Starship Wishlist

[Commander_Daedelus]

Post your ship wish lists in STO

The following is what classes i definatley want to see

Sovereign
Galaxy
Intrepid
Nova
Miranda
Akira
Defiant
Prometheus

[Stronin]

-Athena
-Valiant
-New, Cool, but tasteful classes

And the option to create different hull configurations within classes
(Like the starship creator game, except we'll actually have something to do once we've built the ship)

[Commander_Daedelus]

And the option to create different hull configurations within classes
(Like the starship creator game, except we'll actually have something to do once we've built the ship)


I like this idea but limits would need to be put on this option.
Core options would be Faction (Starfleet, Klingon), Ship Type (Light, Medium, Heavy)

From there you would be given points and each compnent you add deducts points, this would keep ships from being overpowered but overall i do like your idea.

[IanD967]

hang on just second!

can we please turn this into a list of ships that we would like that wasnt shown on TV or in the movies and not millions of ships that we already know (mainly those of TNG, DS9, Voyager and the movies)

for me it is:
Achillies
Tahoe

[ob1klone]

As long as I can get my hands on a Akira, I'll be happy.:D

[njdss4]

I know that if the game is set in the early 25th century my favorite ship probably won't be in the game, but I'll still ask for it:

Please put the Excelsior in STO! Maybe, since it's so old, you can get hold of it early? If not the Excelsior, maybe the Constitution class refit? Pretty please?

[Neshy]

Excelsior II/queenstown

[RandomRedshirt]

Ugggg!

Seriously people, by the time STO rolls around, the space frame and design of the Excelsior class is NO LESS THAN 125 years old. A ship, began in the era of Kirk and Sulu, still present 125 years later? It's time to retire the Excelsior class. Think about it, a 125 year old design. That would be like steam powered monitors and sailing ships facing off against the USS Missouri or an Ohio Class Nuclear sub.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Excelsiors too, but seriously, let it go and le the new designs move forward.

[relisys]

MINE WOULD BE

Sovereign
Intrepid
Akira
Prometheus

:D i would be happy if i got one of those, but i would be supper happy if i got a Intrepid class,

[USS_Parallax]

Wants (some would be refits, a few are non-canon from books):
Akira
Ambassador
Apollo (kinda like what the Nebula was to the Galaxy)
Centaur
Constellation
Curry
Defiant
Excelsior
Galaxy
Intrepid
Long Island
Luna
Miranda
Nebula
Norway
Nova
Oberth
Olympic
Prometheus
Saber
Steamrunner
Sovereign
Springfield

I'm sure I'm forgetting 10-30. :P

[njdss4]

Good list, Parallax. I would settle for a Nova, Miranda, or Ambassador if I couldn't get my Excelsior or Constitution Refit.

[USS_Parallax]

My list would have been much longer had I not gave up.


I hope to see original ships from both TNG-VOY eras and 25th century game era. Maybe some to fill in the blanks between designs. Besides a few like Ambassador-class ships the style of ships varies so suddenly from TOS refits to TNG+. Maybe a smoother transition with a few extra ships from in between those series.

I hope for a decent amount of WELL-DESIGNED original ships post Voyager too. Star Trek Legacy may have sucked as a game but they had a few ships they designed themselves which were pretty nice (like Proxima-class).

[treky215]

Give me an Excelsior any time. Shoot, I'll keep retrofitting her 'till STO dies.

[Adiemus]

Personally, I've always like the under-used Nebula class ships. That section on top makes it very identifiable and unique ship.

[Adonisaleus]

Maybe another refit of the Excelsior Space frame.... make it look a bit like the sovereign class, streamline her hull and reduce her in size and role to light cruiser or escort.... whats better then building new ships (cost-effectively)? Refitting. theres a reason why Starfleet still uses her spaceframe in the TNG era

BTW, does everybody like the Akira? I'm getting that feeling from most people. I myself love the akira.

[Squirrel]

Post your ship wish lists in STO

The following is what classes i definatley want to see

Sovereign
Galaxy
Intrepid
Nova
Miranda
Akira
Defiant
Prometheus

I pretty much agree with all of those, but i want every major, well known, class of starship to be in the game, as to have the option of choosing between. Im not really fond of the idea of adding newly created Classes exclusively for ST:O but i will go along and see how they turn out.

For me, im heading solely for an Akira class. Always loved this class for its not quite as big as an Intrepid Class or Sovereign Class, but its a mid-sized awesome starship. I would gladly roam the galaxy in an Akira :)

-Athena
-Valiant
-New, Cool, but tasteful classes

And the option to create different hull configurations within classes
(Like the starship creator game, except we'll actually have something to do once we've built the ship)

The only problem that occurs with this is that it can get into way too much detail. If it starts talking about all these little enhancements you can do then im going to get kind of confused with it and i dont want the hassle of changing it constantly to suit my purposes. I do believe that it should have certain automatic upgrades compared to other peoples starships based on Race (Human, Klingon, Romulan, Bolian etc.) and Class (Security, Engineering, Medical etc.) There should be some things that you can do manually just not too much. Im looking for Classic looking starships. Not heavily modded ones.

[Reinkaos]

Delta Flyer.. "Paris" class?

[Maziwrath]

I'm a bit nostalgic, I'd love to see Miranda and Excelsior-class ships.

