test content
Logo
What is the Arc Client?
Install Arc
The Foundry
startrek1234567
Member Posts: 0 Arc User
I just wanted to remind everyone of the presence of the foundry. I see many complaints on the forums about how the end game is a grind and all that good stuff.So, I can tell from some of the post on here that a lot of people probably don't play the foundry much, they are focused on progressing their fleet and doing the grind this game offers. I mean, sure some people may play the foundry spotlight episode and be done with it that comes out each week.
So, in the end, im just suggesting you guys try out the foundry again
. It offers plenty of missions that people make that are superb. There are plenty of good missions out there and there are always new ones coming out to keep you entertained. Plus, if anyone cares about this, they also reward dilithium, so you can have fun playing foundry missions and get a little bit of dilithium on top of it
So if your interested in the foundry at all. Try starting at Starbase UGC which I will link below.
Link: http://starbaseugc.com/
And of course have fun!
So, in the end, im just suggesting you guys try out the foundry again
. It offers plenty of missions that people make that are superb. There are plenty of good missions out there and there are always new ones coming out to keep you entertained. Plus, if anyone cares about this, they also reward dilithium, so you can have fun playing foundry missions and get a little bit of dilithium on top of it So if your interested in the foundry at all. Try starting at Starbase UGC which I will link below.
Link: http://starbaseugc.com/
And of course have fun!
Post edited by startrek1234567 on
0
Comments
I'm quite aware of the encyclopedia of mediocre fanfic with one or two gems in it that Cryptic thinks is a good substitute for real content.
Move along, nothing to see here.
The problem is a lack of a good search system, so you can find more than what is given on the front page. And a rating system that doesn't punish new missions.
yeah thats one more thing, dont just press "browse" in game and start scrolling, it is not a good tool, its better to go to a website dedicated to the foundry and look for one there.
That's why this move is Cryptic's wet dream- they get to replace one broken system with another broken system that the players will "fix" on their own with outside resources, saving them the trouble of having to fix two systems.
There are a lot more than one or two gems. The problem is nobody can sort the good from the bad, and players rate up the bad when it gives them lootz.
And if your version of "real content" includes all of the mediocre rinse and repeat grindfests like "no win scenario" or basically everything that it is in the Queue system... I would take a bad Foundry mission over the "quality" of official "content" any day.
I would also say that if you really compared the two, with Cryptic patrols, exploration clusters (at least as of today), red alerts, etc. etc. with the episodes, I'd say that the ratio of good vs. bad is about the same for both Foundry and dev-made content. But the devs don't make their own content difficult to find.
It doesn't matter if there are 1000 or 2000 gems when they're hidden under 40 tons of horse manure. It's still a "needle in a haystack" search for something that doesn't stink.
Can't wait to see the Foundry zealots cheer when the entire game is replaced by Foundry...and then the Foundry authors wonder why they're the only ones trying to stick around as Cryptic announces "STO's shutting down, enjoy Swordsman!" :rolleyes:
Having seen what passes for "spotlight" missions, that says more about your gleeful acceptance of mediocrity based on source than it does about the missions.
Think Cryptic might need some Hazard Emitters for that burn.
That is exactly why i listed Starbase UGC in my post, I did not put it there for you to stare at, you dont have to look much there to find a good mission. It takes me no time to go there, look for a good foundry mission that i think i may like and go and play it.
And that's exactly why I said this is Cryptic's wet dream- someone else will come along and clean up their mess, and be happy to do it.
Sorry, I don't have anywhere near that much Pollyanna in my bloodline.
I didn't mean it as a burn. Just a blunt assessment.
I figured, but even after reading it I couldn't help but wince.
No, it does not. No, its not a replacement for official content. No one ever claimed that it was. But just try it out, im sure that thre is some mission in there that you will like, fanfiction or not. And the truth is, how often do you see cryptic made missions, not very often, maybe 1 or 2 per season most of the time. So if your willing to wait months for a single story at a time, by all means wait. I play the foundry so i can have a cool new mission to play every day.
Cryptic did, when they declared it was the replacement for exploration cluster missions.
so out of all of this, will you try the foundry, despite the problems you have with the game, the hate you have for the removal of clusters, and all else.
Been there, tried that, yawned at the lame fanfic, repressed the memory.
You mean that the majority of the FEs aren't "mediocre fanfic" with voice overs?
Seriously.
Cheers.
Comletely agree. And there a lot more than 1 or 2 gems. But seriously, how much "content" can game devlopers be forced to supply? Doesn't it make sense for the community to bring its endless ideas to the table? I don't think its much to ask and over time the missions will get better, because more people will try their hand at making missions, which will force more communication of how to make them and more examples of cool ideas that will permeate throughout the newly created content.
However, the rating system and searching capability need to be enhanced badly. But if developers are spending less time creating crappy randomly generated content maybe that gives them more time to update usage.
And the Exploration Clusters were a step up from them?
Ive actively avoided the Foundry up til this point. But recently Ive played a fair share of missions and Im even comptemplating making a few of them myself.
But it seems youre more interesting in complaining and disagreeing than acknowledging there are alternatives to your supposed precious 'Exploration Clusters'.