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"Do a barrel roll!"

sudonamisudonami Member Posts: 144 Arc User
edited September 2014 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
So the Captain specializations have been detailed a bit. Anyone have a chance to look at what was revealed? Thoughts?

I personally am going to go for the rock and roll ability (title implies why), and I like the way this is being done.
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,908 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    lol do a barrel roll...this is exactly what I thought when I read it.

    Me, I kinda like that commando trait but it seems oddly place in a tree that says is based around ground combat. Since I main in space looks like I'll be going with pilot as well.
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  • capnmanxcapnmanx Member Posts: 1,452 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I'm really not sure about the pilot one; after all, I don't fly my ship, I order my loyal minions to do it for me while I lounge in my big comfy chair and point at things.

    Also, as a part time PvPer, I can't help but imagine immortal escorts making unstoppable attack runs that I can do nothing about. I mean, Attack Pattern Omega already boots damage, speed, and grants immunity to anything that might stop them; now it's going to grant damage absorption as well because of these Pilot abilities. Then they can barrel roll away while avoiding all return fire.

    Yeah, that's exactly what my gaming life was missing. :rolleyes:

    It'd be nice to think that Cryptic has taken all this into account; but I guess we'll have to wait and see. For now, I'm intrigued but very wary.
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,908 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    capnmanx wrote: »
    I'm really not sure about the pilot one; after all, I don't fly my ship, I order my loyal minions to do it for me while I lounge in my big comfy chair and point at things.

    Also, as a part time PvPer, I can't help but imagine immortal escorts making unstoppable attack runs that I can do nothing about. I mean, Attack Pattern Omega already boots damage, speed, and grants immunity to anything that might stop them; now it's going to grant damage absorption as well because of these Pilot abilities. Then they can barrel roll away while avoiding all return fire.

    Yeah, that's exactly what my gaming life was missing. :rolleyes:

    It'd be nice to think that Cryptic has taken all this into account; but I guess we'll have to wait and see. For now, I'm intrigued but very wary.

    Well anyone that does space PvP will probably go pilot...I can't speak for PvP but for PvE people do like taking either APO or APB...so anyone will have it any anyone can do a roll.

    Is it me or are they trying to kill A2B in a lot of cases...not that I'm complaining. :D

    I'm just glad they are! lol
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  • vesterengvestereng Member Posts: 2,252 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Don't worry they will come in and do a nerf for the pvp'ers once ship sales go down
  • hpgibbshpgibbs Member Posts: 395 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Well, as it seems, what Delta Rising is fixing to do is kill PvP as we know it, and won't make it really fun or really viable. And it seems that Cryptic may be toning down the Nerf Bat for a while
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,940 Community Moderator
    edited September 2014
    "Kill PvP as we know it"? Its been dead since I got in JUST before F2P.
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    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • crusty8maccrusty8mac Member Posts: 1,381 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    I would have settled for a static ability similar to fireworks. But hell yeah !!!!! Barrel Roll for the win!!!
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,940 Community Moderator
    edited September 2014
    I'll get the Star Fox music!
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • wintiemintiewintiemintie Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    Just imagine it. If you will.

    Picture it. Clearly, in your minds eye.

    This gigantic, evil, cruel looking Scimitar. Its wings fanning out like the arms of a spider, eager to catch prey in its grasp to devour.

    Suddenly, a popup window appears, a bunny rabbit alien staring at you with impossibly wide eyes. Ears twitching frantically as it waves its arms and screams, " Do a barrel roll! "

    And this magestically cruel ship, starts spinning in a line around a borg cube.

    Flipz4Dayz
  • ursusmorologusursusmorologus Member Posts: 5,328 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    players ask for advanced free-flight controls, Cryptic gives them scripted maneuvers

    ....
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  • sudonamisudonami Member Posts: 144 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    wintiemintie wrote: »
    Just imagine it. If you will.

    Picture it. Clearly, in your minds eye.

    This gigantic, evil, cruel looking Scimitar. Its wings fanning out like the arms of a spider, eager to catch prey in its grasp to devour.

    Suddenly, a popup window appears, a bunny rabbit alien staring at you with impossibly wide eyes. Ears twitching frantically as it waves its arms and screams, " Do a barrel roll! "

    And this magestically cruel ship, starts spinning in a line around a borg cube.

    Flipz4Dayz

    Congratulations sir, you have won the internet for today.

    I was thinking of a large number of people in Galaxy or ody ships bit the scimitar... ... That will be a fun thing to see.
  • wintiemintiewintiemintie Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited September 2014
    sudonami wrote: »
    Congratulations sir, you have won the internet for today.

    I was thinking of a large number of people in Galaxy or ody ships bit the scimitar... ... That will be a fun thing to see.

    I'm laughing at the thought of people going A2B+Tech Doffs if this is effected by tech doff cooldown. For maximum ship rotations for maximum lulz.

    Personally, unless Commando has melee abilities ( The 2 ground abilities they showed was for guns on the devblog. ) I'm going to be going Pilot instead if no ground melee skill/ability options. So my Bortas can have flipz4dayz.
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