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gerberatetra
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The STO team is pleased to announce the second full expansion to the game, Star Trek Online: Delta Rising.
In Delta Rising, enterprising captains are sent to explore the Delta Quadrant, joining forces with and opposing the efforts of well-known species seen on Star Trek: Voyager, such as the Talaxians, the Ocampa, the Kazon, as well as lesser known species. A lot has changed in these sectors in the 30 years since Kathryn Janeway captained the Voyager through this region of space. With a portal recently discovered within the Dyson sphere providing a quick path to the quadrant, many vessels are being sent to explore the region.
The expansion features a level cap increase to 60, the first level cap increase in over four years. As captains progress past level 50, they are allowed to train in specializations, picking up additional skills to broaden their capabilities. The areas of specialization, and how captains progress in them will be revealed in future postings as we work our way toward the expansion launch in October of this year.
The year 2410 also brings with it new technology. The Federation, the Klingon Empire, and the Romulan Republic have been learning from the many foes they have faced, and have developed new series of starships, more powerful than ever before. These ships have new capabilities not seen before, including innovations in bridge officer seating. Briefings on these new vessels will be released in the coming weeks.
Watch our exclusive announcement trailer from Star Trek Las Vegas here for all the news from our Dev Panel.
We look forward to sharing the next chapter in the continuing story of the Star Trek universe, so watch for regular news and details while your captains prepare for Delta Rising.
Stephen DAngelo
Executive Producer
Star Trek Online
-insert rant here about CO will not get a first level cap raise and accompanying content much less a second one like this-
Here we are now going to the West Side
Weapons in hand as we go for a ride
Some may come and some may stay
Watching out for a sunny day
Where there's love and darkness and my sidearm
In game as @forgemccain
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Oh I can't wait.
BTW, you're like a week late.
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Content, we could use. Level cap increase? No thanks. No need to make current content even more obsolete; what we need is more options at lower levels, not one new thing at high levels that edges out everything else the way alerts did.
Yes, because adding in more things to add more power doesn't do the same. At least with a level cap raise the power curve is not out of a persons grasp as just throwing more gear at the current cap actually does.
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The players are not happy.
My sympathy however, goes to the Neverwinter Players
http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?724401-Lockbox-Resurgence-8-7-8-14
They want them to open loads of lockboxes to get the rare items they may have missed but they also have an NPC in game to sell the items to
And you think we have it bad. WE haven't had recycled lockboxes yet.
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Eh, they do something similar on STO. After each lockbox runs its course, they have a limited period where you can get any previous lockbox as a drop.
CO doesn't need a level cap raise. All those who think it will, are mad and should be locked away in a asylum. And given shocktherapy thrice a day.
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Those who think that something they've talked about several times won't happen need look at the rantings going on over on STO. The STO forums were fully aware that Cryptic planned to raise the level cap and had mentioned it several times.
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There's no "if" on this one.
Old powersets in need of rebalance and rework weren't touched in ages.
To expect expanding on every existing powerset, or things like at least one new zone, is just insane.
CO isn't even close to STO regarding development.
CO was never close to STO regarding development.
CO will never be close to STO regarding development.
Accept it and move on.
I am inclined to agree. Though I'm sympathetic to the ranters - I have to admit it does peeve me off to see the level of development the other PWE properties get
However, after two years of hopeful waiting - I've come around. It's not going to happen. It' s best to just enjoy the game as is. Because that's about what you're getting. There has been rumor of something really good coming our way. But that could be a long time off - if ever.
If you want to play a more developed game - then play STO or Nevewinter. If you simply enjoy playing supers - stick with CO or make the jump to DCUO (who just announced another expansion).
Those are really the only options. It is what it is folks.
So much doom and gloom and negative nancies. And people wonder why they never talk to us. And really don't say you just now started being negative either. And you are silly if you think they are going to make announcements on top of each other either and over shadow their own games by doing so.
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I don't see the post as negative. The game is what it is. You can either take or leave it. I play it and don't expect too much to change.
If it does change.. hooray. If not then nothing lost.
Take a chill pill my dear. You're wound up way too tightly. You really need to learn to relax.
Yes, because seeing people describe the same doom and gloom constantly, even though they've been told stuff is coming is getting more than a bit silly. I will take a chill pill when the rest of you guys do.
It's especially funny that this nothings happening is also in light of the aura system being added, rampage revamp and of course getting a totally revamped april fool's event instead of them just flipping it on.
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Unless it is not an official developer blog it has no value and can be questioned at will.
Especially when said stuff might be as well as "big" as Fatal Error or Lemurain invasion.
And funny, how neither STO or NW does not follow this ridiculous, made uf of thin air, excuse of not overshadowing other titles.
Lolololol.
No. CO will not be shut down anytime soon. But there's no point in lying that it will ever be close to NW or STO.
