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The Tzenkethi Are Coming

somtaawkharsomtaawkhar Member Posts: 10,222 Arc User
edited January 2017 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Anyone else see the new blog?

http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10340523-the-tzenkethi-are-coming

The Tzenkethi look awesome.

Great work there Cryptic.
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  • szimszim Member Posts: 2,503 Arc User
    I wonder what those baby arms are good for. Scratching each other's back?
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  • baddmoonrizinbaddmoonrizin Member Posts: 11,019 Community Moderator
    These guys look bad@$$.
    szim wrote: »
    I wonder what those baby arms are good for. Scratching each other's back?

    The blog says the smaller arms are useful for interacting with alien tech/keyboards and the panels on their armor.
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  • megawolf0megawolf0 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    Time to dust off the weapons and ships. They have been docked for sometime now. And seems they are going to be tough it says as they are like those tanks in MMOs that can absorb damage.
  • xayssxayss Member Posts: 391 Arc User
    this guys look bad TRIBBLE no friendly intentions that sure look like covenant from halo XD

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  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,502 Arc User
    Always thought they were canine..
    This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
  • kyle223catkyle223cat Member Posts: 584 Arc User
    megawolf0 wrote: »
    Time to dust off the weapons and ships. They have been docked for sometime now. And seems they are going to be tough it says as they are like those tanks in MMOs that can absorb damage.

    I'm hoping that they will be tanky, that would be cool to see in NPCs. I'm also hoping that their ships will be tanky, kinda like the Samsar was when it was released.
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  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,009 Arc User
    That's not at all what I had imagined a Tzenkethi to look like (another reptilian?) but at least it's creative. I like the multiple drone thing and hope for new drones for our captains as well. Engineers need more drones!​​
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  • megawolf0megawolf0 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    kyle223cat wrote: »
    megawolf0 wrote: »
    Time to dust off the weapons and ships. They have been docked for sometime now. And seems they are going to be tough it says as they are like those tanks in MMOs that can absorb damage.

    I'm hoping that they will be tanky, that would be cool to see in NPCs. I'm also hoping that their ships will be tanky, kinda like the Samsar was when it was released.

    Better be ready as it also says our first battle with them we might end up retreating like that mission with the Iconians when they came in.
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  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    Looking awesome, though I'm a bit disappointed they didn't go with the "femme fatale" direction:
    Memory Alpha wrote:
    Several Tzenkethi characters appear in the Star Trek: Typhon Pact novel Rough Beasts of Empire. In these novels, they are described as being humanoid in shape, and extremely attractive to many different races. Because of their internal biology which is effectively various fluid-filled sacs, they have a very fluid movement. Their skin pigmentation apparently ranges across the entire visible spectrum, in addition to having a slight phosphorescent glow. Bioluminescence is also common on the Tzenkethi homeworld.
    I am open-minded, but they are not attractive to my tastes.
    One can hope sexual dimorphism is important. Wouldn't mind seeing attractive Tzenkethi trying to pound me to death.
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  • megawolf0megawolf0 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    somtaawkhar wrote: »
    questerius wrote: »
    Always thought they were canine..
    Nope, the Tzenkethi were never given a description in offical Star Trek canon.

    Yea so the Dev team have creative privileges with them.
  • darakossdarakoss Member Posts: 850 Arc User
    oh....more bad guys.
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  • questeriusquesterius Member Posts: 8,502 Arc User
    edited January 2017

    reyan01 wrote: »
    kyle223cat wrote: »
    megawolf0 wrote: »
    Time to dust off the weapons and ships. They have been docked for sometime now. And seems they are going to be tough it says as they are like those tanks in MMOs that can absorb damage.

    I'm hoping that they will be tanky, that would be cool to see in NPCs. I'm also hoping that their ships will be tanky, kinda like the Samsar was when it was released.

