Subj : Introducing: The STO Watch List
To   : All
From : Lord Time
Date : Wed May 20 2026 22:44:56

Introducing: The STO Watch List
The Watch List is here to make you aware of the likely contents of future
patches, so you can make more informed choices.

By Ambassador Kael May 20, 2026, 07:00 AM

In broad terms, a “Watch List” is sometimes used within gaming properties
to
communicate to players areas of mechanical concern that we – the game’s
developers – are “watching.” This doesn’t mean just staring at  the
problem, or
watching players, items on this list are subject to developer discussion and
testing before any changes are deployed. The purpose of communicating these
items publicly is to facilitate player awareness when certain features, items,
abilities, or systems are performing noticeably above or below our expectations
and have been flagged for evaluation and probable change.

Or, put more simply:  The Watch List is here to make you aware of the likely
contents of future patches, so you can make more informed choices.

But this document is about more than just awareness. It’s also meant to serve
as a sort of promise to our players that we will be taking seriously the
evaluations of the things that appear here. It is our broad goal that anything
listed herein is addressed in a somewhat timely manner. This could mean tuning
passes and patches, but it also means regular re-review of the contained items,
as items can also be removed from the Watch List by virtue of simply not being
as significant of a tuning issue as originally believed. In either case, we are
signing up to remove items from the Watch List – they should not live here in
perpetuity.

We will also be doing our best to communicate our thoughts on why certain
things appear on this Watch List, and even what specific areas of performance
we might be evaluating for future changes.

It is also important to clarify that this Watch List will only be tracking
things that are mechanically out of balance, or in need of tuning. At least for
now, it is not intended for evaluating or prioritizing issues related to server
performance, costumes, UI/UX, or bugs and data errors.

The process by which this list gets populated is driven largely by you – the
players – and by the feedback that makes its way to us, usually from our
Official Discord.  That’s not to say that the responsibility is entirely on
you, but simply to reflect that this process will be better served by working
with you, to understand what areas of the game are of particular interest or
concern. As such, we will be dedicating a space in our Discord specifically to
Watch List discussion.

Without further ado, I give you – The Watch List!  ( link : https://
www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11581281  )



 
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