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  • lordgyorlordgyor Member Posts: 2,820 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    So Romulan Faction and Finished Klingon Faction this time, next time time level cap increase.
  • jexsamxjexsamx Member Posts: 2,803 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    lordgyor wrote: »
    So Romulan Faction and Finished Klingon Faction this time, next time time level cap increase.

    I'd be careful with that much optimism. You really ought to temper it with some caution or you're just setting yourself up for a huge letdown.

    Romulan faction seems likely, but I wouldn't even begin to get my hopes up for a finished KDF alongside it.
  • lolimpicardlolimpicard Member Posts: 309
    edited February 2013
    jexsamx wrote: »
    Did he seriously okay us emailing him directly with questions?

    Hm...

    ...if someone will help me format my Versus Lockbox idea properly, I'll credit you when I send it along.

    The subject is the most important part, because he has a decision to make based on it:
    whether to read or delete right away.

    [lockbox suggestion] opposing-races theme (e.g. Saurian vs. Gorn)

    Not sure whether that's too long, but it gives a good idea of what's to follow.
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  • drudgydrudgy Member Posts: 367 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    I'd agree with some here. Personally I don't find the Borg Probes or Sphere's all that sexy looking enough for me to fly one. I wouldn't mind the idea of a captured ship of some sort that the Borg were using. Perhaps like a captured Undine cruiser that was outfitted with Borg tech.

    To each his own I suppose.
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  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99 Member Posts: 7,747 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Remade character creator. Hm.

    Now, in terms of Borg ships, here's what my take would be:

    Partially Assimilated ships.

    The "consolation" prize would probably be Deassimilated Intrepid/Defiant/B'Rel. No built in console but Borg-adapted stats. Probably redone as 3/3/3 consoles. (The Borg like symmetry, right?) Unusual BOff seating. Capable of displaying Assimilated set visuals without assimilated set + unlocks this costume option for other versions of the ships.

    Liberated Borg BOs in more flavors. (Female Tac/Sci, Male Eng/Tac) as a "consolation prize" level reward.

    Recovered Undine Captive BO as an ultra-rare, unique grand prize BO.

    Big grand prize: The Dauntless, recovered from the clutches of the Borg.
  • kingdoxykingdoxy Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    sound like the May update is an "expansion" rather then a season.
  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Remade character creator. Hm.

    Also adds more flames to the new Romulan Faction rumour..... :D
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  • blitzy4blitzy4 Member Posts: 839 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    zerobang wrote: »
    he also said the Ambassador would as far as he knows NOT go into the C-Store but a Fleet Version is likely.

    Not a bad idea, but not a great idea either.
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  • lordgyorlordgyor Member Posts: 2,820 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    sunfrancks wrote: »
    Also adds more flames to the new Romulan Faction rumour..... :D

    Good point, you'd have to update the Character Creator anyway, to build a Romulan faction charactser.
  • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    lordgyor wrote: »
    Good point, you'd have to update the Character Creator anyway, to build a Romulan faction charactser.

    Would be mighty hard to make a Hirogen with the current system.;)
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  • psycoticvulcanpsycoticvulcan Member Posts: 4,160 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Sounds good. More Enterprise love is great; that series is majorly under-appreciated. And if May does bring a Romulan faction, I will be one happy "Vulcan". ;)
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  • jslynjslyn Member Posts: 1,790 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    kalecto wrote: »
    [10:26] [REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Re-Trait will allow you to reset traits and or add more than before



    Equipping more Traits than we could before, huh? Interesting.
  • captsolcaptsol Member Posts: 921 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    zerobang wrote: »
    he also said the Ambassador would as far as he knows NOT go into the C-Store but a Fleet Version is likely.

    Well, there goes the Probert version with some kind of console. :(
  • hravikhravik Member Posts: 1,203 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Can't say I'm thrilled the Ambassador will be in the fleet store, especially with no C-Store counterpart. That means it will be a $20 single character purchase, something I will never accept or use.

    Shame too, I don't buy ships often, and I was looking forward to an improved C-Store Amby.
  • sparhawksparhawk Member Posts: 796 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    captsol wrote: »
    Well, there goes the Probert version with some kind of console. :(
    hravik wrote: »
    Can't say I'm thrilled the Ambassador will be in the fleet store, especially with no C-Store counterpart. That means it will be a $20 single character purchase, something I will never accept or use.

    Shame too, I don't buy ships often, and I was looking forward to an improved C-Store Amby.

    Indeed, ditto here. :(
  • zedomegazedomega Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    ...oh please dear Q tell me they're going to raise the level cap. I'm sitting on such a ridiculous excess of skill points right now...
  • hyplhypl Member Posts: 3,719 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    I swear if the Andorian ship is another stupid bundle, my head will explode. Why are you even considering 3 variants? Do we NEED 3 variants? What is the point (We all know this, MONEY!)? What console abilities can you possibly give it that would make sense? Just make it one ship for 2500 zen and I'll be a happy camper...and I might actually spend REAL money on it! :rolleyes:
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99 Member Posts: 7,747 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    lordgyor wrote: »
    Good point, you'd have to update the Character Creator anyway, to build a Romulan faction charactser.

    You wouldn't have to completely remake it though.

    As I said elsewhere:

    I think here's what we'll see.