    I hope that they have something that counters BFAW. That'd be hilarious! :D

    A feed back pulse style ability. It would also be interesting to see shield based upon the adapted borg technology by the Tal Shiar.
    Adaptation to X energy weapon, vulnerable to torpedoes. Adaptation to torpedoes, vulnerable to energy.

    The biggest pain to the current meta would be some ability which negates AoE abilities.

    This program, though reasonably normal at times, seems to have a strong affinity to classes belonging to the Cat 2.0 program. Questerius 2.7 will break down on occasion, resulting in garbage and nonsense messages whenever it occurs. Usually a hard reboot or pulling the plug solves the problem when that happens.
  • megawolf0megawolf0 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    Now I wonder if we might get a new sector?
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  • megawolf0megawolf0 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    somtaawkhar wrote: »
    megawolf0 wrote: »
    Now I wonder if we might get a new sector?
    the Tzenkethi system is already on the in-game map.

    But tribble has 15 new sectors added to the Alpha quadrant... so yes

    Where? Went to tribble a while ago and never seen any.
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  • megawolf0megawolf0 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    somtaawkhar wrote: »
    megawolf0 wrote: »
    Where? Went to tribble a while ago and never seen any.
    http://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline#/discussion/1226195/new-sector-map-on-tribble/p1

    Fairly large thread about it, and I see them when I go on Tribble.

    Nevermind but thanks. I had to actually take my ship to the alpha quadrant.
  • phenomenaut01phenomenaut01 Member Posts: 714 Arc User
    saurializard wrote: »
    Looking awesome, though I'm a bit disappointed they didn't go with the "femme fatale" direction:
    Memory Alpha wrote:
    Several Tzenkethi characters appear in the Star Trek: Typhon Pact novel Rough Beasts of Empire. In these novels, they are described as being humanoid in shape, and extremely attractive to many different races. Because of their internal biology which is effectively various fluid-filled sacs, they have a very fluid movement. Their skin pigmentation apparently ranges across the entire visible spectrum, in addition to having a slight phosphorescent glow. Bioluminescence is also common on the Tzenkethi homeworld.
    I am open-minded, but they are not attractive to my tastes.
    One can hope sexual dimorphism is important. Wouldn't mind seeing attractive Tzenkethi trying to pound me to death.

    I liked the Tzenkethi as described in those novels, and was hoping that they'd keep towards that style...

    ...but these things look really cool, so I guess I'm fine with them going another way.

    Besides, the descriptions of Tzenkethi tech and environments in the novels would have been pretty tough to reproduce in a combat environment.

    From Memory Beta:

    They use artificial gravity envelopes to make use of all surfaces within a room. It is a frequent practice for people to live and work on what humans would consider the ceiling of a room, referred to as the "superior deck," as compared to the inferior and anterior decks (the floor and walls, respectively). Using only the floor of a room is considered wasteful and uncomfortably vulnerable.
  • megawolf0megawolf0 Member Posts: 114 Arc User
    So they are like upside down?
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  • fruitvendor12fruitvendor12 Member Posts: 615 Arc User
    saurializard wrote: »
    I am open-minded, but they are not attractive to my tastes.
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  • vegeta50024vegeta50024 Member Posts: 2,336 Arc User
    megawolf0 wrote: »
    So they are like upside down?

    What exactly do you mean, upside down?


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  • mkm1911#2674 mkm1911
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         Member Posts: 96 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    "The Tzenkethi are coming."

    Yeah, for PC I'm sure.

    Consoles haven't even gotten all the old s**t yet.
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  • kesselrunner#0768 kesselrunner
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    "Master Chief? How are Tzenkethi born?"

    "Well, you see, when a Grunt and a Brute love each other very much..." ;)
  • alcyoneserenealcyoneserene Member Posts: 2,414 Arc User
    edited January 2017
    "We explored a wide range of ideas from the “femme fatale” kind of alien to the current “brute” iteration."
    >> Femme Fatale Alien <<- Make This Happen! Don't scrap that idea!
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