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- Official Star Trek Delta Rising Announcement

pwecaptainsmirkpwecaptainsmirk Member Posts: 1,167 Arc User
edited August 2014 in Galactic News Network [PC]
The STO team is pleased to announce the second full expansion to the game, Star Trek Online: Delta Rising. Captains will be able to explore the Delta Quadrant, fighting alongside familiar allies against new terrifying foes! Read more about it in our official announcement by Executive Producer Stephen D’Angelo.

Click this link to go to our Official Announcement

Make sure to check out our official trailer video from the Dev Panel at Star Trek Las Vegas convention!

~CaptainSmirk
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  • killdozer9211killdozer9211 Member Posts: 920 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    If we're doing this voyager thing, here are my two biggest requests:

    The federation phaser rifles they used on voyager.

    Those beautiful Devore ships.
  • johngazmanjohngazman Member Posts: 2,826 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    Announcement = good.

    Video = good.

    Things in video = good.

    Lack of explanation RE: T6 ships and T5 upgrades = Bad.

    Trying to stay positive here, but I really do want to know the specifics of the upgrade system.

    That being said, does this mean we'll be getting a Delta Rising startup screen to replace the LoR one?
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  • trelane87trelane87 Member Posts: 242 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    Judging by the tone of the article with regards to tier 6 ships it sounds like they're going to be far superior than current ships in game.. the rage will be epic :cool:
  • blassreiterusblassreiterus Member Posts: 1,294 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    johngazman wrote: »
    Announcement = good.

    Video = good.

    Things in video = good.

    Lack of explanation RE: T6 ships and T5 upgrades = Bad.

    Trying to stay positive here, but I really do want to know the specifics of the upgrade system.

    That being said, does this mean we'll be getting a Delta Rising startup screen to replace the LoR one?
    You must have missed this part of the announcement post:
    These ships have new capabilities not seen before, including innovations in bridge officer seating. Briefings on these new vessels will be released in the coming weeks.

    That's when you'll get your explanation.
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  • lan451lan451 Member Posts: 3,386 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    There we go! This was all I was asking for in the announcement feedback thread. Good deal.

    Looking forward to all the goodies in the coming weeks. :)
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  • ussprometheus79ussprometheus79 Member Posts: 727 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    Like others, never saw this coming. :d
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  • ereiidereiid Member Posts: 103 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    talgeeze wrote: »
    Hell, it's about time !
    What took you so long ?

    Scheduled update and maintenance?
  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    questerius wrote: »
    The cat was already out of the bag since Vegas so it's no surprise that i, and many amongst the forum population, expected this announcement earlier.

    Can we expect additional information on the new class of ship soon?
    Not everyone got the memo about any new content till now.
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  • jonathanlonehawkjonathanlonehawk Member Posts: 674 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    You tube video of the panel, when? I couldn't make it to vegas and would like to see it.
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  • stomperx99stomperx99 Member Posts: 863 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    When should this hit Tribble?
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  • azmariapostazmariapost Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    Great... And what rank will level 60 take us to? Level cap increases has ruined every game I've played so far for me - I'm really hoping this doesn't happen here...

    On the bright side, it's nice knowing Harry Kim will be in the storyline.
  • mhall85mhall85 Member Posts: 2,852 Arc User1
    edited August 2014
    trelane87 wrote: »
    Judging by the tone of the article with regards to tier 6 ships it sounds like they're going to be far superior than current ships in game.. the rage will be epic :cool:

    Actually, it's not that big a deal. It's just following the tone of last weekend's announcement.

    Think about it... this is the "official" website announcement for the new expansion. They are not going to say "meh... our new ships are okay...", LOL. :P
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  • sandormen123sandormen123 Member Posts: 862 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    Looking forward to the expansion!
    Although, this time, I will not fall into the LoR trap where Cryptic/PWE fooled me into shaking the moneymaker at the screen. :o
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  • baratgabbaratgab Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    I welcome the new content; to be honest, Voyager was my favorite series, and I never saw any reason for the widespread dismay about it.

    But as I stated elsewhere, I don't understand the need for even more ships, especially a whole new tier... There are still a lot of things to improve and problems to solve, which would have added much more to the appeal of the game (even financially, I think), with less headache to people who invested heavily in previous ships.

    How about real 3D space fight? (Seriously, I can't pitch beyond certain angle in space??)

    Or making the ship bridges useful? (Why are they separate from the ship's location, with the viewscreen always showing nil? Why not be able to see outside and navigate the ship?)

    Or upgrading the animations that depict characters interacting with objects? (It's completely unbelievable that they are doing anything intelligent with the consoles, etc.)

    It seems to me that the developers just don't want to think, or are so used to the game's systems that they can't think outside the box any more.

    (BTW, is the Undine space battle zone playable at all? I was never able to enjoy it due to the enormous lag. I would be surprised if it was solved, since the developer team did not even acknowledge the graphics performance issue in the first place.)
  • wast33wast33 Member Posts: 1,855 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    we two again, eh? lolsmirk ^^

    nvm.... too less too late and the wrong attitude, at least towards me in the end lol.

    i'm pretty sure x2 will be "a great success" while, again, changing the game in a fundamental manner without refunding players for made progresses. just like with the r&d revamp, patrol escort and so on. on the side we'll probably get some free perks, thx for that in forward... or surprise us.

    p.s.:
    i hope we meet again often on the 2nd post. no idea why u always delete em, as i feel it to be very unpolite and picked, while other posters show much more destructive attitudes :P. thx for notice, sincerely "mr-2nd-post-wastee".
  • lessley00lessley00 Member Posts: 1,200 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    Whats going to happen to the t5 lvl 50 ships? will they remain cstore ships, become dilithium ships, or get replaced and move up to t6?
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  • aegon1iceaegon1ice Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    I understand the initial "Blog" to be an introductional one but honestly everyone here is dying to know what will happen to their expenively paid ships at 60.

