Good luck with the launch of LoR devs., here's my selection for May's 'Ask Cryptic':
1. Will the Galaxy interiors from TNG ever be made availible for purchase in any form - bridge pack or somekind of TNG bundle? I have the same question about the Intrepid interiors from Voyager, any chance of getting them as a bridge/bundle?
2. Have you considered a fleet version of the Vulcan D'Kyr science ship? If you have, is it possible the fleet version when made to include unique Vulcan bridge?
3. Will there be more uniform options made availible for the species of the KDF with LoR launch? Or some of the existing (like the Mercenary outfits) be adopted for KDF use?
4. Will the new B'rothl Bird of Prey skin be availible to use on the Tier 5 B'rel Retrofit?
5. Can we have ushaan/kar'takin and d'k tahg/mek'leth melee weapon packs added to the C-Store as the lirpa/bat'leth one that is currently availible for purchase?
6. Ground Andorian phaser weapons, can this be made possible? We'd love to go all blue on our Andorians.
7. What are the chances of having a couple more hairstyle options for Caitians/Ferasans, especially female ones?
1) I understand the reasoning behind having to ally with the Fed/KDF, but even more about not having romulan Fleetbases. It's been stated that the reason for this is not wanting people to have to start over, but is there a possibility that we could see a Romulan Fleetbase skin added as an option so those of us that want a truly Romulan fleet have options?
2) On the Nimbus III ground map, could you please add exchange and bank consoles.
3) Now that you have all three factions caught up to the same point any chance we'll finally see some mini-games that you can spend win EC on? poker, targ fights, etc.
#1 ~ When can we expect to see an overhaul of the Bridge Officer System? Specifically, when can we expect to see Benzite Bridge Officers in the game? When are we likely (if ever) to be able to customize our Jem Hadar and Breen Bridge Officers? And with the new Trait System (to be) released with LoR, how will the new character traits affect Bridge Officers that share said trait (such as stubborn)?
#2 ~ Cardassians - not as a species, but as a Bridge Officer and / or character. Whilst I'm not so sure how suited they may be as a member of the KDF, they could be utilized well within the Federation and potentially aiding D'Tan and his Romulan Republic too. As players, we're able to play with, or as nearly every main species within the Trek Universe with the exception of a Cardassian. Are there any future plans for them (however large or small)?
#3 ~ #8 Following one of the replies from last month's Ask Cryptic, I read a post on the forums in which someone claimed that you guys have, and will always envision the Trek Online story as an eternal war between the Federation and Klingon factions. Is this true? We likely to see a 3rd faction that isn't involved in this war at all? Are we ever likely to see a three-way PvP scenerio?
#4 ~ It seems, lately, that with each new ship you release, it becomes a little bit tougher than any that have come before it (the Fleet Ambassador has stronger shields and hull than both the Fleet Excelsior and Fleet Assault Cruiser). Are there any plans to amend and adjust the stats on any of the store / fleet ships?
Are there any KDF c-store ship variants similar to the Armitage/Vesta 3 pack in the works?
Will we be seeing any new KDF Costume option such as Commander Kruge's trench coat?
We now have fleet variants of both the Klingon D7 and Romulan T'liss, will a Fleet Constitution Class be making an appearance soon or perhaps just some of it's 25th century variants like the Exter?
1: Recently, we've had a LOT of server downtime. Cryptic's servers are running three games now, and NW is a HUGE game. As I understand it, all 3 games effectively share login/account servers, which would likely be the cause of the population crashes. With the forthcoming launch of an expansion, AND a whole new game, what are you doing to ensure that as many people as possible can enjoy it? Have you considered splitting the servers per game? (Not a serious question, but how many times do you change the hamsters that power the servers?)
2: Holodeck's WAY too crowded, especially when Seasons and the like launch, so much so that many people speculate that it will be impossible to play on the 21st (I've even heard of people making betting pools about how long the servers will crash for), between login queues and lag. Have you considered generating a second Live shard to handle the incoming amount of players (Holodeck 2, perchance)?
