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  • jardonisjardonis Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    This has kind of been on everybody's minds, but Season Six came with a few bugs, which is always understandable, and though this is a cinematic problem, will the tailor be fixed soon? Many admirals are walking around with Captain's pips and such, waiting for the tailor to have pip and badge options again.

    On a second note, one classic for Star Trek is the "Kobayashi Maru" test. Will there be a way to take the Kobayashi Maru in the Academy in the future?
  • warwolf108warwolf108 Member Posts: 21 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Some players like me share their accounts with brothers or sisters, because we cannot pay a second gold member account, (we already have PWE accounts separately but on the gold account we have our best charaters because of the c-store stuff that we bought and the veteran rewards...)

    Could you release something like an "unique code" to play on another computer simultaneously, with different characters of the same account? Something like 1 code per account.
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    When will fleets finally get some love? 6 Seasons and still no love for fleets... Seriously?

    Joking of cause, but my question IS fleet related:

    With the fleet bases added, what are future plans and ideas to enhance the current system. Don't get me wrong, it's great, but I see a high level of grinding the same missions and assignments all over... What are the outlooks on future additions, if any.
    Also, how about a fleet daily, with Dilithium rewards along the fleet marks?
    Don't look silly... Don't call it the "Z-Store/Zen Store"...
    Let me put the rumors to rest: it's definitely still the C-Store (Cryptic Store) It just takes ZEN.
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  • darkwhite0darkwhite0 Member Posts: 158 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    any chance that we can equip our pets with our space weapons?

    for example:

    Aquarius Escort with omega set and Dual Hv Cannons
  • athourstathourst Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Will the Steamrunner class from First Contact be added in?
  • graham6411graham6411 Member Posts: 38 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Will we be able to get Fleet Marks for completing the various Fleet Actions in game?
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  • palpha2clearancepalpha2clearance Member Posts: 432 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    When will we see sto get back to basics, releasing content, not nickel and diming us to death, not charging for season feature content as promised, coming back to reality on account unlocks and c-store pricing. Making most anything bound, bind on pick up...acount bound.

    When will wd be able to trade commissioned boffs between characters on our own account especially bound boffs for retraining at no charge? (I believe the boff exchange was supposed to be part of season six, but how would we know since we lost the engineering reports to the substandard state of the game that told us nothing, except Stahl was still alive).

    When will this game turn it around? I have been here since 2008, and we are currently the the worst I have seen it for the subscribers. f2p was bad enough with the stipend that was negated with a c-store price increase (as I predicted and stormshade said no we listen and take care of the community.....I told you so ), then PWE has made it a place that I am not proud to say I am a part of.....and I would not refer anyone I liked to this greed stricken mirror universe, where the only loser is the subscriber........ Where is the light at the end of the tunnel or are you going to keep telling me there are 5 lights when I can not find one.....

    No more lobi greed they should be at least account bound and should be found in game all the time, what would be even better if you left all the real money stuff in tne c-store where it belongs (as cryptic has said they would) and just charged a reasonable price for it, instead of ludicrous/ laughable pricing.
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  • skids99skids99 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Can we expect any new services in the zen store like career change, species change
  • admiralcarteradmiralcarter Member Posts: 19 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    About Fleetstarbase Systems:

    Were is the planet shown in the trailer? Currently the system looks generic and empty. Will this ever change?

    Will we ever be able to relocate our Starbase? I mean there are 100 of unused systems in the STO Galaxy why cant we pick our own spot for our starbase.
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  • c4ptain0bviou5c4ptain0bviou5 Member Posts: 19 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Why isnt the Excalibur/Vesper/Exeter in the fleet store? We all know you can lock out ship skins so CBS not allowing a T5 connie has nothing to do with it.

    This is exactly what I want to know!
  • badname834854badname834854 Member Posts: 1,186 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    What is going to be done to help out smaller fleets in terms of progression through the SB ranks? Is there a chance at some sort of scaling to help out?

    - ABM

    (Edit: I know the Asian MMO model encourages "kingdoms" to "absorb" lesser fiefdoms, but ST:O players tend to be a more independent sort...)
  • badname834854badname834854 Member Posts: 1,186 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I think we need an honest discussion about the Pricing Model behind the EV suits, given their limited utility and single-character unlock. Is this going to be the way of it for future Z-Store items? Can we please have an honest, open discussion about the thinking behind this and upcoming modes/trends regarding Z-Store pricing?

