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Season 6 Dev Blog #5

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Lead Designer Al “CaptainGeko” Rivera reveals details about the new Heavy Escort Carrier in this entry of the Season 6 News Dev Blog series.


Link to the blog.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I think I've just had a trouser accident.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Lead Designer Al “CaptainGeko” Rivera reveals details about the new Heavy Escort Carrier in this entry of the Season 6 News Dev Blog series.


    Link to the blog.

    Nothing wrong with this ship sounds like it will be amazing might make me fly escorts more often now.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Anything coming up for KDF?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Hot-Cancer wrote: »
    I think I've just had a trouser accident.

    I think half of the entire playerbase is about to echo this.

    Fantastic ship, Devs! Wow!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Want.... NOW ! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Hmmm . Another new $25 ship…. but no new missions to use it in… I guess some people will pick it up to run the STFs another 300 more times.

    I’ll wait till I see some output on Season 6 before Cryptic see my money.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Love it Love it Love it

    I fly only escorts on my main but im wondering how a carrier escort will function...

    Where as normal carriers (should) hang back since this is part escort will we be in the front lines

    Is it a hit and run machine?

    thoughts?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    ................

    *goes to change pants*
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Is there a source other than a screenshot of the tooltip of a pet in the d-store then?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Ah, so a genuine Tier 5 +1 ship. All the stats of a Tier 5 Escort, but an extra hangar bay. Well, that sure is worth the $25...

    Mustrum "This post may contain irony" Ridcully
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Wow, a ship that I will actually pay 2000cp for. Once my alt tact hit the cap I will be picking this up for him.

    Thank you so much Cryptic for listening to us, and making the Akira true to its roots, a torpedo boat carrier!!!
    (The only reason I'm not getting this for my main Tact is because I love his bug way to much. He will fly nothing else.)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    OOOoOoOoooOOOhOOOhhohhhooooOOoo!!!!! I CALLED IT!!! TIER 5 AKIRA BABY!!!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I run a fleet escort right now and this seems to be like a fleet escort +1. Consoles are the same and I think the BO layout is too. I am definitely gonna get this ship when it comes out for testing on redshirt, gonna do some missions in it and see what it is like first, my other character does fly a heavy escort and I just find it a bit too big for my taste but this probably will not.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Angelus214 wrote: »

    Thanks.

    Oh boy, more npc spamming ships. :-/

    GG cryptic, GG
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Hrmm i will be trying this ship out. I have been using my jem hadar for 6 months getting bit long in the tooth for me :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I have waited a long time for this bad boy to turn up. it looks really good.

    a little quibble, can we get some klingon ships soon please. i know feds are always going to get priority as they have the playerbase but im dying to see some new klingon ships or even just new tier 5 skins.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    When they will give a KDF counter part to this beast? :o
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    *loads Dev Blog #5 page*

    *Reads Heavy Escort Carrier*

    *Squees*

    *sees torpedo screenshot*

    *explodes*

    :D:D:D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Wow that is bad ***, both in appearance and in capability. I almost wish it were ugly, just cause now I have to choose between that look, my Thunderchild, or classic Akira. Cruel.

    By the way on the name, the original Akira was named after the manga/anime. Does the Armitage have the same sort of pedigree, or is that just coincidence?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    lcdrmiller0918 did an amazing job with the design. She is such a beauty, and looks amazing in-game. Can't wait for you all to see it!

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    ReginaMala wrote: »
    Wow that is bad ***, both in appearance and in capability. I almost wish it were ugly, just cause now I have to choose between that look, my Thunderchild, or classic Akira. Cruel.

    By the way on the name, the original Akira was named after the manga/anime. Does the Armitage have the same sort of pedigree, or is that just coincidence?

    It does, one of the tweek links was a char from the show.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Shut Up And Take My Money!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Nice. You just got my money.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    the torp hits up to 12 targets!!!!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    OMG!

    Bought, bought and bought! THIS is the one ship I have been waiting for since launch to FINALLY have it at tier 5! LOVE it Cryptic, thank you, finally!:)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    ReginaMala wrote: »
    Wow that is bad ***, both in appearance and in capability. I almost wish it were ugly, just cause now I have to choose between that look, my Thunderchild, or classic Akira. Cruel.

    By the way on the name, the original Akira was named after the manga/anime. Does the Armitage have the same sort of pedigree, or is that just coincidence?

    Mix your favorite parts from all 3!!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I have waited a long time for this bad boy to turn up. it looks really good.

    a little quibble, can we get some klingon ships soon please. i know feds are always going to get priority as they have the playerbase but im dying to see some new klingon ships or even just new tier 5 skins.

    KDF captains who are Tac/Escort inclined were already well ahead of the Federation captains. There is still a bit of a deficit on the Federation side.

    Looks like a good ship and a good addition to the game.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Mix your favorite parts from all 3!!!

    Except you can't use material 6 (the 2409 one) when you do that. When can we get that ability? Not to be a Debbie Downer: Thread Killer, but I'd like to do that on a few of my ships.

    Also: WANT NOW.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Cool ship, but you guys really need to make those pics enlargable.
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