I agree, i'm also not one for going fast through a game . I like to enjoy a new ship when i get promoted, even been skipping those pesky "Double XP" events .
PSA: If you're going to do this for your new KDF Recruit (event starts on Feb 9, IIRC), don't skip the tutorial. You need to do the tutorial to get the device that lets you complete the Recruit tasks.
The legendary bundles are incredibly expensive BUT I wouldn't completely discount them. Having used the Romulan one myself recently (I picked it up on the sale) you do actually get a lot more than meets the eye. You get a whole bunch of slots as well as a full compliment of bridge officers that come fully decked out in very rare gear with almost all base skills already unlocked. You also get a compressive list of personal equipment's including kit mods and full Starship equipment including weapons, DECS and consoles. Sure most of this stuff you'll cycle out over time for fleet or rep gear but until then the gear it gives you is quite solid at getting you on your feet. Then of course there's the ship, in the romulan bundle once you've unlocked the full mastery package it gives you the starship trait account wide automatically which is a nice reward. It is expensive but it's doing a lot more than just getting your level up.
Not currently applicable. Something must have changed since this video was released and today. Ran 24 missions on a level 20 Romulan. All succeeded, and got to level 43. Plus, I needed millions of EC to purchase the DOFFs in order to have enough to do this.
I maintain that the biggest mistake STO made was focusing their content delivery mechanism narrative heavy episodes. Waiting months for another couple hours of content.. ultimately my tolerance for repeating these long episodes has run out and I'm starving for alternatives to play.
@@CasualSAB the quality has never been higher admittedly. Which is fine but the game needs another content pillar. What we have now is just patrols, tfos, and episodes and that's all... Say what you want about things like the Dyson Sphere and Battlezones but at least they were ambitious and had interesting mechanics.
This is largely an approach you would use on alts when you want to skip the story missions and jump right into endgame. It is also a cheaper alternative to the level up tokens the game offers in the store, as the video details.
When you say keys, you mean lock box keys? If so, I cant see them in the list when selling stuff at a vendor. New player here, need dumbed down a bit. Thanks.
@@CasualSAB Thanks for the reply, I have some from the pack I bought, however sells their not sellable. Guessing they have to be bought separately to be able to sell them.
This works because the rewards are intended for end game where each level requires 155,872 XP, but that much XP would get you all the way to level 29 from 0. You can cut down on the price further by buying XP boosts which are usually pretty cheap, around 50 credits per point and the bonuses stack. Ultimately level 65 doesn't do much for you since you also have to level your skills to be end game effective, and even then you are going to need reputation points (again the boosts are really cheap) to unlock those traits, so some grind is inevitable.
Aye, can also be in an Alpha fleet of an armada for an additional 20% XP bonus. This certainly doesn't help people long term with the overall grind to get the character setup, but personally if I am doing story content I would rather do it at a high level with everything unlocked for me to use. Though that is removing some of the challenge ofc.
How does locate the missions once you purchase them? I purchased a few to level a toon up but don't see them in inventory and don't see them in the doff mission area. Thx.
I know this is an old video but you could also you could just do TFO's. it won't be as quick as your showing but it still does the trick. (try to do them while a double xp event is going on ...way faster)
Honestly as a console player it's better to just buy lock box keys. Either from the exchange or when there is a zen sale like now as I post this comment. If you got the funds period, just buy the keys bundle. You'll thank me later.
You can Get to level 30 in under 2 hours doing elite patrols in a Jem'hadar vanguard ship solo. Note: It'll take you a lot longer than 2 hours to learn where you should be and when to use polaron strafing maneuver.
I leveled a character this afternoon in about an hour. With a jem ship and the free phasers from the legendary discoprise. I also use numerous consoles and weapons from past events. I also buy at least 2 25k skill point boosts. I do it often enough cause I'm leveling a private fleet and I have all the Recruit rewards so once I level to 30 I get almost 32k fleet dil plus regular ore. I use this character specifically for fleet marks.
If you're brand new, I'd recommend just progressing normally by playing through the story content. If you want to level quicker on a budget, then you can run some patrols to level a little bit faster. Which I will covering when I redo this video later this year.
