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Is it true they are now going to release this to everyone? Whats the point of preordering if you're going to give stuff away at a later time. If this is the case I know not to jump on things right away with this company if I can get it free later. Whats next the liberated borg for everyone?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    panthro wrote: »
    Is it true they are now going to release this to everyone? Whats the point of preordering if you're going to give stuff away at a later time. If this is the case I know not to jump on things right away with this company if I can get it free later. Whats next the liberated borg for everyone?

    You can use yours from day one. The one you get in the game #1 we dont know if its the same or a weaker version and #2 you cannot get it until you hit RA.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    what i read is this is not the same BO
    its not a eng for one and stats mite be diff also
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    panthro wrote: »
    Is it true they are now going to release this to everyone? Whats the point of preordering if you're going to give stuff away at a later time. If this is the case I know not to jump on things right away with this company if I can get it free later. Whats next the liberated borg for everyone?
    And you read this where?

    Link please.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    And you read this where?

    Link please.

    There is a quest coming in season one (I think season one) where you can get a borg bridge officer. It says nothing else about how powerful it is etc. I know the quest is for end-game players so you need to be RA1 at least to even do it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    "Khitomer Accord will explain why the borg were so weak in the tutorial (also created by Cryptic_Gozer) and hidden in the Khitomer Accord mission (not an objective) will be a way to obtain a borg bridge officer (with robotic uniform and not an engineer)."

    see not the same BO
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I don't think its the same Borg BO... I remember they said something to that affect pre-launch.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Also the pre-order Borg BO is a "normal" rarity with Superior Traits. She's hardly a "normal" BO.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    panthro wrote: »
    Thanks for the link.

    As someone who has both the Liberated Borg Bridge Officer and Liberated Borg PC I think this is a great idea! Now I'll be able to have two Borg BOs and those people who don't have one will be able to get one. That's a win/win for everyone.

    Oh wait! I'm supposed to be angry that others can also get a Borg BO, aren't I?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Effect, not affect.


    Sorry, but my grammar senses were tingling.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010

    Oh wait! I'm supposed to be angry that others can also get a Borg BO, aren't I?

    Yes. You fail on a Galactic scale! :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    qultar wrote: »
    "Khitomer Accord will explain why the borg were so weak in the tutorial (also created by Cryptic_Gozer) and hidden in the Khitomer Accord mission (not an objective) will be a way to obtain a borg bridge officer (with robotic uniform and not an engineer)."

    see not the same BO

    Sweet!! I can't wait to have another one in my crew. I hope they make it a hidden bonus that has to be found instead of something they just hand out willy nilly at the end of the mission.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    panthro wrote: »
    Is it true they are now going to release this to everyone? Whats the point of preordering if you're going to give stuff away at a later time. If this is the case I know not to jump on things right away with this company if I can get it free later. Whats next the liberated borg for everyone?


    Well I have a Borg character but no access to Borg BO so I would like them to release this so I can fill out my crew with Borg.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Thanks for the link.

    As someone who has both the Liberated Borg Bridge Officer and Liberated Borg PC I think this is a great idea! Now I'll be able to have two Borg BOs and those people who don't have one will be able to get one. That's a win/win for everyone.

    Oh wait! I'm supposed to be angry that others can also get a Borg BO, aren't I?

    Not really the Amazon one is far superior simply because you can use it from day one. I wouldnt be upset.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    panthro wrote: »
    Is it true they are now going to release this to everyone? Whats the point of preordering if you're going to give stuff away at a later time. If this is the case I know not to jump on things right away with this company if I can get it free later. Whats next the liberated borg for everyone?

    You got to have them from the start. That's the difference. I'd be quite happy to see the items that others got at start appear in the C-Store for others to also get.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Well I have a Borg character but no access to Borg BO so I would like them to release this so I can fill out my crew with Borg.

    Yea, I like the idea of an"'authentic" Borg crew.
    Right now I use all "Alien" Bridge Officers altered to look like Borg for my crew.

    My Federation Klingon also has an entire Klingon crew.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    This is sweet! No I can have two Borgs. I wonder if the new one will be sci or tac, and will it be male or female, or random? I have a "bridge bunnies" type of bridge crew (lots of women with a sprinkle of male aliens).

    A cool new BO is a surefire way to get me to attempt these super hard new STFs.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Thanks for the link.

    As someone who has both the Liberated Borg Bridge Officer and Liberated Borg PC I think this is a great idea! Now I'll be able to have two Borg BOs and those people who don't have one will be able to get one. That's a win/win for everyone.

    Oh wait! I'm supposed to be angry that others can also get a Borg BO, aren't I?

    I also have both, and I am fine with them say selling them in the C-Store or something.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    The prospect of having an all-Borg landing party gets closer and closer. Of course, that would mean I'd have to put in some time to get my Borg captain up to RA5. "We are the Federation. Resistance is-oh, sorry. Old habits."
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Im all for my friends who dont have one getting one to.... Its a sweet BO to =)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    CorethL wrote:
    The prospect of having an all-Borg landing party gets closer and closer. Of course, that would mean I'd have to put in some time to get my Borg captain up to RA5. "We are the Federation. Resistance is-oh, sorry. Old habits."

    Don't forget that you can have a borgified tribble too. Your own private little collective :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Heh.

    I've a lifetime subscription I've pre-ordered from Amazon and so I have access to the options to make a Liberated Borg captain and that of starting out with the Engineer Borg Bridge Officer.

    Strange. I prefered creating a standard human and a Betazoid over a liberated Borg. The Teamwork and Leadership traits always appealed to me more, and I've always had the feeling that the trait selection of the human was slightly better.

    As for the Borg Bridge Officer... well, she's a novelty, but I'm no longer sure her traits and powers are all that great. This is wierd for me, because I was really enthused about getting her.

    Reroute Power to Shields III is her claim to fame on the ground, and it's a pretty selfish "I heal myself" ability that not always sees use unless she'd be in seriously thick fighting. For space, Aceton Field III has been bugged for some time - and figuring it might be fixed, it still doesn't sound all that great. Her unique Borg ability on the ground, neural blast, takes awhile to cycle and it's not really anything to rave over considering races like vulcans get similar stuff. The regen probably won't save her skin in combat either. Finally, I find her hard to customize, seeing she has absolutely no human-like presets (and I'm slightly colorblind as well).

    So far, I've kept her in the robot suit, simply because there seems to be little point in having a borg BO if she hides it under an uniform. Bragging rights and all, I guess. It doesn't help that engineering officers barely speak in this game... meaning I never really got attached to her compared to some other characters I did customize and add to my crew. I simply can't picture her in Scotty's, Geordi's, Torres' or Trip's shoes.

    So, lack of fondness for cosmetic Borg components and seeing that 'rare' bridge officer capabilities are usually underwhelming have me now very unenthused. As it happens, it seems that I'm not taking advantage (and reluctant to) of most of my lifetime and preorder bonuses. Wierd and sad, I guess.

    Sorry for the rambling. Idle thought on my part I felt like airing.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I'm happy to hear others will get a chance to get this officer and kudos for having it require RA5, so that it is just as rare as those of us that have the one from Amazon in the US.

    I appreciate the comments about nueral blast as I want to make a Liberated Borg captain but am unsure of making a character that has that one trait over more useful options.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I have both a Borg captain and a Borg BO and am looking forward to this as a chance to get a third Borg.
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