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Ask Cryptic: March 2012 - Submit Your Questions, Please!

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edited February 2012 in Galactic News Network [PC]
Hello Captains!

"Ask Cryptic" is making its triumphant return! Please post your questions below, and dStahl will answer selected questions from all those received. Please post them today as I will ship questions off to Dan tomorrow morning.

Also, remember that questions will not be answered in this thread -- answers will be posted in an upcoming "Ask Cryptic" Web Feature that will be released in the beginning of March.

Cheers,

Brandon =/\=
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Will the 1000 day veteran ship be a cruiser, or will we have the option to choose between diffrent classes

    What are short and long term plans for Fleets?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    1) Are you still expecting to only have 2 FEs for the entire year as D'Angelo previously stated? If so, what other types of content will be filling in the gap?

    2) What is the ETA for a meaningful KDF content addition? This year? 2103? 14?

    3) Is Season 6 still scheduled for June as previously stated? Is a crafting revamp still part of S6 as previously stated?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Are you going to be able to increase the number of Feature Series that you can do in a year anytime soon?
    Oops, Nagus got there before me

    Will you be including any Dailies in the FE's in future, or retroactively to the ones that already exist? (Romulan Space is looking a little bare of dailies right now, unless I missed them)

    Will you be back on Twitter soon?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    When can we expect to be able to create optional objectives in the Foundry? What about career based objectives?

    When are the FAs going to be overhauled so that they are useful?

    When can we expect some open PvP zones? (Such as the occasionally brought up Drozana bar fight timed melee open PvP)

    Be honest, your time away from Cryptic was just a ploy to force the addition of bacon in the breakroom, wasn't it?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    1) The Foundry roadmap post has not seen an update in over a year now. As you started this thread, I wonder will it be revisited anytime in the near future? If anything an update would be greatly appreciated. you reached a number of the goals listed on there but a good many are also not touched on yet. Any update, even if its 'moved to long term due to technical considerations' would be appreciated.

    2) Before 'The Dark Time'(IE the wilderness days when Atari abandoned Cryptic) It had been stated by yourself and others that cstore items would be made available to authors for use in their projects. As of approx. march of last year, very few, if any, of these items have made their way into the editor itself. We have been told in the past that it takes time for hte hookups to be added to these items to make them work in the scope of the Foundry. While I can understand this takes time from someones schedule, will we see this rectified and the older assets added along with the newer ones? The Vedek outfits were in the foundry early, but removed, so they should be easy to put back into the editor since they are done? Is this correct?

    2a)Going forward, can we possibly start seeing 'dual development' of assets so that they can be plugged into the Foundry in a timely manner? That way there is no need to go back and shoehorn things in.


    3)Now that you have apparently stepped aside from the position of overall producer for the Foundry, has someone been appointed to that position? Are you managing a dual role of EP for STO and producer on Cryptic's foundry efforts?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    After almost two years with no updates and promises of updates, are we ever going to see more PvP additions to the game or can we just consider PvP a feature that will never see any future updates?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    What kind of exclusive KDF things can we be seeing in the short-term (in terms of content, features, any new ships etc.)?

    The Qo'nos Targ area has been untouched since the First City's release in Season 4, will we be able to breed Targs that do the same job as Tribbles and will they also come with Attack Targ's at some point in the next few months?

    What Foundry Updates will we be seeing in the next major Foundry update patch and when will that major update be?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Whoot! Great news now to think of some questions
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Where are the sehlats on Vulcan? Qo'noS has targs.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    First, glad to see the Ask Cryptic's are Back back.

    1. We've heard a lot of rumours and suggestions on what the Foundry may be getting in Season 6 from the Interviews with Dan (on Priority One) and Mark (on PrimetimeUGC), but is there anything concrete that you can tell us that we're getting.

    2. What are your views on the proposed StarbaseUGC Featured Episode Series being created in the Foundry? Is there anyway that you may be able to or are willing support it?

    Oh and

    3. When will the Demo Record feature be fixed. We have more and more bugs and error messages appearing almost every day. (or at least most patches).. Please PLEASE fix this...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    is there even a rough timeline for some KDF improvements?
    1. putting in the levels that were removed
    2. starting as a Klingon
    3. KDF missions
    4. mabye a free ship of each species in early levels
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Will there ever be new original Cryptic designs added to the lower tiers of the game?

    Will our races ever come into play?
    such as having an NPC say "As a Vulcan I'm sure you could see the logic in my actions"
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Can you comment on or provide any insight on the following:

    • Eta on an expansion with level cap increase.
    • Eta on New Zones, i.e. The Gamma Quadrant, Delta Quadrant, etc
    • New, non-Borg STFs? I'm referring to full complete missions not 5 minute Space or Ground battles.
    • New quest lines past the Undine's final mission in Fludic Space. We know the Iconians are manipulating them. What happens next? Will these be handled in future FE's or can we expect new non-FE content in the future?
    • More Cannon Trek Ships, for both the KDF and Starfleet.
    • A fully fleshed out Klingon Empire- a KDF tutorial, and missions from 1-21.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    1) Are ship inteiors going to be looked at in making them more fuctional and more things to do?

