Ship Artist Ian "JamJamz" Richards shares details about the process behind designing the upcoming Andorian Kumari Escorts in this entry of the Season 7 News Dev Blog series.
New home of the Romulan Republic.
I have an idea for what Season 11 should be; Season 11: The Big Bug Fix.
I have not been able to read my bug tickets in over a year, not even the tickets about not being able to see my tickets.
I find the drama of your signature proof of your immaturity, this means you, DR whiners.
Brandon, is it possible to put in pics with high res on clicking on them? Most of the time you use good images which would fit perfectly as a wallpaper, but they are all low res-pics.
Would be nice of you if you can link high-res versions
And of course I am so looking forward to getting these beasts!
So will all C-Store ships be stupid MACROtransaction bundles now? If this doesn't say "This game is doing poorly, we need moar moneyz!" I don't know what will.
And what about the Klingons? Nothing for the KDF again? Wow...
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Would you rather have an awful MMO where they lock 90% of the game content behind a pay wall, or a game where a bunch of shiny ships you don't actually need are behind the pay wall?
I'm pretty content to choose the second any day of the week.
"We are smart." - Grebnedlog
Member of Alliance Central Command/boq botlhra'ghom
Would you rather have an awful MMO where they lock 90% of the game content behind a pay wall, or a game where a bunch of shiny ships you don't actually need are behind the pay wall?
I'm pretty content to choose the second any day of the week.
Yes but there is a disconnect here: We're paying in, and we're not getting useable content out. Instead we get grinds, unlock-stores, more grinds and then we are told we are grinding THE WRONG WAY -- and they smack our hands.
I would almost rather pay per freshly developed story arc going forward... than pay $50 for ships that are "slightly different" and that you need all three to unleash the "special power."
$20 for a set of three high quality FE-length missions and two repeatable support missions... now that's an unlock I could get behind!
Suit yourself. Charge-content games are pretty much the absolute antithesis of an entertaining game as far as I'm concerned. It's pretty much destroyed console gaming for me with this trend of releasing 70% of the game then charging you a second time for the other 30%. This is one area I actually think Cryptic have got it right (regardless of what I think of the pricing of things in this game).
"We are smart." - Grebnedlog
Member of Alliance Central Command/boq botlhra'ghom
Yes but there is a disconnect here: We're paying in, and we're not getting useable content out. Instead we get grinds, unlock-stores, more grinds and then we are told we are grinding THE WRONG WAY -- and they smack our hands.
I would almost rather pay per freshly developed story arc going forward... than pay $50 for ships that are "slightly different" and that you need all three to unleash the "special power."
$20 for a set of three high quality FE-length missions and two repeatable support missions... now that's an unlock I could get behind!
You nailed it. I'm just at a loss as to what they're using the money for except to make things we have to pay for anyway.
i thought we will have exact specifications about the ship today, but instead, we just had this little nothing about it's appearence... i guess it won't be avaliable for purchase this week... but i want it NOW
Defiant
RnD and upgrade needs less RNG. Less lottery. Something has to change.
Keep in mind, I'm just talking about look, and this is IMHO.
Am I the only one who doesn't like these? Heavily inspired, why not just copy the old Kumari? Its what you did on the Vulcan ship. Maybe its the chrome that bothers me so much, either that or the giant wing guns, maybe both. Don't get me wrong, its a good looking ship, it just doesn't look like an Andorian ship to me, or really a Star Trek ship either.
So will all C-Store ships be stupid MACROtransaction bundles now? If this doesn't say "This game is doing poorly, we need moar moneyz!" I don't know what will.
And what about the Klingons? Nothing for the KDF again? Wow...
If something's successful, then why change it? (just look at how many Odyssey's are flying around) I highly doubt that's a sign of needing money (and besides, the lockboxes are bigger money-makers)
And why do we need 'nothing for the KDF' posts in every single new ship annoucement? :rolleyes: I'm primarily a KDF person myself now, and you don't see me being that low
Was named Trek17.
Been playing STO since Open Beta, and have never regarded anything as worse than 'meh', if only due to personal standards.
I'd like to see a picture next to another ship. The Kumari sorta looks like a BoP, but from those window lines I'm getting the feeling of a much larger ship than I'd assumed, more Armitage if not Chimera size.
Why wait. Look back on the last four seasons, and you will see beyond any doubt what we are in for.
