TOM PARIS' Squadron | Star Trek Online Story Series E79

[@PeoplecallmeLucifer]

"you should meet my first officer ...." Thinking about Tarsi and the Klingon screwing around with weaponry just makes me giggle nervously.... hell you could create a series out of that.

[@patrikhjorth3291]

Don't forget the munitions officer on the RRW Lleiset. She would be disappointed if she were left out of that.

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

We're lucky there wasn't an Klingon-Andorian Alliance formed in the 20th century.

[@VaciliNikoMavich]

"I'm a tactical officer, and i solve practical problems. If one gun doesn't work...use more gun!"

[@MeeMaw1971]

I RP that skavrin is the commander of my shp because i never really liked tarsi.

[@patrikhjorth3291]

"Let's go meet Captain Proton." I am ever so slightly disappointed that there isn't a side mission in STO where we get to fight in a Captain Proton holo-episode, complete with a black and white filter. Also, love the new intro vignette.

[@BNuts]

That would be a cool idea, actually.

[@chaosakazero]

Wouldn't that come afterwards?

[@MandalorV7]

So something that comes across as fun filler episode if this game was a show. 👍

[@N.S.A.]

Will also need the Queen of the spider people.

[@barrybend7189]

That would be a fun Halloween event. Called the Barclay curation collection.

[@daveh7720]

Everybody bags on Paris for using archaic phrases, but I've been seeing and hearing people all over the Galaxy shout "fire in the hole!" when setting explosives or throwing grenades. That phrase was in use in the early 20th Century and possibly even earlier by miners to warn other that a blast was imminent.

[@urlicqeldromamakolligjazva1752]

Same century, Paris likes so much.

[@antcow1239]

Lock n load! (Charges phaser and 12 gauge shell pops out) Nearby Vulcan: WTF, LOL!?

[@JDEhlert]

I think humans give Vulcan's ulcers when it comes to our casual use of the laws of physics and sociology.

[@jimskywaker4345]

i call this weapon, the cochrin

[@dixievfd55]

Independence Day, Mission Impossible, Rawhide, and Star Wars are all referenced in this mission.

[@jayenglish6631]

When I heard Tom say “Lets kick the tires and light the fires.” for the first time, I knew I wanted more of Delta Flight. We totally need more from their perspective but not lock us down to choking a fed or Klingon alliance. Let’s do your own thing.

[@dixievfd55]

@@jayenglish6631 Unfortunately tailoring missions to particular play styles is beyond what STO can do. The closest you get to that is the holodeck segments from "Of Bajor." It's sad that there are certain ships and weapons that play better from a range than close in like this, in particular the D'deridex and the Romulan heavy plasma torpedo. They should have offered a separate set of missions for those who wanted more of the wartime feel than the ones we got for both the Klingon War and the Iconian War.

[@darianleyer5777]

You forgot Discworld. U.S.S. Pratchett.

[@pearsegallagher106]

captain hale: well im flying you guys are just following hales helmsmen: im sorry whos flying

[@StuartLegomanLittle]

His helmsman name is Thert who is an Andorian

[@patrikhjorth3291]

I remember trying to do this mission while flying one of those Pilot Escorts they released at the same time. Those ships make a very good illustration of the term "Glass cannon". Also, that was before they re-balanced the missions, meaning the Herald ships hit like a Mugato on growth hormones. Hmm... I seem to recall a captain who liked to say "Never tell me the odds!", but... ah well, that must have been in another time, in some galaxy far, far away.

[@cmdrtianyilin8107]

I tried to do this with Borg Juggernaut and needles to say, flying is, well, not the best thing to do with this boulder block.

[@aslightidiot]

@@cmdrtianyilin8107 Your a drone, how'd you get a juggernaut?

[@barrybend7189]

​@@cmdrtianyilin8107I did it with the Styx class. Not easy with the 2000 meter long mobile palace.