3: You used to be able to launch any Cryptic game from any Cryptic launcher, provided the other game was installed. However, that option seems to have vanished, and having several launchers is clutter. Can we get this option back?
4: Can you hint at what ships might be coming down the tubes soon, aside from the ones coming out at LoR launch?
5: Game balance is very heavily broken in favor of Tactical officers and DPS roles (especially Escorts). Geko's said a LITTLE that things have been considered to remedy this. When are we LIKELY to see a major balance pass, to make other classes/roles relevant again? At this point, it seems like a job for a Season update.
W(hen w)ill there be playable cardassians?
Will it be possible one day to buy cardassian ships in the Dilithium oder ZEN Store?
Why is there so much Dominion stuff under cardassian label?
Why do bajoran noses look human ingame?
1) Once your Romulan character allies with the federation or Klingons will they be able to play either of their missions?
2) I like how you have set up spacedock in the way of docking is there any chance of changing it so you can take ships into spacedock and using the inside bays?
Is there going to be anything new for the Federation side, when the Romlan patch comes out.
In anytime soon will the C-store Ships be able to be bought in Dillthium ?.
with the unique boffs we have for the fed and kdf side is it possible to allow us to change only their uniforms. They have been very important on our ships and we would love to make them look more like our crew other then a passanger on our ships ... The reason asking is you have allowed the unique roms to get changed so maybe you can allow us to change only uniforms for the unique reman ,breen , jem'hadar ,and kdf boff's that we have... Please ?
I was lucky enough to be chosen to play the beta test of LoR and thank you for it.
I loved the new singularity drive and new powers they come with. But I can't help thinking that these new powers don't require a sci,eng or tac slot to use them where the fed and Klingon ships need to surrender the above slots to Equipt special powers.
Is it possible to have a special console slot on every fed and Klingon ship to balance this out a little bit.
In a previous ASK Cryptic, you said that you working on the possibility of cancelling Reputation projects. I have accidentally started a Crystalline Catastrophe assignment I now can't complete... any chance I can stop that? I'm worried it might stop me from being able to participate in the next event on my main character.
My question is about Dilithium Ore and Refined Dilithium.
As a gamer I know that those that work on game development have to keep the player-based economy under control. I also know that you would prefer that players purchase the ZEN and use that to exchange for Refined Dilithium. This is great for those that can afford to do so. I also know that you have the option for getting ZEN from surveys and Special Offers. This is also a great idea. However, due to being on a limited income, I am unable to purchase ZEN and I do not qualify for surveys and Special Offers.
This leaves me with getting Dilithium Ore from doing Dailies and other in game options, like the recent Crystalline Entity Event. I can easily get more then the amount of Ore to be Refined everyday. The question is this : How about making the amount of Ore received from Dailies, STFs, Special Events, and DOFF assignments be limited to the 8,000 cap? This would make it less likely for players to have more Dilithium Ore then they can Refine each day. I currently have enough Ore to refine for the next 11 days, provided I do not do any other dailies, or anything else that would give me Dilithium Ore. Also, if is not possible to make the intake of Ore match the Cap on Refining Ore (8,000 per day) until you erase the stockpiles of Ore that players have, Can you convert the current Ore players have stockpiled into Refined please? (At least before the new expansion goes live?)
Thank you in advance.
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after playing in the NEW Beta of LoR, noticed some new hairs, will those hairs be coming to other species in the game? Also would any of the old hairs be revisited and redone?
Since these new ships are coming out, will there be any plans on revisiting the older ones such as the Akira which has been needing some fixing?
Will the requirements for a lot of the Reputation and Starbase/Embassy be reduced for smaller fleets and player who play casually?
"I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment... because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived" Picard to Riker
Will we be able to modify Romulan/Reman boffs on our Fed/KDF characters with Legacy of Romulus? Also, will there ever be the possibility to modify KDF marauding boffs?
Let us upgrade the Seleya Ceremonial Lirpa and Kri'stak Blade
Will Romulans get unique appearances for the Omega reputation gear?
