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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Sphere of Influence, Season Eight, and reruns]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/captains-log-star-trek-onlines-sphere-of-influence-season-ei/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/captains-log-star-trek-onlines-sphere-of-influence-season-ei/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/captains-log-star-trek-onlines-sphere-of-influence-season-ei/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-Fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-trek-online/" rel="tag">Star Trek Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/captains-log/" rel="tag">Captain's Log</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/captains-log-star-trek-onlines-sphere-of-influence-season-ei"><img alt="STO Sphere of Influence Header" data-src-height="350" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2013/11/influence-header.jpg" //></a></div>
Just ask the Massively writers and they'll agree that writing about a specific game is a lot like chasing the tide; information about a game comes and goes in waves. It's been no different with <em><a href="http://startrekonline.com">Star Trek Online</a>,</em> but now the tide is rolling in. A lot is happening in <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Star-Trek-Online/">Star Trek Online</a></em>: release dates have been announced, a new beta Mac platform is coming, the new featured episode is live, old featured episodes have a rerun promotion, and a lot more is on the way, so let's just jump in because the water's fine!<br />
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<strong>New featured episode</strong><br />
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Let's start with the most recent featured episode introduced into the game. Called Sphere of Influence, the mission involves the player being invited back to New Romulus to witness the power-up of the Iconian gate that he helped discover. Upon arriving, the player is informed that Klingon Ambassador Worf is also there to act as a consultant. Worf has had prior dealings with Iconian gates, and sure enough, when the player is introduced to the Ambassador, he will hear actor <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Michael-Dorn/">Michael Dorn's</a> voice.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/captains-log-star-trek-onlines-sphere-of-influence-season-ei/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Sphere of Influence, Season Eight, and reruns</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/captains-log-star-trek-onlines-sphere-of-influence-season-ei/">Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Sphere of Influence, Season Eight, and reruns</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/captains-log-star-trek-onlines-sphere-of-influence-season-ei/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20759843/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/11/04/captains-log-star-trek-onlines-sphere-of-influence-season-ei/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Ambassador-Worf</category><category>captains-log</category><category>consoles</category><category>cryptic</category><category>cryptic-studios</category><category>elachi</category><category>f2p</category><category>featured</category><category>featured-episodes</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>klingon</category><category>lobi-crystals</category><category>michael-dorn</category><category>obelisk</category><category>obelisk-carrier</category><category>opinion</category><category>perfect-world</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>pwe</category><category>Romulans</category><category>Schisms</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>Sphere-of-influence</category><category>Star Trek: The Next Generation</category><category>star-trek</category><category>star-trek-mmo</category><category>star-trek-online</category><category>sto</category><category>sttng</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terilynn Shull]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Trek Online Season 8 set to release November 12]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/31/star-trek-online-season-8-set-to-release-november-12/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/31/star-trek-online-season-8-set-to-release-november-12/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/31/star-trek-online-season-8-set-to-release-november-12/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-Fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-trek-online/" rel="tag">Star Trek Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/31/star-trek-online-season-8-set-to-release-november-12/"><img alt="STO season 8 release date" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2013/10/stoscreenshotsphereofinfluence102813jpeg2.jpg" //></a></div>
You've heard us gushing about <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Star-Trek-Online/">Star Trek Online</a></em>'s <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Season-8/">Season 8</a> for a while now, from the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/new-ship-and-special-items-await-sto-players-in-sphere-of-influ/">new content</a> to the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/30/star-trek-online-previews-the-next-featured-episode/">new teaser trailer</a>, and even a bit about celebrity Star Trek actor <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Michael-Dorn/">Michael Dorn</a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/dorn-reprises-worf-role-in-star-trek-onlines-season-8/">making an appearance</a> in the game. But now we have the official release date for the newest goodies: November 12.<br />
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Season 8: The Sphere will introduce the ancient alien Voth species to players for the first time, while the Worf-laden feature episode Sphere of Influence is currently live.<br />
