This is why the winter event is my favourite - it's the most creative bit of STO that they have, and really speaks to me as a huge lover of Christmas and the associated traditions. They always think of something new, those eggheads at Cryptic...I wonder what the ship'll be, though. I'd still be happy with either a T6 Plesh…
I'd honestly be happy with a T6 Plesh Brekk like they did with the Chell Grett - cover all bases. I'd even be happy with a Bleth Choas fighter so I could round off my full armoury of Breen ships.
I got over-excited when the endeavour said do a foundry mission since I thought they'd have fixed the foundry; instead, it's a waste of what could have been a fun endeavour.
T5-U Scimitar still holds considerable weight - not compared to the T6 Scimitar, of course, but if you're on a budget, a free ship upgrade in combination with a Scimitar is a pretty good way to supercharge a suffering Romulan.
Isn't there already a ship called the Jupiter Class? The old dreadnought that used to pop up in Starfleet patrols? Also, with no offence to the design team, one of those variants looks just a little too much like a Prometheus variant to me.
Q1: At the time, it wasn't a 'ripoff' situation seeing as you couldn't actually play the game without subscribing. You gained no benefits other than being able to play the game. Q2: Yes, although given what STO has transformed into, I likely would not have been able to because of how pay-to-win the game has become. Q3: Are…