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Dev Question: Old Reps Revamp
ocilon
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This is a question directed at the devs, so until one of the team visits with an answer, let's try to keep the speculation and "I wonder, too" posts to a minimum.
Since the response to the revised Dyson reputation system has been basically nothing but positive to the point that a few people have gone to the trouble of growing a third arm so they can give it three thumbs up, I ask: "If Cryptic is going to stick to its promise of revamping the old systems based on this kind of positive feedback, and assuming this feedback remains consistently positive, how long should we expect that process to take? When will your 'feedback analysis' period conclude and, assuming you get the go-ahead, will the changes be released all at once or one reputation block at a time?"
I am by no means expecting a direct answer with a clearly laid out timetable and a specific date or date or anything, but having some kind of answer is... probably better than just wondering for several months.
I would be satisfied with with a "Maybe another month of feedback collection and... I don't really know how long it would take to revamp systems or how we'd release them. I'd have to ask one of the (appropriate department) staff. Stay tuned to GNN and release notes for more details as they become available."
Basically, whatever you guys over at Cryptic can tell us would be great, even if you can't say much.
Since the response to the revised Dyson reputation system has been basically nothing but positive to the point that a few people have gone to the trouble of growing a third arm so they can give it three thumbs up, I ask: "If Cryptic is going to stick to its promise of revamping the old systems based on this kind of positive feedback, and assuming this feedback remains consistently positive, how long should we expect that process to take? When will your 'feedback analysis' period conclude and, assuming you get the go-ahead, will the changes be released all at once or one reputation block at a time?"
I am by no means expecting a direct answer with a clearly laid out timetable and a specific date or date or anything, but having some kind of answer is... probably better than just wondering for several months.
I would be satisfied with with a "Maybe another month of feedback collection and... I don't really know how long it would take to revamp systems or how we'd release them. I'd have to ask one of the (appropriate department) staff. Stay tuned to GNN and release notes for more details as they become available."
Basically, whatever you guys over at Cryptic can tell us would be great, even if you can't say much.
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Why not, you save time, recourses and marks.
You can always go on Tribble and try out the sets for free. Currently all the items for the Nukara Reputation and Dyson Reputation are available. With the Dyson Reputation at Drozana and the Nukara Reputation at DS9.
This is a valid criticism and one I share. Hopefully this could be fixed to your satisfaction by simply allowing players to view all the content of a store before unlocking the ability to buy the items. That would work for me, anyway.
Hopefully that feature will be added some day. (Hint, hint, nudge, nudge, Devs!)
Now I know it can be really tempting for everybody to chime in and start a discussion about the merits of the current system and the new "prototype" model they've setup for the Dyson Sphere, but that would be better done in separate thread. In fact... let me go do that.
I implore the community to keep this thread as sparse as possible until a Dev shows up and really gives us something to talk, celebrate, wildly speculate, or throw tantrums about.
Personally just finished off t5 in Omega/Nuk/Rom on 4 toons and workin t5 Dyson on 3.
Im not rollin another alt for an "easier" grind that Ive done 4 other times.
I really dont get how people can have 20+ toons AND play them all....
Of course, I don't run all my toons through the reputation grinder... only the ones I have the most fun playing.
Join Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
indeed!!! to that mah broder!!!!
I propose that the choice of whether to use the old style rep projects or the new Dyson style rep projects falls to the player.
This could be accomplished with a short, low requirement rep project tied to just that rep track.
EG - you have stockpiled everything for the Omega rep on character A, but want to use Dyson style rep for their Romulan rep, you run a Romulan Rep project that makes all following Romulan rep projects follow the Dyson rep formula and carry on with the Omega as normal.
I have completed all the reps on 2/11 toons and am dreading the uphill climb for the remainder, even with the xp boost. i know i dont need to do all on each but it feels incomplete otherwise, but certainly would like the traits and abilities that come with them all.
the new rep system is faster and less resource intensive. the amount of time and resources would certainly discourage a silver player with a 10mil ec cap to be able to buy all the commodities and consumables required to advance each day.