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[Source: PWE press release]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/31/star-trek-online-season-8-set-to-release-november-12/">Star Trek Online Season 8 set to release November 12</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/31/star-trek-online-season-8-set-to-release-november-12/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20758168/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/31/star-trek-online-season-8-set-to-release-november-12/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cryptic</category><category>cryptic-studios</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>perfect-world</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>pwe</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>season-8</category><category>sphere-of-influence</category><category>star-trek</category><category>star-trek-mmo</category><category>star-trek-online</category><category>sto</category><category>the-sphere</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Schuster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dorn reprises Worf role in Star Trek Online's Season 8]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/dorn-reprises-worf-role-in-star-trek-onlines-season-8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/dorn-reprises-worf-role-in-star-trek-onlines-season-8/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/dorn-reprises-worf-role-in-star-trek-onlines-season-8/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-Fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO Industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-trek-online/" rel="tag">Star Trek Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/dorn-reprises-worf-role-in-star-trek-onlines-season-8/"><img alt="Dorn reprises Worf role in Star Trek Online's Season 8" data-src-height="312" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2013/10/9f606d16b692d0789280dc1b8dbbcd2a767b6c30.jpg" //></a></div>
Worf is back in Star Trek, or rather, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-trek-online"><em>Star Trek Online</em></a>. According to an interview with actor <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/michael-dorn">Michael Dorn</a> on the official Star Trek website, the Klingon warrior will appear in the game's new Sphere of Influence feature episode.<br />
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"I'm afraid Worf is always lurking somewhere in the background of my psyche," Dorn tells <em>STO</em> content designer and interviewer <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/kate-bankson">Kate Bankson</a>. Read the full interview via the links below.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/dorn-reprises-worf-role-in-star-trek-onlines-season-8/">Dorn reprises Worf role in Star Trek Online's Season 8</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/dorn-reprises-worf-role-in-star-trek-onlines-season-8/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20756864/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/dorn-reprises-worf-role-in-star-trek-onlines-season-8/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cryptic</category><category>cryptic-studios</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>kate-bankson</category><category>michael-dorn</category><category>perfect-world</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>pwe</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>season-8</category><category>sphere-of-influence</category><category>star-trek</category><category>star-trek-mmo</category><category>star-trek-online</category><category>star-trek-season-8</category><category>sto</category><category>worf</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New ship and special items await STO players in 'Sphere of Influence']]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/new-ship-and-special-items-await-sto-players-in-sphere-of-influ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/new-ship-and-special-items-await-sto-players-in-sphere-of-influ/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/new-ship-and-special-items-await-sto-players-in-sphere-of-influ/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-Fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events (In-Game)</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pve/" rel="tag">PvE</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-trek-online/" rel="tag">Star Trek Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmorpg/" rel="tag">MMORPG</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/new-ship-and-special-items-await-sto-players-in-sphere-of-influ/"><img alt="Star Trek Online" data-mep="18684" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/584c4d5b75767918da77869238902667/Star Trek Online.jpg" /></a></div>
With <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-trek-online/">Star Trek Online's</a></em> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Season-Eight/">Season Eight: The Sphere</a> content edging ever-closer to release, it's time for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/cryptic-studios/">Cryptic</a> to fire up the lore machine and start pushing players toward their destiny. Sphere of Influence, set to go live on October 31st, bridges the gap between current content and the upcoming Sphere additions.<br />
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Starting Thursday, all players level 10 or above will be able to hail D'Tan from their mission journals and begin a new quest. This quest, which revolves around D'Tan's efforts to restore the Iconian Gateway, will take players into <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/new-romulus/">New Romulus</a> to stand present at the gate's reactivation. Players who complete the quest will receive pieces of the ancient obelisk technology set as well as a special Obelisk ship that can be helmed only after the player reaches level 40.<br />
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The quest will be available from October 31st to December 5th.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/new-ship-and-special-items-await-sto-players-in-sphere-of-influ/">New ship and special items await STO players in 'Sphere of Influence'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/new-ship-and-special-items-await-sto-players-in-sphere-of-influ/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20756656/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/29/new-ship-and-special-items-await-sto-players-in-sphere-of-influ/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cryptic</category><category>cryptic-studios</category><category>dev-blog</category><category>dev-blogs</category><category>dev-diaries</category><category>dev-diary</category><category>dev-post</category><category>dev-posts</category><category>developer-blog</category><category>developer-blogs</category><category>developer-diaries</category><category>developer-diary</category><category>developer-post</category><category>developer-posts</category><category>DLC</category><category>Dtan</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>freemium</category><category>microtransaction</category><category>microtransactions</category><category>Obelisk</category><category>perfect-world</category><category>perfect-world-entertainment</category><category>premium</category><category>pwe</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>Season-8</category><category>Sphere-of-influence</category><category>star-trek</category><category>star-trek-mmo</category><category>star-trek-online</category><category>sto</category><category>the-sphere</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Foster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>