Yeah, I remember all those episodes where they used stealth jet packs...
...wait, no I don't. That's not Star Trek at all.
I do, however, remember several TNG, and a couple DS9 episodes in which they went on stealth/infiltration missions in all black outfits with ropes and grapples.
I'm beginning to think that the people who scream 'that's not Trek!' the loudest are actually the people who know the least about Star Trek.
I cant belive I didn't remember that. But, nothing is Trek today, not even TOS.
As I stated, throughout TNG (gradually), DS9 and VOY, it was a subtle-yet-present trend that Starfleet was becoming more used to dealing with problems headfirst, through violence rather than talking first. Not to say they didn't try to talk first, but they got more and more used to ultimately answering problems with violence.
Now it's 30 years later, and they've been engaged in multiple wars for years, even before our player characters joined the battle.
It's an entirely realistic development that the Federation has changed it's approaches, and it's general mindset to match. They still want peace of course, but things are a lot less cushy than people want/expect them to be (in-story and out).
None of that has anything to do with what I said.
I'm not arguing that it isn't "realistic" to expect a mindset of seeing violence as an acceptable tool from those who've known ceaseless warfare for going on 2 generations, I'm saying this IP loses its unique character and feel.
Yeah, its a subjective assessment, but focusing on the "human thirst for new knowledge and scientific discoveries" was what set Star Trek apart from a lot of other science fiction that all focus on a war between this species and that species.
Well we can either be excited, pessimistic, or just not care either way til launch.
I am in the indifferent camp until we know the limitations of this new mechanic are.
By chance that we can used these in Social Maps... expect Klingon Batmans to run around scaling wall inside First City... or people reaching the Starfleet Academy Shuttlebay finally.
Well we can either be excited, pessimistic, or just not care either way til launch.
I am in the indifferent camp until we know the limitations of this new mechanic are.
By chance that we can used these in Social Maps... expect Klingon Batmans to run around scaling wall inside First City... or people reaching the Starfleet Academy Shuttlebay finally.
I would be finaly be able to climb the old ESD Exchange... Good times...
That sounds horribly horribly imperialistic, with governments that are hundreds, or thousands, or in one case millions of years old I would hardly call them uncivilized.
"I am a travelor of both time and space to be where I have been"
That sounds horribly horribly imperialistic, with governments that are hundreds, or thousands, or in one case millions of years old I would hardly call them uncivilized.
Despite that, what we've seen of the Delta Quadrant would imply a vast, wild n' woolly frontier. Just as the American West had bastions of civilization among a wild frontier.
And there is nothing "imperialistic" about those comments. It's just a Federation-centric view by a Starfleet officer. Nothing more.
That sounds horribly horribly imperialistic, with governments that are hundreds, or thousands, or in one case millions of years old I would hardly call them uncivilized.
Starfleet is imperialistic, just in other ways.
Just take a peak at military agreements with the Cardassians, they removed a threat with a treaty.
DR just means more shielding, stronger weapons payloads, more tricks of the trade in consoles tech. What actually are we all going to face in DR unlike the Borg, Voth, Undine kinda know already had to deal a heavy hand with them. Who's next?
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The grapple gun has three settings: traverse, which lets you cross a more or less horizontal plane; zipline, that uses gravity to propel you in a controlled slide at an angle; and rappel, which allows you to drop down a vertical surface safely.
Next blog: You get a new gun...
ect, ect
Already got some delta-marks on tribble, so new rep ??
Well we can either be excited, pessimistic, or just not care either way til launch.
I am in the indifferent camp until we know the limitations of this new mechanic are.
By chance that we can used these in Social Maps... expect Klingon Batmans to run around scaling wall inside First City... or people reaching the Starfleet Academy Shuttlebay finally.
They still thirst for this knowledge. But they have decided to be more careful about it.
It also seems to me that the Federation is decidely going on the Offensive. The background story for the first new mission explains that Chakotay (as head of Intelligence) is in search of the Iconians. Tuvok's objective is to find Cooper and stop the Undine attacks.
