Aha! Not interested in the ships, but the things I am interested in I can pick up off the exchange for cheap a week or so after the boxes go live. Yummy.
This game did not need more accursed bleedthroughs, shield bypasses/disables, etc.
Ahhh but 'bleed through' is the new magic word @ Gecko Land ... , and it's so magical that they didn't even need to invent a special weapon type for it , they just apply it to everything , even Reputations .
Funny thing is , that thanks to their "excellent programming skills" , bleed through now shows up with ingame NPC's as well (Borg in STF's) .
"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
i can already almost SOLO Armek on my Medic Tank, that +25% healing will make sure i can.
+100% XP for Hangar pets... yeah sure just half the time, how is that not OP in a carrier vs. carrier situation...
+10 to ALL SKILLS x3 with 10% chance per BOff power activation? hooray with all those buttons i should have +30 to everything all the time, all DOffs together can't do that.
no... no... NO!
*gets news paper* *smacks Geko on the head*
BAD! PAY 2 WIN! BAD!
I find this line of replies sadly hilarious. We put a lot of work into the massive list of fixes/changes above, and ya'll are hung up on the ability to skip our content. =p
how can pvp be broken by yet another console when it has been broken for years? lol
I've never thought PvP is broken exactly, more that its an arms race and the vast majority of players interested in PvP decide not to give it a go because they can't afford to be competitive.
And stuff like this doesn't help. I have the impossible hope that perhaps one day Cryptic will decide to develop the game sideways rather than up. New energy types, new modifiers, new ship layouts (like the often requested proper broadsider cruiser) but it'll never happen.
Shame really, I've always thought I'd like to have a go at PvP. But I've since learned to stick to Ker'rat since I wouldn't have a chance in the real thing.
Things I will be seeking to get:
- Possibly 3 piece console set
- Both space traits (thanks for listening to my/others suggestion about giving hanger pet rank specific booster skills)
- Dil mining claims (makes grinding dil ore easy as for the time poor)
- Crescent weapons FX look sexy, might got some'o'them
I like the idea of factionless universal consoles, stops the faction uniquness bleed that was going too far. Shame this didn't happen before leech console.
Also, this image, winking smiley face was intentional?
No matter i don't want those ships anyways, but i would liked to have other mirror ship variants than the ones we already got.
Other ships desperately NEED a alternative BOFF/Console layout, especially the Galaxy Class.
I do not expect to be understood, but i don't want to fly some aliens OP ships, i want to fly the iconic Starfleet ships without being annoyed by the lame BOFF layouts cryptic gave them, that makes flying them a pain.
But to be honest, there was no reason to expect something really good by cryptic, just again some random ship design i do not care about. What i want is that some ships that are being ignored to get some love by the devs.
But since the devs don't read this forum anyways, there's no point in asking for something useful in the first place.
"...'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured...the first thought forbidden...the first freedom denied--chains us all irrevocably.' ... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. I fear that today--"
- (TNG) Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie
I'm a bit worried about those genetic resequencers. With traits like that enhanced tissue regeneration, we're basically getting superpowers.
But doesn't the Federation have a ban on eugenics? What happened to that?
I mean, I don't have anything against the items in general. Just...don't make them too superpower-like, ok?
I've been looking forward to getting the crescent cannons, and was surprised they chose the monbosh instead of the bigger one, as i prefer the look of it, lol.
The heavy crescent cannon caught my attention, wouldn't it be (Potentially) the first single heavy cannon in the game?
Peacekeeper High Command
Scorpius - Zelbinion Mk II
i can already almost SOLO Armek on my Medic Tank, that +25% healing will make sure i can.
+100% XP for Hangar pets... yeah sure just half the time, how is that not OP in a carrier vs. carrier situation...
+10 to ALL SKILLS x3 with 10% chance per BOff power activation? hooray with all those buttons i should have +30 to everything all the time, all DOffs together can't do that.
no... no... NO!
*gets news paper* *smacks Geko on the head*
BAD! PAY 2 WIN! BAD!
No worries, I am sure he will nerf them "after" making their quick bucks :rolleyes:
i can already almost SOLO Armek on my Medic Tank, that +25% healing will make sure i can.