This was answered previously; No. They use their allies gear (MACO/Honor Guard).
Are there any plans to modify the way the tailor works, so that Bridge Officers can have access to more outfits like off-duty, Maco and Omega?
And are there any plans for endgame content featuring the Elachi?
Cats and Dogs (among others) were mentioned before as possible ground pets - has there been any update on this, as in is it in the pipe or is it likely to be a long way off?
You're just a machine. And machines can be broken.
Firstly, thanks for my question being answered last month!
Ok, on to business, couple of things:
1) Will we be seeing a featured episode series this year at all?
2) Can the Federation have a ship solely devoted to warfare, a dreadnought perhaps with having wings of fighters?
3) Any plans to give more attention to the Foundry and specifically its authors as although the Spotlight is a good thing, perhaps a system of where an author is currently a silver, if there is mission is deemed good enough they are given lifetime subscriber?
1. When it comes to Alien races we are still only able to choose humanoid shapes. What about multiple arms, eyes, legs, etc.? What about no legs and a tail? Or even adding a tail of different types and lengths? Horns, fangs, fur, cat paws, backward jointed legs, tentacles instead of arms or legs?
2. What about more choices for customizing ships? Rainbow of color, being able to change type of metal used for hull, having an "ultimate" module selection available so we can customize our ships using any "module" from any other type of ship. What about adding options to our customizations of our ships or uniforms like adding glowing strips in the Patterns available now? Something like having the Orion Pattern be glowing, making it look a little like Tron or even the Delorean from Back to the Future. Same with our standard uniforms. Allow us to add a GLOW color to the striping on our uniforms?
3. I know this is a long shot but what about adding a conversion console near the exchange or bank that allows conversion from Dilithium to Energy Credits and Energy Credits to Dilithium? Maybe even add a Zen Point exchange that allows you to not only exchange Zen for Dilithium but also exchange Zen for Energy Credits and Energy Credits for Zen?
4. Is there a chance that in the future you will allow players to purchase dedicated weapon and console slots for our ships with a limit of only being able to have 5 slots for each section? EX. Buy a Heavy Dual Cannon slot for our Science Vessel which only has 3 Fore Weapon Slots, thus bringing it to 4 Fore Weapons Slots. Or being able to buy a Universal Weapon Slot that can be placed Fore or Aft and can be used for ALL types of weapons (except Mines which are Aft only).
5. When will it be available for us to place our Fleet Emblem on our Fleet Starbase exterior or even the floor of the Ops area?
6. The Founders sent out 100 babies into the galaxy to explore and come back. Only Odo and Laas were ever recovered. What about the eventuality of adding an expensive new Playable Character or Bridge Officer that is a Changeling? In honor of Constable Odo I would suggest that if it is a Bridge Officer it is a Tactical Officer.
7. What are your thoughts on upgrading Boarding Parties that survive and return to being able to TAKE from the ship they boarded? For instance: My Boarding Party goes aboard a Borg ship and manages to damage them and return, with Borg Neural Processors or a Borg Device or maybe even some Omega Marks...thoughts on this?
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1. Will the Galaxy interiors from TNG ever be made availible for purchase in any form - bridge pack or somekind of TNG bundle? I have the same question about the Intrepid interiors from Voyager, any chance of getting them as a bridge/bundle?
2. Have you considered a fleet version of the Vulcan D'Kyr science ship? If you have, is it possible the fleet version when made to include unique Vulcan bridge?
3. Will there be more uniform options made availible for the species of the KDF with LoR launch? Or some of the existing (like the Mercenary outfits) be adopted for KDF use?
4. Will the new B'rothl Bird of Prey skin be availible to use on the Tier 5 B'rel Retrofit?
5. Can we have ushaan/kar'takin and d'k tahg/mek'leth melee weapon packs added to the C-Store as the lirpa/bat'leth one that is currently availible for purchase?
