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#51 Re: Star Trek Online for newbies

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Batman wrote:Scanners are useless for detecting anything but anomalies which I couldn't possibly care less about?
Oh, you don't want rare and valuable materials to help you get better stuff for this game, since by your own words you're behind equipment-wise?

Storing 10 of every random item in your inventory is not only a giant waste of space, it handicaps you from picking up additional stuff. Just use the Replicator to get the stuff you need, so you don't have to leave, and can actually get credit for the planetary missions.

Also, be less of an ass when you're asking for advice. It's the reason you're getting so many snarky and sarcastic responses.
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#52 Re: Star Trek Online for newbies

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As a matter of fact yes I would as as of right now those moderately useless anomalies are all I get from scanners
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#53 Re: Star Trek Online for newbies

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Batman wrote:As a matter of fact yes I would as as of right now those moderately useless anomalies are all I get from scanners.
Rewards are level-dependent, I believe. And as I can recall, the materials go a LOOOOOOONG way to getting really, really good stuff from crafting.
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#54 Re: Star Trek Online for newbies

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Batman wrote:Scanners are useless for detecting anything but anomalies which I couldn't possibly care less about?
Oh, you don't want rare and valuable materials to help you get better stuff for this game, since by your own words you're behind equipment-wise?
No, I merely see no point in keeping them when from what I can tell it'll be a while before I can make use of them.
Storing 10 of every random item in your inventory is not only a giant waste of space, it handicaps you from picking up additional stuff.
Which is...why I'm not doing it?
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#55 Re: Star Trek Online for newbies

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Well, for starters, this is a good place to start. This should also help. Those are your reading assignments. I understand there are a lot of things to read in there, but trust me, it's worth it.

Oh, and use scanners on the missions where you're supposed to scan/fix/find 5 X's. They'll point you to the nearest X and/or anomaly.

And use the replicators on missions where they ask you to give them things. Or talk to the people that sell them and see what people in the nearby sectors want.

Given that we've been helpful in the past, try DOING the things we're suggesting before saying they won't work. Or at least trying. Or asking why might it work, instead of stating it doesn't.

Oh, and anomalies are used in crafting, which make you better gear...for basically minimal additional effort, because the crafting system is piss simple now, with it being universal.
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