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Season 5 Dev Blog #32

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited March 2012 in Galactic News Network [PC]
Details about the Bortasqu' Battle Cruisers are revealed in this entry of the Season 5 News Dev Blog series.


Link to the news article.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Still no good turn rate. Still over priced. No deal.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    It's a shame you guys didn't have vidoes for these to show all their special abilites. It's great none of the less. Can't wait to try them out.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Kavase wrote:
    It's a shame you guys didn't have vidoes for these to show all their special abilites. It's great none of the less. Can't wait to try them out.

    You can jump on Tribble and actually test all of the powers right now. That is the ultimate "video" ;)

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Definitely going to wait for a ship sale, this is kinda out of the 'normal' price range. Glad to see the Klingons working on that subspace teleporter tech though. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    6 Ships for $100 Like I've been repeately saying in Dev Blog #31.. I will not be spending that kind of money on the C-store for those very well made ships. Too expensive and honestly not 100% worth it to me.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Man, $100 for the die-hards...I will pass on these, just like I'll pass on the Odyssey scam...

    sorry I mean deal

    And the bridge on this and the Odyssey are crazy weird. I don't get the multi-level thing, does the captain call down orders? Seems inefficient.

    Not my problem as I'm not buying.

    Also major LOL at the Starcraft Yamato Cannon :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Buy the Tactical and Command.

    Force a ship right in front of you with Subspace Snare

    Open up on them with Disruptor Autocannon

    :D
    And who says turnrates are important?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Man, $100 for the die-hards...I will pass on these, just like I'll pass on the Odyssey scam...

    sorry I mean deal

    And the bridge on this and the Odyssey are crazy weird. I don't get the multi-level thing, does the captain call down orders? Seems inefficient.

    Not my problem as I'm not buying.

    Also major LOL at the Starcraft Yamato Cannon :)

    Well stated! The stacked bowls effect that fugly bridge has is just awful! It is the more un-Federation looking anything in this entire game.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Will the numerous bugs associated with these ships be fixed before they are released?
    Or will that take the usual few months?
    I would think a wise choice would be to fix first...

    Otherwise Feds are gonna be getting snared inside Borg nodes and asteriods and the forums are gonna blow up....
    No to mention the issues with the Pet...graphics..lessee..what else was there...?

    Point is there's a lot of reported bugs for ships that are supposed to be released tomorrow.
    I think they're gonna create more headaches than they're gonna be worth...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Definitely going to wait for a ship sale, this is kinda out of the 'normal' price range. Glad to see the Klingons working on that subspace teleporter tech though. :D

    Are there still going to be sales? There has not been one since before F2P.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Will the numerous bugs associated with these ships be fixed before they are released?
    Or will that take the usual few months?
    I would think a wise choice would be to fix first...

    Otherwise Feds are gonna be getting snared inside Borg nodes and asteriods and the forums are gonna blow up....
    No to mention the issues with the Pet...graphics..lessee..what else was there...?

    Point is there's a lot of reported bugs for ships that are supposed to be released tomorrow.
    I think they're gonna create more headaches than they're gonna be worth...

    If I were a betting man...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Nice ship. played with it for hours and hours on tribble.
    I would buy it an instant if I had any confidence in cryptic on whether they planned on finishing the faction.

    But buying it just to do STF's right now? Really?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I'll admit, if I had $40 to blow on a couple of new ships, I'd probably be thinking about picking up both the Odyssey and Bortas tactical variants. That being said, I do not have $40 to blow on internet spaceships.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    A BoP is the aux craft...wow....then the BortaS skin is messed up...it looks like a freaking mini-cruiser is on the back of her....just a BoP?

    Oh well, doubt I'll buy any of these varients anway in the future. :rolleyes:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Oh, also: BATTLECRUISER OPERATIONAL.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    The 3-piece set bonus decreases the recharge time of all Bortasqu' console abilities and also improves your Starship Targeting Systems, Starship Energy Weapon Specialization, and Starship Energy Weapon Specialization Skills.

    Double type?, you mean weapons and torps Brandon? lol or am i miss reading so its the skill and the associated abilities.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    You can jump on Tribble and actually test all of the powers right now. That is the ultimate "video"

    No it isn't. It really isn't. the average customer neither will, nor wants to, waste their time downloading several gigs to log into a test server to test something they may not even end up liking at all. Depending on a persons connection that could be hours wasted.

    I'm forced to agree that a video showcasing the ships would be a far better idea. Its not like thats difficult to make.

    besides, they're too expensive to have to do something like that. Thats alot of money to put out for something you might end up hating, unless you spend potentially hours downloading for the test server.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Did I miss a thread? What thread does it actually list the price of the Odyssey Class Set at 4000CP?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Buy the Tactical and Command.

