For anyone else wondering, it’s

github.com/Mr-Wiseguy/N64Recomp

Thank you for this explanation.

It is true that the pay segments aren’t required in any way shape or form, unlike some other similar games.

Yeah, once the yearly event started including the option of either two T6 C-store ships (which will unlock those normally RL-Money-Only ship traits that are so much fun) OR a single T6 Lockbox ship (as long as it’s been out for a year) making those high-end ridiculous min-maxed builds (that aren’t even necessary to play the game’s hardest content) became a very real possibility without spending a dime.

Add in every event giving bunches of bonus dilithium after you complete it and the fact that they got rid of the bots and you can even trade dilithium for zen in a reasonable amount of time. People were buying the 10th anniversary bundle left and right without spending any money last christmas when it went on sale.

It takes more planning in advance than just using Attack Pattern: Credit Card, but it’s totally doable.

They removed not only the ability to make new user made maps and scenarios but removed all content related to the function saying it would essentially require requiring the game from scratch because no one was left that knew how it worked.

Yeah, that part sucks. I miss it.

Many of the missions have been removed over the years, saying they no longer are good enough quality compared to new content, etc.

I can’t think of a single mission that was removed that I miss. There’s probably one or two, but the few removals there were have been largely beneficial. And the new missions are amazing by comparison.

Everything is a shadow of what it was.

I disagree. I started playing when STO went free to play back around when romulans became playable.

It’s only been in the last 2 years that I started really enjoying the game instead of forcing myself to try because I really wanted star trek SO BAD in an MMO.

The QoL improvements are good, the events are still fun and the rewards are actually worthwhile.

There are handfuls of people in the fleets I’m in that are playing completely f2p thanks to reward ships and event/reputation gear and holding their own, doing good damage in group content, so there ARE plenty of microtransaction options, but they’re not required – just super beneficial if you have the cash.

Couple of years from now when its been milked dry by the zen currency bots.

They just banned almost all of those a few months back.

Like, massive sweeping bans and the zen exchange has been mostly normal since.

Ahh. the terror of walking into a cave and seeing nothing but inky black darkness and four lines of text pop up all at once

       Corp Por

                     Corp Por

                                                   Corp Por


        Corp Por

Always reminds me of this little ditty –

…on regs and runes I drift in the night

any place it gates is right

gate far

gate near

by a dungeon I reappear

well

you don’t know

what

we can find

why don’t you die for me little newb

on a magic Corp Por ride…

Credit where credit is due – http://www.digiphobia.com/ultimasongs/html/magic.html

Mosseri didn’t get into why he felt Android to be superior

This is disappointing, because I’d really like to hear what he has to say on the subject.

As an Android user in the U.S., I feel the exact opposite.

As an IT sysadmin doing mobile device management with BYOD in the workplace, iOS has a clear edge if you’re willing to pay for MDM products that handle it. The built-in options in Azure are…varied for both products. ( https://download.microsoft.com/download/e/6/2/e6233fdd-a956-4f77-93a5-1aa254ee2917/msft-intune-enrollment-options.pdf )

As a personal user, though, the sheer ridiculous amount of variety of the android kernel between different carriers and models on the current version alone is positively insane. It should be a beautiful bonus smorgasbord of consumer choice, but with all of the carriers rolling their own lockdowns, hobblings, and forced includes it’s a buyer’s nightmare of trying to find a device that doesn’t lock out the things you want while also letting you remove the things you DON’T want (preferably without needing adb to do so).

Separate text notification sounds for each contact? Not always!

Advanced SMS options? Totally inconsistent.

MAC Address randomization? Roll a d20 against the number of flagship models and carriers in your area. You’ll probably get it, but no guarantees.

Heaven forbid you want to do something that should be straightforward in today’s day and age like download your SMS History? Voicemails as audio files? Custom Do Not Disturb settings? Good luck.

Apple users have been sending text messages interchangeably between their phones and computers/tablets for years. I still recall the shock and awe when my android phone was getting a barrage of text messages from my boss because he could send them with the full keyboard on his laptop while I was one-finger-punching the touchscreen on my phone to reply.

A lot of this isn’t the direct fault of the android kernel itself, but it is a large portion of the default android user experience in the U.S. and as such it’s what I have to base my judgement of the android kernel ON.

Android should be the superior option, but at this point in time, I don’t think it is.