Is there a chance, no matter how small, that the FED tutorial and rank structure is adjusted to fit this idea, you begin as a starfleet recruit, here you learn the game and this advances you to graduation. Then you will work on a ship, the Enterprise would be beyond awesome. Here you advance in rank until you get to earn your place as Captain on your own ship.
Will temporal ships ever get more of an interior rather than just a bridge? Temporal officers would like a place to display their trophies as well I think!
I donno if it was asked already but will there be anymore Episode Missions added for the Federation & KDF? On my Federation side I played them all through as there wasn't that many. Plus a couple other people asked these & i think they would be nice.
1) Can you give us a time frame on when all those "slotted for development" items are going to hit any/all the shards (e.g. veteran reward Romulan costume pieces, 1000-day veteran Romulan ship, Scimitar, etc.)? I'm looking for something more than soon (trademarked), but it doesn't have to be a definitive date (summer? pre-season 8/9? fall?)
2) Now that LoR is out, what are your plans for some of the other things in-game that need some dev love like the Exchange, crafting, and the imbalance between cruisers and other ships?
3) Do you have any plans to alleviate the problem of STO becoming Escorts Online/Only DPS Matters Online?
4) Will we ever (i.e. sometime relatively soon) see some long desired Foundry content like better floor tiles for custom ship interiors and cutscene creation?
5) As more and more fleets finish their starbases and embassies, what are your plans to keep fleets relevant to the game beyond just being social groups (since the need to grind fleetmarks would diminish and there wouldn't be a set goal the fleet would work towards content-wise)?
6) What sort of things can we expect to see between the launch of Legacy of Romulus and the next season update?
1. Is there any chance of adding Bridge Officer Off Duty costuming slots? I'd *STILL* like to use the Merc Off Duty outfit for my BOffs and Captain both.
2. I'm in the Romulan Beta, and just got to the Shangdu club on Nimbus III.. and for the first time saw a male dancer in speedos... Does this mean there may actually be a chance that the players will finally get swimwear for Risa???
LOVELOVELOVE what you guys/gals have done with the LoR Expansion. This is, in my honest opinion, the best content you guys have released thus far... You really have set the bar pretty high for the rest of the game with this.
Wish to add that, while I've never been interested in the KDF, I have ONE KDF BG... I *really* like the new KDF starter. It's VERY Klingon, and I am seriously considering rolling another KDF just for that.
The Excelsior is one of the most beloved ships on here, but as many have stated it's old. Is there any possibility that Cryptic might hold a contest to design a modern looking variation of the Excelsior in the near future?
This is a great idea!
Let us upgrade the Seleya Ceremonial Lirpa and Kri'stak Blade
was wondering if it was possible to let us take one boff of our choosing with us when we visit esd , risa , vulcan , andoria etc... and if we could have one extra costume slot for our boffs even if it was a c store item im sure everyone would have no problem with that could we have the ability to allow our reman breen and jem hadar boffs wear the uniforms that match the rest of our boffs or our captains PLEASE
I am liking the new ships that are coming out with Legacy or Romulus. I am a bit disappointed however that Reman ships are still just a re-skinned Romulan ship. Will we be seeing new Reman ship designs inspired by the Scimitar?
Is there any chance of a set bonus unique to auxiliary craft? The Yellowstone already has an engine. Add a shield (Peregrine?) and deflector (Delta?) to other craft. Get a set bonus when all three are on one vessel.
Like many others, I'd like to know going forward, what Cryptic will do to address and change the public's and customer's perception that STO is a buggy game with server instability issues.
Also, if you could put yourself in my shoes, how would you feel if you had bugs that affected your game play and you submitted a GM ticket only to be told to submit a bug report. You are then told that after you submit the bug report you will not receive any further communication regarding the issue and it may or may not be fixed??
Some examples of bug reports submitted:
-Shoulder cam view does not work on Fed char works fine for KDF char.
-Chase camera view randomly breaks in the middle of space combat going into a rapid 180 degree swivel back and forth or just plain breaks.
-Energy setting presets do not stay in place. Lock icons do not accurately reflect status of energy bar and may show a locked symbol but still move when other values are adjusted.
-Fleet requisition store items info box does not always change to new item highlighted by cursor and will stick on one item for any period of time.
Will the issue with the mercenary outfit(or lack there of) be addressed anytime soon?
Is there any way STO could introduce a dual spec system for skills so we captains can jump between skill builds based on which ship we are currently captaining?
Has there been any thought given to putting in lockbox specific keys that will only open one type of lockbox and are obtainable through regular play rather than off the exchange or through the Zen Store? Possibly by using the new event reputation to let people trade in large numbers of lockboxes and some dilithium?
Please post your questions below and dStahl will answer selected questions from all those received. Please post them today as I will ship questions off to Daniel tomorrow.
Also, remember that questions will not be answered in this thread -- answers will be posted in an upcoming "Ask Cryptic" Web Feature that should be released before the end of the month.
