What to buy (and not to buy) in Star Trek Fleet Command | Light Spender Edition

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024

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  • @TheRealROGUE99
    @TheRealROGUE99 4 месяца назад +10

    I wish success in this game wasn't so dependent on how much you spend. I am a light spender(50-100/month, lvl 34 ops). I've always tried to focus on whats going to be best for long term value. This guide was awesome! I always appreciate the insight of a veteran player!

    • @thehawk5141
      @thehawk5141 4 месяца назад

      Dude. At Ops 34, you don’t have to spend a dime on this game. There are too many free paths to get what you want/need.

  • @bryanthiga3198
    @bryanthiga3198 4 месяца назад +14

    I really hated Forbidden Tech because of the failure rate and how long it took to get materials so I ignored them for a long time. Then during an incursion I got schooled by a level 52's Heghta with a high level PvP forbidden tech. When the reinforcement Croziers and Sanctus end up hiding in their bases while it was hovering outside, I knew I missed something. Took a look at forbidden tech again, saw the numbers at high tiers, and realized they are the best long term investment in the game because they can move from ship to ship. The forbidden tech that made the Heghta a nightmare could easily be moved to the Vorcha and every other ship down the line, possibly a better investment than officers.
    The additional refineries also add tremendous value to something that has a lot of long term value. I don't mind the idea maxing the S31 Torpedo Pods because it increases my daily tier up catalyst and buffs my Tribune by a lot, which then can be later moved to a Crozier. Even though I don't have a particular need for it, the new gorn forbidden tech is tempting because it has a daily isolytic artifact token refinery.

    • @thehawk5141
      @thehawk5141 4 месяца назад

      Nothing in this game is an investment.

    • @Drekkag
      @Drekkag 4 месяца назад +4

      @@thehawk5141 i disagree. everything is an investment in the enjoyment of the game. if you don't feel enjoyment, why play?

    • @Jhosepep12
      @Jhosepep12 4 месяца назад

      So ... what was that FT that made the Heghta a nightmare?

  • @Drekkag
    @Drekkag 4 месяца назад +4

    i was going for f2p then decided i love the game enough to be a light spender. aka no more than about $200/month. Doe snot hinder the fun and also does not seem to interfere with lengthy upgrading/grinding for me. others have their opinion on that. I love your videos and continue to watch older that help in every way. thank you for putting this on and i take note on all of your videos. thanks again and live long and destroy! adam (Drekkag in game)

  • @MZOfficial104
    @MZOfficial104 4 месяца назад +12

    Im a light spender and this is just what i need. Thanks rev

  • @eaglesrum2319
    @eaglesrum2319 4 месяца назад +2

    Great video rev, I have been fully ftp since January 23 and before that maybe £200 total spend on my account, never bought a prime, got the 2nd researcher and builder and the occasional £18 battle pass. I am ops 49 now and just chilling as I slow grind the everything before I start going into the 50s.

  • @plumbplumb458
    @plumbplumb458 4 месяца назад +5

    its really annoying that you can't repair a ship in each dock at the same time..

  • @cdeanda21
    @cdeanda21 4 месяца назад +4

    Efficiency primes are a must at higher ops levels

  • @heathgleason4166
    @heathgleason4166 4 месяца назад +2

    Many of the original primes are grindable but the borg refinery prime for faction credits is a must have for long term faction credit sourcing

    • @nickm9102
      @nickm9102 4 месяца назад +1

      That was the point of them at the start of the game you buy to make it easier but eventually you could get it F2P now the business model is how many thousands of dollars do you need to get what is unavailable any other way.

  • @JimJamBimBam
    @JimJamBimBam 3 месяца назад

    Nice video, thanks! Good to put things in perspective and know that there are others wondering how to make a dollar go further in this game.
    I'm an "ultra-low" spender, about $10 a month. Ops 35. Have bought 2nd build queue and 2nd and 3rd research queues: very happy with those. Bought a Battle Pass once: meh, okay, but maybe not again. Next purchase: maybe 3rd builder ($20). Based on this video, extra dock ($50) may be a good choice. And for future, save for those Forbidden Techs ($50).

  • @justinnewton984
    @justinnewton984 4 месяца назад

    The best value I find... packs or grinds that unlock a daily chest for the various faction loops. Bajor and Ex-borg for instance. For the price of a few packs, you can now pull a pack+ worth of items DAILY! Great long term for parts and g4+ parts

  • @MrJaberrell
    @MrJaberrell 4 месяца назад +1

    I wish bought the extra builder when it was $5. Unfornately, I bought some dumb $5 pack and the $19.99 North Star 4 years ago now everything is $100 each. Went on a 4 year hiatus, but slowly realizing why I quit.

