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Getting really sick of these things THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE FOR ME!
Seriously let me turn them off!.
Even Cryptic doesnt like them otherwise youd see them in there videos!
Look at the ship video on the front page, why arnt they showing there awesome shield rings?
Because they look stupid!

Please allow those of us that dont like them to turn them off thank you :)
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Which rings are you talking about?

    There's a ring around the icon, near the top of the screen.

    And then there's a ring around the ship itself.

    And depending on where your focus is at the time, you can judge their shield strength by either.


    Some players may pay more attention to the HUD, and like the icon display.

    And some players may pay more attention to the environment, and like the ship display.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Which rings are you talking about?

    There's a ring around the icon, near the top of the screen.

    And then there's a ring around the ship itself.

    And depending on where your focus is at the time, you can judge their shield strength by either.


    Some players may pay more attention to the HUD, and like the icon display.

    And some players may pay more attention to the environment, and like the ship display.

    Yeah i know so what, im not asking to get rid of it, JUST FOR ME to turn it off if i so choose and im talking about the big stupid blue one around your ship.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    yeah, this feature really needs an on/off toggle. it's really ugly and i don't know anyone that uses it.
    we're all already used to looking at target displays (ours/ target/ target's target)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Shield rings and the sector grids. I want to be able to turn both of them off.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I don't use the 3d rings around my ship in space to measure shield strength either. I always look at the indicator on the HUD.

    I would love to remove the ones showing up around ships.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Yep, not a fan of the blue Frisbee ring either. An option to turn it off would be smashing old bean.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kandorous wrote: »
    I don't use the 3d rings around my ship in space to measure shield strength either. I always look at the indicator on the HUD.

    I would love to remove the ones showing up around ships.

    Exactly most people use the hud indicator, its just better, you can always see it!.
    you can always see the ring.
    And you sure dont need to look at your own.
    The system is just fail.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kassidus wrote: »
    Getting really sick of these things THEY SERVE NO PURPOSE FOR ME!
    Seriously let me turn them off!.
    Even Cryptic doesnt like them otherwise youd see them in there videos!
    Look at the ship video on the front page, why arnt they showing there awesome shield rings?
    Because they look stupid!

    Please allow those of us that dont like them to turn them off thank you :)

    this has been gone over with before. the Devs have said they cant. look in the "this is why the Devs dont talk to us" thread in my sig
    Mdarga wrote:
    This would actually require new tech, so if it does get added it will take some time.

    The shield rings aren't actually UI elements. They're FX that every other ship also sees. We'd need to code a way to make a given set of FX only visible for clients that have that option set to true. I may not want to see my own shield rings, but other people will still need the option to see them if they choose.

    Of course that was a HUGE mistake on Mdarga's part in that thread.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kandorous wrote: »
    I don't use the 3d rings around my ship in space to measure shield strength either. I always look at the indicator on the HUD.

    I would love to remove the ones showing up around ships.

    it seems to me that the rings around the ship are not as granular as the HUD display, plus the actual shield bubble that shows up when you get shot is awesome and the rings take away from it.

    wtb shield ring hidden switch
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Fx that every other ship sees. That are rendered on my client. So...

    Make them transparent in my client. Problem solved. I never look at mine, and can rarely see other ships shield rings. I look at my target icon.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Apparently it can since there if a vid of it without them someone TRIBBLE it but of course can't post how.

    I am all for this I don't use the rings on my ship, sure your enemies should still have it, like a tactical overlay.

    I also agree with the no sector grids, it would make areas seem more vast and space like, also it'll improve game speed with less graphics to draw, I mean your ship casts a drop shadow on the grid, is that even needed?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    NinetyNine wrote:
    Fx that every other ship sees. That are rendered on my client. So...

    Make them transparent in my client. Problem solved. I never look at mine, and can rarely see other ships shield rings. I look at my target icon.

    Im just sayin it aint gonna happen or if it is, it aint gonna be soon as theyve said they arent gonna lol
    Starlanced wrote:
    Apparently it can since there if a vid of it without them someone [did something to it] it but of course can't post how.

    I am all for this I don't use the rings on my ship, sure your enemies should still have it, like a tactical overlay.

    I also agree with the no sector grids, it would make areas seem more vast and space like, also it'll improve game speed with less graphics to draw, I mean your ship casts a drop shadow on the grid, is that even needed?

    yeah he got banned fast too
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    this has been gone over with before. the Devs have said they cant. look in the "this is why the Devs dont talk to us" thread in my sig



    Of course that was a HUGE mistake on Mdarga's part in that thread.

    The quote says it would take time, not be impossible. If they need to take time that's fine just don't ignore it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Im just sayin it aint gonna happen or if it is, it aint gonna be soon as theyve said they arent gonna lol

    Please see the post above yours and then explain why they can't just use whatever hack that guy did.

    I saw the video. There were no rings. The same no rings I want to not see on my screen, damnit. Fix this, devs.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    this has been gone over with before. the Devs have said they cant. look in the "this is why the Devs dont talk to us" thread in my sig



    Of course that was a HUGE mistake on Mdarga's part in that thread.

    YEah and ive called them a bunch of liars, infact i have never heard such BS
    you see Shield rings in this video ?
    http://www.startrekonline.com/ships/cerberus
    oh look they can turn it off.
    secondly if they ALLOW players to play at DIFFERENT lvls of graphic quality settings,
    My ship looks WAY better than some others, and when i look at there ships i SEE a nice shiny model and not the blury junk they run at there settings, then there is NO REASON one of the graphic options is to NOT see shield rings.
    Its just a lazy answer.

    Its not that hard
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Jayrune wrote:
    The quote says it would take time, not be impossible. If they need to take time that's fine just don't ignore it.

    OK yuo take it that way, ill take it the way I took it, as the "it will take time" then followed up with a detailed explanation of why it cant be done usually means no

    I think Ill add this thread to the "why they dont talk back to us" thing
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I'm there with you. I would love to be able to take a screen shot of combat without having those transparent blue bars blurring everything up.

    Just giuve us the option to toggle them on and off. Simple as that. The devs can obviously already do this because they show videos of combat all the time and there are no shield bars in them.


    :cool:
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kassidus wrote: »
    YEah and ive called them a bunch of liars, infact i have never heard such BS
    you see Shield rings in this video ?
    http://www.startrekonline.com/ships/cerberus
    oh look they can turn it off.
    secondly if they ALLOW players to play at DIFFERENT lvls of graphic quality settings,
    My ship looks WAY better than some others, and when i look at there ships i SEE a nice shiny model and not the blury junk they run at there settings, then there is NO REASON one of the graphic options is to NOT see shield rings.
    Its just a lazy answer.

    Its not that hard

    Had to quote myself cause i just watched that video again and its amaizing how much better combat looks without the rings.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    OK yuo take it that way, ill take it the way I took it, as the "it will take time" then followed up with a detailed explanation of why it cant be done usually means no

    I think Ill add this thread to the "why they dont talk back to us" thing

    These are the same people who are insisting that the storage requirement for more than 3 character slots per account is cost prohibitive, so they'll charge for additional slots.

    Actually, now that I think about it, I'd buy no rings in the C-Store. Now there's financial incentive to fix it, so get on that Cryptic.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    One of the oldest requests in this game is toggling these things. The devs are aware of it for sure. And I feel they'll eventually get around to it along with alot of other things on their plate which should have been eaten before launch. I abhor the rings, too, but we'll all have to be patient.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    NinetyNine wrote:
    These are the same people who are insisting that the storage requirement for more than 3 character slots per account is cost prohibitive, so they'll charge for additional slots.

    Actually, now that I think about it, I'd buy no rings in the C-Store. Now there's financial incentive to fix it, so get on that Cryptic.

    Id pay $5 right now to turn it off lol
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kassidus wrote: »
    Id pay $5 right now to turn it off lol

    I wouldnt, I like it reminds me of SFC, but I guess my opinion doesnt matter or Im a fanboi lol
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I wouldnt, I like it reminds me of SFC, but I guess my opinion doesnt matter or Im a fanboi lol

    not in this case here your answer is legitamate, and i for one would fight for your right to have your shield rings if you so wish, theres nothing wrong with that.
    As long as i can turn mine off you can play however you like :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Kassidus wrote: »
    not in this case here your answer is legitamate, and i for one would fight for your right to have your shield rings if you so wish, theres nothing wrong with that.
    As long as i can turn mine off you can play however you like :)

    aaaah I think I see the light. Yes, a client sided fix where we ALL dont have tio have it off would be neat

    (look ma, I can become enlightened)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    aaaah I think I see the light. Yes, a client sided fix where we ALL dont have tio have it off would be neat

    (look ma, I can become enlightened)

    Yeah, I don't think anyone was asking for them to be removed. Just for the option of not have to see them if they choose.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Definitely, this.

    I always try to sound off in these threads simply hoping it becomes more of a priority for them. I mean really, if they were confident that these rings are the way to go and can't be removed, why do all the video advertisements have them off? (Marketing, yes, I understand that part.) Actually, even their combat screenshots have them off; is it too much to ask that we be allowed the same courtesy?

    Having them baked into the graphics is just shortsighted. Although...it only comes on when in combat, so not sure how that they justified that.

    And sadly, for my prettier screenshots I'd put down $5 for it. Not that I'm encouraging that or anything; they'd just take my money and get it in 3-6 months down the line, aka 'Soon.'
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    my website is really cool especially the STO tips and tricks section

    *cough*

    I think an option to turn these off would be great.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    /signed.

    Shield rings look terrible and need to be a toggle.

    So do engine trails.
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