I own every single pack released and almost every single bundle to date. I love having a bunch of different options and also love the console synergy stuff when you buy bundles. But I am confused by this pack. It seems like a lot of $$ with as much value as previous packs. Are you required to use special ships in this next expansion or can you use your existing ships? If you are forced to use new ships, I guess this makes sense but if not, I have a ton of T1-T5 ships that I can use already. There are a number of T6 ships which are cross faction and I wouldn't mind owning a few of them but the rest of the pack is just meh... The uniforms I either own already or are meh. The qualification tokens are meh. The upgrade kits are meh. The titles are super stupid and not worth a penny in my opinion. Where are the special BOs? Where are the special DOffs? The other packs seem to be a better value. It makes me wonder if I am missing something.
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I own the Delta Pack but have not decided yet whether or not to buy the AoY pack.
It should have been broken down among "old" stuff vs temporal ships. I could care less for the older ships since I already own them but the temporal ones are cool and sexy. Why force us to buy stuff we don't need?
Other than the connie how do you own the older ships?
As far as the newer ones you can usually buy them separately once the expansion launches.
Originally Posted by pwlaughingtrendy
Network engineers are not ship designers.
Nor should they be. Their ships would look weird.
This is something that startles me. When I first began playing tier 1 took a few days for me to do. Then more days at tier 2. Now I can burn through a tier in a day or less. Is it we got better at the game or did they alter the leveling mechanics so you burn through the levels to reach 50/60 in a hurry?
Originally Posted by pwlaughingtrendy
Network engineers are not ship designers.
Nor should they be. Their ships would look weird.
Part of it is experience: You know how to do all the basic stuff now without stopping to think about it or reading prompts: talking to NPCs, changing maps, equipping ships, ground and space combat, getting promotions, etc.. You're probably also skimming some NPC text that you read carefully when you first started.
Is it wrong that I would like to use the Pioneer skin at T6? Playing around on Tribble made me really like that design.
Originally Posted by pwlaughingtrendy
Network engineers are not ship designers.
Nor should they be. Their ships would look weird.
the T6 Temporal Battlecruiser Paladin Class
I'm glad there are more sci ships out there to choose from.
Except for the wording "temporal" and the consoles...my point being that is exactly the same as those already in the C store...just talking about "looks":
T1 USS Enterprise...Adds nothing to the pack. I already own it and gotten lots of freebies of this model
T2 Temporal Science Vessel Daedalus Class...Except for the wording "temporal" and consoles it "looks" exactly the same as Oberth Class Light Science Vessel
T3 Temporal Escort Perseus Class...Same as above and nothing to write home about. Exactly like a T1 Constitution Class Cruiser
T4 Temporal Cruiser Gemini Class. This one it's a bit different and perhaps at most passing in terms of design.
T5 Temporal Battlecruiser Ranger Class. Exactly like another T1 Constitution Class Cruiser. Not much of a change.
Thats about 5 wasted designs or ships IMO. Why waste money in what is being re-sold?
What follows with the rest of the 7 T6 ships is cool but worth to add in a pack? I know we can just buy those 7 ships individually but what gives? IMO just a waste of space and money.
All items in the English Version of the website is want is in the pack, the german website is update by the PWE EU division.
Only T2-T4 are useable on any ship, the T5 console is locked to its self.
the T2-T5 console will be most likely 2pc set with their T6 versions as usual.
Good eye. That would probably be a more elegant arrangement. Either way, they're going to be designed to sell to more than just the most dedicated collector/completionists. There' be some game mechanics muscle on offer.
As I said, if you're after more dakka, this isn't the pack for you - other than consoles, it's entirely about the look. And the look of a Perseus-class escort is nothing like the look of a Constitution-class cruiser. (Of course, neither are the stats, the BOff layout, or the weapons arrangement - one is a T1 Cruiser and the other is a T3 Escort, after all.) Same for the T5 Ranger-class; even a Tiberian bat could see the difference between the two ships.
And in what bizarro universe does an Oberth have a spherical primary hull, a cylindrical secondary hull, and nacelles mounted on pylons that stretch away from the main body?
Now, if you want to dismiss this pack because it doesn't bring anything new (aside, again, from those consoles) to the table, well, hard to argue with that. No special BOffs or DOffs, no unique Tribbles, not even so much as a ship's weapon that's unavailable to the hoi polloi. It's entirely a matter of what the ships (and alternate costumes) look like. And if that's not enough to make you part with $130, then by all means, don't buy it. I'm not here to sell you on it, which is well, because I'm a lousy salesman in the first place. But the ships are certainly not all "identical" to the T1 cruiser.
Since Solonae there been practically nothing BUT sci ships.. Wheres the eng ships?? Wheres the tac ships?? This entire addon and the temopral agent specialization are dedicated science.. I run tac characters.. How about some tactical temporal ships??
There are Temporal Battlecruisers,Temporal Escorts and a Temporal Raider in this pack,
From what I see, the pack isn't worth buying. This is why I hadn't yet bought one. Since AOY is nothing more than a Delta Recruit theme. I will put my TOS capt in the T1 Connie, and move up that way. I will stop playing after Lv10 or so as that is when you start the usual story lines all over again. And keep them there until I find time to play with them. This way I can see that part of their story. As of now I'm not sure what ship they will end up with. I'm leaning toward the Excelsior. But that is a long ways off. As I'm still working on my other characters. Currently I'm more working on my KDF to get his Iconian and Future Proof Arcs done. Romulan needs to do them as well. And I'm getting Dil from mining for my 2 lower level alts. To get their gear upgraded. One of them is my Delta Recruit.
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this is something that worries me about the pack, im pretty sure i remember the list of ships having that in the description (owning the lower tier version would let you use its skin on the t6 counterpart) no longer says that. or was it just my imagination that it was there at all?