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  • hrci2907hrci2907 Member Posts: 648 Media Corps
    edited October 2012
    Lifetimer here, i would also want to be signed on for testing.
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  • ussultimatumussultimatum Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    lcdrmiller wrote: »
    I was actually the artist who made the vesta :D


    Hi lcdrmiller.

    I'm sorry for the offtopic question but are the artists who make ships, such as yourself, the same people who decide where the actual turn axis (or pivot point) is placed on a ship?


    This is an issue for several ships in game, and future ships in that the axis difference between two ships can actually lead to fairly dramatic performance differences.

    Most notably this affects Escorts the most with their narrow arc weapons - and the turn axis on a ship could lead to better or worse performance with regard to the narrow arc weapons even though the base turn rate is the same.

    An easy comparison of this would be to test out the turn ability of a Qin Raptor (base 15) vs. a Guramba (base 15).


    Any comments and input you could add would be appreciated, thanks.
  • usscapitalusscapital Member Posts: 985 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    lcdrmiller wrote: »
    I was actually the artist who made the vesta :D

    so how does the ship look with the maco set applied ? , i just hope it is not looking like it was rushed like other ships that have been done as of late (even c-store ships) . when you ask if they are going to be sorted you get ignored
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  • bghostbghost Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    sign me up for testing
  • pwebranflakespwebranflakes Member Posts: 7,741
    edited October 2012
    Thanks for everyone's interest in joining this focused test :) We have our testers for this round and we'd like to continue doing this in the future. Please continue to provide constructive feedback on your Tribble playtests and you never know--you might even be selected by me or recommended by a peer for future testing!

    Cheers,

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  • usscapitalusscapital Member Posts: 985 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    so who are the lucky people ?
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  • ussultimatumussultimatum Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Thanks for everyone's interest in joining this focused test :) We have our testers for this round and we'd like to continue doing this in the future. Please continue to provide constructive feedback on your Tribble playtests and you never know--you might even be selected by me or recommended by a peer for future testing!

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=


    Congrats to the lucky few.

    I noticed the Vesta in ESD by the ship requisitions, looks good from that angle at least.

    Kind of like the love child of an Intrepid and a Sovereign. :)
  • merloidermerloider Member Posts: 16 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    If it opens up, I'd be happy to test the Vesta. Most of what I posted on the forum in the past was the submission of bug reports.
  • raythilo2345raythilo2345 Member Posts: 148 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Congrats to the lucky few.

    I noticed the Vesta in ESD by the ship requisitions, looks good from that angle at least.

    Kind of like the love child of an Intrepid and a Sovereign. :)

    thats not the vesta...thats actually the sovereign class refit
  • usscapitalusscapital Member Posts: 985 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Congrats to the lucky few.

    I noticed the Vesta in ESD by the ship requisitions, looks good from that angle at least.

    Kind of like the love child of an Intrepid and a Sovereign. :)

    thats the regent class is it not ?
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  • toivatoiva Member Posts: 3,276 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Have a nice and thorough testing, you selected. :)
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  • dontdrunkimshootdontdrunkimshoot Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Thanks for everyone's interest in joining this focused test :) We have our testers for this round and we'd like to continue doing this in the future. Please continue to provide constructive feedback on your Tribble playtests and you never know--you might even be selected by me or recommended by a peer for future testing!

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=


    how do the selected know they are selected?
  • ddesjardinsddesjardins Member Posts: 3,056 Media Corps
    edited October 2012
    Dear God - LET ME TEST.
  • ussultimatumussultimatum Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    usscapital wrote: »
    thats the regent class is it not ?

    I'm not entirely sure now that you say that, it didn't look long enough to be the regent - but I could be wrong.
  • hroothvitnirhroothvitnir Member Posts: 322
    edited October 2012
    how do the selected know they are selected?

    I'm rather certain its a if you dont know your not it kinda thing. Was rather sure of that at he start from the wording but hey trying usually doesn't hurt.
  • simeion1simeion1 Member Posts: 898 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Wonder how you know you were selected?
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  • virusdancervirusdancer Member Posts: 18,687 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    simeion1 wrote: »
    Wonder how you know you were selected?

