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Is there a reason why the T5 Hegh'ta
stofsk
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can't make use of the Type 3 ship material? Or doesn't get a T5U token?
Perhaps this issue can be remedied with the release of a T6 Hegh'ta, so that we may bring everlasting death to our enemies
Perhaps this issue can be remedied with the release of a T6 Hegh'ta, so that we may bring everlasting death to our enemies
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As for the rest, well you probably already know the answer.
Also don't expect a T6 version of it. The T6 bop that aproaches with the speed of a horta is B'rel based and from what we've seen there are no plans for other T6 bop variants.
I'd accept the former but I think the latter is probably why we haven't seen as many klingon or romulan vessels compared to the Feds. Whether it's on Cryptic's end or PWE's I think there's a reluctance to release premium ships that don't have new art made especially for them. Even when they revamped old ships like the Galaxy, Negh'var, D'D and other canon ships that already had T5 or earlier models in the game, they marketed them with new skins. And from Lootcritter's interview with Thomas Marrone this process seems to take a fair amount of time. And speaking objectively and putting aside my desire to have a range of T6 BoPs to choose from, paying $25-30 for a ship that has an old model with no alternate skins might be too much to ask, and they'll open themselves up to criticism for it too.
At this point, I wouldn't mind as long as they don't price them as the current T6 ships with actual, new models. That's how bad the KDF & Rom lineup at T6 is right now. If they want, when they get around to new ship skins for them, they could sell the new costumes like old ship skins used to be in the C-Store.
Pretty much in the same boat. I just want a T6 BoP.
BoPs like the Norgh or the QulDun might be the best candidates for a simple T6 stat/boff/console update with no new model/texture, since they at least already have C-store skin variants available. But yeah, I wouldn't be happy about paying standard T6 prices for a recycled BoP that isn't getting any aesthetic updates, or special consoles/abilities.
It's just bizarre to me that there isn't at least 1 T6 BoP by now.
Yeah it's disappointing and frustrating. They're taking forever to release the B'rel as well. We all know it's coming and it'll be an instant purchase for me regardless of ship trait or console. (unless they do something spectacularly bad with the ship, like 'forget' to give it the enhanced battle cloak).
I really want to avoid a repeat of the sheer amount of KDF Fleet Ships costing us 4 FSMs for a single character purchase. This was due to us having almost no endgame C-Store ships in the Pre-Delta Rising days. But for T6, that will now be 5 FSMs. I'm really, really against that.
Too many notable ships Pre-Delta Rising were locked behind 4 FSM ships.
All the Non-B'Rel Fleet BOPs.
Fleet Vor'Cha - Our powerhouse Battlecruiser for a very long time.
Fleet Corsair - Because SCI Crusiers were almost nonexistent for KDF.
Fleet Kamarang - I really wanted this ship but couldn't justify 4 FSMs for her. On top of that a single character buy only.
Fleet Vo'Quv
Etc.
I don't want to see that happen again. They need the typical C-Store + Fleet version purchases or buying from the C-Store outright as Fleet level like some ships already are.
Before Delta Rising, the Fleet Ship System was very bad, very expensive for the KDF. Nothing at all like the selection, natural progressions, discounts found with the Fed & Rom Fleet Ship system. KDF? 4 FSMs was the magical term.
Ideally what would happen is Cryptic pivots their ship work schedule on birds-of-prey and they become the major ship releases for the next quarter or so. I mean we've had battlecruiser after battlecruiser, raptors got some love (they were on the bottom, now they're on top) and us BoP lovers are left standing in the rain.
If you need help carrying that torch don't hesitate to call me, the Hegh'ta is one of my all time favorite ships in STO and I still have a character that stubbornly uses the Hegh'ta despite her shortcomings in the T6 world.
As for the rest - it doesn't get a T5U token because Crpytic in their infinite wisdom decided that free ships we get through progression don't get a T5U token, even if they're T5 ships. It's all about the cha-ching!
Logically, of course people would. Sadly, when it comes to Cryptic and the KDF - logic is usually out the window.
I mean, just look at the T6 sales so far - they're completely resorting to T6 variations of canon and T5 ships because that's what people want and that's what really sells. Que an "I told you so" moment here. Out of the new T6 models I think that only the command ships sold as well as the updates of T5 ships, they're the ones I see around a lot - the others apart from people stripping them of their ship traits soon after release I don't see that much really. I encounter them....sporadically...
So... Where exactly is the logic out of the window? People want canon ships, Cryptic gives it to them. That sounds very logical to me.
Not that I don't want a Tier 6 Heg'Ta, but Cryptic certainly tries to sell stuff that will be bought in quantity, to cover the cost of developing the new skins and mechanics and have a nice profit left. But that isn't illogical.
You misinterpreted or misread that comment, that particular comment was not referring directly at the Hegh'ta issue but more regarding about the general relationship between Cryptic and the KDF faction and it's players for the greater part of the past 5+ years.
Not ideal solution? try another pile of bak'tag. We're finally getting C-store ships where there's no FSM to buy, no hundreds of thousands of fleet credits to burn through, and no single character purchase instead of account-wide unlock. To reverse what progress there is just not worth opening the can of worms, or otherwise not opening the game launcher if they do. I got more KDF ships since the T6's hit than previously and I would like them to keep doing things more and more the right way. This particular compromise is more like capitulation than negotiation so no thanks. I don't even know if I'm getting the B'rel even if it is a C-store unlock. I most certainly have no intention of wasting time grinding and even less real cash for fleet ships that don't get a C-store ship already bought discount. If they try locking it away behind 5 FSMs and 250,000 fleet credits, I'll do fine with my T5U B'rel thank you very much.
But I agree with everyone else who's posted here, ideally Cryptic would work on BoPs and focus on new models.