No need to post it in the Boff thread since it has been one of those ideas that have been around since the beginning. I provided constructive criticism and concerns about your problem with not trusting people with training Boffs. If you don't want to treat it as constructive criticism, then fine.

Star Trek fans are rather critical about things making sense in the game. Sure there are certain things where fun must take priority over making sense, but as a whole STO makes sense as far as being in a Star Trek universe. So the question is does your idea make sense or does it keep the game fun. If the devs said that there is no way to transfer current Boffs to the reserve roster and special Doff trainers are the only way, then it will be keeping the game fun and I would accept it as everything else that doesn't make sense, but keeps the game fun.

I am done providing constructive criticism on this issue.

The logical thing in terms of story progression is that they have to continue the war, if only as a farce. The Undine are using their cloak and dagger tactics because they believe that this dimension's lifeforms are weak. If the Federation and Klingon war were to cease and peace reestablished, it's more likely that the Undine would begin a more concentrated effort on our region.

This would (fictionally) mean that the Undine would dedicate their entire force, not this paltry showing that they have in the Pelia sector. They would send fleets of their ships en masse to wipe out all of the Alpha Quadrant, the kind that wiped out entire Borg Fleets and even planets.

We've seen how they behave in their own space, and we know what they're capable of. It's probable that Section 31 and Klingon Intelligence both know this, and are keeping up the "war" in order to develop a strategy to combat the Undine. Until then, the war continues.

Of course in reality, as Darren_Kitlor mentioned, war is good for business.

The information about the Undine and Iconians are a closely guarded secret. Release that information to all of Starfleet and there would be utter chaos. If Starfleet releases that information, they would have to remove all Undine first. This Federation-Klingon war seems more like a cold war than an actual war. Get to LC 8 and Klingons are no longer an issue for Feds.

If the Undine also knew that they were tricked... Seriously, honesty is the best policy...

As welcome as this DOFF stuff is, I'm just kind of disappointed at the idea that Klingons will be able to enter Sirius Sector Block but won't be able to do anything tangible while there. It would be awesome to be able to form group between the factions.

Some form of betrayal system might even work... Closely guarded secret my butt... half the fleet's captains know just from field experience.

That's a funny thought. PRETEND to continue the war to catch the Iconians and Undine offguard but secretly be allies faking battles. Not sure about that but interesting.

I think it would be more interesting to release it. We liive with fear, with live with uncertainty. Certainty is weakness. Fear makes us strong. That's a much more Trek way of dealing with the idea.

No Orwellian attempts to conceal the truth. No paranoid security measures. Just a situation where everybody knows it and refuses to let it influence them.

If you can't beat them, stall them... unless you enjoy speaking Undine or 011000100110100101101110011000010111001001111001. :p

Not only PvP, we just want to provide an alternate methods to access some of the mechanics of the system.

As for when it will hit live, with luck about a month after it hits Tribble; we have not formally committed to a date for when it will come out onto Tribble.