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I was just re-reading the Varanus thread and the internal changes that are coming with that ship -- namely the boosted healing, platform changes, etc, and then I went and read F2P Dev Blog #10, which specifically talks about ships (side comment -- excellent blog, BTW).
Now...I am fairly certain that this issue/question has not been asked, so I thought I would ask it...
The following quote from the F2P Dev Blog #10 applies:
Now, in that dev blog, there is a chart...and on that chart, the Varanus is listed as C-Store only.
We already know that the Varanus is being re-worked in many ways...but according to the Dev Blog above, the Varanus should be getting some sort of special console, since it will be a C-Store item (according to the chart). This, by itself generates a number of questions:
1. Is the Varanus getting a new ability that is tied to a console, as indicated by the Dev Blog? If the Varanus is getting a new ability in addition to the healing drones it already has...then what is being considered?
2. If the current Varanus special ability (healing drones) is to be simply moved to a console, does that mean that the shield and console deficiencies noted in other threads will be relooked at? Could the Varanus end up getting another console slot?
3. If the Varanus is going to be C-Store only, then what other changes might happen? Could the bridge officer layout be relooked/reworked?
Just thought I would bring this up. Many of us already have the Varanus, which, according to the Dev Blog above, means that when it all goes live our existing ships will be automatically reconfigured.
In closing, I am looking forward to these changes -- there are a lot of good things coming our way, and I think it is all good.
I was just re-reading the Varanus thread and the internal changes that are coming with that ship -- namely the boosted healing, platform changes, etc, and then I went and read F2P Dev Blog #10, which specifically talks about ships (side comment -- excellent blog, BTW).
Now...I am fairly certain that this issue/question has not been asked, so I thought I would ask it...
The following quote from the F2P Dev Blog #10 applies:
The C-Store starships differ from the in-game ones, in that they are typically slightly stronger in some way, and they include a valuable piece of gear that is only available with that ship. The piece of gear can be carried forward to other ships as you move up the ranks, and can be combined with in-game gear to get the kind of game play you want. By the time we get through testing, we intend for all of the existing C-Store ships with a special ability will be altered to have a piece of gear like this. Existing ships on Holodeck will be automatically granted the item when this build goes live.
Now, in that dev blog, there is a chart...and on that chart, the Varanus is listed as C-Store only.
We already know that the Varanus is being re-worked in many ways...but according to the Dev Blog above, the Varanus should be getting some sort of special console, since it will be a C-Store item (according to the chart). This, by itself generates a number of questions:
1. Is the Varanus getting a new ability that is tied to a console, as indicated by the Dev Blog? If the Varanus is getting a new ability in addition to the healing drones it already has...then what is being considered?
2. If the current Varanus special ability (healing drones) is to be simply moved to a console, does that mean that the shield and console deficiencies noted in other threads will be relooked at? Could the Varanus end up getting another console slot?
3. If the Varanus is going to be C-Store only, then what other changes might happen? Could the bridge officer layout be relooked/reworked?
Just thought I would bring this up. Many of us already have the Varanus, which, according to the Dev Blog above, means that when it all goes live our existing ships will be automatically reconfigured.
In closing, I am looking forward to these changes -- there are a lot of good things coming our way, and I think it is all good.
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