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= State of the Fleet, March 2016 =
Greetings 44th,
As usual, first a welcome to our newest members joining last February;
@mh4s (Ari) from Indonesia,
@rogueninja1985 (Joseph) from Canada,
@Voss6 (Martin) from Prague, Czech Republic,
@nonamehere1234/Reddin (Steve) from the UK,I also noticed a few veterans returning; to all a Welcome (back) Aboard !
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And yes, finally, the Particle grind is over. Don’t know about you guys, but I’m glad it’s only once a year even if it’s so very lucrative.
Most of us by now have unlocked the Anniversary Krenim Science vessel, which has turned out to be a very good ship – the Timeline Stabilizer console’s 15-30% Firing Cycle Haste for All Weapons looks like a keeper.And a good mission to test it to the fullest is the revamped Into the Breach ‘trench run’, which will be running from March 3rd at 9:00AM PDT to March 24th at 10:00AM PDT, rewarding 50,000 dilithium plus an epic T6 Admiralty Ship Card among other goodies. Call out to your fleet-mates in chat when you need to run your daily, some of us have to ‘feed’ many alts so there’s always enough interest.
Lots of new STO coming on the horizon. Everyone has heard about the new Skill Revamp coming and early versions of the new system are already live on Tribble to be player-tested and I encourage everyone to take a look at it, just to get an overall idea.
It’s basically similar to the current specialization tree system.
And as with the old skill system it looks like there’s a diminishing return if you add too many (3) points in each ability, so just 1 or 2 should suffice.But fear not, when the new skill tree/system goes live, your fleet will provide advice and some basic skill examples to help you on your way. Everyone will receive a (free) respec when it launches because your current skills will be wiped (your already earned skill points will stay of course) so we’ll help you avoid the ‘noob traps’ setting up your new skills.
It is a massive operation as Cryptic is reviewing, fixing, nerfing and/or boosting over 400 (!) skills, traits and mods. There will be new ones and some will disappear.
For now, as far as we can determine, the revamp will be a good thing, so ignore the usual negative drama over at the official STO forum and Reddit.For background, listen to Borticus interview on P1 (15 min mark).
Also Season 11.5 is around the corner. Official date is still ‘late spring’; could be July as previous Season 10.5 The Iconian War launched July 2015.
Don’t expect a firm date anytime soon as Cryptic is always late announcing because of last-minute tweaks and mods.Some things we do know;
A featured episode(s) featuring the Na’Kuhl (from Time & Tide),
Na’Kuhl Lockboxes with,
Na’Kuhl lockbox Ships,
A new specialization tree called ‘Strategist’.We posted some early info and pictures here on our forum, so check them out and post your opinion on the new lockbox ships.
Speaking of which, looks like we get another Ferengi ship during the coming Summer Event (which usually runs late June/Aug), a T-6 Ferengi Nagus Marauder. The previous Nandi, like the recent Krenim, are actually very good, so the Nagus should be a very nice addition, if only as an admiralty card.
Also keep an eye out for Arc 3.0; the redesigned Arc client will offer Arc Quests (“play game for x days” etc) which will reward Arc Points that can be transitioned into Zen. Should be easy money.
On events, the 44th will be running Episode Replay PvP’s during the weekends. This is open for everyone, veteran and new players alike. The rules are simple; we pick a particular Star Trek episode and replay it (read: jump in and bash spacebar).
Bring a ship that appeared in the episode and have it equipped with canon weapons – Feds with phasers, KDF with disruptors, you get the idea. Keep an eye on this forum as we will post which battles we’ll (re)play in advance. We may include some participation rewards.“Search for Soolin” will return soon as well, rewarding the usual Superior Tech Upgrades.
Good things are coming ! And as usual, we want to hear it if you have any questions, suggestions or bad jokes.
May the Gorn be with you,
Marcase
"Boldly bashing Borg to bits since 2012..."Here’s a skill planner for the revamp posted over on r/sto:
http://www.stf-vanguard.com/STO-Skill-Planner/skillplanner.html
Remember, you only get 46 points to put into space.
"You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe." - Marcus Cole, Babylon 5
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