+100% XP for Hangar pets... yeah sure just half the time, how is that not OP in a carrier vs. carrier situation...
+10 to ALL SKILLS x3 with 10% chance per BOff power activation? hooray with all those buttons i should have +30 to everything all the time, all DOffs together can't do that.
no... no... NO!
*gets news paper* *smacks Geko on the head*
BAD! PAY 2 WIN! BAD!
*grabs another paper....something thick and heavy and joins the fun*
Wow thats some awesome new stuff, cant wait for today's dev blog about more info. I really hope that the lobi torp is not a targetable slow moving one like the temporal one, altho probablly it will be
I see here a bit of a trend, like each Genetic Resequencers promotions are a bit profesion focused. This one is focused towards sci, while the ones from Tal Shiar lockbox were more tactical focused. I suspect next one will be engie focused.
I have about 50 lockboxes now and not enough Master Keys to open them all.
Can I hang on to these and open them later - after the Tal Shiar Lockbox timeframe ends?
Wing Commander ? Space Trait
An affinity for coordinating attack patterns among small craft allows you to deploy your Hangar Craft with increased effectiveness.
+100% Rank Up XP for all Hangar Pets
(This reduces the total time it takes to reach Rank 5 by half.)
This is getting rediculus IMO.
Where's the buff for Cruisers or Science Vessels?
Is it really Crypitcs goal to make the only current Star Trek game into a Escort and Carrier game?
I'm reallly tired of seeing them trying to ruin Star Trek, or what's left of it.
"...'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured...the first thought forbidden...the first freedom denied--chains us all irrevocably.' ... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged. I fear that today--"
- (TNG) Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie
I have about 50 lockboxes now and not enough Master Keys to open them all.
Can I hang on to these and open them later - after the Tal Shiar Lockbox timeframe ends?
Since there is always old lock boxes in the exchange, I think you can still open them, it just means they won't be dropping them anymore, except during special occasions.
Not to sure
I have 13 keys I can either put them on the exchange or I can open lockboxes in the hope of getting one of the many ships out there. Since there not ships in canon I'm not really keen on it so I guess that makes up my mind then.
NO TO ARC
Vice Admiral Volmack ISS Thundermole
Brigadier General Jokag IKS Gorkan
Centurion Kares RRW Tomalak
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
I think this all but confirms that the FE carrier will be Elachi ship..
It just makes sense, it allows them to give away a free carrier, but still make some money off it by using it as an inscentive to do the lockbox thing.
The carrier itself is free, but you'll want the wing commander trait for it, you'll want the Elachi consoles for it which means you need to get the Elachi lockbox ships to get at least two of them. Even the lobi 3 set works better on Elachi ships.
And if you read the discription it emphasises both subspace and the Elachi's mysterious coonection to the Iconians.
I had concidered the carrier for the FE might be Dewan, but all this together makes me certain that the FE carrier will be Elachi.
You don't need any of this stuff for the free carrier to be cool and fun, but boy will it be tempting.
It will be the ultimate in pet spam when the carrier equipts a subspace transciever console and not only summons two hangar bays worth of pets but also Mobot Support Craft and a Monbot Control Craft!
For now though I'm only interested in the Heavy Distruptor Wave Cannon and of course the Wing Commander trait. I'm looking forward to seeing what cannon spread looks like when using that weapon.
Not what I was hoping for, and thus I will be sitting out for another period. Shame really, I was ready to drop cash on lockbox keys and there isnt a thing I want. I spent $100 on keys to get my temporal ships, and a lot of time grinding faction to get my mk XII borg tech. \
I was ready to spend $100 more with the borg lockbox hint from the dev interview awhile ago, and perhaps less on other stuff. The Elachi Lock Box is just so underwhelming that I dont even want to log in still.
I think this all but confirms that the FE carrier will be Elachi ship..
It just makes sense, it allows them to give away a free carrier, but still make some money off it by using it as an inscentive to do the lockbox thing.
The carrier itself is free, but you'll want the wing commander trait for it, you'll want the Elachi consoles for it which means you need to get the Elachi lockbox ships to get at least two of them. Even the lobi 3 set works better on Elachi ships.