[Deyvid]

The way I see it, Cryptic can include any/all starships from the canonical future, expanded universe, or invent a bunch of their own new starship designs,... but to call it Star Trek, there are a few established starship classes I want to see. Partly because I think any incarnation of a "Star Trek" game would be incomplete without them, and partly because I just want to see some of them in 3D form in an MMO. Yeah, some of them have been in other (lesser) games, but this is the first ever Star Trek MMO, and some of the established ships should hold a place of honor in this first-ever Star Trek MMO.

Constitution Class (yeah, that's right, the USS Enterprise, no A, B, C, or D)
Excellsior Class
Galaxy Class
Sovereign Class
Defiant Class
Miranda Class
Intrepid Class
Daedalus Class
Nebula Class
Runabout (DS9)
Akira Class

K'Tinga Class
Vorcha Class
K'Vort / B'Rel Class

[Jdncc1701]

For me it would be the Constellation class, I know they oare outdated but im sure with a few refits it would be a fine craft. (The Constellation-class starship was a medium-sized cruiser employed by Starfleet in the late 23rd century through the mid-24th century)

[DawnSkye]

THe only ship I care about is the galaxy class, sexy looking beast.

[SkyeVarn]

Akira and the Prometheus!
I hope they find some way to make the MVAM look really cool...
Defiant is cool to!

[Reinkaos]

BTW, does everybody like the Akira? I'm getting that feeling from most people. I myself love the akira.

I do. I don't want to, but I do.

[ianobs]

federation: constelation

klingon: vor'cha

[teeth_03]

a sleek and advanced looking BoP replacment fit for the 25th century,and a beefy advanced Neghvar class

[PattonJ007]

I know its not canon but the Excalibur Class would be awesome to see, now THAT thing is a beast, along with the standard: Sovereign Class, Galaxy Class, Nebula Class, Akira Class, Intrepid Class, Defiant Class, Nova Class, Saber Class (or is it Sabre), Steamrunner Class ... just to name a few

[JSM3050]

Luna-class (http://julioangelortiz.net/images/titan/USSTitan1.jpg)

[Deyvid]

THe only ship I care about is the galaxy class, sexy looking beast.

I hear you there. The Galaxy Class is definitely my all-time favorite Starship (of all sci-fi). That ship is beautiful and impressive.

There's a few I'd like to see, but honestly the only ships I really care about, are the Galaxy class, Defiant, and Bird of Prey.

[Nonderyon]

D'deridex-class warbird =)

[jfolds1]

Neg'var is very cool... but i'd like to see an updated Sword of Kahless class too

[POWERTECH]

Well i would like to add that the marandia and excelsior class star ships are still in service if you look to my link below you will see them in the battle to retake ds9 so i hope all the ships in that moive are included in the game and maybe a few other ones. Also in Ds9 the federtation used fighters which means there might be carriers or small ships for us to play with almost forgot no one mention the steam runner class and saber class star ship those were also seen in first contact and ds9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMSSOcB1QxM&feature=related

[ChaosDragun]

Personally I would kind of like to see early prototypes of the Enterprise J in STO. This wouldnt be much of a problem seeing as how this is the 25th century and the Enterprise J is seen as operating in the 26th century.

[Falin]

Just to be different:

Hermes
Saladin
Ptolemy

Tholian Frigate (webspinner)
Tholian Destroyer
Tholian Light Cruiser
Thloian heavy Cruiser
Tholian Heavy Battlecruiser
Tholian Dreadnaught
Tholian Battleship

:D

[onibocho]

I like some of the new designs but if I had a choice for older it would be the Sabre(a highly underated design), the Nebula; and I guess most of us agree, the magnificent Akira. What I wouldn't give to feel the deck plates of an Akira under my feet.

[Bovafett]

as long as they cover the bulk of class types from kirk forward, it should be awesome!


Now another question I have, is should players be allowed to have more than 1 class available to them, depending on the mission they go on?

/discuss

[Lepton]

Just to be different:

Hermes
Saladin
Ptolemy

Tholian Frigate (webspinner)
Tholian Destroyer
Tholian Light Cruiser
Thloian heavy Cruiser
Tholian Heavy Battlecruiser
Tholian Dreadnaught
Tholian Battleship

:D

I concur with the above list with the following additions

Klingon:
Neghvar
Vorcha
B'rel
Kron
Bird of Prey

Romulan:
D'deridex
Winged Avenger
Whitewing
Warbird
War Eagle

[thedude343]

i dont care about any other ship then the intrepid, i just love that ship :D, voyager has always been my favorite because of janeway and her crew they just seem to fit the part so perfectly to me =), my old favorite use to be picard but i started thinking that hes more of a talking type guy rather then take action and janeway is all about kicking butt espicially the borg.....GO JANEWAY!!!!:D

[RandomRedshirt]

Well i would like to add that the marandia and excelsior class star ships are still in service if you look to my link below you will see them in the battle to retake ds9 so i hope all the ships in that moive are included in the game and maybe a few other ones. Also in Ds9 the federtation used fighters which means there might be carriers or small ships for us to play with almost forgot no one mention the steam runner class and saber class star ship those were also seen in first contact and ds9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMSSOcB1QxM&feature=related

The battle to retake DS9 occured in 2374. The events of Nemesis take place in 2379. STO is rumored to take place Nemesis +25, making the year 2404.

The Excelsior Class launched in the 2270's. The Miranda Class launched in the 2280's. So that means close to 130 years has passed since the first Excelsior design rolled out and STO.

Granted, we saw lots of Excelsior classes during the battles of the Dominion War. However, we also know they faced one of the highest attrition rates of the war, follwed in close second by the Miranda class. Since I highly doubt that Utopia Planitia is still kicking out 130 year old designs, I would hypothesize that there would be very few if any Excelsiors left 25 years after Nemesis. In fact, given the success of ship designs such as the Sovereign class, Nova class and Intrepid class, I would go so far as to say the Excelsior is probably retired by 2404. Mirandas too.

[thedude343]

yay that makes me happy cause i want to see the intrepid class go along ways :D

[Reinkaos]

i dont care about any other ship then the intrepid, i just love that ship :D, voyager has always been my favorite because of janeway and her crew they just seem to fit the part so perfectly to me =), my old favorite use to be picard but i started thinking that hes more of a talking type guy rather then take action and janeway is all about kicking butt espicially the borg.....GO JANEWAY!!!!:D

Janeway isn't afraid to kick butt, but she'd rather talk.

Captain Sisko's the action guy :p

[thedude343]

yeah that is true, but thats also why i like her so much is because shes a nice person and helps ppl in anyway she can and shes very smart like in that episode were she was transporting refugees that were telepaths to the wormhole but she had to hide them in something like a transporter suspension while her ship kept getting checked by those guys in black suites and then when they finally left the leader of them black suited ppl comes and tricks everybody into thinking hes on their side and when he finally thinks hes got the exact spot of the wormhole he orders janeways ship to send out a photon torpedos to destroy it but it turns out janeway didnt give in and outwitted him and gave him the wrong cordinates to it and she sent the refugess out with 2 shuttles to the exact location and they got through, so thats what i mean shes smart and she can kick ppl's butt

[connobi]

All of the, like in Legacy, plus more.

The only thing I want is correct sound effects for the relevant weapons from the TV show/movies. Photon torps, quantums torps, phasers, the Defiants beefy phasers, & the warp engine animation on voyager! :)

[USS_Parallax]

The Legacy Mod called Ultimate Universe by Chris Jones adds most of the other Starships that weren't in the normal Legacy and is only missing a few.

That's a pretty good selection but I'd expect and MMO, with more then one freakin' worker, to surpass that count significantly.

[thedude343]

All of the, like in Legacy, plus more.

The only thing I want is correct sound effects for the relevant weapons from the TV show/movies. Photon torps, quantums torps, phasers, the Defiants beefy phasers, & the warp engine animation on voyager! :)

i totally agree cause whats the point of makeing this game if your not gonna have the right sound effects, but im sure they will cause cryptic is by far the best choice for STO anyway

[Lord_Xomic]

Well, of those not yet named in the thread;

Updated Vulcan ships. The one thing I thought was truely kick-ass about ENT was those neato Vulcan ships with the hoop nacelles.

[USS_Parallax]

Vulcans use Federation ships now. The only place I'd think it would be possible to see those kind of ships in "modern" trek would be maybe in Civilian hands.

[thedude343]

haha long live the federation!!!!!:D

[marshalleck]

I'm guessing it has probably already been said, but Crusher's Olympic-class hospital ship.

[axcel.go]

I love the originals(galaxy,intrepid), but if I could make my own I'd call it Regalia Class- no sources

[thedude343]

if i had my own, i would call it thedude343 class lol

[Hyperion2206]

I'd love to see the New Orleans class, it's beautiful and really underused in Star Trek!

http://www.st-intelligence.com/ship_database/dom/no.php

[IanD967]

really they should add all of the classes we have heard and not seen ( including New Orleans, Yeager, Apollo, Centuar, Norway, Sabre and Soyuz)

[GFLOffkeyCO]

Would like to offer 2 ships The IKV Vorkel Battleship and the RIS Nemico Battleship. The pic of the vorkel is in my sig

[IanD967]

Would like to offer 2 ships The IKV Vorkel Battleship and the RIS Nemico Battleship. The pic of the vorkel is in my sig

make them url's instead of [[img]s for now :)

[RedShirt]

Steamrunner, There's just something about the nacelles being part of the saucer with that under slung separate deflector.

Has a fair few similarities with the Akira. The bridge protected by walls on either side, the rear shuttle bay, the rear pods, and the "arms" leading back to the pod.

[Nonderyon]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/DarthExon/Dderidex_class_warbird_quarter_view.jpg

[Cactus]

I want a privately registered Nova Class, preferably with no Federation markings or traceable history. How else can I fulfill the requests for Romulan Ale and other "dubious" tasks? ;)

[Roberto]

I want a privately registered Nova Class, preferably with no Federation markings or traceable history. How else can I fulfill the requests for Romulan Ale and other "dubious" tasks? ;)

I'm glad you remembered our arrangements. I expect my Romulan ale.

[walltar]

I just want my own Akira somewere in the endgame.