Last I saw it increased a little, but that was going to happen with the KDF recruitment event also. Sadly I don't have a ton of these anymore, used to have thousands years back. Missing out on the market manipulation of my own videos :(
Thank you, this is great news. I haven't played in a year but I bought the lifetime subscription back in 2013 so I probably have enough saved up to do this method and finally have a level 65 character without the grind. :D
If you're a brand new player, then this method isn't really for you. This method is meant for people who already have built up characters, who then want to skip the leveling process on newer characters they make. In those cases, they would transfer the Research Assignments or EC through the account bank to that new character.
And here's me trying not to level too fast so I can enjoy the small scale combat longer. 😆
I agree, i'm also not one for going fast through a game . I like to enjoy a new ship when i get promoted, even been skipping those pesky "Double XP" events .
PSA: If you're going to do this for your new KDF Recruit (event starts on Feb 9, IIRC), don't skip the tutorial. You need to do the tutorial to get the device that lets you complete the Recruit tasks.
The legendary bundles are incredibly expensive BUT I wouldn't completely discount them. Having used the Romulan one myself recently (I picked it up on the sale) you do actually get a lot more than meets the eye. You get a whole bunch of slots as well as a full compliment of bridge officers that come fully decked out in very rare gear with almost all base skills already unlocked. You also get a compressive list of personal equipment's including kit mods and full Starship equipment including weapons, DECS and consoles. Sure most of this stuff you'll cycle out over time for fleet or rep gear but until then the gear it gives you is quite solid at getting you on your feet. Then of course there's the ship, in the romulan bundle once you've unlocked the full mastery package it gives you the starship trait account wide automatically which is a nice reward. It is expensive but it's doing a lot more than just getting your level up.
Not currently applicable. Something must have changed since this video was released and today. Ran 24 missions on a level 20 Romulan. All succeeded, and got to level 43. Plus, I needed millions of EC to purchase the DOFFs in order to have enough to do this.
This video is amazing, I didn't even know you could do that! Great video!
Brilliant! If you have the EC and want to level-up an alt quickly, this is the way to do it.
I maintain that the biggest mistake STO made was focusing their content delivery mechanism narrative heavy episodes. Waiting months for another couple hours of content.. ultimately my tolerance for repeating these long episodes has run out and I'm starving for alternatives to play.
Yeah, the long wait between story content right now is killer. Very noticeable dips between content releases.
@@CasualSAB the quality has never been higher admittedly. Which is fine but the game needs another content pillar. What we have now is just patrols, tfos, and episodes and that's all...
Say what you want about things like the Dyson Sphere and Battlezones but at least they were ambitious and had interesting mechanics.
Lol have a lot of these in your inventory don'tcha lol....
Sadly not as many as I used to have. Used quite a few and sold a bunch to friends over the past few months for this exact use case.
Still sounds like way to much work to play F2P, don't need a second job...just want a fun free game to play.
I'm confused as a new player, how are we supposed to have 3-4 million credits by the time we're level 12? Just for alts I guess?
This is largely an approach you would use on alts when you want to skip the story missions and jump right into endgame.
It is also a cheaper alternative to the level up tokens the game offers in the store, as the video details.
Great video. I'll admit that I sell mine.
Awesome Video!
Heres a like cuz you finally put out the vid ;)
Seems like this got nerfed. I'm seeing around one level per assignment, that changes the math considerably.
I think we already level to fast every rank should be 65 levels
I never thought about running these as a leveling option. I have sold so many over the years lol. Good Stuff, great vid!
Thanks! They're quite handy, and the secondary dil rewards can be quite nice also.
Does this method still work? Seem to get 5.7k XP from any of these Research Missions.
Yes, just wait for an XP event if you want to get the most out of them. This is how I've leveled up like 30 of my characters to 65.
I did this a week ago. Hopefully more Research Assignments are on the exchange. The ones that were left were pushing eight million
Wasn't a ton up when I recorded this earlier, but was a few down at 3-4 mil when I last looked
When you say keys, you mean lock box keys? If so, I cant see them in the list when selling stuff at a vendor. New player here, need dumbed down a bit. Thanks.
Yes, keys = lockbox keys. They're available via the c-store or player exchange.
@@CasualSAB Thanks for the reply, I have some from the pack I bought, however sells their not sellable. Guessing they have to be bought separately to be able to sell them.
This works because the rewards are intended for end game where each level requires 155,872 XP, but that much XP would get you all the way to level 29 from 0.