    Force a ship right in front of you with Subspace Snare

    Open up on them with Disruptor Autocannon

    :D
    And who says turnrates are important?

    Buy those two and get the third free.

    Love the variants in testing and can't wait to use em on holodeck.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I only like to play my Fed toon but the Bortas > Odyssey .... REAAAAAAALLY wish the Tactical Odyssey had at least 4 console slots... :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Yeah this is one of the issues that is pretty much a consensus of shared dislike for this ship because federation only or majority think these ships are too OP and the KDF players KNOW its TRIBBLE and way over priced. The big issues are yeah the snare can do this and that but looking at long term battle which is what most ppl would be getting into be it stf's or pvp there is a point where your own an incredibly long cool down and these setups are then worthless not to mention smart players will be able to counter the snares and such. Nonetheless federation players wouldn't have to worry because we aren't even buying this useless TRIBBLE.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Zeuxidemus wrote:
    Yeah this is one of the issues that is pretty much a consensus of shared dislike for this ship because federation only or majority think these ships are too OP and the KDF players KNOW its TRIBBLE and way over priced. The big issues are yeah the snare can do this and that but looking at long term battle which is what most ppl would be getting into be it stf's or pvp there is a point where your own an incredibly long cool down and these setups are then worthless not to mention smart players will be able to counter the snares and such. Nonetheless federation players wouldn't have to worry because we aren't even buying this useless TRIBBLE.

    Snare used in combat ... many Feds were already using the counters to it.

    Disruptor Barrage ... many Feds simply turned quickly out of the firing arc.

    Both work ... but far from OP if the opponent learns what to do.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    yeah seems PAY 2 WIN is here for sure, :mad:

    teleport enemy infornt of you and pound the TRIBBLE out of it with the yammato cannon;) i mean the autocannon and a full BoP that seems fairly OP on its own (if the AI can cope with actually flying it)

    big problem with my free version of the ship is turn rate otherwise its a beast that can tank and dish out the pain with DHC and turret builds. now solved with the insta kill button of teleport your target to Stovakor i mean your kill zone.

    half tempted to buy these (for my farmed Cstore points not real money no way) just to get a few lols out of it before this game dies from the crazy stupid that is this idea :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Did I miss a thread? What thread does it actually list the price of the Odyssey Class Set at 4000CP?
    That'll be Dev Blog #31. Right before the Odyssey Operations Cruiser heading.
    Sakarak wrote:
    Are there still going to be sales? There has not been one since before F2P.
    Sales are inevitable. And two months is really not that long between sales, now that it is F2P. I'm guessing there will be a 3+ month exclusion on any sales, so the flagships would not be included in 20%(?) off sales until June or later. Good timing for a summer sale!

    Also there's another side to the sales now, getting the points cheaper. They have sold Perfect World Zen at a better "exchange rate" in order to encourage people to link accounts. I might consider that if I saw PW cards on special in a 7-11 or Amazon or something, but I'm not so deep into penny pinching the points that the online bonus felt worth it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Question how do you go onto Tribble to try out these ships?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Brackynews wrote: »

    Sales are inevitable. And two months is really not that long between sales, now that it is F2P. I'm guessing there will be a 3+ month exclusion on any sales, so the flagships would not be included in 20%(?) off sales until June or later. Good timing for a summer sale!

    Also there's another side to the sales now, getting the points cheaper. They have sold Perfect World Zen at a better "exchange rate" in order to encourage people to link accounts. I might consider that if I saw PW cards on special in a 7-11 or Amazon or something, but I'm not so deep into penny pinching the points that the online bonus felt worth it.

    They did have a sale on "zen" (what a stupid name). My concern is that this is what all the sales are going to be like from now on; sales on the tokens instead of the c-store items, an easy way to bypass all those loyal subscribers who are saving their stipend.

    Only time will tell.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    I haven't been on Tribble (silver player) so i want to ask a couple of questions

    Auto Disruptor cannon: is this like a javelin/phaser lance which hits once for massive damage, or just rapid fire cannons for X seconds at Y damage each?

    BOP: does bortasqu have carrier command? i know carrier com is buggy, but the recall key is working last i check.

    Subspace Snare: Cool down, range, angle, charge time... etc etc, maybe its useful to bring back a runner when he used evasive maneuver and some other ability to get out of a mess, just to bring him right back.

    so can some one tell me some of the finer details of the bortasqu? please.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    The question is... will it beat my Vor'Cha?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    "Battle cruiser operational, take it slow" (Russian Accent)

    me think some Cryptic folks been playing too much StarCraft lately...:D

    -
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Thanks Brackynews not sure how that kept missing my attention.
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