Yeah have to agree ESD, DS9 looked bland last year. STO could run a competition for best decorated bridges, ship coridoors, mess hall etc. Where you would normally have a floor accolade in the mess hall, you could have a big Christmas tree and have the npc's interact with it.
I like that idea too! Anything holiday wise to warm up some otherwise drab corners with holiday cheer.
I seem to recall when the 1st holiday event was held I saw candles burning in even remote areas such as B-tran interior missions. I thought it was a nice cheerier touch. :cool:
I hope to have the Chel Grett offered again along with another ship for players to get
I never got one, but I hope those who did can get themselves something new
I don't think they will offer the Chel Grett again, if they do it would be somewhat of a con to those who got it last year, and still have it (like myself, cos it is a pretty good ship). I don't think any Hirogen ships have ever been given away, so I would like to see a Hunter Escort.
One thing I can guarantee ship wise, just like last year, there will be those who moan about it, what ever it is.
We have lots of Andorians running around and they come from a cold planet, don't they?
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We have lots of Andorians running around and they come from a cold planet, don't they?
An exclusive Andorian set of gifts? Aenar Bridge officer, Andorian blade, Andorian Uniform (and "winter" coat like in Enterprise's last episode as worn by Shran).
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You could still win the race when they threw the snowballs. I hope they offer a different ship for Q photographs as already have the breen ship so will be dissapointed if they give the same ship/
I wouldn't mind the breen ship on a few of my newer toons , it's a decent ship after all, but I too wish they could offer another new one too, (maybe a Kazon raider ect.) http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/stmagazine/kazon-raider-beauty.jpg
just in case you got the Breen ship last year on one toon. I don't want to play a Kazon, but I always thought their raiders were kinda cool
Perhaps offer a choice this year between last years prize and the new one. I love choices.
MAYBE also offer upgrades for the Breen space set, (Shield, deflector, engines) too, sorta like the upgrade to the Dominion set.
I love that map and the whole feel to the event and I know that this isn't really supposed to
be a specific holiday thing, but that said, here's a few things I wish would happen:
1. I'd like to see the map get bigger to explore, perhaps use the jet packs we purchased in Risa, with more "Easter eggs" to find and perhaps a few holiday sight seeing opportunities, like the scenic views on the summer Risa
map was handled.
2. I'd like to see the map experience day AND night, specifically so that we might see a few trees actually lit up, maybe add an out door fireplace on the decks, maybe a few candles, some wreaths, some menorahs ect. A snow village during the winter holidays sorta feel. I'd really like to have more of a animated holiday season card feel to it myself.
Maybe have "gift shops" to turn in your marks or whatever to buy the gear and unlocks, rather than just turning them into Q or whomever.
3. In addition to the scarves, I'd like to see hats and mittens added to the tailor unlocks.
4. Snowball PVP against other players would be AWESOME. (Maybe give the option to build snow forts after looking for and completing certain "egg hunts" for parts, to be used in PVP events. Maybe have a whole line of PVP snowball fight related gear to hunt for, or earn, (like snowball guns ect.).
5. Maybe a holiday tree decorating competition for fleets or something. Some type of competition fleets can participate in, have it hourly or so, with a timer and some sort of "egg hunt" to hunt for parts to decorate it with.
6. New enotes to be earned from participating in these said events. Like eggnog toasting, shivering, mistletoe kissing ect.
7. Even MORE outdoor winter activities like sledding competitions. (or the future equivalent), or snowman building, (see who can gather the resources to build the biggest) ect.
8. Oh, and I wouldn't mind having some of the prizes come with "gift giving" type animations so you can REALLY GIVE them to someone. I'd like to be able to work towards neat prizes so that I might give them to fleetmates and friends holiday gifts. (with really cool gifts that can either be earned to keep, or be given as gifts, or sold on the exchange and then in turn bought again to be given as gifts.) maybe have them scale in awesomeness with the time and effort required to obtain them.
But the animation of one toon, giving a gift to another would be really cool IMO.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head ATM, need more coffee
I wouldn't mind the breen ship on a few of my newer toons , it's a decent ship after all, but I too wish they could offer another new one too, (maybe a Kazon raider ect.) http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/stmagazine/kazon-raider-beauty.jpg
just in case you got the Breen ship last year on one toon. I don't want to play a Kazon, but I always thought their raiders were kinda cool
Perhaps offer a choice this year between last years prize and the new one. I love choices.
MAYBE also offer upgrades for the Breen space set, (Shield, deflector, engines) too, sorta like the upgrade to the Dominion set.
I love that map and the whole feel to the event and I know that this isn't really supposed to
be a specific holiday thing, but that said, here's a few things I wish would happen:
1. I'd like to see the map get bigger to explore, perhaps use the jet packs we purchased in Risa, with more "Easter eggs" to find and perhaps a few holiday sight seeing opportunities, like the scenic views on the summer Risa
map was handled.
