The 11th anniversary of the MMORPG Star Trek Online (PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Series X/S) should actually be a reason to celebrate. However, the anniversary package has made players furious.
What is being celebrated? For the 11th anniversary of Star Trek Online, Cryptic Studios is selling a new bundle. The 2021 Anniversary Legendary Bundle offers the first legendary Klingon ships. After all, we are currently also celebrating the Year of the Klingons in an MMORPG, which is also fun to play solo.
An anniversary that infuriates STO fans
Why is there trouble now? Players find the content of the bundle inappropriate for the anniversary and also not suitable for the Year of the Klingons. There are only 4 ships in the package and only two of them are Klingon vessels.
Some STO fans believe that this bundle could have negative effects. Since it is not that good, it might sell poorly. This could mean that there may not be any more legendary Klingon ships because it might be assumed that they did not fare well in the anniversary bundle.
- ryoten34 writes on reddit: “Seriously Cryptic? You had to include two Federation ships in this new pack instead of 4 Klingon ships? Come on.”
- trekfangrrrl says (via reddit): “Cryptic has created a REALLY bad situation with this bundle and here’s why:
It will not sell as well as others because it is a bad bundle (for many reasons). This also means that the first legendary KDF ships may not sell well, which could affect whether they bring more.” - trekgasm is also disappointed (via reddit): “If this is the KDF version of the legendary bundle, it is an Epic Fail – Sorry, but that’s true.”
- millard_audene sees it a bit differently (via reddit): “I know you were strapped under a heat lamp with the earlier announcement of the new legendary anniversary bundle, but I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the mostly well-received anniversary event.”
How are the developers responding? Community Manager Kael from Cryptic Studios has commented on the criticism:
Ok, I’m stepping in quickly here because I don’t want to raise false hopes. This is the big Legendary bundle for this year. There may be other Legendary bundles this year, including one that I believe you will enjoy based on today’s reactions, but they will be on the scale of the Romulan, Discovery, and Mirror bundles. There are no plans for a bundle with ten ships, I’m sorry.
What do you think about the STO anniversary bundle? Are you also disappointed?
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