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New C-Store Ship(s) Soon?
alphahydri
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I feel like it's unhealthy for me to obsess over when I can spend my money next, but based on past patterns, we're very overdue for a new C-Store ship release, or even multiple ship releases.
The last C-Store ships launched were the T6 Flagships back on February 11th, 2016. Up until now we've gotten T6 C-Store ships roughly every month-and-a-half to two months, sometimes even less than a month, but this gap is breaking the trend. We're nearly at three months now with no new C-Store shinies, and I'm kinda getting restless.
There are so many ships left in STO that can be given T6 treatment, so I'm not sure why it feels like the momentum is slowing down. I'm still anticipating some sort of cross-faction Science Vessel 3-pack, including a T6 Nebula, Varanus, and Ha'nom. Another 3-pack featuring a T6 Sovereign, Vor'cha, and possibly Ha'feh is also a good possibility.
Feds have the Vesta 3-pack that can be upgraded, and the Patrol Escort is still waiting for its T6 debut! Perhaps it can be released as a single ship a la the Resolute, Hestia, and Jupiter? There's also the Nova-class Science Vessel, the Luna-class Science Vessel, Saber-class Escort, and a number of others. A T6 Aquarius would also be welcomed, at least by me. It could even use the Callisto Light Escort hangar pet's model as it's basis!
The KDF still has a good amount of ships left to upgrade, with most of them never being present in the C-Store to begin with. The Corsair Flight-Deck Cruiser, Hegh'ta Heavy BoP, Kamarag Battlecruiser, and K't'inga Battlecruiser come to mind. We could've already had a T6 Vo'quv Carrier, but not releasing it with the Jupiter Carrier was a big missed opportunity, IMO.
Romulans are really the only faction that I could understand the T6 struggle with. After the Dyson Science Warbirds and the Ha'feh, Ha'nom, and Dhelan, there are no more Romulan ships left to T6. At that point entirely new ships will need to be created for the faction, or else cross-faction 3-packs will become a thing of the past. KDF-Fed 2-packs wouldn't be all that bad though, TBH. It'd just be odd to leave out the Romulans.
Of course there's also the possibility that not every ship at T5 is meant to get a T6 upgrade, which would really bum me out. The ship designers for STO are incredible at what they do, and part of what gets me so excited for T6 versions of existing C-Store ships is seeing the new, upgraded design of their classic looks. I can only imagine how gorgeous a T6 Nova-class would be... *shudders*. Let's not forget how beautiful the visual overhauls for classic ships like the Intrepid, Galaxy, Defiant, and Akira (sqeeeee!) have been!
So what do you guys think? What are your guesses for future T6 ships on the horizon? Any favorites you have in mind?
The last C-Store ships launched were the T6 Flagships back on February 11th, 2016. Up until now we've gotten T6 C-Store ships roughly every month-and-a-half to two months, sometimes even less than a month, but this gap is breaking the trend. We're nearly at three months now with no new C-Store shinies, and I'm kinda getting restless.
There are so many ships left in STO that can be given T6 treatment, so I'm not sure why it feels like the momentum is slowing down. I'm still anticipating some sort of cross-faction Science Vessel 3-pack, including a T6 Nebula, Varanus, and Ha'nom. Another 3-pack featuring a T6 Sovereign, Vor'cha, and possibly Ha'feh is also a good possibility.
Feds have the Vesta 3-pack that can be upgraded, and the Patrol Escort is still waiting for its T6 debut! Perhaps it can be released as a single ship a la the Resolute, Hestia, and Jupiter? There's also the Nova-class Science Vessel, the Luna-class Science Vessel, Saber-class Escort, and a number of others. A T6 Aquarius would also be welcomed, at least by me. It could even use the Callisto Light Escort hangar pet's model as it's basis!
The KDF still has a good amount of ships left to upgrade, with most of them never being present in the C-Store to begin with. The Corsair Flight-Deck Cruiser, Hegh'ta Heavy BoP, Kamarag Battlecruiser, and K't'inga Battlecruiser come to mind. We could've already had a T6 Vo'quv Carrier, but not releasing it with the Jupiter Carrier was a big missed opportunity, IMO.
Romulans are really the only faction that I could understand the T6 struggle with. After the Dyson Science Warbirds and the Ha'feh, Ha'nom, and Dhelan, there are no more Romulan ships left to T6. At that point entirely new ships will need to be created for the faction, or else cross-faction 3-packs will become a thing of the past. KDF-Fed 2-packs wouldn't be all that bad though, TBH. It'd just be odd to leave out the Romulans.
Of course there's also the possibility that not every ship at T5 is meant to get a T6 upgrade, which would really bum me out. The ship designers for STO are incredible at what they do, and part of what gets me so excited for T6 versions of existing C-Store ships is seeing the new, upgraded design of their classic looks. I can only imagine how gorgeous a T6 Nova-class would be... *shudders*. Let's not forget how beautiful the visual overhauls for classic ships like the Intrepid, Galaxy, Defiant, and Akira (sqeeeee!) have been!
So what do you guys think? What are your guesses for future T6 ships on the horizon? Any favorites you have in mind?
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That could mean we could end up going 6+ months without anything new in the C-Store, which I feel would hurt Cryptic's wallet too much for it to happen. Hopefully we'll get something within the next month or so.
I keep forgetting about those! I need to run them at least once to see what's different.
Who knows, maybe we'll hear some news soon. But if there are no new ships, maybe Cryptic's ship artists are working on a big project? A new expansion could be a possibility, if it comes with a new NPC faction or even a player faction. Or a new ship bridge officer specialization. Rumours of a Temporal Spec and a ship pack are in the room.