{"id":48520,"date":"2018-06-05T13:56:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T20:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=48520"},"modified":"2018-06-05T13:58:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T20:58:48","slug":"star-trek-online-victory-is-life-debuts-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2018\/06\/star-trek-online-victory-is-life-debuts-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek Online: Victory Is Life Debuts Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Today, <em>Perfect World Entertainment Inc<\/em>., a leading publisher of free-to-play MMORPGs, and <em>Cryptic Studios<\/em> announced <em>Star Trek Online<\/em>&#8216;s fourth major expansion, <em>Victory is Life<\/em>, is now available on PC and will release later on consoles. The free-to-play MMORPG set in the iconic <em>Star Trek<\/em> universe celebrates the 25th anniversary of<em> Star Trek: Deep Space Nine<\/em> by taking players onto the infamous starbase that started it all. While exploring the corridors of <em>Deep Space Nine<\/em>, they will team up with some of the space station&#8217;s original crew members&#8230;<em>Victory is Life<\/em> also introduces seven exciting new episodes, a brand new playable Jem&#8217;Hadar faction, a massive Gamma Quadrant Sector Battlezone and plenty of new <em>Deep Space Nine<\/em>-themed content to discover.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/VILSTO-1-060518.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Victory is Life<\/em> opens in the wake of a devastating attack on <em>Deep Space Nine<\/em>. The starbase sustained critical damage in a battle against the Hur&#8217;q, invaders from the Gamma Quadrant who recently battled the Alliance in the anniversary episode, <em>Scylla and Charybdis<\/em>. Captains must now devise a plan to defend <em>Deep Space Nine<\/em> from another incursion with the help of some of the space station\u2019s legendary crew members and inhabitants. This includes Quark (<strong>Armin Shimerman<\/strong>), Odo (<strong>Ren\u00e9 Auberjonois<\/strong>), Kira Nerys (<strong>Nana Visitor<\/strong>), Doctor Julian Bashir (<strong>Alexander Siddig<\/strong>), Rom (<strong>Max Grod\u00e9nchik)<\/strong>, Elim Garak (<strong>Andrew Robinson<\/strong>) and Captain Nog (<strong>Aron Eisenberg<\/strong>). Players will also encounter Weyoun (<strong>Jeffrey Combs<\/strong>), Martok (<strong>J.G. Hertzler<\/strong>), Leeta (<strong>Chase Masterson<\/strong>), the Female Changeling (<strong>Salome Jens<\/strong>) and Elder First Dukan Rex (<strong>Bumper Robinson<\/strong>).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/VILSTO-2-060518.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Captains can also access<em> Victory is Life<\/em> to explore new <em>Deep Space Nine<\/em>-inspired gameplay content, including the Jem&#8217;Hadar playable faction, Gamma Quadrant Battlezone and a total revamp of the original <em>DS9<\/em> space station&#8217;s interior. A full list of game features introduced with the expansion includes:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/VILSTO-3-060518.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Playable Jem&#8217;Hadar Faction<\/em> &#8211; For the first time in <em>Star Trek Online<\/em> history, players can become a Jem&#8217;Hadar &#8211; genetically engineered soldiers of the Dominion. This brand-new playable faction will start at level 60 with a variety of completed Reputations, Specialization Trees and R&amp;D progress.<\/li>\n<li><em>Level Cap Increase<\/em> \u2013 <em>Star Trek Online<\/em>&#8216;s level cap has been increased to 65, for captains of all factions.<\/li>\n<li><em>Gamma Quadrant Sector Space Battlezone<\/em> \u2013 This all-new Battlezone allows players to explore the depths of the Gamma Quadrant, where they will complete missions and receive notifications about incoming Hur&#8217;q attacks. A new quadrant map will show Captains where they can rendezvous to fight off the enemy and earn rewards for participating, including experience, expertise, Gamma marks and dilithium.<\/li>\n<li><em>Deep Space Nine Revamp<\/em> \u2013 Fans of <em>Star Trek: Deep Space Nine<\/em> will be thrilled to learn that they can explore the original<em> DS9<\/em> space station, as it appears in the original television series. The <em>Star Trek Online<\/em> team has spent months poring over the show&#8217;s set schematics to recreate the starbase&#8217;s interior in the game.<\/li>\n<li><em>Swarm Queue<\/em> \u2013 Players can participate in a new five-player, co-op space queue that tasks Captains with defending Dominion refugees from a ravenous Hur&#8217;q swarm.<\/li>\n<li><em>Gamma Task Force Reputation<\/em> \u2013 This new addition to the Reputation System represents a coalition of forces formed to battle enemies hailing from the Gamma Quadrant. It will feature all new traits, kits modules, space\/ground equipment sets, ground armor and space visuals.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/VILSTO-4-060518.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Star Trek Online<\/em> is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game where players can pioneer their own destiny as Captain of a Federation starship, become a Klingon Warrior and champion the Empire through the far reaches of the galaxy, or rebuild the Romulan legacy as the commander of a Romulan Republic Warbird. In<em> Star Trek Online<\/em>, players have the opportunity to visit iconic locations from the popular<em> Star Trek<\/em> universe, reach out to unexplored star systems and make contact with new alien species<em>. Star Trek Online<\/em> is currently available on <em>PC, PlayStation4<\/em> and <em>Xbox One<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To download and play <em>Star Trek Online<\/em> today for free, visit <em>www.playstartrekonline.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_a8HN_r47OI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc., a leading publisher of free-to-play MMORPGs, and Cryptic Studios announced&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2443],"tags":[3668,2482],"class_list":["post-48520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-merchandise","tag-gaming","tag-star-trek-online"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518-150x150.gif",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false],"large":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false],"newsphere-slider-full":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false],"newsphere-featured":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false],"newsphere-medium":["https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/STOVisLifeBanner-060518.gif",580,225,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"T&#39;Bonz","author_link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/author\/tbonz\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/categories\/merchandise\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Merchandise<\/a>","tag_info":"Merchandise","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48520"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48528,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48520\/revisions\/48528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}