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

Written by John Edward Betancourt 

A Showdown at Pahvo

​You know, I have to admit, that taking my time with new Star Trek Online missions is undiscovered country for me. Because if there’s one thing I love, it’s this game, and consuming as much of it as possible. But with ‘Mirror of Discovery’ only offering up a pair of new missions for me to enjoy, the prudent path seemed to serve the story better here so that I could properly reflect upon and savor the wonder of new missions in this magnificent universe and well, I may have to start doing this from now on because it really was a wise idea to slowly move my way through both of these missions.
 
Because this time around, I simply didn’t feel rushed in the slightest, and I was able to really absorb what was happening around me story wise and that made the next mission in this tiny arc, ‘Illusion of Communication’, a supremely enjoyable experience to say the least, since this new episode, quite frankly, impressed me with its fantastic writing. For in this tale, the crew of the Galactica returned to Pahvo at Somet’s request to try and retake the planet from the scourge that is Captain Killy and well, the decision to return to Pahvo now in the storyline, paid off in spades since there was a real sense of danger permeating this tale.
 
That of course, came courtesy of Captain Tilly, who figured out a way to use the Terran Antagonizer Booths to change the makeup and chemistry of this peaceful planet and that also meant, it was up to us to stop her from completing this planetary makeover because eventually, Pavho would become a powerful weapon, one capable of destroying countless worlds in the Federation and well…who doesn’t love a challenge of that caliber? If anything, this wonderful setup led to some breathtaking moments combat wise since it was hauntingly beautiful to see phasers being discharged on a planet this beautiful and the twisted nature of this tale came to its peak by way of a grand showdown with the Captain herself.
 
If anything, I want to say that I was downright surprised by how difficult a battle with the Captain of the I.S.S. Discovery turned out to be, but in the end, I wasn’t shocked in the slightest. Captain Killy is about as cunning as they come and I have to admit that duking it out with her was one of the toughest ground battles I’ve endured in some time in this game and while I was victorious, I’m quite curious as to what the future holds with Captain Killy in this game since she managed to escape in the firefight, and honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised to see her aligning herself with the Klingon forces that are lurking about the Alpha and Beta Quadrants and that could be bad news down the line because J’Ula and Tilly working together is a dangerous proposition indeed.
 
But until that time, if I want my Mirror Universe fix, I’ll need to play these missions ad nauseum, or swing by the ol’ Badlands Battlegrounds for ‘Mirror of Discovery’ has come to a close story arc wise and well, credit is due to the folks behind the scenes of this game because they are giving us just enough to feast upon as they prepare the next chapter in this saga and while I wait to see where the story goes from here, at least I will have other stuff in the game to keep me busy for now. Because I just discovered, that the TFO upgrade from ages ago added some new missions that I need to complete across the board, and…it would seem I have some new TFO/Endeavor missions to toy with as well, and one of those journeys is where we will pick up, next time. Until then.  

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