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The Fall of the Old Ones!
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The Old Ones have returned, but the Devidians have seized control of their "magic!" Only you can stop them, Captains.
https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11499283
https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11499283
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So...the aura is 100% worthless.
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
But can you manage to repeat the downright creepiness of "What Lies Beneath"...?
So... no it's not.
While enemies are within the aura, shields and most powers are disabled, rendering them vulnerable before they run away in fear of the black cat. Running away means they wouldn't do any action during that time to get away. Also, with enemies avoiding entering the aura means that enemies with nasty melee attacks wouldn't try to close in attack.
There are images from the show, if that is what you mean.
Maybe if this went on test someone might have some from the game, but if not then we'll have to make do with what they give us until it goes live.
When they said "Old Ones" I thought "Great Old Ones" and my mind immediately went to the Kelvans, who in their true form sound Lovecraftian to me.
I guess a lot of beings can claim the title though. I mean, any ancient race, especially one that has died out, is close to dying out, or is widely believed to have died out, may be dimly remembered from the ancient history of other races and called "old ones" because they never knew or don't remember their actual names.
Good for the first part. But the announcement for consoles still has the mistake.
Not sure if the aura is going to be useful since it disperses foes while it is usually more convenient to concentrate foes.
PWE ARC Drone says: "Your STO forum community as you have known it is ended...Display names are irrelevant...Any further sense of community is irrelevant...Resistance is futile...You will be assimilated..."
I hope that Hearts and Minds isn't getting removed as it's a decent little 1-off mission to run every Halloween/Friday the 13th. Also because the game has already had so much content removed already.
*Arthur C. Clarke — 'Magic's just science that we don't understand yet.'
Losing faith in humanity, one person at a time.
Not that I expect that my Captain will use the wand, but Catspaw, to me, gave fans of the original series a practical demonstration of Clarke's famous quote more than actually bringing magic into Trek.
This stuff seems so inoffensive to me when compared to actually going to Klingon Hell to rescue the soul of an ancient Klingon leader in order to put it into a cloned body.
I figure that Grethor is probably similar to Unimatrix Zero, a sort of psionic virtual realm that Klingon katras maintain after the death of the physical body, shaped by Klingon religious beliefs.
Probably due to dominion tinkering in the past. Perhaps a precursor to the memory transfer when a vorta dies.
Imagine using this on the rear enemy and the rest running towards you with no shields or abilities.... yeah probably useless....
So don't.
For one, you are not required to complete every day in order to get the "headline" reward. Sure, you can earn some bonus dilithium on the extra days, but if you just want the Gagarin or the Wand or whatever, it doesn't require a full-event commitment.
I have the Gagarin. I may or may not participate further in the event depending upon my mood, health, schedule, whatever.
That means that you can have a break between events, or take some days during the event, whichever works best for you.
Event buyouts are also a thing. Even if you really want the main rewards, if you would rather have some time off from the grind then come in one day, buy out the event, and not worry about it again.
Also, there is, of course, the option to sit one out. No one makes anyone play.
Here? This? The wand doesn't matter to me. I seriously doubt that I would ever use it. Maybe if it was a device I would give it to a BOFF to use, but as a kit module? Just don't see it happening.
A non-combat pet is not important to the game, but this one holds some odd appeal to me. Maybe this will be the one that I actually call out and have follow me around on the regular, so if I try to complete this event it's because I decided to go for the pet.
And, finally, this is supposed to be the start of a regular event, with more added next year. So skip this year. It will be back next year and then some. What's the worst thing that can happen?
The game is supposed to be fun. This stuff is a nice bonus. If at any time you feel that you must log in for something, a break may be in order.
I view these as my opportunity to take an optional break.
Have not done it yet but if its like every other TFO its rushing to get a quick success for everyone involved and not taking time to pay attention to the story/setting/atmosphere details because that will delay everyone else.
Let's not, since that has nothing to do with this.
Meanwhile, back to this TFO and the "Old Ones", having just re-watched Catspaw it is just a quick mention, but also appears to bring up an issue here...
Korob: "We have a duty to the Old Ones".
Sylvia: "What do they know....".
So this, to me, says that Korob and Sylvia are not actually Old Ones, but are instead serving as scouts of some sort for the Old Ones.
I suppose that maybe from some perspectives "Old Ones" means not just the actual Old Ones but also whatever allied/subservient races there may be, but to identify whatever Korob and Sylvia were as actual Old Ones seems like an error to me.
Though in that case, it's because Sylvia grew sadistic through her human form and went too far for Korob, and likely the rest of the Old Ones' standards.