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flash525
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Lately, we've seen loads of material releases (at least, news and development blogs) on the actual Romulan Content that'll come with LoR. Has everyone forgot about the Featured Episode Run that's suppose to be coming with it? I don't believe I've seen mention of it anywhere lately. Has anything else been released on it? What are the rewards (a unique Romulan Bridge Officer isn't going to cut it) :P
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Personally, I hope any new FEs don't come out until at least a few weeks after LoR launches. That'll give us time to enjoy most of the new stuff first.
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Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
Sounds like more then enough story content for now.
True, we will no doubt get through it in a couple of days, but then, what game isn't finished in a matter of days when you do nothing but advance through the story?
If you look at all the story content going into the game, I think most will agree that we are getting way more than a, or a couple, FEs.
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
I don't think what's being done is really "returning to story in a big way."
So that's probably the reason for the confusion. If I were to offer some advice, it would be to you know reign in that marketing spin. It leads to these kinds of miscommunication errors quite often.
Only if you're intending to play green.
Ah well, considering I can't even play..... May isn't looking like fun.
With LoR we are getting more missions then 3 or 4 FE's get us.
You're like the guy who storms into the BMW dealership after a test drive because the ad said "This is a really great car" screaming "I DON'T THINK ITS A GREAT CAR! STOP WITH THE MARKETING SPIN! IT'S CREATING CONFUSION!"
There is no dispute that LOR comes with a great deal of additional story content. The fact that you don't like it or don't think there's enough of it does not create "confusion" and is not a "miscommunication".
Last fall Dan did state in September's Ask Cryptic:
So it's not some big shock that anyone would be expecting to see a new feature episode with season 8. Plus there are other podcasts and interviews which talked about a "return of Sela feature episode event." Those things might be postponed but it's not as if we're making these things up or misinterpreting what was once said.
Well, obviously things changed, the hint would be the "ironing out" part and that he still called it Season 8.....
Just a note, LoR is not season 8.
Please don't forget that this was posted last September, 2 months before even Season 7 launched, when we were still working on Season 7. The FEs dStahl spoke about were not postponed, they evolved -- what was once "Season 8" and "focusing on Feature Episodes" evolved into "an expansion (Legacy of Romulus)" and "a brand new faction, numerous story arcs for them, new arcs for KDF/Fed, and everything else listed here."
I really hope you all are not disappointed by this -- I think most will agree that Legacy of Romulus is a big return to story, and extends well beyond "at least one new series at launch of S8 and maybe even more than that". It really is going to be a great summer for STO.
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
Well, I am disappointed I can't play. :P
A return to story for people playing romulans, probably. It's nothing for those of us playing federation characters who have been stuck at end-game with nothing new to do other then grind dailies and rep for about a year.
Not disappointed at all here.
So far everything available on Tribble is awesome.
Nope, not everyone. I was expecting Romulans.:P
How long does it take to get through one of the FE series, though?
Your Fed alts will also be able to participate in the Wasteland story arc (Nimbus), actually explore Nimbus and the events there, and participate in the Tholian Strike Force Reputation. This alone is still more than just a couple hours.
Legacy of Romulus is a Romulan expansion, no doubt, but it's also adding great things for both the Federation and KDF.
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
But weren't some new Tholian missions supposed to be released too? I think many people were/are expecting a Tholian STF. Don't get me wrong, the expansion looks great, but if we only have episodes to keep us busy for the next 6 months that's not much. Because, you know, most of us have played Nukara ad nauseum now.
Doesn't your Rom also go through Nimbus from 21 to 26? Are the missions for Rom different then the Feds? I'm not sure I need to run my Feds through it if I've already ran my Rom through it - plus I'm not a big fan of how replay handles using higher characters in lower missions.
So in a Romulan-themed release you wanted more Federation end-game stuff?
STO isn't all about the end game. It's about story, which honestly until now was disconnected and lacking.
Now the Romulans have a backstory to their FE, Klingons are getting 1-50 progression with more of their own story, and the Federation I believe is getting new storyline missons.
Sorry this season doesn't work for you, but for one who's been wanting more story out of STO to connect things together better I'll enjoy it until Season 8 (as in what Cryptic considers to be Season 8) hits.
You, obviously, have not been playing attention to anything Cryptic has been saying over the last year then. The game is about getting everyone to 50 ASAP - as end-game is where Cryptic believes the majority of players will spend the majority of their time.
Dude! Are you Brandon's little brother? I didn't spit at him.
And it's not all about story. Once you've played it you're done with it. You may replay it but reading the text again? no. You know what's going on. You don't need that.
That's why I liked season 7, there is a bit of everything, a new awesome episode, a new holding, new STFs, new fleet actions... If it's all about story with no new queue for 6 months expect to see a lot of "bored" threads as soon as June 1st, when people suddenly see that all they can do is levelling up the same old reputations with the same old missions with anew ridged face.
+5 weeks.....
Add some missions to the Tholian and the Borg ones and it might be more fun :P