The May update will be more of the same. Promises of awsome that are unfinished, huge glaring bugs and dozens of patches to address poor grammar and spelling in lockbock tool-tips.
i thought we will have exact specifications about the ship today, but instead, we just had this little nothing about it's appearence... i guess it won't be avaliable for purchase this week... but i want it NOW
You must be new to this
Dev blogs for C-Store ships ALWAYS have 2 Dev Blogs, one about the ship and one with the Stats.
IMO I would expect the Stats Blog tomorrow or Wednesday and the ship to be out Thursday.
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Ody, and Bort got bridges
Vesta did not, why? Do you not care about science ships?
Please let special weapons have ACCx2 at least.
I have an idea for what Season 11 should be; Season 11: The Big Bug Fix.
I have not been able to read my bug tickets in over a year, not even the tickets about not being able to see my tickets.
I find the drama of your signature proof of your immaturity, this means you, DR whiners.
DELTA PRICE RISING
Would be nice of you if you can link high-res versions
And of course I am so looking forward to getting these beasts!
"We are smart." - Grebnedlog
Member of Alliance Central Command/boq botlhra'ghom
And what about the Klingons? Nothing for the KDF again? Wow...
For just 150 Lobi you can purchase [console -- Divide By Zero]! This new console will corrupt all your game files forcing you to wipe and reinstall! When combined with [console -- CTD] you will unlock new power: BORK OPERATING SYSTEM. Be sure to have your Windows DVD handy and an up-to-date activation key before clicking this power!
DeltaFox
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
I'm pretty content to choose the second any day of the week.
"We are smart." - Grebnedlog
Member of Alliance Central Command/boq botlhra'ghom
Yes but there is a disconnect here: We're paying in, and we're not getting useable content out. Instead we get grinds, unlock-stores, more grinds and then we are told we are grinding THE WRONG WAY -- and they smack our hands.
I would almost rather pay per freshly developed story arc going forward... than pay $50 for ships that are "slightly different" and that you need all three to unleash the "special power."
$20 for a set of three high quality FE-length missions and two repeatable support missions... now that's an unlock I could get behind!
"We are smart." - Grebnedlog
Member of Alliance Central Command/boq botlhra'ghom
You nailed it. I'm just at a loss as to what they're using the money for except to make things we have to pay for anyway.
EDIT - I guess we'll find out come May.
RnD and upgrade needs less RNG. Less lottery. Something has to change.
Am I the only one who doesn't like these? Heavily inspired, why not just copy the old Kumari? Its what you did on the Vulcan ship. Maybe its the chrome that bothers me so much, either that or the giant wing guns, maybe both. Don't get me wrong, its a good looking ship, it just doesn't look like an Andorian ship to me, or really a Star Trek ship either.
Oh well, one less ship for me to think about.
Nouveau riche LTS member
And why do we need 'nothing for the KDF' posts in every single new ship annoucement? :rolleyes: I'm primarily a KDF person myself now, and you don't see me being that low
Been playing STO since Open Beta, and have never regarded anything as worse than 'meh', if only due to personal standards.
Why wait. Look back on the last four seasons, and you will see beyond any doubt what we are in for.
The May update will be more of the same. Promises of awsome that are unfinished, huge glaring bugs and dozens of patches to address poor grammar and spelling in lockbock tool-tips.
Vesta is a Starfleet vessel while this one is Andorian.
I'd want the Ambassador (being a ship out of time) to have one first or the Breen ship which just doesn't look right with a Fed bridge.
U.S.S. Maelstrom, NCC-71417 (Constitution III-class/flagship) --- Fleet Admiral Hauk' --|-- Dahar Master Hauk --- I.K.S. qu'In 'an bortaS (D7-class / flagship)
Nope .... We let them leave the Federation and come on over the Klingon Empire.
Look to the books ... They left the Federation behind in those.
U.S.S. Maelstrom, NCC-71417 (Constitution III-class/flagship) --- Fleet Admiral Hauk' --|-- Dahar Master Hauk --- I.K.S. qu'In 'an bortaS (D7-class / flagship)
Glad - Awesome looking shiny and just cool.
Sad - I'm very happy with the Vesta right now, but this new ship will make my Vesta look like something the cat dragged home.
Anyway, good job! JamJamz needs a raise. :P
You must be new to this
Dev blogs for C-Store ships ALWAYS have 2 Dev Blogs, one about the ship and one with the Stats.
IMO I would expect the Stats Blog tomorrow or Wednesday and the ship to be out Thursday.
It is C/Zen-Store
If it was a lock box ship we would have had a Dev Blog on the Box before the ships.