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Which Discovery Phaser version do you prefer ? (bef AoD / aft AoD)

rickvic#6033 rickvic
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edited March 2019 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
At this point, we have not seen the Phasers been used in Season 2 of Discovery. As many of you recognize the Phasers before the AoD update where screen accurate for Season 1 of Discovery. With the AoD Update they were changed to a "heavier" look with the add of explosions on shields. Because the lack of Combat scenes in Season 2 we cannot say if the changes were made to make them screen accurate for Season 2 versions

So which Disco Phasers visuals do you prefer ?

Which Discovery Phaser version do you prefer ? (bef AoD / aft AoD) 40 votes

Before the Age of Discovery Update
90%
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Actual look after the AoD Update
10%
duncanidaho11imperialistsncc1701z5shadowwraith#9264 4 votes
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  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
         Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    My personal wish would be before AoD Update plus the Explosions. The new look as "heavy variant". So both looks in the game

    For blue, green, red, yellow
  • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,507 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    I preferred the on-screen 'laser-like' weapons, and I do like the shield explosions.
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  • palladiumcappalladiumcap Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    The lockbox originals were a screen accurate masterpiece. AOD turned them into snot-rockets and gleeks that bend unnaturally through space.

    100% before.
  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
         Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    leemwatson wrote: »
    I preferred the on-screen 'laser-like' weapons, and I do like the shield explosions.

    So it seems you have the same wish as me
  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    > @rickvic#6033 said:
    > leemwatson wrote: »
    >
    > I preferred the on-screen 'laser-like' weapons, and I do like the shield explosions.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > So it seems you have the same wish as me

    Everybody have that dream, my friend.. the original ones where awesome..
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  • xyquarzexyquarze Member Posts: 2,120 Arc User
    Lacks the option "no opinion about this"
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  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
         Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    Oh, i cant edit it
  • duasynduasyn Member Posts: 492 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    Their current visuals are bland.
  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
         Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    Thank you all for keep voting, nice some other people are interested in this too
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,008 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    Before. This is one of those cases where the devs have deliberately changed something to not be screen accurate (like no redshirts in TOS) for flimsy reasons. In case of the phasers we have no reason at all, but I bet it's something like "players got confused due to the quick beams" or something like that.
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  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
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    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    Its really annoying because i spend time, real money and resources to upgrade my DSC Phasers. I was shocked as i start the game after the update.

    I hope we can get them to change them back or intruduce both visual styles (which in my eyes would be the greatest because the new disruptor ones work really great optical on TNG klingon and romulan ships)
  • trennantrennan Member Posts: 2,839 Arc User
    Don't care. This is just more visual spam, which we could do with a lot less of.
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  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    They looked amazing when first released, like super fast laser shots flying all over the place. The current version look like TRIBBLE i'm not sorry to say.
    I'd have never bought them were they in their current form when released.
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  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
         Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    lordsteve1 wrote: »
    They looked amazing when first released, like super fast laser shots flying all over the place. The current version look like TRIBBLE i'm not sorry to say.
    I'd have never bought them were they in their current form when released.

    WORD

  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    Why did the OP create a poll that we all obviously know the answer to?
    When you see "TRIBBLE" in my posts, it's because I manually typed "TRIBBLE" and censored myself.
  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
         Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    To remind the devs that this topic is not dead for us players
  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    edited March 2019
    Then simply create a topic for it. No point in making a poll that we all know everyone 100% agrees on. That said, the old ST-D phasers looked nice but it's not the end of the world for me if they never come back. I wonder if anyone knows if there was any official word as to why the changes were made. I always guessed that it was too resource intensive but that could be 100% wrong since it's a complete guess. And I can't figure out any other reason as to why they would change it.
    When you see "TRIBBLE" in my posts, it's because I manually typed "TRIBBLE" and censored myself.
  • lordsteve1lordsteve1 Member Posts: 3,492 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    salazarraze wrote: »
    Then simply create a topic for it. No point in making a poll that we all know everyone 100% agrees on. That said, the old ST-D phasers looked nice but it's not the end of the world for me if they never come back. I wonder if anyone knows if there was any official word as to why the changes were made. I always guessed that it was too resource intensive but that could be 100% wrong since it's a complete guess. And I can't figure out any other reason as to why they would change it.

    Well clearly not 100% of people agree on it as the poll itself shows...

    But it's a good way of showing how much of the playerbase prefers things the way they were, at least as a percentage of a sample size. Pity the sample size isn't much bigger, but nothing can be done about that. Plus they never listen to these things anyway.
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    Colors, I really don't care. Sounds, I have my earphones plugged in and sound completely off.

    https://youtu.be/xLnTWxpTQt4
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  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
         Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    lordsteve1 wrote: »
    salazarraze wrote: »
    Then simply create a topic for it. No point in making a poll that we all know everyone 100% agrees on. That said, the old ST-D phasers looked nice but it's not the end of the world for me if they never come back. I wonder if anyone knows if there was any official word as to why the changes were made. I always guessed that it was too resource intensive but that could be 100% wrong since it's a complete guess. And I can't figure out any other reason as to why they would change it.

