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Season 8 Dev Blog #37

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  • ltsmithltsmith Member Posts: 207 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Ok so every time a faction was revamped new story missions came out or the current in-game missions will be revamped. Could we possibly see a new version of Terradome? Maybe we will see their ground forces get a revamp as well? I would be pleased to see this revamp through no-matter what direction it goes.
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  • coupaholiccoupaholic Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I approve this. Undine needed TLC for a while now.
  • kantazo1kantazo1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
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    Looks like increase the ammount of people thanks to cryptic north obtained in summer last year and there getting to speed is finally on 100 percent and we will results from that :)

    What?????? :D
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  • blassreiterusblassreiterus Member Posts: 1,294 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    mutualcore wrote: »
    hmmmmmm... now we know who is fighting the Voth. Glad to see Undine back in the picture, yay!
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  • maxxinamaxxina Member Posts: 158 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    kantazo1 wrote: »
    What?????? :D

    Damn it, wrote it badly :D We see results from increased Stuff . Didnt expected this. Klingon revamp is nice touch, this is good bonus. And if something more come . Ill be more then delighted
  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    kantazo1 wrote: »
    No Terradome, it is an Undine Red Alert. (maybe an invasion of Undines against Iconian against Borgs against Mirror Universe ships and we just watch them destroy each other and we just collect the booty. :D )
    If it's a large scale version of anything like this, I'd play it.
  • ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Fluidic Space Fleet Action working???
  • kintishokintisho Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    AHHHH, at last these worthy opponents are that WORTHY of facing and defeating the Borg and thus the players!!! Thank you Devs I hope to see these new tough enemies and their missions perhaps revamped as well?
  • hanoverhanover Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Bob Vila is back, baby! :D
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  • mrspidey2mrspidey2 Member Posts: 959 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    With this, I'm seriously thinking the Voth just might BE fighting the Undine.
    But why are the Voth trying to destroy subspace, then? The Undine don't use warp drives. They just open rifts from fluidic space wherever and whenever they want. Omega molecules aren't a threat to them.
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  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    tehjonel wrote: »
    i'm calling it now... undine lockbox incoming.
    Nope, try again ;)

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  • farmallmfarmallm Member Posts: 4,630 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I'm glad they made adjustments to the Undine. They was kinda weak on space battles as I blew right through them. Compared to the Borg was harder. I'm passed this content for a while now. So new either new missions or a new character will have me to face them now.

    I hope this will bring more Undine in the future. As we still have more to do with them.
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  • f8explorer#7814 f8explorer Member Posts: 1,328 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    tehjonel wrote: »
    i'm calling it now... undine lockbox incoming.

    More than that ... I think we just saw who the Voth are at war with.
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I'm surprised no one went with the obvious answer..... Undine faction! :D
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  • rrincyrrincy Member Posts: 1,023
    edited January 2014
    I'm surprised no one went with the obvious answer..... Undine faction! :D



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  • serevnserevn Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    This better not be a precursor to playable Undine starships, cause that would be lame.
  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    toiva wrote: »
    No matter what you say, Bran, it's evident.

    It's the first thought my tired brain came up with after reading the blog. (And don't say my tired brain is wrong, the brain wouldn't get it...)
    It might be evident to you, but it's not evident to a lot of others.

    First of all, the Undine use powerful bio ships. Unlikely that any of those will ever be playable. If they are, they'll need a damned good explanation why we can suddenly toss these large equipment modules onto an organice ship without some story-altering explanation like reverse-engineering Borg cybernetic tech or something.

    Secondly, a Cryptic team member has spoken. I'm not sure where the company stands on blatant lies with their employees, but even without any official regulations on it, IMO it's more reasonable to believe him.

    And what exactly is evidence of this? The new skins for the ships aren't. Just because NPCs get a facelift in a game does not mean they're gonna be playable soon.

    If you have a perfectly good reason to think that the Undine are gettintg a dedicated lockbox, by all means, please point this evidence out so we all can accept it. But merely the claim that it's evident isn't good enough.
  • generalmocogeneralmoco Member Posts: 1,634
    edited January 2014
    It's not out of the question for the future, but this revamp of the space combat experience players face against the Undine was not for an Undine Lock Box -- it's for, dare I say, [REDACTED] :D :cool:

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=

    Let me guess... The Undine will tie in with the 4th Year Anniversary event... *cough* cough* dare I say....... "4th Year Anniversary Ships" :D
  • wayofderawayofdera Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    "Updated AI, refreshed powers, and retuned damage ? but why would we update the Undine, you ask? Stay tuned to find out?"

