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New social areas

carmen1983090887carmen1983090887 Member Posts: 30 Arc User
edited September 2023 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Star Trek online has a real lack of social zones available for use. I have played through many featured episodes and faction based missions where the maps would make fantastic places for social areas for players to gather. A couple of my favorites are The Khitomer alliance base, Hassan the undying's Night Club on Nimbus 3.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,728 Community Moderator
    Lack of Social Zones?

    We've got several that don't get much attention already.
    • Defera
    • Bajor (due to being RIGHT NEXT DOOR to DS9, which has more services than Bajor)
    • Vulcan
    • Andoria
    • Captain's Table (Lifer only but still neglected due to having nothing over ESD/Qo'nos/New Romulus)
    • Risa (outside of the Summer Event its pretty empty, usually only see a handful of players hanging out on the docks)

    And that's just off the top of my head. While I agree that being able to visit Kitomer would be cool, and Hassan's Nightclub might make a good social map after the Nimbus III arc though.
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • grendelthewise#0990 grendelthewise
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    There is enough social zones, but just like rattler2 said there needs to be some upgrades to the areas.
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  • vegeta50024vegeta50024 Member Posts: 2,336 Arc User
    rattler2 wrote: »
    Lack of Social Zones?

    We've got several that don't get much attention already.
    • Defera
    • Bajor (due to being RIGHT NEXT DOOR to DS9, which has more services than Bajor)
    • Vulcan
    • Andoria
    • Captain's Table (Lifer only but still neglected due to having nothing over ESD/Qo'nos/New Romulus)
    • Risa (outside of the Summer Event its pretty empty, usually only see a handful of players hanging out on the docks)

    And that's just off the top of my head. While I agree that being able to visit Kitomer would be cool, and Hassan's Nightclub might make a good social map after the Nimbus III arc though.

    Khitomer is only good if its before the newest mission ;)

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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    edited July 2020
    Social Areas? We don't have time to fluff around in Social Areas. Reputations to increase, Specs to grind, Endeavors to do, Featured Events to grind. Crafting Schools to finish, Commendations to Max out, &c.
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  • pattonj324pattonj324 Member Posts: 25 Arc User
    edited July 2020
    I REALLY wish we could get a Transwarp to the Captain's Table, Id use it a lot more than I do. Its a cool zone but having to drop out of warp in front of Spacedock, alter course, and change zones again, it just makes more sense to go to ESD.

    Maybe if there was a Captain's Table button as you approach the Sol System? That way it would take you straight there?

    Anyway, I'd love to see more or a refresh of the current ones, there seems to be a lot of good looking, wasted space in STO.

    ***edit. You know what I miss? Battle Group Omega, in the Noro Sector! I loved that zone, being able to bank, buy, exchange, and mail from my ship without ever having to leave it, WAS AWESOME! I miss that zone.
  • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,919 Arc User
    This game has way too many social zones, most of which are completely empty.
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,728 Community Moderator
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    This game has way too many social zones, most of which are completely empty.

    Andoria.
    There's absolutely NOTHING there. I think the original intention was to allow for friendly PvP duels, but they never implimented that. So we got a MASSIVE zone... with nothing worth doing there. Only time people go there is either for RP purposes or the Omega Stabilization minigame.
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
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  • ltminnsltminns Member Posts: 12,572 Arc User
    And in the Omega they go out of the way to put them where you end up seeing the entire planet. ;)
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  • salazarrazesalazarraze Member Posts: 3,794 Arc User
    Eh, there's already enough social zones that are out of the way and lack any real purpose. The game doesn't need any more.
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  • spacehermitspacehermit Member Posts: 358 Arc User
    The toxic nature of zone chat sometimes makes them seem more like ANTIsocial zones.
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  • vetteguy904vetteguy904 Member Posts: 3,949 Arc User
    pattonj324 wrote: »
    I REALLY wish we could get a Transwarp to the Captain's Table, Id use it a lot more than I do. Its a cool zone but having to drop out of warp in front of Spacedock, alter course, and change zones again, it just makes more sense to go to ESD.

    Maybe if there was a Captain's Table button as you approach the Sol System? That way it would take you straight there?

    Anyway, I'd love to see more or a refresh of the current ones, there seems to be a lot of good looking, wasted space in STO.

