Indy

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[–] Indy@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

Indeed. I've heard that from others as well.
I, personally, do not intend to delete my account (yet), but I am aware that it is a manual process. As so much is here, it seems.

I recently made some adjustments to my stuff here and it's helped a little. (You'll see the irony momentarily.)
I've unsubscribed from most kbin magazines and have subscribed to magazines (communities) from other Fediverse instances instead. Now my feed actually has content and a lack of SPAM. So, essentially, I'm here in name only.

Eventually, all of us normal users will need to ditch this platform because we won't our names/accounts tied to something that is notorious for SPAM and other illegal activities. Perhaps sooner than later, if the rest of the Fediverse decides to stop federating with kbin.
Until then, I figure at least I can still look through the window at the rest of the Fediverse.

[–] Indy@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Indy@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Real posts (from kbin.social magazines) are becoming quite rare. I find myself coming to this site now to do the following circuit:

  1. sort by new and report SPAM and block users
  2. scroll through headlines and read (the few) recent comments/posts to mags I'm interested in
  3. come to kbinMeta and see if anyone else is seeing what I'm seeing and feeling the same way
  4. 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.

[–] Indy@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

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).

 

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.
 

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.
[–] Indy@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

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.)

[–] Indy@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Beat me to posting by 10 minutes. Ha!
(Well, at least 10 minutes as far as I can tell here on kbin.)

[–] Indy@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

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'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).
    • Choose any 3 of the following items:

    • 23rd Century Dreadnought Bundle [T6]

      • Prototype Dreadnought Cruiser [T6]
      • D9 Dreadnought Battlecruiser [T6]
      • Thrai Dreadnought Warbird [T6]
    • 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]
    • 32nd Century Merian Command Science Dreadnought [T6]

    • 2x T6 Ship Coupons

    • 50x Master Keys

    • 2x Epic Prize Tokens - Phoenix Prize Pack

    • 10x Ultimate Tech Upgrades

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).
[–] Indy@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

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.

[–] Indy@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

"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.

 
  • Mudd's Market is introducing new items:

    • Holographic Janeway bridge officer
    • Four piece Kuumaarke Visionary Ground Set
    • Terran Sommerville
  • Entire Mudd Store (except bundles) is 50% off until March 25th at 12pm PT.

 

March 14th at 8am PT to March 18th at 12pm PT on PC

  • Keys Sale: 15% off Master Keys

    • Key Ring Bundle available with 20 Master Keys and an Ultimate Tech Upgrade.
  • Lobi Store Sale: 20% off all Lobi items.

  • Vanity Shields Sale: Vanity Shields available in the Dilithium Store for 280,000 Dilithium each.

  • Dilithium Store Sale: All ships in the Dilithium Store will be 20% off.

 

Starting March 14th, the Orion D'Var Temporal Science Vessel is available in the Infinity Lock Box on PC.

  • Bridge Officer Stations:

    • Commander Science / Temporal Ops
    • Ensign Science
    • Lt Commander Eng / Intel
    • Lt Tactical
    • Lt Commander Universal
  • 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.

  • 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.

 

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
[–] Indy@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

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.

[–] Indy@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I saw this post too, but it looks like a duplicate of one made in January. Is it not?

[–] Indy@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

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.

 

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.
 
  • 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.
 
  • 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

 

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.
 
  • 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].

  • Resolved an issue that was causing the Fleet Power Network console ability to reduce all cooldowns, rather than only providing Weapon Firing Cycle Haste.

  • 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.
  • Resolved an issue that was causing the Kurleth Phaser Pistol to display incorrectly.

  • 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.
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