2. I'd like to see the map experience day AND night, specifically so that we might see a few trees actually lit up, maybe add an out door fireplace on the decks, maybe a few candles, some wreaths, some menorahs ect. A snow village during the winter holidays sorta feel. I'd really like to have more of a animated holiday season card feel to it myself.
Maybe have "gift shops" to turn in your marks or whatever to buy the gear and unlocks, rather than just turning them into Q or whomever.
3. In addition to the scarves, I'd like to see hats and mittens added to the tailor unlocks.
4. Snowball PVP against other players would be AWESOME. (Maybe give the option to build snow forts after looking for and completing certain "egg hunts" for parts, to be used in PVP events. Maybe have a whole line of PVP snowball fight related gear to hunt for, or earn, (like snowball guns ect.).
5. Maybe a holiday tree decorating competition for fleets or something. Some type of competition fleets can participate in, have it hourly or so, with a timer and some sort of "egg hunt" to hunt for parts to decorate it with.
6. New enotes to be earned from participating in these said events. Like eggnog toasting, shivering, mistletoe kissing ect.
7. Even MORE outdoor winter activities like sledding competitions. (or the future equivalent), or snowman building, (see who can gather the resources to build the biggest) ect.
8. Oh, and I wouldn't mind having some of the prizes come with "gift giving" type animations so you can REALLY GIVE them to someone. I'd like to be able to work towards neat prizes so that I might give them to fleetmates and friends holiday gifts. (with really cool gifts that can either be earned to keep, or be given as gifts, or sold on the exchange and then in turn bought again to be given as gifts.) maybe have them scale in awesomeness with the time and effort required to obtain them.
But the animation of one toon, giving a gift to another would be really cool IMO.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head ATM, need more coffee
There are some really good ideas here! I really enjoy a good sprinkling of tasteful and classic holiday cheer.
* A new ground combat pet (please please PLEASE?)
* A new activity/race/something
* Return of costume pieces with additions
* A new ship
* New nano-bat'leths/lirpas
* Some kind of new mark grinding activity
What I expect:
* A ground non-combat pet (Epohhs technically fit the bill here)
* A new ship or the return of an old one (which would be nice for new players/toons)
* Return of costume pieces with additions
* New nano-bat'leths/lirpas
* Some kind of new mark grinding activity, or at least Epohhs having a choice of different marks
* Tribble revolution led by the treacherous winter tribbles in cahoots with Tribble of Borg, opportunistically using the giant snowman's carnage to rise against us
I understand your point about the Kazon, But I'm sure the Tholians have a few Kazon ships somewhere as they seem to get their hands on everyone else's already :rolleyes:
Hehe.... I'm pretty sure we'll get season 8 before the winter event..... so, IF the Kazon show up in Season 8, we could get a Kazon vessel. Or Vidiian, or Krenim, etc.....
I would definately be interested in getting my hands on a Sarr Theln, especially if they made the Breen consoles a 2 peice set. that would give me a major motivation to actually run the race on more than one char. Or maybe, if a playble Sar Theln is a carrier, give the Sarr theln's pets a bonus if the player using them has the energy dissipator console.
I defiantely wouldn't say no to any ship though....
What am I hoping for? A ship that might actually be worth trying for rather than 'Yet Another Level Fifty Required' ship, some interesting/new costume options...
Someone mentioned the Risan Jetpacks working, unlikely, but it'd be nice.
Biggest thing I want? December 2012 there were five things to do; Raise Winter Epohhs, explore and look at snowman scenes, fight Snowmen and the Snowman Overlord and two different races... I want more than that this year. I want to be able to enter the Winter Wonderland and not feel like there's nothing to do because I don't like racing.
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid." -- Q, TNG: "Q-Who?"
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
What am I hoping for? A ship that might actually be worth trying for rather than 'Yet Another Level Fifty Required' ship, some interesting/new costume options...
Well any ship that didn't require level 50 would be utterly useless for normal gameplay. Unless it was leveling, and I doubt they'd try and implement that.
Penguins vs. Elves. Invasion by the South Pole... :P
Bosses = Emperor Penguin vs. Santa...
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Well any ship that didn't require level 50 would be utterly useless for normal gameplay. Unless it was leveling, and I doubt they'd try and implement that.
Let me clarify; nearly every ship we get as a 'prize', from QWW, Risa, Lockboxes, etc. is level fifty only.
Think about it, you've got a character with an Armitage HEC, Mirror Patrol Escort, etc. - two or three level fifty ships already, plus any lower-level ships you still have - unless it's something really special, what's the point in adding another ship to your roster when you can only fly one at a time.
