Last lock box was sci focused, this lock box is tac focused. The consoles in this lock box are pretty powerful. I can see all the cheese in PvP matches already.
I love tetryon weapons and I was really looking forward for the new tetryon type. But was little dissapointed that this new set consist of 1 cannon/1 mine/1 console similar to "Nukara DBB/Mine/Console", where the usage of the DBB or the Mines was messing a lot with the weapon setup. Now this...cannon would not fit in a beam tetryon ship, forcing you to replace beams for cannons right? Also this mine and nukara mine...the similarities with this console and nukara?
Most importantly...the secondary bonus of this new set is totally the same like Nukara. Why? "Damage to Tetryon + Flow cap buff( nukara)...now same is with these.
I mean, is it rly hard to make a beam array instead of DBB/Single Cannon and Mine so tetryon lads can be happy?
I am sure you would not place Nukara DBB+mine AND this new cannon+mine just to get double tetryon damage and flow...right? Just mixing and "damaging" setups so much would not lead to good results.
If this cannon was beam array...cool cuz console and beam array would allow mixing nukara mine+console for double buff...but now it looks impossible or wrong.
Anyway rly nice job on all other things from this blog. I am rly excited to see the effect of these new tetryons cuz like I said...i love tetryons
2 tetryon DHC, nukara DBB and this heavy single cannon so you can have BO3 CRF decloak alpha's on a Battlecloaker with 2x tetryon boosting set bonuses makes me very happy. If its on a tvaro you can actually drop mines while cloak while waiting for your skills cd to reset.
And with buffing flowcaps, tetryons will be absolutely monstrous in pvp since most people go with ResB shields to counter elite disruptors
I'm curious as to the claim of 12-15km from long range masking. The Stealth skill doesn't modify cloaking by much, so are we looking at a change to the skill at some point? I mean, I'm assuming these distances HAVE been tested.
"**As an added bonus not usually seen on Lock Box Ship consoles, the Enhanced Inertial Damper Field console can be equipped on any Escort, Raptor or Raider, in addition to fitting on any Hirogen vessel."
Including the Dyson Sci Destroyers (as escort)? I want this for my Romulan White Star...
"Tethered Quantum Mine Launcher excels at short-range attacks. The mines launched by this weapon will tether themselves to the ship that launches them, following along (even at high speeds) until a valid enemy target can be found."
I'm dragging mines! [/Galaxy Quest]
Realizing that this console is a galaxy quest reference now makes me want to get it just for that reason lol
Just got a tweet that the new Destabilized Tetryon weapons' proc is different from the normal Tetryon, and they come in 3 mod varieties, so I'm guessing [ACC]x3 is a possibility.
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Each Hirogen Duty Officer possesses the Resolve Trait, as well as coming with all new Active Roster Abilities to enhance your ship?s performance.
May we have a short list and description of those new powers?
Also, I've just realised there's now hope for a Mirror D'deridex in the future. Oh how I would love to get that glorious black hull material on my fleet variant...
The most awesome bonus proc would be a polaron proc, because the "boldly they rode" dominion weapons have needed some sort of mk XII variant for a while.
Amen. I used to run an awesome star cruiser loadout with Phased Polaron (what is now "Dominion Polaron") Beams back when they first came out and the level 40 ships were still pretty much top-dog ships. Before the introduction of fleet ships that made all V. Admiral ships completely obsolete. But for pvp, man were those things killer. I was just sad that with the launch of the dominion lockbox that they went with phased polaron as actual PHASED polaron, with the worthless phaser proc. Some mk xii Dominion Polaron(-Tetryon) weapons would be so welcome, especially in more variety than beam arrays and standard dual-cannon.
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Some mk xii Dominion Polaron(-Tetryon) weapons would be so welcome, especially in more variety than beam arrays and standard dual-cannon.
If Dominion Polaron Beam Array MK XII [Acc]x2 existed in this game, they would be permanently equipped on my sci ship. Sadly, the theme with the last couple of boxes and reputations has been to pile up a new proc on an old one, or invent new ones, and it seems they're going to continue down that path.