6. Ground Andorian phaser weapons, can this be made possible? We'd love to go all blue on our Andorians.
7. What are the chances of having a couple more hairstyle options for Caitians/Ferasans, especially female ones?
2) On the Nimbus III ground map, could you please add exchange and bank consoles.
3) Now that you have all three factions caught up to the same point any chance we'll finally see some mini-games that you can spend win EC on? poker, targ fights, etc.
#1 ~ When can we expect to see an overhaul of the Bridge Officer System? Specifically, when can we expect to see Benzite Bridge Officers in the game? When are we likely (if ever) to be able to customize our Jem Hadar and Breen Bridge Officers? And with the new Trait System (to be) released with LoR, how will the new character traits affect Bridge Officers that share said trait (such as stubborn)?
#2 ~ Cardassians - not as a species, but as a Bridge Officer and / or character. Whilst I'm not so sure how suited they may be as a member of the KDF, they could be utilized well within the Federation and potentially aiding D'Tan and his Romulan Republic too. As players, we're able to play with, or as nearly every main species within the Trek Universe with the exception of a Cardassian. Are there any future plans for them (however large or small)?
#3 ~ #8 Following one of the replies from last month's Ask Cryptic, I read a post on the forums in which someone claimed that you guys have, and will always envision the Trek Online story as an eternal war between the Federation and Klingon factions. Is this true? We likely to see a 3rd faction that isn't involved in this war at all? Are we ever likely to see a three-way PvP scenerio?
#4 ~ It seems, lately, that with each new ship you release, it becomes a little bit tougher than any that have come before it (the Fleet Ambassador has stronger shields and hull than both the Fleet Excelsior and Fleet Assault Cruiser). Are there any plans to amend and adjust the stats on any of the store / fleet ships?
Will we be seeing any new KDF Costume option such as Commander Kruge's trench coat?
We now have fleet variants of both the Klingon D7 and Romulan T'liss, will a Fleet Constitution Class be making an appearance soon or perhaps just some of it's 25th century variants like the Exter?
2: Holodeck's WAY too crowded, especially when Seasons and the like launch, so much so that many people speculate that it will be impossible to play on the 21st (I've even heard of people making betting pools about how long the servers will crash for), between login queues and lag. Have you considered generating a second Live shard to handle the incoming amount of players (Holodeck 2, perchance)?
3: You used to be able to launch any Cryptic game from any Cryptic launcher, provided the other game was installed. However, that option seems to have vanished, and having several launchers is clutter. Can we get this option back?
4: Can you hint at what ships might be coming down the tubes soon, aside from the ones coming out at LoR launch?
5: Game balance is very heavily broken in favor of Tactical officers and DPS roles (especially Escorts). Geko's said a LITTLE that things have been considered to remedy this. When are we LIKELY to see a major balance pass, to make other classes/roles relevant again? At this point, it seems like a job for a Season update.
Will it be possible one day to buy cardassian ships in the Dilithium oder ZEN Store?
Why is there so much Dominion stuff under cardassian label?
Why do bajoran noses look human ingame?
2) I like how you have set up spacedock in the way of docking is there any chance of changing it so you can take ships into spacedock and using the inside bays?
any chance of seeing some kind of a territory control game for a sector soon...ish?
Thanks,
Chev
USS Midway
Pls read my ideas on exploration sector & system revamp
In anytime soon will the C-store Ships be able to be bought in Dillthium ?.
-Seacat
Is there any follow up to this? It's probably the one function I miss from the Starfleet Command series that I wish STO had.
I loved the new singularity drive and new powers they come with. But I can't help thinking that these new powers don't require a sci,eng or tac slot to use them where the fed and Klingon ships need to surrender the above slots to Equipt special powers.
Is it possible to have a special console slot on every fed and Klingon ship to balance this out a little bit.
Thank you.
Thanks,
-Delorinn aka Ryan
My question is about Dilithium Ore and Refined Dilithium.