    The blogs about this "progression" might come in the following weeks but at least a quick Q&A from devs regarding this matter would be appreciated - with additional info in the blogs to come.

    Please ease the concerns and uncertainty of all the players and give us some information to deal with instead on letting us sit under Damocles's Sword... please, for the love you have for the playerbase....
  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    lessley00 wrote: »
    Whats going to happen to the t5 lvl 50 ships? will they remain cstore ships, become dilithium ships, or get replaced and move up to t6?
    I think it's pretty irrational to think that every tier 5 ship will get replaced. That would utterly destroy the game, and Cryptic probably knows this.
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  • sirokksirokk Member Posts: 990 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    trelane87 wrote: »
    Judging by the tone of the article with regards to tier 6 ships it sounds like they're going to be far superior than current ships in game.. the rage will be epic :cool:

    Ok, now we can solo multiple Borg cubes at one time! That's what we needed! ...sorry, that's what THEY needed, because ship sales are down.

    So, is everyone ready to start throwing money at, perhaps, marginally better ships?

    Cryptic, I'll give you money if you allow us to upgrade our lower-tier (I through IV) ships to Tier V. No? Your missing out on a lot of money that players would be willing to give - ships that are already designed, just need to change their specs in the database. Easy money!

    At the very least, make all the NPCs in the game more powerful. We shouldn't be able to vape Borg cubes so fast - they are supposed to be adaptable.
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  • kamenriderzero1kamenriderzero1 Member Posts: 906 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    Tier 5 ships will remain competitive. they have said that several dozen times.
    Everywhere I look, people are screaming about how bad Cryptic is.
    What's my position?
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  • zulisvelzulisvel Member Posts: 518 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    I'm not going to rant about how long it took you guys to finally post something about Delta Rising. Instead I'm going to simply ask, when are you going to tell us about what's going to happen to our Tier 5.x ships? :(
  • casbynesscasbyness Member Posts: 171 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    I only have one question: can I join the Borg yet or am I going to have to wait another four years before that happens?

    Seriously I would pay you $1,000 right now for a Borg character as part of a Borg faction. I have been asking since launch and you're now adding an update about the region of space where the Borg live. Where is the playable faction? O.O
  • orion272orion272 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    I like that they are going to up the level cap real soon, but...bad part is that they are going to make new ships for tier 6. Why? Why not upgrade the tier 5 ships to tier 6 and release a new like of a lower tier ships? What will happen to all the money I spent on this game? My Avenger, my MVAE and many others will become TRIBBLE. I can't believe this. And we prob know that some tier 6 ships will be upgrades of our current ones. And if they think i'm gonna pay more zen for a tier 6 ship they are mistaken.
  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    orion272 wrote: »
    I like that they are going to up the level cap real soon, but...bad part is that they are going to make new ships for tier 6. Why? Why not upgrade the tier 5 ships to tier 6 and release a new like of a lower tier ships? What will happen to all the money I spent on this game? My Avenger, my MVAE and many others will become TRIBBLE. I can't believe this. And we prob know that some tier 6 ships will be upgrades of our current ones. And if they think i'm gonna pay more zen for a tier 6 ship they are mistaken.
    Go read the previous page. Seriously, there's no sense in this being repeated constantly.
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  • sle1989sle1989 Member Posts: 552 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    orangeitis wrote: »
    Not everyone got the memo about any new content till now.

    Exactly, and they are who this announcement is for. Not every player looks at the forums or even the website. That's why there is a big picture with a link on the launcher.


    I do agree that this should have been announced earlier. If not that Saturday, then Monday for sure.
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  • tucana66tucana66 Member Posts: 710 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    pwecaptainsmirk wrote: »
    The STO team is pleased to announce the second full expansion to the game, Star Trek Online: Delta Rising. Captains will be able to explore the Delta Quadrant, fighting alongside familiar allies against new terrifying foes! Read more about it in our official announcement by Executive Producer Stephen D’Angelo.
    (...)

    ~CaptainSmirk
    Thank you, Smirk. We realize you're the messenger only. As the community manager, though, please consider the formation of a Delta Rising Q&A where you scrape questions that can be answered.

    No more of the [redacted] b.s.

    We realize some questions will need to wait for the blog posts. Some other questions need to be answered, though. Please be a driving force in making that happen.
  • venkouvenkou Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    With a portal recently discovered within the Dyson sphere providing a quick path to the quadrant, many vessels are being sent to explore the region.
    TRIBBLE! Voth and Undine reputation systems all over again.

    What is this one called 'Neelix's Delta Quadrant Special'?
  • den3067den3067 Member Posts: 63 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    New content is great. Delta Quadrant is a great idea.
    LvL 60 ships not so great.
    What happens to all those Z-store ships now that are LvL 50?
    Upgrade all our LVL 50 ships? OR no way am I buying more. And kiss space pvp goodbye.
  • sunfranckssunfrancks Member Posts: 3,925 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    jonathanlonehawk wrote: »
    You tube video of the panel, when? I couldn't make it to vegas and would like to see it.


    Here you go: clicky. :D
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  • psyloafpsyloaf Member Posts: 137 Arc User
    edited August 2014
    Cryptic, I believe I speak for most everyone here, when I say: WOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :D
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