Cheers,
Brandon =/\=
1) Will there be an Account Accoalde system?
Geko hinted at this in a one of the podcasts, where players were discouraged in making new characters in having to do the work that took their first character years to build. Like doing the 300 Play STF accolades, or having to do No-Win Scenario on multiple characters, or sitting in Orellius waiting for those Breen Capitial ships.
So could we see such a system that would reduce the burden and encourage players that their main character does all the work and the others have an easier time and enjoying the game?
2) Will we be seeing the Klingon D4, D5, Enterprise BoP, and the K'Vort added to the Klingon roster soon?
3) What canonical Federation ship or ships is next to make an apperance in STO?
4) When creating LoR, why didn't the team use the missing parts of the Romulan Empire as the starting sectors?
5) Will we be seeing LoR art assets being added to the Foundry anytime soon? And will it include all the various ships that yet to be added, like the C-store ships? And will we be seeing TOS Romulan assets added?
With the quality of model work being done lately, especially for the ships in Legacy of Romulus, is it at all possible we'll see updates to the Starfleet vessels like the Galaxy/Nebula, Intrepid, Defiant and Luna classes; and KDF ships like the Negh'Var?
doff system works with different types of funcitons like colonise, trading, etc. you max out each rank at 150k at level 4. is there going to be more options and ranks? or is that it after you level them its useless to bother with the doff system? kind of like the diplomacy after hitting ambassador?
doff system works with different types of funcitons like colonise, trading, etc. you max out each rank at 150k at level 4. is there going to be more options and ranks? or is that it after you level them its useless to bother with the doff system? kind of like the diplomacy after hitting ambassador?
I will expand on this. There is a way to exchange excess doff CXP for fleet marks on a fleet starbase. There are many that are not in a fleet. Any chance that something could be added to allow those that are not in a fleet to exchange excess CXP for something else such as EC or Dilithium.
Will we be able to control alert status? Unless a ship is readying for battle it shouldn't be dropping out of warp with shields and weapons... having those armed all the time should have a negative effect on main power.
May we have costume slots vor Boffs (at least as Zen-Store-Unlocks)?
Seven of Nine Borg parts should be available for all factions and for male Charakters as well. And a right-hand/both-hand version of the Borg glove please.
Off-Duty Outfits (Mercenary, Vedek, ...) available for all factions (Formal Wear would be awesome on female Orions....) - and for Boffs!
Uniforms that are not really Starfleet (like T'Pol, Seven of Nine, Counselor Dress) should also be wearable by all factions.
Costumes should not longer be divided into Uniforms, Off-Duty an Formal Wear.
What about fleet versions of small crafts with additional (universal) console, weapon or Boff-Slot or a Lieutenant Boff Slot?
There are lots of Cardassian, Benzite, Deltan and other Duty Officers. Why can't we have them as Boffs?
What happened to the Department Head/First Officer system?
Is the crafting system ever going to be updated into something useful and worthwhile to use that allows the player to choose the mods/stats of items created, etc.?
Is the BOFF system ever going to see new powers/add Captain level promotions/powers?
Why can we still not cross train BOFF powers by ourselves among characters on our own accounts?
Account level reputation for characters of the same faction?
Will we ever see manes for Caitians and Ferasans? Along with other hairstyles for them?
This actually might be fun. Say, maybe spots like a jaguar's fur pattern, tiger stripes, the multicoloured tortoiseshell tabby patterns (female exclusive, just like in real life), or maybe even the distinct "M" pattern on a true tabby's forhead.
And the hair options too could also be expanded a bit.
As for the real-world cat patterns, that could actually be made as more added bonuses for people who unlock both Caitian and Ferasan species. I know it would encourage people to get both. And it would be added fun for those of us who already have both species!
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-Would you consider adding some version of Champions' Nemesis System to Star Trek Online?
1) Can you give us a time frame on when all those "slotted for development" items are going to hit any/all the shards (e.g. veteran reward Romulan costume pieces, 1000-day veteran Romulan ship, Scimitar, etc.)? I'm looking for something more than soon (trademarked), but it doesn't have to be a definitive date (summer? pre-season 8/9? fall?)
2) Now that LoR is out, what are your plans for some of the other things in-game that need some dev love like the Exchange, crafting, and the imbalance between cruisers and other ships?
3) Do you have any plans to alleviate the problem of STO becoming Escorts Online/Only DPS Matters Online?
4) Will we ever (i.e. sometime relatively soon) see some long desired Foundry content like better floor tiles for custom ship interiors and cutscene creation?
5) As more and more fleets finish their starbases and embassies, what are your plans to keep fleets relevant to the game beyond just being social groups (since the need to grind fleetmarks would diminish and there wouldn't be a set goal the fleet would work towards content-wise)?
6) What sort of things can we expect to see between the launch of Legacy of Romulus and the next season update?
