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The original STO logo has a tactical sign on it

snowlilisnowlili Member Posts: 34 Arc User
edited July 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I've noticed that the original STO logo has a tactical sign on it.

The latest ST movie poster also has a tactical sign on it.

It is the same sign that STO has for a tactical career choice during its character creation.

Does this mean that STO favors a tactical career path? If not, why the tactical sign?

Thanks.
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    jkstocbrjkstocbr Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Pretty sure the Original Delta logo in your first link was the original Perpetual design (I really don't like it myself). STO is currently using the blank Delta to promote the game. Yes, the Tac sign is used to represent the Tac career (also for certain powers eg Tactical Team).
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    amayakitsuneamayakitsune Member Posts: 977 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    The star actually is for the Command division, not tactical.
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    anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    amayakitsune wrote: »
    The star actually is for the Command division, not tactical.

    I was just about to say this, and then I saw this comment.

    It's merely Cryptic who in their extreme lack of Star Trek understanding thought "OH MAN... If he is in command he must like tactical".
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    leviathan99#2867 leviathan99
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    edited July 2012
    anazonda wrote: »
    I was just about to say this, and then I saw this comment.

    It's merely Cryptic who in their extreme lack of Star Trek understanding thought "OH MAN... If he is in command he must like tactical".

    I don't think it was lack of understanding. I think it was a deliberate change to align Star Trek's three iconic colors into Tank, Heals, and DPS to attract RPGers.
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    storobertpraetorstorobertpraetor Member Posts: 51 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I believe its simply marketing. The command symbol just makes a whole lot more sense in 2012 then the weird circles of the sciences or the funny arch thingy of operations. Both those designs are far to 1960's to make sense today.

    Also, a star with a longer north point. its a pretty universal symbol of awesome.
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    attizzattizz Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Yeah one of my top 10 failures in this game :D

    I' am totally surprised when I hit SECURITY escort and get 8 of my commanding officers beamed to the ground instead of yellow-shirt security officers. Ok the Redshirt-joke is funny, but thats too much.
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    captainrevo1captainrevo1 Member Posts: 3,948 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Sometimes you can over think things.
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    mikewendellmikewendell Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    snowlili wrote: »
    I've noticed that the original STO logo has a tactical sign on it.

    That's not the original logo. In fact each department had their own.

    I hate to link to a store but this is the best example I can find right off:

    http://www.xscapesprops.com/star%20trek%20props/TOS_Uniforms/Star_Trek_TOS_Uniforms.htm

    I think it was called Command back then as noted up above. Sulu wore it as well:

    http://dbhennigan.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/sulu.jpg

    But yes, most commanders would be coming out of there. At least for combat ships.
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    capnbluddcapnbludd Member Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    As others have said it meant Command, everyone in charge of ships eventually went to Command school but the people in Command division were usually the ones that were going to get a ship.

    In a game where everyone gets to command you needed a tweak so folks could fall into easy to understand groups that were color coded so Command is tactical. Security and tactical (combat/fighting)being linked are easier for people to understand so it was moved. Department colors were changed a few times in trek, and info is easily found on the net.

    The first link on the first row is a chart that shows the color changes we saw from the cage through TNG

    In one of the futures shown command ends up blue in the 2800's. The 1st one on the second row has the Blue command uniforms..

    http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/gallery/starfleet-uniforms1.htm
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    admrenlarreckadmrenlarreck Member Posts: 2,041 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    mikewendell wrote: »
    That's not the original logo. In fact each department had their own.

    I hate to link to a store but this is the best example I can find right off:

    http://www.xscapesprops.com/star%20trek%20props/TOS_Uniforms/Star_Trek_TOS_Uniforms.htm

    I think it was called Command back then as noted up above. Sulu wore it as well:

    http://dbhennigan.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/sulu.jpg

    But yes, most commanders would be coming out of there. At least for combat ships.


    In addition to this each ship also had its own logo. The familiar delta was not the official Star Fleet logo. The Delta was adopted as the Official logo to honor the contributions of the Enterprise 1701, under the command of James T Kirk.
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    mikewendellmikewendell Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    admrenlarreck wrote: »
    In addition to this each ship also had its own logo.

    Humour: Damn art department Had to make things more complicated for the following shows. ;)
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    amayakitsuneamayakitsune Member Posts: 977 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    capnbludd wrote: »
    As others have said it meant Command, everyone in charge of ships eventually went to Command school but the people in Command division were usually the ones that were going to get a ship.

    In a game where everyone gets to command you needed a tweak so folks could fall into easy to understand groups that were color coded so Command is tactical. Security and tactical (combat/fighting)being linked are easier for people to understand so it was moved. Department colors were changed a few times in trek, and info is easily found on the net.

    This chart shows the color changes we saw from the cage through TNG .http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/gallery/other/bens-uniform-chart.jpg

    In one of the futures shown command ends up blue in the 2800's. http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/gallery/other/uniforms.pdf

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    capnbluddcapnbludd Member Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    amayakitsune wrote: »
    Ex Astris Scientia blocks hotlinking... fix your links.

    Forgot that about them.. trying to use the google image link that got me there..
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    mikewendellmikewendell Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    capnbludd wrote: »
    Forgot that about them.. trying to use the google image link that got me there..

    If you close out the popup of just the picture, it should drop you in on the page where those pictures are.
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