Season 7 Dev Blog #5

By PWE_BranFlakes @ October 18, 2012 at 12:00pm

71 Comments »

• jake477 @ Oct 19th, 2012 12:35PM

  The Tholians are nasty bugs, I hate to say it even Undine or 8472 may have difficulty, now that would be fight. Bug v Bug. Anyways im glad PWE is intergrating more canon places like Azure featured in Star Trek Destiny novel series as the center for a Borg invasion (hint hint you foundry gurus). The station looks alot like the Tholian asteroid station of the Star Trek Enterprise episode In a Mirror, Darkly part 1 and little in part two (another foundry idea, hint hint). The detail is really cool, i don't even want to know what that Tholian ship is that looks like a repurposed 8472 Nicor cruiser but bigger. For all who have faced the tholians, make sure your engineer abilitys are good since they drain your subsystems so have auxillery handy for your systems like Emergency to Aux 1 or two or even three for Engineers like me. Note, Note the ship weavers have to go first if youve ever seen in a Mirror Darkly you know what im talking about. Or you will be facing a Q like barrier like in Encounter at Farpoint (TNG) and the guns of a Recluse and the Orb Weavers drain abilites. For best results use the Mirror ships like my main one is a mirror DSSV or Mirror Titan. Since the Terrans make sort work of them (if they aren't stupid or not paying atttention). Good luck to you Captains and PWE

• moobucket @ Oct 19th, 2012 7:13AM

  Aaand where's the "destroy the Romulans too" option? Have you forgotten that there are some KDF players out there who would EAGERLY open fire on the Romulans just for the fault of being Romulan?

• shpoks

  Have to agree with you on this one :) I always supported a playable Romulan faction mostly so I can blow them up with my Bortasqu' lol:D

• a90211

  I WANT A BORTASQU' SO BAD

• sonoframon @ Oct 19th, 2012 4:59AM

  Like the mission, but as always, Cryptic misses the ball when it comes to adding a little dilithium to sweeten the deal. But it's the only game around so I guess we HAVE to suck it up and deal with it >:(

• zerobang @ Oct 19th, 2012 2:27AM

  another mission that won't hand out dilithium? what do you not understand about "time based currency", if i spend TIME i want that, no matter what other grind marks there are to get. i dont ask for 1440, but heck add 250 dil per match and i feel like i'm progressing on that daily 8000 point goal.

• kezzin

  I AM asking for 1440. Especially if you are going to ruin doff farming by adding a huge dilithium charge to it.

• nonoy9 @ Oct 18th, 2012 10:06PM

  da best gmes

• matteo716maikai @ Oct 18th, 2012 9:46PM

  So when are pvp matches gonna earn fleet marks? How about reputation marks?

• big68earl @ Oct 18th, 2012 6:27PM

  What will they do if we have a pile of EDC that we have not turned in? will it be converted to the new stuff or will it be cashed in for Dilth? Should I just cash it in now? I have about 300 edc now and numerous sets of borg salvage both rare and very rare. I was just setting on.

• ahilles7

  EDC,rare borg salvage,proto borg salvage will be turned into reputation system.

• kezzin

  I would cash it in now before they screw you over on it.

• kvet

  Actually -- what ahilles7 said is their plan, they said it in the Priority One interview. What they don't know is exactly what value of Accolades/EDC/Salvage, etc will be yet. But for sure, caching in for Dil now would be foolish IMO

• stephenpantoja @ Oct 18th, 2012 5:54PM

  Are you all forgetting that originally, the Klingons and the Romulans were ALLIES?! It is not so foreign (your own personal feelings aside) that they could become allies again (just as the KDF and Feds could also one day again). Also, the Remans in a bid for independence had already made overtures of an alliance with the Klingons to fight the Romulans shortly after the events in Nemesis.

• gailzo @ Oct 18th, 2012 5:27PM

  top on vas enfin se battre dans l’espace contre des Tholien......génial

• darthdudenate @ Oct 18th, 2012 5:04PM

  Sweet, so we basicly get a tholian STF.

• ltcmdjamescore

  Sorry lad, it's not STF. Check it on Tribble test server.

• flyingcatman @ Oct 18th, 2012 4:25PM

  To all of you very annoying people starting to pile up on this website... They're are removing BORG EDC'S AND ALL BORG DROPS FROM STF's. They are replacing them with OMEGA MARKS. They are removing ROMULAN DATALOGS. They are replacing them with ROMULAN MARKS. They are not adding ANYTHING. If anything, they're taking currencies out. They've made this clear multiple times.

• flyingcatman

  *They are

• emeraldagenda12

  As someone who does not get a chance to read about this stuff or play as much as I like, thanks for saving me time on having to research the information myself. Cheers

• breadandcircuses

  Ok, you ssem to be well versed in what's going on... big68earl asked a good question above and I was hoping you'd have the answer. So... what are they going to do with any EDC's and Datalogs you have in your inventory when they switch over? Will they go the simple route, and convert them to Omega/Romulan Marks? Thanks in advance.

• breadandcircuses

  *you seem*

• barimanforums

  They've made it clear where? That's the type of thing that SHOULD be in the website headlines, not just a forum post somewhere. I imagine it will be a one to one conversion since they'll basically be the same currencies but with a different name.

• jnohd

  Recent Priority One video had a smattering of info on all this. The short answer is - it will be converted, including the missions you've run (possibly - but it has been tracked for Accolade purposes so... ). The amounts are completely up in the air at the moment. Best advice? wait for the conversion to hit Tribble Test Server, then copy over your character and see what you get. I expect it will be better to hoard EDCs, but I will be watching on Tribble to see how it goes.

