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3 of 12 · « **Reply #5780 on:** January 22, 2021, 01:02:44 PM »

That M'Chla refit looks way better than the DSC era one to be quite honest.

EDIT: More views of it: https://twitter.com/ShipTalkingPod/status/1352964925405224960

3 of 12 · « **Reply #5781 on:** January 25, 2021, 01:43:21 PM »

Free T5 ship of your choice: https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11483223-get-a-t5-ship%2C-free%21

Darkthunder · « **Reply #5782 on:** January 25, 2021, 04:25:19 PM »

Quote from: 3 of 12 on January 22, 2021, 01:02:44 PM

That M'Chla refit looks way better than the DSC era one to be quite honest.

That much is certain. With very few exceptions, DSC ships look... crap! The DSC Bird of Prey in particular. The M'Chla at least looks semi-Klingon, and clearly uses more Klingon appropriate texturing.

3 of 12 · « **Reply #5783 on:** January 29, 2021, 11:50:09 AM »

New Legendary bundle announced consisting of 4 ships at the low low price of $250 (also has a bunch of filler stuff that no one really wants included in these). First ship is a B'rel with the inclusion of the Enterprise Era BoP as a skin.

Also, they already revealed the other 3 ships via the launcher which includes the Vor'cha, Ambassador and the Excelsior.

https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11483463-the-2021-anniversary-legendary-bundle

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #5784 on:** January 29, 2021, 02:00:54 PM »

Yeah that was probably a mistake, considering the blog image is hiding them.

The price is not worth it, and the extra padding items is just to drive the price up.

3 of 12 · « **Reply #5785 on:** January 29, 2021, 02:25:31 PM »

They've removed it from the launcher and replaced it with the House Reborn image.

Darkthunder · « **Reply #5786 on:** January 29, 2021, 07:23:07 PM »

Quote from: Tuskin38 on January 29, 2021, 02:00:54 PM

Yeah that was probably a mistake, considering the blog image is hiding them.

"That was probably a mistake" could easily be Cryptic's tagline. Every blog, every decision they've made with this game over it's soon 11 year history has been riddled with mistakes. Some good, some bad. In some cases, more bad than good. An over-reliance on Lockboxes and "event grinds" is no proper replacement for good storytelling and progression of character.

The only real good thing these days, is the semi-decent "Episodes" that they release at sporadic intervals. At least it still passes for decent Star Trek episodes. Not the dribble that passes for Trek in Discovery...

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #5787 on:** January 29, 2021, 07:35:31 PM »

STO mission releases aren't sporadic, it's every 3 months (though during home from work now, that can sometimes be 4)

3 of 12 · « **Reply #5788 on:** January 31, 2021, 03:47:07 PM »

Legendary Excelsior: https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11483583

I may dislike the Repulse design but it's still better looking than the Resolute.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #5789 on:** January 31, 2021, 05:27:15 PM »

Only thing I dislike is that glow strip.

More screenshots
https://twitter.com/ShipTalkingPod/status/1355915903079231491

3 of 12 · « **Reply #5790 on:** February 07, 2021, 11:48:51 AM »

Legendary Vor'cha: https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11483933

Kinda disappointed in it's visuals as not much has really changed from the standard Vor'cha, just a few added modules here and there. On the upside, the Kamarag will be able to mix and match parts with the Vor'cha line now apparently.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #5791 on:** February 07, 2021, 12:16:45 PM »

More screenshots

https://twitter.com/ShipTalkingPod/status/1358456157283704851

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #5792 on:** February 14, 2021, 11:49:30 AM »

Legendary Ambassador

https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11484193
https://twitter.com/ShipTalkingPod/status/1360993041197256706

3 of 12 · « **Reply #5793 on:** February 14, 2021, 01:27:53 PM »

The dual neck doesn't look right on this ship to be honest.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #5794 on:** February 16, 2021, 08:28:13 PM »

They changed the Ambassador's stats

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1361768516932706304

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #5795 on:** February 17, 2021, 08:46:43 PM »

Kael confirmed on stream, again, that CBS and PWE don't tell them what to make. They trust Cryptic to make the decisions themselves.

This was in the context of Starships, but Kael said basically everything else as well.

We do know CBS has to approve things, like stories (and have given suggestions), but they don't dictate that STO do PIC or DSC stuff.

3 of 12 · « **Reply #5796 on:** February 19, 2021, 02:54:26 PM »

So I was wanting to see how the Kamarag would look mixed with the Vor'cha variant parts but it seems that's locked out for everyone that doesn't buy the 11th anniversary bundle which is pretty stupid tbh but whatever.

3 of 12 · « **Reply #5797 on:** February 26, 2021, 12:23:31 PM »

https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11484613-the-janeway-class-takes-flight

https://twitter.com/ShipTalkingPod/status/1365346535794503685

Was hoping we'd see a Lower Decks ship before this monstrosity. Also this might explain why they locked out the Promo box rewards to only ships released until last year.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #5798 on:** February 26, 2021, 12:55:53 PM »

Monstrosity? it's a beautiful ship.

Only issue I have (outside of it being Promo) is that the phasers are the wrong colour.

The 32nd century starfleet weapons in the show were a blue-green, maybe Teal, color.

Also, why Janeway Class? It was called an Intrepid Class on a computer screen in the show (and CBS also told TrekCore it was). Is that to avoid confusion?

As for Lower Decks ships, the California Class at least we won't get until after Season 2 airs at the earliest, because the show creator has said the Class has some sort of unique ability that we haven't seen yet, so Cryptic wants to wait until that's shown off.

I really want the Parliament Class though.

Darkthunder · « **Reply #5799 on:** February 26, 2021, 01:26:11 PM »

Quote from: Tuskin38 on February 26, 2021, 12:55:53 PM

Also, why Janeway Class? It was called an Intrepid Class on a computer screen in the show (and CBS also told TrekCore it was). Is that to avoid confusion?

Probably mostly to avoid confusion.

But since STO is 100% non-canon anyways, they don't need to adhere to what is said or done onscreen. Never heard the Intrepid referred to as an "Intrepid Class Science Vessel", or a "Galaxy Class Exploration Cruiser" etc

Think the texturing of the "Janeway Class" could've been better (the recent revamps to canon ships should be the NORM when it comes to texturing quality). Also... R&D Promo pack which means an instant F**K YOU to Cryptic!

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