Really? When was the STO announcement? When was the Neverwinter announcement? Seems to be a lack of overlap there. Hrmm the official announcement for the Tyranny expansion seems to be around the 11th of July, with the Scourge Warlock having been announced to be coming as apart of the next expansion much earlier. The Delta Rising expansion was announced at STLV with the page going up this last Thursday, that's nearly a month apart, if you just go by the official pages going up and announcements. Hardly what I call overlap. In fact Tyranny is suppose to be launching in a few more days, on the 15th, if I recall.
Megatron must be rubbing off on you since you have an obsession with him.
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I have considered the dcuo an option. I got 1 char to 30, but since I consider CO my main game I have not really established(getting into a league and start working on endgame tiers, etc) there. SOE seems to work hard on this title and it came around from its bad times.
Cryptic seems to be comfortable with CO's current state, in which revenues and costs has got a good balance for financial purposes. Since they have waited so long and the level of competition, for CO to turn around the game needs to make a risky investment, not necessarily huge but still in a magnitude that will disturbe its current financial balance. So far, nothing has showed that they are willing to do that bet.
Imho, the reason that devs don't talk to us is that they don't really have anything to tell us. It must not be easy to work on,by far, the weakest of the current Cryptic's games.
You play smoke and mirror and cling to calendar to prove what? Both games have constant announcements of new content, whatever it is. There's no month with STO or NW when absolutely nothing is announced, even if it's not always something as big as new expansion or level cap raise.
The point is - CO could never match official announcements and development history of STO or NW.
It's not Cryptic's main title and it will not be treated as one. Don't lie people around that anything approaching expansion pack is coming.
So what that Cryptic long time ago talked about level cap raise? Many things were mentioned in UNTIL field reports and then abandoned.
Oh, and I say Elvis is alive. Because many people say the same. I think all this doom and gloom about him being dead is a bit silly in this situation. I think all people refusing to believe unless they see an official announcement of his next tour are stupid doomsayers.
Sorry, but until we'll be gived official statements, and the one fleshed enough to show us how "big" or "small" this incoming new stuff is, all your statements are personal opinionated bull**** on top on unconfirmed bull**** with no real factual basis.
Do not expect anyone feeling compelled to take your opinion as fact.
Not really more dangerous than being rabid werewolf fangirl with well developed Stockholm syndrome, so what's your point with this one aside of personal insults?
You're losing your cool because of no way of proving some rumor bull****? Too bad, throwing fits will not convice anyone, either.
Fanboi more. You will not force your personal opinion on anyone, no matter how hard you try.
Especially since your lack of any distance and criticism to Cryptic is very well known (unless it included vehicles, of course, beacuse you personally dislike them - that's all about your posing as someone well informed and unbiased, lol).
Why would I rant about not getting something that just killed my interest in STO?
Level cap increases are pointless, just add new content for the levels we do have. People will just grind up to the new cap and then complain there is nothing to do and the game is too easy.
So I put a bit more faith in his rumors than in those from random people.
On the gripping hand, this game is fun. If it wasn't fun, I wouldn't be playing it, and I certainly wouldn't have purchased an LTS. If there is an expansion, or even a sizable upgrade, coming later, I shall celebrate. If there isn't, I'm still having fun!
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Good, level cap increases suck anyway. u3u
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THIS ^
(good lord, DCUO is a snore-fest that has hardly any customization)
I know they're at least partially from Thundrax and I know they're indicating something incoming.
But for what it is worth this something might be as well comparable to Lemurian Invasion or Cybermind, both were pretty "big" within CO standards but not exactly anything approaching an expansion pack or the amount of work required to have a level cap raise.
Which would be really welcomed anyway and better than only a lockbox reeased here or there.
But it's not exacty doomsaying stating that realistically CO is unlikely to catch up with other Cryptic titles.
Unless, of course, someone's definition of doomsaying is saying anything except of CO being an absolutely flawless AAA production grade title...
Especially since I can't catch anyone in this thread stating that CO is to die soon.
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That's what I'm expecting too. All of the hype about -something big- and all we got was a a a handful of events that amounted to two short missions and an alert. I'm not looking my nose up at some content but the parts I wanted, missions, are gone for all but one of them.
The only kind of Rampage alerts I want anymore are for Quijibo and Teleosuarus*. I'm sure they'll come up with more creative alerts, lockboxes and cool costumes. That last one i like.
Anyway. No doom. Just envy.
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Side note: I do play STO and it's totally awesome to see what an MMO that Cryptic cares about can be.
*Imagine a rampage with those to bad boys in MC
Here we are now going to the West Side
Weapons in hand as we go for a ride
Some may come and some may stay
Watching out for a sunny day
Where there's love and darkness and my sidearm
In game as @forgemccain
So much this. I have faith that something is coming. A lot of money has been tossed at the game recently, we've had a ton of LTS' and I know I've put about a grand in over the last 3 months. I'd imagine we're getting something out of it, they wouldn't be pushing this hard with sales to raise a ton of money otherwise. It's not like we're hurting for subs or in any other financial situation than we've been over the last year. Conjecture, sure, but it suits my purposes well enough.
