Fortunately every event item on the Watch List I earned in the events, however plenty of people spent Zen to purchase things like the Vovin and Pahvan set. With the average time for event items to enter the bundle being about 2 years and promo ships being bundled around 4 years, I think the devs should consider not nerfing items they had 2-4 years of data on before making them a straight up Zen purchase. If you can’t balance an item in that timeframe, what are you doing? I think such a commitment would generate goodwill from the player base and at least take the guess work out of spending Zen on Mudd’s items.

Seriously. We can have Vorta clones, Androids, summon holograms, fly 32nd century ships, and casually weaponize spacetime… but my captain still can’t recruit proper Veteran Bridge Officers in 2026 unless I was around for a currency conversion event from like 14 years ago? 😅

The weird thing is Cryptic clearly knows people still want these traits, because newer BOFFs like the Kira holograms and La Forge holograms basically carry versions of them already. (And they're 8 and 9 years old)

But holograms aren’t really a full replacement:

* Most are limited to one per character

* Most can’t change uniforms

* Many are stuck in specific visual themes or eras

* They often don’t work for themed crews or RP builds

Honestly only the Voyager EMH (The Doctor) and La Forge holograms feel fully supported and customizable.

What I’d love is a proper modern system so we can build a full crew of Veteran-quality BOFFs on every toon. Not for power creep — just for roster consistency and fun crew building.

At this point I’d take literally any option:

* Veteran BOFF account unlocks

* Phoenix Prize Pack additions

* Expensive Dilithium unlocks

* Zen Store reclaim tokens

* A Fleet holding project or unlock

This honestly feels like one of those ancient STO systems that got left behind while the rest of the game evolved around it.

Do you want to fix the Dil:Zen economy? Because the issue is not the availability of Dil through things like Appointment Events, it's the relative desirability of Zen.

Take the best selling minor items from the Zen store; stuff players buy multiple times over, Keys or Doff Slots or ship slots or whatever it may be (you've got the data), and make them exclusively purchasable by Dil. Mudd's Market; make some items Dil only, be that permenantly or rotationally in leu of the regular sales.

Demand increases, and more people put actually list their Zen for Dil, which is and always will be the limiting factor.

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Does anyone have a map for locations of Temporal Probes?

Anyone have a good color palette to match the MACO uniforms from Enterprise?

Hi everyone!

I'm a newbie hopping into STO for the first time. I just have some questions about leveling up and quests.

Is there a chronological order to the missions that I should follow for the main story, I just finished the Federation tutorial missions and just got a bit overwhelmed my the amount of missions the admiral gave to me.

I really have no clue in what order I should do them so I won't "spoil" or skip any STO lore that I should experience as all the missions are unlocked, like having the Klingon missions and Terra missions.

Also, should I hold off on making the free level 60 Jem'hadar after I've compleated the main vanilla story?

The build I am going for seems to require a trait that is locked behind having a Temporal Recruit (Improved Critical Systems). I have missed all the past ones (I had a long gap where I wasn't playing the game). Is there any way to get one, or is there an upcoming Temporal Recruitment event that anyone knows of? Looking at the Wiki there hasn't been on on PC for about 3 years so I am not holding out much hope.

Damocles Miracle Worker Heavy Frigate

Launching on 5/26 on PC, and 6/30 on Xbox and Playstation, a brand new ship is coming to the Infinity Lock Box! The Damocles class was originally created by an extremist group to force a war between the Federation and the Klingons, but now it can be in your hands as a fully fledged starship – and open a wide variety of new customization options for the Crossfield Class family!

Constructed in an underground cave from salvaged pieces of derelict starships (primarily from the Federation), this vessel is the epitome of "With enough dedication and hard work, anything can be achieved!". This rogue ship was constructed by an extremist group, made to look similar to a Crossfield-class Federation starship, with the intent of attacking a Klingon vessel to provoke them and cause an all-out war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. This ship excels at adapting to any situation due to the nature of its varied construction, combining Federation ideals with the brutal efficiency of the Klingon Empire.

