The expansion for the Free2Play MMO Star Trek Online will officially be released on October 14. With Delta Rising, we venture into the Delta Quadrant. Fans of the series “Voyager” will feel right at home here.
Much is already known about the next expansion of STO, now including the date. On October 14, it’s happening: The level cap is raised from 50 to 60, new story missions, new ships, new enemies, new friends are coming, and Voyager is everywhere.
Grim? Star Trek Online developers had to watch Voyager – all seasons!
In a blog post, Stephen D’Angelo, the Executive Producer of STO, now explains the exact circumstances under which the idea for Delta Rising was conceived and how the processes unfolded. Once it was decided that the expansion would take place in the Delta Quadrant, they “sent the team to watch all seven seasons of Voyager,” as it is said.
However, they do not elaborate on the exact circumstances of how these seasons were consumed and how the developers reacted. The US series “Voyager” is, with all due respect for the franchise, not exactly uncontroversial even among hardcore Star Trek fans.
With this refreshed expertise in mind, they then set about designing the expansion and bringing the numerous new features into the game. The stated goal was to revitalize the Delta Quadrant.
D’Angelo is particularly proud to have recruited many actors for the project who also played significant roles in the US series “Voyager.” They really did a great job, D’Angelo writes, and he is already looking forward to the fans’ reaction.
