How about a feature episode where you 1. encounter a new warp capable race to show how each of the three powers handle's a first contact situation. -Non combat.
2. Assist a joint-operation studying more of the old Iconian home world or a location from the giant starmap in the Fed, KDF, and RR's territories. (whichever is easier to program)
3. Where you just do normal operations in your ship's interior to show what happens right after combat.
also it would be great if we could get some content for the alpha/beta quadrants.
cardassian story progression. so much story is needed 'closer to home' and we are running around making non sense stories in the delta quadrant :eek:
maybe see some planets added to the game. ferenginar, trill, betazed, etc etc
How about a feature episode where you 1. encounter a new warp capable race to show how each of the three powers handle's a first contact situation. -Non combat.
2. Assist a joint-operation studying more of the old Iconian home world or a location from the giant starmap in the Fed, KDF, and RR's territories. (whichever is easier to program)
3. Where you just do normal operations in your ship's interior to show what happens right after combat.
1- Interesting I just don't know how practical.
2- Of Bajor anyone?
3- I'm all for interior play just make something intriguing.
I want to see the Federation get their own Battlecruiser.
One with five fore weapon slots.
And the ability to use a cloaking device console.
That KDF players will complain about until they get their own version
Wait....
Good one.
Now all we need is a Fed battlecruiser with a battlecloak, a 6/4 weapons setup, eleven consoles, and an unstoppable superweapon that can 1-shot a Borg cube.
And then DON'T give the KDF their own version. That ought to break the Internet.
More seriously, I'd like the ability to create a cross faction team outside of a five man private STF. Everything released in this game now is cross faction and we need to be able to create cross faction teams for these adventure zones.
Three days away now, and we'll be in 2014. During (at least the first few months) of 2014, I'm taking a leave of absence, hopefully not from the game, but it will be from these forums. One less person complaining all the time, I'm sure the Devs will be overjoyed.
Anyway, I've compiled together some things that I'd like to see before we hit 2015. I know that's a long way off yet, but there's no harm in getting ideas and desires out early. Might actually get somewhere with them then. I've limited these requests mostly down to things that haven't already been hinted at. A Cardassian Faction for arguments sake is pretty much a given if a 4th faction is released, so I don't feel the need to rant on about how I'd like that done. It'll be done how Cryptic feel is right.
Justified Desires:
Limited (yet efficient) Customization of all non faction specific Bridge Officers (the unique ones claimed via Rewards and those that are Purchased via Fleet Scaling Projects). Each unique Bridge Officer should come with two unique clothing options, and full face and body morphing options.
The exceptions here with face morphing would be that of the Breen.
The Romulan Embassy Bridge Officers should be able to use the Romulan Civilian Sets as found on Republic characters in addition to their respective allegiance uniform. Embassy Costumes (the robes) should also be enabled here.
The Clocked Intentions Reman Bridge Officer Reward should be able to use the Reman Civilian Sets as found on Republic characters in addition to their respective allegiance uniform.
A Cardassian Bridge Officer Reward or Purchase.
A Ferasan Raider.
The Caitian have the Atrox (a Science Carrier). It stands to reason that the Ferasan would be more vicious than their Federation brethren, and there are already enough Carriers in the game. It makes sense too (alike other KDF allies) that the Ferasan would have their own ships, and as you're introducing Raiders into the KDF, why not give the Ferasan their very own?
Additional Klingon Costumes ~ I can't even begin to stress how insufficient current options are. Even the Romulans (a mini faction) have more variety.
This would include everything from tops, pants, shoulder pads, belts and boots.
This would also include additional hair options. Klingons are stupidly short on them right now. There are existing styles on other species that should easily work for those with a Klingon character too.
This shouldn't be specific to Klingons either. Nausicaan and Orion have their own unique clothing options, yet the Lethean and (more importantly) the Gorn do not.
A Star Cruiser Refit mirroring that of the Assault Cruiser Refit (consoles and bridge officer slots specifically). Said vessel would also come with a new skin. A true counterpart to the Assault Cruiser linage.
The removal of Klingon playable characters from the Federation. If people wish to play as a Klingon, they should be on the Red Team, or use the alien creator. This is just a personal opinion of mine, and I know there are going to be people who disagree, and you're entitled to do so. I'm just putting it out here.
This request isn't specific to me either. There's already a lot of talk and desire for it.
Feline themed appearance (specifically lower) for the Caitian and Ferasan. If felines weren't walking around with humanoid legs, I'd actually use some of them.
Restructure of the Cardassian Galor (lock box variant)
I would personally like the ship to be renamed to Cardassian Cruiser, and I'd like the option of slotting on the Keldon parts as optional extras within the ship customization screen. The Cardassian Lock Box is (thus far) the least rewarding lock box going, and the difference between the Galor and Keldon isn't that significant to warrant a new vessel.
Practical, though unessential Desires:
Starship Biographies
We've got Officer biographies, and character biographies. Why not allow us to detail our ships that little bit more? Give us the option to say where the ship was launched and when (etc).
Custom Logos
So we've got Fleet Logos, and they're great, but how about some custom logos? Couldn't we have say, six slots (per character) which can be added to uniforms or ships like the current fleet logos already are?
More seriously, I'd like the ability to create a cross faction team outside of a five man private STF. Everything released in this game now is cross faction and we need to be able to create cross faction teams for these adventure zones.
...Damn. That's awesome.
And kill the stupid Fed-KDF war already. I got tired of it looooooooooooooooong ago.
And kill the stupid Fed-KDF war already. I got tired of it looooooooooooooooong ago.
Yeah, that's a case of Cryptic completely losing track of their own story.
As I've mentioned in at least two other threads, are the Feds really supposed to be at war with the Klingons? Because they're working together every time you turn around.
"Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
— Sabaton, "Great War"
Hmm, things that I'd like to see in the next year...
-Restoration of Hero Ships to the expectations of their legacy. Galaxy and Intrepid family vessels being overhauled to meet the desires and needs of the fans and the game itself; making them reflect their screen-time performance. To a less extent the Defiant family could use a lightly review, which leads into.
-Retirement of the Starfleet Cloak Console. It's obsolete and a relic of an old system and now exists as an element of a double-standard. Just make the ability innate for the few ships which already have the option.
-Making the old Terran Empire skin available for players, it had a look nothing else really can come close to. The data files are there, put them to use again.
-Expanding KDF Costume options. I have little differentiation between my Klinkers as there is only one outfit that really works for me. Spicing up the attire options here is well past due.
-Touch on above, more KDF ship component diversity could help as well, they tend to be very basic and limited in options.
-Implementation of a Klingon Expedition Cruiser for Science Duty. Even Vikings has their more clever kin, same is true here; the proposed Qang is the more sensible one seen as of late.
-Overhaul and expand the Raptor line, drawing from the Kumari family for an example of 'aggressive gunship'. The Andorian Escorts are what many people think of as a true raptor.
-As stated prior, customization options for all special BOffs, even in limited scope.
And the big one for myself:
-Expanding the 'Alien' species category to incorporate more elements from animal kingdoms and other xenos physiology. There are dozens of canon races that people could play as with more expansive and varied Alien components. Avian, serpent, canid, and more exotic based species have been shown visiting the Enterprise(s) over the years, some applying for candidacy to join the UFP in their appearance. It is a large, diverse galaxy, not everyone descends from primates.
* Add TWoK away mission coats to next Winter Event.
* Add Blue and Tanish (Eng/Op color) coats to next Winter Event.
* Make Breen science vessel for next Winter Event.
* Add many extra ship costume parts, including back-swept pylons for Support Cruiser.
* Separate deflector appearance from hull material type.
* Add spiral-wave disruptor ground/space weapons to Cardassian lock box.
* Fixed rotation axis on all Raptor-class ships.
* Add Fed-level interior interaction (trophy placement, doff mission givers) on Romulan interiors.
Should be easy, but politically unlikely:
* C-Store T5 Raptor for KDF (only class of ship that doesn't have a T5 C-store variant).
* Fleet Cruiser.
* Move Bug ship to Jem'Hadar lock box.
* Fleet project cost scaling.
* Addition of all cannon Fed/KDF/Romulan ships, even if they would not see much use by veteran players.
* Slowing down leveling by at least half to make gearing up on anything less than your T5 ship actually worth doing; not reach cap by simply playing 50 missions and no other content that would grant dilithium with which to gear.
* Re-scale ranks as 1-10 Lt. J.G., 11-20 Lt., 21-30 Lt. Com., 31-40 Comm., 41-50 Captain. Or at least give a full 10 levels to both one- and two- pip Admirals.
* Rename Rear Admiral Lower Half to Commodore, and Rear Admiral Upper Half to just Rear Admiral.
Neither easy nor difficult, AFAIK:
* A setting for custom ship interior uniforms (separated into Tac, Sci and Eng, of course).
* Scale down ship interiors and bridges, or allow user to set preferred scale (re-purpose of almost useless "layout size" option?).
* TOS movie-era bridge/interior pack.
* Voyager bridge/interior pack.
Difficult:
* Remaking graphics engine to use OpenGL.
* Redesigned character models for better uniform performance (actually wearing the uniform OVER the body).
* High res pass on all ships that haven't seen some love in a while, or at all.
* Content that puts our mothball fleets of low-tier ships to use.
* Feature episode that shows the last, heroic mission of the Enterprise-E, with Brent Spiner VO for Captain Data.
Maybe, but as stated, I'm taking some time out from the forums (aside from the fleet thread in my signature) ... from tomorrow and figured I'd throw my 2014 desires out there. I've long come to realize that what the community may want isn't necessarily what cryptic want, they've proven that enough in my mind. Anyone who wont take my word for that can go and speak with a KDF player.
For the most part, Cryptic tends to be all about new new new and very rarely focuses on the old. Something broken? Release new content, cause that always solves the problem (in actuality, it breaks more). I swear half of Cryptics big seasons are about as structured and organized (in the coding department) as Rockstars is around about now.
Edit: What the Devs should do maybe, is to give players somewhere to go too (an area of the forums) where votes can be cast. Someone starts a closed thread (people cannot comment/reply) and said person writes down their idea/request in detail. If said request gets say ... 10,000 likes, then the Devs should feel obligated to get said request done.
Tie in said forum section into the launcher so non-forum goers are aware of it, and (potentially) everyone who plays the game has a voice. You'd not need people to create a forum account, just tie the voting/liking system in the IP. We'll soon see if they listen then.
Also, to save from the desired vs practical requests, have a 'dislike' option. Features such as customizable unique bridge officers would be a practical request, whereas a revamped galaxy/fleet constitution would be more a desired request.
Just checked your sig, I'm all in for an Excelsior bridge pack (can include both original and redesigned variants). I currently use the Constitution bridge on my Fleet Excelsior, since its design is at least close to the Excelsior bridge.
Edit: What the Devs should do maybe, is to give players somewhere to go too (an area of the forums) where votes can be cast. Someone starts a closed thread (people cannot comment/reply) and said person writes down their idea/request in detail. If said request gets say ... 10,000 likes, then the Devs should feel obligated to get said request done.
Horrible idea. I can't be the only one to see just how quickly this would (not could) turn disastrous. Out of what the player count for this game must be, finding 10,000 people who would troll-vote the lamest ideas to "Devs must now implement" status is child's play.
Anyone who hates the Subspace Party Amplifier need only ask themselves how they'd like new versions of same (or similar) things every couple of months.
Letting the inmates have control of the asylum is never a good idea. Never.
Tier 5 connie and NX class. And make the exploration cruiser retrofit better. I grew up with TNG and was disappointed when I bought that ship. It does squat for damage with a measly 2 tac consoles. Even the fleet version shows it gains a 5th engineer console and still has 2 tacs. :mad:
I think that what I'd like to see in 2014 is a queuing system that remembers and, after the FA or STF is completed, puts me back in the party with my friend that I was in when we queued.
Comments
2. Assist a joint-operation studying more of the old Iconian home world or a location from the giant starmap in the Fed, KDF, and RR's territories. (whichever is easier to program)
3. Where you just do normal operations in your ship's interior to show what happens right after combat.
territory control pvp to help spice the war up.
3 way pvp, new maps etc etc
also it would be great if we could get some content for the alpha/beta quadrants.
cardassian story progression. so much story is needed 'closer to home' and we are running around making non sense stories in the delta quadrant :eek:
maybe see some planets added to the game. ferenginar, trill, betazed, etc etc
maybe even reach 2410?
Less lockbox/lobi focus and more cool stuff in the cstore.
Bug fixes, this is a given though.
Maybe another species expansion, but I am not entirely sure this game needs another sub faction.
PVP updates, but only if PVP is totally removed from lockbox, lobi, cstore and Fleet items.
More story content in a proper Featured Series.
I would love for more ship costumes, but that is highly unlikely.
Better Foundry integration, more assets and maps etc..
That is all I can think of for now.
1- Interesting I just don't know how practical.
2- Of Bajor anyone?
3- I'm all for interior play just make something intriguing.
2) Klingon ponytails in the style Worf wore in the later seasons of TNG and DS9
3) Suliban playable specie and BOFF for Romulan faction, could be a zen store item like the catalins and ferisian.
4) This uniform
http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120313192107/memoryalpha/en/images/b/b1/Deanna_Troi%2C_Skant_Uniform.jpg
Check signature.
Be quick, gonna update it in a few days I think.
Join the Deltas today!
One with five fore weapon slots.
And the ability to use a cloaking device console.
That KDF players will complain about until they get their own version
Wait....
Good one.
Now all we need is a Fed battlecruiser with a battlecloak, a 6/4 weapons setup, eleven consoles, and an unstoppable superweapon that can 1-shot a Borg cube.
And then DON'T give the KDF their own version. That ought to break the Internet.
Very unlikely to happen.
...Damn. That's awesome.
And kill the stupid Fed-KDF war already. I got tired of it looooooooooooooooong ago.
Yeah, that's a case of Cryptic completely losing track of their own story.
As I've mentioned in at least two other threads, are the Feds really supposed to be at war with the Klingons? Because they're working together every time you turn around.
— Sabaton, "Great War"
Check out https://unitedfederationofpla.net/s/
-Restoration of Hero Ships to the expectations of their legacy. Galaxy and Intrepid family vessels being overhauled to meet the desires and needs of the fans and the game itself; making them reflect their screen-time performance. To a less extent the Defiant family could use a lightly review, which leads into.
-Retirement of the Starfleet Cloak Console. It's obsolete and a relic of an old system and now exists as an element of a double-standard. Just make the ability innate for the few ships which already have the option.
-Making the old Terran Empire skin available for players, it had a look nothing else really can come close to. The data files are there, put them to use again.
-Expanding KDF Costume options. I have little differentiation between my Klinkers as there is only one outfit that really works for me. Spicing up the attire options here is well past due.
-Touch on above, more KDF ship component diversity could help as well, they tend to be very basic and limited in options.
-Implementation of a Klingon Expedition Cruiser for Science Duty. Even Vikings has their more clever kin, same is true here; the proposed Qang is the more sensible one seen as of late.
-Overhaul and expand the Raptor line, drawing from the Kumari family for an example of 'aggressive gunship'. The Andorian Escorts are what many people think of as a true raptor.
-As stated prior, customization options for all special BOffs, even in limited scope.
And the big one for myself:
-Expanding the 'Alien' species category to incorporate more elements from animal kingdoms and other xenos physiology. There are dozens of canon races that people could play as with more expansive and varied Alien components. Avian, serpent, canid, and more exotic based species have been shown visiting the Enterprise(s) over the years, some applying for candidacy to join the UFP in their appearance. It is a large, diverse galaxy, not everyone descends from primates.
Easy:
* Add TWoK away mission coats to next Winter Event.