    - ABM (Angry Black Man - though not really that angry...)
  • jstaggjstagg Member Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Hi again,

    I have seen a Typhoon class Battleship floating around Drozana Station and in a few KDF missions. Will we be able to get this as a playable ship at some point?


    When will be get out of game mail back? It was incredibly handy for senior fleet officers such as myself to look at our mail when not in game!!!
  • wesleycrasherwesleycrasher Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    1. A dev mentioned in a previous post that vanity items would be moved to a new GPL store, keeping the lobi store open for things like consumables, arms, and armor that actually affects gameplay. Then you released the Tholian scarf and robes in the Lobi store. Have you given up on the GPL store idea?

    2. What is the status of "Into the Hive?"

    3. Augments have always been a lurking threat in Star Trek, popping up briefly when you least expect them. That being said, what is the status of "Children of Khan" that you announced in 2010 and never mentioned again?

    4. You've said that the majority of fleets in STO are relatively small, yet the Fleet Mark cost for projects is rather high, you added cooldowns to Nukara, and the only other source of marks, fleet events, give an abysmal rate of return on time invested. Will you address this issue or are you trying to force us all to consolidate into a handful of bland megafleets?

    5. What's the story with PVP? Anyone working on it or should we expect the same treatment its been given since launch?

    6. Where is the retrait token we've been begging for since launch?
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  • lianthelialianthelia Member Posts: 7,886 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Will there be any kind of trait or race change ability/token any time soon?

    Are there still plans to update pvp?

    Is there any hope of updating the KDF or is that a lost cause?
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  • majortiraomegamajortiraomega Member Posts: 2,214 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    With the launch of Season 6, all exterior ship costumes formerly purchasable from the C-store were removed. For example, the Maelstrom class costume for the patrol escort is no longer obtainable from the C-store. Will we ever see these ship costumes back in the C-store, or have they been removed permanently?
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  • dma1986dma1986 Member Posts: 541 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    linyive wrote: »
    How about just more provisions per transaction, so that more people can buy stuff? Instead of limiting our provisions to five, how about giving us ten for the same price?

    Why put a limitation on players?

    Why not make more provisions available for the current cost of resources?
    Whether you make it 10, 20, or even 50 provisions per project it won't solve the problem. All you need is one selfish person, and if they have enough fleet credits they can still buy out the entire fleet's stock on their own.
  • ocean1ocean1 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    1. I know new FE's have been put on hold or something. But will any new single episodes be made this season?

    2. Will there ever be single player missions for fleet merits that you and your Bridge Officers can run?

    3. Can we get some ground PvP maps where you can take your Bridge Officers?

    4. Will we ever be able to play historical missions on a working holo-deck? Like playing as one of the captains at Wolf 359, or Kirk tracking down the Romulan ship in ?Balance of Terror?. Play Riker or Shelby when trying to rescue Jean-Luc Picard from the borg cube, or The Doctor and re-take the Prometheus. Of course this would be our character playing the part.

    5. Can we get some missions that scale to both our level and ship? We may never be able to afford a new fleet ship, however if missions scaled to the ship, then we could still fly our favorite ship.

    6. Can we get an update of when the Exploration revamp will be?

    7. When will your First Officer, Chief Engineer, Chief Medical Officer, etc. do something for the ship?

    8. Will we ever be able to train the passive skills on our Bridge Officers? Maybe not give them new ones but upgrade the ones they have. That way our crew can grow with us.

    9. Will we ever be able to stun enemies or disable their ships, so that we can better loot then? :)

    10. Will Doff assignments ever have a bigger impact on the game then just XP. Like the opening trade route assignment, this could open a mission that you could run.

