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If I see a ship in space, or a player in the Starbase, let me be able to right click on them and then hit a button to bring up a 360x360 rotatable view of the person or ship so I can check out their uniform and physical appearance or ship design and paint scheme. We spend so much effort specializing ourselves but the game gives us very little opportunity to enjoy the variation in game.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Is the title confusing?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Am I really the only one that wants this?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    yes id like to see this
    id like to see their weapons and equipment load out as well
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I think it would be a nice feature to have.

    Though it would put an end to my stalking...:D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    yes id like to see this
    id like to see their weapons and equipment load out as well

    oh pls no... NOOOO....

    pls cryptic, devs and all those almighty beings behind you:

    never... NEVER build in any feature or allow/support any third party site to build up an "EQ-check"...

    i know its "the bad word" but... mind WoW...
    the EQ-check destroyed the way of normal gaming in groups completely...
    "this item not good enough to join raid" - "Raidleader, u checked that guys equip REALLY? check him again!"
    *shrugs while remembering hundreds of this situations*

    pls NEVER build in or support ANY EQ-CHECKS!!!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Colonius wrote:
    oh pls no... NOOOO....

    pls cryptic, devs and all those almighty beings behind you:

    never... NEVER build in any feature or allow/support any third party site to build up an "EQ-check"...

    i know its "the bad word" but... mind WoW...
    the EQ-check destroyed the way of normal gaming in groups completely...
    "this item not good enough to join raid" - "Raidleader, u checked that guys equip REALLY? check him again!"
    *shrugs while remembering hundreds of this situations*

    pls NEVER build in or support ANY EQ-CHECKS!!!

    Ah so we can figure out that the guy does not have good enough gear until after he gets into the raid and wipes us 10 times. I like that.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    What id like is what Eve has , you can 'look at ship' when you see one and camera centres on there ship.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Fewzz wrote: »
    What id like is what Eve has , you can 'look at ship' when you see one and camera centres on there ship.

    Yeah that was a pretty interesting idea.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I like the Op's idea. Not too wild about "id like to see their weapons and equipment load out as well" :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    i like the ability to see peoples ships and chars (assuming i really want to see the chars 9x out of 10 they a re running around in armor and TRIBBLE that makes them look like something out of some other Sci Fi Computer game)

    the easiest way to do this would me to allow me to target them and then hit a key that would center the camera on them and zoom in and rotate.

    Do not want to see the Equipment Load out.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Fewzz wrote: »
    What id like is what Eve has , you can 'look at ship' when you see one and camera centres on there ship.
    This sounds nice.

    Seljek wrote: »
    Ah so we can figure out that the guy does not have good enough gear until after he gets into the raid and wipes us 10 times. I like that.
    Well... You could always oh dunno... *shrug*... Ask him?

    A system that lets you view other peoples equipment creates elitism.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Simple camera lock centred on the players ship would work fine.

    As for equipment load outs, I would'nt mind a similar system to EVE where you can save and post fittings. A simple option to allow people to 'scan' you would work but capable of being toggled off if the person dosent want to be scanned.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    *covers self* :eek:

    Pervert! :o
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    *covers self* :eek:

    Pervert! :o

    *scans*

    *raises eyebrow and leers*

    *clocks out of TSA job and goes home for night*
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I too would like to see this. I can never get good views of other ships or players. :(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Chat wrote:
    A system that lets you view other peoples equipment creates elitism.

    It creates people who are proud of their "common" equipment, gosh darnit!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Chat wrote:
    A system that lets you view other peoples equipment creates elitism.

    This ^^

    I can beat quite a number of people who are using AP arrays with green quality phasers. Its all about the skill.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I would be thrilled if this was some kind of Sensors/Tricorder function to scan a target and get this kind of detailed info about a friend/foe. I still roll my eyes when all I get is a glorified compass pointer when i use said items.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Ruivo wrote:
    This ^^

    I can beat quite a number of people who are using AP arrays with green quality phasers. Its all about the skill.

    thats exactly the point...

    but if eq-check would be available, too many ppl would forget this...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    similar to eve. where you have someone tageted you select 'look at' and the camera zooms straight in on them and you can pan zoom in/out of them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Chat wrote:
    This sounds nice.



