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aftulusaftulus Member Posts: 668 Arc User
Have they considered re adding borg red alerts to the game. Maybe they could be added back in per species event based on other events just on the map. As is there is content with the borg presumably still attacking. Or always attacking. If we get a full borg faction maybe they can be constant map activites like in the old days.

There is a glitch almost reproducing this, but it doesn't work. It just resets the quest activation.

https://imgur.com/L3paFF4

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  • doctorstegidoctorstegi Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    Who are the "Brog" ?
    C-Store Inc. is still looking for active members on the fed side. If you don't have a fleet feel free to contact me in game @stegi.
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  • paradox#7391 paradox Member Posts: 1,800 Arc User
    God I love typos "The Brog" sounds like a fun group of enemies.
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,815 Arc User
    edited May 2021
    Who are the "Brog" ?

    Rulers of the Third Brog Dynasty, duh. Or a race appearing soon in a Cryptic event blog as enemies of the Tholains we're supposedly fighting now.
  • aftulusaftulus Member Posts: 668 Arc User
    edited May 2021
    Maybe we'll get to fight them and run into Brog of P.

    Maybe they are the mirror universe.

    Or better yet. I'm making a roger wilco character. They could be from the parody universe. Maybe a cross overalls event. They are currently at war with the star confederacy. They could all be in drag! Or in overalls. They are all cybernetic farmers. Maybe full hillbily clothse with straw coming out of their mouths. We have the heel rock emote. It would work perfectly.

    I'm out of character slots and don't have the ability to make infected/liberated borg characters.... That should really be opened up to people who don't have lifetime subs... Does anyone have a lifetime sub and want to make a joke character?

    Brog of P. Hillbilly from the parody universe. He could be based on that console that takes enemies and makes them work for you during combat and uconventional systems. Maximum farm force. He gathers the workers to reap the universe. One field at a time. I assume he would use that big boxy borg ship. Or are we finally getting brog cubes?

    https://sto.fandom.com/wiki/Liberated_Borg_Command_Juggernaut

    It could be based on:
    Entwined tactical matrixes
    Unconventional systems
    Torpedo Spam (3 front torpedos at least.)
    Ceaseless momentum
    3x projectile officers (5sec reduction.)
    Tractor Beam repulsor
    Doff to make tractor beam repulsor pull.
    Eject warp plasma (and/or variant consoles. Can any be used with normal eject or together?)
    Tractor beam.
    Emit Untable warp bubble
    engineer team
    Psuedo Submission
    Max Boff cd reduction in one form or another.
    Fragment of AI?
    Intelligence Attache?
    2x Weapon Signature Nullifiers and Amplifiers
    Concentrate Firepower(commander tier(III))
    Fire at will I
    Cannon Scatter Volley I
    Torpedo Spread III
    Ability: Torpedoes: Nanite Repair Payload
    Ability: Mixed Armaments Synergy

    Assimilated Borg Technology(All)

    Omega Adapted Borg Technology Set:(all)

    Romulan Singularity Harness: (all)

    Terran Task Force Munitions: (all?)
    *Disruptor dual heavy cannons

    Particle Emission Plasma Torpedo Launcher
    Tractor beam mine launcher
    Console - Universal - Retrofitted Assimilator

    borg sets for extra tractor beam. Can't be farmer without a tractor.

    Ground would be assimilated build with muds time device/adapt/assimilate.

    To be continued....

    Maybe I'll make a federation klingon character into this and make him look infected/liberated.
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  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,815 Arc User
    :) Visit Cryptic Blog Trek Online, with Brog, Tholains and events that last until February 30th or June 31st.
  • aftulusaftulus Member Posts: 668 Arc User
    edited May 2021
    do you think we will get lucky and get the chance to make non liberate brog characters without needing a lifetime stub? Or liberated borg alt factions.

    It would be nice if liberated borg went from lifetime exlusive to simply free with lifetime and then buyable in the zens tore. 1000 zen would be reasonable for a race unlock that used to be exclusive. At 10 dollars a peice, "Resistance is Fruitile!"

    Technically if they said it was exclusive with ilfetime subs. It as exclusive while it was exclusive. They could simply change the add and say free with lifetime sub and also sell it in the zen store. There would technically be no issues unless they were really specific.
  • eladonwarps#6040 eladonwarps Member Posts: 231 Arc User
    aftulus wrote: »
    do you think we will get lucky and get the chance to make non liberate brog characters without needing a lifetime stub? Or liberated borg alt factions.

    It would be nice if liberated borg went from lifetime exlusive to simply free with lifetime and then buyable in the zens tore. 1000 zen would be reasonable for a race unlock that used to be exclusive. At 10 dollars a peice, "Resistance is Fruitile!"

    Definitely no for making Borg collective. Afterall, drones don't get autonomy to do what you the player want to do.

    Borg Cooperative? I doubt it. They play a small role in the Delta arc, but nowhere near enough to bring their own standalone faction.

