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U.S.S. Mercury

bobsisko47bobsisko47 Member Posts: 67 Arc User
edited April 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I want!

I'm gonna rename her though to U.S.S. QuickSilver.:D
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  • wotertoolwotertool Member Posts: 96 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    bobsisko47 wrote: »
    I want!

    I'm gonna rename her though to U.S.S. QuickSilver.:D

    Sorry, did I miss something?
  • psycoticvulcanpsycoticvulcan Member Posts: 4,160 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    We'll be seeing that ship (and the Rom/KDF variants) very soon, no doubt.

    It's weird, though ... they're nearly the size of my escort carrier, but they're treated like single-pilot ships. I do wonder what the stats will be.
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  • mhall85mhall85 Member Posts: 2,852 Arc User1
    edited April 2015
    wotertool wrote: »
    Sorry, did I miss something?

    Clearly, you didn't look at the future C-Store offering upon entering New Romulus, during the new FE... ;)
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  • potasssiumpotasssium Member Posts: 1,226 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Well think of it this way, you can fit seven people in a minivan and one person in a Formula One racer or two people in a Shelby cobra.

    Maybe it's the size of an escort but disproportionate amount of its mass is taking up by engines. Much like how the defiant was engines, guns, bunkbeds, and a mess hall. Oh and armor.

    They will probably have a small crew for their size.
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  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    wotertool wrote: »
    Sorry, did I miss something?

    Most of the ships flying with you in Delta Flight. Fed, KDF, and Romulan, all of a new class except for the USS Bern.

    If they follow the seating pattern of the Intelligence ships and Command Cruisers, the layout will be something like

    Cmdr Tac/Pilot, LtCmdr Tac, LtCmdr Sci, Lt Eng/Pilot, Ens Uni

    Maybe switch the eng and sci seats, as eng would make more sense for the ships, but Fed and KDF both have LtCmdr Eng T6 escorts already, and Cryptic did just give us a new sci power.
  • thelunarboythelunarboy Member Posts: 412 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Hmm an escort style ship with pilot specialization slots and two forward mandibles.

    And then there's the "let's blow this thing and go home" line in Delta Flight.


    Anyone else seeing a pattern emerging here. :)
  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    thelunarboy wrote: »
    Hmm an escort style ship with pilot specialization slots and two forward mandibles.

    And then there's the "let's blow this thing and go home" line in Delta Flight.

    Pretty much, it's almost like someone took the Defiant, refined it and slapped more guns and engine power on it.
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  • mrspidey2mrspidey2 Member Posts: 959 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    And that someone was most likely Tom Paris.
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  • mhall85mhall85 Member Posts: 2,852 Arc User1
    edited April 2015
    mrspidey2 wrote: »
    And that someone was most likely Tom Paris.

    Oh, yeah, because messing with The Sisko's baby... THAT'S a good idea... ;)

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  • svindal777svindal777 Member Posts: 856 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    A bulked up Peregrine. :D
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  • maobemaobe Member Posts: 86 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    psycoticvulcan wrote: »
    We'll be seeing that ship (and the Rom/KDF variants) very soon, no doubt.

    It's weird, though ... they're nearly the size of my escort carrier, but they're treated like single-pilot ships. I do wonder what the stats will be.

    i guess those new modells will soon be available as the new pilot-ships... :rolleyes:

    nrrrg... stupid board require 120 seconds of waiting between postings :mad:
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  • psycoticvulcanpsycoticvulcan Member Posts: 4,160 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    thelunarboy wrote: »
    Hmm an escort style ship with pilot specialization slots and two forward mandibles.

    And then there's the "let's blow this thing and go home" line in Delta Flight.


    Anyone else seeing a pattern emerging here. :)

    Don't forget the "Yee-haw!" when the station blew. :D
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  • bobsisko47bobsisko47 Member Posts: 67 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    For me, the U.S.S. Mercury's looks have much more in common with the Paranid Nemesis from the X3 games: http://www.x-lexikon.org/wiki/index.php/Datei:Nemesis_X%C2%B3TC.jpg

