Well Heretic's mentioned that it can take several months to get your FS to tier 5, that gives us plenty of time to construct the thing and him plenty of time to implement the tech for us to name it.
Heretic, I love your work. The DOff system is more than I had hoped for when the game launched. Fantastic stuff.
Please understand that "We would like..." has also been used for customizable interior maps, crew uniforms, DOffs appearing on interior maps, and various other features. Now some of these features are more reasonable than others, but some of them have also been on the request block for over 2 years. You can't blame a player for effectively hearing "no" even if that is not the explicit answer.
Ahhhhh! Ninja'd! But yes, even though I have not been playing as long as my peers have, I myself have seen a great many disappointments in the recent past.
Well Heretic's mentioned that it can take several months to get your FS to tier 5, that gives us plenty of time to construct the thing and him plenty of time to implement the tech for us to name it.
so, naming my station "the ****y Twister" is not off the table?^^
We're going to be scratching up an awful lot of "Scratching Outposts" that aren't ours and you know now I've read both what you put in the OP and what I replied, I'm thinking wait a minute... Don't they already have the "tech" (a term used for code) to name stuff in STO?
New feature: Name your starbase! Only 2000 points in the Cstore.
Ha!
We just want the basics, and the basics of a fleet starbase or any mmo housing is: Customization, localization and the naming of said base.
Right now, the sto version is just some kind of place where your fleet just happens to be able to access, in the exact same place as everyone else's is, and they all look exactly the same.
It is all very boring when it was supposed to be worth something
We just want the basics, and the basics of a fleet starbase or any mmo housing is: Customization, localization and the naming of said base.
Right now, the sto version is just some kind of place where your fleet just happens to be able to access, in the exact same place as everyone else's is, and they all look exactly the same.
It is all very boring when it was supposed to be worth something
We all have to remember that the Cryptic dev team has improved, increased in number but still relatively small and that these things as always take time, as well as most importantly note that season 6 will be the first big step which will allow leaps, bounds and we're up, up and away. lol
No seriously I'm saying that once they have the basic foundation built, which is season 6, this allows them to go on to add customization options, add territory control, add Fleet vs Fleet PvP and much more I'm sure. There's so much they can do on top of this foundation they're creating it's crazy, they could even go nuts and allow us to colonise and manage new worlds, they've already suggested we'll eventually be able to build other structures as well as starbases over time.
I typed up the original concept here which has a whole bunch of suggestions within it. Some similar to what Cryptic are doing and some not being used it seems, I asked about those other suggestions but have been completely ignored. The ability to name the starbase was one of the first things I added though...
You took the words right out of my mouth bob. It just doesn't feel mine if I can't even name the star base. Please fix this pronto Cryptic.
Heretic's comment basically said that this would more than likely happen, just that they're not working on it /currently/. I can understand where he's coming from too. They're wanting to get the more difficult and important stuff done and finished so that they have a base to add in the little details. At least that's what I'm understanding. And it makes sense too.
Heretic's comment basically said that this would more than likely happen, just that they're not working on it /currently/. I can understand where he's coming from too. They're wanting to get the more difficult and important stuff done and finished so that they have a base to add in the little details. At least that's what I'm understanding. And it makes sense too.
But as a previous post mentioned, we've seen plenty "would likes" turn into "never happens".
I certainly hope this isn't being touted as "player housing" because really, it's more like a fleet-accessible captains table with added functionality.
Starbase naming is something that we are investigating the feasibility of for launch.
What I remember hearing was that there is an issue with the Instance system b/c in theory we are all using the same instance (with certain features turned on) like in the Foundry. The reason they do this is so that we dont have 3000 starbases out there slowing down the bandwidth and taking up huge amounts of space.
Naming starbases is a really bad idea. Its bad enough we fly around with uss armpit ships, we don't need more trivial names for bases. Please just pick a random generated starfleet name or system name and end it!
Naming starbases is a really bad idea. Its bad enough we fly around with uss armpit ships, we don't need more trivial names for bases. Please just pick a random generated starfleet name or system name and end it!
*record needle jumps back*
But again, only fleet members will see the name most of the time.
That doesn't mean those of us who would pick a real name should be punished. In fact, a fleet of people would be less likely to pick a stupid, juvenile name.
A captain would rarely get to name his own ship in starfleet. You're simply assigned to a ship that's already been named by the brass at starfleet. Base names are most likely named for their location. I'd rather see outpost 546, or Vulcan station 45, or deep space 72 than starbase sloppy chicken.
I think we will still name ours for the sake of having a designation different from anything else in the game, for conversation sake. It was pretty obvious from the forum thread I made and blog post on fleet website that people were keen on naming the Starbase. So I invited none members to put names forward, a vote would take place and millions of EC plus purple XII consoles would be giving to the player who comes up with a name we like.