And we definetely need some of hard working Danubes ( maybe starter ships ) :cool:

[matt4tay]

As much as i would love to have a Sovereign and Galaxy class i very much doubt we'll get them, i believe these will be capitol ships and not player controlable. I believe the biggest ship we will be able to command is an Akira class. Plus you have to remember there are bound to be new ships added to the game.

[Sythian]

I'm looking forward to seeing all of the ships mentioned in this thread as well as new designs.

[Harddrive]

I want to see the futuristic Warbirds ( Valdore) I think they are one of the coolest looking ships ever in Star Trek. I for one hope they are there so that I can woop some federation butt in them :)

[Reinkaos]

Scimiatar class :p

[Rejs7]

Maybe there may be an interesting alternative - design your own ship. It wouldn't be too hard for Cryptic to design a modular package to allow players to create a cool **** - they did it in CoX with the character creation, and obviously if players want an established canon design then the modular system can allow for this.

Just a thought.

[trek4life]

I doubt most ships we all know and love will even be in game if they take PE's design. I thought thier verison put this in the 25th century. Most ST ships from the shows/movies would be in museums or would have to heavily modifed to stay in service that long. Personally I hope cryptic designs an array of new ships, hopefully good ones unlike the ugly new ship PE had, so ST fans can get to know new ships, and new weapons and dont get the advantage of knowing the weeknesses and strenghts of each and every ship prior to even getting them. course i wouldnt' mind getting a retrofitted defient or something similar :D

[Rejs7]

I doubt most ships we all know and love will even be in game if they take PE's design. I thought thier verison put this in the 25th century. Most ST ships from the shows/movies would be in museums or would have to heavily modifed to stay in service that long. Personally I hope cryptic designs an array of new ships, hopefully good ones unlike the ugly new ship PE had, so ST fans can get to know new ships, and new weapons and dont get the advantage of knowing the weeknesses and strenghts of each and every ship prior to even getting them. course i wouldnt' mind getting a retrofitted defient or something similar :D

Good point - then again if Paramount stick their oar in it may get a bit muddied.

[Wildcard92385]

There are many ships I would like to see ingame, however here are a few of my favorites.

-Achilles
-Prometheus (MVAM would be amazing)
-Wells class (Although its from the far future so it wont happen lol)
-Akira
-Sovereign
-Epoch class (same explanation as the Wells Class)
-Cool new ship designs since the game takes place after the latest movies and shows.
-Nova Class (For scientific missions)
-Intrepid


I also think it would be interesting if different configurations were allowed for different ships such as different nacelle positions, saucers section shapes, etc.

[arakkis]

<<<<<<<<<Nebula

[Lepton]

The battle to retake DS9 occured in 2374. The events of Nemesis take place in 2379. STO is rumored to take place Nemesis +25, making the year 2404.

The Excelsior Class launched in the 2270's. The Miranda Class launched in the 2280's. So that means close to 130 years has passed since the first Excelsior design rolled out and STO.

Granted, we saw lots of Excelsior classes during the battles of the Dominion War. However, we also know they faced one of the highest attrition rates of the war, follwed in close second by the Miranda class. Since I highly doubt that Utopia Planitia is still kicking out 130 year old designs, I would hypothesize that there would be very few if any Excelsiors left 25 years after Nemesis. In fact, given the success of ship designs such as the Sovereign class, Nova class and Intrepid class, I would go so far as to say the Excelsior is probably retired by 2404. Mirandas too.

Yet, you categorically stated that having a 125 year old spaceframe was somehow absurd, so I pointed out an exceedingly obvious canon reference that controverts your assertion. Perhaps before you start dismissing peoples' desires out of hand, you might first check the canon that you seem so enamored of, despite the fact that Rick Sternbach feels that Star Trek Online should largely ignore canon and do something new.

[ChiefBrex]

I would like to see the Intrepid Class, or the Poseidon Class from BC (not the port from Legacy to BC) in this game.

And btw - the Miranda Class was launched before the Excelsior class, not the other way around. Wrath of Khan took place in 2285, and the USS Reliant was a Miranda Class. Therefore, the Miranda Class had to be launched in the 2270s, especially since the Soyuz Class, a Miranda variant, was already in service by 2278 (TNG: "Cause and Effect").

The Excelsior Class wasn't launched into service until the 2290s, when Hikaru Sulu took command of the USS Excelsior. But the Excelsior was in trials during the 2280s. Therefore, by the 2390s (STO is supposed to take place in 2399 at launch, not 2404), the Excelsior Class would actually be 100 years old in terms of production line, but if you want to take into consideration when the prototype was built and in trials, then it would only be 110 years old. The Excelsior Class was designed to have a 100 year hull life. There have been, supposedly, nearly 1000 units of the Excelsior Class built, including the Refit design that was introduced first in 2293 with the Enterprise-B, and then again with the USS Lakota in 2373.

Therefore, it stands to reason that by 2399, there would more than likely still be Excelsior Class vessels in service, although I agree that they would more than likely be in a transition from active service to training vessels and wargame vessels, to eventually being decommissioned. My assumption would be that by 2410, the Excelsior Class is completely retired from service, as by then, the design would be close to being 120 years old.

[RandomRedshirt]

Yet, you categorically stated that having a 125 year old spaceframe was somehow absurd, so I pointed out an exceedingly obvious canon reference that controverts your assertion. Perhaps before you start dismissing peoples' desires out of hand, you might first check the canon that you seem so enamored of, despite the fact that Rick Sternbach feels that Star Trek Online should largely ignore canon and do something new.

