The Admiral’s Log: My Journey Through ‘Star Trek Online’ – Part LX

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Celebrating Ten Years of Star Trek Online

​Well hello again my fellow Fleet members out there. It’s been a long time since we settled in to discuss the wonder of Star Trek Online because truthfully speaking, I’ve had little to blog about. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’ve been playing this game with vigor since my last entry. But telling you how I finished or didn’t finish my daily and weekly endeavor missions really doesn’t make for a juicy blog. But thanks to the fact that the game has reached a special milestone, the time has come to knock the dust off of my PADD and discuss how incredible it is, that we are now celebrating ten years of Star Trek Online.
 
Which is quite the milestone when you think about it, because that means for a decade now, fans of this game and of the franchise have been indulging in rich adventures through the stars and well, it only seemed right to take a moment today to celebrate the wonder of this game and what it means to me. Because STO really is a dream come true for this giant nerd. For as long as I can remember, I wanted nothing more than to sit in the captain’s chair and lead a crew into the great unknown and make incredible discoveries and explore strange new worlds and at long last… that’s what I get to do here. And that makes every single time I log on a true delight, and I still find myself staring into the void of space with a sense of awe.
 
But while I could go on and on for pages on end about how much joy this game brings me in every possible way, it’s best I scale it back. Because we have more to discuss in regard to the celebration. Because the game is also offering up all kinds of fun events and giveaways to accompany this amazing anniversary. For starters, I do know that you can get your hands on the new uniforms featured in Star Trek: Picard and I was quick to hop on that because they’re slick as hell and you too can claim yours by swinging by the Zen Store promotional tab and well, sporting that bad boy while soaring through the galaxy just adds to the fun. And the addition of that uniform is a fine example of how the game is celebrating every facet of the franchise right now and that brings me to the first thing I’m truly excited about for the anniversary; the new missions.
 
Because Jeri Ryan and Sonequa Martin-Green are starring in two brand new missions that are designed to pay homage to the past in rich fashion and truthfully speaking, I’m so excited for these that I put off playing them until the weekend so I can properly appreciate everything they have to offer. Plus, there’s some new TFOs to take part in and really, what I’m excited about the most in regard to this celebration is what it is offering players in regard to the future. For the Alliance is a big deal in years to come for this saga and our first real taste of what tomorrow is going to look like is available for players who are willing to put in the twenty-day grind. For at the end of that respective quest, a powerful ship awaits them as a reward; the T6 Khitomer Alliance Battlecruiser!
 
Which is a vessel that celebrates the finest that Klingon and Federation engineering has to offer and this beastly ship (pictured below) looks like it can handle anything that the universe can throw its way and damnit, I want this thing. I honestly don’t know why, because the Galactica is my home and I know her well. But hey, if it is free and it can offer up a little fun… why not have it? So, with that in mind, over the next few weeks, I’ll be sure to chronicle how my hunt for this ship goes since uh, the grind can be a bear and it may test exactly how bad I want this on days when I don’t have the desire to game within me. Plus, we’ll be discussing those new missions and everything else this celebration has to offer, and on that note, if you’ll excuse me, I do believe Q needs my help in stabilizing some Omega Particles so I can be one step closer to getting that glorious new vessel. Until next time, Galactica out. 

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Behold. The T6 Khitomer Alliance Battlecruiser.