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Is there any more detailed information? Or is this one of those cracker jack box surprises?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    its a hologram, it doesn't have to always be solid so it can walk up to the enemy, stick its arm into the enemy's chest, become solid, grab the heart, and rip it out...


    too violent for Star Trek?

    I really have no idea whats so special about them. I'm assuming they will have some special traits that other BOs cannot have. Its the same idea behind the Borg BO from the Amazon.com purchase.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    attilio wrote: »
    its a hologram, it doesn't have to always be solid so it can walk up to the enemy, stick its arm into the enemy's chest, become solid, grab the heart, and rip it out...


    too violent for Star Trek?
    Nah... Remember that we get to murder unborn children three times in a mission. :)


    It will be similar in looks to the hologram in the tutorial maybe? (not counting the shields it has since that is from a science kit)
    A whole lot of blue.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    attilio wrote: »
    its a hologram, it doesn't have to always be solid so it can walk up to the enemy, stick its arm into the enemy's chest, become solid, grab the heart, and rip it out...


    too violent for Star Trek?


    It would probably change the age rating of the game
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Likely profession: Science

    Other than that, there is no way to know what its going to be like. I'm guessing its either going to come with generic traits already in the game or come with its own.
    The fromer could be worthless or useful depending on how much credit you actually want to give Cryptic for being sensible.

    I dont give them much due to the simple fact that if this thing comes out with custom traits, I want to see them fix the human leadership trait which has been broken from OB at least.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    His default skills will probably be a doctor.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    J-Sheridan wrote:
    Likely profession: Science

    Other than that, there is no way to know what its going to be like. I'm guessing its either going to come with generic traits already in the game or come with its own.
    The fromer could be worthless or useful depending on how much credit you actually want to give Cryptic for being sensible.

    I dont give them much due to the simple fact that if this thing comes out with custom traits, I want to see them fix the human leadership trait which has been broken from OB at least.

    I think they'd save the EMH for the C-Store, honestly.

    My money is on this one being tied to Captain Proton (Satan's Robot?), the Old West (a cowboy gunslinger ala Fistful of Datas), Sherlock Holmes, etc. given that, from what we know, it will be the same reward for both factions. I could maybe see it being a non-customizable holo-recreation of a specific Trek character (ie. Spock Hologram, seeing as how Nimoy did record Spock VOs and we've seen his likeness used in promo art and Spock symbolizes friendship for many Trek fans and is therefore appropriate for a RAF reward).

    But I'm thinking it will be Satan's Robot.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    plexaura wrote:
    Is there any more detailed information? Or is this one of those cracker jack box surprises?

    it's Shimmery®
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    It will have Zachary Quinto voiceovers, because that's special.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    J-Sheridan wrote:
    Likely profession: Science

    Don't forget the Emergency Command Hologram used on Voyager once. So in theory, the Emergency <insert profession here> Hologram could do anything.

    Would he need shields though?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Maybe they'll make it like Lisa from Weird Science...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Perhaps its related to the sci photonic officer skill, perhaps by having a lower recharge time on its skills?

    But on the flip-side being limited in what skills it can use?

    I'm just guessing based on my first instant ideas for what I would create for STO if I was in the design dept. and asked to make a holographic officer.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Adrasil wrote:
    Don't forget the Emergency Command Hologram used on Voyager once. So in theory, the Emergency <insert profession here> Hologram could do anything.

    Would he need shields though?

    I am fighting the urge to fill in that blank. Too...many...infractions...

    :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Geoduck360 wrote:
    I am fighting the urge to fill in that blank. Too...many...infractions...

    :D

    Emergency BOW CHIKA WOW WOW hologram for the win
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I'd point out that we have one promo engineer and one promo science officer. I'd strongly suspect this one is tactical. Hence why I foresee a cowboy or Satan's Robot.

    Plus, this is one they said would be available Klingon side so it's gotta be something that would be the same or almost the same between the two factions.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I'd point out that we have one promo engineer and one promo science officer. I'd strongly suspect this one is tactical. Hence why I foresee a cowboy or Satan's Robot.

    Computer! Activate the ECH!
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