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Hey 44th!
I was reminded in Discord of this write-up I did last year for my first time through the summer event, and I thought I’d give it a bump with a new summer event looming around the corner. Once again, I can’t wait for some relaxation on Risa!
And now that my computer is working again and life/work chaos is possibly dying down a bit, I’m hoping to do another Summer Fleet event. We’ll see how that goes!
Rathe
aka @rathemagius
You won’t be able to set things up there. But… that is something I can do (and is part of my job description actually)! Let me know when you’d like to set this up for, and what you’d like to do, and I’ll get it done in all the fleets. 🙂
aka @rathemagius
I’d be down for this too. Though no 23c character, I tend to run those ships and have appropriate outfits. 🙂
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Hey again 44th and guests!
I wanted to post this earlier, but got busy with work and other life stuff. So better late than never!
Summer Event Final Thoughts:
With the Summer Event on Risa now over, I look back at the weeks spent grinding out Lolhunat Favors, dancing the day away, and generally relaxing in my now myriad of swimwear outfits and can’t help but feel sad it’s gone for another year.
When I first looked into the Summer Event in STO, as I originally posted about, I was very excited for something fun and different from the usual “shoot stuff” grind of most of the rest of the game. And I’m happy to say this event did not disappoint, despite the grind that it can be if you’re like me and want all the things!
Certainly there were a few of the activities that I stopped doing after a while, choosing to enjoy my time on Risa or browse the Exchange instead of hunting for artifacts, and I found that to be quite alright in the long run. The nice thing about having so many different activities to partake in constantly in rotation is you honestly just don’t have to do everything all the time. Pick the ones you like most, or are the best bang for the time they take, or the ones that make you smile while you do them (dance contest for instance, which is the most time intensive but enjoyable to people-watch or torture yourself with reading general chat). Eventually you see the patterns and know what to expect coming up, which helps as well. I knew if I did the Biathalon, I could skip the Artifact Hunt afterwards and have 15 minutes to myself to go lounge on the beach (aka grab a drink or some food from the fridge). This helped break up the threat of monotony that comes with a constant grind of any type.
I also found myself get better over time at the races, which I absolutely adored. They were by far the highest grossing for the time spent provided you came in 1st or 2nd, which I was able to do the majority of the time. Those hoverboards are just super fun to go zipping around on, and the floaters made traversal easy and enjoyable. Granted, you really need to get the highest end ones to be competative, but that just gave me good goals for my characters.
In the end, I found the entire event to be absolutely fantastic and a welcome and fun change of pace. It’s handled fairly well from a design standpoint, finish line flags withstanding, and gives you both a good number of activities to do for favors and an absolute ton of things to buy with them. The whole atmosphere of Risa is pleasant and relaxing, and I now can’t wait for next summer to arrive!
Hope you all had a fun time on Risa as well!
Rathe
aka @rathemagius
There’s already been a request for music to play while we Dabo it up this weekend during the events. 🙂
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LOL! Well that’s what I get for skipping the intro as I’m watching that series now. 🙂
aka @rathemagius
Thank you everyone! I look forward to giving people some fun and creative ways to spend some of that time in game with other members of the 44th (as always, should you choose to). After all, everyone needs a break from the grind from time to time!
I’ll post sometime in the next week with an update. Thank you all again!
… though now I feel like I need to make a cool banner for my signature. Curse you, Anukis! 😉
aka @rathemagius
