Originally Posted by dastahl

We do consider Dilithium to be a time-currency. Here is why we think that.

We have always had a store in STO that previously sold items for CPoints and now sells items for Zen. The items in this store such as Ships and Costumes always required real money to buy.

Dilithium trade came about because we wanted a way for players who don't have any real money to obtain some of the Ships in the Store.

But in order for players who have money to be willing to give some up to another player there needed to be a reason, and that reason was time convenience.

Now all players can refine Dilithium Ore by playing the game. Every day you can refine some. So by playing the game and spending time in the game you earn Dilithium. Everyone can do this.

However, some players may not want to or want the convenience of not having to, so we offer the ability for player with money to trade it to another player for that player's dilithium. The Dilithium represents the time that player took to play the game that the other did not.

Some players are willing to buy Dilithium off of other players because they didn't want to take the time to earn it themselves. Plain and simple. We aren't the only game that has this system, but it serves the awesome purpose of allowing players with lots of time and no money the ability to get some money to buy ships and such.

So yes - Dilithium is a time currency.

When we calculated the Reputation system, we very clearly limited the total amount of Dilithium needed to level the system to be equal to the amount of Dilithium a player could earn if they played 1hr, 3x a week. The total amount of Dilithium needed to reach tier 5 in Omega or Romulan reputation is 82k total. When spread out over 60-90 days, this is what gives us the 1 hr, 3xs a week because we know exactly how much the average level 50 player earns in Dilithium per session and this amount is easily obtainable.

Yes the gear will still cost Marks, Borg NPs, and Dilithium on top of that as it did before, but that is why we're converting existing items to these numerics and given them to players. Or, you could just cash it all out now before Season 7 hits.

Originally Posted by dastahl

We do consider Dilithium to be a time-currency. Here is why we think that.

We have always had a store in STO that previously sold items for CPoints and now sells items for Zen. The items in this store such as Ships and Costumes always required real money to buy.

Dilithium trade came about because we wanted a way for players who don't have any real money to obtain some of the Ships in the Store.

But in order for players who have money to be willing to give some up to another player there needed to be a reason, and that reason was time convenience.

Now all players can refine Dilithium Ore by playing the game. Every day you can refine some. So by playing the game and spending time in the game you earn Dilithium. Everyone can do this.

However, some players may not want to or want the convenience of not having to, so we offer the ability for player with money to trade it to another player for that player's dilithium. The Dilithium represents the time that player took to play the game that the other did not.

Some players are willing to buy Dilithium off of other players because they didn't want to take the time to earn it themselves. Plain and simple. We aren't the only game that has this system, but it serves the awesome purpose of allowing players with lots of time and no money the ability to get some money to buy ships and such.

So yes - Dilithium is a time currency.

When we calculated the Reputation system, we very clearly limited the total amount of Dilithium needed to level the system to be equal to the amount of Dilithium a player could earn if they played 1hr, 3x a week. The total amount of Dilithium needed to reach tier 5 in Omega or Romulan reputation is 82k total. When spread out over 60-90 days, this is what gives us the 1 hr, 3xs a week because we know exactly how much the average level 50 player earns in Dilithium per session and this amount is easily obtainable.

Yes the gear will still cost Marks, Borg NPs, and Dilithium on top of that as it did before, but that is why we're converting existing items to these numerics and given them to players. Or, you could just cash it all out now before Season 7 hits.

Originally Posted by gespensterjaeger

no its not. its not a time currency i still can only refine 8.000 a day no matter how much time i put into the game.

the whole thing about takeing 60-90 days to get a full set is just bloody rediculus.

IF i want a mk XII set it should not take more than 10 hours to get 1 ITEM of the set.

not BLOODY 60 days !!!!

Originally Posted by phantomeight

Oh yes I do remember reading that, but it didn't sink in. Thanks!

Also, I feel for you guys right now.

Originally Posted by usscapital

is it just me or is it getting like we spend more dilithium per day than we can refine per day ? , so why are they refusing to rase the daily cap even to 10k ?

Originally Posted by dastahl

We do consider Dilithium to be a time-currency. Here is why we think that.

We have always had a store in STO that previously sold items for CPoints and now sells items for Zen. The items in this store such as Ships and Costumes always required real money to buy.

Dilithium trade came about because we wanted a way for players who don't have any real money to obtain some of the Ships in the Store.

But in order for players who have money to be willing to give some up to another player there needed to be a reason, and that reason was time convenience.

Now all players can refine Dilithium Ore by playing the game. Every day you can refine some. So by playing the game and spending time in the game you earn Dilithium. Everyone can do this.

However, some players may not want to or want the convenience of not having to, so we offer the ability for player with money to trade it to another player for that player's dilithium. The Dilithium represents the time that player took to play the game that the other did not.

Some players are willing to buy Dilithium off of other players because they didn't want to take the time to earn it themselves. Plain and simple. We aren't the only game that has this system, but it serves the awesome purpose of allowing players with lots of time and no money the ability to get some money to buy ships and such.

So yes - Dilithium is a time currency.

When we calculated the Reputation system, we very clearly limited the total amount of Dilithium needed to level the system to be equal to the amount of Dilithium a player could earn if they played 1hr, 3x a week. The total amount of Dilithium needed to reach tier 5 in Omega or Romulan reputation is 82k total. When spread out over 60-90 days, this is what gives us the 1 hr, 3xs a week because we know exactly how much the average level 50 player earns in Dilithium per session and this amount is easily obtainable.

Yes the gear will still cost Marks, Borg NPs, and Dilithium on top of that as it did before, but that is why we're converting existing items to these numerics and given them to players. Or, you could just cash it all out now before Season 7 hits.

Originally Posted by timelord79

That's great, but you are gating players into very specific and grindy content to do so. And you are taking away one source of dilithium now with the STFs which were having a pretty good dilithium output.
Why don't I as the player have the absolute choice in how to earn that dilithium? Why don't episodes and patrols award dilithium? And fleet events?

Getting dilithium rewards into the old fleet actions is a good first step.

Originally Posted by dastahl

When we calculated the Reputation system, we very clearly limited the total amount of Dilithium needed to level the system to be equal to the amount of Dilithium a player could earn if they played 1hr, 3x a week. The total amount of Dilithium needed to reach tier 5 in Omega or Romulan reputation is 82k total. When spread out over 60-90 days, this is what gives us the 1 hr, 3xs a week because we know exactly how much the average level 50 player earns in Dilithium per session and this amount is easily obtainable.

Originally Posted by dastahl

STFs will still reward Dilithium and there will be an Omega Rep project that converts marks into Dilithium, so we're replacing it, not taking it away.

In addition, we're adding Dilithium drops to all Fleet Actions as well as some other new Events.

All of this in Season 7