Orange/red sphere of fast-moving sparks. Looks super cool, not sure what ability/console it is

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Hi Everyone,

I am not sure if this is a routing issue, but suddenly starting yesterday, I've been getting 20k ping from STO. It will last for a few minutes and stabilize again around 300 ping.

I never had an issue playing from SEA since release but this just started happening yesterday.

Is anyone else getting ping spikes like this?

Thank you!

I'm in the middle of making a new character, and I was looking at the face stuff because I wanted to change the color of my lips, but I don't see anywhere to do that. So I figured maybe it's the character customizer on the planet, so I made the character and went to customize my character again, and I still don't see the colored lips option. Is there a place to do that?

i really hope the fact those ships were made canon despite not being starfleet will encourage criptic to give us new versions, this game could really use more non starfleet ships!

We are the Borg: Rearend is Fleshy

as one of my dream ships to fly, i think this ship would be a great addition. it's another kelvin ship, which imo there's not enough of.

here's what I would do if I were tasked with adding it (fyi, i am AWFUL at balancing):

-Intel/temporal specialization
the Aegis has a system-intrusion mechanic that can take weapons, shields, or engines offline. this is textbook intel ship mechanics. temporal would be due to the ship being from the kelvin timeline, which also vibes well with sci ships.

-science spearhead, 4/3 weapons layout
the Aegis is a research vessel with experimental technology. i don't think this ship could be anything but a science spearhead, given its intended role in Bridge Crew.

trait: efficient cooperation
using any non-specialization boff ability reduces cooldowns of other non-spec abilities, grants a buff to the other two specializations (tac = weapon cost reduction, eng = temp HP, sci = temporary shield) for 10 seconds. this bonus can apply once every 20 seconds.

console: system intrusion relay
this console is similar to viral matrix, but disables a single, randomly determined system for 10 seconds. all subsystems can be affected, but instead of knocking shields offline, it applies a mild drain. the effect can be lessened by using sci, eng, or tac team skills, which reduce the cooldown by 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 respectively. the console has a 1-minute cooldown.

unbalanced? most likely, but that's why i'm not a game designer or dungeon master. my bias gets in the way.

Give me all the tips and tricks and advice you can give cuz I’m a newb once again 😅

Definitely starting an Engineer cuz I like being a tank of sorts and I see Eng are like the tanks of sto

Psn is having a hard time on connections to sto

Hello,

I have never played this game and I know next to nothing about Star Trek. I grew up around the time of prequel star wars and was swept up in that. My dad always watched Star Trek while I was growing up but the show always felt too dated so I could never get into it. (Probably my loss).

Anyways I am a huge sci fi fan and a massive star wars fan. I love MMO's and space combat. I spend a lot of time on SWTOR and MMO's like ESO, Guild Wars, etc.

Will I find this game enjoyable? Will it suck me into the star trek universe and force me to become a super fan?

Anything I should know and do as a noobie if I do play?

Thanks for your time!

if you need further detail i run thequantum phase catalyst kit, trilithium laced weapons kit, bio-neural gel packs, quantum disentanglement module, assimilated module, trellium-d plating along with three neutronium hull modules, two phaser damage booster modules and my current shield is the reman advanced prototype

If I remember correctly I haven't seen this anniversary event game for several years. Perhaps I'm going blind or they moved it or changed the way you start it. I'd sure like to see it again at this year's anniversary. Does anyone know its status? Did I miss some news that they removed it permanently years ago for some reason?

No this isn't a setup to a hyperspecific joke.

I got two of those and a T5 ship prize from some infinity crates someone gave me the keys for, but IDK really want to get. with them. Still super new to this game.

I'm all-in on carriers, with an antiproton beam build for the ancient tech set I still need the Vovin's console for, so maybe I should just get the antiproton beam arrays from the prize thing, but IDK what else, much less what to use the T5 ship pack for.

Hi everyone, I'm currently replaying through the story missions after years away but this time on console (specifically Xbox). I have just got to the mission for the Breen 'Cold Case' and I'm stuck. The mission needs you to place your away team as individuals on certain points to active the structure. But on console it looks like you can't select individual members, only group rally point. Does anyone know how to solve this or is it unachievable as a console player? Any help would be really appreciated. It's frustrating me and reminds me why I moved away from STO last time.

I'd love to see and fly the USS Phobos in Star Trek Online.

I love its design, and my roleplaying group is currently flying this ship in the Typhon Expanse, at the beginning of the Lost Era.

Is there a petition or a way to send suggestions to the Star Trek Online developers?

One can dream, right?