I can't claim to know what that content IS, but 2 facts remain true right now:
1: Even if it's just another rotating alert with event, I'm cool. Hell, make it a rampage. We could use another of those. I want Grond to attack MC so badly I can't even describe it.
2: In the end? I don't even care. I'm still having a blast. I'm constantly finding new stuff to get myself into, the most recent one being my attempt to become known as a top-tier rampage healer in between leveling stuff for the archetype project, and work with the wiki. The biggest strength of this game is the fact that you can pretty much always find a new niche to keep yourself occupied, if you look for one.
And that's not to say a bit of new content wouldn't be welcome, but there really is a ton to do as is. I think the biggest hit Alerts caused for the game is that people don't go seeking out a lot of that stuff anymore. They run the alerts and an occasional comic series, then mention being bored. I know that's not true for everyone, but seriously. Breaking out of the alert cycle and kinda looking around can give the game new life. Even trying to find a new niche to specialize in for a bit can totally redo the way the game feels. Hell, pvp alone. ZA is possibly the most infinitely repeatable game mode we currently have, and it's like pulling teeth to get people to try it.
But this is the kind of non-doom thread I can get behind. Usually someone's saying "game is dying" but this is just a discussion about new content and if/when it's happening, what it'll be. That's healthy, I wish more of em were like that.
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I see pragmatism.
For the most part, I strive to be a person who faces reality. For me that reality is - the likelihood of some huge game changing update is very, very slim. This is not just my perception. Plenty of people who love the game feel the same way.
But mis-leading new players to expect big STO like expansion packs wouldn't be right. I won't do that because I feel it's dishonest. Heck PWE doesn't even do that.
I would love to be wrong. Hell, if I am wrong I'll be the first one to say it... because I'll be so overjoyed the game is getting better treatment.
But I refuse to call realistic expectations "doom saying". This isn't a popular title but it's still fun. And that's the reality.
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Personally, I'd be thrilled if the rumored stuff that's coming would be a new Adventure Pack. I think that a Foundry or Zone are just not in the cards for CO at this point in time. The only way I could see Cryptic pouring in that kind of money and manpower into CO would be if they lost the license to STO or NW.
As of right now any statement about "something is coming" is all vaporware, it cannot not be backup by any proof.
As for your comment about devs not want negativity around on the boards than they need to seek a different line of work. And yet again you are trying to impose your thoughts on others. As for your question even though you know full good and well when they were announced sto's was last week, I am unsure about neverwinter because I do not follow that game.
remember cryptic made all sorts of grand plans in cox and in co, and what came did not live up to the hype.
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I just hope what ever they are working on is more than lockboxes. Also Cryptics main selling point was for me was LOOK CO has actual fingers and you'll be able to throw toilets at people. For me thats hype delivered.
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I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
In fact, it's very likely just another Lemurian Invasion/Forum Malvanum in the works. I'm not holding my breath for a Legacy of Romulus/Delta Rising-style expansion in CO any time in the foreseeable century.
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for me it was the huge potential co had over cox
They are happiest when they are miserable.
Fortunately, their default setting is "miserable", and they have a skill for gravitating toward "miserable" in any scenario.
And how do you know people are "miserable"? Just because people complain does not mean they are miserable. It means they have something to say, and people like seem to think they are always right and just and the people who compian are always wrong.
Because a gothic emos poetry has less doom, gloom, and woe is me misery in it than this thread alone.
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And just because you think this game is doing just fine, does not represent what is actually what is going on. You can believe that this game is going to get some divine update does not mean anything without concrete proof all you talk about is vaporware.
Wow what a responsibility you must have to being "always right" and proclaiming everyone who does not agree with you or the other fanbois is wrong.
The fact you seem to believe I think that is one thing instead of actually giving this new dev team a chance instead of automatically declaring them pathetic. But please, do continue saying you see reality when you still keep missing the blindingly obvious.
I also find it pathetic that when someone actually has faith instead of declaring something a lost cause labels them a fanboi. Always the resort of those that have a grudge and prefer to wallow instead of listening.
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Where have I said the new dev team is pathetic, no where again you lied yet again, oh I trust what I can see not what I think might happen, where as you have committed yourself into beilving this game will magically get better.
Your faith in this game is yours and yours alone, I find it funny that you have taken it to yourself to belittle others, when your voice holds no more worth than someone else.
Trying to say I am lying then not even a sentence later already contradicting yourself later and saying exactly that.
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and keep with your self imposed importance
Again keep feeling indignant. The fact you keep latching to singular words and trying to make them bigger than they are instead of the entire topic is amusing.
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Than quote what I said word for word, also since you brought it up, quote where I said I am enjoying seeing this game crash and burn. If you cant that makes you a liar, fun fact I don't post often so it would not be hard for you to post exact quotes now can it? You seem to have some kind of vendetta against me, I really don't care if you do or not.
And the fact you have been trying your hardest to shut people up who does not share how you think show a lot about yourself, like I said to someone else you can like what I say or don't I don't care. If you don't like the respons you get then you are free to ignore me and what I say.