STO Guidelines

Many changes are afoot at Star Trek Online (STO). Since it’s release, the STO team has released regular updates to the game, and Season 2, a significant update to the game, is scheduled for release this month. While STO might have stumbled out of the gate, it’s clear the STO team is working hard to improve the game.

Recently, there was also a change to the STO team. Craig Zinkievich, STO’s original Executive Producer, left the helm of STO. MMOGames was fortunate to have an opportunity to interview Star Trek Online’s new Executive Producer, Daniel Stahl. Enjoy.

Interview
Daniel Stahl – Executive Producer – Star Trek Online

1. What’s your favorite thing about Star Trek: Online (STO)?
The ability to level up, customize, and play as both a Starship in space and a Captain on away missions is something I really find fun. Each episode combines a little bit of both worlds and provides a constant change of pace. Going from a big epic space battle down to exploring a planet gives a sense of scale in gameplay that keeps things changing from moment to moment.
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Welcome to the latest installment of Ask Cryptic, where we put your questions to the devs. This edition is specific to Season Two: Ancient Enemies, so read on to see what’s coming in Star Trek Online.

Q: Obsidius: Will there be any additional items available for crafting/improving in Memory Alpha?

A: Not at the launch of Season Two, but we will be adding more items during the course of Season Two.

Q: Obsidius: What sort of new ships can Federation and Klingon players expect for Episode 2? We’ve already seen the Galaxy-X class dreadnought, but what sort of escort and science-ship-related ships are in the pipe?

A: Federation Vice Admirals will have access to one of three new ships: Galaxy with Saucer Separation, Intrepid with Ablative Armor and Defiant with Cloak. Klingon Dahar Masters will have access to a Fek’ihri carrier.
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