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Future Legendary ship speculation
evilmark444
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On Reddit a week or so ago Kael confirmed that there would be additional Legendary ships later this year, and that people who reacted negatively to the anniversary bundle would probably be interested in one of them. With that in mind, I thought it might be fun to speculate on what these ships might be. Based on last year I'm going to predict 3 ships at least, so my predictions are:
Klingon boost bundle with D7
Not sure which version of the D7 they would go with, would be nice if they could make the TOS, JJ, and Disco parts interchangeable but idk if each ship is sized the same.
TOS boost bundle with Miranda
A Miranda class with a TOS model would be nice, though if they do another Miranda I would hope they either make it an escort this time or give it an "escort mode" that promoted the tac seat and demoted the engineer seat.
Kelvin timeline bundle with Vengeance
Similar to the Mirror Galaxy-X bundle with the Kelvin uniforms and such. There's several different ways they could go with the ship: JJPrise inspired, Disco, TOS, 2409, or something else entirely. Since it's the most popular Lobi ship it would probably be a big seller too.
Anyone have any different predictions?
Klingon boost bundle with D7
Not sure which version of the D7 they would go with, would be nice if they could make the TOS, JJ, and Disco parts interchangeable but idk if each ship is sized the same.
TOS boost bundle with Miranda
A Miranda class with a TOS model would be nice, though if they do another Miranda I would hope they either make it an escort this time or give it an "escort mode" that promoted the tac seat and demoted the engineer seat.
Kelvin timeline bundle with Vengeance
Similar to the Mirror Galaxy-X bundle with the Kelvin uniforms and such. There's several different ways they could go with the ship: JJPrise inspired, Disco, TOS, 2409, or something else entirely. Since it's the most popular Lobi ship it would probably be a big seller too.
Anyone have any different predictions?
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I agree that the D'deridex would likely be the next Romulan Legendary, but I wouldn't expect another individual Romulan Legendary until after each faction has a boost bundle. I'd say the earliest we would see the D'deridex is the 2022 Anniversary Bundle.
If they ever update the Dyson ships they'll be normal C-Store, possibly with a ships of the line bundle option.
It'll likely be a boost bundle just like Romulans and Disco Feds got, so only one ship, a level boost, plus some extras with a $120 price tag.
As for other predictions... admittedly, I wouldn't mind seeing a TOS Fed one, but with the Pioneer-class ship. The TOS and Disco Feds are the only ones without T6 equivalents of their starter ships. The Malachowski is ugly as sin (but then again, so are most of the "background" Disco ships), but the Pioneer is actually not that bad looking.
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D7 I will say is pretty much a guarantee.
Negh'var and D'Deridex likely.
Bortasqu' and Scimitar likely.
Sarco... maybe.
La Sirena and California class... not likely at this time IMO. Besides we don't even have the Cali in game yet in any capacity.
What he didn't say is that we'll probably be extremely miffed again at what next 'vastly' overpriced bundles they will release, with 1 Legendary ship and a load of un-necessary fluff (including pointless ships) to bump the price up.
It's not often I say this, but one is rather miffed at Cryptic at the moment!
If more ships are coming, I think the D'Deridex and maybe the Mogai are more likely and deserving candidates. Maybe even the Luna.
After that, I'd assume that canon designs like the Akira and Nebula especially and maybe the Prometheus would get that treatment. The Vesta could be made into a legendary ship too.
Making La Sirena a legendary ship would be one of the worst choices thinkable.
It's not a Starfleet, KDF or Romulan Republic ship. As far as we know, there's only one of those ships. And it's basically a new ship, seen from 2410. In all ways, calling it 'legendary' would be strange.
Honestly, I don't really see any other ship mentioned here getting the Legendary Treatment anytime soon. The D'deridex and Scimitar should be obvious choices but they are part of an abandoned faction. They might get it just because I can't imagine it's much work.. just add a few bells and whistles to already existing ships and then over charge like crazy for it. Still, they seem pretty opposed to doing anything Romulan, even when they're a focal point in a current show (Picard.)
I am assuming the D7 is the next one.
Ok, so it's a generic transport ship. A legendary transport ship that isn't in any way outstanding, would be silly.
It may be true that being a hero ships would make it eligible for legendary treatment. But then the question would be: is it a hero ship?
We don't even know yet if the ship will play a significant role in the next season(s). Contrary to the Enterprise NX and A-E or Voyager and the Defiant, the ship didn't play much of an important role in the first season. For the first time, the ship was just that: a ship, a vessel to transport a crew. Or more accurately, passengers.
