We’re excited to announce the release of the new Resolute Class Advanced Heavy Cruiser. This Tier 6 starship brings a new life to the original Excelsior Class starship!
Read more about it here:
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9456293~LaughingTrendy
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Good looking ship, but looks nothing like an Excelsior...
Think that might be the point - I am guessing you will still be able to kitbash or have the original Excelsior (if you have it already) as a skin option like they did with the Avenger/Mogh T6
The Federation needs more cruisers...really? Nothing for the KDF or Romulans naturally.
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I figure the Vor'cha will be on the docket soon. It seems a natural choice.
Edit - which "Original Excelsior Design" are you referring to, because ALL of the designs look NOTHING like that:
ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/wolf359/excelsiorstudy1-model1.jpg
ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/wolf359/excelsiorstudy2-photo.jpg
Heck, one of the other concept models had 4 nacelles? So what exactly are you guys basing this on?
Aye makes me sad...and to be honest when I first saw the pic on the front page I was thinking perhaps T6 Odyssey...
Lol, the avenger and mogh have nothing to do with the excelsior. The excelsior is a canon ship, and it has a classic old-style shape, nothing similar with the new excelsior design. The mogh and avenger had the liberty to mount watever desing you want on em, but im pretty sure excelsior lovers will never want a post classic design, because the classic design is what they love the most. So even if you are able to switch between classic and modern, i would like to see another classic design but with a little different options, thats all. For god sake dont touch the classic loved excelsior shape... sigh.
There is another bundle coming soon with some long overdue ships in it that will please a lot of people, myself included. T6 BoP!
http://www.fleetops.net/forum/download/file.php?id=13486
See, that's how you modernize an Excelsior, making it look next-gen without throwing the entire design out of the window.
The Resolute? Looks more like a T6 Vesper. I can say that this is by far the ugliest 2410 design, you couldn't have made it any worse I think. You should just stick with making KDF and Romulan ships, at least those look alright. What's this obsession with chevrons?!
Sorry, no buy. Considering the Excelsior was my first and one of the best C-Store purchases, this hurts to say.
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Yes we do. Like an new variant of the Odyssey. My Oddy at T5-U compares with the Fleet Excelsior. That is lame. For a ship that is supposed to be a "flagship" It has been made obsolete by newer ships
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Oh, and it's ugly as sin. I'm not touching it with a ten-parsec pole.
Then cough one up! Because that pic makes her look fat.
Agreed. I even prefer seeing ships in real time "3D" as it can make a big difference. Seeing the T6 Avenger that way and the way it fit so well with the T5 variant was enough to get it.
Otherwise, hoping Real Science ships get a turn for once, more attention to Rom & KDF, and with the cruiser after cruiser supersaturated market I'd assume the flagship (Odyssey) would be priority here at the very least.
I don't like the T6 look but I will be getting it and using the old Lakota look.
That said, a 50/50 kitbash would probably allow you to have a look that has a bit of Ambassador or even Connie sensibility to it.
I'm thinking I might be interested in seeing the T6 ship with the Excelsior Saucer and Nacelles bashed with the new ship's hull, struts, and neck.
There wouldn't be much point in a new costume if mixing it with the old costume didn't provide some variety.
RnD and upgrade needs less RNG. Less lottery. Something has to change.