Seven to ten new starships will be launched for Delta Rising. The expansion for the Free2Play MMO Star Trek Online is planned for October.
In a letter to fans, Stephen D’Angelo, the Executive Producer of STO, reveals what kind of hardware is being planned for the Delta Quadrant. It will amount to seven to ten ships of the new “Tier 6” class. The STO team is aware that this selection of new ships will not be enough to meet all the needs of a modern captain. Therefore, the current ships will remain fully functional and compete with the new ones.
After all, fans have put a lot of work into their current ships, and the developers do not want to diminish that. They also understand that some players may have become attached to their “baby”.
In the coming months, D’Angelo further reveals, there will still be much to test. Some of this will take place on the public test server Tribble, where players can try out the new content and features and provide feedback to the developers.
Before the expansion launches, they want to inform fans as much as possible. Only about the storyline of the expansion will silence be maintained, aiming to surprise the fans of the MMO.