    11. Will Klingons ever get to conquer a planet or two?

    12. Given that it will take 7 months or more to get all the Fleet ships, does this mean T6 ships are a long way off?
  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,162 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Can I fly the Typhoon Class yet?
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    Thank you for the Typhoon!
  • helmsmn2helmsmn2 Member Posts: 34 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    It seems that all my questions have been mentioned but this one:

    The carrier pet AI is a bit quirky, particularly the BoPs. Are there any plans to improve this?
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  • palpha2clearancepalpha2clearance Member Posts: 432 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    linyive wrote: »
    "Star Wars: The Old Republic" will become free to play in November.

    What is Perfect World going to do for the casual single-players (Free to Play Zen Investors & Subscribers), so they do not suddenly decide to head over to the competition?

    If the competition is offering more content at a low cost, what is Perfect World going to do to prevent people from defecting?

    (1) Will they lower the price on items in the c-store?

    (2) Will they lower the resource requirements for building fleet bases?

    (3) Will they make elite Maco and Omega gear available for Borg salvage?

    (4) Will they finally expand the Klingon faction, so they can compete with "SWTOR's" eight factions?

    (5) Will they reduce the grinding requirements across the board, so that "STO" will once again be a fun experience?

    (6) Will they make PvP a more robust experience?

    (7) Will they make more featured episodes?

    (8) Will they expand the level cap to 55 or 60?

    (9) Will they make the exchange available in the fleet bases?

    (10) Will they start listening to fans now, or will they wait until its way too late?

    Once I noticed your competitors were going Free to Play, I started to rethink about how much money I want to invest. Within approximately two weeks from today, I will be injecting another $50 to $60 into zen. *shrugs* I might hold back to see what happens next. As a Free to Play player (zen points investor), I now see an opportunity to get more bang for my buck.

    What is Perfect World going to do to keep me around?

    Paying 700 zen for an EV suit and 2,500 zen for a ship is now looking too expensive and insane.

    How about that account wide bank for zen points investors?

    How about account bound items instead of single character bound items?

    We love you Cryptic and Perfect World, but what are you going to do to keep us around?

    The subscriber base has been asking that for our benefit also, I wish you luck and hope you get an answer for all of us.
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  • cheeseofborgcheeseofborg Member Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    When will a fleet ship version of the oddesy be avalible? Not the 200000 fc one that is just the old event one. Even if it only has the advantage of the new skin and +1 console slot.
  • roboticzebraroboticzebra Member Posts: 39 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Im wondering if there will be an option to change my Admirals career path because im currently a tactical and would LOVE to become a engie... And i dont want to create a new character as this one is my heart and soul...
  • wotertoolwotertool Member Posts: 96 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Why do you think are there only 18% of players who are playing the klingone faction?
    You always said you don't update them so much because there are only so few players who are actually playing it.
  • captainjk740captainjk740 Member Posts: 60 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    reyan01 wrote: »
    With regard to question 2, the Deep Space Nine pack contains the Admiral uniform from the later series of DS9. It was worn by Admiral Ross in various DS9 episodes, as well as Admiral Janeway in 'Nemesis'.

    The idea is the other admiral uniforms that were used.
  • thejudge573thejudge573 Member Posts: 25 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Are we still going to get a working sick bay and crafting station aboard our ships?

    Also is there a possibility of getting a enterprise-d interior bundle like tos bundle we got?


    When can we customize the random crew members uniforms?

    Is it possibly to position where are bridge officers sit/stand on our bridge would love to have my first officer sit next to me or even have my chief engineer in engineering instead of the bridge, or medical officer in sick bay.
  • bluegeekbluegeek Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    ocean1 wrote: »
    11. Will Klingons ever get to conquer a planet or two?

    The only one we really want is Risa.
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  • toslover#1432 toslover Member Posts: 327 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Im wondering if there will be an option to change my Admirals career path because im currently a tactical and would LOVE to become a engie... And i dont want to create a new character as this one is my heart and soul...

    I would kinda love this, too. A "change career" option would be a great idea, especially for those who want the Engineering and Science accolades, but, for whatever reason, can't get two guys together with those skills.
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  • harveycloneharveyclone Member Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    What's the status of the missing Science, Tactical, and Female options from the 700-day Android vet reward
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  • thay8472thay8472 Member Posts: 6,162 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Can we learn the identiy of the person who thought it was a good idea to charge us 700 zen per eva suit?

    b) can we shoot them?
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    Thank you for the Typhoon!
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