As a gamer I know that those that work on game development have to keep the player-based economy under control. I also know that you would prefer that players purchase the ZEN and use that to exchange for Refined Dilithium. This is great for those that can afford to do so. I also know that you have the option for getting ZEN from surveys and Special Offers. This is also a great idea. However, due to being on a limited income, I am unable to purchase ZEN and I do not qualify for surveys and Special Offers.
This leaves me with getting Dilithium Ore from doing Dailies and other in game options, like the recent Crystalline Entity Event. I can easily get more then the amount of Ore to be Refined everyday. The question is this : How about making the amount of Ore received from Dailies, STFs, Special Events, and DOFF assignments be limited to the 8,000 cap? This would make it less likely for players to have more Dilithium Ore then they can Refine each day. I currently have enough Ore to refine for the next 11 days, provided I do not do any other dailies, or anything else that would give me Dilithium Ore. Also, if is not possible to make the intake of Ore match the Cap on Refining Ore (8,000 per day) until you erase the stockpiles of Ore that players have, Can you convert the current Ore players have stockpiled into Refined please? (At least before the new expansion goes live?)
Thank you in advance.
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Since these new ships are coming out, will there be any plans on revisiting the older ones such as the Akira which has been needing some fixing?
Will the requirements for a lot of the Reputation and Starbase/Embassy be reduced for smaller fleets and player who play casually?
"I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment... because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived" Picard to Riker
Let us upgrade the Seleya Ceremonial Lirpa and Kri'stak Blade
This was answered previously; No. They use their allies gear (MACO/Honor Guard).
Are there any plans to modify the way the tailor works, so that Bridge Officers can have access to more outfits like off-duty, Maco and Omega?
And are there any plans for endgame content featuring the Elachi?
Cats and Dogs (among others) were mentioned before as possible ground pets - has there been any update on this, as in is it in the pipe or is it likely to be a long way off?
Ok, on to business, couple of things:
1) Will we be seeing a featured episode series this year at all?
2) Can the Federation have a ship solely devoted to warfare, a dreadnought perhaps with having wings of fighters?
3) Any plans to give more attention to the Foundry and specifically its authors as although the Spotlight is a good thing, perhaps a system of where an author is currently a silver, if there is mission is deemed good enough they are given lifetime subscriber?
2. What about more choices for customizing ships? Rainbow of color, being able to change type of metal used for hull, having an "ultimate" module selection available so we can customize our ships using any "module" from any other type of ship. What about adding options to our customizations of our ships or uniforms like adding glowing strips in the Patterns available now? Something like having the Orion Pattern be glowing, making it look a little like Tron or even the Delorean from Back to the Future. Same with our standard uniforms. Allow us to add a GLOW color to the striping on our uniforms?
3. I know this is a long shot but what about adding a conversion console near the exchange or bank that allows conversion from Dilithium to Energy Credits and Energy Credits to Dilithium? Maybe even add a Zen Point exchange that allows you to not only exchange Zen for Dilithium but also exchange Zen for Energy Credits and Energy Credits for Zen?
4. Is there a chance that in the future you will allow players to purchase dedicated weapon and console slots for our ships with a limit of only being able to have 5 slots for each section? EX. Buy a Heavy Dual Cannon slot for our Science Vessel which only has 3 Fore Weapon Slots, thus bringing it to 4 Fore Weapons Slots. Or being able to buy a Universal Weapon Slot that can be placed Fore or Aft and can be used for ALL types of weapons (except Mines which are Aft only).
5. When will it be available for us to place our Fleet Emblem on our Fleet Starbase exterior or even the floor of the Ops area?
6. The Founders sent out 100 babies into the galaxy to explore and come back. Only Odo and Laas were ever recovered. What about the eventuality of adding an expensive new Playable Character or Bridge Officer that is a Changeling? In honor of Constable Odo I would suggest that if it is a Bridge Officer it is a Tactical Officer.
7. What are your thoughts on upgrading Boarding Parties that survive and return to being able to TAKE from the ship they boarded? For instance: My Boarding Party goes aboard a Borg ship and manages to damage them and return, with Borg Neural Processors or a Borg Device or maybe even some Omega Marks...thoughts on this?