[@birdmonster4586]

Cool fact. If your character is old enough to have played the old Kuvah'magh mission from the Klingon war arc. Miral Mentions the old mission with a "It's nice to see you again, haven't seen you since that whole thing with B'vat" I kind of miss those old missions

[@CertifiablyIngame]

Yeah, I still want to do a video on them, but it's going to be kind of difficult without any footage.

[@goldenknight578]

The Devs had said on a few occasions that they want to bring that story arc back into the game, but I guess they're too focused on the Diso/Picard stuff at the moment.

[@plummet3860]

Just started STO iam quite overwhelmed with the amount of stuff i need to do

[@samronin1141]

Relax and enjoy the story for now. Leveling up takes no time at all. So just go with what it gives you for free until you level up. Do not feel a need to splurge any money on stuff until late game as with CI here. Only bought the T6 ships late into these episodes.

[@akiramasashi9317]

You can just play through the episodes in chronological order. Press J and click on the episodes tab and go down the list. You can ignore practically everything else.

[@benjaminnicholson3136]

Unless you're playing on ps4 then you'll spend most of the time with the game crashing

[@jamiengo2343]

You don’t need to spend any money! There’s several oppurtunities for better ships, and if you want to put in the effort doing dailies, you can easily get great equipment. I haven’t spent a single penny, and with a bit of help from my alliance, and some effort put in, I have a T6 Arbiter with the ship trait fully levelled up with some of the best equipment imo in the game, or at least good enough to destroy NPCs. But if is great fun, immerse yourself in the story and the role, and all will be well!

[@patrikhjorth3291]

I'm not sure why you feel overwhelmed, but the game occasionally gives you several missions at the same time, particularly when some of them have been updated. Most of the "seasons" also give you TFO missions which pop up when you reach a certain point. Your best bet is to check the "Episodes" tab in the journal, and try to take the missions in order. Take your time, don't rush, and remember that the TFO missions are optional. It's okay to wait until you feel like playing them. If you worry about gearing up, don't. Mission rewards should be enough until you reach max level, and even after that they will go a long way - particularly the gear sets you can get by repeating story missions.

[@marcusdire8057]

😂 "You had me at pancakes" 😂 Almost made me spit out my water there. I'm going to have to use that one.

[@MuddinNYC]

I love this channel. It's like watching a real star trek show

[@DOOMocrat]

It's incredible how far your production skills have come and this video starts off hitting every note.

[@CertifiablyIngame]

Thank you!

[@ameliawysockicharacterarti4459]

This was such a fun episode. I've always loved the whole motley crew type story. This is why Deep Space Nine is my favorite Star Trek series.

[@shmee123ful]

5:07 rick im gonna ask you nicely please never say these words agian.

[@jimskywaker4345]

those phrases are 200 years older than hale

[@Justicemace]

The addition of the music in the background while flying the debris was absolute genius.

[@McbrideStudios]

I have to applause his selection of music, assuming it's not in game.

[@defies4626]

Haven't finished the episode yet, but I hope you picked up the polaric modulator for your Chungus of an Armiger. That, and I'd love to pass you a reactive RCS to help get her turning in something resembling a 360 in less than one standard low earth orbit.

[@Gangerworld]

"I I haven't seen this much drama on the bridge of a starship since 2258" Was that a joke about Discovery. Please let it be a joke about Discovery.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Or about JJ Trek.

[@L1z43vr]

@@chrissonofpear1384 The only "drama on the bridge" I remember on JJ Trek was one where Kirk had to goad Spock into showing he was emotionally compromised, which he was, as proven by him marooning Kirk on Delta Vega instead of putting him in the brig (though to be fair, Kirk could have handled that situation better) and if Kirk couldn't do it fast, he'd be thrown in the brig.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

32:40 ; As some who has done that mission with the same class of ship, I concur. However, having 2.5 of the 4 engineering consoles be ones that primarily greatly enhance turn rate helps.

[@RB98121]

That was the most Tom Paris mission ever... and it was awesome!

