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Is there any chance that Borg ships could be made available to play with?
timchauvin
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Either a Cube or Sphere. Is there or has there ever been the opportunity to own one or both of these ships?
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They may cash in from some players. Trouble is, they may also lose a lot of other players which may stop playing (and thus paying) if a playable Borg ship arrives.
Never been added, but there's always a chance. Remember, Devs can pilot borg ships so the tech is available already.
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The question is: which lock box and how distant a future..
Given how players get to fly almost everything form their opponents i'd say it is only a matter of time.
By making them not game breakingly OP and tying that reason to whatever plot point you want to generate for why they are the way they are.
So let me get this straight, that's what's got everyone worried about Borg ships being released? You all think if the ship gets released it will be a Tactical Cube type of deal?
In this game? Where the Romulans were released as a faction, but NOT the Star Empire. Where Undine ships were put in a lockbox, but NOT as powerful as the Undine boss ships you fight in the missions. Where a Voth Bulwark and a Heral Iconian ship are flyable, but aren't the same power levels as the NPC bosses you fight.
Take your pick for whatever plot device exists to make the ship flyable. And seriously, look at the game's history for what level of power a Borg ship would have.
Well, we do that anyway in-game. We just call it "following orders" instead of "comply, mindless drone."
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Liberated Borg have been in game since launch. And the Cooperative are a big part of the storyline. Also, when you fly an Undine ship, like the Nicor or the Dromias, not only are you not Undine, you're not even in fluidic space when doing it.
Whatever plot stuff needed to get your Starfleet or Klingon officer in the driver's seat of a sphere will handle the fact that you aren't a mindless drone. Just like your Romulan isn't a member of the Star Empire.
I remember people saying they would stop playing for many many things....lock boxes, if a TOS Connie ended up in a lock box....but they are still here.
At this point who cares, we have Time ships, and Ships from the future that are suppose to far more advance then anything we have, so at this point who cares if they make Borg ships playable....it's not a matter anymore if they will end up in a lock box, but when.
Also as to the Devs being able to fly Borg ships, gotta let the Devs have something of their own for special occasions. Take that away, what's left? A flying Q that shoots lasers from his eyes?
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Game-breakingly OP is already the current standard, as we can see with DPS inifity Crystalline Entity events. So it will fit right in.
Undine Bioships can blow up Borg Cubes and even entire planets. Yet when I activate the Undine Bioship Stampede power on my Undine Bioship, undamaged Borg Cubes only recieve moderate shield damage.
Now Borg Cooperative probes and spheres aren't just a possibility, I'd say they're likely. After all, we haven't had a Borg lockbox yet. I'd love to see a Cooperative sphere with four universal Lt. Commanders and no specializations. It could even have a pair of 180 degree plasma torpedo launchers to maintain that 360 degree weapon coverage feeling. Figuring out the front and back of the ship would be easy, just have a single engine trail coming out the back.
Too many trolling opportunities.
I can imagine people blockading ESD with a zone full of Cubes... or other nefarious acts.
No thank you.
I'd love to fly one though.
My character Tsin'xing
You think ?
I'm surprised a certain fleet has not already tried
Would I get one? Probably not. I own some non-faction ships but almost never fly any of them. It just doesn't seem right that my toons would be flying anything other than faction specific ships. But that's just me.
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