Star Trek Online: 2386

Author: David Peralty Category: Star Trek Online

Thursday
Apr 2, 2009

My favourite posts on the Star Trek Online blog are the Path to 2409 ones where they are continually updating us about the Star Trek universe and what is going on, to prepare us for the eventual release of the game. With twenty three such posts left to go, even at two a month, the game wouldn’t be out until ten or eleven months from now, but I still love reading them.

Today, year 2386 came out, and it sums up more of what we can expect the universe to be like when we arrive.

If you have been reading the Star Trek movie prequel comics called Countdown, you’ll understand much of what is going on in this Romulan focused update. Three major things happen outside of the Romulan parts: the Federation re-instates Data, and makes him a Captain, the Federation gets new uniforms, and Gorn are gearing up for a fight with the Klingons. It should make for an interesting time, as we get closer and closer to the 2409 year that starts the MMO.

A surprise guest at the wedding of Worf and Grilka is Data. With his upgrades at the Soong Foundation complete, Data requests that his commission in Starfleet be reactivated. While there are some initial questions because the Data persona is in the body once used by B-4, after Jean-Luc Picard, William T. Riker and several other current and former members of the Enterprise crew testify on Data’s behalf, Starfleet Command agrees to reinstate Data. He is promoted to captain and assigned to supervise the completion of the Enterprise-E’s refit.

On Stardate 63894.06, the refit of the Enterprise-E is completed and the ship, helmed by Captain Data, leaves the Utopia Planitia shipyards. “We are introducing a new era of exploration and peace,” said Starfleet Command spokesperson Commander Marie Durant.

Is it just me, or is it nice to have Data back in action, even if the path of his resurgence is sort of silly?

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