My guess it's just a repackaged T6 version of the Risian Corvette with a new skin and Pilot boff seating.
I'm also guessing they'll say "as an added bonus, you are able to use the T5-U Risian corvette skin with it!" And maybe add an exclusive ship material/paint job if you already own the T5-U Risian Corvette.
Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I'm banking on. They won't sincerely retire those ships, in my opinion.
To me it's a safe bet that the Risian ship is a pilot ship, and also that it's T6. For a further conjecture, it's probably a nimble ship since it's pilot, and thus not a carrier or heavy cruiser. The question then becomes what it's boff seating is. This is the part where I can't come up with any strong conclusions. For the Breen ships, each is radically different, there's a BC variant, a raider, and a sci-carrier. Will the Risian ships follow suit? If so, then science would seem most likely. But it's a rather flimsy conjecture.
Risian Science ship, To finish out the set?
Risian Pilot ship, 'cause that is the hot new thing?
Or (cue why not both gif) a Risian Pilot Science ship? Take a the Nova's stats, give it a T6 treatment, add the Pilot ship package of more turn, inertia and shields at the cost of a bit of hull and then give it a sporty risian hull shape!
Santa's sledge carrier with Risian visitor figurehead.
Reindeer pet's. TRIBBLE-machines that will end all fun.
Turret only, shooting gift packages.
Elf Doffs giving snowball-effect. All damage multiplied x5
Christmas tree console. Allows you to hide under a big tree for 5 sec.
Oh wait... It was summer event... Doesn't care to guess. Never gonna get it right.
Well the Breen carrier was an intel ship and was the first free ship to be given away after they released intel ships. The Kobali had a command seat and was given away after they released the command ships. So my vote would be that the next would be some sort of pilot ship.
How about a half-escort-half-raider approach?
4/3 weapons layout with raider flanking and ship mastery package but no cloak/battlecloak.
-21 turn rate
+15 max defense bonus like risian corvette does have
-29000 hull at level 50
-0.9 shield modifier
-BOFFs: comm. tactical, lt. com. engineering, lt. hybrid pilot/science, 2x lt. universal
(breen ships are more sci. oriented whereas risian ships are more eng. oriented)
- consoles: 5 tactical, 4 engineering, 2 science
-starship trait: grants +5 crth when enemy misses you, stacks 4 times, all stacks lost on your successful crit
ship console - double barrel roll - during 5 seconds +100 defense -50% ship turn rate, +25% ship turn rate and flight speed for 10 seconds after the first effect ends
Not sure if would use the new ship though. Currently packed with ships.
I may drop the delta flyer and intrepid in my inventory though simply to make space.
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I too hope that this year's ship is a Risian T6 science ship that's decent to take into battle on a practical level. Submarine based in looks would be an added bonus. It would finally let me take a good look at making a sci romulan or KDF toon and cut down on the whining between both groups.
But knowing our luck it's gonna be a cruiser or something that the T6 lineup is already heavily saturated with.
Part of me is kind of hoping that part of the reason they're retiring the Corvette and Cruiser is because they're making T6 versions of them, I mean the Corvette is supposed to be a a racing ship so that sounds like a perfect fit to the pilot abilities.
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if they did, i'd like something like this
Yup this right here is what I am betting on. Just another run and gun boat, no thought required.
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the first summer ship was obviously modelled on a speed boat similar to the one pictured here >
http://www.wallpapersdb.org/various/vehicles/speed-boat-wallpaper-1338.htm
the second summer ship was obviously modelled on a cruise liner similar to the one pictured here >
http://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=294619
the question is where do you go from there.
maybe here >
http://tomcio.co.uk/?portfolio=boats-windermere
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If they mirror the Winter Event, it would be a Carrier. That would disappoint me.
Or they make a Corvette and/or Luxury Liner Tier 6 variant. That could be neat,depending on how cross-compatible the parts are.
Still want the science submarine.
Risian Pilot ship, 'cause that is the hot new thing?
Or (cue why not both gif) a Risian Pilot Science ship? Take a the Nova's stats, give it a T6 treatment, add the Pilot ship package of more turn, inertia and shields at the cost of a bit of hull and then give it a sporty risian hull shape!
Santa's sledge carrier with Risian visitor figurehead.
Reindeer pet's. TRIBBLE-machines that will end all fun.
Turret only, shooting gift packages.
Elf Doffs giving snowball-effect. All damage multiplied x5
Christmas tree console. Allows you to hide under a big tree for 5 sec.
Oh wait... It was summer event... Doesn't care to guess. Never gonna get it right.
4/3 weapons layout with raider flanking and ship mastery package but no cloak/battlecloak.
-21 turn rate
+15 max defense bonus like risian corvette does have
-29000 hull at level 50
-0.9 shield modifier
-BOFFs: comm. tactical, lt. com. engineering, lt. hybrid pilot/science, 2x lt. universal
(breen ships are more sci. oriented whereas risian ships are more eng. oriented)
- consoles: 5 tactical, 4 engineering, 2 science
-starship trait: grants +5 crth when enemy misses you, stacks 4 times, all stacks lost on your successful crit
ship console - double barrel roll - during 5 seconds +100 defense -50% ship turn rate, +25% ship turn rate and flight speed for 10 seconds after the first effect ends
More likely will be this year, as it will be Fleet T6, and will come with a trait.
Perhaps THIS idea is a little too awesome for Cryptic, but...
A captured Pirate Galleon. With side mounted cannons.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3103/2889338441_1ce8526e08_b.jpg
Ok, absolutely no holiday theme reference whatsoever, but nautical. And it would be cool.
Be careful, if we'll get that Risan Carrier,I'll hold your Tier 6 Nova hostage!
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Not sure if would use the new ship though. Currently packed with ships.
I may drop the delta flyer and intrepid in my inventory though simply to make space.
1) A sci heavy carrier
2) Pilot ship maybe a revamp on the corvette maybe along the line of a frigate something slightly larger then a corvette.
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something that looks like a submarine.
But knowing our luck it's gonna be a cruiser or something that the T6 lineup is already heavily saturated with.
Science Ships are worst STO ship type... Summer Event deserve more!
dyson t5u - science (bad ship)
breen carrier t6 - science (great ship)
kobali cruiser t6 - engineering (good ship)
pilot escort t6 - tactical (fair ship)
personally i would guess a pilot ship also, if it was up to me i would pick an obelisk carrier
because i missed out on that..
for the love of god please let it not be another science ship :eek: