Long time forum lurker here, but I've been playing the game on and off since launch. I've seen the game undergo many changes, yet very few of them seem to be the ones people want. In short notes, I wanna give my views of what's wrong with the game and what needs to be improved.
1. Stop focusing on vanity items, costumes, ship skins, etc until everything else is better.
2. More detailed patch notes. We like knowing that you're working on more things than just tribbles.
3. Fix the character animations. Their gestures in mission cutscenes are completely wrong for what they're saying 90% of the time. They take you out of the story.
4. License a GOOD rendering engine and stop trying to repair this broken one. This point needs a bunch of sub points.
-I have a top end computer with a good video card and a solid state hard drive yet missions with lots of ships KILL my framerate. I just did the "defend romulus from the elachi fleet" mission (I know that's not the name of it, but whatever) and my battle slowed to a crawl. After a while, the engine stopped processing sounds and I had to reboot the client to get them back.
-My ship shows up at the beginning of a mission, then the screen blinks and I warp in. This should be a simple fix. It's been doing this for years.
-I made my captain tall and big-breasted. She is constantly folding her arms, causing them to disappear into her chest. She sits in captain's chairs and her feet sink into the floor.
-Sometimes a crew member of mine passes out somewhere and I can't reach them to revive them. They fall off of cliffs or bridges all the time and I have to do the rest of the mission without them
5. Engage the players more. The other online game that takes tons of my time is EVE online. They are FANTASTIC about listening to their player base. They have an elected council of players that is responsible for being the liason between devs and players.
6. Weird c-store bundles. Why would I wanna buy 3 of the same ship in a package?
7. Too many drop boxes, not enough ways to get keys. How about lower the drop rate on them so that they become ultra rare and make the keys more likely to give you something good.
Many of the things on this list have been a problem for a long time. The devs in this game face so much hostility compared to other games I play. You guys really need to sit down and examine what's wrong and completely reboot the way you deal with us players. Again, to take a page from EVE online's story.... what we have going on here is what they experienced after Incarna came out. "monoclegate" anyone?
I'm sure many will chime in on this thread offering their opinions on various points, say I'm an idiot for some of them, and pour on kudos for others. These are my OPINIONS and I don't wanna defend them. If you wanna offer your own opinion, feel free to do so, but don't bash mine.
Live long and prosper,
HeadJam
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