I looked at this and honestly an all turret build simply is not viable damage wise i mean you can probably get one to scrape by in STFs etc because they are fairly easy these days.

Historically turret builds could work and cryptic decided they didnt like it and nerfed turret damage to the point they couldnt be used on their on in a build to pump out reasonable damage.

If he thinks the fear of alienating a few closed-minded readers is going to stop me from writing stories that feature and promote characters of diverse backgrounds—including LGBTQ characters, persons of color, and people who belong to ideological or philosophical minorities—he must be out of his mind. vanguardI’m a fucking Star Trek writer. Hasn’t he ever heard of IDIC—“Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations”?

Exactly.

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So if they've had the art/assets laying around all this time, why's it just coming out now?

Back when the original trailer came out, people lost their shit over that ship. The nerds raged, "There's holes in it!" and Cryptic ended up scrapping the design.

4 years later it gets pushed into the game.

The Perpetual concepts predate game launch, obvs.

but the ring primary hull, I'd wager is Suricata's doing, ever since he joined Cryptic. From his blog posts, it looks like those designs were brainstorming submissions for Cryptic's Enterprise-F design contest (he apparently went with a different concept altogether).

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Also...Odyssey, Avenger, Steamrunner, Akira variants, Tempest variants al...well I'll let this picture say it for me...

& it all started in canon with the Oberth class. B)

Now, with ARC being pushed on us, how soon before STEAM gets knocked aside so I can get a Fleet Steamrunner class without having to get STEAM?

Thx, bro! (lol)

Basically - before buying the x-box-controller - I did the same with Xpadder. But setting up the keys alone for GTA IV frustrated me^^

A.M. :)

Yeah, the queue has been pretty ridiculous the last few days. There will be more servers added soon but I totally understand :(. I'll leave an update as to when queues become less congested for those still interested. Otherwise, ill see you guys on other games. (I can't forget about my GW2!)

Well with a queue of nearly 5000 three days in a row I can safely say, I'll be playing something else.

Oh no.. sorry I didnt look at this sooner.. I tried to do what you wanted to do several months back.

But using a PS3 controller. I got it to work.. but it takes a lot of downloading and installing, and mapping.. and in some cases having to press F7 on start up to change internal settings to accept 3rd party devices.

It was hard work.. install a driver to pretend its a microsoft product, install a mapper.. and select what button does what on the controller.. once its activated it thinks the controller is a mouse so you have to use the controller to navigate on your pc. In the end i was fed up of going through a lot of set up just before i wanted to play something.

it was easier and indeed safter to get a microsoft/Xbox controller in the long run.

I googled and youtubed all i needed..
like this.. basically download a "DS3" program, to make your comp think your using a microsoft pad..
and a "better DS3" to map your controller buttons.

in the long run I think you did the right thing in the end
btw im not a technical guy, so i could have ruined my comp :p

...ahh I liked when it showed up in Voyager.

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God it is so ugly i mean really ugly (the vesta isnt pretty but it grew on me over time i doubt this one will) tragically i bet they give it awesome stats so i have to fly it :(

I can only but hope it has stats that mean you have to fly it, maybe you should add beams to it...

Wow... at this time 101 views and only 1 comment (thank you, Nick! :) ).

I´ve solved the problem after hours of internet research.

Since it´s a damn Windows Notebook I have - which will make my grey hairs grow much faster, I´m sure about that - I just went today to my electronics shop and bought a damn original Microsoft Xbox-360-controller for Windows.

So, problem solved for the moment, this thread could be closed.

For the future I´ve decided that my next laptop will be a Macintosh. Just plug in the stuff and it works with a Macintosh. WHY DID I YEARS AGO CHANGE BACK TO WINDOWS PCs??? Stupidity? Yep, definitely.

Cheers, A.M.

I am with you guys on this one, despite the programming ups and downs that go along with this (and all other) MMO's, I have never looked back from this game since I started. For as long as we have some kind of Star Trek, be it a game or onscreen show, I will always try to be a part of it when it happens. :)

I agree totally Dave. Alot of the Doomers that choose to see the negatives rather than balance it out with the positives are the ones hurting STO not the development choices. Alot of people who look at comments relating to games prior to actually trying it first see the negative posts, so ultimately that puts them off.

I myself was originally put off from trying STO due to experiences from other MMO's I had tried, but I downloaded it thinking I would just see, expecting only to play for 30 mins or so before uninstalling .... well those 30 mins have now become 4 years, so there you have proof that negative comments and feedback should really be taken with a pinch of salt.

I think that the game has done amazing things with what it had to work with and considering where it came from, something a lot of the commenters seem to forget. Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated with the game and some design decisions that are made, but all in all, indefinitely think that the Star Trek gaming world is better with STO than without :)

So now with the Dauntless included in the Delta Pack, we now have a T6 sci vessel along with the T6 cruiser Guardian class for non-intel Starfleet ships. Hopefully by the roll out, we will also get a T6 tac to have a complete T6 non-intel trinity.

Also...Odyssey, Avenger, Steamrunner, Akira variants, Tempest variants al...well I'll let this picture say it for me...

This is something else that leads me to believe that we're seeing the last major expansion to Star Trek Online. The devs are pulling out all of the stops: increasing the cap rank to fleet admiral, implementing the races of the Delta Quandrant/Voyager era and introducing ideas and items previously withheld.

I'm not saying that STO is going to die tomorrow or that fun updates won't be coming anymore. But games, all games go through a life cycle and STO is starting to get a little long in the tooth as far as MMO's go. I'm quite sure that most will still be here 2 and 3 years from now. But I think Delta Rising quite probably represents that last major expansion to the game.

Yes, we all love Star Trek (ok, most of us). We expect certain things from the franchise and are disappointed when the decision makers act contrary to what we hold most dear. But, I say that we should enjoy it for what it is.

i like the ships with "holes" in it.... the "holes" give a sense of uniqueness to the class of ship.... just like with the USS VENGEANCE from Into Darkness, which is one of my favorite ships..... and though it will never happen, id love to fly one in STO....!
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sweet, enterprise showed that these were in use by the time of 1701-J, so, it's nice to see starfleet's version of them is available...

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I wish I had the self restraint to do so but as a science captain primarily my options are limited for tier 6 so I will wait on stats and cross my fingers that there are skins for it :p

Playing a CO that is a science officer doesn't lock you into driving a science ship. I quite enjoy driving a cruiser with my science officer CO. So if you find the ship hideous and feel that you absolutely need to buy a tier 6, why not attempt a crossover to driving an escort or cruiser.