[@samronin1141]

A useful aspect for any of these missions that need agility is to grab some Impulse engines from the Competetive reputation. They have three flavours that activate a move not unlike Evasive Maneuvres whenever you use a heal, tactical skill or control/drain skill. I favour the heal engines so I can spam Science Team/Engineering Team etc and whip around a lot faster. But yes, an Oddysey is one of the worst options for that mission so congrats to CI on completing it after a few runs cleanly.

[@barrybend7189]

Try it with the Cnidarian defender.

[@vexile1239]

Or save up and upgrade the science console that boosts manuverabilty by x% depending on how many you equip (I equipped 4 for this mission) makes turning easier

[@nathanielheilmann7351]

Shame they changed the missions so this is your first mission interacting with Miral. Before the PC rescued Miral from B'Vat who used Miral to fix the Augment Virus that was affecting Klingons.

[@Spirit250-D]

"You had me at pancakes!" Im drawing that

[@salenstormwing]

5:00 Such Captain, Much Phaser, Wow

[@AncroKT]

Hello, fellow Star Fleet cadets, what are the haps?

[@salenstormwing]

@@AncroKT I too have the "SHIP NAME" t-shirt.

[@BlueSatoshi]

Weston died as he lived, a contrarian.

[@aiosquadron]

Scodinger's not-cat

[@Sparky8472a]

He uses phrases that went out 400 years ago. "LOL"

[@mrJety89]

6:20 Tuvix joke detected

[@koppadasao]

The only thing missing was the self-destructing mini reel-to-reel player

[@gallendugall8913]

Well done! Yeah, I had to learn how to use the throttle presets to get through this on max difficulty. This mission has a nice mission reward that marks the beginning of good mission rewards in the game.

[@futurerandomness1620]

Delta squad is basically the UFP version of the suicide squad

[@gmradio2436]

More of the Dirty Dozen.

[@RockRedGenesis]

5:02 - Kay, that had me laughing far more than it should have done!

[@amandamills4133]

I would like to thank you for doing this series of videos. I am visually impaired and my vision has deteriorated such that I cannot enjoy playing Star Trek online myself, though I do enjoy the videos. If my vision was what it was 20 to 25 years ago then I might have been able to play, but as Star Trek online did not exist back then, I have to enjoy it vicariously through these videos.

[@barrybend7189]

So who's looking back at Delta Flight and seeing how Lower Decks made an evil mirror with Nova Fleet.

[@ditzy_neko3362]

I did this mission in a D'deridex class Warbird. My helmsman still has PTSD.

[@richmcgee434]

The asteroid run section has given me severe flashbacks to Superman on the N64.

[@JDEhlert]

"Voluntary demotion" SEE! THAT'S WHAT WE NEED!

[@AtlassGaming]

I’d love to see this mission done with a Universe class...

[@nathanielheilmann7351]

I've seen a video when someone does it. I can't remember who or where it was but I want to say it was ZEFilms but I am more the likely wrong about that

[@XX-sp3tt]

22:17 Again, why should a forcefield work against them? I know this is for gameplay reasons, but still it's a bit immersion breaking.

[@dreadnought-ai]

X X - while you’re not entirely wrong, in game that specific “shield” doesn’t provide protection in the traditional sense, weapons fire goes straight through it, instead it’s more of a field it’s generates that when within reinforces The individuals personal shield generator. So yea

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

Delta Squad, sounds like a 70’s TV show.

[@CertifiablyIngame]

Tom Paris named it.

[@MikesFoggyIdea]

I'd love to see star-fleet build a full on heavy battle ship/dreadnought with every superior weapon and defense system they've come across. Phased cloak, Borg shields, there's so much out there they could be using. How bout some red matter torpedo's to start with?

[@XX-sp3tt]

Interesting missions to say the least. Thank you for continuing this.

[@dragonweyr44]

Is that Robert Duncan McNeil as Tom Paris?

[@patrikhjorth3291]

Yes! Over the years, STO has brought in quite a lot of the actual Trek actors to play their characters in the game.

