How can cryptic make a destroyer class for both factions that is good for all classes?
It bothers me. What would a engineering based destroyer look like?
Destroyers are all tac based.
"UNi slots"? I don't know. You will need a lot of uni slots to make it good. The only destroyer with unislots is the Jen hadar ship and it is still tac based.
If it doesn't have 10 consoles there Is no point.
Also, since there is a Klingon ship, it will have cloak/canons?
And for the Feds side a "Ilose" button?
The temporal destoyers also have universal slots, the LTC and a lieutenant. Still tac based, but you can make it lean towards engineering or science.
Anyway, the term destroyer isn't really applied consistently. It's hard to put the Aquarius, Guramaba, and Mobius in the same set. Not enough of a pattern to follow or break.
There's an easy way to break the "tac based" pattern, though. Universal commander and ensign, LTC tac, LT engineer and sci. Would still be tac leaning in any setup, but only tac based if you make it.
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Ok, just checked my account. I am one month away from this accolade now.
Taking my "lost" month into account because of that extra 30 free days I got from a special edition key, shouldn't the veteran ship be in game pretty much now?
I for one am glad that they picked a DD for the design. Escorts are the most versatile choice, and the ones most affected by loadout of the three. You can pump up an escort to tank to a decent degree, but you can't make a cruiser fly like an escort without some serious compromises. I can hardly wait to see them!
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With my account at 993 days (IE 7 days to go to 1000); it would be nice if we had SOME concrete info on the ship/reward beyond "It's a ship!"
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We do, kinda. We know that there is one each for Fed and KDF, that they are destroyer class, that they look like smaller armored cruisers, and they have some sort of moving/transforming aspects. There is a blog post coming next week with details and priority one has pics on Monday.
I am still hoping for the pre-order Fed' carrier that Bran Flakes talked about last April.
"Introducing the new Federation Carrier the U.S.S. Enterprise!
Soon all Star Trek Online players will finally be able to get behind the helm of one of the most powerful warships ever built on a Federation homeworld.
The U.S.S. Enterprise features a full launch deck, capable of carrying and deploying brave men & women into battle aboard their own personal craft, and allowing them to land again with relative safety. It boasts a powerful enough engine and core to operate for years away from the nearest friendly port, and can operate as a fully-functional and self-reliant frontline base of operations in the event of an extended campaign away from home. It also carries some of the most state-of-the-art armaments available, and is fully capable of holding its own in a firefight even after its squadrons of fighters have been launched.
Behold our first WIP rendering of this fine ship: click here to view the photo.
I am still hoping for the pre-order Fed' carrier that Bran Flakes talked about last April.
"Introducing the new Federation Carrier the U.S.S. Enterprise!
Soon all Star Trek Online players will finally be able to get behind the helm of one of the most powerful warships ever built on a Federation homeworld.
The U.S.S. Enterprise features a full launch deck, capable of carrying and deploying brave men & women into battle aboard their own personal craft, and allowing them to land again with relative safety. It boasts a powerful enough engine and core to operate for years away from the nearest friendly port, and can operate as a fully-functional and self-reliant frontline base of operations in the event of an extended campaign away from home. It also carries some of the most state-of-the-art armaments available, and is fully capable of holding its own in a firefight even after its squadrons of fighters have been launched.
Behold our first WIP rendering of this fine ship: click here to view the photo.
I am still hoping for the pre-order Fed' carrier that Bran Flakes talked about last April.
"Introducing the new Federation Carrier the U.S.S. Enterprise!
Soon all Star Trek Online players will finally be able to get behind the helm of one of the most powerful warships ever built on a Federation homeworld.
The U.S.S. Enterprise features a full launch deck, capable of carrying and deploying brave men & women into battle aboard their own personal craft, and allowing them to land again with relative safety. It boasts a powerful enough engine and core to operate for years away from the nearest friendly port, and can operate as a fully-functional and self-reliant frontline base of operations in the event of an extended campaign away from home. It also carries some of the most state-of-the-art armaments available, and is fully capable of holding its own in a firefight even after its squadrons of fighters have been launched.
Behold our first WIP rendering of this fine ship: click here to view the photo.
Coming Soon to a C-Store near you!
Link to the pre-order."
Heh, I found that post. The Pre-Order link is awesome.
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We do, kinda. We know that there is one each for Fed and KDF, that they are destroyer class, that they look like smaller armored cruisers, and they have some sort of moving/transforming aspects. There is a blog post coming next week with details and priority one has pics on Monday.
Your description sounds an awful lot like an Aquarius...and it's KDF counterpart.
The Fleet versions have been added to T4 or T5 shipyards (can't remember which) so they won't have any competition in game for a few more months.
So, if it's a DtnE ship, it's likely either Maddens or the Fuzzyprise, considering those were the two that the fanbase went nuts over. Though the 'moving bits' piece doesn't fit any of those designs. Hmmm.
So, if it's a DtnE ship, it's likely either Maddens or the Fuzzyprise, considering those were the two that the fanbase went nuts over. Though the 'moving bits' piece doesn't fit any of those designs. Hmmm.
