Hello
Cryptic,
Once again I'd like to request the addition of dynamic Shield Regeneration and Shield Damage Removal (Resistance/Reduction) stats to our ship's UI.
These stats would be similar to how we can now press U, click Defense, and see our Shield Facings, Hull Points, Hull Resistances, etc. But, unlike the stat for
Shield Regeneration given in a shield's description tooltip, this UI addition that I'm requesting would be dynamic and change in real time based on our ship type, skills, shield power levels, captain/BO powers, console/equipment load-out, etc. similar to the other stats described above or like weapon damage/DPS changes in the Power Tray Tooltips. Shield Regeneration was once available to us as the "Shield Emitter" stat, and while strangely labelled, it worked great until it was removed for no apparent reason (see below).
Along with the Shield Regeneration stat, please also add a visible
Shield Damage Removal stat. Or I suppose a list of stats, similar to how we have multiple hull resistances. These should be dynamic as described above. In addition to being helpful for general game play, it would be useful when testing/debugging things like OP MACO shields, and the like.

I hope the reasoning behind needing these UI improvements is self-evident, but if more information is required, there is much discussion and many approvals linked in the History, below. I also invite further discussion here.
History:
My quest first began 04/21/10 with
this thread asking for the location of the regeneration stat, and when I learned it wasn't available, I
asked for it in the April 20, 2010 Engineering Report. Amazingly,
dstahl responded, saying he'd forward my request "to the UI tooltips guru."
On 06/04/10 I started a
thread dedicated to the addition of a regeneration stat and damage removal stat, and a couple of days later the Shield Emitter (regeneration) UI addition was
found. Sadly, that was
removed for no apparent reason (or comment in the Release Notes) by July 30th of the same year.
On 01/24/11 I started
another thread asking for these vital UI additions. Many posted showing their support, and the thread stayed active for months, but was finally closed when it regretably turned zombie.
I've let the subject lie long enough. I've recieved e-mails over this last year about this subject, and have seen
others posting with similar thoughts. So here goes another attempt. It's been nearly 2 years since my first post on the subject, maybe this time it will stick. :cool:
Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read this request. Please show your support below if you would find these features beneficial to Star Trek Online.
Comments
I know Cryptic is perpetually busy and understaffed. I would argue these features are necessary for proper testing, and would help us players better support Cryptic when Tribble Testing and otherwise trying to find and report bugs.
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?p=4138756
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?p=4138804
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?p=4138964
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?p=4139367
It would be so much easier for those guys to perform resistance/shield testing if this info were clearly displayed in our UI.
It would indeed be quite handy. It would have answered the power level question I asked (or at least avoided by making a different choice) in your other thread for sure. It would also show the effects of abilities which provide shield damage resistance (rotate shield frequency for example) in addition to what is already present due to power levels/skills.
Edit: While I'm thinking about it, power drain resistance (after modifiers, traits, gear), now that the mechanics are there, showing up in the UI would help too.
Please make this an option, allowing to player to add (or not add) a single window with whatever stats we would like to monitor.
^^^^^ This needs to be done! It would be really helpful!
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?p=4191155&posted=1#post4191155
It would be nice of all the modifiers would work for things too reguardless of were your at... but hey atleast most of them work.
Also on the power levels calculator, would be really neat if you could include how many shield modifiing consoles people have on their ships. You know the ones for more shield capacity and more shield regen. ..just saying..
I agree with you about the zoning. I've always disliked the game engine's inability to provide accurate space stats if you aren't in space (and vice versa for ground). :rolleyes:
I'd like to keep that conversation over in the proper thread, if that's ok?
So I replied there:
http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=155777
Thanx for the awesome work on the calculator
//Signed
I also made a thread asking for these features. Hopefully we might get heard this time? :rolleyes: