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meldrithpw
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any chance of this? even as a purchase to play race it should be workable
i mean, the lifers can get the android boff, and now we've got apu doffs...so......
i mean, the lifers can get the android boff, and now we've got apu doffs...so......
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I thought this, along with endgame Constitution, was forbidden by CBS.
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you "thought" implies you dont know.
i know that a few years ago that it was stated to be the case that CBS shot it down. they wanted the android race to be unique from what i understood.
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
Wow. Way to an an ***. But thanks for confirming that my "thought" was indeed correct. Now I "know". :rolleyes:
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Right. They said they wanted Data to be rare.
What this might translate into is, "Playable Soong-Type Androids as a lockbox prize" if they ever iron out species respecs.
They control the license and they lay down the rules for Cryptic to use their license.
(UFP) Ragnar
Neverwinter has already done this with the Metallic Ancestry Dragonborn race in the Dragonforged Lockbox. It is an account unlock. I think you need to purchase a Race Reroll token for 1500 Zen for current characters which respecs everything on your character except for Class. Since Neverwinter and Star Trek Online supposedly use the same engine, then it should be possible for this to happen in Star Trek Online.
no i get that i mean what do they care if android is a playable race
http://i.imgur.com/AI3VQwZ.jpg
Oh for F... Why would it even be a technical limitation in the first place? It's just a race with a special racial trait, and some unique costume/head parts.
The problem is that CBS has certain ideas on what's permissible to include in the game and what not. Androids other than data seem to be one of the non-permissible things, so Cryptic just can't do it.
just my 2 cr worth
Because they said no its as simple as that.
No IF'S or AND'S...
Sooooooo...
Albanian Jo
American Nope, Uh-Uh, No way
Apache Dah
Arabic Lay, La or Laa
Basque Ez
Cantonese Mhai
Danish Jen
Farsi Nah
French Non
German Nein
Hawaiian A ole
Hindi Naheen (and others)
Manchu Waka
Maori Aka
Nepali Ahaa
Russian Nyet
Tagalog Hindi (po)
Tibetan Yo
Zulu Cha
Zuni Ella
In 20 different Languages... :rolleyes:
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They're not special or unique at all. You can even modify them at the tailor.
Nobody knows for certain. Other then CBS said "No".
"Supposedly".
I've never actually seen any documentation from CBS on this though. All I've ever seen presented in the forums, is a dev quote during a podcast.
few of the CBS 'no's" aren't documented
Let us explore it... together. Each man hides a secret pain. It must be exposed and reckoned with. It must be dragged from the darkness and forced into the light. Share your pain. Share your pain with me... and gain strength from the sharing.
You could always roll a 'Replicant' of one of your existing toons. The writers for 'Whispers' even said it wasn't a clone. (Though they directly stated it wasn't an android either.)
Use the Alien base and choose appropriate specs for a 'Replicant.'
No, You can get exactly 1x Android Boff on duty at any time that has access to all the special android unlocks, unless using some weird game glitch like the giant tailed aliens seen during the winter event.
So that would make them unique as only a 700 day subscriber or Lifetime sub has access to the 1x Android boff.
PS they are meant to be customizable in the tailor by design.
+1 for playable holograms
Ah I see, I thought you could use more then one. I used to use them to train TS3. Ypu could keep buying them as needed.
I never actually tried to have 4 of them on mission with me. Assumed you could.
Oh i don't doubt that CBS said "No" to an end game Connie, or playable android. Just haven't seen anything official from them on it.
So we can't say "why", is all I'm saying. Its all speculation.
But it wouldn't surprise me at all if they had veto'd an end game Connie and android.
They run that IP like Willy Wonka does his chocolate factory.
With no logic (strange being this is the Star Trek IP), its pretty silly they'd want to reduce their own profits with these 2 strange vetos.
Its not like an end game Connie or playable android in STO would hurt their brand.
But, if that's how they choose to operate...its only hurting them.
Prior to the training manuals it was the easiest way for Lifers to get a free TS-3 boff to train your crew, used to do that all the time myself, its still the cheapest way for lifers.
Yes. /thread