[@Geth7777]

This mission has me wanting Cryptic to make a Captain Proton TFO in STO!

[@barrybend7189]

Maybe a collection of fun holodeck scenarios that fans loved in the series but all under the Barclay curation collection.

[@joshuabenne1184]

Star Trek: The Dirty Dozen with Worf as Jim Browns' character or Star Trek: A Team with Worf as B.A. Baracas How do i choose???

[@christophernemeth421]

The A Team. The cut scene montage of building weapons out of scrap would be fantastic.

[@PaulSmith-wy4dn]

Hahaha

[@Cdr2002]

Turning in STO, the biggest struggle of all

[@BNuts]

So Kagran's character model has been overhauled for all his appearances, not just those in the new missions.

[@Lans32485]

Yeah, when STO does an appearance update it's usually retroactive, usually.

[@BNuts]

@@Lans32485 To be fair, 'The 2400' was originally placed before the new interior was even a thing. So the old interior is appropriate. Still, they could update the graphics. Some may know that at the same time SEGA is releasing a _PSO2: New Frontiers_ they are also updating the graphics on _PSO2_ itself. This gives the team at Cryptic less room to say 'we can either focus on new content or an engine upgrade.' Especially if they're not going to release content taking place after 'Victory is Life.'

[@richmcgee434]

Cripes, that bridge on Paris' ship is absurdly huge. Do they bring in portable chairs and use it as a movie theater on the night watch?

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

It's a thing in STO. Apparently when they initially designed the game, they made nearly all the interiors ginormous to not give players claustrophobia, and in the social areas, to all for as many players as possible. Since you really don't do much with your ship interior besides space barbie, they look pretty cavernous.

[@dixievfd55]

Here's a challenge. Do that entire run in a Universe class.

[@barrybend7189]

No do that in the long boi of a Klingon equivalent.

[@vexile1239]

I did that in the herald T6 battle ship much fun

[@torynnielsen5646]

I love it how I've spent a decade upgrading my galaxy refit and now I get blown up constantly

[@Mand.alor-the-Rebel]

I did the mission with a Sarcofagus. It was way easier to fight one Iconian patrol after another than fly through the rings.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

Great references, I love it when a plan comes together.

[@Enterprise-D666]

‘Howling Mad' Murdock: (Murdock pokes his head out of the escape vehicle wearing 3D glasses) You should see these bullets in 3D! ‘B.A.' Baracus: Murdock, get in here! 'Howling Mad' Murdock: It's like we're actually being shot at! 'B.A.' Baracus: We are getting shot at you crazy ass fool!

[@phrophetsamgames]

"are you two weeks from retirement?" I love that they remember that Tom is a writer and knows his tropes

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

In this mission I hear Paris make reference to Captain Proton, Mission Impossible, and maybe Ghostbusters. Anyone here got anything else?

[@liljenborg2517]

Occultatum Quaestio Star Wars: “Let’s blow up this thing and go home” is an allusion to Han Solo’s line from Star Wars “You’re all clear, kid. Let’s blow this thing and go home!” Just before Luke drops his Proton Torpedoes down the Death Star’s emergency exhaust vent.

[@chrispancoast9767]

kick the tires and light the fires is a nod to Independence Day. Lock and Load is a nod to just about any Vietnam war movie in existence.

[@USSEnterpriseA1701]

The highly obvious Rawhide reference seems to have passed right over a lot of people's heads. Then again, not everyone's parents made them watch 1950's and 60's TV shows, some of which I actually liked a lot. Hogan's Heroes was a particular favorite.

[@floriangunzer6244]

Good episode. Good mission. Good Pilot. :)

[@Lans32485]

This is one of my favorites. It's especially fun to play in a decently maneuverable ship. (Spoilers) Too bad it's also the only story mission with an actual Alliance victory.

[@IanNCC1701]

The rock n roll was a nice touch

[@jasonfabrick9308]

I don't know enough about Pappy Boyington and Black Sheep Squadron VMF-214 but your description at the start of the video of Delta Flight sounds alot like when Wedge Antillies formed Wraith Squadron.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Wraith Squadron ahoy! Yubyub.

