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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
The way we are notified of earning new abilities like Attack Pattern Alpha, or Brace for Impact, really needs to be looked at. For example my friend was mulling over solutions to his weapon drain problem when I started talking to about eps flow consoles. He checked his abilities for some reason and found a power boost ability. He had no idea he had it because the game on says 'commander ability II' when you rank up. This seriously needs to be corrected I check every time I see that message and sometime I do not see any change at all so I just assume an ability got upgraded. This needs to change something that generc should not have made it to release. Thank you for your time.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Well it might not be what you think.

    Often when a new ability is unlocked it is a ground based abilty (when you are inspace) or if you level up whle on a planet (unlikely) the ability could be a spaced based ability.

    Thus, when you click on the icon to check your abilities - you dont see it.

    Friggin annoying if you ask me.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I think a dialog box should pop up when you get a new level-unlocked ability.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Im not sure but do they alternate when you get skills? One space skill then ground then back to space? I can't really tell as flashing blue/purple on a black background for a nanonsecond doesn't really give you time to read it. I usually find out I got a new skill when I find a new icon on my hot bar I haven't seen before.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    bstiff wrote:
    Im not sure but do they alternate when you get skills? One space skill then ground then back to space? I can't really tell as flashing blue/purple on a black background for a nanonsecond doesn't really give you time to read it. I usually find out I got a new skill when I find a new icon on my hot bar I haven't seen before.

    It is alternated, one ground, one space and vise versa. Also, it alternates between skill "every main" gets and skills that are "Officer" specific. For instance, only Engineers get Nadion Induction, and Support Drone (I think). Having the actual Accolade screen appear, and SAY what the skill is you learned, agreed.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I agree/ It shouldnt be that hard for the devs to have it list the new skill you just learned. As im still trying to figure out what skills i learned for RAdmiral I and II
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Yeah I figured out after a while that the skills alternate, but they do need to make it so you get told what skill you got. Or atleast something like "You recieved a new space/ground ability!"
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