Star Trek Online thread

[Tuskin38]

So it's because of CBS that people can't cruise around in a Ferengi Marauder?  WTF.

Yeah, because you'd never seen Fed captains would never been seen flying around in all those non Fed ships, so CBS would not allow everyone to have equal access.
I don't think CBS asked for the lock boxes, I just think cryptic saw the lock boxes as a way to have those ships out, without violating what CBS wanted.

New ask cryptic is out

http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=665391

I think Dan saying the Wells will be out the second half of this month (along with his "time" hint) means it will be in the lock box

[Tuskin38]

When ever the next update is, you can now use ISS on the Mirror Ships.

[Darkthorne]

So the Wells class in Relativity is a four hundred year old ship class?  That's a bit of a stretch.  And by a bit, I mean huge.

I think what he was saying was because the timelinewas interfered with the ship was developed early, and as a aresult it the timeline in Relativity has changed.

[FarShot]

Four hundred years early?  STO's timeline is the prime timeline.  Every time the player character goes into the past, they usually end up righting what was fine where the came from, like the predestination in First Contact.  That gives no reason for Relativity to happen any differently.  Did you know they wanted the Akira class copy-and-pasted for the NX-01?  Can you imagine the fan rage that a TNG ship design somehow ends up in the 22nd century?  The Wells class is not a 25th century ship.  Its entire design screams it.  And since we know it's going to be balanced for the game, basically somehow a 29th century ship is going to be flown by hundreds of players in the 25th century with 25th century weapons.  How did the class end up here?  Why do we have an extremely futuristic design but somehow have terrible weapons?

My point is, Cryptic yet again is taking a massive crap on top of the steaming pile they've decided to add to the beloved prime timeline.

[Joshmaul]

When ever the next update is, you can now use ISS on the Mirror Ships.

About time.

[captain_obvious]

ROFL I now have a KDF boff candidate callled...
Borat.

[Shadowknight1]

ROFL I now have a KDF boff candidate callled...
Borat.

  Kill it with fire.

[captain_obvious]

  Kill it with fire.

I sold it for 5 mil xD

[WileyCoyote]

I sold it for 5 mil xD

Very nice!

[captain_obvious]

Very nice!

Ikr? Gotta love old Borat eh? xD

[Tuskin38]

Damn it cryptic why did you have to make the new lock box so cool, I actually want the stuff in it perhaps spending some real money instead of waiting for my stipend, its overriding my sense of canon decency

http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=691251

[Darkthunder]

It seems Cryptic finally managed to destroy the Star Trek IP... Wells Class and MULTIPLE other Temporal ships (29th Century designs), will definitely be made into Lockbox ships within the next few days.

So CBS seems to be fine with Cryptic adding Player-flown 29th Century ships, but they don't want players flying a T5 Constitution Class. I call BS on all of this.

That being said, I'd love to have both the Wells Class, and the Aeon Class shuttle... But not in the current setting. They are 29th Century ships, and should remain in the 29th Century.

http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=691251

[Tuskin38]

I already posted about it above Dark...

The frak? I posted an image instead of a link to the blog.

Mirror Versions of both time ships will also be available in the Lobi Crystal Store.

[captain_obvious]

I wouldn't mind seeing the 29th century ships as the odd NPC in game but good god why did they think they belonged in game as player ships?!
Did technology pretty much fail to advance in the 400-500 years between 2409 and the 29th century?

[BFGfreak]

I wouldn't mind seeing the 29th century ships as the odd NPC in game but good god why did they think they belonged in game as player ships?!
Did technology pretty much fail to advance in the 400-500 years between 2409 and the 29th century?

Cryptic nerfed the future.

[Tuskin38]

http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=695181

Blog about the ships.

[captain_obvious]

Cryptic nerfed the future.

Ner-fie nerfie nerfie nerfie neeeeeerfiieeee :

http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=695181

Blog about the ships.

Tipler cylinder? sounds just like something from galaxy quest.  13 seconds indeed.

But why oh why do the best boff layouts get put on to the ugliest ships? Seriously?

[Darkthunder]

What I found most curious, is that CBS apparently has no issues with players flying around in ships that are 400 years more advanced than they should be (25th Century vs 29th Century tech), but they seem adamant to keep players from flying a Tier 5 Constitution Refit. In my mind, the whole notion of the "tier system" is flawed from the get-go, and should be abolished, but that's a different topic entirely.

I'd love to fly the Wells Class (BOff layout), but i'd like to use a more conventional "costume" on it, such as the Intrepid Class. A Science ship with a Lt Commander Tactical? Hell yeah... On the Wells Class? HELL NO!!!

EDIT: And yes, clearly Cryptic doesn't have much Trek imagination of their own, when they feel the need to resort to a "Trek parody" for ideas. They even mentioned a Beryllium core in the blog, and the 13 seconds is clearly a ripoff on the Omega 13 device.

[Tuskin38]

Rip off? Why can't it just be a homage, like those lightsaber bat'leths and Lirpas?

[Darkthunder]

"those lightsaber bat'leths and lirpas", was nothing more than an attempt to attract players away from the then, "new hotness" that was SWTOR.

Using the Galaxy Quest "Omega 13 device" shows a lack of creativity on Cryptic's part. Not to mention an abundance of lazyness, especially in regards to their new time ship "bridges". The KDF bridge is clearly identical to the Wells Class bridge, but with a new coat of paint.