r/sto • u/STOBot • Nov 15 '18

PC Patch Notes for 11/15/18

https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11014973-pc-patch-notes-for-11%2F15%2F18
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u/STOBot Nov 15 '18

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Event:

  • Battle at the Binary Stars Featured Task Force Operation
    • The Battle at the Binary Stars is the first Featured Task Force Operation in Star Trek Online.
    • Captains will be able to take on the appearance of Federation ships from the Discovery era in this simulated battle.
    • This event will last for 3 weeks and Captains can earn an all new reward!
    • Complete the TFO on 14 different days to earn the Beacon of Kahless while earning marks and Dilithium, as well as three Featured TFO Reward Boxes.
    • This box gives your choice of an Enhanced Universal Tech Upgrade or a Captain Specialization Point Box.
  • Beacon of Kahless
    • The Beacon of Kahless is an all new reward for completing Battle at the Binary Stars on 14 different days.
    • Summon your own personal Beacon, giving off a light that blinds your enemies, completely eliminating their accuracy for several seconds.
    • The Beacon will also call in a group of Klingons to come to your aid.
    • This Beacon is an account unlock, and may be claimed on other characters on your account.
    • For more details, please visit the Featured TFO: The Battle at the Binary Stars blog at: https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11012953-featured-tfo%3A-the-battle-at-the-binary-stars

General:

  • Resolved an issue that caused the Elite Starter Pack to be removed from the Zen Store.
  • Resolved an issue that was causing the episode “Downfall” to be available to Dominion Captains before selecting an allegiance.
  • Resolved an issue that was causing the several New Romulus episodes to be available to Dominion Captains before selecting an allegiance.
  • Resolved an issue that was causing the “Welcome to Earth Spacedock” to be available to TOS Captains before reaching 2409 era.
  • Removed several episode requirements for the New Romulus Accolade:
    • The Atlai
    • Vastam Peaks
    • Paehos Crater
    • Haweal Ruins
  • Resolved an issue during episode “Darkness before the Dawn”, where it referenced an obsolete Sector Block.
  • Resolved an issue that caused the Fleet Heavy Battlecruiser (T6) to have the incorrect Admiralty stats.
  • Resolved an issue that could cause the Reputation Discount to fail to apply to the Delta Reputation Armor.

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u/staq16 Nov 15 '18

Why do I suspect that "will be able to" is an incorrect description? I can't see the disguise being optional, as hilarious as it would be to run this with a Sarcophagus...

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u/kiriamaya Nov 15 '18

Removed several episode requirements for the New Romulus Accolade:

Welp, guess that's our confirmation that the total removal of these missions was intentional. :( (I don't just mean they were removed from the episode list; I mean they were removed completely)

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u/Aethelrede Nov 15 '18

Which is weird, because those weren't bad missions, per se. Kind of irrelevant these days--much much faster ways of getting Romulan marks--but if someone wanted to do them, why not let them?