Star Trek Online thread

[captain_obvious]

please tell me how to get it. I really have no idea.

It's in the lobi store.  You can either go to drozhana station or put your lobi in your inv and "use" it.  That way you can access the store from anywhere.

It's only 15 lobi while the next decent thing in the store is like 500 lobi! Pretty ace for a melee weapon that does 88dmg PER STRIKE.

[Shadowknight1]

Some of that stuff would really be nice, especially the whip...I need lots more lobi though.

[Lionus]

Are they f'ing kidding me?!

http://www.startrekonline.com/node/3161 

[Shadowknight1]

Eh...that oughta make the ridge-heads with a furry fetish happy.

[Tuskin38]

Are they f'ing kidding me?!

http://www.startrekonline.com/node/3161 

This has been known for a long time.

They were trying to get the cat species from TAS but they couldn't get the rights.

[FarShot]

The Kzinti?  Why would they need to get any different rights?  They probably have a ton of access already.

[Tuskin38]

I don't remember the exact reason, I think it was something like the Kzinti are not owned by CBS, they're owned by the writer who created them for TAS. Must have been in his contract or something.

Kinda like in Doctor Who, the original K9 can't be used a whole lot because hes owned by the writer it costs a bunch of money to use him.

edit:

According to this wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kzinti_Hegemony

They were created by Larry Niven for his Known Space stories (one of which was adapted for a TAS episode). Maybe since they're not an Original Star Trek creation they are not covered under CBS's license.

[King Class Scout]

yup  the Kzin belong to the original author AND his children, I believe.  and everyone knows how Anal a creator's children are when it comes to something that generates their inheritance money.

besides, every time I see a cover for a Kzin set of stories, etc...it's different every time.

[captain_obvious]

Is it just me or do the ferasans look almost exactly like the caitians but with some fangs and different colours?

[Shadowknight1]

Well, the blog post says they're closely related.  But I think that's the general point.

[Joshmaul]

Kinda like in Doctor Who, the original K9 can't be used a whole lot because hes owned by the writer it costs a bunch of money to use him.

Ironically, isn't that also the case with the Daleks being owned by Terry Nation's estate? (And they get used an awful lot, heh.)

[captain_obvious]

Well, the blog post says they're closely related.  But I think that's the general point.

Imo there's closely related then there's slightly modifying existing content and passing it off as all new.

Everyone got their pimp canes and reman boffs then?

[Shadowknight1]

Hey, they have to cater to the furry-lovers in the Klingon faction too.

Cane, yes, new Bridge officer, no.  I've got a Borg drone and a Jem'Hadar soldier on my bridge, I don't think I need a Reman too.

[sovereign001]

http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=269329&page=17

No feature episodes in the future? wtf?

This game is getting smashed to bits by cryptic.. I loved playing these featured episodes, especially the last one! Now, they are gonna remove it. Remember dstahl saying that first it were gonna be 12 episodes a year, then 8 a year, and now, they are just gonna cancel them...

Lol, reruns of the mothballed missions, i guess..

[Darkthunder]

I think it's pretty obvious, with the addition of the "Foundry" system, and the recent "Foundry Spotlight" promotions, Cryptic wants players to make the content FOR THEM, so that they don't have to do the work. In short: We pay the money, they do none of the work. What a great business concept, don't you think?

If it's true that there won't be any more Feature Episodes, or even "Cryptic-designed missions", it will be the final nail in the coffin for STO. Even now, I have very little reason to login to the game, other than to complete and accept assignments (5 min activity). Removing any future Cryptic-designed missions, will make it even less interesting to play the game than it already is.

[sovereign001]

jup,

the only thing season 6 includes, is some new textures for ships, or some new ships and fleet stuff. That's it.. I have little faith in it left and the game is catching dust. I'm afraid if cryptic keeps this level of attitude, it will not survive a next anniversary.

[Darkthunder]

As of January 5th, i'm a Silver player, and have no intention of re-subbing anytime soon. The drought of 2011 pretty much killed the game for me (both Atari and Cryptic's fault). Only reason I log in at all, is because it's free. There really isn't a major reason to sub for the game, other than to get the "free" 400 C-point stipend.

The new "fleet stuff" sounds cool (in theory), but it means very little to me, since i'm part of a "dead" fleet consisting of a bunch of friends (most of which, haven't logged into the game in many months). I heard rumours of "ship crafting" being attached to the new Fleet Starbase system, but have no idea on what kind of ships can be crafted, or how. I would however like to see the craftable ships being able to be "packaged", and tradable (and thus possible to sell at the Exchange). Would give a reason to actually CRAFT them, as well as being a major income source for players (and allowing single players, such as myself access to the new ships without the aid of a fleet).

[1DeadlySAMURAI]

Darkthunder: Cookie!

[Nihilus]

I have a question about the different Odyssey variations.  It's my intention to eventually purchase one when I can afford to do so and I'm currently debating on whether or not I should get the Tactical Cruiser or the Operations Cruiser.  I'm interested in knowing how the Aquarius Escort stacks up against the Separated Saucer when it comes to supporting you in combat.  I'm thinking the Aquarius Escort would be a better fighter overall because she's part of the Tactical Cruiser, but the Operations Cruiser would probably benefit from better maneuverability while separated. I'm just wondering if anyone who has one or the other, (or both), can offer an opinion of what they personally think is the best way to go.  Right now I'm leaning towards Operations for Saucer Separation. In a perfect world I would just get the bundle and have both abilities but I can't do that right now so it's one or the other.

[sovereign001]

Was a sub my self in the beginning until it became free. No content came free, only moneygrabbing stuff. They should let some content free, i'm not talking about completely new environments, just use the same assets as before, but create some nice stories. The crap they are now doing with 'just replay and find some loot' is just boring. Hence, the game is just boring now. I don't even know what to do if i log into this game.. I did all the missions, the foundry, oke they are some good stuff between them but there is some junk too. Those nebula exploration missions are rubbish.