Halt the Mycelial Crisis!

Bridger · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 6:11 PM

With the launch of Awakening, captains will be introduced to a new type of Event which will leverage the Event UI overhaul previously spoken about in another dev blog. The Mycelial Crisis represents a centralized Event designed to celebrate the various pieces of new Content being released, and give players a new method of engaging with the evolving story of J’Ula, and her unscrupulous efforts to rekindle the dominance of the Klingon Empire in the 25th century.

Participating in this Event will give all players the opportunity to win a Tier-6 Elachi Starship for their entire account! Keep reading for details on how you can participate, and what additional prizes may be earned.
Your Progress

Viewing the details of this Event in-game is as simple as opening your Journal and navigating to the new “Events” tab. From here, all of the pertinent information is at your fingertips, as are simple-to-use buttons that allow quick access to the associated Content for this Event.

As a core feature of the updated Event System, all Progress Points gained toward completion of the Event are shared across your entire Account. Progress is now also entirely automated, doing away with the need to receive tokens, slot them into projects, or any of the extra steps that were previously required.

Various new content offerings may be played in order to earn Progress Points that count toward the completion of the Mycelial Crisis Event. Each different type of content (Episode, TFO, or Patrol) offers varying amounts of Progress Points, as follows:

Episode "Beneath the Skin" 45 Progress

TFO "Mycelial Realm" 30 Progress

Patrols * "Mycelial Operations" 15 Progress EACH

Patrol Info: This update includes FIVE (5) new Patrols specifically designed for this Event, and to tie into the larger story. Any/all of these new patrols may be played to achieve Progress.

Players will be able to earn up to 60 Progress Points every 20 hours, which starts counting down when you receive your first Progress for the day. Any of the above content may be played as much as you like each day, so pick and choose how you prefer to gain Progress each day, and mix it up as much (or as little) as you like!

Rewards

Accruing a total of 1200 Progress Points will allow you to claim the Grand Prize of the Mycelial Crisis Event. This reward includes all of the following:

Elachi Qulash Frigate [T6]

Once earned, every character on your account will be able to claim this Starship for themselves. A separate Dev Blog containing complete details on this exciting new Starship will appear soon!

8x Elachi Disruptor Weapon Pack (once per account)

Open this package to receive your choice of any type of Elachi Disruptor Weapon, as previously seen in the Elachi Lock Box and Infinity Lock Box. All weapons received from this pack Very Rare (Purple quality and at a Mark appropriate to the level of the character that opened the box.

The weapons will Bind To Account on Pickup, and may be upgraded as normal after receipt.

3x Ultimate Tech Upgrade - Beam/Cannon/Projectile Tech (once per account)

These represent a new spin on the existing Ultimate Tech Upgrades. While they still set the applied item to its maximum Quality/Mark, they may only be used on Starship Weaponry. Use these to take you 3 favorite pieces of Elachi Disruptor Weaponry to the max, or whatever other weapons you love using in Space.

Bonus Rewards

After claiming the Grand Prize, you will unlock the option of earning additional Dilithium Ore each day that you continue participating in the content associated with the Mycelial Crisis. Each day you earn the daily limit of 60 Progress Points you will be automatically granted a bundle of Dilithium Ore.

This bonus reward will begin at 5,000 Dilithium Ore for the first day’s completion, then scales up with each subsequent bonus completion that you achieve. The more you play, the more you continue to earn!

Zen Buyout Option

For players interested in instantly completing the Mycelial Event – whether that is due to worries over finding the play time to complete it, or simply wanting to move immediately into earning Bonus Rewards – we will be offering an updated method for buying out.

Within the new Event UI, an option will be presented that allows you to purchase the remaining progress that you need, for a scaling amount of Zen. The base price for this service will be 6,000 Zen, but every single Progress Point that you earn will reduce that price on a percentage basis. Thus, if you have already earned 600 Progress Points (half of the 1200 required), this price will be reduced for you down to 3,000 Zen. The more you play, the cheaper the Buyout Option becomes, dynamically!

A Second Chance

Once the Mycelial Crisis Event has ended, your opportunity to earn Progress Points will have passed. However, the new Event System will store the progress that you made long after the Event has expired. Based on this stored progress, the option to Buyout the rewards will remain available through a new “Second Chance” interface. The price for this buyout is the same as what is offered while the Event is active, and scales in the same manner based on your amount of Progress Points accrued.

For more details on the Content and other offerings being released with Season 18: Awakening, please stay tuned for additional Dev Blogs!

Jeremy “BorticusCryptic” Randall
Lead Systems Designer
Star Trek Online

Arno12 · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 6:22 PM

Hm, those Upgrades will prove useful, I can understand the consternation about the Price of the Buyout but I never use them so I have no opinion. I eagerly await to see the ships stats.

Bridger · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 6:33 PM

Well people were farming too much Dil from different characters.

Petrarch · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 6:34 PM

6000 zen for the buyout? No thanks, that's a shocking amount to ask for.

Arno12 · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 6:47 PM

Originally Posted by Bridger

Well people were farming too much Dil from different characters.

true, these buyout were always pointless to me, I mean I get most people don't have time but I never really saw the use save for the ultimate upgrade, this Event is giving three so Hello Epic Protomatter laced Sheller

Taku · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 6:51 PM

And... Back into the grinder we go.

A frigate with at least 8 weapons slots? Depending on how it turns, I may have to take it for a ride.

Arno12 · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by Arimimochi Taku

And... Back into the grinder we go.

A frigate with at least 8 weapons slots? Depending on how it turns, I may have to take it for a ride.

I only want it for my Rom and I'll probably never use it

Taku · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 7:02 PM

I'll run it for the Mastery (whatever it is), but then it'll probably be right back into my little Pocket Rocket.

Necronin · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 7:07 PM

I'll definitely give it a run, I like the Elachi ships.

Sul-Matuul · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 9:07 PM

Are those tech upgrades limited to one of each type (beam, cannon, torp) or does it mean you just get 3 and they can be used on anything? That's a bit vague and i was sure that ultimate tech upgrades don't normally have such limits placed on them?

Necronin · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 9:30 PM

It sounded like they were 3 of them, but they were only usable on beams, cannons & torps. It mentioned only ship weapons.

Tain · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 9:56 PM

Any chance of a new lock box or R&D promo coming along with this event?

Dylan Erikson · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Tain

Any chance of a new lock box or R&D promo coming along with this event?

yup lol

https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/st...odel-update%21

Heyallo · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 11:43 PM

but I don't wanna halt the crisis. I wanna watch it buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurn =P

Rellimie · Posted Mon 02 Sep, 2019 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by Petrarch

6000 zen for the buyout? No thanks, that's a shocking amount to ask for.

The buyout scales with the event. You can play 2/3 of the event and the buyout is 2k for example.

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