The Cryptic Decryption - Star Trek and Champions Online
Q returns to Star Trek online this weekend to offer some rewards that will boost your gaming. Meanwhile, Season 4 is on the horizon. Meanwhile, Issue 4 of Aftershock is available for Champions. Plus, you can get your 80’s superhero spandex on with the classic hero tights pack!
Star Trek Online
June 23-27, visit Q in Earth Spacedock or Qo’noS to receive a boost that will DOUBLE your rewards of Skill Points, Bridge Officer Skill Points, Merits, Honor, Marks and Emblems! These boosts stack with the Skill Point Boosts available in the C-Store, so you could earn even more skill points! (Energy Credits and Emblems earned in PVP are not affected by Boosts.)
The Q Boost event begins Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. PDT and ends Monday, June 27 at 10 a.m. PDT.
Season 4: Crossfire
New and enhanced features, gameplay and other delights are on their way to you in our Season 4: Crossfire update!
Here are just a few of this season’s highlights:
- Ground Combat Updates: New weapons as well as tons of improvements made to existing weapons, kits, and powers, including a new Shooter Mode!
- Revamped Qo’noS First City: A brand new place to call home for the Klingon Faction!
- Borg Deepspace Encounters: The Borg get a bit meaner and a lot more challenging...
- And much, much more!
Season 4 is scheduled for initial release on July 7, 2011 with additional updates arriving throughout the summer. Check the Star Trek Online website for more details and information about other Season 4 features in the days to come.
New Massively Captain’s Log
Brandon at Massively has released a new Star Trek Online Captain’s Log! This time the focus is on the new Duty Officer or DOff system. Head on over and get the skinny!
STOked with Al Rivera
STOked return this week with an in-depth look at Season 4 and a special guest: Star Trek Online’s Lead Designer Al "Captain Geko" Rivera shows off the new ground combat.
Dev Diary: DTNE, Part 2
Part 2 of our Design the Next Enterprise Dev Diary Series is brought to you by STO Art Lead, Jeremy Mattson. Follow Jeremy and his team as they outline the process of bringing the next Enterprise fromMore upcoming events
- 30th - 2nd Horta Variants (C-Store)
Meanwhile, in Champions Online...
They don’t make it easy to get info from the forums if you’re not a gold member so details on some stuff is scarce.
Ironswan and the the Champions QA team have returned for another Public Test Shard event! Gold Members are invited to help out and earn a free action figure. Check out all the details at the forum post.
Issue 4 of our Aftershock Comic Series is now available to play! "Bad Dreams Are Made of This" takes you deeper into the depths of the Qliphothic Realm as you help UNTIL troopers escape their "Horrific" captivity. Click to find out more.
Searching for something tried and true, that classic hero look? Our newest set of tights, Classic Heroes Tights Pack, gives you an array of traditional patterns that never go out of style. Available to unlock now in the C-Store.
We have another player-authored Mission Spotlight Video for you! Created by Seancy8512 using The Foundry toolset, "Hunt for the Daq Duj" propels you into a game of hide-and-seek as you track down an unexpected threat to the Federation...
More upcoming events:
- 25th - 26th Blood Moon
- 28th - 30th Archetype: Force (C-Store)
- 29th - 2nd Comic Series: "Aftershock" (Issue 5)
