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You're right, of course. I based my statement on Pacific Standard Time (time conversion - always so confusing!). Still those times were not exactly great for European players.

I'm not even sure if anything can be done about this, given that all the event organizers probably had lots and lots to do with creating the festivities. Asking them to do another shift for European players would be too much, I get that. :)

Many of the event organizers are from the Pacific Time zone and that would've made it 11AM - 6:30PM; meaning they gamed right through lunch and dinner. There really isn't a perfect time to run events. That's why we plan 8 hour long stretches of events so hopefully the majority of players would be able to log in and participate in at-least part of the events.

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Was there any playthrough of "Shadows of the Past"? Got a few reviews for the mission over the weekend and I think I recognized some of the names from the fleet roster. So, if the event had anything to do with, even more thanks from me. :)

Yes! They ran through your mission on Saturday for the Foundry Mission event!

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Are you sure you have the times converted right? The times are in Eastern Time which is -5 and from what I see, Germany is +1 so there should only be a 6 hour difference. That's make it 7PM - 3AM (6PM - 2AM for our British players).

You're right, of course. I based my statement on Pacific Standard Time (time conversion - always so confusing!). Still those times were not exactly great for European players.

I'm not even sure if anything can be done about this, given that all the event organizers probably had lots and lots to do with creating the festivities. Asking them to do another shift for European players would be too much, I get that. :)

Anyway, the event looked like lots of fun. So I figure those who did attend had a blast. Well done and congratulations.

Was there any playthrough of "Shadows of the Past"? Got a few reviews for the mission over the weekend and I think I recognized some of the names from the fleet roster. So, if the event had anything to do with, even more thanks from me. :)

I *NEED* a pool boy! LOL

Great fun was had guys, loved it all!

Oh lala... What a blast. A weekend filled with the companionship of our fleet mates. Times like these where I am extra glad to be part if this fleet (I'm always glad to be, hence the "extra"). Congrats all on the success of your event.
Looking forward to Winter Whirl 2013....

Absolutely agree.... well done all!

I'm sure you'll all join me in thanking everyone who made this event possible, namely the Admiral and Fleet Captains of the morale department:


@MrIzzy
@Sinner68
@DoctorDisaster
@Xakharethas well as everyone else who came together to host the event. I know that the preparation for the events that everyone enjoyed this weekend, began far in advance of the Winter Whirl.

Thanks very much to everyone who attended the events throughout the weekend! Much appreciated!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

The 100 is something extra, i did not really read the email.

Ah ok hopefully, felt disappointed!

I got 500 a few days ago and then 100 just today... not sure how they work it but I'd think you should have your 500 soonish.

So I received my "complimentary" coins today but I feel shortchanged. I've been getting 500 but today I received 100. Is that the normal rate for subscribers then?

Ah, ship names. It's one of the best parts of this game!

For me, it depends on the character. For my main toon, Oren-De, I have a story built up around him and his crew. This has meant that the ship is always called 'Pandora' and that I try to keep the crew in a Phoenix-class escort as much as possible.

For my other toons, I tend to use ship names that fit with the career. For my Science, all ship names were derived from famous scientists, increasing in fame and stature as the ships got bigger. )However, I went through a stint where I remodeled him to fit the Doctor, at which point the ship became the USS Idris. :P)

For my budding Engineering captain, same thing. Famous engineers, though since there aren't that many famous engineers in real life, I tend to use Trek engineers.

Unfortunately, I won't be there tonight as I'm going to a party. Looking forward to RPing again, though!

I don't know if I could be this brave.

http://www.advocate.com/news/world-news/2012/11/28/ugandan-trans-woman-pens-courageous-open-letter-parliament?page=0%2C1

As for hot mess names, my Orion slave boy on tribble rolls around in an Orion Marauder Patrol Cruiser named the Slovenly Concubine. ;)

LMAO! That's at least funny...

I used to name every single ship i had during the levelling process but when i eventually hit VA i was moving ships so much and had so many on the go. I think when i finally settle on a "my" ship i will name it. Historically i have always liked Reverence for a ship (i think it sounds nice, though in my head it doesnt sound like a typical starfleet name). So if you see my flying a ship with that name it means i really like it :D

No problem! I actually figured that this episode was going to be a 'special' of sorts since it's during the Winter Whirl. Regardless, I plan on participating.

AND HOW DARE YOU BE OUT OF TOWN DURING THE HOLIDAYS!? :P

Looking forward to tomorrow's event!

Since last week ended on a cliffhanger, and I don't want to shove any newbies in halfway through an episode, we're actually doing a little bit of a time warp for the RP event we're tying to the winter whirl tomorrow. I've come up with a one-off that will put a minor flourish on a loose end from a previous story. It doesn't really matter where we put it in the timeline, but let's say right after the current episode, if it comes up.

Unfortunately, I'm going to be out of town Saturday the 22nd. That means we won't get to finish up our current episode until the 29th.

Sorry, everybody. :S

Neat. :) I'll keep an eye on the guild chat channel then.

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I always thought it strange that the Enterprise was really the only proven example of this seen, despite the fairly consistent reuse of historical names by Starfleet (almost every original Connie saw life later on in newer classes; no letters though).

I'm not 100% but I think it's because the Federation flagship always has to be named enterprise so they basically renew the Naval Commission Contract (NCC) number each time a new one has to be built and they only do that with the fleet's flagship.
As for hot mess names, my Orion slave boy on tribble rolls around in an Orion Marauder Patrol Cruiser named the Slovenly Concubine. ;)

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Nothing worse than seeing someone flying around in a ship with a hot mess name. It ruins the entire effect of the ship, and the person flying it.

I feel worst when they're largely serious names, just butchered.

I can deal with, or more likely politely ignore silly names.

But I swear I've encountered, and you know you have as well, the Rengade, the Braverry, and so forth. I like imagining they're inside jokes. That's my happy place.