09-07-2015, 09:59 AM
I somewhat expect this to be a very controversial subject. I also expect that EVERY member is asking this question at least once, or twice, or thrice.....
So here goes:
Read This.
I recommend everyone read the link above. It might make you ask a lot of questions, but that's a good thing. It also lists quite a few of the ways to earn dilithium. This list by no means is exhaustive, but it is updated by the community and does touch on some very nice points.
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Why are you headed to the Fleet mine daily? Because PWE/Cryptic/STO limits you to 8000 refine-able dilithium in a day. This is their way of "capping" dilithium farming and controlling the market. Since dilithium is used for everything in the game this is also the main way PWE hopes to get you to spend money to buy zen to exchange to Dilithium. Well, the Fleet mine will allow you to refine another 500 dilithium making it a 8500 maximum refined dilithium daily.
last but not least, this is a "well known trick" that PWE has not chosen to patch and it seems they are ok with this so there is no reason not to take advantage of it:
If you have alts on the same account, (or make new characters on the same account so you now have alts), you can transfer dilithium between these characters. So it is possible for you to earn and refine 8500 dilithium on each character and then transfer it all to a main character. So if you are playing for free, you can get 8500 * 2 = 17000 dilithium a day. If you buy zen (with money or dilithium), you can unlock up to 40 character slots so 8500 * 40 = 340,000 dilithium a day is not impossible (but I can't imagine anyone would want to do this).
So, with all this said, what are your thoughts and or suggestions?
So here goes:
Read This.
I recommend everyone read the link above. It might make you ask a lot of questions, but that's a good thing. It also lists quite a few of the ways to earn dilithium. This list by no means is exhaustive, but it is updated by the community and does touch on some very nice points.
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- Confiscate Contraband from Crew, buying Contraband, and Turning Contraband over to Secuirty Officer (Fed/Kling)
This is an incredibly NICE way to earn dilithium. Do not under estimate it. The best part? It's earned with very little effort on your part.
- Dyson Sphere: Battle Zone
This is a "global team" ground based mission that you can play all day if you choose, and earn dilithium while doing it. It's worth nothing that many people do these in a very uncouth & uncool way which often makes it harder than it needs to be. However, there is a nice way to get maximum reward and still be a team contributor. This topic warrants a separate thread even to give a guide.
- Elite PvE's
Do not underestimate the Reputation system and Elite PvE's. Here is where you will earn ~2000 - ~3000 dilithium in an hour with a decent team, and you are also earning marks and item drops helping you get more Energy Credits, or even additional Dilithium. As an example, Elite Omega missions reward Neural Processors which are used to make Mk XII gear, or turn in for another 1000 dilithium.
- Daily's:
These missions are area based, and exist all over the universe. They award a reasonable amount of dilithium. They can also reward marks for Reputation. Such as the Romulan based dailies. If you get bored with one style of play, you can do some other dailies, and then come back to doing some Elite PvE's when the cooldown is over.
Why are you headed to the Fleet mine daily? Because PWE/Cryptic/STO limits you to 8000 refine-able dilithium in a day. This is their way of "capping" dilithium farming and controlling the market. Since dilithium is used for everything in the game this is also the main way PWE hopes to get you to spend money to buy zen to exchange to Dilithium. Well, the Fleet mine will allow you to refine another 500 dilithium making it a 8500 maximum refined dilithium daily.
last but not least, this is a "well known trick" that PWE has not chosen to patch and it seems they are ok with this so there is no reason not to take advantage of it:
If you have alts on the same account, (or make new characters on the same account so you now have alts), you can transfer dilithium between these characters. So it is possible for you to earn and refine 8500 dilithium on each character and then transfer it all to a main character. So if you are playing for free, you can get 8500 * 2 = 17000 dilithium a day. If you buy zen (with money or dilithium), you can unlock up to 40 character slots so 8500 * 40 = 340,000 dilithium a day is not impossible (but I can't imagine anyone would want to do this).
So, with all this said, what are your thoughts and or suggestions?