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Season 9 Dev Blog #20: New Patrol Escort

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  • malkarrismalkarris Member Posts: 797 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Huh. So, any pics of what the weapons firing?
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  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Wow. That is one fine, fine looking ship. Major props to the artist(s) who made that.
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  • nikkojtnikkojt Member Posts: 372 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I'd like to join the bandwagon of asking about current FPEs. Opinion in Reddit chat seems to be that I'll keep the current ship, but get no trade-in or discount for the new version. I would appreciate confirmation though.
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  • bombassdmbbombassdmb Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    4/4 weapons with 5 tac consoles. Are we trying to curb power creep or...?

    Is the power tray gonna work on this ship or...?

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  • rakija879rakija879 Member Posts: 646 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    1 Commander Tactical, 1 Lieutenant Commander Engineering, 1 Lieutenant Science, 1 Lieutenant Commander Universal
    Really again beam escort :confused::confused: Probably with aux2bat like all ships now, so whats to point for having cruisers?
  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Whats with all the people thinking their current PE is entitled to some kind of upgrade? Drivers of the old free Assault Cruiser didn't get anything an upgrade when the Regent game out. Advanced Escort drivers didn't get a boost for the MVAE. We're adults, we've seen this before, why would you expect otherwise? :confused:

    Also, I gotta say, carpet-bombing space. Heh!
  • jjumetleyjjumetley Member Posts: 281 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I don't say it often but this time, Cryptic, you actually designed a good looking ship. My hat's off to you!

    ...but where's the Klingon 5-tac-console vessel?
  • nikkojtnikkojt Member Posts: 372 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Whats with all the people thinking their current PE is entitled to some kind of upgrade? Drivers of the old free Assault Cruiser didn't get anything an upgrade when the Regent game out. Advanced Escort drivers didn't get a boost for the MVAE. We're adults, we've seen this before, why would you expect otherwise? :confused:

    Also, I gotta say, carpet-bombing space. Heh!

    I believe for the most part people are asking about their Fleet Patrol Escorts, which are becoming unpurchasable ("retired"), and were not free.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,716 Community Moderator
    edited May 2014
    Whats with all the people thinking their current PE is entitled to some kind of upgrade? Drivers of the old free Assault Cruiser didn't get anything an upgrade when the Regent game out. Advanced Escort drivers didn't get a boost for the MVAE. We're adults, we've seen this before, why would you expect otherwise? :confused:

    Also, I gotta say, carpet-bombing space. Heh!

    We're referring to the "Soon to be retired" current Fleet Patrol Escort. The Dev Blog says the current version will no longer be available, so we're wondering if they're gonna code in some kind of refit of current ones to meet the new versions as they are technically the same class.
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  • ltdata96ltdata96 Member Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Want Want WANT !!!!

    I use to prefer cruisers in general but as a huge fan of the Fleet Patrol Escort (for the ENG-LTC mostly) I totally LOVE those changes ;)

    BTW, does my old Fleet Patrol get swapped to the new model or do i have to buy the new one?
  • jellico1jellico1 Member Posts: 2,719
    edited May 2014
    The Galaxy reboot...such a waste...such a dissapointment..............Where we need improvement the most

    Now in the 5 console tac escort department.....we get a better escort

    just shoot me someone ...........please
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  • nettoazurenettoazure Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I wish I can trade in my old Fleet Patrol Escort though. :(

    This is like a great ship to run. The Fleet Patrol was my first Fleet Ship. :)
  • worffan101worffan101 Member Posts: 9,518 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Huh, looking at those boffs, I could run a half-decent CC scidestroyer on that boat. APB, CSV, torp spread, RSP, eng team, EPTW, HE, tractor beam, grav well 1, sci team, tac team 1, polarize hull...

    Not a bad boat at all.
  • zulisvelzulisvel Member Posts: 518 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Well that was unexpected. But I'm really loving that Tempest skin.

    So does this mean new Starcruser, Luna, and DSSV variants are coming? If nothing else since the release of the Odyssey and Ambassador classes the original Starcruiser could use some love. Also those ships would finally qualify for a fleet module discount.

    Also does this mean that KDF fleet ships that don't have a T5 C-Store version will finally be getting one?

    Oh, and that those ships will finally qualify
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    So what's the U.S.S. Tempest's registry number?

    For canon's sake.
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  • nikkojtnikkojt Member Posts: 372 Arc User
    edited May 2014
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  • suavekssuaveks Member Posts: 1,736 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Don't worry about the power creep - an even more powerful ship that this one will be released eventually in a near future. It's just a matter of time.

