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Starship cannons need more "oomph" in the visual/sound effects department

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited February 2010 in Feature Episodes, Events and PvE Content
Considering how powerful cannons are supposed to be, seeing and hearing them fire is like the opposite of impressive. From an audiovisual perspective, they should be a lot more intimidating than the current "pew pew spitballs!" thing they do now.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Amen, sometimes I am not sure they are firing
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I agree with the OP, the cannon weapons are quite unimpressive. When they should be bang bang bang, they're like blip.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I think a big part of that is that as you zoom out your sound effects get quieter.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Nay not only regarding the sound...they are sooooo tiny...firing tribbles would look more impressive :D Look at those movie parts where the Defiant fired it's cannons...that looked really impressive...but in STO they are...soooo tiny...sweet :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    EaglePryde wrote: »
    Nay not only regarding the sound...they are sooooo tiny...firing tribbles would look more impressive :D Look at those movie parts where the Defiant fired it's cannons...that looked really impressive...but in STO they are...soooo tiny...sweet :D

    I guess you haven't fired the disruptor or plasma heavies...they are big and sound it...

    Your wimpy federation pew pew is intentional! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Lugh wrote: »
    I guess you haven't fired the disruptor or plasma heavies...they are big and sound it...

    Your wimpy federation pew pew is intentional! :D

    But we have the ultimate weapon...TRIBBLE phasers..we got TRIBBLES :D oh darn..you have em too :eek:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Support bigger "balls" :D
    I switched from heavy dual phaser cannon MK IV to dual phaser cannon MK V - first time i thought they don't shoot :eek: Then I saw *something* flying to the enemy - firth thought my men sacrifice themself and jump to enemy to do kinetic damage - then I realized that those ink-drops should be my canons...a bit "more" wouldn't hurt!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Yes that would be very cool to have some jaw dropping effects in space, but over all it is pretty good so far in my opinion, and hopefully will get even better!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    EaglePryde wrote: »
    Nay not only regarding the sound...they are sooooo tiny...firing tribbles would look more impressive :D Look at those movie parts where the Defiant fired it's cannons...that looked really impressive...but in STO they are...soooo tiny...sweet :D

    Here's a video that features the Defiant blasting the snot of out of stuff with its cannons. Skip ahead to :50 to see how cannons were portrayed in the show.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vSp9CLyImA

    This is how they should be.
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