This Starship is a recreation of Crossfield-Class copycat ship built by the extremist group seen in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

This starship features a Commander Engineering/Miracle Worker and a Lieutenant Commander Universal/Intelligence specialist seats.

This ship is equipped with a Console - Universal - Escalation Override Assembly. This console puts your ship in Escalation Override mode for 20 seconds, increasing the Current and Max output of All your Subsystems by a good amount, alongside increasing your Power Transfer Rate and making you immune to All Subsystem Offline Effects for the duration. At the end of the duration, you remove all Damage over Time effects from your ship. Additionally, during Escalation Override you release a disruptive pulse every few seconds in a radius around your ship, reducing all nearby enemies' Subsystem Power settings for a short time, enfeebling them.

Upon reaching level 5 in this starship's mastery, you will unlock the Provoked Hostilities starship trait. Affecting a foe with a Control ability causes them to emit a 3km Kinetic Blast which deals Kinetic Damage and has a chance to Confuse all foes in the area, causing chaos among them. 15 second lockout.

Ship Stats

• Tier: 6
• Faction: Any 
• Required Rank: Completed tutorial and Main Allegiance 
• Hull Modifier: 1.25
• Shield Modifier: 1
• Fore Weapons: 5
• Aft Weapons: 3
• Base Turn Rate: 13
• Impulse Modifier: 0.17
• Inertia: 50
• Consoles:
  • Tac 3
  • Eng 5
  • Sci 3
  • Uni 1
• Device Slots: 3
• Bridge Officer Stations: 
  • 1x Commander Engineering/Miracle Worker
  • 1x Lt Commander Universal
  • 1x Lt Commander Universal/Intelligence
  • 1x Lieutenant Universal
  • 1x Ensign Universal
• Power Bonuses
  • Weapon: +15
  • Shield: +5
  • Engine: +10
  • Aux: 0
• Console - Universal - Escalation Override Assembly
• Improved Raider Flanking
• Cruiser Communications Array:
  • Command - Weapon System Efficiency (Damage)
  • Command - Strategic Maneuvering (Speed)
• Can equip Dual Cannons
• Cyclical Quantum Slipstream Drive
• Ship Specialization Ability: Miracle Worker
• Starship Mastery Package - Frigate
  • Enhanced Hull Plating (+Energy Damage Resistance Rating)
  • Enhanced Weapon Banks (+Crit Severity)
  • Rapid Repairs (+Hull Regeneration)
  • Precise Weapon Systems (+Accuracy)
  • Provoked Hostilities (Starship Trait)

Admiralty Stats

• Tac: 38
• Eng: 65
• Sci: 26
• Special: +2.5x Critical Rating from Engineering

Console - Universal - Escalation Override Assembly

Passive Effect

Gain increased Power Transfer Rate and a small bonus to All Subsystems Power.

Active Effect

An illicitly modified console built to sustain combat beyond safe limits, turning escalated conflict into combat advantage. Putting your ship into overdrive provides it with the necessary power to prevail in any scenario.

• Passive: +Power Transfer Rate
• Passive: +All Subsystems Power
• Active: Enter Escalation Override mode for 20 seconds:
  • +Current and Max All Subsystems Power
  • Immunity to Subsystem Offline Effects
  • +100% Power Transfer Rate
  • Upon Expiration: Remove all Damage over Time effects from yourself
  • Every 2 seconds, a disruptive pulse reduces nearby foes' Subsystem Power (stacks up to 5 times)

Starship Trait - Provoked Hostilities

While this trait is slotted, affecting an enemy with a Control ability causes them to emit a 3km Kinetic Blast which deals Kinetic Damage and has 50% chance to Confuse all foes in the area for 5 seconds This trait has a 15 second cooldown.

• Activates with any Control Ability
• Creates a kinetic blast around the affected enemy, dealing Kinetic Damage and high chance for Confusion
• 15 second lockout