    You pick traits.

    The right trait combo lets you be a species, which is like a trait set bonus.

    After selecting species, you select faction, which will effectively be a kind of mega-trait.

    Species will limit costume options and expand them in certain ways. Faction does the same and sets permissions for what ships you fly, what optional dialogues you get in missions, and in very rare cases, what missions you play.

    My bet is that the content team is ripping factionality out of the game's missions and applying a coat of polish. My inkling is that you will no longer receive most missions from command but they will all be reframed as neutral distress calls or hails that any faction may respond to. You may get extra options depending on faction but these will be similar to profession and species optionals.

    So my bet is that species and faction will become meta-traits you get from trait selection. Effectively set bonuses, of which you pick one.

    THEN, PvP will also be made... differently factional, where you're presented with an issue (ie. relocation of colonists, as in Insurrection) and you pick a side. You may have Roms/Cardies/Klingon/Feds fighting Roms/Cardies/Klingons/Feds. The sides are based on which side you've chosen. It may be a competing rep system deal where you want to consistently choose Offense/Defense or Red/Blue on a given PvP map. But being Federation or KE won't be what determines your side.
  • wan5wan5 Member Posts: 77 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Im no kdf player, but wouldnt it be wise to finish one job before starting another...

    Scratch that, ive actually got an interest in seeing the rommies.

    And More JHAS incoming... Better get saving!
    Great work guys, looking forward to it
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  • thowasthowas Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    BORG Cubes for Fed and KDF?
    No, No, No.

    Make it to be more adapted and assimilated stuff instead.
    Having the quadrants arch enemys ship piloted by fed and kdf seems wrong, very wrong.
    And defenetly not in the spirit of "trek".

    Oh well, seeing cubes and sphere's flying everywhere might be interesting.... :mad:
  • mrspidey2mrspidey2 Member Posts: 959 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    kalecto wrote: »
    [10:30] [REDALERT]

    [10:44] [REDALERT] <Dev> Oaks@dstahl: Season 8 is dead to me - the May Update is bigger than a Season and will be called something else
    Spin-off?
    ..if we're gonna keep the TV-production terminology.

    But yeah. Big No to Borg ships for players. I will go on strike if that happens.
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  • lancemeszaroslancemeszaros Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    mrspidey2 wrote: »
    Spin-off?
    ..if we're gonna keep the TV-production terminology.

    That would be nice. TNG, DS9 and Voyager all lasted seven seasons, so why not make the May update "Star Trek Online: The Next Generation - Season 1" or something like that. Enough has happened in the in-game story that a rework of the playable universe might be in order.
  • tenkaritenkari Member Posts: 2,906 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    That would be nice. TNG, DS9 and Voyager all lasted seven seasons, so why not make the May update "Star Trek Online: The Next Generation - Season 1" or something like that. Enough has happened in the in-game story that a rework of the playable universe might be in order.

    why not? Dungeons and Dragons online got rebranded several times since it got F2P.First it was Dungeons and dragons Online - Eberron, then i think it was dungeons and dragons Online - Eberron Unlimited at the start of F2P for them, but since they added the menace of the underdark expansion they retitled it to just Dungeons and dragons Online unlimited.
  • snoggymack22snoggymack22 Member Posts: 7,084 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    lordgyor wrote: »
    I thought at first it was the Romulan Adventure Zone, I was septical of a Romulan faction, but this seems to more or less confirm it. The Spotlight Video, more work with Denise aka Sela, the may update is bigger then a season (only a expansion pack type would be bigger).


    Nah, it doesn't confirm anything of the sort. It could still be a large story arc, series of arcs, content based thing. Remember seasons were specifically said to be about systems/mechanics and not story arc content. So the lack of information is still leaving open a large amount of room for speculation. And if it is just a lot more story content and missions and FEs and stuff ... all related to the Romulan Star Empire and the continuation of the demons of light and darkness (who took Sela oh so long ago) ... that would pretty much require more Denise Crosby voice work.

    Until there's something concrete that says "Yes, new faction" ... I just don't have the gullibility to think there's a new faction in the works.
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  • snoggymack22snoggymack22 Member Posts: 7,084 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    thowas wrote: »
    BORG Cubes for Fed and KDF?

    Nah, probably just to Fed. THe KDF will get a borg sphere instead.
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  • ascaladarascaladar Member Posts: 186 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Nah, probably just to Fed. THe KDF will get a borg sphere instead.

    And the KDF sphere will get more firepower and maneuverability. ;)
  • thlaylierahthlaylierah Member Posts: 2,991 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    ascaladar wrote: »
    And the KDF sphere will get more firepower and maneuverability. ;)

    AND a Battle Cloak. :rolleyes:
  • aaronh42aaronh42 Member Posts: 291 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Everyone's talking about romulans.

    But all I heard was Andorian Starship this month...
  • maxvitormaxvitor Member Posts: 2,213 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Borg ships doesn't necessarily mean Cubes and Spheres, they could be referring to some sort of Borg assimilated designs of more conventional ships. I don't think Cubes and Spheres would be practical anyway, they are just way too big. To be honest I would be seriously disappointed if they made the most visually uninteresting ships in the game playable, it would turn the game into a farce. Flying around in giant boxes and giant bowling balls? This is Star Trek, not Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Online.
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