[Jestersmith]

As part of our upcoming content release, from September 14th to October 14th, PC Captains playing Star Trek Online will have access to a special event: Equal and Opposite. This new event will provide participating Captains with an impressive reward, the Mirror Universe Gagarin Warship (T6), along with Terran Empire Agony Phaser Weapon Packs and space weapon-specific Ultimate Tech Upgrades for the first character on your account to claim the prize. Read on to find out more about the event and its rewards.


Event Progress

Participating in this event grants daily progress towards the Grand Prize: Mirror Universe Gagarin Warship (T6). Additionally, the first character on your account that claims this reward will also receive 8x Terran Empire Agony Phaser Weapon Packs which each contain your choice of starship weapon type, and 3x Ultimate Tech Upgrade - Beam/Cannon/Projectile Tech which may be used to upgrade any starship weaponry. Obtaining the Grand Prize requires 20 daily progress, and Captains can earn one daily progress per account per day by playing any of the following:



New Task Force Operation: Operation: Wolf
Task Force Operation: Counterpoint
New Episode: Firewall
Episode: Jabberwock



Once Captains have obtained 20 daily progress on their account, they can claim the Mirror Universe Gagarin Warship (T6). After that, the event will still be playable, granting a scaling Dilithium reward that begins at 8,000 Dilithium Ore and scales by 1,000 Dilithium Ore for every day you participate in the event, up to a cap of 50,000 Dilithium Ore per day.

Captains will also have the option to purchase their remaining progress in the event with Zen. The price for this buyout will prorate, based on the amount of progress a Captain has completed.

Mirror Universe Gagarin Warship (T6)

The Terran Empire builds the bulk of their fleet to fill the role of aggressive gunships, capable of preemptive strikes and equipped to achieve victory in any conflict their ships inevitably seem to encounter. The Gagarin Warship is no exception to this standard practice, and fills the role with style and ease. With an array of ample weaponry and a sturdy build with solid, mid-range mobility, this Warship is truly capable of acting as a formidable component of any fleet of starships.

This ship features a Lieutenant Commander Command Specialist Bridge Officer seat.
Details:

Tier: 6
Faction: Any
Required Rank: Must Complete Tutorial
Hull Modifier: 1.25
Shield Modifier: 0.9
Fore Weapons: 4
Aft Weapons: 4
Device Slots: 3
Bridge Officer Stations: 1x Lieutenant Tactical, 1x Commander Tactical, 1x Lt Commander Engineering, 1x Ensign Science, 1x Lieutenant Commander Universal / Command
Consoles: 5 Tactical, 4 Engineering, 2 Science (scales with level)
Base Turn Rate: 12
Impulse Modifier: 0.18
Inertia: 45
+10 Weapon Power, +10 Shield Power
Console - Universal – Destructive Protomatter Wave Projector
Can Equip Dual Cannons
Starship Mastery Package (Destroyer)
Precise Weapon Systems (+Accuracy)
Enhanced Weapon Banks (+Critical Severity)
Devastating Weaponry (+Critical Chance)
Enhanced Weapon Systems (+All Damage)
Protomatter Precursor Shields (Starship Trait)


Admiralty Stats:

Eng: 43
Sci: 20
Tac: 63
Special: +8 ENG and SCI per TacShip

Console – Universal – Destructive Protomatter Wave Projector

The Terran Empire was never successful in perfecting the Genesis project, much to the appreciation of the other denizens of the Mirror Universe. However, there still exists byproducts of that research, including this device which is capable of utilizing massive waves of cohesive radiation to break down matter into its constituent components - a necessary first step in the intended process of Genesis. This weaponized technology targets multiple enemy vessels in a forward-facing cone, ripping their hulls apart over a period of time. If any such infected vessels are destroyed while the effects are present, they will send out a secondary shockwave of radiation which may infect additional foes in their area in a continuing chain reaction.

This console additionally provides a boost to All Damage from Energy Weapons, and All Damage Resistance Rating vs. Energy Weapons. It can be equipped on any starship, in any slot, but you may only equip one of these consoles.
Starship Trait – Protomatter Precursor Shields

After using a Captain Ability, the Front Shield Facing gains Immunity to Damage for 5 seconds. During this time, the front facing also regenerates a modest amount.

The Terran Empire experimented with various forms of Protomatter for reactive shielding, forming clumps of undifferentiated carbon in the path of incoming weapons fire. Ultimately this proved inefficient for the fleet due to cost reasons, but the defensive strength can be appealing to an individual ship.

This is a special event for our next content drop, and is not part of an Event Campaign. You'll be able to try out all of this new content very soon on PC, and not long after on Console. We hope you enjoy this special event, Captains, and we'll see you in game.

[Phoenix]

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[darthnovawave]

The ship is something of a tease. Usually the Gagarin means a 5/3 weapons layout and full MW options. This "mirror" ship is listed as a 4/4, no MW (or other mechanics) but a single LtC command seat. Seems to be notably faster and higher turn rate though. Seems like a very different ship than the c-store one we're familiar with (assuming these stats are right for once).

That said, the console sounds interesting at least on this one, particularly since DEW builds haven't seen a whole lot of new goodies lately.

[Sul-Matuul]

They a pretty stonkingly good reward for a 14 day event. The standard Gagarin is god-tier in terms of ship and even this one looks pretty decent. Not as powerful perhaps but faster and with some command spec to allow for a few interesting ideas.

Also; and I find this hilarious; it beats the crap out of that ridiculous Lower Decks garbage scow they forced into the gamble boxes. You’d have to be insane to buy that ship knowing this thing is coming along for free. Hell just buy out the event and you get a better ship for less zen than the gamble ship would likely cost!

[trekchu]

Nooooice. I might switch my main from the T6 Souvereign to this. Gotta try out the turn rate first though.

[Brunocsf]

Very interesting, the normal Gagarin is pretty fantastic, this one perhaps will be equally good.

[Phoenix]

tut tut tut DK and Taku, thats mean to downlike someones post for no reason :p

[Petrarch]

The Gagarin is an immensely popular ship since the day it appeared, hands down the most popular store ship - MW, a meta trait and the fact it's easy to get without gambling just makes everything about it a top shelf choice, easily holding the line against many promo ship offerings.

This is probably the best event reward they've done yet. Its not as good as its MW counterpart, but I suspect demand will be high for this. Which makes me wonder if they're doing it to throw the players a bone and hope it offsets a chunk of the criticism they've got in recent months if only for a short while, or they've lined something up they know is going to make the metrics look good for the bean counters. Or indeed both.

[Heyallo]

looks cool enough, hopefully turns out to be as well.

[Jestersmith]

Ship talking podcast link added with more visuals

[Sorotia]

Ship looks pretty, but nothing I'd actually fly...so basically a free admiralty card