It might be lower level-accessable, but if anything, I'd say they could give us a chance to win a Tuffli Freighter (or they could even make it a 'retrofit' if they have to make it level fifty, with the added weapons et al that would go with that) or something similar, something besides another level fifty escort (Jem'hadar Attack, Winter 2011 - escort; Breen Chel Grett, Winter 2012 - escort; Risan Corvette, Summer 2013 - escort).
As it is though, we'll probably get a 'Xindi-Aquatic Carrier' Heavy Escort Carrier or something true to form...
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid." -- Q, TNG: "Q-Who?"
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
And the Chel Grett is a Battlecruiser, not an Escort.
But, yes, I would love to get my hands on a Xindi-Aquatic ship.
Actually, now that I think about it, I know exactly what ship I'd want it to be.
Since for whatever reason, despite the fan-love for it, there seems to be a hate from CBS, Cryptic, etc. towards the Yeager-type...
They could always make amends by giving us a Maquis Raider escort as the ship for the Winter Wonderland this year. I'd even be willing to work towards earning that one...
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid." -- Q, TNG: "Q-Who?"
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
Let me clarify; nearly every ship we get.....something besides another level fifty escort (Jem'hadar Attack, Winter 2011 - escort; Breen Chel Grett, Winter 2012 - escort; Risan Corvette, Summer 2013 - escort).
Do you have some kind of aversion to choice?
The fact you can only fly one ship at a time does not make it useless to have more than one ship.
Flying a Risian Corvette is an experience quite different to any other ship in the game, the Chel Grett has the potontialto be one of the best ships in the game (Battlecruiser/destroyer hybrid), and the Jem'Hadar is often claimed to be awesome/perfect/overpowered.
That aside, I think you'll find they all have significantly different stat-lines to every other ship in the game.
Although, I'm not sure why I'm explaining this, since you already know my reasoning is correct, even if you disagree with the conclusion...
All I want is Christmas decorations that can be put in my ships trophy case. Really simple to do and another reason to actually use your ship interiors.
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I like that idea too! Anything holiday wise to warm up some otherwise drab corners with holiday cheer.
I seem to recall when the 1st holiday event was held I saw candles burning in even remote areas such as B-tran interior missions. I thought it was a nice cheerier touch. :cool:
I never got one, but I hope those who did can get themselves something new
I don't think they will offer the Chel Grett again, if they do it would be somewhat of a con to those who got it last year, and still have it (like myself, cos it is a pretty good ship). I don't think any Hirogen ships have ever been given away, so I would like to see a Hunter Escort.
One thing I can guarantee ship wise, just like last year, there will be those who moan about it, what ever it is.
I would like them to stick with Breen, for the cold vibe (even though there's no reason to believe Breen is actually cold...)
Plus, Asymmetry. Very nice, and very uncommon.
It'd also held quell some of the irrational theories about the Console being usable on any Breen ship.
Outfits!
I want hats. I would love Ushanka's. And ski goggles. And a Leather Bomber jacket.
The day will not save them. And we own the night.
We have lots of Andorians running around and they come from a cold planet, don't they?
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I wouldn't mind the breen ship on a few of my newer toons , it's a decent ship after all, but I too wish they could offer another new one too, (maybe a Kazon raider ect.) http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/scans/stmagazine/kazon-raider-beauty.jpg
just in case you got the Breen ship last year on one toon. I don't want to play a Kazon, but I always thought their raiders were kinda cool
Perhaps offer a choice this year between last years prize and the new one. I love choices.
MAYBE also offer upgrades for the Breen space set, (Shield, deflector, engines) too, sorta like the upgrade to the Dominion set.
I love that map and the whole feel to the event and I know that this isn't really supposed to
be a specific holiday thing, but that said, here's a few things I wish would happen:
1. I'd like to see the map get bigger to explore, perhaps use the jet packs we purchased in Risa, with more "Easter eggs" to find and perhaps a few holiday sight seeing opportunities, like the scenic views on the summer Risa
map was handled.
2. I'd like to see the map experience day AND night, specifically so that we might see a few trees actually lit up, maybe add an out door fireplace on the decks, maybe a few candles, some wreaths, some menorahs ect. A snow village during the winter holidays sorta feel. I'd really like to have more of a animated holiday season card feel to it myself.
Maybe have "gift shops" to turn in your marks or whatever to buy the gear and unlocks, rather than just turning them into Q or whomever.
3. In addition to the scarves, I'd like to see hats and mittens added to the tailor unlocks.
4. Snowball PVP against other players would be AWESOME. (Maybe give the option to build snow forts after looking for and completing certain "egg hunts" for parts, to be used in PVP events. Maybe have a whole line of PVP snowball fight related gear to hunt for, or earn, (like snowball guns ect.).
5. Maybe a holiday tree decorating competition for fleets or something. Some type of competition fleets can participate in, have it hourly or so, with a timer and some sort of "egg hunt" to hunt for parts to decorate it with.
