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they keep preomting me !!

miloguyaussiemiloguyaussie Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited August 2012 in Builds, Powers, and Game Mechanics
so Im at Rear admiral upper half level 49 1/2

all I ever wanted was to be a captain but they keep premoting me!!

any way if I keep premoting my bofs and one makes captain,
where does that leave me? do I still run my ship or do I get a desk
job on a star base some where?

what happens next??
Milo Knight -Star fleet Engineer


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  • darkjeffdarkjeff Member Posts: 2,590 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Of course, we don't get paid more, we just get more paperwork. It's a scam!
  • boglejam73boglejam73 Member Posts: 890 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    BOFFs top out at commander, so you don't have to worry about that. Yet. :D
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  • bohiapbohiap Member Posts: 535
    edited July 2012
    Assuming the tailor ever gets fixed, just make you toon's title Captain and leave Captain rank on their uniform.
  • nyniknynik Member Posts: 1,628 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    James T. Kirk, 2371 wrote:
    "Don't let them promote you. Don't let them transfer you. Don't let them do anything that takes you off the bridge of that ship because while you're there, you can make a difference."

    I hope Cryptic will one day see the error of its ways and allow the playerbase the option to customize their experience.

    Whats needed in my opinion (at a minimum):
    - a new mission tag implemented across all content {player-chosen-rank} that will substitute the current rank greeting in mission text.
    - remove ranks from gear and replace with the appropriate level range (which we already have)
  • marc8219marc8219 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Just pretend that you are advancing in seniority as a captain and being given command of better ships as a result.
    You still only command a single ship at a time, and your Bridge officers can't get past cmdr, so it makes more sense anyway since a real Admiral commands a fleet from a flagship, not just a single ship.
    Tala -KDF Tac- House of Beautiful Orions
  • miloguyaussiemiloguyaussie Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I like that Kirk qoute!!

    I often wonder if in real life how often a captain would actually get a different ship to command??
    Milo Knight -Star fleet Engineer


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  • retunred4goodretunred4good Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Yeah promoting is bad enough, but premoting is crossing the line!
    -It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.-- Mark Twain.
  • capnmanxcapnmanx Member Posts: 1,452 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    The problem with using titles and rank insignia as a work around is that you need to be really dedicated to deluding yourself for it to be at all convincing.

    The UI likes to rub your nose in the fact that you're actually a Vice Admiral. Mission text too.
    My old (and now mostly obsolete) exploration suggestions thread. Give it a read. :)
  • sumghaisumghai Member Posts: 1,072 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Indeed, it's jarring that sometimes NPC dialogue doesn't honor your selected title of Captain. Apparently, it was something to do with the titles awarded from accolades sometimes giving funny result (e.g. if you get the accolade for the Undine missions, instead of [rank] Zhang one gets called Moist Zhang - LOL)

    I myself quite like the idea of decoupling levels and ranks, making the latter as career milestones with titles one can chose from and ACTUALLY influence NPC dialog.
    Laws of thermodynamics as applied to life: 0 - You must play the game. 1 - You can't win. 2 - You can't break even. 3 - You can't quit.
  • dashuk2381dashuk2381 Member Posts: 230 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I would like to see them add the option where you can promote one of your BOFFs to Captain and they then transfer over to an open character slot, possibly starting at level 30 since that is the level you obtain "Captain" title in the game. They would keep all their current gear though it would be scaled down to Mk VII or VIII and then they would be playable on their own.
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