The other weapon that would make an awesome MK XII VR are the tetryons that proc 10% of the time from The New Link episode.
May we have a short list and description of those new powers?.
Brandon said they'll post something in the next few days through a tweet. Code word for, I let him know too late today, so he'll get something going tomorrow. I know because last time I complained quickly and the doffs bonuses were listed 10 minutes after the initial post. I understand, it was past 5PM PT already.
Interesting, because when selecting "Escort" at your Starbase (Or any ship purchasing place), "Destroyers" (e.g. Chimera) are listed with...wait for it....ESCORTS!
so will the existing Hirogen Ship NPC mobs get the new ships or new texture as well ?
They look good, so i really hope that they will be added , also will the ships make it into the foundry anytime soon, I'll be excited to use them for hirogen related mischief
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That Intimidating Strikes trait, plus a TS3 with a high-number torpedo type like Photon (or the Armitage's special console), that is going to be unpleasant.
Then wait for the QQ's on the PVP forum and the subsequent nerf .
That's how things get done for STO's PVE community .... .
You know , the other 90% of the playerbase .
I've always kinda regretted not picking the Heavy Cruiser when I was at the relevant level, seeing as how I've had Cruisers all the rest of the way (Vesper, Galaxy, Sovereign, Regent, Gal-X, Odyssey), so the Mirror Universe one will at least give me a sense of completion there if I can get my hands on one.
The Hirogen are already allied with Sela's Romulan Star Empire.
he's stealthfully ******** that cause of a hirogen lockbox, we can never play as sela's "true romulans" instead of the RR..... wish all he might, the ship he feels just said sailed away when LoR came out. there will never be a "true romulan" faction that doesnt support the alliance thing.
Interesting, because when selecting "Escort" at your Starbase (Or any ship purchasing place), "Destroyers" (e.g. Chimera) are listed with...wait for it....ESCORTS!
They really should rename the categories then, based on specialty (tactical, engineering, science). Or split them into proper categories.
I love the Hirogen, Kazon and so many other Voyager species. If the stats are ok, I might buy the Lobi store version. I already have over 800 lobi anyway.
Kinda sad when one is more interested in a lotto box than the anniversary event, I suppose that is what you get for turning that event into a grind. A lot easier to save up EC and buy the lotto box stuff on the exchange.
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Ah.....in that case, when you release the specs on that thing, please give us a list of what can fit the console, yes? There are a number of gray area ships - e.g. the Temporal Destroyer, the (Jem'Hadar) Heavy Escort Carrier, etc.
Ah.....in that case, when you release the specs on that thing, please give us a list of what can fit the console, yes? There are a number of gray area ships - e.g. the Temporal Destroyer, the (Jem'Hadar) Heavy Escort Carrier, etc.
How can anything be a gray area? If it's called an Escort in its ship type name, it's an Escort. If it's not called an Escort in its ship type name, it is not an Escort.
How can anything be a gray area? If it's called an Escort in its ship type name, it's an Escort. If it's not called an Escort in its ship type name, it is not an Escort.
*shrugs* In that case, the Scourge Destroyer Retrofit can't fit it, nor can the Guramba, and nor can the Jem'Hadar Attack Ship, for that matter. Or the Risian Corvette. Or the Aquarius Destroyer (though it may be an exception). This is what I mean by 'gray area'.
It'll be interesting to see a backflipping Apex, though.
i have to say, this Lockbox is more interesting to me than the last few were.
- canon alien ships from TV
- fitting armor for the captain + crew (probably just expensive like hell to buy it 5 times for me and my BOffs...)
all that is missing is a real Hirogen HEAD in the Alien Creator, if you can add the options for a Hirogen head in there then i might even start a new Character for this.
but without a Hirogen Head i don't really see the options for the full monsterplay that i'm looking for from these LockBoxes.
I have a Ferengi with full Ferengi Crew + Outfits + DOffs in a Ferengi Marauder
I have a Cardassian with kind of Cardi outfits + DOffs in a Galor.