    Well clearly not 100% of people agree on it as the poll itself shows...

    But it's a good way of showing how much of the playerbase prefers things the way they were, at least as a percentage of a sample size. Pity the sample size isn't much bigger, but nothing can be done about that. Plus they never listen to these things anyway.

    Thank you
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,008 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    > @ltminns said:
    > Colors, I really don't care. Sounds, I have my earphones plugged in and sound completely off.
    >
    > https://youtu.be/xLnTWxpTQt4

    And none of that is the issue in the first place 😂
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  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    edited March 2019
    (Trolling comments moderated out. - BMR)
    Post edited by baddmoonrizin on
    When you see "TRIBBLE" in my posts, it's because I manually typed "TRIBBLE" and censored myself.
  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    OK then, look of the Phasers. Unless my Boffs use the Boolean, Herald Staff, or a Plasma Flamethrower, I hardly notice. And those buggers keep trying to sneak around behind me anyway. So,

    https://youtu.be/xLnTWxpTQt4
    'But to be logical is not to be right', and 'nothing' on God's earth could ever 'make it' right!'
    Judge Dan Haywood
    'As l speak now, the words are forming in my head.
    l don't know.
    l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
    That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
    Lt. Philip J. Minns
  • warpangelwarpangel Member Posts: 9,427 Arc User
    salazarraze wrote: »
    Then simply create a topic for it. No point in making a poll that we all know everyone 100% agrees on.
    Game must be smaller than I though if 13 people is "everyone?"
  • spiritbornspiritborn Member Posts: 4,393 Arc User
    warpangel wrote: »
    salazarraze wrote: »
    Then simply create a topic for it. No point in making a poll that we all know everyone 100% agrees on.
    Game must be smaller than I though if 13 people is "everyone?"

    I think he meant either "everyone who voted in the poll" or is assuming everyone will voted the same option anyway even though some like me don't care about it either way and other might even like the new version.
  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    spiritborn wrote: »
    warpangel wrote: »
    salazarraze wrote: »
    Then simply create a topic for it. No point in making a poll that we all know everyone 100% agrees on.
    Game must be smaller than I though if 13 people is "everyone?"

    I think he meant either "everyone who voted in the poll" or is assuming everyone will voted the same option anyway even though some like me don't care about it either way and other might even like the new version.

    Like you, I also don't really care all that much but I'm part of the clear majority that agrees that the old effects were better. This topic has been brought up alot since the changes were inexplicably made. Not just here but on reddit and there's even comparative videos on youtube. And the opinions of those posters are universal in that the old effects were better. Anyhow with the above edit, I'll leave it at that.
    When you see "TRIBBLE" in my posts, it's because I manually typed "TRIBBLE" and censored myself.
  • rickvic#6033 rickvic
    rickvic#6033
         Member Posts: 129 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    salazarraze wrote: »
    spiritborn wrote: »
    warpangel wrote: »
    salazarraze wrote: »
    Then simply create a topic for it. No point in making a poll that we all know everyone 100% agrees on.
    Game must be smaller than I though if 13 people is "everyone?"

    I think he meant either "everyone who voted in the poll" or is assuming everyone will voted the same option anyway even though some like me don't care about it either way and other might even like the new version.

    Like you, I also don't really care all that much but I'm part of the clear majority that agrees that the old effects were better. This topic has been brought up alot since the changes were inexplicably made. Not just here but on reddit and there's even comparative videos on youtube. And the opinions of those posters are universal in that the old effects were better. Anyhow with the above edit, I'll leave it at that.

    Link to the comparative video ?

  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    edited March 2019
    Full Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/apo21w/this_is_a_reminder_of_how_the_disco_ship_weapons/

    Selected Quote from User Freakium:
    And for video reference, here's what they used to look like vs. what they look like now.

    I have to say that seeing this again... I forgot how awesome they used to look.
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  • gaevsmangaevsman Member Posts: 3,190 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    I think,honestly, thay they messed up with the animation and cannot correct it anymore... The kind of.. ups!, We overwrite the file!!
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  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,008 Arc User
    Before the Age of Discovery Update
    Speaking of weapons, why do cannons always look so bland, by the way? Beams change, they have a few variants - default solid beam, wavy beams, pulse beams, linked beams, twin beams etc. etc.

    Cannons always look the same, just the colour changes. It's always the same "tear drop" ball being shot, no matter which type of cannon you look at. DSC cannons look exactly like every other cannon in the entire game.​​
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    "A filthy, mangy beast, but in its bony breast beat the heart of a warrior" - "faithful" (...) "but ever-ready to follow the call of the wild." - Martok, about a Targ
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