Would you buy faction "themes"? (see OP for explanation)

trekfangrrrl

By faction "themes" I mean unique scan, beam effects, and various other sounds or visuals that are only available to a specific faction. For example, the TOS "faction" has the TOS tricorder scan, transporter effects, and various sounds when operating the UI. Of course, if you already have a t6 connie on a non TOS character, you aren't going to go buy another for a different character. But if you were able to buy the TOS(or any other) faction "theme" on a regular Starfleet character, would you be interested?

PS: yes, I'm sure this would be "a lot of work", just like everything else involved in making video games. The reason the devs do the work is to make money, hence the question of this poll

seaofsorrows

Yes I would buy

Hard to say because it would depend on the price..

But the idea has merit, so yes.

lianthelia

Yes I would buy

I would love some things for sure...especially a Cardassian transporter effect to go with the new(ish) Cardassian ships.

Trouble is all of these effects are tied into what faction you are, it would take a lot of work to change all of that to work...probably more effort than that would net them a profit...so as much as I'd like it, I don't see it happening.

kodachikuno

Yes I would buy

long as they didnt over charge, hell yes

huachaos

Yes I would buy

I would for sure pay to be able to do this.

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gurluas

Yes I would buy

I have a Rommie flying a Fed ship, so it'd be nice to get the Fed effects, ye.

thegrandnagus1

Yes I would buy

Yes I would definitely buy these options (for a reasonable price).

bloodyriz

Yes I would buy

As long as they don't EA it and try to charge for each tiny little thing.​​

salazarraze

Yes I would buy

I would definitely be interested in buying. Could be great for aliengens.

jade1280

No I would not buy

Half of those options are already in the advanced UI settings.

thegrandnagus1

Yes I would buy

> @jade1280 said:
> Half of those options are already in the advanced UI settings.

Nothing the OP described (scan effect, transporter visuals, UI sounds) are in the settings we have available. Did you actually read the OP before voting?

warpangel

No I would not buy

I would buy freely customizable transporter, warp-out, scan, etc effects. But if I'm going to be stuck with a premade "faction theme" anyway, it might as well be the one I get for free.

baddmoonrizin

No I would not buy

First, all of those effects are hardcoded to the Faction, so separating that out and making it so that one could change those effects on their toon would take some work to make happen. Cryptic would need a compelling reason to do all of that work beyond just making a quick buck, because chances are it wouldn't sell well anyway despite player claims they'd pay for it (see: Galaxy interior).

IF Cryptic had some compelling reason to do it (that is, internally they decided to do it for their own reasons) and they undertook the work, then they would most likely offer the option for free anyway (see: UI color options).

thegrandnagus1

Yes I would buy

baddmoonrizin wrote: »

because chances are it wouldn't sell well anyway despite player claims they'd pay for it (see: Galaxy interior).

Apples and oranges. Interiors have no real function, and aren't something you see regularly unless you intentionally decide to go see them (again, with no meaningful reason to be there). But the "faction theme" elements described in the OP are things you literally see every day. Neither you nor I have any idea how well they would sell since there is nothing comparable currently for sale.

As far as the difficulty involved, again this is an issue that none of us actually know anything about because we aren't on the team. You speculating about how hard it would be is equally meaningless as me speculating about how easy it would be. Unless a dev chimes in, the issue of difficulty is not a valid talking about either way since no one actually knows.

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baddmoonrizin

No I would not buy

thegrandnagus1 wrote: »

baddmoonrizin wrote: »

because chances are it wouldn't sell well anyway despite player claims they'd pay for it (see: Galaxy interior).

Apples and oranges. Interiors have no real function, and aren't something you see regularly unless you intentionally decide to go see them (again, with no meaningful reason to be there). But the "faction theme" elements described in the OP are things you literally see every day. Neither you nor I have any idea how well they would sell since there is nothing comparable currently for sale.

As far as the difficulty involved, again this is an issue that none of us actually know anything about because we aren't on the team. You speculating about how hard it would be is equally meaningless as me speculating about how easy it would be. Unless a dev chimes in, the issue of difficulty is not a valid talking about either way since no one actually knows.

My point was that if Cryptic were going to do it, they'd do it for their own reasons, and chances are they wouldn't charge for it like when they gave us the choice to choose UI color themes. They wouldn't do it because a bunch forumites said they'd pay for it, because those claims didn't bear out with Galaxy interior sales. So, sales would not be the motivating factor here.

Also, I never said whether it would be an easy or difficult thing to do, just that it would take work and therefore time. Time which could be better spent on other aspects of the game.

thegrandnagus1

Yes I would buy

baddmoonrizin wrote: »

My point was that if Cryptic were going to do it, they'd do it for their own reasons, and chances are they wouldn't charge for it like when they gave us the choice to choose UI color themes. They wouldn't do it because a bunch forumites said they'd pay for it, because those claims didn't bear out with Galaxy interior sales. So, sales would not be the motivating factor here.

I hear you, but we could both cherry pick examples of things the forums asked for that did or didn't sell well. We obviously know the whole "end game connie" request that's been around since launch, and while neither of us have any numbers we can probably agree they've made a killing from that. Again though, cherry picking examples to support one specific "side" of an argument isn't actually evidence of anything.

Also, I never said whether it would be an easy or difficult thing to do, just that it would take work and therefore time. Time which could be better spent on other aspects of the game.

Yeah, no matter what someone asks for there will always be someone else who thinks time could be better spent elsewhere. One guy wants new content, the other guy wants them to fix bugs on existing content. Then the 3rd guy chimes in and reminds everyone that the guy who fixes bugs isn't the same guy as the guy who makes the missions. We've heard it all before, and no one is "right" or "wrong" because it's all just personal preferences.

