after playing since Open Beta to today(And continueing on), I have made a large list of things I'd like to see incorporated into this game.
The reviews seem to go from ok to harsh, but the big thing about MMORPGs is their constant change. Look at Star Wars Galaxies today compared to when it was released as a good example. Cryptic has given us, at best, fertle ground. extremly fertle ground. While it is as it is now, I see this game growing in its first year to be one of the top MMORPGs. Its possibilitys are limitless
On that note, below are my suggestions, and wants that I wish to see in this game this time in 2011, in no particular Order
1 : Death Penalty. This one is tricky to impliment. How do you add some kind of penalty to this game? especialy since its been out for nearly a month with no penalty. Could it be like WoW? Where you must return to your body from a graveyard? Nah. Like City of Heroes? Where you are taken to a hospital, ending all action, and you get tacked on a nasty bit of debt(Which was always a pain to get rid of). Getting Close. The problem with Death Penalty in this game is that death can occur on ground, or your ship blowing up. Its alot more than simply being killed by a troll or defeated by a villain. Here is my penalty.
A : Death in space. This stays the same, with respawn points. because seriously, theres no other way to do it. However, when your ship is destroyed, and it respawns, it has a slight reduction in its systems, like its a brand new ship and you have to have O'Brian work the kinks out of it.
B : Death on Ground. Heres where it changes. as they open up parts of your ship, They need to open up the medical bay. This is where you go if your group is wiped out, with a small tacked on time delay of say......5 minutes. In RP terms, this is you getting medical treatment, and then you go to your transporter room, and beam down again :P. Theres your penalty. As a fun bonus, they could add permadeath to security red shirts :P
2 : The Breen. A reclusive race, but had such a great impact on DS9. I want to see the Breen added. They could be in the True Way.
3 : Gamma Quadrent. I'm sure it'll be added sometime, I'm just throwing it out.
4 : More Ship Interior Locations, Travel, and Episodes involved. We know this is coming, and I already mentioned a medical bay. But heres what I would absolutly love. I want to be able to sit in my bridge, and set course from Earth to DS9, and then roam my ship for a specific amount of time. Would be great for the RPers. I also want episodes involving the inside of your ship. I mean, what about that episode of TNG where they were stranded, Ships crew was split up, and you had to get it up and running. Wouldnt make this a common occurance, but atleast once.
5 : Diplomatic puzzles and spacial mysteries. Patrols need some diplomacy. Thats one thing that kills them. its either fly and shoot, fly scan and shoot, land and scan, land and shoot. Some are different, but I love that early one where you have to resolve a labor dispute. Only problem with that one is its really easy to do. I think Cryptic should borrow a page from biowares book, or even bethesdas book. some moral questions. Do you help this guy rescue his crops, or do you help this person feed their family, and how do you help both? an addition to this is the episode "The Royale" where Riker, Data, and Worf were stuck in some crummy casino, which was built by aliens. they had to figure out how the heck they are gonna get out of there. this kind of thing should be added as well, atleast in the exploration nebulas.
6 : Risa, Vulcan, and Starfleet Academy. I went to Risa and Vulcan and after about 5 minutes, I got bored. Thats a problem. its as empty as that Sith Temple on SWG. those two places need serious content. I'm not saying Episodes. I am saying librarys, information. that works for Vulcan. Risa needs somthing else. Somthing I cant quite thing of. Starfleet academy also needs to be installed on earth. One can find great information there, hold RP Classes, tour the academy and learn about the great heroes of Starfleet.
7 : Ground Combat. Kudos to Cryptic for creating 2 Combat systems in a single mmorpg at release. Only problem is, one of them is kind of....well. could be better. time for Cryptic to borrow another note from Bioware. Or if you wanna REALLY Borrow a note, borrow from Epic. Duck and Cover. Cover Fire. I see this wonderfull shield engineers can place, and you cant shoot around it without physically moving. Cover Fire. it would add so much to ground combat. a whole new dynamic. you could also increase phaser damage to make it more thrilling. Impliment this, and I think it would be a great leap in fixing ground combat.
8 : Bigger Captain chairs, Smaller Turbolift doors. Have you tried sitting in a captains chair on the Cruiser bridges? nuff said. make those chairs bigger. also, please make the turbolift doors smaller. I know you made the bridges bigger to sustain more players, but come on, a ship dosent use freight elevators.
Thats all I have right now. 8 Things I really really wanna see in a year. though to add 1 quick thing. I really wanna see a Mirror Universe episode where you fight your Mirror You. Keep up the good work Cryptic.
And I'm gonna keep bumping this untill a Mod responds to this :P
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