STOked iPod Edition

Exclusive new KDF ships and weapons, straight from the STO dev team! Plus take a run through the new Defiant interior, a chat with the STO community lead and a few folks from Q&A, and last but not least star ship design philosophy with Captain Logan!

In celebration of our 100th episode, STOked went on-site at Cryptic Studios to bring you the latest information and feature announcements, straight from the mouths of the developers themselves! In addition to interviews and walkthrus, STOked has a big announcement of its own to make that you cannot afford to miss!

The big news this week is the just announced departure of Dan Stahl, Star Trek Online’s Executive Producer. We spend a few minutes chatting about the past, present, and future of the game in light of the recent news. Plus we take a look at the STF upgrades, some new ship designs, and much more!

Daniel Stahl joins us to chat about free to play, up coming content, featured episodes, the Foundry, and much more! And this episode is packed full of news, tweet leaks, our take on a few upcoming power revamps, plus a new Foundry Files!

More free-to-play information has landed on Cryptic’s site, and we’re sure you wanna hear ALL about it. After we finish discussing the finer points of this new subscription model, we’ll set a course for September’s Ask Cryptic with a full suite of sensors ready to snoop out the juiciest bits of STO’s inner workings, before diving into another set of delicious Tweet Leaks! Then, hold on tight for a special KDF edition of the Foundry Files, guest starring the author and co-host of Podcast UGC, Havraha! And we top off this sundae of awesome with a cherry of Community Feedback, including some great tips for keeping your Fleet strong, and a brand new question all about F2P!

The free-to-play announcement leaked out this week, and we’re here to discuss the details that are available so far. We’ve got the original smoking gun, dev posts, and some tea leaves to read as well. Wouldn’t you know it... we take a week off for PAX and the whole world of STO goes topsy-turvy! Then we’ll discuss the Borg DSE Red Alerts, a few quick Tweet Leaks, and then it’s time for another round of the Foundry Files! It’s a great big show, so hold on tight!

The August Engineering Report is only the tip of the iceberg as STO looks forward to a future of management under Perfect World Entertainment – a prospect that keeps looking better with each dev post on the subject. Join us for a look at all the latest info straight from the mouth of Executive Producer, Daniel Stahl and the rest of the STO development team. Then, we’ve got a brand new Community Feedback to throw at your face, all about Fleets!

Perfect World’s purchase of Cryptic is complete, but what does that mean? We dig into this major topic, and break down this month’s Ask Cryptic. Plus our thoughts on one of the biggest challenges currently facing the game, and why now has to be the time these issues are addressed!

Star Trek Online's lead designer, Al Rivera, joins us to chat about the new Rhode Island variant, STO's latest Tier 2 science starship! In another segment of “Rumor Busting” he also lays down long-term plans on bringing more and more starships to the game, new special abilities, and so much more behind-the-scenes info.

We've packed together the latest leaks and news about upcoming features, including details of the impending Borg Invasion, a KDF Flagship, and the Rhode Island class starship. All of this, PLUS a bonus helping of "Daniel Stahl SAYS STUFF" in this week's news feed! After that, we'll share the results of our Starfleet Academy feature poll from last week, and lay out a whole new Community Feedback question for you all to make your voices heard!

We’re back! During our week off, Cryptic surprised us with a direct-to-Holodeck launch of Starfleet Academy, and we’ve got no choice but to geek out in some major ways about their take on this iconic environment. We also have in-game shots of the Enterprise-F, now called an Odyssey Class Cruiser, and you know the ship geeks have to make their final opinions heard. Before we jump into a brand new Community Feedback, there’s also the July Engineering Report to review, and OH BROTHER it’s got some juicy teases about future content that’ve got our brain juices pumping. Tune in to hear our thoughts!

The epic update we’ve all been waiting for has landed, but some of us are a bit upset. Bugs, nerfs, and issues oh my! Does all this spell certain doom for STO? Or is the solution to all of Season 4’s issues just a patch away?

The guys chat about the new features they personally are looking forward to in STO's Season 4. Plus learn the MATH behind the Efficiency Trait! After all that - We debut the Foundry Files by Jupiter Force!

We’re back with part three of our STF guide, this time we arm you with our tips and tricks to beat STO’s Khitomer Accord Special Task Force! Plus we’ll cover the latest changes in Season 4, the latest with the Enterprise F, and spend some love coins on the Klingons this week! And much, much more!

We've invited Al “CrypticGeko” Rivera to give us an insider’s look at all of the finer details of Star Trek Online's new Ground Combat! Before that, join us as we explore the latest Engineering Report. PvP changes by the dozen are on their way, and we’ve got the details you need to hear. We round out the episode with an editorial review of the Qo’nos revamp, and tell you why TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO (not) DIE. Q’apla!