point defense and distress calls questions

[JPorter]

Hello everyone, I had a couple of questions so thought id ask them here. (sorry if these are noobie questions and have been answered already.)

1st. Will there be any sort of point defense systems in game? LIke will I be able to target incoming torpedoes and blow them up with my phasors before they reach my ship? Perhaps as an officer ability?

2nd. If im in a PVP battle will I be able to send a distress call to ask for assitance? and also will I be able to send distress calls if in a mission and need help? or am I screwed without proper planning?

Thanks,

[navarre13]

Hello everyone, I had a couple of questions so thought id ask them here. (sorry if these are noobie questions and have been answered already.)

1st. Will there be any sort of point defense systems in game? LIke will I be able to target incoming torpedoes and blow them up with my phasors before they reach my ship? Perhaps as an officer ability?

2nd. If im in a PVP battle will I be able to send a distress call to ask for assitance? and also will I be able to send distress calls if in a mission and need help? or am I screwed without proper planning?

Thanks,

1st: I don't believe this ability will be in the game. Nothing I've seen so far has shown this as an option. Sorry. Honestly, the way combat is looking, I don't think you'd have the time or ability to switch targets to a little torpedo in time to shoot it down anyway if it was possible. Nice thought though.

2nd: There has been a lot of prior talk on these forums about distress calls and such. I can recall seeing at least two big threads discussing their possible uses. However, no official statement has been made that they would be available. I'd love to see that feature myself. I'm sure there will probably be an equivalent of OOC chat or tells in the game that you could possibly use for "distress calls", but I'd really like a special in-game feature or way of handling this specifically. It's just a staple of plot devices for so many of the T.V. shows.

[Sunborn]

1st. Will there be any sort of point defense systems in game? LIke will I be able to target incoming torpedoes and blow them up with my phasors before they reach my ship? Perhaps as an officer ability?

God I hope so, that would be awesome.

2nd. If im in a PVP battle will I be able to send a distress call to ask for assitance? and also will I be able to send distress calls if in a mission and need help? or am I screwed without proper planning?



I believe somewhere in an interview we were told we could do this. People can generaly join your 'episodes' at anytime when you invite them. Not sure if you just use a chat box, or if you actually send out a signal.

[Xenoshaft]

Hello everyone, I had a couple of questions so thought id ask them here. (sorry if these are noobie questions and have been answered already.)

1st. Will there be any sort of point defense systems in game? LIke will I be able to target incoming torpedoes and blow them up with my phasors before they reach my ship? Perhaps as an officer ability?

2nd. If im in a PVP battle will I be able to send a distress call to ask for assitance? and also will I be able to send distress calls if in a mission and need help? or am I screwed without proper planning?

Thanks,

Hiya, welcome!

I don’t remember hearing about point defense for incoming torpedoes, but I know there is some for enemy fighters and shuttles..

I think you can put yourself in a distress mode and from the galactic map anyone who is looking could see you were in trouble, and how many there was. Im sure the chat has a global part. Really I don’t think we know much about these two specific points.

check out search option on the forums, also check out some of the sticky threads. There is a ton of info there. Most of the interviews are the same old stuff, but the ask cryptic and the dev chats are really a solid place to spend time reading if you are limited.

[JPorter]

Hiya, welcome!

I don’t remember hearing about point defense for incoming torpedoes, but I know there is some for enemy fighters and shuttles..

I think you can put yourself in a distress mode and from the galactic map anyone who is looking could see you were in trouble, and how many there was. Im sure the chat has a global part. Really I don’t think we know much about these two specific points.

check out search option on the forums, also check out some of the sticky threads. There is a ton of info there. Most of the interviews are the same old stuff, but the ask cryptic and the dev chats are really a solid place to spend time reading if you are limited.


Thanks for the info everyon. I did try searching but there was just so many threads that didn't seem relevant it was just easier to ask.

[JesseH21]

with the point defense thing, i dont think it would happen unless there has been something shown in one of the shows/movies of someone using a phaser to take out torps.

[Vorus]

with the point defense thing, i dont think it would happen unless there has been something shown in one of the shows/movies of someone using a phaser to take out torps.
There are a couple of instances where it was mentioned. Once in ST:TWoK and once in Voyager. However, we never actually saw anyone do it.

[JPorter]

with the point defense thing, i dont think it would happen unless there has been something shown in one of the shows/movies of someone using a phaser to take out torps.

actually in the newest movie the enterprise shot down a few of nero's torpedoes. granted that's an alternate reality but if they could do it in the past why not in the future? also in armada 2 the nebula had that feature that you could research.

[kkmccall]

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1st. Will there be any sort of point defense systems in game? LIke will I be able to target incoming torpedoes and blow them up with my phasors before they reach my ship? Perhaps as an officer ability?..

I can see this as possibly being added as a Bridge Officer Special Ability at some time in the future.