borg redo features and descirption

posted on November 11th, 2010, 7:44 am

hey, this mainly goes out to the devs but also anyone else that has inside info on the borg redo (Dom thats prob you, the inside mole )

So i just wana know what is being planned and done for the borg redo. Im not expecting everything about redo to be put out here, but basically what is the borg redo aiming to achieve? and how will that be achieved in the borg gameplay? and what differences we will see with the redo borg from what we see in the current borg?

Im sure we all have our own ideas (alot of which has been put out there in the forum) of what is gona happen in the borg redo, whether those ideas are gona feature in the borg redo is another story as only devs know whats going into the borg redo.

So yeah lets see what ppl have to say and discuss the features the devs have planned and devs can get some feedback from us about those features 

posted on November 11th, 2010, 3:23 pm

The Borg redo (like all the redoes) aims to make the faction more like what we remember from the movies and shows as well as generally increasing the options and overall complexity of the faction. A lot of the forum ideas are being added in where possible, so it's fine to keep suggesting stuff of course .

posted on November 11th, 2010, 3:36 pm

lol not quite the reply i was looking for dom hehehe anyone could have said that...

posted on November 11th, 2010, 3:39 pm

lol not quite the reply i was looking for dom hehehe anyone could have said that...

its the only way he can get his post count up to 9000 lol

posted on November 11th, 2010, 3:46 pm

I would also like a description of the Borg redo.

What vessels will be added/removed?
What abilities will be added/removed?
What will be the avarage stength gain/loss of the vessels?

Stuff like that.

posted on November 11th, 2010, 4:15 pm

dom and his bloody post count lolz the little bastard 

posted on November 11th, 2010, 4:38 pm

yup, 10 more spam posts and he reaches the fabled number. dom can make at least 15 spam posts per minute.

posted on November 12th, 2010, 3:31 pm

The Borg faction redo will - like the other faction redos planned for the next patches - upgrade the gameplay for better diversity, competitive multiplayer formats and usability.

The basic vessel configuration and vessel characteristics will stay similar to what we have at the moment, but we will implement some new features for the Borg, including assimilation, spreading of Borg space and a better configurability of your unimatrix. Some usability improvements will include getting rid of the constant need of rebuilding your upling and the rather management-heavy resource gathering. We want a Borg player to concentrate on spreading the collective

posted on November 12th, 2010, 3:54 pm

wow optec, thats way more than i expected to be told. did doca accidentally inject u with truth serum

i am very happy now, good news, thank you optec.

cant wait to place my mining stations in alphabetical order

with these new upgrades i will comply and spread the collective.

resistance is futile.

everyone will be playing borg for 3.1.4 lol

posted on November 12th, 2010, 6:31 pm

Sounds awesome.

posted on November 12th, 2010, 6:58 pm

+ borg space, that will auto-assim enemy ships if gone into borg terretory
+ better regeneration of borg ships in borg space --> Reason to expand the borg-space
+ Sensor-domination in borg space

- you will lose the ability to place dodec-turrets in non-borg-space
- you can only build stations in borg-space

... and so on. I like this idea. Also in borg space, it may be worth to build a fixed mining-station onto a moon, that will auto-gather ressources and could be upgraded. (2 times, like building two additional miners)

+ The command cube and the diamond can expand borg-space as a mobile station
+ two kinds of turrets avaible
1) Dodec-class mobile turret
2) Defense platform like the dominion perimeter

Research borg-ability to build stations in nublas, if this nebula is in borg space. This only counts for some of the borg stations. Of course, no starbases there.

I hope I'm right and Optec mad. ;]

posted on November 12th, 2010, 7:00 pm

very very nice optec. im looking forward to this new borg space feature  the borg will show emotion and be excited  lol

posted on November 12th, 2010, 7:02 pm

Will the Borg vessels be able to assimilate technology from other vessels?

Borg space.  It may be interesting to see how factions deal with entering Borg space.

posted on November 12th, 2010, 7:03 pm

I think assimilation is still in the early stages, it'll probably be a couple more realeases before they get any real assimilation. However they intend to do it.