Season Thirteen: Escalation

Season Thirteen: Escalation was released on April 25th, 2017 on PC and June 6th, 2017 for Console. It continues the Lukari Storyline with the new episode Mirrors and Smoke. Additionally, it includes a Reputation centered around a new Competitive PvE/PvP gamemode, called War Games. Another feature of this Season is a large-scale Balancing effort.

War Games
Following the success of the Arena of Sompek training initiative, the Alliance has set up further exercises to prepare its captains for the oncoming challenges that await them. These new War Game scenarios will pit teams of captains against each other in trials of speed, strength, and ingenuity.


 * Core Assault is a space-based 5v5 scenario where both teams must solve a series of puzzles to reach the center of the Adelphous System space station. The first team to destroy the opposing Core Regulator will be the victors of the match.
 * Twin Tribulations is a space-based 5v5 Gauntlet-class War Game Scenario. In a Gauntlet-class Scenario, Captains will not be engaging in direct battle with the opposite team, but racing against them to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.
 * Binary Circuit is a ground-based 5v5 Gauntlet-class War Game Scenario. In a Gauntlet-class Scenario, Captains will not be engaging in direct battle with the opposite team, but racing against them to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.

Systems

 * Balancing:
 * In an effort to make a more fun experience, Season 13 brings a large-scale Rebalancing for Space Combat.


 * Player Potential System
 * To ensure lower-end players aren't teamed with high-end players, a Player Potential matchmaking system is being introduced to PvP content. It will scale off several things, such as gear, specializations, and previous PvP queue performance.


 * New Reputation: Competitive Wargames
 * Collect Competitive Marks from PVP and War Games Queues
 * Collect Assessed Stratagems from Advanced or Elite War Games.
 * Unlock 9 new Reputation Traits
 * Obtain following set items:
 * Prevailing Regalia
 * Obfuscated Strategist Set
 * Duelist Regalia
 * Kit Modules:
 * Tactical Kit Module - Containment Field
 * Science Kit Module - Integrated Electrical Field
 * Engineering Kit Module - Flare Mortar

Locations and Missions

 * : the player travels with Captain Kuumaarke as she explores her peoples' past.

Items

 * Privateer Lock Box

Ships

 * Cross Faction Advanced Light Cruiser Bundle
 * Reliant-class Advanced Light Cruiser
 * Fleet Soyuz-class Advanced Light Cruiser
 * QeHpu'-class Advanced Light Battlecruiser
 * Fleet QeHpu'-class Advanced Light Battlecruiser
 * Deleth-class Advanced Light Warbird Battlecruiser
 * Fleet Deleth-class Advanced Light Warbird Battlecruiser
 * Infinity Lock Box
 * Xindi-Aquatic Briostrys-class Dreadnought Carrier
 * Xindi-Reptilian Sistruus-class Escort
 * Infinity Promotion! - Research & Development Pack
 * Amarie-class Smuggler's Heavy Escort
 * Lohlunat Festival 2017
 * Vorgon Ryn'kodan-class Carrier
 * Privateer Lock Box
 * Husnock Warship
 * Miradorn Theta-class Heavy Raider

Season 13.5
Mid-season update released on July 18th, 2017 for PC and on September 7th, 2017 for Console. The main feature was the addition of the Endeavor System.

Missions

 * New Featured Episode will have players enter a secret prison in the Briar Patch, where the House of Torg holds their most hated prisoners. That can’t mean anything good for Martok, played by J.G. Hertzler, in his first role in Star Trek Online.  You will join forces once again with Rodek, voiced by Tony Todd, on an epic Klingon adventure to rescue Martok and return him to the Alliance.


 * New Featured Episode will have players team with Captain Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation, as portrayed by LeVar Burton. You’ll investigate the disappearance of the starship Madison, which went missing when it went out to investigate the reappearance of the Nexus from Star Trek: Generations – and a ship long thought lost within it. What mysteries will you uncover?

New Admiralty Campaign

 * The Admiralty system was expanded with the addition of a new Ferengi Alliance campaign, focusing on Dilithium and Gold-Pressed Latinum.

Universal Endeavor

 * Season 13.5 introduced the Endeavor System, which will issue a challenge for players to complete nearly every other day. You will be challenged to experience the depth and breadth of STO while earning exciting rewards with every endeavor you complete.

Items

 * Son'a Lock Box

Ships

 * Cross Faction Flight Deck Assault Carrier Bundle
 * Tellarite Pralim-class Flight Deck Assault Carrier
 * Fleet Tellarite Pralim-class Flight Deck Assault Carrier
 * Orion Blackguard-class Flight Deck Assault Carrier
 * Fleet Orion Blackguard-class Flight Deck Assault Carrier
 * Suliban Silik-class Flight Deck Assault Carrier
 * Fleet Suliban Silik-class Flight Deck Assault Carrier
 * Infinity Promotion! - Research & Development Pack
 * Son'a Collector Science Dreadnought
 * Son'a Lock Box
 * Son'a Command Science Vessel
 * Son'a Intel Battlecruiser