All I can think, is that it will come later and the delay is due to them not yet having completed a way to stop canon starbase names being used. That may be considered lower priority right now. I don't think trek fans would be too impressed at fleets using canon starbase names, which also already exist or will exist in the games content.
Now if that is the case, I fully understand. If it is not, they can lie and say that it is
In fact, a fleet of people would be less likely to pick a stupid, juvenile name.
In what Waldorf School do you grew up in?
A group of people is even more likely to make something completely stupid because if it is "funny" all laugh and we feel like part of a community, a part of a group and it highten a sense of group conscience if we all laugh...
And it is more likely that those with "serious" suggestions get singled out as "Kill-joys"...
You are greatly overestimating the capacities of the general humanity...
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As long as you know which starbase is yours.
Ahhhhh! Ninja'd! But yes, even though I have not been playing as long as my peers have, I myself have seen a great many disappointments in the recent past.
so, naming my station "the ****y Twister" is not off the table?^^
I'm sure the same naming standards that apply to ships will be Implemented with starbases.
I understand what you are saying, but it seems a very strange oversight when the design document was being drafted.
Yeah, would it really be so hard to write a couple lines of coding to add a name?
We're going to be scratching up an awful lot of "Scratching Outposts" that aren't ours and you know now I've read both what you put in the OP and what I replied, I'm thinking wait a minute... Don't they already have the "tech" (a term used for code) to name stuff in STO?
...So hmm *Cough* C-Store *Cough*
This is definitely one of the most mind-boggling oversights I've ever seen in a game... :rolleyes:
Ha!
We just want the basics, and the basics of a fleet starbase or any mmo housing is: Customization, localization and the naming of said base.
Right now, the sto version is just some kind of place where your fleet just happens to be able to access, in the exact same place as everyone else's is, and they all look exactly the same.
It is all very boring when it was supposed to be worth something
Where e'er the Heretic goes, I will follow.
We all have to remember that the Cryptic dev team has improved, increased in number but still relatively small and that these things as always take time, as well as most importantly note that season 6 will be the first big step which will allow leaps, bounds and we're up, up and away. lol
No seriously I'm saying that once they have the basic foundation built, which is season 6, this allows them to go on to add customization options, add territory control, add Fleet vs Fleet PvP and much more I'm sure. There's so much they can do on top of this foundation they're creating it's crazy, they could even go nuts and allow us to colonise and manage new worlds, they've already suggested we'll eventually be able to build other structures as well as starbases over time.
I typed up the original concept here which has a whole bunch of suggestions within it. Some similar to what Cryptic are doing and some not being used it seems, I asked about those other suggestions but have been completely ignored. The ability to name the starbase was one of the first things I added though...
I make sure to read every name of every new recruit! My latest is the Vulcan Saar'ar. He is really good at playing dom-jot (in my mind at least).
There's a difference between a list of glorified redshirts and a central base of operations.
But as a previous post mentioned, we've seen plenty "would likes" turn into "never happens".
What I remember hearing was that there is an issue with the Instance system b/c in theory we are all using the same instance (with certain features turned on) like in the Foundry. The reason they do this is so that we dont have 3000 starbases out there slowing down the bandwidth and taking up huge amounts of space.
But again, only fleet members will see the name most of the time.
Don't do it half TRIBBLE man, if your gonna give us starbases, the least we should be able to do is name them.
This is par for the course for Cryptic it seems, only doing a half TRIBBLE job and never giving us a finished good product.
Dissapointing
Clearly you fly with fleet tags turned off, sir. :rolleyes:
You are denying the STObronies a place to hang their hoof.
:cool: I own whatever room I'm standing in, babycakes. :cool:
*record needle jumps back*
But again, only fleet members will see the name most of the time.
That doesn't mean those of us who would pick a real name should be punished. In fact, a fleet of people would be less likely to pick a stupid, juvenile name.
I think we will still name ours for the sake of having a designation different from anything else in the game, for conversation sake. It was pretty obvious from the forum thread I made and blog post on fleet website that people were keen on naming the Starbase. So I invited none members to put names forward, a vote would take place and millions of EC plus purple XII consoles would be giving to the player who comes up with a name we like.
All I can think, is that it will come later and the delay is due to them not yet having completed a way to stop canon starbase names being used. That may be considered lower priority right now. I don't think trek fans would be too impressed at fleets using canon starbase names, which also already exist or will exist in the games content.
Now if that is the case, I fully understand. If it is not, they can lie and say that it is
In what Waldorf School do you grew up in?
A group of people is even more likely to make something completely stupid because if it is "funny" all laugh and we feel like part of a community, a part of a group and it highten a sense of group conscience if we all laugh...
And it is more likely that those with "serious" suggestions get singled out as "Kill-joys"...
You are greatly overestimating the capacities of the general humanity...