    If you don't know, then you know.
  • usscapitalusscapital Member Posts: 985 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    they proberly already had the tester's lined up but wanted to tease us
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  • trenttylertrenttyler Member Posts: 110 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    This seems weird to me. Previously, you logged into tribble/redshirt. went to ship requisitions and everyone tested the new shiny ship.

    Now you hand pick a few players that make up a even smaller % of the playerbase, and expect to get enough feedback to support the thousand of different ways people use ships? This seems like a guaranteed way to NOT get the ship right before release.

    Ships come in as many flavors as there are Pilots in this game. I would suggest you increase the testing base to whoever is on Tribble/Redshirt, if you want to get a true snapshot of what your going to be dealing with on the live servers.

    Just my 2 cents

    PS, i wonder how many Jupiter Fleet people will be testing this?
  • dranaldranal Member Posts: 19 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    I would love to be considered! I have played STO quite a bit (PVE, STF's, PVP, etc..) and could provide objective, helpful feedback.

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  • gregbgregb Member Posts: 47 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Damn it! didnt see this thread and 23rd was my birthday >.<.

    Alas.. if ever you have more people needed for testing i would like to volunteer! :D

    Good luck to all current testers put her through the paces!
  • burstdragon323burstdragon323 Member Posts: 853 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Please sign me up Branflakes.

    Science Captain as Main, Deep understanding of SCI powers, Avid tribble tester, Been playing for a long time.
  • antep01antep01 Member Posts: 96 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Did we get a Chance to Test the vesta Class on Tribble?:cool:
  • usscapitalusscapital Member Posts: 985 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    no , only a few will test it
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  • joshl7889joshl7889 Member Posts: 149 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    if u r still looking for testers bran, ill test it. sign me up
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  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Given the release of the Stats, I have to question those who been chosen to test her. The Vesta really needs toned down.


    Her capabilities easily makes the Galaxy-X completely obsolete (since the Vesta has a Phaser Lance). And 4 Tactical consoles which not even the G-X or Regent has, is just bad form.

    Also the Vesta needs a major Turn Rate nerf and the Hanger bays removed.
  • dalnar83dalnar83 Member Posts: 2,420 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Vesta vs. Fleet nebula

    Same layout potential = check
    Better turn rate = check
    Better console layout = check
    Dual cannons = check
    Hangar for daNOOBes = check
    P2W consoles = check

    How dares Cryptic to sell fleet nebula for 2000 ZEN PER CHARACTER, if an account-wide ship with superior statistic will be sold for 2500 ZEN.?

    And who the hell did TEST the ship ? Some Vesta fanboy with no clue about the ship balance ?
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  • burstdragon323burstdragon323 Member Posts: 853 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    dalnar83 wrote: »
    Vesta vs. Fleet nebula

    Same layout potential = check
    Better turn rate = check
    Better console layout = check
    Dual cannons = check
    Hangar for daNOOBes = check
    P2W consoles = check

    How dares Cryptic to sell fleet nebula for 2000 ZEN PER CHARACTER, if an account-wide ship with superior statistic will be sold for 2500 ZEN.?

    And who the hell did TEST the ship ? Some Vesta fanboy with no clue about the ship balance ?

    Agreed 100%.

    As a SCIENCE CAPTAIN with OVER 11 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE, I should be on that test list. Unfortunately, its going to be full of kids/children who sing the age old song of "It's OP! Nerf it!".

    I expect this is how she will be after they gut and strip it:
    Turn Rate: 5-8
    No Cannons
    No Hangar
    All Consoles Nerfed to uselessness
    Value of the pack reduced to nothing.

    Any agreements on this?
  • areikou#8990 areikou Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    I seriously doubt a single stat will change. They probably just want to make sure all of the abilities work how they want them to. Cannons running off of aux rather than weapon power for example. Probably testing the balance of the super phaser deflecto-dish attack to make sure it's not as powerful as the dreadnought's, small TRIBBLE like that.
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