You claim you have presented evidence that my "logic is flawed."

Did I miss the memo? Because all you did was call me out on it without providing anything to back up your claim. Frankly that is just poor showing on your part.

You want to pick a fight with someone, at least do them the courtesy of having your argument prepared. Otherwise, don't waste my time.

[Captain_Keyes]

will there be a escape pod ejection system built into the ship and will there be a single escape pod ejection system build into the pod that the person in the pod can eject himself in the red alert stage

[Captain_Keyes]

will there be a hull strengthing system

[Signal]

I want what everyone else in this thread wants. Even the older designs.

But on top of that, I hope that STO will come up with some of their own, unique designs to really give us a fresh perspective on Star Trek set 20+ years in the future since the last movie.

Personally, I'm hoping there will be more Federation ships dedicated more towards battle than anything else, like the Akira and Prometheus.

[Admiral_Perseus]

I pray their will be Nebula-class starships... just love em! What we need, though, is a new, small ship designed for light combat or patrols. Defiant sized, but not as overpwered ;)

I suppose what I mean is that we need a replacement for the Excelsior and Miranda class ships that have made up most of the fleet for decades.

[Lepton]

You claim you have presented evidence that my "logic is flawed."

Did I miss the memo? Because all you did was call me out on it without providing anything to back up your claim. Frankly that is just poor showing on your part.

You want to pick a fight with someone, at least do them the courtesy of having your argument prepared. Otherwise, don't waste my time.

I don't need to articulate any kind of argument as the canon speaks for itself. I need only point to your very obvious error in reasoning. You only later corrected yourself after realizing that you had made such an obvious error.

[lumpking69]

Post your ship wish lists in STO

The following is what classes i definatley want to see

Sovereign
Galaxy
Intrepid
Nova
Miranda
Akira
Defiant
Prometheus


I love that list, the only other ship I would add is a Dauntless class and Excelsior class!

(before I get flamed, I know that the Dauntless isn't a federation vessel.... But a man can dream.)

[The_Padre]

I'd be fine with the following:

Nebula
Luna
Prometheus
New Orleans
Ambassador
Akira (Appears in the banner so I'd say this will more than likely be in)
Norway
Saber
Steamrunner

[ob1klone]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s293/CyrussW/IKS_Somraw.jpg

How about this. It is a Raptor class battle cruiser.

[Cactus]

I think it would be possible to have all the ships mentioned in this thread with a fairly robust story reason to back it up - The federation has literally so many ships that it is unreasonable to scrap or continually refit them all, therefore they are sold on, or passed to allies who then sell them on etc, either in their original state or with certain "sensitive" equipment removed.

[Jyiiga]

The game Starfleet Command III has a huge mod library. Although I am not sure which of these ships could be considered canon I enjoy them all the same. Some of these are a nice fusion between older ships design and newer technology. All the same.. I put this together for you all.

Class: Heavy Battlecruiser (BCH)

Chabot-class

http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chabotxs5.jpg

As the various Excelsior-class vessels aged, Starfleet realized that it would be losing a large part of their fleet due to obsolescence. Starfleet engineers in 2373 designed the Chabot-class to be a total conversion of the older ships of the Excelsior-class. Stripped down to the bare frame, the first ship was rebuilt with technology developed for the Sovereign and Prometheus-classes. The U.S.S. Chabot saw service at the end of the Dominion War with great success despite its limited time of service. Starfleet has ordered more of the older Excelsiors to be converted to the new class.

Armada-class

Class: Super Battleship (SBB)

http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=armadarf9.jpg

Following the disastrous encounter between the U.S.S. Valiant and the prototype Dominion battleship in 2374, Starfleet quickly realized that it needed a ship to directly compete with that Jem'Hadar monstrosity, but didn't have a workable design on the drawing boards. As a stopgap measure, construction was stopped on a Galaxy-class hull at Utopia Planetia in order to heavily modify the ship into a new class of super battleship. The U.S.S. Armada was launched shortly after the Dominion surrender. This ship is quite large and powerful, sporting a starbase-sized warp core and starbase-sized weaponry. Currently, two more ships of this class are being constructed, but absent any major threats to the Federation, there doesn't appear to be any hurry to get them into service.

Excalibur-class Space Control Ship

Class: Space Control Ship (SCS)

