I think that CBS said no to the Connie because it was created when Star Trek was an NBC series and they are just being extremely narrow minded about the whole thing, but this is just my opinion.
[Not sure if 1 month is considered ninja, if so then sorry ]
Borderline. 30 days is the limit iirc, and unfortunately it has been a little more than 30 days, so this thread has been necroed
Sadly though, a t5 connie/variant is never going to happen. Although I would love to see some of the connie variant parts available for use on the avenger. That might just convince me to start using the avenger!
Adding a T5 Excalibur would simply mean another cruiser. And at this point, not only do we have enough Fed cruisers, I think we have enough cruisers full stop. -snip-
This. Think about it. The Federation has 23 cruiser variants in its entire Tier 5 selection. This includes all three C-Store Odyssey options, all Mirror ships, and all the Fleet options. The Federation has a HUGE bias towards variety in the Tier 5 range. Something like 2/3 of their total ship variety is in the Tier 5 range. This link demonstrates how stark that bias is.
There is no more room for cruisers in the Federation lineup. It's as simple as that. Any new cruiser that gets introduced would be similar enough to some other cruiser variant that there's no real gain. The ONLY incentive to get it would be if you're an Excalibur fanboy, or a fanboy of whatever ship got boosted to Tier 5. Or you've got thousands of Zen points burning a hole in your wallet and you're looking for something to waste them on.
Looking over the Federation ship lineup in general, the only thing I see possible room for are science ships. Those science destroyers fit in nicely, for example. The Federation has plenty of cruisers, escorts, science ships, and has a few carriers and a few cool hybrid options (Armitage, Vesta). Maybe they could get a Federation-design full carrier somewhere.
Quite frankly, the Federation lineup's running out of room to put new ships in. Short of extending the game to have a 6th tier, or just straight-up inventing an entirely new customizable gear aspect to ships, I don't see any room for significant additions. They would end up being redundant at least partially.
The Excalibur/Exeter are 25th century ships, though their description states they are basically transport/logistic vessels. Let me guess, the T5 versions should have a LTC tac and 3 or 4 tac consoles, right?
STO has so many classes cramped into Starfleets line-up it's ridiculous. The whole tier system doesn't help either. The only way they could make it work if they would introduce ship classes based on size/tonnage/energy and let you choose a skin and abilities in that frame. But that would mean revamping the whole game and that will never ever happen.
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[Not sure if 1 month is considered ninja, if so then sorry
Borderline. 30 days is the limit iirc, and unfortunately it has been a little more than 30 days, so this thread has been necroed
Sadly though, a t5 connie/variant is never going to happen. Although I would love to see some of the connie variant parts available for use on the avenger. That might just convince me to start using the avenger!
This. Think about it. The Federation has 23 cruiser variants in its entire Tier 5 selection. This includes all three C-Store Odyssey options, all Mirror ships, and all the Fleet options. The Federation has a HUGE bias towards variety in the Tier 5 range. Something like 2/3 of their total ship variety is in the Tier 5 range. This link demonstrates how stark that bias is.
There is no more room for cruisers in the Federation lineup. It's as simple as that. Any new cruiser that gets introduced would be similar enough to some other cruiser variant that there's no real gain. The ONLY incentive to get it would be if you're an Excalibur fanboy, or a fanboy of whatever ship got boosted to Tier 5. Or you've got thousands of Zen points burning a hole in your wallet and you're looking for something to waste them on.
Looking over the Federation ship lineup in general, the only thing I see possible room for are science ships. Those science destroyers fit in nicely, for example. The Federation has plenty of cruisers, escorts, science ships, and has a few carriers and a few cool hybrid options (Armitage, Vesta). Maybe they could get a Federation-design full carrier somewhere.
Quite frankly, the Federation lineup's running out of room to put new ships in. Short of extending the game to have a 6th tier, or just straight-up inventing an entirely new customizable gear aspect to ships, I don't see any room for significant additions. They would end up being redundant at least partially.
STO has so many classes cramped into Starfleets line-up it's ridiculous. The whole tier system doesn't help either. The only way they could make it work if they would introduce ship classes based on size/tonnage/energy and let you choose a skin and abilities in that frame. But that would mean revamping the whole game and that will never ever happen.
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Sorry, I meant to say necro, not ninja, lol.
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