Having said all that I'll just remind you that the actual question that was being asked wasn't whether you thought it would happen but whether you would buy it if you had the option. From your vote you apparently wouldn't, which is fine. We all spend our money on different types of things and there's nothing wrong with that.

baddmoonrizin

No I would not buy

thegrandnagus1 wrote: »

baddmoonrizin wrote: »

My point was that if Cryptic were going to do it, they'd do it for their own reasons, and chances are they wouldn't charge for it like when they gave us the choice to choose UI color themes. They wouldn't do it because a bunch forumites said they'd pay for it, because those claims didn't bear out with Galaxy interior sales. So, sales would not be the motivating factor here.

I hear you, but we could both cherry pick examples of things the forums asked for that did or didn't sell well. We obviously know the whole "end game connie" request that's been around since launch, and while neither of us have any numbers we can probably agree they've made a killing from that. Again though, cherry picking examples to support one specific "side" of an argument isn't actually evidence of anything.

Also, I never said whether it would be an easy or difficult thing to do, just that it would take work and therefore time. Time which could be better spent on other aspects of the game.

Yeah, no matter what someone asks for there will always be someone else who thinks time could be better spent elsewhere. One guy wants new content, the other guy wants them to fix bugs on existing content. Then the 3rd guy chimes in and reminds everyone that the guy who fixes bugs isn't the same guy as the guy who makes the missions. We've heard it all before, and no one is "right" or "wrong" because it's all just personal preferences.

Having said all that I'll just remind you that the actual question that was being asked wasn't whether you thought it would happen but whether you would buy it if you had the option. From your vote you apparently wouldn't, which is fine. We all spend our money on different types of things and there's nothing wrong with that.

Well, I guess, let me amend myself by saying I voted "no, I wouldn't buy it," because I honestly think that if it were to actually happen, it wouldn't be something that would need to be bought. It would just be an option added to the game, like the UI color options. Now, if it was something that they decided to put in the C-Store, then yes, I might buy it if I had a specific toon that I wanted to change those visuals on.

cbrjwrr

Yes I would buy

Buy for real money, no, but Zen yeah.

echatty

Zen invariably costs someone real money.

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echatty

Oh I know. Just pointing out that someone's real money bought the zen others (including me) buy with dilithium.

annemarie30

Yes I would buy

I would buy it, depending. if it came with fresh uniforms I'd be all over it throwing credit cards at the screen just so i could have a decent looking uniform for my Rommies.

nixie50

I would buy a well done expansion, like Blizz does. Expansion: Gamma quadrant where you get to explore, and as you discover things, it opens mini-arcs, the dilithium rich planet you find opens a conflict between planet A and Planet B, who are getting ready to fight over the planet. you have options: side with a or b, take if for your faction, negotiate a peace to share the resources.you can even have leveling zones. start at a base, say level 20 and you can level up in the new environment. and with every expansion, you end up facing off with the eventual boss mob

slifox

No I would not buy

No thanks considering I have at least one character of all the factions (minus TRIBBLE).

duaths1

Yes I would buy

Yes, i would buy.
Both EVIL Romulan Tal Shiar and some Vulcan/Andorian starting experience.

Still waiting for Pakled!

avoozuul

Honestly I don't see the point.

However I was wishing for a while to access the gorn species on the federation side.

danalee

Yes I would buy

I would. I think it'd be terrific if the tailor included crew animations which would allow to select between various medical tricorders, science tricorders, beam up effects, warp effects, shield impact effects, etc. as a 'style costume' area.

First reaction to the question was no I wouldn't, then I was thinking of the possibilities and then was like heck yes.

Code wise would really be a bigger change than it seems, but with financial incentive it may be worth it for them.

markhawkman

Yes I would buy

baddmoonrizin wrote: »

thegrandnagus1 wrote: »

baddmoonrizin wrote: »

My point was that if Cryptic were going to do it, they'd do it for their own reasons, and chances are they wouldn't charge for it like when they gave us the choice to choose UI color themes. They wouldn't do it because a bunch forumites said they'd pay for it, because those claims didn't bear out with Galaxy interior sales. So, sales would not be the motivating factor here.

I hear you, but we could both cherry pick examples of things the forums asked for that did or didn't sell well. We obviously know the whole "end game connie" request that's been around since launch, and while neither of us have any numbers we can probably agree they've made a killing from that. Again though, cherry picking examples to support one specific "side" of an argument isn't actually evidence of anything.

Also, I never said whether it would be an easy or difficult thing to do, just that it would take work and therefore time. Time which could be better spent on other aspects of the game.

Yeah, no matter what someone asks for there will always be someone else who thinks time could be better spent elsewhere. One guy wants new content, the other guy wants them to fix bugs on existing content. Then the 3rd guy chimes in and reminds everyone that the guy who fixes bugs isn't the same guy as the guy who makes the missions. We've heard it all before, and no one is "right" or "wrong" because it's all just personal preferences.

Having said all that I'll just remind you that the actual question that was being asked wasn't whether you thought it would happen but whether you would buy it if you had the option. From your vote you apparently wouldn't, which is fine. We all spend our money on different types of things and there's nothing wrong with that.

Well, I guess, let me amend myself by saying I voted "no, I wouldn't buy it," because I honestly think that if it were to actually happen, it wouldn't be something that would need to be bought. It would just be an option added to the game, like the UI color options. Now, if it was something that they decided to put in the C-Store, then yes, I might buy it if I had a specific toon that I wanted to change those visuals on.

I think they've been working torwards this on the backend actually. Starting with AoY, all mini-factions use the mini-faction TP effect and NOT the TP effect of your boffs. With Romulans it's actually possible to get 3 simultaneously.