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With a confluence of ships from every era, the Ferengi and Slug-O-Cola have seized the opportunity to create another welcome distraction from the pain of the temporal anomaly crisis. Can your sponsored ship win the Lightyear 3000?
Details
The Need for Speed was a Hybrid Event beginning 12:00 PM (ET) Thursday, May 14, 2020. The first phase ended 12:00 PM (ET) on Saturday, May 16, 2020. The event ended 12:00 PM (ET) Monday, May 18, 2020.
The first phase functions as a Faction Event, with players completing shuttle missions for the Maquis and the Ferengi Traditionalists. These missions will drop Victory Points, which unlock Threshold Rewards.
The second phase is in the form of a Galaxy Event.
This event offers a Special Pack that has a guaranteed drop of event featured crew if you spend 650 
on the 10-pack pull.
FEATURED Crew
Featured crew give the largest bonuses to faction missions and event recipes.
BONUS Crew
All characters below give a lesser bonus to faction missions and event recipes.
Event Rewards
There are 4 sets of rewards given in the event.
- Solo Ranked Rewards which are given at the end of the event based on your rank in the overall event. These are the top-tier prizes.
- Solo Threshold Rewards which are acquired at each level of displayed Victory Points
. - Community (Threshold) Rewards can be obtained by communal Victory Points .
- Squadron (Ranked) Rewards which are given at the end of the event based on your squadron's rank in the overall event.
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Missions
Phase 1
The Need for Speed Faction Missions
Phase 2
The Need for Speed Phase 2 ran from May 16, 2020 (12:00 ET) to May 18, 2020 (12:00 ET) .
| Title | Skills | Bonus Traits | Input | Output |
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| Entry Vessel | Your chosen ship for the Lightyear 3000. |    Entry Vessel
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| An Early Buzz Invite journalists to your field trials to drum up support. |
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Human, Survivalist (both) |
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 Portable Laboratory
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Astrophysicist, Human (both) |
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 Ablative Armor
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Romantic, Pilot (both) |  Bloodwine
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| Built to Last Reinforce your ship's hull with suitable materials. |
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Costumed, Civilian (both) |
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 Stasis Box
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Musician, Federation (both) |
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 Andorian Communications
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AND
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Astrophysicist, Survivalist (both) |
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 Klingon Opera
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| Captain's Deck Secure a front-row seat for the big race. |
AND
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Pilot, Starfleet (both) |
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 Strategy Brief
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Boomer, Pilot (both) |
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 Documentary Footage
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AND
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Romantic, Human (both) |
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 Holo-engineering
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| Crystal Fuel Obtain enough dilithium to get your ship through the race. |
AND
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Jury Rigger, Survivalist (both) |
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 Holo-imager
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AND
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Astrophysicist, Jury Rigger (both) |
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 Laboratory Supplies
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OR
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Romantic, Musician (both) |
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 Criminal Record
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| Field Trials Conduct field trials with the appropriate scanners. |
OR
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Hero, Civilian (both) |
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 Visual Arts
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Pilot, Costumed (both) |
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 Temporal Mechanics
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| Pit Crew Assign crew members to be on call during the race. |
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Human, Pilot (both) |
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 Andorian Supplies
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Survivalist, Astrophysicist (both) |
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 Colonial Insignia
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Hero, Pilot (both) |
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 Triage Kit
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| Worst Case Scenario Ensure your ship has escape pod capabilities. |
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Musician, Pilot (both) |
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 Force Field Generator
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Human, Musician (both) |
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 Preservation Protocols
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Jury Rigger, Human (both) |
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 Engineering Tools
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Storyline
Announcement
With a confluence of ships from every era, the Ferengi and Slug-O-Cola have seized the opportunity to create another welcome distraction from the pain of the temporal anomaly crisis. Can your sponsored ship win the Lightyear 3000? [1]
Prologue
- Tuskegee Mayweather: "'The First Annual Lightyear 3000, Sponsored by Slug-O-Cola: A Race Against Time to Find the Fastest in History.' I wish we had made first contact with the Ferengi in my time. They know how to make the most of a bad situation."
- Delta Flyer Kim: "This could all get fixed tomorrow, which would be wonderful... but when are we going to get the chance to see so many ships from so many eras flying around together again? I'll put the Delta Flyer up against any of them. What about you, Captain? Say you'll join the race!"
- Gabrielle Burnham: "Or, say you're obviously too busy trying to resolve a crisis that's caused untold heartache to millions of people. This is no time for some ridiculous Ferengi cash-in. We all have jobs to do, people depending on us. Time isn't going to fix itself...."
Intermission
- Delta Flyer Kim: "Your ship's really coming along, Captain. I still wouldn't put my latinum on anything other than the Delta Flyer, but it's nice to see she'll have some competition, if only for a few minutes."
- Gabrielle Burnham: "I'm beginning to see why you never made it past ensign, Ensign. So much effort and talent wasted on a stupid race. If you all focused on your jobs instead of distractions, we could end the temporal anomaly crisis."
- Choice A
- Captain: "We've spent the last four years trying. This might be permanent."
- Gabrielle Burnham: "With that attitude, it will be."
- Choice B
- Captain: "Morale is just as important as effort--maybe more."
- Delta Flyer Kim: "You just got to this timeline, Gabrielle. You haven't been living with it for years like we have. People are exhausted. They need something that makes the best of this mess once in a while."
- Choice C
- Captain: "Gabrielle's right. What's the point, other than lining Ferengi pockets?"
- Tuskegee Mayweather: "A lot of people said the Space Race was a silly waste of time and resources. But without it, none of us would be here. Countless scientific breakthroughs wouldn't have happened. They're happening right now, again, because of this race. Please, Captain--see it through."
Epilogue
- Delta Flyer Kim: "Congratulations, Captain! You're the first winner of the Lightyear 3000! I can't believe anyone beat the Delta Flyer... looks like we've got some work to do if we're going to win next year."
- Gabrielle Burnham: "Who says you're going to win? I can wear my ship, you know."
- Tuskegee Mayweather: "So we've won you over on the need for escapism?"
- Gabrielle Burnham: "I admit to enjoying myself, a little. And if this is what gets people motivated to work harder to solve our problems, then I'm all for it. Thank you for leading by example, Captain--even when certain people tried to stop you."