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=excaliburscspd7.jpg

Initially conceived of in 2373 as an even larger starship designed to combat the Borg, design and testing on this class of ship slowed during the Dominion War as Starfleet did not wish to commit resources to work on an experimental class of starship. However, after the U.S.S. Valiant's encounter with the Jem'Hadar battleship and construction on the Armada-class, work began to speed up on the Excalibur, even though it wouldn't be ready for many years. Construction and systems testing continues on the U.S.S. Excalibur at Utopia Planetia. When complete, she is expected to be one of the most powerful starships ever constructed with more weaponry than has ever been deployed on a starship hull. In keeping with Starfleet traditions, the Excalibur will also have extensive scientific sensors, labs, and other facilities, making it one of the largest research vessels ever constructed. In addition, she is reported to have an advanced communication system that will enable the ship to instantly communicate with Starfleet Command from anywhere within the Federation, although the exact technology behind that is one of the most harshly-guarded secrets in Starfleet. There is even a wild but unconfirmed rumor that the Excalibur is designed to take part in the next attempt to build a working transwarp drive, spurred by reports of the ASDB team in charge of the Excalibur extensively going over the logs of the U.S.S. Voyager. However Starfleet denies all of these rumors and even deny the rumors that they are working on a transwarp drive again in the first place. After extensive trials beginning in mid 2380, the Excalibur is scheduled to enter service in 2382. Starfleet is never one to hedge their bets, so work has begun on the next two ships of the class, the Pendragon and the Perseus. This new class is not to be confused with the older Excalibur-class (NCC-2002) launched at the beginning of the 24th Century and now retired. Such a mistake is likely to get one ridiculed by the designers and shakedown crew.

Yeager-class

Class: Light Cruiser (CL)

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An unusual merging of an Intrepid-class primary hull with the hull of a Raider-class scout vessel, this ship was first commissioned in 2372 for use as a medium-sized frontier patrol vessel. It is capable of sustaining warp 9.3 for hours on end, making it the perfect vessel to chase down pirates and raiders. They were also used in the Dominion War to hunt down enemy scout ships attempting to spy on allied fleet movements. Although production on the class has ceased, there are still many in service.

Miranda-class Strike Cruiser (“Saratoga-class”)

Class: Strike Cruiser (SC)

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(Old School and Packs a Punch!)

By the mid 24th Century, the Miranda-class was the most numerous type of vessel in Starfleet's inventory and keeping them all on par with newer ships was becoming more and more difficult. Over time, Starfleet created a number of specialty variants of the class. One such model was the conversion of the second Miranda-class U.S.S. Saratoga (NCC-31911) into a sort of strike cruiser. Its photon torpedo launcher was replaced with a pair of early prototype Type XII phaser cannons, giving the ship a forward phaser punch only topped by the Defiant-class. When Starfleet sent the Saratoga into battle against the Borg in 2267, they hoped that those weapons would help Admiral Hanson's fleet stop the Borg cube before it reached Earth. However, thanks to Captain Picard's assimilation into the Collective, the Saratoga never got a chance to fire its weapons before it was destroyed. Several more Mirandas were converted to this variant during testing of the standard Type XII phaser arrays, but they are still far less common than the standard Miranda.

[Captain_Keyes]

will there be a warp core ejection system and will there be a auto targeting system build in the ship

[TheMasterpiece]

-Athena
-Valiant
-New, Cool, but tasteful classes

And the option to create different hull configurations within classes
(Like the starship creator game, except we'll actually have something to do once we've built the ship)



Yes Id love to be able to make new classes. Also, id expect every class weve seen on tv (maybe not some of the old original ones like NX-01) and additonally some new ones developed over the past years.

[Falin]

New, non- BOP Klingon Ships! please stop with the "200 varitions and sizes" of BOP's I want real Klingon ships with the menecing look and feel of the old D7 class!

[TheMasterpiece]

I really liked that yeager class shown above. intrepid and sovereign are my personal favorites

[Stu1701]

canon classes I'd like to see:
Galaxy class
Prometheus class
Excelsior class
Constitution class refit

non-canon classes that would be interesting to see:
Excalibur class
A refit of the Excelsior, something similar to the refit the Constitution went through to bring it up to date. Totally rework the ship to make it look more up to date with the newer ships.

I also can't wait to see some new ships from the game

[USS_Parallax]

Some of the non-canon ships are great. Some are ridiculous.

Chabot-class? How many freakin' times can a ship be refitted? I doubt there's any of the original left lol.

Armada? We already have so many Galaxy variations it's scary.

Excalibur is fine.

Yeager is TOO UGLY. This is possibly the UGLIEST ship there is. Sadly though this one is Canon. :(

Heck in the Dominion Wars game there's even a Sovereign-class ship with a 3rd nacel... Why refit a brand new ship?




I'd love an Excelsior type of ship but that thing would be nearing the end of it's refit-ability. Just make a new class that looks similar in shape but build like a modern ship and isn't a refit. Heck, name it Excelsior II for all I care. :P

[rjc_foxtrot]

Older ship classes, such as the Miranda and Oberth, have been put to other use such as cargo runners or training vessels. It wouldn't be a huge stretch to make the older ships such as the Excelsior, Constitution, Saladin, Akula (?), Miranda, Ambassador, Constellation, etc., as starter vessels.

Alternatively, it's not unreasonable to assume that some space frames can be updated and used well beyond their originally projected life. Excelsior and Miranda class ships are prime examples of this due to their appearance in the Dominion War and beyond into Nemesis in name as we see the USS Hood on the main screen as part of the fleet to take down Shinzon* . Not all at the time were deep exploration vessels like the bigger dogs were in these later periods, but they were still present and in operation in various roles inside the Federation ranging from police action to freighter work. It would make more sense to keep these ships about since they still work and use them for tasks that aren't as demanding as border security or deep space exploration.

Why fix something that ain't broke?



*Most know that the USS Hood is an Excelsior class ship that made an appearance in TNG. Whether it was still an Excelsior class in 2379 isn't really known, but it was our last known incarnation of the Hood.