Same question.
1. Is there any chance of adding Bridge Officer Off Duty costuming slots? I'd *STILL* like to use the Merc Off Duty outfit for my BOffs and Captain both.
2. I'm in the Romulan Beta, and just got to the Shangdu club on Nimbus III.. and for the first time saw a male dancer in speedos... Does this mean there may actually be a chance that the players will finally get swimwear for Risa???
LOVELOVELOVE what you guys/gals have done with the LoR Expansion. This is, in my honest opinion, the best content you guys have released thus far... You really have set the bar pretty high for the rest of the game with this.
Wish to add that, while I've never been interested in the KDF, I have ONE KDF BG... I *really* like the new KDF starter. It's VERY Klingon, and I am seriously considering rolling another KDF just for that.
Jolan'tru
This is a great idea!
Let us upgrade the Seleya Ceremonial Lirpa and Kri'stak Blade
Any chance of mirror universe skins for sale with an I.S.S prefix?
More environmental suits: There are the Enterprise V1, Enterprise V2, TOS, Star Trek The Motion Picture, and Star Trek The Undiscovered Country suits. Could be release individually or in a bundle or 2 perhaps?
Is there any chance of a set bonus unique to auxiliary craft? The Yellowstone already has an engine. Add a shield (Peregrine?) and deflector (Delta?) to other craft. Get a set bonus when all three are on one vessel.
Like many others, I'd like to know going forward, what Cryptic will do to address and change the public's and customer's perception that STO is a buggy game with server instability issues.
Also, if you could put yourself in my shoes, how would you feel if you had bugs that affected your game play and you submitted a GM ticket only to be told to submit a bug report. You are then told that after you submit the bug report you will not receive any further communication regarding the issue and it may or may not be fixed??
Some examples of bug reports submitted:
-Shoulder cam view does not work on Fed char works fine for KDF char.
-Chase camera view randomly breaks in the middle of space combat going into a rapid 180 degree swivel back and forth or just plain breaks.
-Energy setting presets do not stay in place. Lock icons do not accurately reflect status of energy bar and may show a locked symbol but still move when other values are adjusted.
-Fleet requisition store items info box does not always change to new item highlighted by cursor and will stick on one item for any period of time.
Is there any way STO could introduce a dual spec system for skills so we captains can jump between skill builds based on which ship we are currently captaining?
1) Will there be an Account Accoalde system?
Geko hinted at this in a one of the podcasts, where players were discouraged in making new characters in having to do the work that took their first character years to build. Like doing the 300 Play STF accolades, or having to do No-Win Scenario on multiple characters, or sitting in Orellius waiting for those Breen Capitial ships.
So could we see such a system that would reduce the burden and encourage players that their main character does all the work and the others have an easier time and enjoying the game?
2) Will we be seeing the Klingon D4, D5, Enterprise BoP, and the K'Vort added to the Klingon roster soon?
3) What canonical Federation ship or ships is next to make an apperance in STO?
4) When creating LoR, why didn't the team use the missing parts of the Romulan Empire as the starting sectors?
5) Will we be seeing LoR art assets being added to the Foundry anytime soon? And will it include all the various ships that yet to be added, like the C-store ships? And will we be seeing TOS Romulan assets added?
Commanding Officer: Captain Pyotr Ramonovich Amosov
Dedication Plaque: "Nil Intentatum Reliquit"
also any info on a possible scimitar?
I will expand on this. There is a way to exchange excess doff CXP for fleet marks on a fleet starbase. There are many that are not in a fleet. Any chance that something could be added to allow those that are not in a fleet to exchange excess CXP for something else such as EC or Dilithium.
Why would we need to?
Seven of Nine Borg parts should be available for all factions and for male Charakters as well. And a right-hand/both-hand version of the Borg glove please.
Off-Duty Outfits (Mercenary, Vedek, ...) available for all factions (Formal Wear would be awesome on female Orions....) - and for Boffs!
Uniforms that are not really Starfleet (like T'Pol, Seven of Nine, Counselor Dress) should also be wearable by all factions.
Costumes should not longer be divided into Uniforms, Off-Duty an Formal Wear.
What about fleet versions of small crafts with additional (universal) console, weapon or Boff-Slot or a Lieutenant Boff Slot?
There are lots of Cardassian, Benzite, Deltan and other Duty Officers. Why can't we have them as Boffs?
Is the crafting system ever going to be updated into something useful and worthwhile to use that allows the player to choose the mods/stats of items created, etc.?
Is the BOFF system ever going to see new powers/add Captain level promotions/powers?
Why can we still not cross train BOFF powers by ourselves among characters on our own accounts?
Account level reputation for characters of the same faction?
And the hair options too could also be expanded a bit.
As for the real-world cat patterns, that could actually be made as more added bonuses for people who unlock both Caitian and Ferasan species. I know it would encourage people to get both. And it would be added fun for those of us who already have both species!
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