One of the coolest non-console releases in recent history is, IMO, the barely thought of tetryon-plasma hybrid engines on the Yellowstone Class runabout. Engines which can be mounted on any fighter or shuttle, but can't be mounted on starships. Engines with a very cool built in ability that never gets used because there's like three smallcraft missions, no smallcraft pvp, and in general smallcraft have very limited options.
When they first came out, I went to buy the ship immediately- but I tested it out on Tribble first, and discovered that, surprise surprise, the engine is only for smallcraft. And thus a chance to have some variety in ship gear vanished and I went back to the standard 3 piece org 1 piece maco set of generic genericness.
Of course there's literally nothing preventing Cryptic from making this engine available to use on full sized ships- and don't you dare try the 'it's a shuttle engine'- if I can eqjuip a starship grade missile launcher on my shuttle, you have no ground to stand on.
If it was made available for full sized ship uses, you could even stick it in a cross-faction console box in exchange for one of the good KDF consoles, like the Barrier Field Generator, or Isometric Charge (but not leech because the KDF should keep exclusive access to leech).
Thoughts, criiticism, recriminations, STO'ers lend me your ears!
Well, I dunno, it would give Feds no less than FOUR means of using warp plasma variations, or three on most ships.
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Even if KDF got this as well, still, seems a bit off, because as the above poster said, it wouldn't give a set bonus, so it wouldn't be as useful because of it.
I mean, I like your idea, would be a really good reason to buy the Yellowstone and use the engine as you level up toons and such.
I remain empathetic to the concerns of my community, but do me a favor and lay off the god damn name calling and petty remarks. It will get you nowhere.
I must admit, respect points to Trendy for laying down the law like that.
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Even if KDF got this as well, still, seems a bit off, because as the above poster said, it wouldn't give a set bonus, so it wouldn't be as useful because of it.
I mean, I like your idea, would be a really good reason to buy the Yellowstone and use the engine as you level up toons and such.