And the fact that the T6 will be a brand new class/line - with special powers/abilities that ONLY Tier 6 whips will have - NOT your upgraded older ships.
Increasing the level cap and adding new gear helps to fight power creep because the game is rebalanced for a max of level 60.
...I wonder now if this is what they mean by "most T5 ships will be competitive": that our ships that currently roflstomp at 50 might be ever-so-slightly challenged at 60. So the "upgrade" might just involve putting Mk XIV stuff on our ships.
If that's the case, then I'll be seriously underwhelmed, but I'll be able to live with it for the most part. (Hardcore PvPers won't, though.)
Some of the 50-60 content will be held off to be released later. They have plans in place through at least the next anniversary. With a good amount of repeatable content in place, they can bring us more story content now.
I'd like to know why people are screaming "obsolete"
Last i checked, you can get away with running elite STF's in T4 ships with blue/green mk X gear and still do well.
Why cant you run level 60 content in a T5 ship with Blue mk XII stuff and still do well?
What Ten said...; I'm doing quite well in PvE with my Fleet Nebula Retrofit, built entirely for defensive-support...; I still finish top 3 in CE-Elite more often than not, and it's not only more fun for me this way, it's more of a challenge...keeping the pew-pewers alive long enough to DO their pew-pewing....
-edit-
I've no interest whatsoever in PvP, so it's not even an issue for me.... *shrug*
Delta Rising will be on Tribble "sooner than you think". The new code branch will hit Tribble this month, but probably no content. the expansion will be released to Tribble a little at a time.
Some of the 50-60 content will be held off to be released later. They have plans in place through at least the next anniversary. With a good amount of repeatable content in place, they can bring us more story content now.
sounds great... but they have been saying that since the game went F2P
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Delta Rising will be on Tribble "sooner than you think". The new code branch will hit Tribble this month, but probably no content. the expansion will be released to Tribble a little at a time.
Now that's good news. Here's hoping they don't hold too much of it back, as it will need tons of testing.
I have a strong suspicion that T6 ships will be limited to the T5 fleets. Meaning the vat majority of us will never have access to them.
My Old Blog about things that could and should have been added when I wrote it. Not sure what I want to do with it now. I'll just keep it available now that most of it is outdated.
And the fact that the T6 will be a brand new class/line - with special powers/abilities that ONLY Tier 6 whips will have - NOT your upgraded older ships.
I am going to direct general Expansion 6 comments to this thread so that the ships specific comments don't get buried.
I guess it's quicker and easier to pander to the DPS meta game than to actually put thought and effort into deciding what role support ships have in the game.
oh a pvp question! and of course it gets interrupted by some stupid PA, and doesn't get answered what so ever, oh its one of the 100 things we want to do! its not 1 of the things, its the other side of the damn coin!
TRIBBLE it, AtB is nerfed? so stupid, so many ships will be ruined without it, i doubt even a move to a new tier can counter the damage this will cause, how useless this will render like a quarter of the ships at least. :mad:
Unfortunately right now AtB is pretty much THE cruiser build. If it's toned down maybe they can actually take a look at buffing cruisers so multiple builds are good.
I am guessing the KDF will be more obsolete with these changes I can smell it lol. Since T5 ships are already obsolete compared to feds and romulans lol.
Edit: Yeah take care of us... That is what they said about the KDF all these years but never happened lol.
"Nothing you have will become obsolete. Ships, gear, nothing." - CaptainGeko.
...then what is the point of introducing T6 and Mk XIV in the first place? If (as Geko seems to be implying) the new stuff is a "sidegrade" rather than an upgrade, why not just continue to call it T5 and Mk XII?
-Please make sure that information is disseminated properly, half of all the forum rage is generated by some ignorant poster spreading false truths
This, the biggest thing will be the existing ships and how they will be upgraded. We should be told about this very soon. We should know what ships will be upgraded and how much it will cost to upgrade them.
And the fact that the T6 will be a brand new class/line - with special powers/abilities that ONLY Tier 6 whips will have - NOT your upgraded older ships.
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http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1185131
And the fact that the T6 will be a brand new class/line - with special powers/abilities that ONLY Tier 6 whips will have - NOT your upgraded older ships.
...I wonder now if this is what they mean by "most T5 ships will be competitive": that our ships that currently roflstomp at 50 might be ever-so-slightly challenged at 60. So the "upgrade" might just involve putting Mk XIV stuff on our ships.
If that's the case, then I'll be seriously underwhelmed, but I'll be able to live with it for the most part. (Hardcore PvPers won't, though.)
What Ten said...; I'm doing quite well in PvE with my Fleet Nebula Retrofit, built entirely for defensive-support...; I still finish top 3 in CE-Elite more often than not, and it's not only more fun for me this way, it's more of a challenge...keeping the pew-pewers alive long enough to DO their pew-pewing....
-edit-
I've no interest whatsoever in PvP, so it's not even an issue for me.... *shrug*
sounds great... but they have been saying that since the game went F2P
Now that's good news. Here's hoping they don't hold too much of it back, as it will need tons of testing.
I am going to direct general Expansion 6 comments to this thread so that the ships specific comments don't get buried.
Where have you been the past 2 years?
Slapping more DPS onto it is their solution for everything.........except the Galaxy Class....
Unfortunately right now AtB is pretty much THE cruiser build. If it's toned down maybe they can actually take a look at buffing cruisers so multiple builds are good.
Granted that will take them at least 2 years.
This has been heard before, which is why it scares so many of us now.
Edit: Yeah take care of us... That is what they said about the KDF all these years but never happened lol.
T5s amd Mk XIIs are doomed.
...then what is the point of introducing T6 and Mk XIV in the first place? If (as Geko seems to be implying) the new stuff is a "sidegrade" rather than an upgrade, why not just continue to call it T5 and Mk XII?
I call shenanigans.
This, the biggest thing will be the existing ships and how they will be upgraded. We should be told about this very soon. We should know what ships will be upgraded and how much it will cost to upgrade them.
Wait.......WHAT!!??! :eek: :mad:
Yep final nail in the coffin Expansion 2! ROFL
Nope. C-store only.
Alright, that's it for me; gonna go grab dinner.
http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1185131
And make this a general Expansion 2 thread.
Maybe if ashkrik23 agrees - he could update the OP
That way T6 class ship comments don't get buried in all the other stuff.
Thanks very much for your work in sharing/transcribing this for all of us.