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sto credits can be made by a successful trade master. Dropped the mission and hailed Starfleet to accept it again. This time, I set the difficulty to Advanced. My pal, the Galor, was still there, but he was not nearly so tough this time. It took a bit of effort, but I stomped him and the orbital weapons platform, even with the injuries my ship had sustained in Elite mode.
The next two groups of enemies, six Jem Hadar attack ships in all, offered little resistance. But the next Galor, backed up by a heavy orbital weapons platform, flattened me.
That should give you an idea of the difficulty slider effect on STO. On Advanced, you can still solo, just a little more carefully. Particularly easy prey, such as the Jem Hadar escorts in the Badlands, are still gratifyingly steamroll-ready, while tougher enemies pack a hearty punch compared to Normal difficulty. Instead of mindlessly flying into any cluster of ships with phases blazing, advanced mode forced me to tread cautiously, at least sometimes.