Not that anyone of us (or anyone in Starfleet) has to like the situation. But it's not like Starfleet is saying: "We must solve all our problems with violence now". But they are facing factions that actively threaten the Federation and the only way to get them to talk is to use violence first to convince them that this is not the way to success.
That so many factions don't want to talk and force us in combat of course is a choice of the writers for the sake of getting the players do the fun exploding starships stuff thingy this game is so good at.
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I remain cautiously optimistic.
I cant belive I didn't remember that. But, nothing is Trek today, not even TOS.
Know the difference
It could save your life...
None of that has anything to do with what I said.
I'm not arguing that it isn't "realistic" to expect a mindset of seeing violence as an acceptable tool from those who've known ceaseless warfare for going on 2 generations, I'm saying this IP loses its unique character and feel.
Yeah, its a subjective assessment, but focusing on the "human thirst for new knowledge and scientific discoveries" was what set Star Trek apart from a lot of other science fiction that all focus on a war between this species and that species.
I am in the indifferent camp until we know the limitations of this new mechanic are.
By chance that we can used these in Social Maps... expect Klingon Batmans to run around scaling wall inside First City... or people reaching the Starfleet Academy Shuttlebay finally.
USS Casinghead NCC 92047 launched 2350
Fleet Admiral Stowe - Dominion War Vet.
I would be finaly be able to climb the old ESD Exchange... Good times...
Know the difference
It could save your life...
Remember, Picard was 74 years old in ST:Nemesis
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That sounds horribly horribly imperialistic, with governments that are hundreds, or thousands, or in one case millions of years old I would hardly call them uncivilized.
Despite that, what we've seen of the Delta Quadrant would imply a vast, wild n' woolly frontier. Just as the American West had bastions of civilization among a wild frontier.
And there is nothing "imperialistic" about those comments. It's just a Federation-centric view by a Starfleet officer. Nothing more.
I can't wait to see all the ferrengi heist missions associated with this gear rofl.
Starfleet is imperialistic, just in other ways.
Just take a peak at military agreements with the Cardassians, they removed a threat with a treaty.
Know the difference
It could save your life...
Time will only tell!
Mine isn't too far from that age. Since I made my character fought in the Dominion War on his history. So he is old and grey headed.
USS Casinghead NCC 92047 launched 2350
Fleet Admiral Stowe - Dominion War Vet.
STO will get heists before GTA V online
Know the difference
It could save your life...
The grapple gun has three settings: traverse, which lets you cross a more or less horizontal plane; zipline, that uses gravity to propel you in a controlled slide at an angle; and rappel, which allows you to drop down a vertical surface safely.
Next blog: You get a new gun...
ect, ect
Already got some delta-marks on tribble, so new rep ??
My main toons first post was in Fed-Cardassian war in 2353
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It could save your life...
We already had a Metal Gear vibe when they introduced Voth powered battle suits (i.e. "mechs). It just lacked the sneak n' peak aspect.
No, it's fine, a blog about a single item, sounds fun.......
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They still thirst for this knowledge. But they have decided to be more careful about it.
It also seems to me that the Federation is decidely going on the Offensive. The background story for the first new mission explains that Chakotay (as head of Intelligence) is in search of the Iconians. Tuvok's objective is to find Cooper and stop the Undine attacks.
Not that anyone of us (or anyone in Starfleet) has to like the situation. But it's not like Starfleet is saying: "We must solve all our problems with violence now". But they are facing factions that actively threaten the Federation and the only way to get them to talk is to use violence first to convince them that this is not the way to success.
That so many factions don't want to talk and force us in combat of course is a choice of the writers for the sake of getting the players do the fun exploding starships stuff thingy this game is so good at.
Ha!
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Transporters are easily detected by scanners and leave behing traces. Also, terrible things happen when using transporters.... Tuvix ! :eek:
I don't think all people like their molecules compressed into a data stream.
Know the difference
It could save your life...
Also things like transport inhibitors, interference, etc. Take your pick. Sometimes the low tech approach is the best one.
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