6. New enotes to be earned from participating in these said events. Like eggnog toasting, shivering, mistletoe kissing ect.
7. Even MORE outdoor winter activities like sledding competitions. (or the future equivalent), or snowman building, (see who can gather the resources to build the biggest) ect.
8. Oh, and I wouldn't mind having some of the prizes come with "gift giving" type animations so you can REALLY GIVE them to someone. I'd like to be able to work towards neat prizes so that I might give them to fleetmates and friends holiday gifts. (with really cool gifts that can either be earned to keep, or be given as gifts, or sold on the exchange and then in turn bought again to be given as gifts.) maybe have them scale in awesomeness with the time and effort required to obtain them.
But the animation of one toon, giving a gift to another would be really cool IMO.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head ATM, need more coffee
There are some really good ideas here! I really enjoy a good sprinkling of tasteful and classic holiday cheer.
* A new ground combat pet (please please PLEASE?)
* A new activity/race/something
* Return of costume pieces with additions
* A new ship
* New nano-bat'leths/lirpas
* Some kind of new mark grinding activity
What I expect:
* A ground non-combat pet (Epohhs technically fit the bill here)
* A new ship or the return of an old one (which would be nice for new players/toons)
* Return of costume pieces with additions
* New nano-bat'leths/lirpas
* Some kind of new mark grinding activity, or at least Epohhs having a choice of different marks
* Tribble revolution led by the treacherous winter tribbles in cahoots with Tribble of Borg, opportunistically using the giant snowman's carnage to rise against us
I would definately be interested in getting my hands on a Sarr Theln, especially if they made the Breen consoles a 2 peice set. that would give me a major motivation to actually run the race on more than one char. Or maybe, if a playble Sar Theln is a carrier, give the Sarr theln's pets a bonus if the player using them has the energy dissipator console.
I defiantely wouldn't say no to any ship though....
My character Tsin'xing
Someone mentioned the Risan Jetpacks working, unlikely, but it'd be nice.
Biggest thing I want? December 2012 there were five things to do; Raise Winter Epohhs, explore and look at snowman scenes, fight Snowmen and the Snowman Overlord and two different races... I want more than that this year. I want to be able to enter the Winter Wonderland and not feel like there's nothing to do because I don't like racing.
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
Well any ship that didn't require level 50 would be utterly useless for normal gameplay. Unless it was leveling, and I doubt they'd try and implement that.
That said, if it was an undine ship with my (mostly jocular) suggestion, I would love it.
The day will not save them. And we own the night.
Bosses = Emperor Penguin vs. Santa...
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That would be quite nice...
The day will not save them. And we own the night.
Let me clarify; nearly every ship we get as a 'prize', from QWW, Risa, Lockboxes, etc. is level fifty only.
Think about it, you've got a character with an Armitage HEC, Mirror Patrol Escort, etc. - two or three level fifty ships already, plus any lower-level ships you still have - unless it's something really special, what's the point in adding another ship to your roster when you can only fly one at a time.
It might be lower level-accessable, but if anything, I'd say they could give us a chance to win a Tuffli Freighter (or they could even make it a 'retrofit' if they have to make it level fifty, with the added weapons et al that would go with that) or something similar, something besides another level fifty escort (Jem'hadar Attack, Winter 2011 - escort; Breen Chel Grett, Winter 2012 - escort; Risan Corvette, Summer 2013 - escort).
As it is though, we'll probably get a 'Xindi-Aquatic Carrier' Heavy Escort Carrier or something true to form...
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
And the Chel Grett is a Battlecruiser, not an Escort.
But, yes, I would love to get my hands on a Xindi-Aquatic ship.
My character Tsin'xing
Actually, now that I think about it, I know exactly what ship I'd want it to be.
Since for whatever reason, despite the fan-love for it, there seems to be a hate from CBS, Cryptic, etc. towards the Yeager-type...
They could always make amends by giving us a Maquis Raider escort as the ship for the Winter Wonderland this year. I'd even be willing to work towards earning that one...
^Words that every player should keep in mind, especially whenever there's a problem with the game...
Do you have some kind of aversion to choice?
The fact you can only fly one ship at a time does not make it useless to have more than one ship.
Flying a Risian Corvette is an experience quite different to any other ship in the game, the Chel Grett has the potontialto be one of the best ships in the game (Battlecruiser/destroyer hybrid), and the Jem'Hadar is often claimed to be awesome/perfect/overpowered.
That aside, I think you'll find they all have significantly different stat-lines to every other ship in the game.
Although, I'm not sure why I'm explaining this, since you already know my reasoning is correct, even if you disagree with the conclusion...
I would like that...
The day will not save them. And we own the night.
only if the obelisk escort unlocks special frigate pets for the obelisk carrier.