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Playable Talaxians? I have a idea as to why..
hyefather
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After the Liberation of the Borg I think Cryptic is going to make borg a playable class for everyone. They gave talaxians as a replacement so people that have the tilme in to get borg won't have something to complain about (cryptic logic, flawed of course). To help support this idea. I know you have noticed the updated textures on borg spheres and cubes. Thats not because the wanted the borg in Delta to look diffrent. Its because they wanted them to look diffrent for thier Borg Lockbox. Just a hunch but... I think its gonna happen and maybe soon. What do you think. Cryptic doesn't give us anything. Unless there is a reason for profit behind it. Don't be fooled by the Wolf in sheeps clothing.
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All I want is reasonable rewards, dil costs, xp, and ec from sources.
If they did this, they would have flat out lied to their customers (which, granted, I wouldn't put past them), but in this case, I just don't see that happening. The idea of thousands of half Borg captains is not even remotely realistic, which is why it's a perfect gift for the LTS crowd.
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oh and you think past 2 week have been forums rage let this happen and rage will go to a whole new level count on it
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Not only do they lie to the customer, they can also do it since they do change the devs over time.
Remember, one developer is not the same as the other. One may not want liberated borg, but his replacement may just as well do it.
As long as PWE/Cryptic sees money in it, they'll do it. I do not think they'll do it soon, they still got the Dominion and the Cardassians to put in first....but in the future, if the game lasts that long, they will have no qualms about it.
Sorry, but I consider this irrelevant. It does not matter that employees come and go. What is said by a representative of a company with the authority to do so sticks whether they remain or not. Also this was listed on their website, advertised this way. All of this is beside the point however as the people who guaranteed this are still there (one of them would be D'Angelo himself). I am not an LTS member but I vividly remember how hot a topic this was and the promises that were made and I will support the original LTS over this. They deserve it! They took a chance on this game -- they gambled and won (if they are still around). I was on the fence at the time and now wish I had not been. The Liberated Borg is theirs. If they make it a playable race, then I will have even more issues with this company.
J-sus Fu--ing Christ Already!
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Dont certain feature additions to the game have to have CBS approval? isnt the playable borg with borg ships (cubes, spheres and probes) one of those thing that CBS has said "no" on? that along with tier 5 and tier 6 connies and playable android species?
lets be honest and get over the idea cryptic well not do this cause they "promised" cryptic owns the game it is THEIR game they can freaking do what they want and nothing anyone can do is gonna change their mind. if PWE says to do it by putting it in the Cstore to make more profit they well and nothing you or I or anyone else crying about it well change a thing i have seen this done in other games a million times so no point in worrying about it. I for one do not care if tey did this or did not do it Lib borg just isn't my thing granted i am a big borg fan lol.
If you go back through what's been said and written by (high-ranking) Cryptic employees, you'll find quite a few definate statements, that have turned out to be not true, or that only held until the person in question wasn't there anymore.
And yes, they have, more then once, mentioned a Liberated Micro-Faction as a possibility at some point in the future.
Finally, anyone who believes Corporations do not change their opinions over time has not paid much attention to the world around them. Corporations are constantly changing directions in the hope of making money. After all, there is a reason why Paramount approved JJ-Trek instead of another Prime Universe movie 6 years ago.
I do not hold them in high regard, but this I feel is even below them. That's me being honest. I do not share your view. That said, this is a pointless topic. They gave the LTS people a new race to play. That's really cool of them. It's about time they did something for them because I have been considering buying the LTS. There are a few things they are doing that aren't advertised that make it a value for some, even this late in the game. I am happy they did something like this for the LTS subscribers and I'm just going to give credit where credit is due. Kudos to Cryptic for doing it. /rant
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or they simply want people who want to play as a Talaxian to put down $300 for a LTS, instead of just $6 which are usually charged for a new, playable species.
It's a company, who wants to make money. They're doing this to sell new Lifetime Subscriptions, not to make current LTSers, whose money they already own happy.
If anything, it's a reason to allow for them to add the Liberated Borg to the Lock-boxes like they did with freeform over at champs... and even that is SPECULATION....
Sigh.
Well, of course that's part of it. Add things to the LTS to make it more appealing. I don't think Neelix alone is enough (I can't see many people wanting to play a Talaxian), but it's a fairly smart move, and they should keep that up. Make it more enticing to purchase a lifetime sub.
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Not quite. Cryptic owns the game but they pay CBS for the IP. So if CBS does not want something in game Cryptic can't add it. It was the same with SOE and LA for SWG. Except LA was much more draconian. To the point of every piece of art had to be approved before it could be implemented.
i know this forums has been see over run with i want to play as a Talaxian..............
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100.......47........22.......17...........3..........finally
LMFAO
Got to this post and had to stop.
Have you only just joined our little community? Like, in the last 5 minutes?
They "Swore up and down" Feds would not get cloaking devices.
They "Swore up and down" Feds would not get carriers.
I swear they moved forums, so all the old threads pointing out all of what they have sworn would vanish in to the depths so we would stop bringing them up.
i rather play a Tholian or a Krenim or a Hologram i could go on
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I was one of the original members who signed up before the game had even begun development by the company prior to Cryptic. But yes, I left your little community for three years when I got sick and tired of Cryptic's BS (Season 5). I only returned this month.
You know, I believe there's a lot of truth here. They not only moved the forums, they erased the names of who posted what. There was no reason at all to obfuscate that except for a reason like you just mentioned.
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T6 Connie is the only valid point you got there.
My semi literate friend who can not spell , let me explain the rest for you.
You can kitbash ships made from pre-made Star Trek parts. This is to prevent the game being turned into My Little Pony Starships Online, or Star Wars Online, etc.
This is also a coding decision, since kitbashing is not easy to code in and requires a lot of model parts.
JJ Trek ships are copyright again. JJ Trek rights are held by another company , I think Paramount.
So STO would need Paramount's permission for them. Maybe they would need it for the TOS connie too, not sure on that.
They were designed as a Lobi species so the customization and traits existed, making them a resource cheap addition.
Cryptic is likely planning a lifetime sale soon.
I bet you could see Xindi Reptillian added as a Lifetime species perk if enough people showed interest as well.
Sounds logical enough. Though Cryptic often at times ignored resource cheap additions.
well anyone buying LTS now gets the borg player.
Fill me in people on what's happening!
Wait, seriously? No evil factions?
While I really have no desire to play an evil faction, it seems like adding an evil faction would be a good idea. What would be the logic for saying "no" to that?
*shakes head*
Welcome back, as you may gather - nothing has really changed.
They do not lie to us as often, but that is because they stopped speaking to us as often - so not really hit with a sense of guilt or remorse over past errors in judgement. Just too afraid to face the music.
(Disclaimer : Some decent staff did stick around, those not connected to the bull - but seem to have faded away now)
Well, I cannot complain too much, my infraction history went bye bye
Don't worry, Liberated Borg aren;t going anywhere, it's just that Talaxians have been added to the LTS.
But it still begs the question... how many lifers, after making countless alts and the never-ending alt grind of Delta Rising, would anyone suddenly want to make a Talaxian toon, of all races, beyond casual trolling?
If they were gonna add another race to the LTS i would have expected something a bit moreinteresting... Like the Kobali. Seriously, i'd be ALL OVER the chance to have a kobali toon