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By Ambassador Kael | Tue 29 Aug 2023 09:00:00 AM PDT
We’re proud to announce the next story update to Star Trek Online: Star Trek Online: Incursion! The official press release from Cryptic Studios and Gearbox San Francisco went out just a few minutes ago, and you can read it right here:
Redwood City, Calif. (August 29, 2023) – Gearbox Publishing and Cryptic Studios announced today that Star Trek Online: Incursion, the 30th season of their long-running and acclaimed MMORPG will launch on September 12, 2023 for PC. Starbase One finds itself under attack from a new type of Borg threat. During this attempt to repel the Borg forces, Starfleet receives the help of a mysterious and powerful new ally. The Star Trek Online: Incursion will launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox Series X|S on November 1, 2023.
Star Trek Online: Incursion continues last season’s Multiverse story following a misunderstanding with the Tholians and the tearing of the Reality Vortex. A new vortex has appeared at Starbase One and Borg are surgiong through it. Garrett Wang as Captain Harry Kim as well as Kipleigh Brown returning as Captain Kuumaarke.
Players will also meet Captain Kim’s new Astrophysicist, Commander Erin Macdonald, as seen on Star Trek: Prodigy. Commander Erin Macdonald is played by Erin Macdonald, an astrophysicist, aerospace engineer, Star Trek science advisor and host of the YouTube channel, Dr. Erin Explains the Universe,
Star Trek Online: Incursion includes the following new features:
New Episode – Taken by Surprise
A Borg invasion force emerges from a Reality Vortex at Starbase One. These Borg are different – stronger, ruthless, and more aggressive. Starfleet must use all their might, along with some unexpected help, to repel the Borg forces.
New Task Force Operation – Resistance of Starbase One
The Borg have launched an attack on Star Base One, and you must see to the evacuation of all personnel in this Five Captain Space TFO.
New Task Force Operation – Guillotine
The Borg are launching the beginnings of an invasion through a massive Reality Vortex. Repel the Borg and close the Vortex in this Five Captain Space TFO.
T6 Ship Upgrade Expansion
Upgrade to T6-X to T6-X2
Unlock an additional Starship Trait Slot, Universal Console Slot, and Device Slot
Season 30 Event – Borg Tesseract
Play selected content to earn a three Piece “Adaptation” Ground Set
Claim a free Starfleet Protostar Uniform during the event!
New Prodigy Lockbox
Details on this new lock box will be announced tonight on a special Ten Forward Weekly, with Prodigy Head Writer Aaron Waltke! Tune in at 4:30 PT at https://www.twitch.tv/crypticstudios!
It does seem like many of the missions and definitely the TFOs are reskins these days, but I think it’s fair to say that’s been the case since probably Gamma if not earlier and Gamma was an exception.
At the same time, the recent mission was a nice break from the constant shoot whatever warps in with a red square around it.
I’m still holding out hope for this arc/season. I think it’s intended as a break from the constant onslaught, but I could definitely be wrong. Either way, I too will work toward the ground set, upgrade my main ships, and keep on feeding the beast.
Ah. I was away for a hot minute, so basically everything released between 2014 and now is new to me lol. Eh, we’ll see what happens. Maybe the new TFOs will involve more than just shooting everything in sight.
Even if the TFOs are just shooting everything, that’s OK too, IMO. They seem to serve a function of mixing the player-base into common scenarios with the underlying goal being grinding marks and dilithium.
(FYI, for anyone reading this, Red Alerts – while redunant – are the best mark/min in-game followed by Random Advanced TFOs. And Red Alerts are also the best dil/min as well. Simply because of how quickly the Borg and Tholian Red Alerts can run and be replayed.)
I’d love for it to be a reskin of SB1. That’ll be an attention-free grind, about the same level of effort as was expended in creating yet another useless ground set. Just park the jellyship not far from the starbase, activate the F-U field and wait for the timer to tick down.
I’m a bit disappointed, last two years the 4th grind was an event ship. Looks like nothing to look forward to for the rest of this year’s mandogrinds.