[ChiefBrex]

New, non- BOP Klingon Ships! please stop with the "200 varitions and sizes" of BOP's I want real Klingon ships with the menecing look and feel of the old D7 class!

Uhm, there've only been 2 ships with the same hull configuration - The B'Rel Class Bird-Of-Prey and the K'Vort Class. The difference between the two is size and weapons payload. Also, the K'Vort has a fixed wing position, while the B'Rel's wings can be moved into a flight mode, or attack mode. But beyond these two designs, there haven't been any other "BOP style" Klingon ships. So just chill...

[ParkerHayden]

I want to see new designs and Luna-Classes. (Although, seeing as how there's a screen shot of a Luna, my wish will come true)

[NeoWolf]

So long as me and my alts can get a hold of all the following (See below)for me and my alts ill be happy.

Intrepid - I love this class of ship its aesthetically pleasing to me and with borg upgrades its just plain yummy.

D'deridex Warbird - dont even get me started on my love of this vessel and its funky cloaking sound lol

Defiant - The tiny tank with autofiring weapons, I can remember when I first saw this ship unleash hell on DS9 and watched on in awe.

Oberth Class, - the obligatory must have for the science nerd character :)

I also really like the Hirogen hunting veseels - from the Delta Quadrant they had a nice sinister feel to them.

B'rel Bird of Prey - again aesthetically pleasing. and unlike ships in EVE online its symmetrical lol

Tin Man - lol respect MY authoritaaaaar... lol :)

[Varrangian]

After doing a lot of thinking here is how I'd like to see ships work, including classes and their respective availability with ranks.


Cadet - Most of the time is spent at the academy learning ground missions, but some exposure to flight through Danube Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Danube_class) and possibly modified Federation Attack Fighter (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation_attack_fighter).

Ensign - most of your time will be spent aboard a NPC run Capital ship, with a mix of missions on board on away missions. Occasionally you will be given command of a vessel like a Federation Attack Fighter (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation_attack_fighter), a Erewon Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Erewon_class), and maybe a few missions with a Steamrunner Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Steamrunner_class)

Lt. Junior Grade - This is the point at which you will start to get higher priority missions and some true command experience. Promotion to Lt. will depend on proving yourself capable of command. Thus you'll need ships with larger crews and more important roles. It is also the point in the game where the player should no longer feel like they are being trained to "play", but are actually playing.
Ships should include - an upgraded version of the Steamrunner Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Steamrunner_class), Sydney Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Sydney_class), Saber Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Saber_class), Elkins Type (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Elkins_type), and Curry Type (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Curry_type). And possibly a few missions with the Nova Class. (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Nova_class)

For Lt. You are now a rising Junior officer, your next rank will put you at what the Navy considers "command leadership" level. You should be getting larger and more important assignments. Thus the need for greater resources available to you. The new ships should include - Freedom Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Freedom_class), Miranda Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Miranda_class), Oberth Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Oberth_class),
Merced Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Merced_class).

Lt. Cmdr - You are now a commander or divisional leader in Star Fleet. The ships available to you should reflect this thus I think the new ships you should have at this rank should be - Norway Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Norway_class), Centaur Class (type) (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Centaur_type), Defieant Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Defiant_class), and Intrepid Class. (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Intrepid_class)

Cmdr - This is the rank just before Captain, you have worked hard to get to this point, and while you may not have as many accolades as Picard does you have certainly earned the right to command bigger and better ships. The new ships should include - a up to date Constitution Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Constitution_class), Niagara Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Niagara_class), Prometheus Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Prometheus_class), and possibly specialty ships like the Olympic Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Olympic_class).

Capt. - Yes you are now a Captain that ever coveted rank. This is pretty close to the end game, if not the rank required to access end game content. Thus the ships now open to you should reflect that - an updated Excelsio Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Excelsior_class) , Nebula Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Nebula_class), and the iconic Galaxy Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Galaxy_class) (note this will be the standard version please see Admiral for more information).

Admiral - This is a rank I think should be reserved for Guild leaders and to reflect that their ships should be special... allowing crews from 5-15 players. The ships for this rank are - an upgraded Galaxy Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Galaxy_class), and Sovereign Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Sovereign_class).

I know I left out the Akira class... I think it would be either in the Lt. Cmdr or Cmdr range.

I think if you make it so that ships can be upgradeable to close to the quality of the next highest ship, then you won't see everyone running around in the same ship. Just my .02 fed creds.

[ParkerHayden]

Cadet - Most of the time is spent at the academy learning ground missions, but some exposure to flight through Danube Class (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Danube_class) and possibly modified Federation Attack Fighter (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Federation_attack_fighter).
I'm pretty sure the only time you're a cadet is in the very beginning when you're getting the tutorials in the Academy.

[Varrangian]

I'm pretty sure the only time you're a cadet is in the very beginning when you're getting the tutorials in the Academy.

Yep I agree, but you'll need to be tutored in space flight.

[Commodore_Smith]

personally i want an Akira class as long as i can get it the 11-21 torp tubes it should have (all quantum)... other than that i read some place that STO will have 50-100 new playable ships, how many r SF or Klingon we'll jest have to wait and see. I know the devs will come up with ships that r cooler lookin' and more powerful then anything i could dream up, I jest have to keep telling myself that ;)...