    One could hope that it means Cryptic is making more missions for the Klingon faction, so not to have repeat Romulan content. Just saying?;)
  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Let me guess... The Undine will tie in with the 4th Year Anniversary event... *cough* cough* dare I say....... "4th Year Anniversary Ships" :D
    How would they tie into Dyson/faction hybrid ships?
  • pwecangetlostpwecangetlost Member Posts: 538 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Wow, an update to the Undine. "An update to the undine, you ask?" You ask, I was already wondering why while reading. :P
  • blassreiterusblassreiterus Member Posts: 1,294 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Let me guess... The Undine will tie in with the 4th Year Anniversary event... *cough* cough* dare I say....... "4th Year Anniversary Ships" :D
    You think it's going to be Undine as well as Dyson-inspired Hybrid ships? I don't think that's going to happen.
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  • breadandcircusesbreadandcircuses Member Posts: 2,355 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    mrspidey2 wrote: »
    But why are the Voth trying to destroy subspace, then? The Undine don't use warp drives. They just open rifts from fluidic space wherever and whenever they want. Omega molecules aren't a threat to them.

    But... what effect would detonating Omega Particles in Fluidic Space have? Would this potentially disrupt the Undine ability open rifts into "normal" space, ending Undine attacks on the Delta Quadrant? Even better, could the Omega Particles simply collapse Fluidic Space entirely... if the Voth are desperate it's possible that a splinter group of the Voth could be seeking a "final solution" to the Undine.

    Maybe the Voth are also in conflict with the Borg, and want to collapse Subspace in a localized region surrounding a few Transwarp Hubs, in order to disrupt their ability to resupply and/or redeploy their forces? Surely the superior Voth science abilities must contain some theoretical research into the effects of Omega Particles on Subspace. Plus, a conflict between the Voth and Borg would be awesome, the perfect war between a superior status quo shrouded in isolation and a relentless drive to adapt through conquest.

    Hmmm... I wonder if the Borg are an offshoot of the Pakled? They simply "look for things to make us go" in a more efficient (and "bad guy") manner, acquiring new technologies without asking (relatively) nicely and acting intellectually challenged. :P

    Come on... there's so many possibilities. I can't wait to see what they've got planned for us, and how they unfold the story to get us there. Just one thing, though; this time can we participate in the story rather than sending our doffs? ;)

    Anyway, a more direct appearance of the Undine would be welcome. We don't see them very often and they really seem like an adversary that we should spend more time battling at the level cap... there aren't even any decent rewards for doing missions related to the Undine at this point in the game, like the Jem'Hadar set or Cluster Torpedo, etc. Ooooh, can we get an Undine-related space set and more use out of the Telepathy trait (which is oddly inferior to the "Limited" version)? Heck, Betazoid boffs have access to Pacification, but captains don't, much like Remans don't have access to the Shadow Guard attack or the Mental Burst boff power... let's make those Dr Sibak (clone)s really worth slotting!

    Never mind, that was a bit of mental wandering too. :D
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  • raventomoeraventomoe Member Posts: 723 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Let me guess... The Undine will tie in with the 4th Year Anniversary event... *cough* cough* dare I say....... "4th Year Anniversary Ships" :D

    Those were already confirmed on the 15th this week as being hybridized with tech reverse-engineered from the Dyson Sphere...aka The Solanae's technology.

    Make's little sense unless the Undine and Solanae have origins somewhere in there...which they don't last I checked.
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  • macroniusmacronius Member Posts: 2,526
    edited January 2014
    Cryptic ... Undine STF ...

    Many happy faces will grace the forum if you make this happen! Good game!
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  • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,473 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    hanover2 wrote: »
    Bob Vila is back, baby! :D
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    On a more serious note, the Voth appear to be in conflict with the Borg. And the Undine are also. Is it possible that they have a sort of "enemy of my enemy" thing going on? (And if so, they really should read the Seventy Maxims, particluarly Maxim 29: "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more, no less.")
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  • shpoksshpoks Member Posts: 6,967 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    wayofdera wrote: »
    One could hope that it means Cryptic is making more missions for the Klingon faction, so not to have repeat Romulan content. Just saying?;)

    Oh, one can only dream and wish! :) I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you're right on this one. :)

    Making KDF missions related to the Undine would mean that we're finally getting that gap in the Fed-KDF war filled and that we'll get to see how the Undine were involved, how deep does their infiltration go, what are they up to and maybe finally come to a resolution of that storyline that has been left to linger for such a long time.
    It would also mean further fleshing out of the KDF storyline which would be every KDF's player dream come true. :)
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  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I'm surprised no one went with the obvious answer..... Undine faction! :D
    It already exists, it's either called:
    -Federation
    -KDF
    -Romulan.

    But I could be wrong... and that would mean the Quadrant is fortunate.
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  • amosov78amosov78 Member Posts: 1,495 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Are the Undine on the ground also getting a revamp? They could definitely use some abilities based around their impressive immune system and biogenic field, also some new melee attacks would be good; something like the Voth raptor leaping grapple attack for example.
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  • imadoctornotaimadoctornota Member Posts: 469 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    That's awesome! I'm really hoping the next dev blog will detail the revamp of the Undine on the ground! I always found the Undine to be disappointing on the ground more than in space. They are so big, slow and lumbering. In the show they were FAST! And they would swarm in for melee, that's what I'd love to see next!
    Thanks for the expansion that had "as much content as the last"
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