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by Chris Lobban, Chief Programmer
10th December 2010
We've had some great suggestions for new themes, so now is your chance to vote on which of them will appear next. And one thing I can say from reviewing the suggestions... people certainly seem to like DS9! Or maybe it's just because it had the most diverse group of affiliations, so there's a lot more combinations to work with there. Below I've chosen some of the ideas that I think would work out best, for you to vote on. I've also listed some of the suggestions that I don't think would really work, along with reasons why I excluded those (to keep in mind for next time).
First, what didn't really work:
- A Time Travel pack: past and future icons
What homeworlds would that include? While it would be possible to filter cards based on icons, we have to keep in mind that this would severely limit the number of people that we could include in the packs, so this isn't really something that we want to do until there are a lot more cards available - Wild West Days of Exploration: Starfleet and The Original Series
An interesting concept. If we were to include a pack with only two HQs it would make sense for them to be personae of each other (so that you need to choose one, instead of everybody just playing the exact same dual-HQ decks). But I don't think we're ready for that drastic a change from the formula yet. Remind me again in another round or two and we'll see how we're doing. - Earlier Generations: Earth, Humanity's Home (SFT), Earth, Lush and Beautiful Home (TOS), Qo'noS (Past Klingons), and Romulus (Past Romulans)
As mentioned above, the problem with filtering on icons right now is how drastically it limits the choices for cards to include in the packs. In this case, the Klingons and Romulans would be limited to a small handful of personnel each, making them drastically overpowered by the Earth options. - The Bad Guys: Romulans, Cardassians, Dominion and Klingons.
This doesn't really introduce anything new, it's just the Dominion War pack with Romulans in place of DS9. And the Romulans have already been seen (with the Klingons) in the TNG pack. - Strange Bedfellows: Cardassia, Mouth of the Wormhole (Deep Space 9), Qo'nos, and Romulus
Much like above, this is just the Dominion War pack with Romulans instead of Dominion.
Okay, those are the ones that didn't really work. Now, the candidates that you get to vote for!
- The Badlands / The DMZ: Athos IV, Bajor, Cardassia, and Earth (Home of Starfleet Command)
This one was actually submitted twice, under two different names. If it wins, we'll have to decide on an appropriate name. - Early DS9: Athos IV, Bajor, Cardassia, and Mouth of the Wormhole (Deep Space 9)
- Retake the station: Bajor, Earth (Home of Starfleet Command), Mouth of the Wormhole (Terok Nor), and Qo'nos
- The Occupation: Bajor, Earth (Home of Starfleet Command), and Mouth of the Wormhole (Terok Nor)
A variation of the above, just without Qo'nos. Decide if you think we'd need the 4th affiliation or not... - Blockade Crisis: Bajor, Earth (Home of Starfleet Command), and Romulus
- Treachery Among Us: Athos IV, Cardassia, Ferenginar, and Romulus
- Federation-Cardassian War: Athos IV, Cardassia, Earth (Cradle of the Federation), and Mouth of the Wormhole (Deep Space 9)
There you have it! Get your votes in now, and go to the discussion thread to talk about your favourites. I'll also be posting periodic updates there of the voting status, so you can come back and change your vote if it's clear your favourite won't win, so you can at least help make sure your second-favourite does. Voting will close on Dec 31st.
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