Executive Producer Stephen DAngelo reveals details on the upcoming release of Season 9: A New Accord in this entry of the Season 9 News Dev Blog series.
A new battlezone? Hope it is Undine. I do hope you release the Voth zone eventually though.
Hmm I wonder if the Voth zone and undine battlezone are related...could the Undine be invading that area causing a massive FFA (Dyson Joint Command vs Undine vs Voth)
"The upcoming season will continue the story with a new feature episode, a space battlezone, and several fantastic pieces of queued PvE content that all tie this story arc together."
Feature episode - Nice, although a series of episodes would be nicer. It's fine to repurpose old ones, but how about even more new ones?
Space battlezone and PvE content - This reeks of a new Undine reputation grind.
Hmm I wonder if the Voth zone and undine battlezone are related...could the Undine be invading that area causing a massive FFA (Dyson Joint Command vs Undine vs Voth)
I was wondering if it would involve the Undine too.
I've seen a tour of this new space dock already (someone posted a video from tribble) and it looks awesome; kudos to the design/development team for what they've done with it.
As far as the kits go though, a welcome addition (again, I've seen a video) though that's going to frustrate people who have already purchased the fleet kits don't you think? Hopefully there will be an option to sell/exchange fleet kits for these new ones?
Also, I've seen some tailor updates (no video, just a screenshot). One would HOPE that (as the tailor is being worked with) that we'll FINALLY be able to customize our unique Bridge Officers (FE Jem Hadar, FE Reman, Embassy Romulan etc)
My personal favorite improvement of Season 9 is the reworking of Earth Spacedock. ESD has served its role adequately as a hub for Federation Captains, but Ive always felt that it was confining and frankly not a very fun place to visit.
That's why it's called Earth Spacedock. What's the point of having Star Trek Online if you just want to hang out at Earth? Why not encourage players to take their ships and shoot for the stars? Earth is our cradle, not our home. Home is our ship.
There's a whole galaxy out there waiting to be explored, and plenty of zones that need the love and care of the dev team.
My days of taking Cryptic's priorities seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
Why does no one seem to realize that having the Undine travel from the Jenolan to Solonae spheres to get to Our Space is having them go the long way?
@Venture-1. @Venture from City of Heroes if you remember that. Yes, that Venture. Yes, I probably trashed your MA arc. You'll have to be specific; for me it was Tuesday.
That's why it's called Earth Spacedock. What's the point of having Star Trek Online if you just want to hang out at Earth? Why not encourage players to take their ships and shoot for the stars? Earth is our cradle, not our home. Home is our ship.
There's a whole galaxy out there waiting to be explored, and plenty of zones that need the love and care of the dev team.
My days of taking Cryptic's priorities seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
It is one of the most player populated areas of the games, it deserves a revamp.
That's why it's called Earth Spacedock. What's the point of having Star Trek Online if you just want to hang out at Earth? Why not encourage players to take their ships and shoot for the stars? Earth is our cradle, not our home. Home is our ship.
There's a whole galaxy out there waiting to be explored, and plenty of zones that need the love and care of the dev team.
My days of taking Cryptic's priorities seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
Ah, but just because there's a great big universe (and we're all really puny... sorry.), doesn't mean we can't come back home every once in awhile.
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Bravo.
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Hmm I wonder if the Voth zone and undine battlezone are related...could the Undine be invading that area causing a massive FFA (Dyson Joint Command vs Undine vs Voth)
Foundry Mission Database
Check out my Foundry missions:
Standalone - The Great Escape - The Galaxy's Fair - Purity I: Of Denial - Return to Oblivion
Untitled Series - Duritanium Man - The Improbable Bulk - Commander Rihan
Also can't wait for the advancement of the Undine storyline.
(So we can say the Undine Lockbox is kinda confirmed? :P)
Agreed, I want the new ESD in the Foundry, that would be awesome.
O.O Wow... Just simply wow....
Personal Favorite from Season 9 are
Kit-Revamp (tailor options)
and
our new home!! ESD
This. Please add any new art assets to the foundry when they are added to the live server.
Feature episode - Nice, although a series of episodes would be nicer. It's fine to repurpose old ones, but how about even more new ones?
Space battlezone and PvE content - This reeks of a new Undine reputation grind.
"Sometimes you have to do things that you hate, so you can survive to fight another day."
Indeed it will be Trendy!!!
I was wondering if it would involve the Undine too.
As far as the kits go though, a welcome addition (again, I've seen a video) though that's going to frustrate people who have already purchased the fleet kits don't you think? Hopefully there will be an option to sell/exchange fleet kits for these new ones?
Also, I've seen some tailor updates (no video, just a screenshot). One would HOPE that (as the tailor is being worked with) that we'll FINALLY be able to customize our unique Bridge Officers (FE Jem Hadar, FE Reman, Embassy Romulan etc)
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That's why it's called Earth Spacedock. What's the point of having Star Trek Online if you just want to hang out at Earth? Why not encourage players to take their ships and shoot for the stars? Earth is our cradle, not our home. Home is our ship.
There's a whole galaxy out there waiting to be explored, and plenty of zones that need the love and care of the dev team.
My days of taking Cryptic's priorities seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." -- Sun Tzu
It is one of the most player populated areas of the games, it deserves a revamp.
Ah, but just because there's a great big universe (and we're all really puny... sorry.), doesn't mean we can't come back home every once in awhile.
It was revamped once already. And that was after launch. This is the third iteration of ESD in four years.
If ESD isn't a very fun place to visit, that's a good thing. The idea is to make people want to get away from Earth, not toward it.