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!

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. — Cryptic QA Hologram (@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 … Continue reading Updated: Saying Goodbye to The Breach – One Last Run

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!

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

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!

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

Prelude to Season XI: Giveaways!

It’s been a while since the last giveaway, and Star Trek Online has stepped up it’s game for this years launch promotions for Season XI; A New Dawn.  Beginning with a really nice giveaway yesterday in part to unofficially celebrate ‘Back to the Future Day’, a number of free ‘things’ are on the way for every player in the game. Freebie #1 – The Future Flyer … Continue reading Prelude to Season XI: Giveaways!

Bloggery Overload – 2 Blog posts on Starship Design with Thomas Marrone

Bloggery Overload this week with 2 posts, 1 a few days late, the other a few days early! I’ll be on a plane next Monday, so we’re extending the entry time for both weeks until Tuesday, October 20th 2015. https://lootcritter.com/starship-design-with-thomas-marrone-part-three/ https://lootcritter.com/starship-design-with-thomas-marrone-part-four/ For additional entries into the contest, please submit your answers here – or in the official threads on the forums. How to Enter:  Subscribe … Continue reading Bloggery Overload – 2 Blog posts on Starship Design with Thomas Marrone

Tribble Update – Badlands Battlezone, Revised Leveling for DR & IW

Tribble Maintenance and Release Notes – October 15, 2015 Coldsnapped posted on the official forums: We will be bringing down the Tribble server for maintenance to apply a new update: ST.55.20151013a.2. New Feature: Badlands Battlezone: The Badlands Battlezone is a new area for all level 60 captains and is accessible from the Alpha Quadrant. Fight the Terran Empire who is opening portals into the Badlands … Continue reading Tribble Update – Badlands Battlezone, Revised Leveling for DR & IW

Week Three of Starship Design with… Delayed. More to come…

Hi all – This weeks post – Week There of Starship Design with Thomas Marrone – has been delayed.  LaughingTrendy was involved in a car accident earlier (and she’s fine), however that’s pushed back a number of deadlines.  Due to the length of the blog, it needs to pass before a number of people before it can be released.  I’ll post an update when I know more. Don’t worry … Continue reading Week Three of Starship Design with… Delayed. More to come…