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Season 8 Dev Blog #21

pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
edited November 2013 in Galactic News Network [PC]
More details about the new Voth Lock Box and Lobi ships are revealed in this entry of the Season 8 News Dev Blog series.


Link to the blog.
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  • vocmcpvocmcp Member Posts: 1,134 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Nice work, thank you!

    Excited :)
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  • jeffel82jeffel82 Member Posts: 2,075 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    I kind of appreciate that they didn't even attempt to explain how the Lobi Crystal Consortium got their hands on the Voth ships. :P
    You're right. The work here is very important.
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  • z3ndor99z3ndor99 Member Posts: 1,391 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    That bridge.... seriously.... wow!
  • f8explorer#7814 f8explorer
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    edited November 2013
    Very pleased with the cruiser. ;)
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  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited November 2013
    So the Mirror ships are repeats of the Dominion lockbox?

    No weapons? What are the minor prizes?
  • mamif3mamif3 Member Posts: 149 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Hey look, another carrier with obtainable frigates AND cruiser commands.

    My JH Dread is not pleased.
  • pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
    edited November 2013
    stoleviathan99 wrote: »
    So the Mirror ships are repeats of the Dominion lockbox?

    No weapons? What are the minor prizes?

    Posted in blog #20: http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1030111

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • futurepastnowfuturepastnow Member Posts: 3,660 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    A 1.1 shield mod would be more appropriate for the cruiser. Or a slightly weaker hull with the higher shield mod. It's supposed to be on-par with fleet ships, not that much better.
  • pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
    edited November 2013
    mamif3 wrote: »
    Hey look, another carrier with obtainable frigates AND cruiser commands.

    My JH Dread is not pleased.

    It's actually a Flight-Deck Cruiser. Very different from a "Carrier".

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • syndonaisyndonai Member Posts: 348 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Voth Palisade Science Vessel...

    Well, talk about no half measures. That's a Proper science ship!
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  • mamif3mamif3 Member Posts: 149 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    It's actually a Flight-Deck Cruiser. Very different from a "Carrier".

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=

    More of a hidden complaint about the frigates being gated behind a 500mil escort that some carrier pilots wouldn't ever fly.

    Yes I'm slightly bitter.

    New Sci ship looks fun though.
  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited November 2013
    pwebranflakes wrote: »
    Posted in blog #20: http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=1030111

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=

    Just found that. I LOVE the costume. With a bit of mix and matching, should be a fine addition to my pseudo-Cardassian.

    200 Lobi, I'm guessing?
  • mosul33mosul33 Member Posts: 836 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Thanks for the dev blog :)

    The bridge does look awesome indeed. A bit too big for the sci ship maybe, but still impressive.

    The carrier seems sci focused and i wont trade my recluse for it, but the sci ship sure looks interesting for my rom sci toon. Was thinking that would have a 4/2 weapon loadout since escorts and cruisers got a ship with an extra fore weapon allready, and since it was introduced the first cruiser with pets was hoping for another breakthru like that. But nomatter, its still an awesome ship.
  • aveimperatoraveimperator Member Posts: 319 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    mamif3 wrote: »
    Hey look, another carrier with obtainable frigates AND cruiser commands.

    My JH Dread is not pleased.

    Sorry, where do you see mention of frigates for the Bastion? I see nothing of the sort.
  • ozzyracerozzyracer Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Base Turn Rate: 6 degrees per second?

    scimitar has 7 degrees per second... and is a bigger ship...
  • cmdrscarletcmdrscarlet Member Posts: 5,137 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Neat stuff.

    Fed > Voth :P
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  • mamif3mamif3 Member Posts: 149 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    aveimperator wrote: »
    Sorry, where do you see mention of frigates for the Bastion? I see nothing of the sort.

    I had read on the tribble forums that the voth heavy fighters were frigates somewhere.

    Screenshot shows 4 of them flying with the ship though so they could be more like offensive shuttles compared to the support runabouts.
  • aveimperatoraveimperator Member Posts: 319 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Yeah, "Heavy Fighter" suggests more Runabout size to me than a full-on frigate.
  • mamif3mamif3 Member Posts: 149 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    aveimperator wrote: »
    Yeah, "Heavy Fighter" suggests more Runabout size to me than a full-on frigate.

    A long shot but hopefully not limited to just the voth ship.
  • burstdragon323burstdragon323 Member Posts: 853 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    ozzyracer wrote: »
    Base Turn Rate: 6 degrees per second?

    scimitar has 7 degrees per second... and is a bigger ship...

    I'm fairly certain that Voth ships are quite big.....
  • skydragonacexskydragonacex Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    mamif3 wrote: »
    Hey look, another carrier with obtainable frigates AND cruiser commands.

    My JH Dread is not pleased.

    It's ok. It's tough, but the JH Dread is still 4/3 with cannons and 2 hanger bays. That is a true carrier. This is a flight deck cruiser. In the war of damage, I would give money to the dread anyday. However, I still wanna get this ship.
  • yreodredyreodred Member Posts: 3,527 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    I like the Voth Science Vessel, it's a shame it isn't a Starfleet ship.
    I know asking for a optional Starfleet surface material is wasted time.
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  • borticuscrypticborticuscryptic Member Posts: 2,478 Cryptic Developer
    edited November 2013
    aveimperator wrote: »
    Yeah, "Heavy Fighter" suggests more Runabout size to me than a full-on frigate.

    This is correct. They are mid-size, and you can have 4 active per hangar.
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  • bridgernbridgern Member Posts: 711 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    The Voth Science Vessel is going to be evil, and special in PvP.
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  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    bridgern wrote: »
    The Voth Science Vessel is going to be evil, and special in PvP.

    Yeah that thing is going to be quite the healer.
  • crash490rcrash490r Member Posts: 88 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Wow... the Palisade looks awesome...

    Shut up and take my money already.
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  • suavekssuaveks Member Posts: 1,736 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    Is it just me or is the Voth bridge just a modified Bortasqu' bridge? It certainly has a very similar design...
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  • bridgernbridgern Member Posts: 711 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    reginamala78 wrote: »
    Yeah that thing is going to be quite the healer.

    or debuffer
    Bridger.png
  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    The Palisade sci vessel looks like a variation on the Orb Weaver (1 comm, 2 lt. comms.). I'll have to check closer but it might actually be somewhat better, more uni boff slots (if I recall right), more turn. I'd dislike the Orb to be supplanted though.

    The Bastion looks like it has a relatively high hull and shields, but it's slow and can't get a Lt.Comm tac Boff. Still, depending on the heavy fighters, it might end somewhat more capable than needed.
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  • serevnserevn Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2013
    So now we're giving away the KDF's flight deck cruisers, I see how it is.
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