And if you read the discription it emphasises both subspace and the Elachi's mysterious coonection to the Iconians.
I had concidered the carrier for the FE might be Dewan, but all this together makes me certain that the FE carrier will be Elachi.
You don't need any of this stuff for the free carrier to be cool and fun, but boy will it be tempting.
It will be the ultimate in pet spam when the carrier equipts a subspace transciever console and not only summons two hangar bays worth of pets but also Mobot Support Craft and a Monbot Control Craft!
For now though I'm only interested in the Heavy Distruptor Wave Cannon and of course the Wing Commander trait. I'm looking forward to seeing what cannon spread looks like when using that weapon.
you can guarantee that people who get the ships will charge a arm and a leg on the exchange if what you say is true
NO TO ARC
Vice Admiral Volmack ISS Thundermole
Brigadier General Jokag IKS Gorkan
Centurion Kares RRW Tomalak
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Looking at all the stuff in this box and all I can say is, that is grand scale cheating.
Makes me glad I don't PvP.
With all the universal consoles is there any room left for regular consoles?
Is there a break even point where the bonuses from Universals equals things like tactical console stacks for damage improvement.
They've put in ten console tier V ships, at this rate we're gonna need fifteen console ships to get by :P
Still, this is a meaty lockbox so for those who can afford it I'm very happy for you. This is pretty spectacular.
Still seeing Elachi ships I get flashbacks of the original super hard Defense of New Romulus :eek:
"Rise like Lions after slumber, In unvanquishable number, Shake your chains to earth like dew, Which in sleep had fallen on you-Ye are many they are few"
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Ahhh but 'bleed through' is the new magic word @ Gecko Land ... , and it's so magical that they didn't even need to invent a special weapon type for it , they just apply it to everything , even Reputations .
Funny thing is , that thanks to their "excellent programming skills" , bleed through now shows up with ingame NPC's as well (Borg in STF's) .
Any chance we could get this in the Foundry?
Also, when will the first Season 8 Dev Blog be posted?
"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
i will BOYCOTT those PAY 2 WIN Traits.
how are those not all totally OP?
i can already almost SOLO Armek on my Medic Tank, that +25% healing will make sure i can.
+100% XP for Hangar pets... yeah sure just half the time, how is that not OP in a carrier vs. carrier situation...
+10 to ALL SKILLS x3 with 10% chance per BOff power activation? hooray with all those buttons i should have +30 to everything all the time, all DOffs together can't do that.
no... no... NO!
*gets news paper* *smacks Geko on the head*
BAD! PAY 2 WIN! BAD!
how can pvp be broken by yet another console when it has been broken for years? lol
I've never thought PvP is broken exactly, more that its an arms race and the vast majority of players interested in PvP decide not to give it a go because they can't afford to be competitive.
And stuff like this doesn't help. I have the impossible hope that perhaps one day Cryptic will decide to develop the game sideways rather than up. New energy types, new modifiers, new ship layouts (like the often requested proper broadsider cruiser) but it'll never happen.
Shame really, I've always thought I'd like to have a go at PvP. But I've since learned to stick to Ker'rat since I wouldn't have a chance in the real thing.
Exchange prizes going down, my second kdf will get one!
As for the rest, maybe something for a fun prize.
Join the Deltas today!
http://hydra-images.cursecdn.com/sto.gamepedia.com/0/07/Elachi_Dreadnought.png
Things I will be seeking to get:
- Possibly 3 piece console set
- Both space traits (thanks for listening to my/others suggestion about giving hanger pet rank specific booster skills)
- Dil mining claims (makes grinding dil ore easy as for the time poor)
- Crescent weapons FX look sexy, might got some'o'them
I like the idea of factionless universal consoles, stops the faction uniquness bleed that was going too far. Shame this didn't happen before leech console.
Also, this image, winking smiley face was intentional?
No matter i don't want those ships anyways, but i would liked to have other mirror ship variants than the ones we already got.
Other ships desperately NEED a alternative BOFF/Console layout, especially the Galaxy Class.
