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Odyssey uniform gradually replacing the generic ones?

anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
So when Season 9 launched, ESD officers started using the Odyssey uniform as default, and I thought that was rather nice... The clutter of uniforms wasn't as radom anymore, and they started actually looking like Uniforms... Coincidentally it was even the same colors I used for my own Odyssey uniform, so how could it get any cooler.

I visited my ship as I do daily, and I noticed one, just a single one, of my officers wore the odyssey uniform.

But over the past few weeks, more and more of my officers seem to have decided that the Odysse uniform MUST be the default... Today, almost my entire Engineering level crew has switched to it.

So is this a tendency others have noticed too, or is it simply a coincidence? Is Cryptic slowly replacing all the generic uniforms with this nice uniform, and actually living up to the concept of a uniform?

If so: THANK YOU CRYPTIC.
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  • nikkojtnikkojt Member Posts: 372 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    The devs in question have specifically mentioned they want to eventually roll out Odyssey as the Starfleet standard throughout the game.
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  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    It's intentional. ThomastheCat has apparently made some communications on his Twitter account regarding the phasing in of the 2410 uniform. And there is a wallpaper available with a 'history of uniforms'. Ending with 2410's Odyssey outfit that is the new standard.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I saw the wallpapers, but blocked the cat when he was disrespectful towards the players...

    What I find odd/interesting is the gradual changes... Almost like in real life where you have a period of "swapping" between the old and the new one.
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  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    Kind of like in Generations when you had some of the crew wearing the TNG uniform and some (like Picard) wearing the DS9/Voyager uniform at the time.
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  • sle1989sle1989 Member Posts: 552 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    This is very cool, I also notice that the redshirts tacs summon are wearing Odyssey uniforms too. I hope this will eventually extend to other areas of the game as well, such as DS9 and K7.


    I also hope to see an updated version of what we can buy in the Fleet store, similar to how the Spire uniform has variants. Basically, we should have a long jacket as well as a short jacket (Open options for both as well) and the female version should have a skirt.
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  • nikkojtnikkojt Member Posts: 372 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    There's also the real-life explanation, which is that there are so many generic NPC costumes in the game it's an incredibly long and tedious task to go through and update them all, so they're making the changes live as they get them done, instead of making us wait all year for a bulk update.
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  • theanothernametheanothername Member Posts: 1,513 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    While I do think its a bit of a bitter pill that they choose a uniform thats rather uncomfortable to aquire as a new standart (not free, not c-store, requires a fleet that has unlocked it, cannot be set as fleet uniform preset) I do like that, no; I really, really love that they finally went with a UNIFORM and a really cool looking (IMHO) one on top. :)

    Thanks cryptic! Besides the awesome S9 story mission actually the best "feature" you add(ed)!
  • erei1erei1 Member Posts: 4,081 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    What I find odd/interesting is the gradual changes... Almost like in real life where you have a period of "swapping" between the old and the new one.
    They said it's a long process because they have to edit every NPC one by one, and it's quite tedious.

    I like it the Odyssey being the official uniform, it was much needed IMO. However, I find it a bit ridiculous to have the official uniform being locked behind both a paywall (fc and dil), and behind a fleet level. I'm not discussing over the fact we can get invited to some fleet and whatnot, but about the fact it's illogical not to have this uniform being given for free, like the vice admiral coat, with another uniform being the fleet one, like the miner or dyson researcher uniform.

    I don't know, it's weird to have a character that can't wear the official uniform because you didn't pay for it and have access to the proper fleet store. It's like joining your country army, having to pay for the uniform, and have to build a store to make it, or find one that sell it.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    erei1 wrote: »
    They said it's a long process because they have to edit every NPC one by one, and it's quite tedious.

    I like it the Odyssey being the official uniform, it was much needed IMO. However, I find it a bit ridiculous to have the official uniform being locked behind both a paywall (fc and dil), and behind a fleet level. I'm not discussing over the fact we can get invited to some fleet and whatnot, but about the fact it's illogical not to have this uniform being given for free, like the vice admiral coat, with another uniform being the fleet one, like the miner or dyson researcher uniform.

    I don't know, it's weird to have a character that can't wear the official uniform because you didn't pay for it and have access to the proper fleet store. It's like joining your country army, having to pay for the uniform, and have to build a store to make it, or find one that sell it.

    Well one might assume that over time, non-fleet players will have access to it through other, more expensive means (to make up for the potential resources a fleet player could have spend getting his fleet there).
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  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99 Member Posts: 7,747 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Well one might assume that over time, non-fleet players will have access to it through other, more expensive means (to make up for the potential resources a fleet player could have spend getting his fleet there).

    I think the stronger solution is to make a free version for everyone but give people with the fleet unlock access to the fancier variants.
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I think the stronger solution is to make a free version for everyone but give people with the fleet unlock access to the fancier variants.

    So no shiny on the free variant (like the non-veteran Jupiters)?
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  • diotwdiotw Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I think they should make the basic available to everyone, then make the long coat version the one you unlock via the fleet system.
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    diotw wrote: »
    I think they should make the basic available to everyone, then make the long coat version the one you unlock via the fleet system.

    Long coat? This one?

    http://sto.gamepedia.com/File:Federation-Klingon_cease-fire_2410.png?version=67a2bfb3a416d06f9f5540e36dcd651e

    Cause that one is already accessible to admirals... At least it was last time I checked
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  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99 Member Posts: 7,747 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Long coat? This one?

    http://sto.gamepedia.com/File:Federation-Klingon_cease-fire_2410.png?version=67a2bfb3a416d06f9f5540e36dcd651e

    Cause that one is already accessible to admirals... At least it was last time I checked

    That's not the long coat Odyssey. That's the long coat Sierra.

    There are variants already made for fleet uniforms that leaked back when the uniforms came out.
  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    That's not the long coat Odyssey. That's the long coat Sierra.

    There are variants already made for fleet uniforms that leaked back when the uniforms came out.

    Hmm... never seen that then...
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  • cbrjwrrcbrjwrr Member Posts: 2,782 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Well one might assume that over time, non-fleet players will have access to it through other, more expensive means (to make up for the potential resources a fleet player could have spend getting his fleet there).

    I would rather free to everyone and people who've already acquired it are refunded - if the Oddy uniform is to be the new standard uniform then it is just plain daft to put it behind any paywall at all.
  • diotwdiotw Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    It's the version Quinn's wearing on ESD now, if you want a better look at it, the Chief Medical Officer on ESD is also wearing the long coat version.
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  • leviathan99#2867 leviathan99 Member Posts: 7,747 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    anazonda wrote: »
    Hmm... never seen that then...

    http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3707/12319800905_9c07e92c21_o.png

    Long coat, stripes on the sleeves.
  • diotwdiotw Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2014
    I just went and got a picture of the two, my character on the left, in as close to the Admiral's version as I can get with the basic uniform, and the CMO on the right, wearing the 'dress' version:

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/Aber/OdysseyVariants_zpsb79450f9.jpg
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited May 2014

    Thanks... Took me a few seconds to spot it, but it looks very nice.
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