I have a Alien creator Jem'Hadar with all 3 Jem'Hadar Ships, that one Jem'Hadar BOff...
I have a Nero look alike in the Narada look alike Ship...
that is kind of my thing... but without a proper Hirogen Head on the Hirogen Captain the whole thing looses its immersion for me.
Heck i'd buy a Hirogen species for the Romulan Faction right now, it's time you guys do something besides MOAR SHIPS anyway.
*shrugs* In that case, the Scourge Destroyer Retrofit can't fit it, nor can the Guramba, and nor can the Jem'Hadar Attack Ship, for that matter. Or the Risian Corvette. Or the Aquarius Destroyer (though it may be an exception). This is what I mean by 'gray area'.
All those are tactical ships, just as escorts are. Destroyers or corvettes and one attack ship.
I think the problem here is that there's no playstyle difference in tactical ships for the most part, sans raiders and maybe the Risian corvette. Their only difference in categorization is in name and bonus stats.
Could we have the content info now instead of several weeks after the launch?
Like the Voth Lock Box blog.
Except for the Hirogen ships (though the EIDF console looks nice) the other content looks interesting.
I will definitely will be picking up some of that stuff from the exchange, provided the prices are reasonable.
All those are tactical ships, just as escorts are. Destroyers or corvettes and one attack ship.
I think the problem here is that there's no playstyle difference in tactical ships for the most part, sans raiders and maybe the Risian corvette. Their only difference in categorization is in name and bonus stats.
Well I've found that tactical ships are harder to vary but you can certainly mix it up with different discrete playstyles assuming that you break out from the standard min-max builds (the mindset behind which is ALWAYS going to minimize variation in favor of the one or two patterns that work best for the game.) Quantum-torp builds I've found can take a Fleet Patrol Escort and make it an entirely different animal to your typical Fleet Defiant which, equipment aside, you're going to have to play a bit differently (at least with respect to PVE's) in order to play it effectively (ie. position yourself and attack targets in a way that minimizes the opportunity for enemy NPC's to snack on your sweet, flakey hull.)
Certainly new mechanics (that vary between tac ships) would help, but there is more going on here than names and tiny stat differences (even the choice of boff stations is going to send a Mobius in a different direction to a Tal Shiar adapted destroyer if you try to get the most out of each.)
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2 tetryon DHC, nukara DBB and this heavy single cannon so you can have BO3 CRF decloak alpha's on a Battlecloaker with 2x tetryon boosting set bonuses makes me very happy. If its on a tvaro you can actually drop mines while cloak while waiting for your skills cd to reset.
And with buffing flowcaps, tetryons will be absolutely monstrous in pvp since most people go with ResB shields to counter elite disruptors
Realizing that this console is a galaxy quest reference now makes me want to get it just for that reason lol
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Also, I've just realised there's now hope for a Mirror D'deridex in the future. Oh how I would love to get that glorious black hull material on my fleet variant...
Amen. I used to run an awesome star cruiser loadout with Phased Polaron (what is now "Dominion Polaron") Beams back when they first came out and the level 40 ships were still pretty much top-dog ships. Before the introduction of fleet ships that made all V. Admiral ships completely obsolete. But for pvp, man were those things killer. I was just sad that with the launch of the dominion lockbox that they went with phased polaron as actual PHASED polaron, with the worthless phaser proc. Some mk xii Dominion Polaron(-Tetryon) weapons would be so welcome, especially in more variety than beam arrays and standard dual-cannon.
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If Dominion Polaron Beam Array MK XII [Acc]x2 existed in this game, they would be permanently equipped on my sci ship. Sadly, the theme with the last couple of boxes and reputations has been to pile up a new proc on an old one, or invent new ones, and it seems they're going to continue down that path.
The other weapon that would make an awesome MK XII VR are the tetryons that proc 10% of the time from The New Link episode.
Brandon said they'll post something in the next few days through a tweet. Code word for, I let him know too late today, so he'll get something going tomorrow. I know because last time I complained quickly and the doffs bonuses were listed 10 minutes after the initial post. I understand, it was past 5PM PT already.
