The Crystalline Cataclysm Event returns this Thursday March 5th with a new reward or participating in 14 successful missions.  The new Antiproton Torpedo is the first torpedo who’s damage can benefit from items or abilities that give bonuses to antiproton damage.  What’s more interesting is that Trendy hints that there may be new wrinkles to this seasons event. From Trendy’s post: For the next three … Continue reading Crystalline Cataclysm Event Returns Thursday – Antiproton Torpedo Reward finally revealed.

Season Ten leaks have started. From the usual sources, comes the Jem’Hadar T6 Strike Ship, featuring the Dominion Defense Screen Console, ‘Go for the Kill’ Starship Trait, and apparently has both Intelligence and Command seating.  Details of course are subject to change. If it is true and based on the original bug, this is going to be one nasty ship. Given the success of the … Continue reading T6 Bug Ship? Let the Star Trek Online Apocalypse Begin 😉

Posted to his facebook account. Justin Pierre James Trudeau MP (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Trudeau is the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau, long-serving Prime Minister, and Margaret Trudeau. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Papineau in 2008, and re-elected in 2011. He has served as the Liberal Party’s critic for Youth and Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Immigration, and … Continue reading Justin Trudeau adds his Respect

Yesterday afternoon Executive Producer Steve Ricossa (SalamiInferno) confirmed that a memorial to Spock and Leonard Nimoy would be added to the game. I want to once again express my heartfelt condolences to the friends, family, and fans of Leonard Nimoy. Everyone at Cryptic Studios was saddened to hear of his passing and we want to make sure we never forget the cultural impact of the … Continue reading Spock/Nimoy Memorial coming 3/5/15 – Thank you Cryptic.

What started out as a personal vent over changes in Star Trek Online with the release of Delta Rising has in recent weeks evolved in ways I didn’t expect.  The original ‘infamous’ infographic and it’s follow up helped illuminate the changes which I and many others saw as damaging to the casual community. It was nice to know I wasn’t the only one who thought … Continue reading Conversations with the Lootcritter – Updated name and domain.

It’s been a tough day for everyone. But amidst the shared remembrances, a little bit of news that for STO fans is a really good thing.  The map feels like it’s whole for the first time.  Coming with Season 10, a new quadrant level map system. Clearly the team has put a great deal of effort in developing a new quadrant map system.  So much … Continue reading Sector Map Revamp Details Revealed!

I’ll be updating as more comes this weekend.  Obama: I Loved Spock, STO Leonard Nimoy Tribute at #1 on Reddit, SalamiInferno – Tribute coming ingame, vg247, Cinemablend The numbers keep growing as I’m putting this together.  Nearly a thousand players at 10:58 pst. I’ve moved the Starfleet Dental griefers to the bottom of this post no sense in giving them attention. Others take it with … Continue reading Updated Again: 20 Instances full, more filling. Players stop at Vulcan to say goodbye.

No words. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31662024 Continue reading Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy dies at 83

Earlier this evening, CaptainGecko made an off-color remark pointed at disgruntled fans of the games he’s involved with.  It’s a sly reference to STO.  I’m beginning to think that in addition to missing communications classes, he skipped political theory as well. I agree like most sane people that the process of gerrymandering is (1.) a process unique to the United States, and (2.) it subverts … Continue reading Simple Communication Rule #2: Make sure you understand an analogy when using it to insult your customers.

Big news today with larger than usual release notes and the much talked about increase to in-game rewards included. Charles Grey (@pwgroverclvlnd) just added the following: We are pleased to announce a large-scale improvement to rewards to Star Trek Online. Over the past few months, we have been trickling out some minor changes, but now the bulk of the improvements we have been working on … Continue reading Additional Rewards, Holodeck Release Notes for 2/26/15, plus UI fix incoming *fingers crossed*