Season 7 Dev Blog #32
By PWE_BranFlakes @ January 29, 2013 at 12:00pm
3-Year Anniversary Event
Star Trek Online is getting ready to celebrate its third anniversary on February 2nd, 2013. To celebrate the occasion, and to thank our players, Q is hosting parties on Earth Spacedock and Qo’noS running from around 10am PST on Thursday, January 31st through around 10am PST on Thursday, February 14th. Talk to Q each day and help him coordinate the guest list for the party and receive a fun prize for your efforts.
Additionally, Starfleet Command has been getting reports about a strange temporal anomaly in the Azure Nebula. Early intelligence has linked this anomaly with Tholian experiments that are using the nebula’s unique properties to gain access to the past. Such a conclusion has been supported by stray subspace signals being intercepted from the area with Starfleet transponder codes dating back to the mid-24th century.
Level 6 Federation Lieutenants can speak with Engineer Kani on Earth Spacedock for the latest information about this situation, and to learn what can be done to help. Those who complete the mission will earn a Support Cruiser Starship – Ambassador Class (Tier 3), as well as a Support Cruiser Retrofit Starship – Ambassador Class (Tier 5) – this Retrofit can only be earned by completing the mission during the three-year anniversary event, and the box that it is contained in can only be opened once a player reaches Rear Admiral rank. Ship stats will be posted in an upcoming Dev Blog.
The Klingon Empire, fearing that the Federation is developing a new weapon based on Tholian technologies, has also launched an inquiry into what is happening in the Azure Nebula. And, not to be outdone, they are rewarding a Battlecruiser Starship – Kamarag Class (Tier 3) along with a Battlecruiser Retrofit Starship – Kamarag Class (Tier 5) – this Retrofit can only be earned by completing the mission during the three-year anniversary event, and the box that it is contained in can only be opened once a player reaches Brigadier General rank. Level 22 KDF Commanders can speak with Engineer Tum'Era on Qo'noS for more information. Ship stats will be posted in an upcoming Dev Blog.
Thank you to all the fans that have made Star Trek Online such a great place to enjoy the universe of Star Trek, and we’re looking forward to another year of exploring where no one has gone before. See you in-game!
Charles Gray
Content Designer
Star Trek Online
stoyoz @ Jan 29th, 2013 1:30PM
Level 6/22 is the minimum rank, or the only rank to play the mission?
moruzgva2
I was wondering the same thing...
darkstarkirian
minimum ranks
darkstarkirian
minimum ranks you can still do it with a higher level character
lancerviolator @ Jan 29th, 2013 1:17PM
What about playable Romulans!
emt27
what about just being able to play the game.. that would make me happy if I could log on
sirokk
I'm sure that if you go to Mol'Rihan and ask the nice boys and girls they will come out and play with you... DOH... That's not what you meant was it?...
rickysmith1 @ Jan 29th, 2013 1:08PM
Wait what sort of Specail-Console will this ship have that matches up with its own era!? The Excelsiors Transwarp? Specail Photon Torpedo Launcher? Phaser Bonus? Not that I'm not excited... just hoping it wont be a disappointment!... Oh no I'm another buzz kill! :S
startrek1234567 @ Jan 29th, 2013 1:05PM
btw, is there a unque bridge?
startrek1234567 @ Jan 29th, 2013 1:04PM
STOP TEASING ME I WANT THE SHIP,lol
rrincy @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:54PM
sad to say this dev blog seems a little pointless to me . we KNEW the ships are coming . we KNEW there would be multiple tier versions from the interview you had with massively earlier , this is nothing more than a tease
zeuxidemus001
Didn't they learn to keep their top secret project... Top Secret? LOL
kirimuffin @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:50PM
Ambassador = win. New cool-looking Klingon cruiser = win. I'm excited.
leosg1 @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:49PM
どうもありがとうございました Dōmo arigatō gozaimashita, thank you very much.
goldendharmny @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:44PM
Hope this is no repairt of last year were you gave out nurfed ship.
vampiryy @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:42PM
And my STO adiction keeps growing 0.0, people wherent kidding when they said STO dev's arent that greedy 0.0
daedalus304 @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:40PM
May this mark the final Canon ship Cryptic releases for a long long time, lets get them to release Real CRYPTIC designed ships, so far there are too few cryptic designs, it is either perpetual runnoff, or canon, The Atrox, and the Chimera with several klingon ships are the only cryptic designs. We need some real cryptic ships.
genhauk
New Orleans-class ... a ship class where we can dance in the corridors and head out strands of beads when the mood suits us.
aelrhiana
Uh...no. They promised us Romulan ships and we damn well better get em.
arcleader @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:40PM
question though-when does the event start and end?
captain25075
jan 31st it says in the beginnins
nynik
Its literally in the first paragraph.
ulfedin @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:40PM
Awesome!
arcleader @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:39PM
Ok. I'm coming back to the game :)
roamingmutt @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:38PM
Yay! So happy that there is a tier 3 and 5! STO, you've earned your party!
cmdrscarlet @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:37PM
T3 *and* T5?! That's more than the Exeter so this is a great addition. I mean, I've never been keen on the look of the ship since I first saw it on TNG, but it is what it is. For those who want it, enjoy :)
stingrea2012 @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:37PM
Stats? HA! Who cares about stats? If it's free I'm getting it and if it's worth something I'm selling it for twice the price!
jymoward
sure to be bound to character, so no selling 'em.
bioskyline1
it will probably be a bind on pickup item like the odysey and breen were.
atrus19 @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:33PM
Why would you post this without the stats? That's what everyone wants and cares about. Nice pic, like to see it, but seriously, you know you have the stats now, just post them!
hravik @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:28PM
Not sure I like going with the 'Tholians did it' bit. Seems like STO gets stuck in ruts sometimes, we see Q so often for so many things, not it seems like anything new that comes out and involves time travel will be Tholians. Blarg.
thefakeshinji
It's not just the Tholians did it, it also has to do with the Azure nebula, which unless you've read the star trek: destiny novels, you're not really gonna understand.
raifin1701 @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:23PM
I'm so glad that players will be able to get the Tier3 and the tier 5 of their faction's ships . I think everyone will be thrilled. I'm looking forward to the 3rd Anniversary event! ; )
fyyarpryde @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:21PM
So excited! Must get ALL the cruisers!
drudgy @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:20PM
curses... now i'll need to level another engineer!
kirimuffin
Haha, that was what I was just thinking!
bughunter357 @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:15PM
the engines were always huge on this ship looks good guys keep up the good work
dmfreddie @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:09PM
Wow...and entire dev blog to say it's going to be in the Azure Nebulae and there are T3 and T5 versions...
keeny75 @ Jan 29th, 2013 12:08PM
Fantastic, can't wait till Thursday and bring in the yeah 3 party popper.
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