  • @doramiles4270
    @doramiles4270 4 месяца назад

    i love that your banner is just scrolling between the same two alliance consumable

  • @DreamWeaverAndchill
    @DreamWeaverAndchill 4 месяца назад +12

    I wish a players value was judged by how much fun they have in the game.

    • @nickm9102
      @nickm9102 4 месяца назад +3

      This will eventually happen. Once the game is Maintenance only then it will be about you having fun until then YOU are the product.

    • @FunIsGoingOn
      @FunIsGoingOn 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@nickm9102you won't have fun then, it'll die, alliances vanish, no new events, no repeating old ones, nuthing.

    • @FunIsGoingOn
      @FunIsGoingOn 4 месяца назад +2

      That was the case back in the old days

    • @AnOminous1
      @AnOminous1 4 месяца назад +1

      A player's value is judged by whatever you want it to be.
      Judging your own worth by how much fun you're having seems healthy. Judging another player's worth by how much fun they cause you to have probably makes sense

    • @nickm9102
      @nickm9102 4 месяца назад +1

      @@FunIsGoingOn I'm sure that when this happens the default events will still be there.
      Mining, Monday Rogue Thursday, Cosmic Cleanup on Saturday Swarm Sunday. Also it looks like they are trying to add stuff that is a consistent once a week on a certain day so the chance of having something for every day will be there. At that point you will have those who prefer the resource collection, management and PvE factors of the game and the group who decide that their purpose in the game is to annoy the first group with PvP because they don't know what else to do. Now if all the PvP griefers manage to drive off the first group the game dies because PvP without targets becomes an idle clicker with no progress. If the griefers get bored and leave before the resource management group then you have a chance of the game lasting if those people spend enough to make server Maintenance profitable even if it is condensed into a half dozen servers in the end.

  • @Bleachguy2023
    @Bleachguy2023 4 месяца назад +2

    early on the north star is great purchase unless you can wait for a BPES and ships there are not that many

  • @StarTrekMonkey
    @StarTrekMonkey 4 месяца назад

    Great video Rev. Looking forward to this new series.
    Would love to see your Prime Buy order list updated now as well.

  • @brianhyman4397
    @brianhyman4397 4 месяца назад

    Thanks Rev, I’m a light spender typically just the £20 battle pass these day. I stopped spending when I realised that for some reason some servers are being ripped off, getting significantly less bang for there buck 😤
    One thing I’ll add with primes sometimes although the prime itself is a bit meh the mats that come with, can represent best value. This varies by ops level and also server as this impacts what you get from each pack. For example I have the Prime Romulan Tribute (lvl 1) I would never say this is worth £100 however at the time the materials it gave me and the points they were worth in the officer auction made it the best buy beating the monthly pack and other special offer packs. So as geeky as this sounds I have an excel spreadsheet that I use to calculate auction points for a pack to ensure I’m getting the best value for me and sometimes that is some of the meh primes. I’d personally recommend any low spender do this I just wish Scopely would stop fiddling with the points.

  • @PorkySleepless
    @PorkySleepless 4 месяца назад +7

    Value? In stfc? No way.
    Nothing has "value" no matter what you spend money on, it will be immediately invalidated by a later update.

    • @nickm9102
      @nickm9102 4 месяца назад

      You are saying the not so quiet part out loud

  • @nunyabusinesss1476
    @nunyabusinesss1476 4 месяца назад +2

    I am currently ops lv 35 working towards lv 36 and have only bought the first Ex Builder and the first Ex Research slot. :D

  • @Bleachguy2023
    @Bleachguy2023 4 месяца назад +1

    im ops26 and the basic packs of research ques and build and repair and docks and with ship sourcing for cosmic clean up takes 3 months for one ship is insane one set of bps a week is crazy i also think CC needs a revamp

  • @piochi
    @piochi 4 месяца назад +3

    Disco range prime should have a f2p path. This kind of qof upgrade shouldn’t be behind a paywall

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад +1

      Completely agree!

  • @jamescopeland6802
    @jamescopeland6802 Месяц назад

    i really feel like things that increase iso damage for all ships are worth considering, that scales decently well lategame in my opinion. If your a light spender i feel like anything in the refit section espically things that boost all ships should be a priority as sometimes they are only aviable for a limited time in my experiance or maybe you gotta be way higher in the game then i am to source them for free.

  • @DreddxPred
    @DreddxPred 4 месяца назад

    Great video Rev, I think you do a great job on the various aspects of the game you cover.

