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Holidays - Halloween!!!!

ineluki71ineluki71 Member Posts: 60 Arc User
edited October 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Holidays - Halloween

I am not sure why there was an agnostic view taken on holidays but I?d like to start a petition to get some artistic stuff added during Holiday times, particularly Halloween!
STO artists come on! Add some Pumpkins to Quark?s. Put some alien masks out there (Maybe even a mask of Sulu or Ltn. Karbo) .

Fun stuff.

Just think it would be enjoyable to see some stuff like that once a year.
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  • jorantomalakjorantomalak Member Posts: 7,133 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Not everyone celebrates halloween but what cryptic could do is have a fall festival with some sort of event or FE.
  • johngazmanjohngazman Member Posts: 2,826 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    You might see the return of the "Hearts And Minds" mission, although given that it was run not too long ago, it's unlikely.

    Other than that, it's unlikely that we'll see anything new just for Halloween.
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  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    johngazman wrote: »
    You might see the return of the "Hearts And Minds" mission, although given that it was run not too long ago, it's unlikely.

    Other than that, it's unlikely that we'll see anything new just for Halloween.


    Might? It's been on the calander for 2 months now.

    It always plays on Every Friday the 13th and on Halloween.
  • valetharvalethar Member Posts: 174 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Be careful what you wish for. It may end up on the C-$tore.
  • johngazmanjohngazman Member Posts: 2,826 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    azurianstar wrote: »
    Might? It's been on the calander for 2 months now.

    It always plays on Every Friday the 13th and on Halloween.

    True but as I said, it wasn't held that long ago, so I wasn't expecting them to rerun it again so soon, regardless of Halloween.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Halloween is a American thing that has for some reason that is beyond me leaked into other contries, dispite said contries (including my own) has their own variant of said tradition.

    If Baseball didn survive into the 24'th century, neither should halloween.
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  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    anazonda wrote: »
    Halloween is a American thing that has for some reason that is beyond me leaked into other contries, dispite said contries (including my own) has their own variant of said tradition.

    If Baseball didn survive into the 24'th century, neither should halloween.

    Actually, Halloween is Gaelic and Welsh in origin. The Irish and Scottish brought it to the US in the 19th century, and wasn't mainstream until the beginning of the 20th century.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    oldkirkfan wrote: »
    Actually, Halloween is Gaelic and Welsh in origin. The Irish and Scottish brought it to the US in the 19th century, and wasn't mainstream until the beginning of the 20th century.

    Internal records corrected.

    So you're saying that it did'n become popular until it became a US thing...? Gotcha.
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  • assimilatedktarassimilatedktar Member Posts: 1,708 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    johngazman wrote: »
    True but as I said, it wasn't held that long ago, so I wasn't expecting them to rerun it again so soon, regardless of Halloween.

    Well, before that it wasn't run at all for half an eternity.;)
    anazonda wrote: »
    Halloween is a American thing that has for some reason that is beyond me leaked into other contries, dispite said contries (including my own) has their own variant of said tradition.

    Some reason = The industry wanted to sell more sweets.
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  • dongemaharudongemaharu Member Posts: 544 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Someone take that baseball off of Benjamin Sisko's desk. What's an American thing doing in Star Trek? While they're at it, erase all those episodes of them playing baseball on the holo deck. :eek:
  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    anazonda wrote: »
    Internal records corrected.

    So you're saying that it did'n become popular until it became a US thing...? Gotcha.

    lol... Not quite. It didn't become popular in the US until the early 20th century. I should have written that clearer. Although, the candy companies have greatly increased it's popularity.
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  • dongemaharudongemaharu Member Posts: 544 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    They could at least stick a pumpkin on the bar at ESD. Give it an interesting carving.
  • ziggydsziggyds Member Posts: 84 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Gives us a pumpkinhead to wear :D

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  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    hehe... I want a Darth Vader costume to wear.
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  • thecoffinflythecoffinfly Member Posts: 203 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    If you wish to play Halloween dress-up, go play *RS. ;)
  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    The Ferengi on Drozana would probably also be very likely to pick up on this holiday.

