Month: October 2015

Guest Blogger, Season XI

Guest Blogger Timberwolf: Baltim Heavy Raider Review & Video

Lootcritter here: Following his review for the Quas Flight Deck Cruiser, Timberwolf is back with his take on the new Baltim Heavy Raider.  He’s a great source of information and contributor over at The SHOW.  If you’re looking for advice I recommend you check out his YouTube channel, and don’t forget to listen in on The SHOW – the best Star Trek Online Podcast for build advice and news 😉 … Continue reading Guest Blogger Timberwolf: Baltim Heavy Raider Review & Video

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Guest Blogger Timberwolf: Herald Quas Flight Deck Cruiser Review & Video

Lootcritter here: With the plethora of new ships, and a pending Dreadnought review I reached out to my friend Timberwolf to help fill some of the reviews.  He’s a great source of information and contributor over at The SHOW.  If you’re looking for advice I recommend you check out his YouTube channel, and don’t forget to listen in on The SHOW – the best Star Trek Online Podcast … Continue reading Guest Blogger Timberwolf: Herald Quas Flight Deck Cruiser Review & Video

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Rewards Update, Season XI

Update on Rewards for Season XI: ADJUSTING SEASON 11 TERRAN MARK REWARDS

They do listen to feedback;) Charles Grey, Lead Content Designer posted this in the forums a short time ago: With the recent release of Star Trek Online: New Dawn, we introduced a lot of new content related to the new Terran Taskforce reputation including two new queues (Counterpoint and Assault on Terok Nor) as well as a new space battle zone (The Badlands). Unfortunately, there have been some … Continue reading Update on Rewards for Season XI: ADJUSTING SEASON 11 TERRAN MARK REWARDS

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Herald Lockbox, Season XI

New Dawn Launches – Congratulations to STO on a Smooth and Successful Launch!

I just wanted to pop on quickly tonight for a quick – spoiler free – recap of my first experience with Star Trek Online’s Season XI: A New Dawn.  Based on my experience, the launch was relatively glitch free, lag-free (for me), and my first battle with the RNG Gods was ultimately very successful.  They’re still tweaking a few elements here and there, but for … Continue reading New Dawn Launches – Congratulations to STO on a Smooth and Successful Launch!

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PVE Queues, Retired, Season 9

Updated: Saying Goodbye to The Breach – One Last Run

Confirmation that they’re being removed for improvement: Clarification: The queues are being reviewed for improvement. Can't say more but hope to bring them back. — CrypticQA Horrorgram (@CrypticEQAH) October 27, 2015 The Breach is (was) one of those missions players either loved or hated.  Launched in November 2013, The Breach was one of two new PVE queues added with the launch of Season 8: The Sphere. … Continue reading Updated: Saying Goodbye to The Breach – One Last Run

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Release Notes, Season XI

Updated: Holodeck Release Notes: Season 11: A New Dawn | Mine Trap and The Breach Retired!

Confirmation that Mine Trap and The Breach being removed for improvement: Clarification: The queues are being reviewed for improvement. Can't say more but hope to bring them back. — CrypticQA Horrorgram (@CrypticEQAH) October 27, 2015 Trendy just dropped the patch notes for tomorrows launch of Season 11: A New Dawn.  To my surprise they’re retiring both Mine Trap (a lot of fun to this day, fighting … Continue reading Updated: Holodeck Release Notes: Season 11: A New Dawn | Mine Trap and The Breach Retired!

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Interview, Lootcritter Giveaway

Starship Design with Thomas Marrone – Part Five

It’s been an amazing 5 weeks, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the blog series and contest!  We’ll begin tallying the entries Wednesday evening, with the drawing taking place Friday evening.  Winner will be announce in the blog here AND on the forums over at Cryptic. https://lootcritter.com/starship-design-with-thomas-marrone-part-five/ For additional entries into the contest, please submit your answers here – or in the official threads on the … Continue reading Starship Design with Thomas Marrone – Part Five

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Prelude to, Season XI

Not a Leak Anymore ;) – The HERALD LOCKBOX is Official!

Yeesh  – Just when I thought I could head to bed, Trendy sneaks out yet another blog post.  Cutting and pasting here for expediency… ‘WHOOPS’ Herald Lockbox While the Iconian War is now over, its impact can still be felt across the galaxy. Throughout the course of the conflict, Federation, Klingon, and Romulan researchers worked tirelessly to study and reverse-engineer captured Herald technology. Together, their scientists … Continue reading Not a Leak Anymore 😉 – The HERALD LOCKBOX is Official!

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Prelude to, Season XI

Quality of Life Improvement – Dry Docking – Coming Soon After XI: A New Dawn Launch

Evil Drydock https://evilgenius180.wordpress.com/ This is something a player can really get excited about, especially if you collect ships in Star Trek Online.  On the heels of the Admiralty System announcement (yeah, yeah, I’ll have a review in a bit)- a way to deploy your previously acquired ships on mission – many of us in the community were wary of how the system would support our ever-growing collections with … Continue reading Quality of Life Improvement – Dry Docking – Coming Soon After XI: A New Dawn Launch

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