  • @shawnnoyes2776
    @shawnnoyes2776 2 месяца назад

    You may be covering it in a future video (I'm catching up) but I would love a recommended priority on the FtP primes...
    -Shawn

  • @Bitaken
    @Bitaken 4 месяца назад

    You say the monthly pack is a great value, but I think the end of month "Bonus Elite Pack" is better value - because you can claim it 3 times a day cutting the time to get all the mats and resources to 1/10th the plan.

  • @MrSmith-oq4kp
    @MrSmith-oq4kp 4 месяца назад

    I'm so happy that I'm not the only one who suffers through that exocomp banner spam bug.

  • @thekataphraktoi2197
    @thekataphraktoi2197 4 месяца назад +1

    Rev, in the UK a second research or builder slot is £99, over a hundred dollars. I have no idea why Scopely charge us so much.

    • @shadow-wulf
      @shadow-wulf 4 месяца назад

      $139 in Canada

    • @gavlondon
      @gavlondon 4 месяца назад +1

      Login to the website store rather than the game - you can then purchase using the dollar rate $99 which is £79 - still painful but more slap across the face rather than a kick in the nuts

  • @davig1687
    @davig1687 4 месяца назад

    Extra builder slot sounds like a good idea, building times are getting longer

  • @glengoon3881
    @glengoon3881 4 месяца назад +1

    Scopely took the $5 second builder offer away from me. I have 2 Third Builder Unlocks available, one for 19.99 and the other for 99.99🤷I've only ever bought $20 battle passes, $20 2nd research, $10 flash passes and the $5 recruit pack (for Leslie & ship XP abilities.) It just seems 🍆ish to x4 the price just because I didn't buy it right away. For the extra docks, I only have the Premium Drydock Unlock Elite pack for $99.99 which is too far above my price point. It feels like they're telling me, "Open up your wallet or quit already!" and, well, I don't buy all the battle & flash passes like I used to. They thought they'd trick me into spending more and so now they're getting less. No soup for you, Scopely!

    • @jeffw6894
      @jeffw6894 4 месяца назад

      I see the extra drydock for $50 and the elite for $100. Where's the $5 option please? 😂

  • @davig1687
    @davig1687 4 месяца назад

    As a v light spender I go for the ent e and voyager officer flash packs

  • @gabriel5927
    @gabriel5927 4 месяца назад

    As a international player my biggest problem is that Scopely didn't localize the game. So if I'm going spend money for a low cost thing (for the USA base players) here in Brazil is a super really expensive purchase for a mobile game, is almost the money i would use to buy of a triple A on the console.

    • @beng7845
      @beng7845 4 месяца назад

      It's too frickin expensive wherever you live

  • @BrianCoons252
    @BrianCoons252 4 месяца назад +1

    F2P ops 28 max vidar. Now 32 . Need 2nd build, need 2nd reach. Need 2nd ship repair.. I am the GOAT. #Elite

  • @GodelFishbreath
    @GodelFishbreath 4 месяца назад

    My list of what ships are good for what at my level (46). Some of these have been taken direct from the comments here.
    Anything you want to add or comment on is welcomed.
    Ships vs use at lvl 46,
    ramped up fast when I had money, now very constrained.
    Amalgam, armed mining with large cargo and decent range
    Botany, Bay, Data mining
    Cerritos, support
    Cube, defense plus cutting
    Defiant support, good for those Solo armada that you need to do to get the Bajoran pulls.
    Defiant 2, Defiant buffs are amazing when used in Eclipse as it helps the entire Armada
    Defiant 3, jem hadar armadas
    Discovery, long range explore and support by hauling ships to locs that they could not reach
    Enterprise NX01, xindi aquatics
    Feesha, Lat., gold
    Franklin-A, swarm
    Iss Jellyfish, ? Limited range, good for 2 quests.
    Jellyfish, normal ?
    Mantis, attack and cripple? My Talios does the work. Love the Syndicate XP, actian hostiles
    Monaveen/Pickle, Texas class ships, generally good in battle, decent ranges systems
    Realta, small ship action and quests
    Sarcophagus, defense, really good if enemy fires at coffin while station fires at enemy.
    Stella, Eclipse exchange
    Vi'dar Talos, borg also general warship
    Titan A, (support?), freebooter grind and I invested heavy in the Bajoran loop and the Titans max fortified Titan A2, ability makes punching up easy and I can claim max chests every time
    Voyager, long explores, medium force, Hirogen elite

  • @RoyCyle
    @RoyCyle 4 месяца назад

    What are the 3 drips for Dolomite particles? I can't remember them off the top of my head.

  • @vassagood
    @vassagood 4 месяца назад +1

    I have only purchased Battle Passes. I prefer playing to earn my way.

  • @robertderamo8943
    @robertderamo8943 4 месяца назад +1

    I think it would help people to spell out what the FT refineries unlock as grind paths. You mention rare and epic FT particles but what can those buy? Well to answer my own question, they can buy the rare faction mining FTs (3 of them), the Borg alcove, Borg nano plating, and the 3 faction specific pvp damage epics. On top of the FT mats and bells. So quite a lot

    • @robertderamo8943
      @robertderamo8943 4 месяца назад

      In addition, there is a number of purchases or total dollar value that will permanently increase your treasury value to the highest base pack. That might also be worth considering since you can f2p grind those treasury packs too. If getting the best ones offered is only 100 away, maybe that’s another incentive to buy one pack. Another one of those permanent things rev was talking about

    • @robertderamo8943
      @robertderamo8943 4 месяца назад

      Speaking of the refinery from the whip, I just unlocked my first rare FT today!

  • @keithcarter3440
    @keithcarter3440 4 месяца назад

    Thanks Rev Deuce!!!

  • @justvers
    @justvers 4 месяца назад

    Useful video rev.cheers👍🏽🖖🏽

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @HugoVaughan-r5g
    @HugoVaughan-r5g 4 месяца назад

    Thanks rev, really appreciate your advice 😁🇬🇧

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @davidgonzales82
    @davidgonzales82 4 месяца назад

    Great video Rev!

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @howardthompson7661
    @howardthompson7661 4 месяца назад

    What about the value to Kelvin and friends with max ent,Aug and specialty ships coming when I get to L40

  • @nutznchocolates56
    @nutznchocolates56 4 месяца назад +1

    Rev is trying to make me spend money.

  • @freeschwag
    @freeschwag 4 месяца назад +1

    Would like to get in on the F2P discussion. OPS47 almost 48. Had an old Gift card and residual Google play balance plus 2 Google play coupons($3 and $1) that got me +1 researcher and +1 builder. Nothing else ever purchased. Hoping to score a battle pass from one of the Content Creators :)

  • @Bleachguy2023
    @Bleachguy2023 4 месяца назад

    i am a spender really on battle passes and 23euro packs tho wish there were pike and monroe shard packs but alot of officer packs are 60 to 100 euro well out of my price range would take me 12 weeks to afford a 60 euro pack double that for the 100 euro packs even the 23 euro ones take me 2 weeks possibly 3 weeks hope in the future they create packs like that PM pack for 23/60/100 even a pack with chen and cath for all 3 category's of prices those 100 euro ones should have a full unlock of a epic need more smaller packs that light spenders can afford and rotation especially officer ones if like voyager or ferengi crew for example

  • @ianwinter81
    @ianwinter81 4 месяца назад

    What are the three drips for dolomide particles? I know one in section 31, where else Rev?

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад +1

      Section 31
      Field Training
      Ex-Borg (this one takes reaching a higher reputation level, but it's in one of the boxes)

    • @ianwinter81
      @ianwinter81 4 месяца назад +1

      @@RevDeuce Thanks!

  • @HenryGertcher
    @HenryGertcher 4 месяца назад

    Second builder is $5 and second research is $20. If the research was $5 i would get that but at $20 i have to balance that vs buying the battlepass

  • @markremley702
    @markremley702 4 месяца назад

    Lets say every player spend 20 bucks a month for the pass how much does that total for the game more than they deserve for the broken stuff each month.

  • @lonercaveman
    @lonercaveman 4 месяца назад

    prime officer and survival skill would be worthless if it didnt stack w/ mess hall

  • @hightone21
    @hightone21 4 месяца назад +1

    Good video Rev.

  • @johnitzimiskes5609
    @johnitzimiskes5609 4 месяца назад

    Is the Whip still in the store? It's not in mine but I have it. People in my alliance say that it is not in their store.

    • @PorkySleepless
      @PorkySleepless 4 месяца назад

      Sounds like either a whip nerf or feesha-a is incoming!

  • @kevinwilliamson7158
    @kevinwilliamson7158 4 месяца назад

    Why didnt you cover ticket events?

  • @joerudnickjr3969
    @joerudnickjr3969 4 месяца назад

    If Scopley was smart they stop making purchases out dated or not useful anymore or they might find them self in a class action like roadblox

  • @Loremaster69
    @Loremaster69 3 месяца назад

    $5, I paid $20 for my extra builders and researchers..