    Anything they think would get customers to spend more Latinum would be right up their alley.


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  • damienvryce2damienvryce2 Member Posts: 428 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    What's spookier than Devedians floating around ESD? :eek:
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    ziggyds wrote: »
    Gives us a pumpkinhead to wear :D

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  • oldravenman3025oldravenman3025 Member Posts: 1,892 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    dongemaharu wrote: »
    Someone take that baseball off of Benjamin Sisko's desk. What's an American thing doing in Star Trek? While they're at it, erase all those episodes of them playing baseball on the holo deck. :eek:


    I hope you're being sarcastic.



    @anazonda

    If Baseball didn survive into the 24'th century, neither should halloween.



    Baseball survived, but not in an organized, professional fashion (i.e. big leagues, marketing, etc). But organized leagues started to enjoy a revival in the 2370s, as evident on Cestus III.



    @assimilatedktar:

    Some reason = The industry wanted to sell more sweets.


    Exactly.


    Most of the people who raise hell about so-called "religious" holidays and observances, seem to forget that the major ones have been commercialized and secularized. Hell, Christmas is a big holiday in Japan, even among Shinto adherents. To them it's all about Santa Claus, novelty, and getting presents. The Japanese have even incorporated some of their own twists into it, including some yearly Shinto traditions.
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    oldravenman3025 wrote: »
    @anazonda

    Baseball survived, but not in an organized, professional fashion (i.e. big leagues, marketing, etc). But organized leagues started to enjoy a revival in the 2370s, as evident on Cestus III.

    Let me rephrase it then: Halloween should be limited to some random colony, 3 months away from Deep Space 9.
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    Let me put the rumors to rest: it's definitely still the C-Store (Cryptic Store) It just takes ZEN.
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  • rakija879rakija879 Member Posts: 646 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    oldravenman3025 wrote: »
    Baseball survived, but not in an organized, professional fashion (i.e. big leagues, marketing, etc). But organized leagues started to enjoy a revival in the 2370s, as evident on Cestus III.

    I can't figure out why people watch baseball it looks boringggg :P
  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Halloween became what it is today because America turned it into a money making scheme. They did the same with Christmas and any other holiday/tradition they could get away with ;)
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  • cptjhuntercptjhunter Member Posts: 2,288 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Replay " What lies beneath." at Drozana on Halloween. That one is fairly creepy.
  • dongemaharudongemaharu Member Posts: 544 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    oldravenman3025 wrote: »
    I hope you're being sarcastic.
    Yes. A heaping teaspoon of sarcasm.

    oldravenman3025 wrote: »
    Most of the people who raise hell about so-called "religious" holidays and observances, seem to forget that the major ones have been commercialized and secularized. Hell, Christmas is a big holiday in Japan, even among Shinto adherents. To them it's all about Santa Claus, novelty, and getting presents. The Japanese have even incorporated some of their own twists into it, including some yearly Shinto traditions.
    Actually, Halloween is very popular in Japan now too. While trick or treating is rare, decorations are everywhere. It's grown a lot over the past decade or so. In fact, you can see places start to sell Halloween stuff as early as August, which is earlier than I can ever remember seeing in America.
  • dongemaharudongemaharu Member Posts: 544 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    sunfrancks wrote: »
    Halloween became what it is today because America turned it into a money making scheme. They did the same with Christmas and any other holiday/tradition they could get away with ;)
    Money making scheme, eh? Wait, are you talking about Halloween or STO?
  • bberge1701bberge1701 Member Posts: 726 Bug Hunter
    edited October 2013
    In real life, I usually drag out my Star Trek costumes for Halloween. So, what would that be in STO?... :)

    Actually, I guess the thing to do would be to grab personal holo emitters and go "trick or treating" somewhere. ESD? Qo'noS? Mol'Rihan? Risa? Sounds like a community event that BranFlakes could organize (hint, hint)....

    I agree that the Ferengi would certainly capitalize on any holiday they could. Perhaps some special "seasonal" items offered by the Lobi Crystal Consortium. How about some Fek'Ihri holo emitters?
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