Parker and Scott! You are back! :woohoo:

Congrats! That makes happy! :cheer:

Andrea


P.S.: Wait, what was that? Shipping Romulan ale? Romulan ale is illegal!

I'm going to play devil's advocate a bit here. *ducks*

Week 3 into Delta Rising and I've hit 54, and will probably stay there indefinitely for the sole reason that I'm bored and frustrated.

I came into it with great excitement. More Story! New mechanics! New content! But, my enthusiasm has waned. I am sad and concerned.

To be fair, STO operates on a Free-to-play model with limited development resources, but still it is widely considered that the game is tremendously imbalanced. I've paid a lot of money to support the game. Many of us have. And here we are again with another bug-laden release and obsolete equipment that we paid real money for. OK, yes..gear becomes obsolete with a new major release to an MMO..but the cost to upgrade all this sh* is crazy, imho.

I was excited (and patient) getting over the first two leveling "humps" by repeating content to get to the next mission. But to get anywhere, it's a tough and tedious grind, and one that I've all but lost patience for. I try repeatedly to immerse myself in the story with those long patrol missions, but the dialogue and decision-making trees bear no consequence to the player, and the rewards are dismal.

Legacy of Romulus surpasses this "expansion" in quality and its era had infused a lot of great changes to the game. I don't know what happened this time around...but i can't help but notice that D/R seems to leave the players (especially those with numerous alts) with costs that are way too high, rewards that are way too low, and content that is far too non-existent.

I stay because of Stonewall and the friendships I've forged here, and the love for Star Trek that we all share and immerse ourselves in. But as for STO as a game, and while i do agree that the franchise is better with than without it, my concerns for the future of the game are higher than they've ever been.

But despite all I jump on the bitchwagon about, I'll remain hopeful under the circumstances. PWE has some tough choices ahead in the long run if they want to keep a satisfied majority.

My 2 EC's.

Congrats!

Thanks so much guys!! :woohoo: It's so good to be back from retirement lol I was getting kinda bored sipping Romulan Ale on the beaches of Risa. I'll make sure to bring back some laughs and hard work for everyone :D

Thanks everyone! It's not going to be izzy filling MrEasy's shoes....errrr..... Easy filling MrIzzy's shoes but I am going to give it a shot. I intend on maintaining our current roster of quarterly events as well as assisting the other Admirals and their FC's with their events. I may even throw in a few events of my own.

Bottom of the barrel having to bring back the retirement crew :P

*cough* I mean, Welcome back!

Seriously though, good to have you back in the mix :D

I like the Karfi and it can deploy Felkir or however you spell it frigates. It also has 4 front firing weapons and three rear as well as five BO slots. I'd use beams on it though not cannons.

Congratulations and welcome back to the both of you! :woohoo:

Congratulations guys, and a big a welcome back! :D

I love visiting gayborhoods in every major city I visit, but I wouldn't want to live in one.

YAY!!! Congrats and welcome back guys!!!

Congratulations to you both, welcome back! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Please join me in congratulating our Parker and FrozenLily to the ranks of Admiral and Fleet Captain, respectivly.

After a short hiatus, Parker is rejoining the ranks of Admiral as our Chief of Fleet Morale. He previously served as our Chief of Membership Management for 7 months.

As well, FrozenLily will be rejoining the Membership Management Department as a Fleet Captain.

Congratulations to you both!!

Yeah, I don't think that marginalizing and insulating on group from another is the best way of gaining acceptance in mainstream society. There was an interesting article in the Eastsider LA about our other major "gay ghetto," Silverlake. Which is technically North of Downtown and west of the LA river but still isn't considered the "West Side" though it's really not that far from the Pink Vatican we know as West Hollywood. Anyway the article was about how this always very artsy, eclectic community at one time had 7 LGBT bars and clubs but over the years that number dwindled to 2 and now it's just one.

The funny thing is that the LGBT population in that area had grown, not shrunk and they were not going to WeHo to get their club/drink on. The LGBT community was so gentrified that they'd begun frequenting regular "straight" establishments with no resistance from the general community because they'd gained so much acceptance. I've heard from friends of mine in other cities a similar decline is happening where more and more LGBT individuals are mainstreaming and their "gay ghettos" declining.

I suppose it's a good thing, but still kinda sad at the same time. We gain acceptance but seem to lose something special along the way. I feel like Captain Janeway in "Death Wish" when Q offers to send her home if she rules in the Continuum's favor and she echoes Q's question to her saying softly to herself: "that's what I wanted."

And yes, I too get the Genosha reference. ;)

I have never really flown carriers on the kdf side so I'm not sure about what can and can't carry the bops.

As for the dominion ship I have no idea but its a lobi ship so should hopefully be reasonable. Though without a bug ship you can't get bugship fighters on it.

How much does the dom dread cost now, anyone have any ideas? Can i put the bird of preys on it, not getting a jhas for this alt? I really dont want a gorn in the xindi carrier.

I believe the voquv gets bird of prey fighters which count as frigates.

Of course if you wanted more punch to your carrier you could look into the dominion dreadnought and aquatic ship.

OOOOOO!O I call Magneto!!

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Uhm, Genosha anyone?

(I'm not the only comic book geek here, am I? Nevermind, carry on.) :whistle:

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P.S.: @Lars: you should have won, your Talaxian Seductress is the scariest I´ve ever seen! xD

I was laughing out loud at Lars sexy Talaxian, so funny. best thing ive seen.
if anyone hasn't seen the pics yet, go look at Dave's gallery (posted one page back)

I have to add my thanks for the event too, I always look forward to this departments events, the prizes aside, its so much fun and brilliantly organised.

THANK YOU!!!

Do I pick the Karfi or the voquv? Does the karfi get frigates like the voquv?