have trouble to stay in combat. No idea how to correct this. I think players and pickup groups just need to adjust and support their escort players more.


Some pics from the event. Sorry to the arena team that trashed us so soundly, I was so desperate that I forgot to take a screenshot of the fight.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Longasci...Devs24May2010#

Includes a lot of ramming maneuvers, one QA player and snix himself in his Advanced Escort.

P.S.: Someone please upload a screenshot of the "All Good Things" Enterprise.

Dammit, that's why I didn't see snix on the PvP maps? Because he did FvF? That's pretty disappointing. I've seen him in Ker'rat and was looking forward to blow him to bits with my Bird-of-Prey.

I haven't seen a single dev (except snix) during this whole event, because they apparently have all been on Fed side (e.g. Risa, Earth Space Dock).

More chances for klingons next time, please!