Star Trek Online started a new Featured Episode series based on a Deep Space Nine storyline this past Saturday. It deals with a Dominion fleet that comes through the wormhole and captures DS-9.
This first episode, "Second Wave", begins with a diplomatic mission involving a cross-faction conference about uniting against the Borg threat.
Yeah, I know, sounds a bit boring, but it's surprisingly fun. Hey, they needed an excuse to get you to DS-9!
This episode has everything. There are four different short diplomatic missions (three of which are optional), there are three optional Duty Officer assignments, ground AND space combat, a bunch of cutscenes, lots of voice-overs, and it moves along fast enough that it doesn't seem too grind-y.
The combat missions are challenging. I don't have tricked out builds, and both my Brigadier General (Science) and my Vice Admiral (Science) each had to respawn in both the ground and space missions. Ordinarily I don't have problems in PvE missions of Normal difficulty and I don't have top-of-the-line gear. Don't go in thinking this is a cakewalk. The Jem'Hadar can take down your shields in nothing flat and your health/hull will follow soon afterward.
All in all, a fun episode and a great kick-off for a new series.
Monday, February 13, 2012
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