A ship should do more than just appear in a single season as the only ship the protagonist (in this case, mostly people we hardly got to know and haven't seen for more than (parts of a) season) set foot on before you'd consider it a hero ship.
It's popular indeed, but that's why I don't think they're going to add it to the C-store in a legendary bundle. If so many people are willing to spend lobi, why would you give it to them for Zen?
The Crossfield, alternate Enterprise and NX classes were far less popular so for those ships it made sense to include them. Not that many people were going to open promo boxes or spend lobi to get those ships, so you might as well try and sell them through other means.
And there remains the issue that it's not a hero ship. If it does get the legendary treatment, it would make as much sense to make Son'a, Borg or Undine ships - ie, enemy ships - legendary ones.
It's popular and it's been out for a long time, I think there's a good chance that that particular ship has reached a point where sales have begun to drop simply because everyone already has it. It's position as a consolation prize also means it's not as well monetized as it could have been if they'd put it directly in a box instead, but a Legendary variant would allow them to cash in on it again.
As for it not being a hero ship neither is the mirror Galaxy-X (Terrans are not heroes), and it's more well known than the mirror Galaxy-X. Sure the standard Galaxy-X was a hero ship but that only appeared in an alternate future shown in a single episode, and the Mirror bundle is clearly focused on the Terran version. I think a few, select legendary villain ships would work as long as they were particularly memorable in the villain role. We also already have the Legendary T'liss which definitely isn't a hero ship.
Based on how the Mirror bundle was built I think a similar JJ bundle is a safe bet, and there are only a handful of options for ships. The JJPrise is in the 10th anniversary bundle so that's out, and the Einstein (USS Kelvin), Freedom (USS Franklin), and Spock's ship don't seem popular enough to carry a bundle the way the Galaxy-X did, but the Vengeance could break C-Store sales records.
The most consistent thing about the C-Store is that more fed ships get released than other factions due to higher sales, so it's guaranteed that there will be more fed legendaries this year. I think it's highly likely that all "factions" will have a boost bundle at some point so a Jem'Hadar ship will come eventually and the bug and dread carrier are the two obvious choices. Personally I'd expect the bug to be the Jem'Hadar bundle ship, probably with a Vanguard skin and pilot maneuvers.
Could see a legendary Cardenas that have a lt cmdr tac since that was the main reason a lot disliked it.
Maybe a legendary Universe class since it's now the only Enterprise without a legendary version
I would really love to see the LD'D get something a little more interesting than command. For my playstyle, command is the most boring/useless specialization, followed closely by intel.
I am sure we will get some new models, but I have to disagree with you on the new T'Liss, I think it is ugly. I would have preferred an updated/reworked T'varo or Malem skin. I do not like the modernized 60's aesthetic.
The T'Varo was also upgraded, it looks great now and has its own material now
By the time you get Intel abilities ready for activation, if your target isn't a boss enemy and your build isn't focused on DPS, weapon or exotic abilities, your target has most likely been vaporized before you even reached the 5th stack.
By the time you get Command abilities ready and you don't have at least 3 command abilities that don't have a long cooldown (which is only a few), you probably have cleared the entire map by yourself.
Compare them to MW abilities that only require a 3-button combo that can't be broken (so if the combo is Sci, Tac, Eng and you accidentally use 2 Sci abilities in a row, the first Sci in the combo is still activated and you can cast the Tac one later) and have various useful Boff abilities, from heal to debuff and AoE DOT, and Pilot ones only requiring a double tap for invulnerability and quick repositioning.
Wishlist:
Mirror Negh'var - similar to the Mirror Gal-X bundle; Give it a Kopesh layout and KDF players(like myself) will be all over it.
Mirror D'deridex - ^; Give it a secondary deflector, Full MW, and make it science-heavy.
JH Attack Ship - JH Legendary 'starter' bundle; Wingmen(bugs instead of raiders), Pilot Maneuvers and a 5/2 weapon setup.
Yeah the baked-in intel and command mechanics could really use a revamp, they're pretty much useless now.
I couldn't agree more with all this.
Maybe they could also finally give us a Reman Resistance uniform at the same time!
There is going to be one eventually...we already know they started working on a Kronos 1 skin. It's just a matter of when...
It's pretty evident the Devs want this legendary pack to fail, and you know they want to milk the most iconic Klingon there is...a ship model that has been used in almost every if not every series. (I don't recall if there was one in TNG? Been a while since I've seen it)