[@eduardomenendez2692]

Yes been ready for a new one...

[@yknowhim912]

I love the attention to detail that Hale, when purposely using early 21st century lingo, mixes in both current, early 2010s, and 90s phrasing. Because by his time that would have all kind of nebulously blended into the cultural conception of WWIII earth

[@seancondon5572]

I'm ... trying to get back into STO. Be damned if I remember the first damn thing about combat in the game.

[@matthewjay660]

26:09 “You Iconian bastards.”

[@tech83studio38]

Admiral Paris !

[@andrewtaylor940]

Weirdly I think Tom Paris is yet another example of the Rank Inflation you mentioned that the players suffered in STO. If you look closely at the more classic shows you find that most of the Starfleet Officers top out at some level of Commander. Which would probably be where Tom Paris would find his equilibrium. A respectable rank for the husband of a Captain and an Admiral's son. But his early career felonies would act to keep him permanently at that plateau, barring some spectacular act at time of war. He would probably be in a general role. I always picture him as the master of the Pilot School in Starfleet Academy. If they were going to bumb him up to Admiral, it should be at the end of the Iconian War. Not at the start.

[@gmradio2436]

The Admiral promotion might be for working in the Alliance command structure. It would be more politically acceptable to place personal and ships under an Admiral than a Commander or Captain.

[@RavienGaming]

I love this series.

[@USSEnterpriseA1701]

In fairness, 'lock and load' has been a little out of date since sidelock muskets and rifle-muskets (and cartridge conversions thereof) left service. It refers to locking the hammer or cock (percussion era/flintlock era, respectively) in the safety or half cock position for loading.

[@Eucep]

On carrier or dreadnaught even on easy this mission is near to impossible, but it's easycake on hard mode while using any pilot ship.

[@HackAttackx10]

The battle of "Lame Ass System" LOL

[@shingshongshamalama]

Rick you did it again you added the episode to the playlist twice.

[@Shatterverse]

Paris: Odds are more like what you might call _guidelines._

[@dominiklehn2866]

um... why are the ships classified as battleships flying patrols?in pairs? that seems like a bit of an... incator of either something very important(which this admittedly is) or that these are not the heavy hitters the name suggest but rather a smaller part of the fleet

[@nobodyyouknow1065]

RIC, NO! WE CANT AFFORD TO TALK ABOUT HIS PAST!

[@nsr-ints]

My tip for doing it in an Oddy is to ditch the saucer.

[@Harbinger4Freedom]

Is this chapter playable for normal sto on xbox one?. Thanks

[@matthewhammond2032]

Was that last ship USS Pratchett? As in the late great Sir Terry Pratchett?

[@CertifiablyIngame]

This mission came out just after he passed, so probably.

[@helenelliott2375]

is there an episode 1

[@XX-sp3tt]

4:19 Are we ever going to see the adventure involving her and the Guardian of Forever?

[@patrikhjorth3291]

Those missions have been removed from the game, supposedly being reworked but they have been gone for a few years by now. Bit of a shame, I recall them as being pretty decent missions.

[@jeremyredandblueify]

I like this game it’s made for next gen and voyager fans :)

[@Visuwyg]

5:00 I lol'd.

[@goldenknight578]

I'm a little surprised Hale didn't try to "charm" Miral like he has every other female he's met. Maybe it's because "Daddy" was watching or he's simply given up since his track record hasn't been that great.

[@doom7ish]

When every can go wrong, can get Worse for everyone.

[@40kconquest10]

I know i misheard but i thought that the Klingon said booyah when he said warriors when we first met him

[@SinbadNaiver]

i storngly recommend you'd use an escort for this mission, the hestia class is indeed the best.

[@BNuts]

Shran/Magee is also agile enough, which means Risian Corvettes as well.

[@XX-sp3tt]

21:00 Locked door? Against the Icomians? Really?

