Guest Blogger SirBoulevard – STO: To Explore Strange New Worlds

Lootcritter here:  What started as a few comments on the state of the game, and our expectations on the upcoming release of the episode “Echos of Light” in r/sto, Staff game designer Jesse Heinig  and SirBoulevard joined the growing conversation on the status and  future of exploration in Star Trek Online.  While I have some very strong opinions on the matter – exploration is at the heart … Continue reading Guest Blogger SirBoulevard – STO: To Explore Strange New Worlds

Guest Blogger Sir Boulevard: Agents of Yesterday Review

Lootcritter here:  SirBoulevard is back with his take on the third expansion in Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday.  Not to worry – his series on the state of the game is very much alive in this post. SirBoulevard is a prolific foundry author, co-leader of the E.W.O.C. fleet, he’s a guy who thinks he can build a canon build and DPS at the same time. We … Continue reading Guest Blogger Sir Boulevard: Agents of Yesterday Review

Guest Blogger SirBoulevard – Part 3 When STO Went Wonderfully Right

Lootcritter here:  Part Three of SirBoulevard’s opinion discussion on the state of the game with Agents of Yesterday.  Enjoy!  Check out Part One and Part Two if you’ve missed them. SirBoulevard is back to offer his opinion on the matter.   This week a look back to the Legacy of Romulus – the first major expansion to Star Trek Online. SirBoulevard is a prolific foundry author, co-leader of … Continue reading Guest Blogger SirBoulevard – Part 3 When STO Went Wonderfully Right

TTC Jayce’s Navy Interstellar: Ambassador-Class Support Cruiser

Update 1: Additional images added from the production below. Update 2: Thomas’s Original Odyssey post can be found here. From SirBoulevard: Today’s piece is a special treat: a special edition issue of Jayce’s Navy Interstellar. And if you know me, you know what it’s about: the Ambassador-class Support Cruiser! You can thank Salami Inferno & Thomas the Cat for inspiring me into doing this. Salami … Continue reading TTC Jayce’s Navy Interstellar: Ambassador-Class Support Cruiser

Guest Blogger: Only Six Missions – TOS Character: Faction or Fraction?

Lootcritter here:  Part Two of SirBoulevard’s opinion discussion on the state of the game with Agents of Yesterday.  Enjoy! SirBoulevard is back to offer his opinion on the matter.  What started as a ten-page explosion of consciousness has evolved as we find out more, and we’ve decided to offer his views in bite sized  chunks 😉 SirBoulevard is a prolific foundry author, co-leader of the E.W.O.C. … Continue reading Guest Blogger: Only Six Missions – TOS Character: Faction or Fraction?

Guest Blogger: “Only Six Missions” – Faction Parity, Disgruntled Fans, Lost Direction, and Years of Built of Tension

Lootcritter here:  I have my own feelings about the amount of content poised for release with Agents of Yesterday.  As information drips slowly out for us to dissect, rearrange, speculate and then vivisect (yes, a dead horse reference) – the STO fandom in general is both confused and concerned, and for some super happy at the thought of a TOS expansion.   What I do … Continue reading Guest Blogger: “Only Six Missions” – Faction Parity, Disgruntled Fans, Lost Direction, and Years of Built of Tension

Guest Blogger sirboulevard – Dawning of the Age of Aquarius: How to Make Console Pets Better

Lootcritter here: My ship reviews are in progress and yes, the much-delayed Hestia review is forthcoming.  One of the drawbacks of the Hestia (it is a great ship) is that the pet mechanics are dreadful.  Unless you’re very lucky, the console pets in Star Trek Online are underwhelming. So while I’m neck-deep in the new Skills system over on Tribble, we have another guest editorial on the status of console pets by sirboulevard. … Continue reading Guest Blogger sirboulevard – Dawning of the Age of Aquarius: How to Make Console Pets Better