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These styles are hot, and I noticed they both share some visual queues. Will this style be the new standard for 2409 era ships? Might we see Venture inspired variants for more of the existing ships in the future?
While I appreciate and am glad that STO has brought in so much of Trek's past, we are also supposed to be in the future, and it would be nice to see more of the future in ships and star bases, even if just as variants of old designs.
While I appreciate and am glad that STO has brought in so much of Trek's past, we are also supposed to be in the future, and it would be nice to see more of the future in ships and star bases, even if just as variants of old designs.
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I'm not a huge fan of seeing the Excelsior class in this era but as they were kind of a workhorse in DS9, I can understand that some might still be around. This is why I'm against a T5 Connie. I don't want to see relics flying around with the excuse that 'Oh well, it's been refitted for service in the war' or 'My admiral can choose any ship he/she wants'. The Constitution class belongs in the past, let it rest in peace.
Oh, by the way, interesting fact: Both the Odyssey Class and the Venture Class were named after Galaxy Class ships that served in important events during or leading up to the Dominion War.
Can you imagine how slick a Defiant would look in Odyssey-chique? Or maybe a Prometheus? Intrepid?
I really, really hope the similarity in design was intentional. A standard architecture would go a long way to helping this game feel at least a little more coherent.
I would love to see this and an even more sleek design of the sovy with the odyssey style design as one of its varints
If this is the shape of things to come I will be very pleased.
Maybe modernizing some of these old ships by way of a Venture/Odyssey make-over would be a better way to bring some fan favorites into 2409? Allow them to be used at higher tiers, but limit those to the newer skins.
I think the the Ent-B Excelsior variant might be quite awesome looking with a Venture/Odyssey make-over. Someone's forum sig has that variant at an interesting angle, and if you don't look close it almost makes you think of the Galaxy.
I'd love to see many of the ships we know so well with this new design. Akira, Norway, Steamrunner, Sabre, Galaxy, Intrepid, Excelsior, Star Cruiser/Nomad, Luna, Prometheus, Defiant, heck, even those goofy golf ball science ships!
Might also be interesting to seem some of the aesthetics in Player/Fleet Starbases when those come out.
I also know quite a few of my fleet mates who love both ships, or should I say 3 with the Venture-X and are begging for a Nebula with the Ventures style
2409 Styling on the T2 Cruiser
Ooooh, I so hope they make it T5
I doubt it.
Personally I wish they'd make more of this style for more T5 ships. I'd love to see this type of variation on an Excelsior or Prometheus and the others.
We need a clear pic. That hazy TRIBBLE is cruel and unusual. >.>
I would like a prometheus reskin too, but only if they also adapt der mvam animation.(fix it to include variants)
Federation ships from the TNG era on have all had far too many windows for the amount of combat they get into (except, of course, for the windowless Defiant). To some extent, it's understandable that Enterprise-D was covered with windows- it was a product of its time, a ship made for peaceful exploration, and its designers placed a little too much trust in shields rather than armor. But by 2409 in STO's universe, Starfleet ought to know better.
Still and all, I like seeing multiple ships take design cues from the flagship. Starfleet seems to have always had design 'generations,' wherein they build a new flagship class and then everything for the next 20 years borrows from that design. If CapnLogan is really trying to establish a new such generation of ships in STO, that's really cool and fits well with the games timeframe.
I always thought the they could cover the windows with armour plating which slides back and fort to cover the windows when in combat that way people on board have best of boths worlds a nice view and something to protect them other than shields.
Too bad the quality wasn't better, but that's cool, thanks for sharing.
New Defiant variant?
But back on topic, I love the Venture/2409 look, it's flashy and fresh. That Defiant looks pretty nice too. I look forward to more 2409 skins.
Yes, I think so!
Weren't window covers, AKA shutters, actually used as far back as the Constitution Class? At least, going by the interior map you can get for it.
But the Miranda IS a hunk of junk, even in the Dominion war part of DS9, they were ripped to shreds in each engagement. Considering also that the canon Miranda outgunned the movie era Connie in TWOK, kinda makes even less sense to have these in game at higher levels. Let the old designs die with a little dignity and embrace change.
Don't know.
A few months ago, CapnLogan leaked a sketch of an Intrepid saucer that looked like it is just that, so I'd say the odds of you seeing that are pretty good. However, the Sovy won't be getting looked at again in any way shape or form for at least six months.
As for the earlier poster who suggested that all ships be playable at VA, CBS has come flat out and said no to Cryptic on that one, unfortunately.
I wonder way they have said no to sovy, they must have something planned? i hope they will use the sovy in a new st series!
This. Oh, so very this.
I love the style.