[@dreadnought-ai]

X X - only thralls can open their own gateways independently, other ground units rely on Parent ships(similar to a Starfleet ship providing site to site transport), which in this scenario has been destroyed...

[@JustAnNPC69]

Damn! I’ve missed playing this. If only i have a computer that can handle this game.

[@jimskywaker4345]

this game is not very resource-intensive. i can play it with a pretty weak laptop

[@shmee123ful]

i know a lot of people dont like tom, becouse he was good at everything kind of a gray stu. but one thing ive always found admirable about him is that he fights for people that others wouldnt give the time of day. like one of his best moments in voyager is when aproches seven with an offer of friendship at a time when no one save the captain and maybe the doctor (EMH) spoke up for her. and while some more pasmistic than I would maybe think he only did so to get into her pants. i dont see it like that. have done something wrong and had the guilt of his crimes and lies eat at him. redemetaion and giving someone a 2ed chance is important to Tom

[@KD-kb4wv]

A gray stu is a male or female character that is bad at everything. Tom was a gray stu he made more mistakes then he could count. Check his profile done by Rick for more information.

[@QuestionDeca]

Why does Paris have the voice actor for Nancy Drew Games in Delta Flight?

[@captainrgd1565]

When will you do a breakdown of Lower Decks trailer?

[@CertifiablyIngame]

This weekend.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

if we have Tom Paris Squadron i wonder if we will get Repeat of the Valient's suicide run lol.

[@friscofiacso2375]

What class of ship are you flying?

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Yorktown, I think, @Christopher Fantone ?

[@goldenknight578]

I think he's flying an Endeavor Class, but it could be any of the T6 Oddy varients.

[@thesageofgames1871]

Hey, i was thinking your next technology video you could try to explain just what the hell is Neutronium. Personally i think its an alloy made from the densly packed neutrons of a neutron star. This would explain its composition of being purely neutron based, while the density of neutron star matter would also explain its invulnerability to any and all known methods of attack. What is not known though is how things are constructed with it as it would be implied that anything that can be smelted or forged into something new should therefore be capable if being destroyed. And before anyone makes an adamantium comparison, adamantium can be destroyed by weapons made of Uru or Antarctic Vibranium.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Neutronium

[@gmradio2436]

No, adamantine is comparable, nearly indestructible barring technobabble and narrative convenience.

[@cjrecord]

I've always wondered why he almost never uses the cruiser commands.

[@kurisu7885]

i might need to redownload this game.

[@saqwana25]

like some sort of rogue squadran.

[@RippingJack76]

Delta Flight. The 25th century evolution of Pappy Boynton's Black Sheep Squadron.....

[@mb2000]

Why is the USS Bern’s bridge so big and spread out? Won’t it make it harder to hear the captain in an emergency, especially if the ships shaking and there’s explosions going off everywhere? Is it me or does the close up of Captain Paris look more like Alan Ruck (Harriman from Generations)?

[@richmcgee434]

Two words: Indoor golf.

[@mb2000]

Rich McGee lol. Don’t they have holodecks for that!? Or sickbay if you’re the USS Voyager?

[@sausageaface3043]

It’s backkkkkkkkk

[@musicking9540]

Death by a thousand cuts!? More like death by a thousand phasers

[@BNuts]

Oh, this mission works best with an agile ship. Oddies aren't well-suited to these manoeuvres. Best to go with an Escort or Frigate.

[@robertpolityka8464]

I'm hoping Harry Kim could have made a Captain by that time.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

You saw him as a Captain in the Kobali arc that Rick played through.

[@Jmaul85]

Did they ever mass produce the Delta flier

[@samronin1141]

In game yes, in canon I guess someone went nuts on the Disco shuttle industrial replicas. (In STO you can fly in a Delta Flyer for the very few shuttle missions and owning it (Premium store item.) opens up carrier NPC versions you can use as well.

[@Tonydjjokerit]

Why don't they use the Genesis device on the Iconians? It may be the only effective way to beat them!