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Star Trek Online: An introduction to Romulan Warbirds
A lot of the recent hullabaloo in the Star Trek Online portion of the Internet has been about the Romulan Republic becoming a playable faction in the game's upcoming expansion, Legacy of Romulus. Well, if you're going to play as a member of the Romulan Republic, you'd darn well better know about their ships. Romulan Warbirds are large and resilient and typically rely on cloaking instead of high maneuverability. Romulan Republic players will have a handful of ships available to them as they level, while unique ships and retrofits of the freely available ones will be up for purchase in the C-Store. Players will start out with the relatively light and maneuverable T'liss Light Warbird. They'll have four more tiers of ship upgrades available, up to the Ha'apax Advanced Warbird. Each Romulan Warbird has a playstyle that's somewhat analogous to ships already in the game. Check out the official post to feast your eyes on the upcoming spaceboats in all their glory.
World of Warplanes classes and website announced, first screenshots glimpsed
Wargaming.net has taken the wraps off its World of Warplanes web presence, and the accompanying press release reveals a bit more about the upcoming World War II-based MMORPG. The blurb refers to the game as a "flight combat action" MMO, conspicuously avoiding the flight sim phrase and indicating that the aviation title will follow in the footsteps of its ground-based World of Tanks counterpart. The press info also says that World of Warplanes will feature three warplane classes: single-engine light fighters, heavy fighters with "deadly straight attacks," and strafing aircraft for ground assaults. The new site also features the first in-game screenshots, and you can look forward to Massively's exclusive in-depth interview with Wargaming.net later this month as the title is revealed at Gamescom.