[Scythan]

Maybe another refit of the Excelsior Space frame.... make it look a bit like the sovereign class, streamline her hull and reduce her in size and role to light cruiser or escort.... whats better then building new ships (cost-effectively)? Refitting. theres a reason why Starfleet still uses her spaceframe in the TNG era

BTW, does everybody like the Akira? I'm getting that feeling from most people. I myself love the akira.

This is a very good idea, it's not only canocal with the massive overhaul the Constitutions got, along with the Sovereign (although less visually, the weapons were drastically overhauled). And I am pleased to say that a very active member of the ST Online community, P81, has made up a model of the Excelsior II Class, NCC-2000-A for Bridge Commander, and the aesthetics of it are very close to what Adonisaleus describes. I

I've included two images of it here, which double as download links if any of you have ST: Bridge Commander.

I see something like an Excelsior II Class totally acceptable, and a wonderful segway old-to-new.

http://bridgecommander.filefront.com/screenshots/File/12464/1

http://bridgecommander.filefront.com/screenshots/File/12464/2

[IcarusTyler]

Stop mentioning all the ships that are going to get in anyway.

I want a Luna though.

[Zendo]

-New, Cool, but tasteful classes

And the option to create different hull configurations within classes
(Like the starship creator game, except we'll actually have something to do once we've built the ship)

I like the way this sounds, I hope we get the option to have different Hull configurations! That would just rock.

[ParkerHayden]

Yep I agree, but you'll need to be tutored in space flight.
Yeah, but I would think they'd have holodecks for that.

[Peterv5]

Intrepid, no doubt about it and:

Constellation
Galaxy
Luna
Sovereign

an so on..

[ParkerHayden]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aknXKuv2RIQ

Old video, but concept are on new ship designs.

[jla1987]

My wish list includes:

Galaxy
Sovereign
Excelsior
Intrepid
(and by some slim chance) Constitution

[Gadebalran]

Ugggg!

Seriously people, by the time STO rolls around, the space frame and design of the Excelsior class is NO LESS THAN 125 years old. A ship, began in the era of Kirk and Sulu, still present 125 years later? It's time to retire the Excelsior class. Think about it, a 125 year old design. That would be like steam powered monitors and sailing ships facing off against the USS Missouri or an Ohio Class Nuclear sub.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Excelsiors too, but seriously, let it go and le the new designs move forward.
There really isn't any reason why the older class ships could still be in service at the time of STO. It would be cheaper to maintain fleets of that size by refitting older vessels or updating and building newer versions of proven workhorse designs than to keep researching and building new designs. The Excelsior and Constitution classes are great examples of this. They get the job done, they may not be the flashy new hot rod fresh out of the docks, but sometimes you need the old iron hammer instead of the laser welder.

As for it being unrealistic to keep a design around that long, its not outside of the realm of possability. An excellent real world example would be with the B-52 Stratofortress Heavy Bomber. Its been in service with the Air Force since 1955 and they plan to keep it in service till 'at least' 2040. 85 years. 125 years doesn't seem that much of a stretch anymore.

[WDanny]

I would like to see all the ships in STO

It will give a more in depth feeling. Even the older ships are important as many of the old star fleet ships are given to civilians as cargo ships or sience vessels.

However the only ship that i definatly want to be on STO is the defiant class, if thats not on im not playing :p. Jking but i will be really upset as that is the key ship i want.

[samediarchon]

Defiant
Borg Cube

Anything with a cloaking device.

[IcarusTyler]

Defiant
Borg Cube

Anything with a cloaking device.

Assimilated Defiant turned into a Cube incorporating a cloak!

kick-ass, I tell you

[Manx]

I know it probably can't/won't happen, but I would like to see some of the ASDB's designs in STO. Their design for the Bradbury class has become a favourite of mine lately.

==EDIT==

Removed hotlinks; my bad :o

[ParkerHayden]

I know it probably can't/won't happen, but I would like to see some of the ASDB's designs in STO. Their design for the Bradbury class has become a favourite of mine lately.

http://www.trekships.org/brad_drydock30001.jpg

http://www.trekships.org/bradbury1.jpg

Cool ain't it? :cool:

How long have hotlink alerts been a ship design?

[wiley212a]

Sovereign
Rhode Island Nova Refit (my avatar)
Sabre
Defiant
Prometheus
Intrepid
Luna class (from the Titan novels)
Yeager (seen flying around in DS9, cross between intrepid and Maquis ship)
Sacagawea (from PE's concept art, I know it probably won't since it was a PE design but this is a wish list)
Iowa (another PE design)
Gryphon and Stormcrow runabouts (from this thread (http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=5329))
Legacy (from same thread as above)

[WinterPark1701]

So long as I can have my own Hot Rodded Defiant Class I don't care.

[Merius]

Ugggg!

Seriously people, by the time STO rolls around, the space frame and design of the Excelsior class is NO LESS THAN 125 years old. A ship, began in the era of Kirk and Sulu, still present 125 years later? It's time to retire the Excelsior class. Think about it, a 125 year old design. That would be like steam powered monitors and sailing ships facing off against the USS Missouri or an Ohio Class Nuclear sub.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Excelsiors too, but seriously, let it go and le the new designs move forward.

it may be 125 years old to you...but to me, its like 15 years old...max 20 years...