You can cut down on the price further by buying XP boosts which are usually pretty cheap, around 50 credits per point and the bonuses stack. Ultimately level 65 doesn't do much for you since you also have to level your skills to be end game effective, and even then you are going to need reputation points (again the boosts are really cheap) to unlock those traits, so some grind is inevitable.
Aye, can also be in an Alpha fleet of an armada for an additional 20% XP bonus.
This certainly doesn't help people long term with the overall grind to get the character setup, but personally if I am doing story content I would rather do it at a high level with everything unlocked for me to use. Though that is removing some of the challenge ofc.
2 years later, prices are exactly the same lol (assignments on exchange that is, too bad im new meh)
How does locate the missions once you purchase them? I purchased a few to level a toon up but don't see them in inventory and don't see them in the doff mission area. Thx.
The exchange was recently changed, they'll be in your mail.
I know this is an old video but you could also
you could just do TFO's.
it won't be as quick as your showing but it still does the trick.
(try to do them while a double xp event is going on ...way faster)
I don't like star trek but if i get enough levels i can get dragon ball z kakarot steam key
Honestly as a console player it's better to just buy lock box keys. Either from the exchange or when there is a zen sale like now as I post this comment.
If you got the funds period, just buy the keys bundle. You'll thank me later.
Thank you so much! I wanted to get my KDF recruit maxed so I can start grinding the endeavor Klingon recruit reward track... :D
Write in your headlines that a noob is not addressed here! Totally useless because no low lvl has the credits!
Nice vid Spence , you taught me something new.. Was unaware of the Lobi accolade buy..
How do I get that much money dude
Admiralty, Tour the Galaxy, daily Endeavors are all reliable routes to get a few mil a day.
Ok thank you very much I’m pretty new to this game started December last year
You can Get to level 30 in under 2 hours doing elite patrols in a Jem'hadar vanguard ship solo.
Note: It'll take you a lot longer than 2 hours to learn where you should be and when to use polaron strafing maneuver.
I'm pretty sure that the wingmen are always max lvl even if your lvl 2.
I leveled a character this afternoon in about an hour. With a jem ship and the free phasers from the legendary discoprise. I also use numerous consoles and weapons from past events. I also buy at least 2 25k skill point boosts. I do it often enough cause I'm leveling a private fleet and I have all the Recruit rewards so once I level to 30 I get almost 32k fleet dil plus regular ore. I use this character specifically for fleet marks.
Which Jem Hedar Vanguard ship? There’s a few of them.
@@grandadmiralcorgi28 anyone of the ones with wingmen.
@@grandadmiralcorgi28 it doesnt seem like they remembered to scale the damage they do with lvl.
I'm guessing this doesn't work for us cash strapped new players just starting out and fresh out of tutorial with 1st toon.
If you're brand new, I'd recommend just progressing normally by playing through the story content.
If you want to level quicker on a budget, then you can run some patrols to level a little bit faster. Which I will covering when I redo this video later this year.
I literally just got done doing this for my old Delta recruit lol.
i am glad for this i was just selling them thanks
You do realize what effect this video has on the market, right? 😱
Last I saw it increased a little, but that was going to happen with the KDF recruitment event also.
Sadly I don't have a ton of these anymore, used to have thousands years back. Missing out on the market manipulation of my own videos :(
I JUST WANT TO BUY 1 LEVEL BOOST WELL DEVS LOSE
Thank you, this is great news. I haven't played in a year but I bought the lifetime subscription back in 2013 so I probably have enough saved up to do this method and finally have a level 65 character without the grind. :D
Does this still work? KDF recruit is tomorrow.
Yes, but does work better if there's an XP event going.
yah...."powerlevel" from 12-65 really fast.....
.....if you have millions of energy credits to burn through.
thanks for the pointless "guide"
Or you could make a Dominion character and spend an hour leveling to 65.
How does a level 12 player get 4.5 million energy credits?
If you're a brand new player, then this method isn't really for you.
This method is meant for people who already have built up characters, who then want to skip the leveling process on newer characters they make. In those cases, they would transfer the Research Assignments or EC through the account bank to that new character.
Great video SAB! Do these also work to work on the skill tree when already lvl 65?
They work for specialization points if that's what you mean, yes.
@@CasualSAB thank you
Your video skips over the process for "new players" in how to purchase keys then sell them. Rather important step to a new player.
My characters don't have this kind of cash