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New Shuttle System

shinzonisbackshinzonisback Member Posts: 330
edited February 2014 in Builds, Powers, and Game Mechanics
Not sure if this is the right section to discuss about this, however, I was thinking about the introduction of a new Shuttle System.

Actual system is good, but poor in contents.

I'd like to see more shuttles, with teir own tiers (at least 3):
T1 - 2 fore weapons, 1 Univ. Ens Boff, 3 Console Slot.
T2 - 2 fore, 1 aft weapons, 2 Univ. Ens Boff, 4 Console Slot.
T3 - 3 fore. 1 aft weapons, 1 Univ. Lt. Boff, 1 Univ. Ens Boff, 5 Console Slot.
Fleet - +10% Hull and Shields, 6 Console Slots.

Just like Starships.
Also, every captain should be able to launch form his starship, his own shuttle (like an Hangar Pet).

This should encourage players to take care of their shuttles :D
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  • baudlbaudl Member Posts: 4,060 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    love it!

    i think there is already a pseudo tier to shuttles. If you compare certain stats, the type 8 shuttle for instance has less HP than a runabout.
    Also there are shuttles with 2 boff seats and shuttles with only 1 (though those have a preset ability to compensate)
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  • shinzonisbackshinzonisback Member Posts: 330
    edited February 2014
    baudl wrote: »
    love it!

    i think there is already a pseudo tier to shuttles. If you compare certain stats, the type 8 shuttle for instance has less HP than a runabout.
    Also there are shuttles with 2 boff seats and shuttles with only 1 (though those have a preset ability to compensate)

    I'm glad you like my idea :)

    Yeah, thats right:
    They are different from each other, but they don't have a real tier classification.

    Also, many players tend to ignore this system.
    I think that, by giving captains the ability to launch their own shuttles in space battles, will force players to care of their shuttles.

    It would be nice to have a fully customizable support craft for space battles.
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  • hereticknight085hereticknight085 Member Posts: 3,783 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    What's this? Love for shuttles? BLASPHEMY!!!!! BEGONE EVIL CREATURE!!!!!

    On a more serious note, I am intrigued by this idea. It looks promising, but alas, it is likely to get ignored, just like many other good ideas.
    It is said the best weapon is one that is never fired. I disagree. The best weapon is one you only have to fire... once. B)
  • shinzonisbackshinzonisback Member Posts: 330
    edited February 2014
    hereticknight085 wrote: »
    What's this? Love for shuttles? BLAPSHEMY!!!!! BEGONE EVIL CREATURE!!!!!

    On a more serious note, I am intrigued by this idea. It looks promising, but alas, it is likely to get ignored, just like many other good ideas.

    ahahahah LOL

    yeah, you may be right, this idea may be ignored.
    but honestly, I see no reason why it should be:

    - If they let us use our shuttles in battles, everyone will care about them, and everyone will spend moneys for them.

    also, the release of new shuttle-specific sets, will cause players buy those sets (and spend dilithium - and not everyone likes spend weeks in refining it).

    So, we would be happy, Devs too :|
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  • shinzonisbackshinzonisback Member Posts: 330
    edited February 2014
    No one else has something to say about this proposal ?
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  • adverberoadverbero Member Posts: 2,045 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    I'd like for shuttles to be more functional use, Especially when a lot of us fly cruisers with enough hanger space to launch at least a dozen Shuttles , the least they could do is give us a single wing of whatever shuttle type we happen to own

    The Sovereign-class Main Shuttlebay is equipped with:
    Four Type-8 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft
    Four Type-9 Medium Long-Range Shuttlecraft
    Three Type-11 Heavy Long-Range Shuttlecraft
    Four Work Bee-Type Maintenance Pods

    The Sovereign-class Secondary Shuttlebay is equipped with:
    Two Type-8 Medium Short-Range Shuttlecraft
    Two Type-9 Medium Long-Range Shuttlecraft
    One Type-11 Heavy Long-Range Shuttlecraft
    Four Work Bee-Type Maintenance Pods

    So is there some reason why I am not able to launch them? Are my pilots on strike?
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  • norobladnoroblad Member Posts: 2,624 Arc User
    edited February 2014
    4 weapons and 6 consoles is better than some starships that could launch said shuttle! A player could just buy the shuttle and use it for the first 40 levels.
  • shinzonisbackshinzonisback Member Posts: 330
    edited February 2014
    noroblad wrote: »
    4 weapons and 6 consoles is better than some starships that could launch said shuttle! A player could just buy the shuttle and use it for the first 40 levels.

    Of course no, T3 means you will have to be a Commander (lv.21+) to use it.
    For Fleet version you will have to be Vice Admiral (lv.50).

    also, it will have low Hull Integrity and Shield Mod, so it could be easily killed.

    AND, the ability to launch the shuttlecrat could be set to be unlocked only after a certain level, like the Quantum Slipstream :)


    @adverbero, I'm not suggesting us to be able to launch a WING of shuttles, I'm just saying we should be able to use at least our own shuttle.

    Hangar Bays are carrier only, and I think its ok (even if, as you said, many cruiser would have enough space to launche several wings of shuttle).

    But, honestly, I never saw the Enterprise (or a FED ship) launch its shuttles in space combats.

    Carriers, however, were designed on that purpose, thats why, I think, only carriers are able to launch fighters/shuttles in space combat.


    On the other hand, we saw the Enterprise Captain's Yatch attack the Son'a flagship in Insurrection *_*
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