    2) What is the status of Into the Hive STF? It has been mentioned a few times that it was going to be made but, that was the last I heard.

    3) Are we going to see more ships from the shows and movies make their debuit in STO? or is it just Refit ships that are going to be made now?

    4) Once the 2800 series wraps up what is next for STO? Will the team jump right into Season 6 development or will we see content added in the near future prior to Season 6?


    Thank for for returning the "Ask Cryptic" I think most of us were lost with out it :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Are you guys still planning to put the Ambassador in the game?

    When is the the next ship interior pack coming out?

    Are you guys ever going to put the Countdown Uniforms in the game?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Dear Mr. Stahl. First off i am so glad to see your back at your old job. I always considered you the best president of the Federation.
    All i like to know is if there is a ETA on fleet star bases?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    One thing that I've been wondering:

    Why are the 3pc bonuses for the sets (4 pcs for borg) special abilities and not bonuses? It seems like a strange design choice.

    Also:
    Are there any plans to release any other 4pc sets? or make consoles for the MACO, HG or OMEGA sets?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    The D'kyr is the only non-federation ship available on the Federation side (already have it - love it). I remember some vague mention of an Andorian ship in the works (waiting for that one myself). KDF have many species variants available from Klingon, Gorn, even the Fek'hiri.

    Everything on Fed side is, well federation specific except the one.

    What are the plans for adding more species/race variety in federation faction ships?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Are there any plans to revise the items and crafting?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    What are the plans for the near future?

    What will Season 6 focus on?

    Are we going to see Fleet Starbase or a rise of the level cap?

    When will we see MK-XII blue or purple consoles?

    There are a lot of discussions going on because of the STF's droprates are you working or analyzing the "problem".

    Will Season 6 allow us to create our own starship interiors?

    If you could finish everything planed for Season 6 what could we expect in Season 7?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Longcoat technology. Figured that out yet?

    Is the base war storyline of STO to ever be expanded upon so as to make the war relavent to whats going on?
    or is it just the ghost of a once good idea that the Devs have decided to not pursue ?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    What's the schedule on fixing some of the costume bugs that are rather old at this point?


    Examples:

    1. the TNG and Voyager combadges clip into female chests, and are inside male chests in some cases.
    2. female TMP badge secondary color is not selectable.
    3. Wrath of Khan uniforms not having ranks other than "Captain"
    4. Jupiter uniforms do not have the "Lieutenant, JG" option.
    5. Diplomat uniforms, despite being almost entirely based on the Insurrection dress uniform, have 2409 ranks.
    6. DS9 and TNG film "open jacket" uniforms use the "Captain's Variant" undershirt instead of the undershirts from the normal uniforms.
    7. Bajoran "Brigadier General" rank colors are reversed (shoulder patch is copper instead of silver, and rank is silver instead of copper).
    8. "Gold" area on 100-day veteran rewards cannot be changed to other badge-colors.
    9. Trill do not have spots on their neck.
    10. Female characters unable to use gloves on off-duty outfits (while males are).
    11. KDF characters unable to use Mercenary outfits despite the costumes being used on KDF NPC's.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    1) Welcome back, Dan! And thanks for bringing this back!

    2) A topic that has come up on an almost daily basis with my fleet is the subject of better support for guilds. Way, way back, an Engineering report or Ask Cryptic suggested that "Season Six" was to put a lot of focus on this aspect of Star Trek Online, including the concept of implementing Fleet Starbases.

    Realising that sacrifices were made with the schedule to make F2P happen smoothly, is this idea still going to see daylight anytime in the forseeable future? And if so, have the Dev team got any other ideas of what could be added to support the fleets?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Are we going to be seeing any new Bridge Officer races in the near future, if so which races would you like to see added to the game?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    When will anything be added for pvp? Is pvp even on the radar? Are there any plans to make pvp meaningful?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    A couple of questions:

    1. Do you guys have an ETA we can look forward to on the Rank Capacity increase?

    2. When the Rank Capacity increases, will players also be able to get Mark 11-14 kits with level 4 powers like Medical tricorder 4 or Ambush 4? I feel as though powers on the Mk 10 kits are going to become obsolete after the Rank Cap increase.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Welcome back dStahl!

    What are Cryptic's plans with the current rank names? Wouldn't the team expect some canon-issues with CBS if the maximum rank is called Fleet Admiral? After all, there should only be a few of them around, and not thousands. What is Cryptic's view on the opinion that the "Trek-feel" of the game would be improved if level 50 is called "Captain" and not "Vice Admiral"?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    I love the new shorter, split up ground/space STFs, and I love being able to cue for them. Can we expect to see more of these fun end game heroics added soon? My friends and I enjoy doing those as a group to farm gear and dillithium.

    By the way, I love Daniel Stahl. That is all. ;)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Welcome Back Dan


    My question is about the idea of fleet starbases, can you tell me if they are still on the plans and will we be able to customise our ship\starbase interiors
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    When can we expect new Endgame content, and a lower grind rate for STF loot?
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