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captain_obvious · « **Reply #4280 on:** September 27, 2013, 10:00:57 PM »

Quote from: Kori Barnes on September 27, 2013, 04:45:09 PM

They have an NPC at Memory-Alpha that pokes fun at players who wanted LCARS that were not blue.

Oh? News to me.

ShaunKL · « **Reply #4281 on:** September 27, 2013, 11:25:31 PM »

Quote from: captain_obvious on September 27, 2013, 10:00:57 PM

Oh? News to me.

He's been there since the scanning mini-game I think. He's a reference to Thomas the Cryptic Cat they put in there way before he ended up joining the studio.

captain_obvious · « **Reply #4282 on:** September 28, 2013, 09:41:21 AM »

Oh I remember him. I haven't been there in ages so I'd completely forgotten about him! xD

captain_obvious · « **Reply #4283 on:** October 03, 2013, 10:39:21 AM »

Patch notes!
Quite a hefty set of notes this time around. Cure space has had a fix so that you shouldn't get dumped into a failed one, and cryptic has *finally* brought back the ability to filter out emote chat from chat settings

(only a few months late with that last one lol)

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #4284 on:** October 03, 2013, 08:57:27 PM »

Season 8 Dev Blog #1!

http://sto.perfectworld.com/blog/?p=996191

ShaunKL · « **Reply #4285 on:** October 03, 2013, 11:07:14 PM »

I'm glad I changed moons for my ship(Aegaeon) otherwise that would have immediately broke my immersion. Wait... does this game have immersion?

captain_obvious · « **Reply #4286 on:** October 04, 2013, 11:06:36 AM »

Quote from: ShaunKL on October 03, 2013, 11:07:14 PM

I'm glad I changed moons for my ship(Aegaeon) otherwise that would have immediately broke my immersion. Wait... does this game have immersion?

Game is so good, it does not require "immersion". - Cryptic minister of information.

ShaunKL · « **Reply #4287 on:** October 04, 2013, 02:18:05 PM »

Yeah the point of STO is not immersion but attempts at the emotion or feel of the shows. Which Cryptic has done a great job and is doing even better as time goes on.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #4288 on:** October 04, 2013, 03:49:53 PM »

2 Screenshots Today

From the FE

And the 'Avenger Class Battle Cruiser'. Side note, recently on tribble I believe, the Defiant Refit's Cloaking Device was updated to include 'battle cruiser' as a type of ship it can be equipped on, same with cannons. Foreshadowing? It's going to have it's own material according to Branflakes

Also it won't have a hanger.

Vortex · « **Reply #4289 on:** October 04, 2013, 05:47:18 PM »

I think that the Avenger may be my favourite ship that they've ever made. Hopefully the underside doesn't let it down.

captain_obvious · « **Reply #4290 on:** October 04, 2013, 06:10:59 PM »

I'm just not feeling that new boat at all. I really don't like the 25th century fed stuff they've made tbh. But that boat (from that angle) seems to take all the (imo) worst parts of the cryptic 25th century fed style bible. A bible which I detest already.
Even if it has an almighty set of stats and layout I don't think I'll get it. Too ugly. Too damned ugly.

I look forward to the new story ep though.

ShaunKL · « **Reply #4291 on:** October 05, 2013, 01:12:12 AM »

That looks like a Sovereign and Vesta had a baby. It at least looks better than the Regent(imo).

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #4292 on:** October 05, 2013, 09:01:28 AM »

Branflakes tweeted a small picture of the Deflector. It is also using the Unique Avenger Material.

Darkthunder · « **Reply #4293 on:** October 05, 2013, 09:27:29 AM »

He calls that a deflector? o.O

Where's the DISH?

In other news: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=12706141#post12706141

Seems they are finally getting around to doing something about the AFK problem that has persisted since launch.

ShaunKL · « **Reply #4294 on:** October 05, 2013, 09:56:34 AM »

Looks like a normal late 24th/early 25th century deflector to me. It's just merged into the secondary hull ala the Constitution refit. It's not just that little protrusion, there are smaller sections of blue all around there if you look closely.

"Lunges can no longer be used against flying enemies."

This is the worst day of my life.

captain_obvious · « **Reply #4295 on:** October 05, 2013, 12:04:14 PM »

That dish looks like someone took the glowy side piece off of a galaxy class nacelle, put it in a frame and glued it to the front of the boat.
I see a little nod to the connie refit though. That side piece on the left of the image.

As for the AFK thing, I really think that it will have no effect. If what they say is all that they are implementing, then leechers will only need to move a little bit now and then to get around it. Maybe join in for a second or two, then fly back out.

Stopping lunges against low flying enemies is a bit crap though

Vortex · « **Reply #4296 on:** October 05, 2013, 05:24:24 PM »

Knew they'd find a way to kill that design somehow. These guys just can't do deflectors very well.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #4297 on:** October 07, 2013, 04:30:56 PM »

New Dev Blog, Cruiser Commands.

http://sto.perfectworld.com/news/?p=997641

First Image is of the Avenger.

The Blog mentions the Abilities will first appear on the Avenger, and that they will be on the test server, so that basically confirms the Avenger will be on the test server.

One more thing:

Avenger to have 5 forward weapons?

Confirmed

http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=12754491&postcount=182

Rest of that shot Branflakes posted

WileyCoyote · « **Reply #4298 on:** October 07, 2013, 07:39:25 PM »

Looks like a clunkier version of my Polaris.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #4299 on:** October 07, 2013, 08:51:48 PM »

If you plop onto the Redshirt test server the ship is in the Ship Requisitions shop screen. all details. It has a special console that fires two drones that sounds like was inspire by the Vengeance.

Fleet Version

News:

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