    Generally, I detect a move away from new factions. They don't play well with the core code of the game, requiring them to be Allies of the original two. Plus, would they even have their own ships? That brings us to the other big Borg Problem:

    The geometrical shape of most Borg ships means it's very hard to tell front from back. That's a problem for gameplay. Too many borg players would be flying off the wrong way in queues and miss out on things. They've said many times they're not doing it, I doubt they'll change that unless new on-screen Trek shows an asymmetrical Borg ship a la Borg Juggernaut.

    Frankly, the one race I'm regretting playing is my XB, and it's entirely due to traits. No Creative and no Astrophysicist is a bit disappointing. The Neural attack is not as worth it as I was hoping. If they changed that, I'd be happier, but I'm not expecting it.
    Call me "El," she/her only. I love my wife and I don't care who knows it!
  • paradox#7391 paradox Member Posts: 1,800 Arc User
    edited May 2021
    aftulus wrote: »
    do you think we will get lucky and get the chance to make non liberate brog characters without needing a lifetime stub? Or liberated borg alt factions.

    It would be nice if liberated borg went from lifetime exlusive to simply free with lifetime and then buyable in the zens tore. 1000 zen would be reasonable for a race unlock that used to be exclusive. At 10 dollars a peice, "Resistance is Fruitile!"

    Definitely no for making Borg collective. Afterall, drones don't get autonomy to do what you the player want to do.

    Borg Cooperative? I doubt it. They play a small role in the Delta arc, but nowhere near enough to bring their own standalone faction.

    Generally, I detect a move away from new factions. They don't play well with the core code of the game, requiring them to be Allies of the original two. Plus, would they even have their own ships? That brings us to the other big Borg Problem:

    The geometrical shape of most Borg ships means it's very hard to tell front from back. That's a problem for gameplay. Too many borg players would be flying off the wrong way in queues and miss out on things. They've said many times they're not doing it, I doubt they'll change that unless new on-screen Trek shows an asymmetrical Borg ship a la Borg Juggernaut.

    Frankly, the one race I'm regretting playing is my XB, and it's entirely due to traits. No Creative and no Astrophysicist is a bit disappointing. The Neural attack is not as worth it as I was hoping. If they changed that, I'd be happier, but I'm not expecting it.

    I'm perfectly fine with flying geometrical shaped ships, I don't care what direction my beams are coming from.
  • phoenixc#0738 phoenixc Member Posts: 6,021 Arc User
    All they would have to do with the cubes is put a big label saying "THIS END UP" and print it on all six faces (especially with the arrow pointing down in relation to the direction of the print....). That should clear things up about which direction it is going as well as the average announcement page in this game.

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  • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,574 Arc User
    reyan01 wrote: »
    westmetals wrote: »
    The Red Alerts used to be available more often... they scaled it back to event-only a year or two ago.

    And it has to be said, powercreep has rendered them easy beyond reason anyway.

    The only Brog...sorry....Borg I want to see in-game are the ones that will challenge players. Neutered Borg just aren't fun to play against.
    "You don't want to patrol!? You don't want to escort!? You don't want to defend the Federation's Starbases!? Then why are you flying my Starships!? If you were a Klingon you'd be killed on the spot, but lucky for you.....you WERE in Starfleet. Let's see how New Zealand Penal Colony suits you." Adm A. Necheyev.
  • paradox#7391 paradox Member Posts: 1,800 Arc User
    leemwatson wrote: »
    reyan01 wrote: »
    westmetals wrote: »
    The Red Alerts used to be available more often... they scaled it back to event-only a year or two ago.

    And it has to be said, powercreep has rendered them easy beyond reason anyway.

    The only Brog...sorry....Borg I want to see in-game are the ones that will challenge players. Neutered Borg just aren't fun to play against.
    I still occasionally have a hard time with space combat, nothing turns me off of space combat like having my ship blown up every 5 minutes and I play on Normal difficulty, however I agree with the Borg needing a buff, they when from being a huge threat to a joke, I can't even get behind the idea of a Borg Queen, if the Queen already acts like a mouthpiece and face for the Borg then what was whole the point of assimilating Picard it seems quite redundant in my opinion.
  • phoenixc#0738 phoenixc Member Posts: 6,021 Arc User
    edited May 2021
    Locutus was there to give the Borg a perspective on Starfleet and having a famous captain as the assimilated spokesman was probably thought by the collective to strike fear and compliance into the Federation citizens (which was a mistake on its part).
  • chastity1337chastity1337 Member Posts: 1,608 Arc User
    :) Visit Cryptic Blog Trek Online, with Brog, Tholains and events that last until February 30th or June 31st.

    Don't forget Kinglons
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  • paradox#7391 paradox Member Posts: 1,800 Arc User
    Brog? Sounds German.

    I wonder how the German Brog will fare against the Swedish Borg their Ikea Cubes.
  • scorpwanna#3529 scorpwanna Member Posts: 228 Arc User
    The Brog, the Borg that were left behind...
  • paradox#7391 paradox Member Posts: 1,800 Arc User
    edited May 2021
    aftulus wrote: »
    Maybe we'll get to fight them and run into Brog of P.

    Maybe they are the mirror universe.