    ***edit. You know what I miss? Battle Group Omega, in the Noro Sector! I loved that zone, being able to bank, buy, exchange, and mail from my ship without ever having to leave it, WAS AWESOME! I miss that zone.

    funy thing, though, is D'vak and what's her name are back in thier room on DS9 and if you are levelling, they tell you about Omega force. I wonder if it's coming back.. a station there would be nice
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  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,728 Community Moderator
    I kinda preferred Roxy being the BOff trainer honestly. At least she had SOMETHING to do.
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    Yang Xiao Long wrote:
    I can't take it anymore! Could everyone just chill out for two seconds before something CRAZY happens again?!
    The nut who actually ground out many packs. The resident forum voice of reason (I HAZ FORUM REP! YAY!)
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  • phoenixc#0738 phoenixc
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    The problem with most of the social areas is lack of support functions, just standing around talking only goes so far. Most of my KDF people are based on Drozana station for instance, but have to go to Qo'nos to pick up new ships and crew for instance.
  • vetteguy904vetteguy904 Member Posts: 3,949 Arc User
    yes, KDF needs a station of some sort up in the north part of the quadrant. Nimbus is too far but a shipyard for all there would make sense for the planet of galactic peace
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  • taris10005#5669 taris10005
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    rattler2 wrote: »
    Lack of Social Zones?

    We've got several that don't get much attention already.
    • Defera
    • Bajor (due to being RIGHT NEXT DOOR to DS9, which has more services than Bajor)
    • Vulcan
    • Andoria
    • Captain's Table (Lifer only but still neglected due to having nothing over ESD/Qo'nos/New Romulus)
    • Risa (outside of the Summer Event its pretty empty, usually only see a handful of players hanging out on the docks)

    And that's just off the top of my head. While I agree that being able to visit Kitomer would be cool, and Hassan's Nightclub might make a good social map after the Nimbus III arc though.

    Risa has the Risa Regulars hanging out there all the time, and complete with their own social groupings, its also become quite the hub for arranging ground PvP matches, specifically for people eager to try and defeat War Ghoul the Undefeated.
  • chastity1337chastity1337 Member Posts: 1,608 Arc User
    edited August 2020
    I would point out that the Captain's Table is not LTS only. I subscribed long enough, (back when monthly subs were a thing), to unlock all the Veteran Rewards. I have access to the Captain's Table even though I'm not an LTS.

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Accolade/General_Accolade/Veteran_Rewards
  • phoenixc#0738 phoenixc
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    chastity1337 wrote: »
    I would point out that the Captain's Table is not LTS only. I subscribed long enough, (back when monthly subs were a thing), to unlock all the Veteran Rewards. I have access to the Captain's Table even though I'm not an LTS.

    https://sto.gamepedia.com/Accolade/General_Accolade/Veteran_Rewards

    That is not possible to do anymore since there is no longer a subscription option so for anyone but the oldtimers it is effectively LTS only.
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  • paradox#7391 paradox
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    edited August 2020
    maybe add some of the other player races homeworlds, out of all the fed founding members tellerites seems to be ignored, it also feels really weird visiting Bajor as a Cardassian even if Bajor is a boring planet to begin with.
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  • trennantrennan Member Posts: 2,839 Arc User
    phoenixc#0738 wrote: »
    The problem with most of the social areas is lack of support functions, just standing around talking only goes so far. Most of my KDF people are based on Drozana station for instance, but have to go to Qo'nos to pick up new ships and crew for instance.

    You can go to Ganalda for ships, bank, mail, exchange, tailor, and security officer. I know there should be a boff vendor there as well, not sure on boff ability though. As far as doff's, well, we all have to go to our respective areas for that.
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  • starshine#7408 starshine
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    Most of the hubs dont have the easy to get to free transwarp ESD does.

    I want one in the style of the new khitomer map, as a khitomer alliance hub
    Complete with transwarp into orbit and all the facilities ESD and Qonos have but available for all players and you know, a nice layout.

    It'd be nice if it was a place to get missions too as it seems to be where the story is going to stay, why not make it a hub and have the talking head you get missions from standing there to talk to?
    Maybe some run around daily missions too just because you know, Khitomer Alliance.
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  • chipg7chipg7 Member Posts: 1,577 Arc User
    sirsitsalot wrote: »
    If it's just a new social area that just gets added, then no. However, if it is a social area of epic proportions that we, as members of the Alliance, can build over tine using a very open and very public version of the fleet holding mechanics, then I could get behind it. I would want to see it ultimately become the capitol system of the Galactic Union. And you read that right... Instead of a space station, a colony, it would be an entire star system... Meaning that forward-going expansion of the Alliance capitol system could occur in the form of new public facilities being constructed. Anyone who participates would honestly be able to say, "I had a hand in building this"

    It would be nice to have a long-term goal to work towards that we all could see progressing and that does not require us to go out and kill people and blow stuff up.
    Ooo, ok this would be amazing. I think an Alliance social zone that isn't a location-specific staging zone (the Sphere HQs) would really make sense. I would be thrilled if we could contribute to a social location at the Khitomer base.
  • captkelly31#5645 captkelly31
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    edited August 2020
    There is a door on ESD's catwalk that gives a pop-up window that could be made into the Captain's Table entrance.
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    Corrected typo in previous comment.
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