  • @jamescopeland6802
    @jamescopeland6802 4 месяца назад

    140x12 is 1680

  • @Wildwoodbadboy
    @Wildwoodbadboy 4 месяца назад

    To clarify level 64 and free to play means only $2,000 a month😅😅😅

  • @jstermcd
    @jstermcd 4 месяца назад

    Rev says his main account gets roughly $140 a month and in the save breath says he doesn't have ab account that gets 1000 spent on it in a year . 😂 I obviously know what he means but just kinda funny

    • @jeffw6894
      @jeffw6894 4 месяца назад

      Yeah exactly, I've asked him and gotten no answer. Looks like he gets the monthly elite pass and the BP's for his trouble.

  • @BrianLoader
    @BrianLoader 4 месяца назад

    No mention of the Crate of Lat? Disappointing.

  • @frankfreda8570
    @frankfreda8570 4 месяца назад +1

    Scopely must be hurting for cash

    • @CyTerrinX
      @CyTerrinX 4 месяца назад

      They absolutely are hurting for cash without doubt

    • @nickm9102
      @nickm9102 4 месяца назад

      Only in their minds. The reality is they have obscene profit margins and other games in their portfolio so they make stupid bank.

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад

      I have nothing to do with Scopely. If they're hurting, or not, not my problem.

  • @BigAl762
    @BigAl762 4 месяца назад

    I do not like spending money on the game lol

  • @metalmaster4930
    @metalmaster4930 4 месяца назад

    Sadly, STFC getting "totally" P2W... After 5 years of playing this game... STFC really not a good investment, mostly due to the actual VALUE of packs in the game mechanics and evolution... Really sad to say that this game certainly isn't worth it.

  • @johnnyd.72
    @johnnyd.72 4 месяца назад

    Yeah making a video while incursion ;-)

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад

      I make videos basically everyday.

  • @chad1659
    @chad1659 4 месяца назад

    Nothing is worth it. The devalue everything within a few months so not spending a dime on this game anymore.

  • @setharagon9290
    @setharagon9290 4 месяца назад +1

    I'm at the point where I'm not going to spend anymore. I was a light spender. But I got cheated out of a dock. I bought a dock for 50 bucks. Then when I got to ops 40+ I was not given the free dock because it showed me having one already. Total scam.

    • @MrSmith-oq4kp
      @MrSmith-oq4kp 4 месяца назад

      If, and I say if that's true. Open a ticket.

    • @setharagon9290
      @setharagon9290 4 месяца назад

      @@MrSmith-oq4kp have a ticket open. so far I have given them invoice numbers that was not good enough, then screen shots of the PayPal receipts still not good enough then screen shots of the company receipts and still I have to hope that is good enough.

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад

      how many docks do you have now and what level are you? The bought dock shouldn't affect your f2p docks at all. (you get #5 at level 39 and #6 at level 49. #7 an #8 are purchased)

    • @worm413
      @worm413 4 месяца назад

      What docks do you have? G+H are the purchasable ones.

    • @setharagon9290
      @setharagon9290 4 месяца назад

      @@RevDeuce I purchased one when I was able to when I first got the third dock free. It seems to me that once I was able to acquire the fifth dock for free it saw that I had one and did not allow the fifth one free. I opened a ticket once I realized I should have six in total and not 5. It's been a while since I bought it. So I have to look through countless purchases even though I gave them invoice numbers for every purchase that it could be from March of last year to current. Pay pal receipts since none of them actually contain what product I bought. Just an invoice and an amount payed. So it's a guessing game.

  • @scottpletcher7446
    @scottpletcher7446 4 месяца назад

    Eight docks? That ain't free

    • @heathgleason4166
      @heathgleason4166 4 месяца назад

      6 are free 2 are paid he literally said thatv

    • @nickm9102
      @nickm9102 4 месяца назад

      Nope #7 is $50 US and the #8 is $100 US.

  • @noneofyourbusiness2766
    @noneofyourbusiness2766 4 месяца назад

    Until this hame stops ducking I'm not buying $h!+.

  • @Jason-fd6jn
    @Jason-fd6jn 4 месяца назад

    Ty Rev. Sorry Scopely. No longer spending on your game. Forced PvP. 👎🏻

  • @davidfikes4423
    @davidfikes4423 4 месяца назад

    Nothing is worth it. Scopely will keep putting out garbage, they don't listen to the players and the money spent will just be a waste.

    • @Rkos7
      @Rkos7 4 месяца назад

      Blah blah blah

  • @nutznchocolates56
    @nutznchocolates56 4 месяца назад

    Rev is gonna spend 3,000 dollars in the war chest 🧰????

    • @RevDeuce
      @RevDeuce  4 месяца назад

      absolutely not lol