It’s safe to say that quality issues, and a general disconnect between the EP and the IP itself has lead #STO in a direction that hasn’t been popular. Delta Rising could have been spectacular.  Instead it was mired in QA issues and a management conceit that the players where the people at fault.  The disingenuous manner in which complaints were handled, and the outright ‘spin’ … Continue reading Insiders Views on Working at Cryptic

A somewhat interesting, if embarrassing problem with the Benthan Assault Cruiser was first noticed by @vengefuldjinn and posted on the forums. In STO, the Benthan Assault Cruiser is flying backwards.  Makes you wonder who on the design team actually watches Star Trek: Voyager. From the Wiki page: From in game footage: Now from Star Trek: Voyager – SE04EP20 – Vis à Vis Continue reading Benthan Assault Cruiser is Flying Backwards.

It used to be arguable, the only way to get high DPS was to “cheat”, hitting targets that healed themselves as you went from one target to the next.  Ezri Ryan just disproved that. With a smile. What a way to start the year if you’re a #STO dev. Dear Mr. Gecko, Your game is broken.  It’s official, and there’s no denying you either don’t … Continue reading Dear Mr. Gecko, Your Game is Broken.

Posters not heard from in days, their ‘Everything is Awesome’ videos disappearing. No response from them in-game or by email.  Their accounts oddly silent. Update: Voporak’s awesome Youtube videos were taken down by – himself. “I don’t really like this game anymore. It’s been going downhill for months. I’ve wanted to just stop, but something always held me back, kept dragging me in, and the … Continue reading R.I.P. “Delta Rising is the Best…” MEME – That and, Merry Christmas 😉

“git gud, scrub” I’ve been harsh in the past when talking about elements within the DPS channel community.  Given they make no claims that they are anything except about min/maxing their DPS builds, it’s hard to understand why some use it as a platform to bully others. Edit: It’s been suggested that this is a vendetta against the DPS league.  It’s not.  I’ve been a … Continue reading The Two Faces of the DPS League: Need More Porch, Less Sarcasm

Had a double-take over at Massively where the image they chose was Star Trek Online for the headline: Claims that MMOs are a ‘threat to public health’ are ‘exaggerated’ says new study Cryptic has gone to great lengths to minimize exposure to this disease with Delta Rising. Continue reading Claims that MMOs are a ‘threat to public health’ are ‘exaggerated’ says new study

I know how tough it was to tear yourselves away from the Winter Wonderland – You guys rock!  Thank you for the feedback and we’ll be starting a new revised infographic incorporating the new information.  It’s nice to see how the conversation started on Reddit, in podcasts, social media and the forums has elicited changes due to your efforts. I’ve been enjoying Winter Wonderland, and … Continue reading Thank you for the stats! New Delta Rising Infographic Underway.

By now you’ve heard that another set of “game-balancing” changes have been added to this weeks release to Holodeck.  Originally mentioned during the P1 200th podcast, Gecko described changes to XIII and XIV weapons that would see an increase to overall DPS.  He followed up with a longer description via the forum. I won’t get into the actual numbers here.  They’re confusing even the experts.  … Continue reading STO Game Balancing 101: Add more DPS to make upgrades more palatable?

Its been a week since Gecko’s comment that the low count of people in queues was the result of a reporting error.  With the exception of Crystalline Catastrophe Advanced and the Winter events, the queues are empty. As a comparison from last year at the time of this posting, there was 700+ players in the visible queues in quick play and private; today there is … Continue reading The Queues are Still Dead Jim.

It seems the embed code is bugged *sigh*. Meanwhile at Development HQ, a meeting is underway regarding Delta Rising.  At least they can’t take away our cats… Continue reading Meanwhile at Development HQ, a meeting is underway…