    Well... You could always oh dunno... *shrug*... Ask him?

    A system that lets you view other peoples equipment creates elitism.

    People tend to lie about things like that... seriously it happened in WoW all the time when they advertised their DPS in LFG channel. They would usually overstate their DPS output by at least 30%. Gear score pretty much ended that. Yes it promotes elitism but if you do not want to put in the time to get the gear (or experience which is actually the real thing people are looking for) to do something, then sorry kids, you do not get to go.

    Right now nothing in STO requires outstanding equipment or skill as everything end game is just a massive zerg-fest requiring no coordination or strategy other than "fire everything you got, then wait for a rez after you die." So this is pretty much a non-issue.

    But if it ever does require coordination and strategy, which in turn requires experience, gear and equipment is usually the best and most reliable way to tell if someone is going to royally TRIBBLE everyone else over once the raid/instance begins.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Naevius wrote:
    I like the Op's idea. Not too wild about "id like to see their weapons and equipment load out as well" :)

    Same here.

    I like the EvE idea.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Ah Gearscore all over again. Part of the reason I quit warcraft (the most recent quitting that is).
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Water seeks its own level.

    Good gear is (presently) very easy to get. Anyone who is not willing to put in the very minimum effort required to get good gear should not expect to team up with players who do put in the effort. Those of you who are afraid that others will see that you are too lazy to put in a little effort can simply continue to cyber in the Captains Table.

    Ability to inspect other players and see their gear: double plus good.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Pasquatic wrote:
    Water seeks its own level.

    Good gear is (presently) very easy to get. Anyone who is not willing to put in the very minimum effort required to get good gear should not expect to team up with players who do put in the effort. Those of you who are afraid that others will see that you are too lazy to put in a little effort can simply continue to cyber in the Captains Table.

    Ability to inspect other players and see their gear: double plus good.

    and just because they got it doesn't mean they are good. you don't need purples to be good at this game, there is not skill checker to see if someone sucks.

    Would be nice to check out another ship, without flying up there aft and looking like a perv
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Seljek wrote: »

    gear and equipment is usually the best and most reliable way to tell if someone is going to royally TRIBBLE everyone else over once the raid/instance begins.
    jokingbull wrote: »
    and just because they got it doesn't mean they are good. you don't need purples to be good at this game, there is not skill checker to see if someone sucks.

    It is the most efficient way of telling if somebody is skilled or experienced in coordinated instances/raids. If you have a better method, then say so. Otherwise, I am not going to just invite people blindly just because they say they are good.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I thought you were trying to be creepy at first, but I would like this too. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Seljek wrote: »
    It is the most efficient way of telling if somebody is skilled or experienced in coordinated instances/raids. If you have a better method, then say so. Otherwise, I am not going to just invite people blindly just because they say they are good.

    You can do your entire ship and inventory in purple doing nothing but explores. You dont need to be on any setting higher then normal. And if you are really selective you can do it all with non combat scanning missions.

    So how is someones gear any indication of skill?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Adrasil wrote:
    Ah Gearscore all over again. Part of the reason I quit warcraft (the most recent quitting that is).

    QFT.
    Got enough of the gear check/gear score crud in WoW.
    I have seen such bad behavior in WoW over gear and dmg checks it is unreal.

    I don't mind letting people see my ship in some 3d view and my toon as well in that same fashion, but no gear score / gear checking mechanics please.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Yelloen wrote:
    If I see a ship in space, or a player in the Starbase, let me be able to right click on them and then hit a button to bring up a 360x360 rotatable view of the person or ship so I can check out their uniform and physical appearance or ship design and paint scheme. We spend so much effort specializing ourselves but the game gives us very little opportunity to enjoy the variation in game.

    I remember this feature from Homeworld, where you could target and view any ship. Then you could pan around it to look at the details. You could hear it's engine noise, and all the background hum, and sometimes garbled communication. It was a neat feature.
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