In the SF-MMO Star Trek Online , they want to honor one of the best Voyager episodes “Year of Hell” and sell Beagles.
“Year of Hell” is perhaps the best two-parter from the Voyager TV series. The problem with Star Trek Online is: The events depicted in this episode never actually happened. Keyword: Alternative timeline. Yes, this existed long before World of Warcraft started with it.
To somehow incorporate references to many fans’ favorite episode, Star Trek Online had to cheat and now presents suitable content in a vault, a lockbox.
These are the things that fans often get annoyed about: You pay money for a ticket, hope for the grand prize, and often enough, you end up with a dud.
The mechanics of the lockboxes have been revised in Star Trek Online to make them more attractive to players, so they contain fewer such duds.
This is the summary of changes from Cryptic:
- R&D mini-packages have been removed
- New extra large boosters have been added
- Choice of weapon type for weapon packages
- Desirable prizes are more common
The grand prizes of this special Year of Hell box include a Krenim warship.
Additionally, they packed 5 Beagles into the Lobi Crystal store. A little homage to Captain Archer and Porthos. Read more details about the “Year of Hell Lockbox” directly here.