I do not expect to be understood, but i don't want to fly some aliens OP ships, i want to fly the iconic Starfleet ships without being annoyed by the lame BOFF layouts cryptic gave them, that makes flying them a pain.
But to be honest, there was no reason to expect something really good by cryptic, just again some random ship design i do not care about. What i want is that some ships that are being ignored to get some love by the devs.
But since the devs don't read this forum anyways, there's no point in asking for something useful in the first place.
But doesn't the Federation have a ban on eugenics? What happened to that?
I mean, I don't have anything against the items in general. Just...don't make them too superpower-like, ok?
The heavy crescent cannon caught my attention, wouldn't it be (Potentially) the first single heavy cannon in the game?
Peacekeeper High Command
Scorpius - Zelbinion Mk II
No worries, I am sure he will nerf them "after" making their quick bucks :rolleyes:
systems infinite wisdom is infinite...
a history of sto pvp: 2010 - 2011
a history of sto pvp: 2012 - 2013
I see here a bit of a trend, like each Genetic Resequencers promotions are a bit profesion focused. This one is focused towards sci, while the ones from Tal Shiar lockbox were more tactical focused. I suspect next one will be engie focused.
You mean the Cylon Basestar? err... Sheshar Dreadnought I mean :P
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Can I hang on to these and open them later - after the Tal Shiar Lockbox timeframe ends?
Where's the buff for Cruisers or Science Vessels?
Is it really Crypitcs goal to make the only current Star Trek game into a Escort and Carrier game?
I'm reallly tired of seeing them trying to ruin Star Trek, or what's left of it.
Since there is always old lock boxes in the exchange, I think you can still open them, it just means they won't be dropping them anymore, except during special occasions.
Finally available for players?
Whelp.. time for STO to start printing money for Cryptic...
Although, I am curious how well their firing cycles line up with normal weapons and how many varieties the weapons come in.
I have 13 keys I can either put them on the exchange or I can open lockboxes in the hope of getting one of the many ships out there. Since there not ships in canon I'm not really keen on it so I guess that makes up my mind then.
Vice Admiral Volmack ISS Thundermole
Brigadier General Jokag IKS Gorkan
Centurion Kares RRW Tomalak
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
It just makes sense, it allows them to give away a free carrier, but still make some money off it by using it as an inscentive to do the lockbox thing.
The carrier itself is free, but you'll want the wing commander trait for it, you'll want the Elachi consoles for it which means you need to get the Elachi lockbox ships to get at least two of them. Even the lobi 3 set works better on Elachi ships.
And if you read the discription it emphasises both subspace and the Elachi's mysterious coonection to the Iconians.
I had concidered the carrier for the FE might be Dewan, but all this together makes me certain that the FE carrier will be Elachi.
You don't need any of this stuff for the free carrier to be cool and fun, but boy will it be tempting.
It will be the ultimate in pet spam when the carrier equipts a subspace transciever console and not only summons two hangar bays worth of pets but also Mobot Support Craft and a Monbot Control Craft!
For now though I'm only interested in the Heavy Distruptor Wave Cannon and of course the Wing Commander trait. I'm looking forward to seeing what cannon spread looks like when using that weapon.
I was ready to spend $100 more with the borg lockbox hint from the dev interview awhile ago, and perhaps less on other stuff. The Elachi Lock Box is just so underwhelming that I dont even want to log in still.
you can guarantee that people who get the ships will charge a arm and a leg on the exchange if what you say is true
Vice Admiral Volmack ISS Thundermole
Brigadier General Jokag IKS Gorkan
Centurion Kares RRW Tomalak
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
:P
yeah was hoping to fly that basestar only eliachi ship i wanted :-(
Makes me glad I don't PvP.
With all the universal consoles is there any room left for regular consoles?
Is there a break even point where the bonuses from Universals equals things like tactical console stacks for damage improvement.
They've put in ten console tier V ships, at this rate we're gonna need fifteen console ships to get by :P
Still, this is a meaty lockbox so for those who can afford it I'm very happy for you. This is pretty spectacular.
Still seeing Elachi ships I get flashbacks of the original super hard Defense of New Romulus :eek: