As many of you probably don't know Europe's biggest Star Trek convention in Bonn (Germany) is about to take place this weekend. Executive Producer Stephen Ricossa, Lead Artist Samuel Wall and Designer Tim ‚Suricata‘ Davis will be there to promote STO. They are going to announce a "World Premiere" and make the "biggest annoucement yet" about Star Trek Online. Be aware that the new expansion has already been announced in Germany as well, so it can't be that. I really wonder, what they're gonna say.
Source article (German):
browsergames.de/star-trek-online/news/13419/1/star-trek-online-grosse-ankuendigung-auf-der-fedcon-2016-geplant.html
Link to the German blog (STO News section):
arcgames.com/de/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9946553-fedcon%3A-nur-noch-48-stunden%21
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Either a T-6 Connie is being added, or Shatner is Going to be Voicing Kirk in the game.
(and I wish I could read German)
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http://www.startrek.com/article/official-50th-anniversary-convention-set-for-aug-3-7-2016
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That would be very nice, but hardly worth of superlatives.
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why would the STO team need to be there for that? Geko already mentioned that his development team has its hands full with upcoming content and if it were another game from Cryptic it would be cryptic executives and a PWE representative along with some new people that will make up the new team.
and im not editing your previously edited comment.
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It's a crossover story episode where our Temporal Agents get to meet The Doctor, voiced by Sylvester McCoy stand-in Karl Urban.
I hope it's something good that will bring thousands of new players back to STO. But as you have said, Cryptic devs are busy making the new expansion. Unless they plan to hire more staff for a special project.
"Make it so!"
He's doing the Timelines game. Doubt he's coming over here.
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If such material existed, CBS would have cashed in on it YEARS ago.
besides its been stated a thousand times before, he does not care for STO.
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Another joins the ranks. Which I'm very glad is happening. Getting the real person in the game is awesome. Thank you!
And They are doing a joint announcement with CBS about what the show entails.
THAT would be World Premier-ish.
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not likely, geko mentioned in the podcast and i put it in the recent podcast thread in a list that one thing that cryptic tried was to get an agreement in place with the people running the new trek series and cbs, specifically that cryptic was far too ahead in its production of its game and the new series was not far enough along and it if had happen last year there could of been a chance.
No doubt cryptic are continuing to negotiate about it, but i doubt anything official will come down until some point next year.
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BUT, if They did get the rights, then you can bet your bippy that They would accordingly adjust Their release schedule for the game to try and include what ever They could from the show.
There's eight months before the show hits the airwaves, that's plenty of time to adjust the release schedule so that They could have something ready for then.
Even if it's only one thing.
And They don't have to release it when the show premiers, They could do it during the time the show is on the air.
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i doubt anything will be released on cryptic until after cbs launches the new season for at least a few episodes and a few ship designs are made canon with on screen appearances and work out the tech specs.
also reread my quote that you responded from, notice the word: tried?
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I watched a YouTube video of his voice pack for Elite, he was pretty good as an AI.
I'm still going with a playable TARDIS in the next lock box.
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As for the world premeire ness... dunno. But this panel is being held in Bonn, not in the US.
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At the very least, they would have released it at the same time as the TOS remaster as extra incentive for fans to buy it. Just like deleted scenes are used to push Blu ray movie sales.
For this announcement, Shatner or something similar is more likely IMHO, I don't expect a potential constitution announcement until much, much closer to release.
Shatner would get everyone very, very excited, a T6 Connie would crash the sto website like only a DDOS could, and should be used at the very end of the marketing campaign when all the content details have already gone out for one last, major boost in excitement going into launch.
Oh wow... That is from so far out in left field that it could be possible.
And my past thread about the Expansion being TOS/JJ related would once again show my hidden talent for somewhat predicting the future.
(one I, didn't even know I had)
<chuckle>
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So a World first: the TOS expansion for star trek online if you twist the word enough. if you twist the meaning enough it will also be the worlds first time that star trek online has a TOS expansion.
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True. Very true.
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and the day something like that happens, i hope the sun explodes before something like that ever happens.
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But the OP stated They already announced that.
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