    Of course I mean a FED ship. KDF doesn't get a thing.
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  • z3ndor99z3ndor99 Member Posts: 1,391 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Right cool ship, firstly; will us players that have the fleet patrol get a free upgrade to this version? Secondly; please can you tell us if the klinks an roms will be getting new/improved ships?.

    cheers

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  • stomperx99stomperx99 Member Posts: 863 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    jellico1 wrote: »
    The Galaxy reboot...such a waste...such a dissapointment..............Where we need improvement the most

    Now in the 5 console tac escort department.....we get a better escort

    just shoot me someone ...........please

    *Bang*

    .......

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  • ankokunekoankokuneko Member Posts: 318 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Its about time feds got a third escort with 5 tac consoles
    you mean 4th (fleet mvae, fleet defiant, kumari and now this)
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  • flash525flash525 Member Posts: 5,441 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Well, she sure is a nice little ship, and the Lt.Cmd Universal will be a neat touch, but another Escort? Another Federation Escort? :rolleyes:

    I do hope the KDF and Republic get some love soon. A Negh'Var/Voodieh revamp is long overdue, as is a Republic Science Vessel.
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  • zulisvelzulisvel Member Posts: 518 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    nikkojt wrote: »
    That is the USS Nellore.

    Well that's the picture they put in the blog. So something lower than 93475? :P
  • darthpostaldarthpostal Member Posts: 245 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    This might be the escort of my dreams! Thank you, Cryptic!
  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    zulisvel wrote: »
    Well that's the picture they put in the blog. So something lower than 93475? :P
    Registry numbers are ordered by commission date, I believe. The first 2409 ships were in the 97000s, so ince that ship's registry is lower, logically it would be a refit of an existing ship, as this is the first 2410 Starfleet ship class.
  • zulisvelzulisvel Member Posts: 518 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    reyan01 wrote: »
    When is this released? Couldn't seen mention of that anywhere?

    Soon™.



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  • kintishokintisho Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Bravo, not a bad design.. That said though I recall Devs saying something to the effect "we dont like kit-bash" and here we are yet another kit-bash.. just like "we wont sell undine ships".. so basically the Devs have 0.00 credibility left.

    Oh yea I forgot the 3 principals that run PWE:

    "Is it shiny? Is it scrumptious? Will it make us money?"
  • mikeflmikefl Member Posts: 861 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    jellico1 wrote: »
    The Galaxy reboot...such a waste...such a dissapointment..............Where we need improvement the most

    Now in the 5 console tac escort department.....we get a better escort

    just shoot me someone ...........please

    I know... I love the X refit didn't even get a universal lt commander and so basically its a waste that it can fire cannons... I don't get this company anymore but I guess that's why I spend five minutes a day just starting my projects on the new rep on a single toon and not playing the game. It's more like when I used to play farmville, log in plant your crops and see ya tomorrow and they never earned a dime from me. I haven't even been following the news on this game anymore but one of my friends mentioned this ship so I took a peek. It really is a shame where this game is going (or gone at this point).
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  • zulisvelzulisvel Member Posts: 518 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    orangeitis wrote: »
    Registry numbers are ordered by commission date, I believe. The first 2409 ships were in the 97000s, so ince that ship's registry is lower, logically it would be a refit of an existing ship.

    Well the picture in the blog is apparently the USS Nellore, NCC-93475 so presumably the first Tempest class will have a lower registry nuber than that.
  • mvp333mvp333 Member Posts: 509 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    kintisho wrote: »
    Bravo, not a bad design.. That said though I recall Devs saying something to the effect "we dont like kit-bash" and here we are yet another kit-bash.. just like "we wont sell undine ships".. so basically the Devs have 0.00 credibility left.

    Oh yea I forgot the 3 principals that run PWE:

    "Is it shiny? Is it scrumptious? Will it make us money?"

    Yep. It's a shame it's too late to remove the Undine ships from the g... wait, they could theoretically just reskin them as Faction-design/Undine-design hybrid ships kind of like the Dyson ones... But no, that would take time that could be spent working on the Krenim lockbox ships or whatever and breaking even more fu**ing canon. >.>
  • futurepastnowfuturepastnow Member Posts: 3,660 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    reyan01 wrote: »
    When is this released? Couldn't seen mention of that anywhere?

    Dev blog on Wednesday and they update the game on Thursdays. It's not hard to guess.
  • nikkojtnikkojt Member Posts: 372 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    zulisvel wrote: »
    Well the picture in the blog is apparently the USS Nellore, NCC-93475 so presumably the first Tempest class will have a lower registry nuber than that.

    Unless the Nellore existed prior to the Tempest class, and they're just missing the -A suffix.
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