    I think, between the U.S.S. Mercury and the Phantom, the Phantom with her side-mounted engines looks much more like the Defiants sucessor than the U.S.S. Mercury.
  • ovrkylovrkyl Member Posts: 309 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    adamkafei wrote: »
    Pretty much, it's almost like someone took the Defiant, refined it and slapped more guns and engine power on it.
    I've been wondering if they were going to do a T6 Defiant. They did a T6 Voyager and a T6 Enterprise (Galaxy), so it makes sense they'd do a tactical escort and make a T6 Defiant. And it looks bad@$$!
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  • thelunarboythelunarboy Member Posts: 412 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Mind you if Paris did have a hand in building the class, you might expect him to have tried to throw on his long denied "dynametric tailfins". :)
  • lordvalecortezlordvalecortez Member Posts: 479 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I keep throwing money are my screen but nothing is happening. Stats dependent, but if the layout is decent I will be buying that ship the instant it becomes available.
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  • lordvalecortezlordvalecortez Member Posts: 479 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    reyan01 wrote: »
    They're definitely in the pipeline, although I suspect that Cryptic want to encourge sales of lock box keys first, since the Xindi Escort Carrier (lock box prize) has a hybrid pilot BOFF seat.

    I will wait. Is it here yet? How about now? Now? And now? Now? You sure? Go check again. Now?
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  • capnmanxcapnmanx Member Posts: 1,452 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    It's a nice looking ship. I do hope it's the next 'iconic' ship rather than the pilot ship though. All things considered, a T6 Defiant seems likely; so if the Mercury is the all new pilot ship, we could end up with 3 T6 escorts that are all slight variants of the same design (Phantom, Mercury, Defiant). That would be dull.
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  • capnmanxcapnmanx Member Posts: 1,452 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    BTW, if anyone hasn't spotted it yet, there are some pics here (from the 'epic screenshot' thread in the 'art of STO forum').

    ---Edit---

    Credit for the pics to mcakomx. I just provided the link.
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  • orangeitisorangeitis Member Posts: 5,222 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    bobsisko47 wrote: »
    I want!

    I'm gonna rename her though to U.S.S. QuickSilver.:D
    I doubt any of us will be able to rename any existing vessels that do not directly belong to us.
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  • bobsisko47bobsisko47 Member Posts: 67 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    capnmanx wrote: »
    BTW, if anyone hasn't spotted it yet, there are some pics here (from the 'epic sceenshot' thread in the 'art of STO forum').

    Very nice, thank you!:)
    orangeitis wrote: »
    I doubt any of us will be able to rename any existing vessels that do not directly belong to us.

    I agree.
  • potasssiumpotasssium Member Posts: 1,226 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    OK, I think I'll gladly jump on the hook for a cross faction 3-pk on these.
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  • nimbullnimbull Member Posts: 1,564 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    capnmanx wrote: »
    BTW, if anyone hasn't spotted it yet, there are some pics here (from the 'epic sceenshot' thread in the 'art of STO forum').

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  • potasssiumpotasssium Member Posts: 1,226 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    What ship is that with a Saucer, Andromeda, Guardian, or is there more than 1 fed pilot ship?

    Looks kind of like a New Orleans with Guardian parts from the angle, but I think that is wishful thinking on my part.
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  • teknesiateknesia Member Posts: 860 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    So when is this happening? I'm trying to be patient... but I kinda want to give Cryptic my money over the Rom one pending layout.
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  • mirrorchaosmirrorchaos Member Posts: 9,844 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    i swear ive seen a ship design like or similar to that before, the uss murcury ship class.. specifically the rear end is what set off alarm bells..
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  • jaturnleyjaturnley Member Posts: 1,218 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    capnmanx wrote: »
    BTW, if anyone hasn't spotted it yet, there are some pics here (from the 'epic sceenshot' thread in the 'art of STO forum').

    Thanks, I just got myself a new desktop image :)

    If I had to guess based on the pattern of the Command ships, we will see a dev blogs on Mon/Tue/Wed of next week with release on Thursday.

    Probably three ships for each race like Command, as well - it makes the most sense from an art usage perspective to make Tac/Sci/Eng versions to cater to as wide a purchase audience as possible.

    I'm betting they sell like crazy; all three ships look awesome in the FE.
  • psycoticvulcanpsycoticvulcan Member Posts: 4,160 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    mirrorchaos wrote: »
    i swear ive seen a ship design like or similar to that before, the uss murcury ship class.. specifically the rear end is what set off alarm bells..

    The shuttlepods from Enterprise?

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  • hawku001xhawku001x Member Posts: 10,768 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    I want to rename it the U.S.S. Alice and then use a neural interface to pilot it.
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  • willamsheridanwillamsheridan Member Posts: 1,189 Arc User
    edited April 2015
    Any idea why the Ship is named U.S.S. Yeager for me in BoA?
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