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ccarmichael07
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I want to commend the Developers and artsy folks for their work on LoR. I'm very impressed with many aspects of the Expansion, but none so much as the new Romulan uniform options and the Romulan Bridge / Interior.
That being said, you guys have set the bar for graphical content in the game, now there are some areas that require some additional TLC.
1. Federation Bridges/Interiors: The Romulan Bridge is quite well done, in both size and appearance. I like the very close quarters feel you get on that bridge. Its time for a revamp of the existing bridges and interiors to match the quality and scale that the Romulan bridge enjoys. Not only do the Federation bridges need a quality pass, but in some cases (like the C-Store bridges) they need some accuracy work too, to bring them in-line with their descriptions. Sovereign bridges, need to actually look like the bridges on Sovereign class vessels, and the same goes for Intrepid bridges too. And the cavernous cathedral-like size of the bridges needs to be addressed. I'm afraid you can't ignore this any longer Cryptic. You set the initial bar with the TOS interior, and kept moving the bar up with the Belfast interior, the Wells bridge, and the Odyssey/Bortas bridges. Now, the rest of the bridges and interiors need the same love.
2. Klingon Bridges: See #1, rinse & repeat. Although most of the Klingon bridges are in better shape than the Federation bridges, which is why I listed them 2nd.
3. Ship & Starbase Uniform Controls: The one thing that people don't get from their ship interiors and their starbases, is a sense of ownership. When we see the crews milling about in the Standard uniforms, it makes us feel as though we are merely visitors in our ship, or aboard our starbase, rather than the owners of said locations. I have invested alot of time and effort into my lowly Tier 1 starbase, yet, when I go aboard, I feel like I might as well be on Earth Spacedock, because it doesn't feel like a personal location.
4. Uniform Quality Pass: Some time definitely needs to be spent on improving uniforms. In particular, Federation uniforms need a general quality pass, while Klingon uniforms need some additional options. But probably one of the worst offenders, in either the Federation uniforms or the Klingon uniforms, is the Wrath of Khan uniform. No one uniform needs more work than this one.
5. Romulan Plasma weapons: One addition that I feel needs to be made to LoR in the near future, is the addition of Plasma Weapons that use the Romulan weapon skins. The current Plasma Weapon skins (Ground) don't even look like something out of Star Trek. What I would suggest is offering a Secondary skin option, like you did with the Disruptor Ground Weapons. In case most people didn't notice, Disruptors come in 2 distinct models, a Klingon Disruptor, like we are familiar with from the movies and TNG-VOY era, and the generic disruptors that look like something of a civillian model. Why not do the same for Plasma Ground Weapons? You gave Romulans a ground trait to use Plasma Weapons, but the only weapons we can get in game which have Romulan skins, are Disruptors! Take the skins for those weapons, apply them to some Plasma Weapons MK II-XII (Green through Purple) and scatter them through the game, problem solved!
Thank you for your time!
That being said, you guys have set the bar for graphical content in the game, now there are some areas that require some additional TLC.
1. Federation Bridges/Interiors: The Romulan Bridge is quite well done, in both size and appearance. I like the very close quarters feel you get on that bridge. Its time for a revamp of the existing bridges and interiors to match the quality and scale that the Romulan bridge enjoys. Not only do the Federation bridges need a quality pass, but in some cases (like the C-Store bridges) they need some accuracy work too, to bring them in-line with their descriptions. Sovereign bridges, need to actually look like the bridges on Sovereign class vessels, and the same goes for Intrepid bridges too. And the cavernous cathedral-like size of the bridges needs to be addressed. I'm afraid you can't ignore this any longer Cryptic. You set the initial bar with the TOS interior, and kept moving the bar up with the Belfast interior, the Wells bridge, and the Odyssey/Bortas bridges. Now, the rest of the bridges and interiors need the same love.
2. Klingon Bridges: See #1, rinse & repeat. Although most of the Klingon bridges are in better shape than the Federation bridges, which is why I listed them 2nd.
3. Ship & Starbase Uniform Controls: The one thing that people don't get from their ship interiors and their starbases, is a sense of ownership. When we see the crews milling about in the Standard uniforms, it makes us feel as though we are merely visitors in our ship, or aboard our starbase, rather than the owners of said locations. I have invested alot of time and effort into my lowly Tier 1 starbase, yet, when I go aboard, I feel like I might as well be on Earth Spacedock, because it doesn't feel like a personal location.
4. Uniform Quality Pass: Some time definitely needs to be spent on improving uniforms. In particular, Federation uniforms need a general quality pass, while Klingon uniforms need some additional options. But probably one of the worst offenders, in either the Federation uniforms or the Klingon uniforms, is the Wrath of Khan uniform. No one uniform needs more work than this one.
5. Romulan Plasma weapons: One addition that I feel needs to be made to LoR in the near future, is the addition of Plasma Weapons that use the Romulan weapon skins. The current Plasma Weapon skins (Ground) don't even look like something out of Star Trek. What I would suggest is offering a Secondary skin option, like you did with the Disruptor Ground Weapons. In case most people didn't notice, Disruptors come in 2 distinct models, a Klingon Disruptor, like we are familiar with from the movies and TNG-VOY era, and the generic disruptors that look like something of a civillian model. Why not do the same for Plasma Ground Weapons? You gave Romulans a ground trait to use Plasma Weapons, but the only weapons we can get in game which have Romulan skins, are Disruptors! Take the skins for those weapons, apply them to some Plasma Weapons MK II-XII (Green through Purple) and scatter them through the game, problem solved!
Thank you for your time!
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