• mlouden03 @ Oct 18th, 2012 4:00PM

  Would love to be able to log-in right now lol

• startrekron @ Oct 18th, 2012 3:57PM

  Yeah too many currencies again. Lobi crystals and latinium should be merged, also get rid of STF Data Chips.

• ahilles7

  They are getting rid of STF EDC. Now EDC will be part of reputation system once season 7 hits holodeck.

• flyingcatman

  They are getting rid of the Data Chips... >.>

• captan2er0 @ Oct 18th, 2012 3:56PM

  I thought the point of the Dilitum currecny system was to reduce the number of curriencies in game? Not consolidate a few to allow a billion more to be added in on top of it. Way to many curriencies rolling out, IMO.

• flyingcatman

  They are removing currencies in Season 7. Feel special?

• worfscousin1 @ Oct 18th, 2012 3:51PM

  There is way to much currency in the game now.

• flyingcatman

  They are removing currencies.

• kamikazi2142 @ Oct 18th, 2012 2:43PM

  Try adding more missions worth while, i played Starbase Fleet Defense against the Tholians, whenever i see that again i'm just leaving, not worth it.

• darkdeity20xx

  I've only faced them twice in those Fleet Defense missions - they are no joke.

• eristhevorta @ Oct 18th, 2012 2:05PM

  Currency wars ... :)

• captaind3 @ Oct 18th, 2012 1:53PM

  Well....it looks like fun...more fun than running the Vault. I'll give it a chance. Hopefully my Reman Set isn't far from being upgraded. And the man has a good point, how the HELL DID THEY CAPTURE A SCIMITAR?!?!??? Looking forward to it...Jolan Tru.

• darthdudenate

  Have you seen their ships? that tholian battleship is the largest ship in the entire game. (discluding borg, they rule all size-wise.)

• bizzarquestion @ Oct 18th, 2012 1:52PM

  HOORAY! Consolidate old currencies into dilthium just to add more back! Then limit how to earn it so when you add things like this people actually think you are doing them a favor. Make everything dilithium like we were promised.The direction the devs are going, I'm glad I won't be upgrading to the LTS. 600 days subscribed is too long to be supporting these FUBAR-Cake bakers.

• azurianstar @ Oct 18th, 2012 1:46PM

  I would agree, add more Dilithium. Especially when the old STF stuff is now costing Dilithium. That with Starbases costing Dilithium, I'm going bankrupt! So No DL, no Fun.

• kbflordkrueg @ Oct 18th, 2012 1:45PM

  yay, another type of currency to grind for... *sigh*

• flyingcatman

  They are removing the currencies. They have said so at so many times. You were grinding for EDC's and salvage in STF's before? You are grinding for the single Omega Marks which aren't going to have a drop rate, you're guaranteed to get them, to make it easier. Romulan Datalogs are turning into Romulan Marks. Nothing is changing, if anything there are less currencies to grind for.

• psycoticvulcan @ Oct 18th, 2012 1:44PM

  I have but one question: How in the world did the Tholians capture a Scimitar??

• burmas

  That ship seems to be a nerfed version of that dreadnaught of Sinzon.

• darkdeity20xx

  They probably stole it when no one was in it. Sneaky.

• captainmorgan210 @ Oct 18th, 2012 1:40PM

  I don't believe making this a cross-faction event is a good decision. The Klingons and Romulans consider each other blood-enemies; why would the Klingons help the Romulans and why would the Romulans accept their help?

• sharpie65

  the Romulans seem to have forgotten the differences between themselves and the Klingons, and the Klingon Empire no longer has another opposition force as the RSE collapsed with the destruction of Romulus. Period.

• burmas

  In politics, there are no perpectual enemies.

• fourthofeleven

  The House of Duras is a major player in Klingon poltics again, and they never had any trouble working with Romulans...

• kezzin

  Because you cannot release something that is not for the KDF. KDF players have no content as it is. So, even if it is not cannon. STO cares very little for cannon anyway. This has to be for both factions.

• jnohd

  The Klingon-Romulan Alliance was once a glorious arangement for the mutual benefit of both great Empires... I would welcome it again if it meant our strength against the Undine infiltration in our quadrant was enough to smash the Federation's denial that the UFP is swarming with shape-shifter replacements. We seek to save the quadrant, not destroy it.

• maddog0000doom @ Oct 18th, 2012 1:17PM

  Add dilithium to the reward pool! More ways to earn dilithium was one of the promises made a long time ago...

• zeuxidemus001

  I second that... Aside for my hardcore love for Klingon Lore and playing KDF it always has been better with getting dilithium/or pre dating dilithium (emblems). So with the love of Klingons and fed side not getting as much dilithium for time spent (not to mention the dailies on fed side I'm burnt out on and don't care to do them since they were only thing to do for a long long time). Add some cross faction dilithium to this to make it more fun to not worry about getting none at all from this event.

• captainoverkill @ Oct 18th, 2012 12:56PM

  Add dilithium to the reward pool! More ways to earn dilithium was one of the promises made a long time ago...

• genhauk

  What he said and worth repeating .... "Add dilithium to the reward pool! More ways to earn dilithium was one of the promises made a long time ago..."

• usskeystone

  I agree with this. There is not enough variety in ways to earn dilithium to keep me from getting bored.