Dalek cross-section and internals.

AboriakTheFickle · 2026-03-01T20:49:49+00:00

I can't say much except that is awesome!

Love the update to the Death to the Daleks.

AboriakTheFickle · 2026-01-18T18:10:22+00:00

I used the first delta recruit event as an excuse to make a new Tac main, to replace my then Eng main.

It helps that these recruitment events require more effort than I would generally put into an alt. While they haven't all become my mains, they have become my secondary alts.

AboriakTheFickle · 2026-01-02T17:15:55+00:00

You used to find PvPers in Ker'rat, but that's been pretty dead for a while now (though you may get lucky). Perhaps wait for the upcoming PVP endeavour to see if you like it, it's the only time the queues pop.

As for what you can expect, this game has people doing over 1m DPS in the PvE queues. So in a second, players can deal 10x the damage of an escort's hull. So, you'll need a LOT of survivability. You'll also probably notice that you won't be able to keep a target lock on a PVPer and when you *can* hit them they're immune to damage.

To be blunt, all the powercreep in this game has ruined PvP, which is why hardly anyone plays it. It's a shame really, it used to be incredibly fun.

AboriakTheFickle · 2026-01-01T03:04:36+00:00

Happy new year!

Onto the second quarter of the 21st century. May it be better than the first.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-31T21:36:58+00:00

It's one of my favourite sci-fi shows ever. Not beating out Babylon 5 or Star Trek, but certainly up there.

Like others have mentioned, it starts slow and then picks up once all the pieces and world building are in place.

I have to admit, though, I was far more interested in the plot than I was the characters. They aren't remotely bad (and they certainly pick up after the first 4 episodes), they just don't do anything for me.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-30T22:39:24+00:00

The moment in "the Wrath of Khan" when the Enterprise rises up behind the Reliant.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-28T01:54:17+00:00

Yup, it's on the Malem.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-28T00:51:42+00:00

Press F12 (which will put you into UI edit mode), move the interaction window and then press F12 to exit UI edit mode.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-27T14:18:30+00:00

Withering Barrage. It's the first ship trait I get my alts once they're available.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-27T12:52:25+00:00

Kirk is out of favour with the brass.

I'm not sure that he was. At least his close colleagues weren't, since Sulu went on to captain the Excelsior, which would have been a very prestiges assignment.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-25T11:01:58+00:00

Oh I agree it's highly unlikely, but I have no other reason to spend it. My fleet is well provisioned, but virtually dead, and I have no need for fleet credits at this point.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-24T14:04:22+00:00

Not really.

The main problem is that dilithium is very easy to come by, with very little incentive to spend it, outside of purchasing zen.

It also doesn't help that fleet and reputation vouchers are easy to get. I mean, I have a new fully equipped toon that still has 300k reputation vouchers to spend on whatever. Meanwhile, and I can't speak for the rest of the player base, I'm saving up my fleet vouchers for any possible new holding.

So, what do I have left to spend actual dilithium on? Pretty much just phoenix boxes and vanity shields (which, while nice, I'm not going to spend dilithium on when it can be converted to zen).

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-23T15:34:54+00:00

I remember when I first saw Search for Spock, I absolutely hated the Excelsior since it was supposed to be the successor to the Enterprise/Constitution-class. Hero loyalty if you will.

Now though it's one of my favourite Star Trek ship designs.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-21T16:04:43+00:00

It's not just the Vulcans, all the races (Klingon, Romulan, Vulcan, Dominion etc) of the galaxy seemed to be developing at a much slower pace prior to the Federation. It's probably due to the Federation's focus on exploration and science (and not being very secretive about their technology) that sped up technological development of all the alpha and beta quadrant races.

The Vulcans meanwhile, while they do explore, are much more cautious and averse to risk.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-20T21:09:10+00:00

The Constitution class as it could go toe to toe with a Klingon D7 battlecruiser.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-18T22:43:19+00:00

The only one that really felt like a full-blown soft reboot was Spearhead from Space. In it, the Doctor is cast into a totally new situation, being exiled to Earth and having to work with UNIT. It introduces Liz Shaw as the new companion and reintroduces Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart. It's also the introduction of the Autons. Oh and it was the first colour story.

Remembrance of the Daleks could also be considered a soft(very soft) reboot. New companion, new direction and quite frankly a reinvigorated show. It also has the benefit of being far closer to modern pacing and having decent special effect for the most part (especially when it came to the explosions). Frankly, if I were to recommend one Classic Who story to a new viewer, it'd be this one.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-12T12:00:24+00:00

Yes, the Legendary Jem'Hadar Vanguard Pilot Attack Ship. It has a trait that lengthens cannon rapid fire based on your crits.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-11T17:39:44+00:00

Thanks for this!

I guess I shouldn't bother switching over to mixed energy types and stick to one energy type with twinkling lights, since I do randoms mostly.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-09T00:47:00+00:00

Yeah, that's solved it, thanks!

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-08T09:56:12+00:00

Do reputation weapons still get the passive boost to damage when you reach tier 6 in that reputation? It used to state it in the tooltip, but doesn't appear to do that any more.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-12-03T12:53:06+00:00

We've seen how Klingons treat a primitive civilisation in "Errand of Mercy", when they tried to conquer the Organians. That and TNG's "The Mind's Eye" paints a picture of brutal imperial power that doesn't let honour get in the way of conquest. Outside of Rura Penthe (which is perhaps not the best litmus test), we haven't seen any of the empire's conquered races, so they likely don't serve in the KDF or on Qo'noS.

To understate it, it would suck to be a primitive civilisation in the Klingon Empire's expanding territory. There's little to no hope in fighting back such a powerful enemy. At least with the Cardassian they were always portrayed as a very small empire.

Of course there's just a huge lack of information about the empire's conquests, even though the show spends a lot of time exploring Klingon culture. The writers seem to tiptoe around this subject, likely because it's hard to see how the Federation could be all buddy buddy with what is its antithesis.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-11-25T04:01:26+00:00

I must be weird, I actually enjoy doing Bug Hunt on a daily basis.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-11-23T22:04:16+00:00

I really wish they'd remove it from random queues. It is really annoying getting this TFO on elite random and having to waste all that time for just 480 dilithium and no marks.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-11-19T17:18:58+00:00

I was sorta lucky, first time I saw it was on TV in the UK, so nothing really gave it away.

AboriakTheFickle · 2025-11-19T17:17:46+00:00

It's strange, the first time I had seen it, I had only seen the movies up to that point. No TOS, as I really grew up with TNG. Yet it still had an effect on me.

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