* Add Blue and Tanish (Eng/Op color) coats to next Winter Event.
* Make Breen science vessel for next Winter Event.
* Add many extra ship costume parts, including back-swept pylons for Support Cruiser.
* Separate deflector appearance from hull material type.
* Add spiral-wave disruptor ground/space weapons to Cardassian lock box.
* Fixed rotation axis on all Raptor-class ships.
* Add Fed-level interior interaction (trophy placement, doff mission givers) on Romulan interiors.
Should be easy, but politically unlikely:
* C-Store T5 Raptor for KDF (only class of ship that doesn't have a T5 C-store variant).
* Fleet Cruiser.
* Move Bug ship to Jem'Hadar lock box.
* Fleet project cost scaling.
* Addition of all cannon Fed/KDF/Romulan ships, even if they would not see much use by veteran players.
* Slowing down leveling by at least half to make gearing up on anything less than your T5 ship actually worth doing; not reach cap by simply playing 50 missions and no other content that would grant dilithium with which to gear.
* Re-scale ranks as 1-10 Lt. J.G., 11-20 Lt., 21-30 Lt. Com., 31-40 Comm., 41-50 Captain. Or at least give a full 10 levels to both one- and two- pip Admirals.
* Rename Rear Admiral Lower Half to Commodore, and Rear Admiral Upper Half to just Rear Admiral.
Neither easy nor difficult, AFAIK:
* A setting for custom ship interior uniforms (separated into Tac, Sci and Eng, of course).
* Scale down ship interiors and bridges, or allow user to set preferred scale (re-purpose of almost useless "layout size" option?).
* TOS movie-era bridge/interior pack.
* Voyager bridge/interior pack.
Difficult:
* Remaking graphics engine to use OpenGL.
* Redesigned character models for better uniform performance (actually wearing the uniform OVER the body).
* High res pass on all ships that haven't seen some love in a while, or at all.
* Content that puts our mothball fleets of low-tier ships to use.
* Feature episode that shows the last, heroic mission of the Enterprise-E, with Brent Spiner VO for Captain Data.
edit: clarifications
WOOOO wet shader contest! Vote for which beach bunny looks best covered in a normal map that resembles a liquid kind of! WOOOOO!
I Support Disco | Disco is Love | Disco is Life
For the most part, Cryptic tends to be all about new new new and very rarely focuses on the old. Something broken? Release new content, cause that always solves the problem (in actuality, it breaks more). I swear half of Cryptics big seasons are about as structured and organized (in the coding department) as Rockstars is around about now.
Edit: What the Devs should do maybe, is to give players somewhere to go too (an area of the forums) where votes can be cast. Someone starts a closed thread (people cannot comment/reply) and said person writes down their idea/request in detail. If said request gets say ... 10,000 likes, then the Devs should feel obligated to get said request done.
Tie in said forum section into the launcher so non-forum goers are aware of it, and (potentially) everyone who plays the game has a voice. You'd not need people to create a forum account, just tie the voting/liking system in the IP. We'll soon see if they listen then.
Also, to save from the desired vs practical requests, have a 'dislike' option. Features such as customizable unique bridge officers would be a practical request, whereas a revamped galaxy/fleet constitution would be more a desired request.
Just checked your sig, I'm all in for an Excelsior bridge pack (can include both original and redesigned variants). I currently use the Constitution bridge on my Fleet Excelsior, since its design is at least close to the Excelsior bridge.
Horrible idea. I can't be the only one to see just how quickly this would (not could) turn disastrous. Out of what the player count for this game must be, finding 10,000 people who would troll-vote the lamest ideas to "Devs must now implement" status is child's play.
Anyone who hates the Subspace Party Amplifier need only ask themselves how they'd like new versions of same (or similar) things every couple of months.
Letting the inmates have control of the asylum is never a good idea. Never.
Remember the good old times when we got something new, no matter how small, every week or two?
I would LOVE something like that.
And maybe once a year have a season (but bigger).
I may sound stupid at this point ... so I will stop digging.
I hope STO get's better ...