Interesting, because when selecting "Escort" at your Starbase (Or any ship purchasing place), "Destroyers" (e.g. Chimera) are listed with...wait for it....ESCORTS!
I hope so too, but they never alter Mirror ship BOff layouts that drastically. So, doubtful.
Sucks too because those Dyson hybrid ships, while they sound delightfully gimmicky, are ugly as sin.
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They look good, so i really hope that they will be added , also will the ships make it into the foundry anytime soon, I'll be excited to use them for hirogen related mischief
Then wait for the QQ's on the PVP forum and the subsequent nerf .
That's how things get done for STO's PVE community .... .
You know , the other 90% of the playerbase .
Will get the armour though, that looks very much worth it.
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he's stealthfully ******** that cause of a hirogen lockbox, we can never play as sela's "true romulans" instead of the RR..... wish all he might, the ship he feels just said sailed away when LoR came out. there will never be a "true romulan" faction that doesnt support the alliance thing.
Also, I'm assuming corvettes aren't escorts as well.
They really should rename the categories then, based on specialty (tactical, engineering, science). Or split them into proper categories.
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Kinda sad when one is more interested in a lotto box than the anniversary event, I suppose that is what you get for turning that event into a grind. A lot easier to save up EC and buy the lotto box stuff on the exchange.
Ah.....in that case, when you release the specs on that thing, please give us a list of what can fit the console, yes? There are a number of gray area ships - e.g. the Temporal Destroyer, the (Jem'Hadar) Heavy Escort Carrier, etc.
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*shrugs* In that case, the Scourge Destroyer Retrofit can't fit it, nor can the Guramba, and nor can the Jem'Hadar Attack Ship, for that matter. Or the Risian Corvette. Or the Aquarius Destroyer (though it may be an exception). This is what I mean by 'gray area'.
It'll be interesting to see a backflipping Apex, though.
- canon alien ships from TV
- fitting armor for the captain + crew (probably just expensive like hell to buy it 5 times for me and my BOffs...)
all that is missing is a real Hirogen HEAD in the Alien Creator, if you can add the options for a Hirogen head in there then i might even start a new Character for this.
but without a Hirogen Head i don't really see the options for the full monsterplay that i'm looking for from these LockBoxes.
I have a Ferengi with full Ferengi Crew + Outfits + DOffs in a Ferengi Marauder
I have a Cardassian with kind of Cardi outfits + DOffs in a Galor.
I have a Alien creator Jem'Hadar with all 3 Jem'Hadar Ships, that one Jem'Hadar BOff...
I have a Nero look alike in the Narada look alike Ship...
that is kind of my thing... but without a proper Hirogen Head on the Hirogen Captain the whole thing looses its immersion for me.
Heck i'd buy a Hirogen species for the Romulan Faction right now, it's time you guys do something besides MOAR SHIPS anyway.
I think the problem here is that there's no playstyle difference in tactical ships for the most part, sans raiders and maybe the Risian corvette. Their only difference in categorization is in name and bonus stats.
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Like the Voth Lock Box blog.
Except for the Hirogen ships (though the EIDF console looks nice) the other content looks interesting.
I will definitely will be picking up some of that stuff from the exchange, provided the prices are reasonable.
Well I've found that tactical ships are harder to vary but you can certainly mix it up with different discrete playstyles assuming that you break out from the standard min-max builds (the mindset behind which is ALWAYS going to minimize variation in favor of the one or two patterns that work best for the game.) Quantum-torp builds I've found can take a Fleet Patrol Escort and make it an entirely different animal to your typical Fleet Defiant which, equipment aside, you're going to have to play a bit differently (at least with respect to PVE's) in order to play it effectively (ie. position yourself and attack targets in a way that minimizes the opportunity for enemy NPC's to snack on your sweet, flakey hull.)
Certainly new mechanics (that vary between tac ships) would help, but there is more going on here than names and tiny stat differences (even the choice of boff stations is going to send a Mobius in a different direction to a Tal Shiar adapted destroyer if you try to get the most out of each.)
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