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My suggested changes to the reputation system.

destroshadedestroshade Member Posts: 2 Arc User
edited March 2014 in Reputation System
As a player of multiple accounts since the Beta of STO, I found the addition of the reputation system alarming and annoying. It was proposed as a way to get the gear you wanted without having to rely on RNG to see if a token dropped.

As a player, and a casual one at that (college, work, family life) the reputation system seemed counter-productive to my play style and enjoyment.

Having said that, I know things won't go back to the way they were.

So I propose a way to make the current system (or the new one coming) better.

You need certain marks for certain reputations. Understandable and warranted. What I dislike is having to grind the same content over and over and over to get the right marks for the reputation I am on. So, here is what I suggest.

Put an option in the GUI for reputations to choose who to work for, or who is going to sponsor you. For instance, say I want romulan marks. So I select the romulan reputation guys to back me. So, whatever I do now, wherever I go I do it in the NAME of the romulan people. Killing borg, doing the dyson sphere stuff what ever you want. Then when you complete those objectives you get romulan marks instead of whatever the default is.

This will serve to keep things at least somewhat fresh so content doesnt get too stale and boring.

God knows I've done my share of grinding.

My two cents.

Cheers.
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  • revandarklighterrevandarklighter Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I don't think that cross account support will (or should) happen.

    In some MMOs it even forbidden to HAVE multiple accounts, don't know about here.

    More account wide support would be good on the other hand...
  • destroshadedestroshade Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I don't think that cross account support will (or should) happen.

    In some MMOs it even forbidden to HAVE multiple accounts, don't know about here.

    More account wide support would be good on the other hand...

    This has nothing to do with cross-account support. I mentioned it ONLY to show that I have experience with the game and spent a lot of time on it.

    Since going to college and dealing with life changes, I only use my main lifetime account anyway, which is this one.

    So now that's out of the way, and we can discuss my main point.

    Assign a sponsor, work for them, earn the marks for what you want so you don't have to grind the same activity over and over.
  • revandarklighterrevandarklighter Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Well in that case this would be simpler and more satisfying for everybody then another sponsorship concept IMO.
  • destroshadedestroshade Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Well in that case this would be simpler and more satisfying for everybody then another sponsorship concept IMO.

    Lol, I'm sorry, I already paid for a lifetime account so I don't much feel like paying for much more.

    If it were to be offered to lifers, maybe. But I have already seen skeptical remarks about this sort of system.

    Don't be confused with the whole sponsorship token thing they have now. To be perfectly blunt so you understand, cause I don't think you are getting it, lets say this month all I want, is Dyson stuff. I don't care about those other reputations and to be honest, I had MK XII gear before the rep system even came out.

    So, I talk to the dyson guy he says hi (insert character name) I understand you want to support us and help push back the voth/borg/mirror universe. Glad to have you on board. Now every time you do something, you get Dyson marks. You don't have to choose, you don't have to convert. you get dyson marks. I kill borg, I get dyson marks, I kill mirror universe guys, I get dyson marks.

    Understand yet?
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