    Or better yet. I'm making a roger wilco character. They could be from the parody universe. Maybe a cross overalls event. They are currently at war with the star confederacy. They could all be in drag! Or in overalls. They are all cybernetic farmers. Maybe full hillbily clothse with straw coming out of their mouths. We have the heel rock emote. It would work perfectly.

    I'm out of character slots and don't have the ability to make infected/liberated borg characters.... That should really be opened up to people who don't have lifetime subs... Does anyone have a lifetime sub and want to make a joke character?

    Brog of P. Hillbilly from the parody universe. He could be based on that console that takes enemies and makes them work for you during combat and uconventional systems. Maximum farm force. He gathers the workers to reap the universe. One field at a time. I assume he would use that big boxy borg ship. Or are we finally getting brog cubes?

    https://sto.fandom.com/wiki/Liberated_Borg_Command_Juggernaut

    It could be based on:
    Entwined tactical matrixes
    Unconventional systems
    Torpedo Spam (3 front torpedos at least.)
    Ceaseless momentum
    3x projectile officers (5sec reduction.)
    Tractor Beam repulsor
    Doff to make tractor beam repulsor pull.
    Eject warp plasma (and/or variant consoles. Can any be used with normal eject or together?)
    Tractor beam.
    Emit Untable warp bubble
    engineer team
    Psuedo Submission
    Max Boff cd reduction in one form or another.
    Fragment of AI?
    Intelligence Attache?
    2x Weapon Signature Nullifiers and Amplifiers
    Concentrate Firepower(commander tier(III))
    Fire at will I
    Cannon Scatter Volley I
    Torpedo Spread III
    Ability: Torpedoes: Nanite Repair Payload
    Ability: Mixed Armaments Synergy

    Assimilated Borg Technology(All)

    Omega Adapted Borg Technology Set:(all)

    Romulan Singularity Harness: (all)

    Terran Task Force Munitions: (all?)
    *Disruptor dual heavy cannons

    Particle Emission Plasma Torpedo Launcher
    Tractor beam mine launcher
    Console - Universal - Retrofitted Assimilator

    borg sets for extra tractor beam. Can't be farmer without a tractor.

    Ground would be assimilated build with muds time device/adapt/assimilate.

    To be continued....

    Maybe I'll make a federation klingon character into this and make him look infected/liberated.

    Brog? Sounds German.

    I love how we're just creating a new alien race just from a simple typo, they're basically becoming Amish at this point and it would be interesting if they actually ended up only using physical weapons like hand axes and shotguns.
  • davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,815 Arc User
    edited May 2021
    Brog? Sounds German.

    I love how we're just creating a new alien race just from a simple typo, they're basically becoming Amish at this point and it would be interesting if they actually ended up only using physical weapons like hand axes and shotguns.

    If only the Foundry was still there.

    "The Brog Awaken!"
    "The Battle of Puffin-459, Sector 0,0,2"
    "Ending the Kinglon War"
    "Tholain Webbing Is No Fun. It's coarse and rough and irritating — and it gets everywhere."
    ....

  • xarynn2058xarynn2058 Member Posts: 158 Arc User
    Brog? Sounds German.

    I wonder how the German Brog will fare against the Swedish Borg their Ikea Cubes.
    By making a ship, bigger, faster, and with superior firepower, but so insanely complex and over-engineered it will be a nightmare to maintain and cost ten times the resources of an Ikea Cube. It will also look absolutely beautiful from any angle. B)

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  • aftulusaftulus Member Posts: 668 Arc User
    edited May 2021
    aftulus wrote: »
    Maybe we'll get to fight them and run into Brog of P.

    Brog? Sounds German.

    I love how we're just creating a new alien race just from a simple typo, they're basically becoming Amish at this point and it would be interesting if they actually ended up only using physical weapons like hand axes and shotguns.

    We do have that presidential axe. What if they never lie. It doesn't say which president. I'm actually thinking of getting that staff with the push ability when I can find how to get it.

    I think they should make liberated borg available in the zen store. It's exclusive but technically if they change the add they can say it's not longer exclusive. What if they made it free for lifetimers, but they also made all buyable races available forever for life time stubs. Then all new races become auto unlocked for them.

    I really want to make a liberate borg and make him my farming character.

    I've also been looking for a pictch fork and janitor like equipment. But alas it doesn't exist. I have a roger wilco character also who needs a mop, broom, bucket, and possibley that rideable floor polisher he uses.

    https://youtu.be/VPa2ax02FJA?t=144

    I need my scrub-o-matic floor cleaner with patented sit and spin cleaning action!

    spacequest5.jpg

    And a sexy futuristic space age mop!!

    Cryptic needs to take a hint or two from some real video game mini games! ><

    https://youtu.be/VPa2ax02FJA?t=282

    video games have come far in the last 20-30 years. There was more of an excuse for that with old 8 bit games though. And that is technically a little more advanced than STO's mini games. So, the parody of Star Trek out did Star trek 20+ years before STO came out.

    Note in the video there are, "Sariens." I think the names from the parody dimension are slowly seeping into our universe and invading STO. We must have missed a wayward portal somewhere in the games history.

    And the guy, "Quirk," is obviously a take on kirk. I wonder if quark is parody of quirk from space quest.
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