You make some good points, although I believe it's necessary to see things from another perspective as well.
Yes, I agree that the business part of the IP is what kept ST allive (for the company), because we, the fans, are and were willing to purchase DVDs, Blu-Rays or all kinds of other memorabilia.
However, we did and are doing this because we love Star Trek. And that show that happens to be about the human condition, evoultion, exploring the universe around us and our species growing beyond social hang-ups is the reason the business part worked as it worked. If we didn't happen to enjoy the show, we wouldn't buy all that memorabilia or ST related stuff previously mentioned.
Now, what I'm trying to say is not a debate on canon actually. It's about the face of ST. Yes, it's just a TV show, but that TV show had a basic direction and guidelines that helped making it what it is. And that's what we that call ourselves 'Star Trek fans' came to love.
And just as a single example, one thing that was certain in that show is that the factions' equivalents of space defense forces all used their own ships developed with their own technology. That's a part of that face of ST I'm talking about.
People grew to love the show about a peacefull Federation and a crew of their own that voyages into the vastness of space in their own reckognizable starships, exploring the universe as well as the human condition. Not VADM Badass that commits mass murder, blows everything apart because it's "cool" and hijacks all kinds of alien ships (even ones that are a live organism) at his pleasure, while pertaining to be 'of Starfleet'.
See, I get your point, and it's valid from what I can say. However, I just wanted to point out that there's this other blade (as a synonim, a two-bladed sword, we have a saying in my country) of the matter - the one I'm trying to explain here.
And this other 'blade' says that STO is growing apart with every passing day from the show I loved, therefore I ceased spending any funds in this game as of S8 and unless there are serious changes at the helm or at least in the manner the game's managed - I won't be rethinking my decision.
As I have said before. Star Trek Online is more like Fanfiction Online, and you know what? Some Fanfiction is really good.
Did I miss something? I thought all the Undine stuff turned out to be related to the Undine reputation and revamped mission to go along with the reputation. We have never had a lock box that matches a new reputation have we? Why do people think we are getting a Undine lock box? What did I miss?
I guess you missed the whole Voth Reputation and the Voth Lock Box they launched with it:eek:
How heroic of you. Although I will point out that, regardless of their motivation, those 'other suckers' are the ones putting money into the game, thus keeping the game alive.
As for the old Lockboxes = gambling argument; I maintain the opinion that it's only gambling ifyou buy the keys EXPECTING to obtain the grand-prize.
Yeh i've put 100's of euros in the game + im a gold member.
Nice try in hoping ill feel guilty about anything at all.
Opening boxes = gambling as far as im concerned. (simply my opinion, nothing more or less)
I've been pooling my resources for the Sharknado lockbox that's due to come out after the undine lockbox with bio ships.
Comes equipped with 8 360 degree Kineticized Antiproton cutting beams that have perma FAW III, APA, APB, APO, APD, TTIII, Regens 20,000 shields/second, 20,000 hull/second, and launches mini sharknado ships with mini versions of all of the above. The Special bridge in the Sharknado ship is the whole Galaxy in a bubble. You also get free very rare doffs, and 5000000 zen when you hit the jackpot, and pull a sharknado ship out of the lockbox.
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The sad part about this is in the S9 Dev blog 19, it clearly says that we get fludic AP weapons that have a physical bonus damage proc that ignores shields. Not exactly a "kineticized antiproton cutting beam with perma FAW..." and all that but it is a step towards it.
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As I have said before. Star Trek Online is more like Fanfiction Online, and you know what? Some Fanfiction is really good.
Yes. And then again, some fanfiction really sucks hard. Two-bladed sword.
Hence Droanza.
Can't have everything. :rolleyes:
You won the thread.
I guess you missed the whole Voth Reputation and the Voth Lock Box they launched with it:eek:
Yeh i've put 100's of euros in the game + im a gold member.
Nice try in hoping ill feel guilty about anything at all.
Opening boxes = gambling as far as im concerned. (simply my opinion, nothing more or less)
CALLED IT!!:eek::):P
I am looking forward to the new lock box - with the Universal console:
"Shark Torpedo"
Universal console
Shark with laser attached to it's head fires from your torpedo tube
The laser cuts a hole in the player's shields then the shark chews on the hull for 30 secs until it dies or the player dies - whichever is first! :P
The sad part about this is in the S9 Dev blog 19, it clearly says that we get fludic AP weapons that have a physical bonus damage proc that ignores shields. Not exactly a "kineticized antiproton cutting beam with perma FAW..." and all that but it is a step towards it.