One of the things I think is missing in games is a true Capitalship experience. A lot of games have tried, or pretended to try, but no game I’ve played or heard of has really captured what it is, I at least imagine it is, to be onboard a space Read more…
I have another rant against Cryptic today. Seems to be a growing trend. This rant is about their recent addition of the spacesuits from First Contact. Like most Star Trek, STO did not have any need for space suits (environmental suits) for most of its run. Its not something you Read more…
It’s been a few weeks now since STO launched its vaulted season 6. I was initially very positive about this update, and overall still am. However, the shine has started to wear off, revealing the dark underbelly of the expansion. Cryptic’s biggest flaw is the inability to balance things in Read more…
So it’s been a little quiet around here lately. I’ve done maybe 3 posts in the last two weeks. We’ve had workers here rebuilding our shower (and running out of tile) so that’s caused a bit of a distraction to my writing. In an effort to dive back in, I’ll Read more…
The latest update to Star Trek Online went live last Thursday, Season 6: Under Siege. Like everything Cryptic does, it’s a mixed bag. Though , for a change, mostly positive. I’ll break my thoughts down below. The Good Overall, this is one of, if not the, best releases in STO Read more…
Starfleet Dossier: Jaarod Naris (circa 2409) Rank: Rear Admiral Species: Bajoran Assignment: Commanding Officer, Task Force 733 In 2409, the ship’s of Jaarod’s special operations task force became integrated into Starfleet’s main fleet structure. The bulk of them joined TF-733, under Jaarod’s command as a freshly minted Rear Admiral. With the war with the Read more…
Starfleet Dossier: Jaarod Naris (circa 2407) Rank: Captain Species: Bajoran Assignment: Commanding Officer, USS Florida In 2404, Jaarod was promoted to the rank of Captain. The Audacious was reassigned as the command ship for Squadron 7316, operating as part of Task Group 73 out of Station K-7 along the Klingon border. A short time Read more…
Last week I mentioned I had started toying around in STO again and talked a little bit about my alt Andorian. That got me thinking about a fun writing exercise, why not write up a character profile for my main character? But I ran into a dilemma, my main is Read more…
This is Thiral. He’s an Andorian. I created him sometime last year, back in the days when the Andorian ship was still on the schedule. I’ve always liked Andorians and thought flying one, with a BOFF crew made entirely of Andorians, would be fun. My interest in STO waned in Read more…
Well folks, I had about given up on STO as a game. But then I read this article on Massively that outlines the new fleet Starbase system being added with season 6. Then another one was added with an interview with Daniel Stahl. I want to quote to pieces first: Read more…