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novapolaris
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With the process started with the last major update to switch Starfleet NPC's to the new standard uniform, I had a few questions.
I can assume that there are plans for the availability of the Odyssey uniform for players, now that it's being made the standard Starfleet uniform. Hopefully that means the basic version will no longer be gated behind a Starbase unlock, with the unlock instead being replaced by the "advanced" version of the uniform.
First actual question, will the Odyssey uniform (and for the KDF the Bortas uniform) be made available in the Foundry, as almost every Starfleet NPC will be using the Odyssey uniform now? It's hard to match the current look of the game when not even an approximate match is available for custom NPCs. It's also extremely limiting to only use pre-built NPC costumes just so they have the correct uniform.
On a semi-related note, my next question also pertains to the Foundry; would it be possible at all for the reputation costume sets to be made available for use on custom NPCs, as well? M.A.C.O., Omega Force, Honor Guard, Dyson, Counter-Command, etc. This is another "modern" look which cannot currently be replicated in the Foundry for custom NPCs, and is limited to the black "Facility 4028" look for pre-built Starfleet Captain rank NPCs. (The "aliengen" captain also has a unique tail not available to alien player characters and BOffs.)
The "fleet of 2409" starship costumes are also missing from the Foundry, aside from unique ships such as the Odyssey and Avenger (which are both missing window options).
I'm hoping that these things are one the schedule to do, sooner or later.
I can assume that there are plans for the availability of the Odyssey uniform for players, now that it's being made the standard Starfleet uniform. Hopefully that means the basic version will no longer be gated behind a Starbase unlock, with the unlock instead being replaced by the "advanced" version of the uniform.
First actual question, will the Odyssey uniform (and for the KDF the Bortas uniform) be made available in the Foundry, as almost every Starfleet NPC will be using the Odyssey uniform now? It's hard to match the current look of the game when not even an approximate match is available for custom NPCs. It's also extremely limiting to only use pre-built NPC costumes just so they have the correct uniform.
On a semi-related note, my next question also pertains to the Foundry; would it be possible at all for the reputation costume sets to be made available for use on custom NPCs, as well? M.A.C.O., Omega Force, Honor Guard, Dyson, Counter-Command, etc. This is another "modern" look which cannot currently be replicated in the Foundry for custom NPCs, and is limited to the black "Facility 4028" look for pre-built Starfleet Captain rank NPCs. (The "aliengen" captain also has a unique tail not available to alien player characters and BOffs.)
The "fleet of 2409" starship costumes are also missing from the Foundry, aside from unique ships such as the Odyssey and Avenger (which are both missing window options).
I'm hoping that these things are one the schedule to do, sooner or later.
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You should assume no such thing. Let me introduce you to the current Cryptic customer ranking.
1. Trolls
2. Federation Fleet Members
3. Klingon Fleet Members
4. Paying Federation Player Customers
5. Paying Klingon Player Customers
6. Paying Romulan Player Customers
7. Everyone else except:
8. Paying Customers with Many Characters of Different Factions.
Sometimes, if you want to bury the hatchet with a Klingon, it has to be in his skull. - Captain K'Tar of the USS Danu about J'mpok.
The way I see it, in addition to the C-store stuff, there's a real affinity for the "grind" mechanic in the game's development, and to be honest, it's what all us old-timers feared when we heard PWE was buying Cryptic.
PWE's other (read: non-Cryptic) games tend to be the classic "grinder" popular over in many parts of east Asia. The game mechanic looks an awful lot like "press button, get pellet, repeat 1^50 times, get no closer to the end".
So I'm not sure Cryptic has much input into this decision. PWE has likely mandated that most of the "essentials" that make endgame worth playing, as well as a few very popular quality-of-life things like the newest and now-standard uniforms, are likely stuck behind grind gates forever.
Even if it's not that specific of an edict, I'm sure "make them grind for everything they care about" pretty much covers it.
I'd love nothing more than for them to prove me wrong, but they likely can't even address it in a direct manner, or would be forced to deny everything, with it being a PWE priority and therefore above anyone's pay-grade at Cryptic.
Again, I hope I'm wrong. But everything I've seen so far in terms of endgame (grind, grind, grind) has reinforced that notion we feared a couple years ago before the sale was final.
However, in the grand scheme, it's still better than the blatant non-development and profit-siphoning Atari did, so we're still ahead of where we were. No way LoR happens if Cryptic was still owned by those deadbeats.
That said, again, I hope I'm proven wrong and the Odyssey uniforms get out from behind the grind gate. The more stuff that does, the happier I am.
Its sad we can't replicate the current Uniform in the foundry for me, I like to keep everything looking as up to date as possible
( For that matter where are the jupiter uniforms ? I've wanted them since I first saw them in game , but alas , not in the foundry )
Even if you are not permanently in a fleet you can get a guest invite to a T3+ base relatively easy.
I don't know, that would be like joining the army, but having to make an officer club, buy a tailor shop, so you are able to buy your uniform. Or ask for another officer club with a tailor shop.
Doesn't make sense.
Actually, you can get Fleet Credits starting at Level 3-4, I think. On my latest KDF toon, I had her at 100K FC in a day - well before she hit Lieutenant Commander - owing to having her feed doffs to my KDF base. Thus, I had her in a Bortasqu Uniform pretty quickly.
I think the earliest you can start getting FM is...level 11 or so. I leveled a toon last year on Deferra Hards and pair of very good KDF Engineers.
Paying or not, do you really think Klingon players are that high up?
As it is now yes. It wasn't always like that.
Sometimes, if you want to bury the hatchet with a Klingon, it has to be in his skull. - Captain K'Tar of the USS Danu about J'mpok.