Are you kidding? The Fuzzyprize looks like two ships clamped together.
I'm assuming if they made it, it would probably split into saucer/nacelles and boat... and maybe the pylons would lower and the saucer/nacelle part would turn upside down in combat mode, raising the question of which side is up for people inside the ship. :-)
Are you kidding? The Fuzzyprize looks like two ships clamped together.
I'm assuming if they made it, it would probably split into saucer/nacelles and boat... and maybe the pylons would lower and the saucer/nacelle part would turn upside down in combat mode, raising the question of which side is up for people inside the ship. :-)
It still utterly dominated the popular vote, though. Which points to the fact that people like the directions it took. Granted, they'd probably broad-strokes it like the current 'enterprise', but stealing stuff off of it to make a sweet ship would make a lot of people happy.
It still utterly dominated the popular vote, though. Which points to the fact that people like the directions it took. Granted, they'd probably broad-strokes it like the current 'enterprise', but stealing stuff off of it to make a sweet ship would make a lot of people happy.
Not disputing people like it. I might fly it on an alt.
But my point was that there'd be nothing weird about it having moving parts or transforming.
It LOOKs like a ship that could split, do multi-vector, or transform somehow. Really, any ship that isn't all curves and contours and is larger than the Defiant looks like a ship that's supposed to split or transform to me.
1.5 times as much unless the Klingon ship is ALSO one of the Design the Next Enterprise entries. ;-)
I wonder if it could be one of those other KDF flagship proposals. We know there were several concepts, and if I remember right, we never saw any of the scrapped ones.
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The temporal destoyers also have universal slots, the LTC and a lieutenant. Still tac based, but you can make it lean towards engineering or science.
Anyway, the term destroyer isn't really applied consistently. It's hard to put the Aquarius, Guramaba, and Mobius in the same set. Not enough of a pattern to follow or break.
There's an easy way to break the "tac based" pattern, though. Universal commander and ensign, LTC tac, LT engineer and sci. Would still be tac leaning in any setup, but only tac based if you make it.
I actually like the looks of that. Whatever you do, don't let the died in the wool Galaxy supporters see that, its way too sleek and elongated.
Isn't that the Cruiser refit Exeter?
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They're similar, but no.
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I am 24 days or less than a month away.
If memory serves, the venture is the Cryptic variant of that ship...
I for one am glad that they picked a DD for the design. Escorts are the most versatile choice, and the ones most affected by loadout of the three. You can pump up an escort to tank to a decent degree, but you can't make a cruiser fly like an escort without some serious compromises. I can hardly wait to see them!
It'll be interesting to see what it is though.
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I think for those of us that make it first to 1000 days, we deserve MUCH more than what's on the list so far. But that's just me.
It's two ships! One Fed, one Klingon.
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"Introducing the new Federation Carrier the U.S.S. Enterprise!
Soon all Star Trek Online players will finally be able to get behind the helm of one of the most powerful warships ever built on a Federation homeworld.
The U.S.S. Enterprise features a full launch deck, capable of carrying and deploying brave men & women into battle aboard their own personal craft, and allowing them to land again with relative safety. It boasts a powerful enough engine and core to operate for years away from the nearest friendly port, and can operate as a fully-functional and self-reliant frontline base of operations in the event of an extended campaign away from home. It also carries some of the most state-of-the-art armaments available, and is fully capable of holding its own in a firefight even after its squadrons of fighters have been launched.
Behold our first WIP rendering of this fine ship: click here to view the photo.
Coming Soon to a C-Store near you!
Link to the pre-order."
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Heh, I found that post. The Pre-Order link is awesome.
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Your description sounds an awful lot like an Aquarius...and it's KDF counterpart.
The Fleet versions have been added to T4 or T5 shipyards (can't remember which) so they won't have any competition in game for a few more months.
But they do look like they would be "fun" to fly.
p.s. quoted wrong post
Hey, look at that; now we have TWICE as much info!
1.5 times as much unless the Klingon ship is ALSO one of the Design the Next Enterprise entries. ;-)
Are you kidding? The Fuzzyprize looks like two ships clamped together.
I'm assuming if they made it, it would probably split into saucer/nacelles and boat... and maybe the pylons would lower and the saucer/nacelle part would turn upside down in combat mode, raising the question of which side is up for people inside the ship. :-)
It still utterly dominated the popular vote, though. Which points to the fact that people like the directions it took. Granted, they'd probably broad-strokes it like the current 'enterprise', but stealing stuff off of it to make a sweet ship would make a lot of people happy.
Not disputing people like it. I might fly it on an alt.
But my point was that there'd be nothing weird about it having moving parts or transforming.
It LOOKs like a ship that could split, do multi-vector, or transform somehow. Really, any ship that isn't all curves and contours and is larger than the Defiant looks like a ship that's supposed to split or transform to me.
I wonder if it could be one of those other KDF flagship proposals. We know there were several concepts, and if I remember right, we never saw any of the scrapped ones.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
Well, the Moebius is also a destroyer, and I am hope that they followed that template rather than the Aquarius. We will see next week on Priority One.