Hi everyone , while at work bored today i got thinking on a few things id personally like to see in STO , so take a minute to read and comment

heres a few thoughts that i thought would help the game , some new and old ideas , debate!
Fleet Instances:
Goes without saying and is desperately needed asap.
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Borg DSE:
These are for Ra's , for end gamers but these are silly and way too easy, often the spheres are hunted down and a cube not even touched , the instance is cleared very quickly so theres no appeal and not that much fun.
So how about this?
Each encounter you go into spawns just the one cube (not all that bunching and no spheres) , the cube spawned is chosen randomly from normal Cube , Tactical Cube and Fleet cube.
Upon the cubes death it spawns a queens sphere, easier and quick but nice addition..
The backdrops could be randomly chosen too and we could even have the fights above some planets etc.
Replace current DSE's or add this as a second type perhaps.
Having a feeling were fighting in worf359 and not 'space invaders' would be so appealing , the differant cubes would have differant stats ofcourse but all of them would be majorly boosted and with extreme amounts of hp's etc.
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STF's:
Alot of us dont have the time to devote to these and alot of the playerbase are left out , adding to the 'nothing to do' brigade.
Some of us struggle with them , some of us simply hate them.
Even the 5player limit strangles some fleets etc.
Alot of us have family or kids and can not keep going afk so, some just cant do it , these need to be fun. Make them fun means end game wins.
Make it appeal to ALL of us and add to that end game!
I for one would go in and do STF on the following level as time permits , as it is now i will continue to avoid them.
Make it 3 difficulty levels:
Normal:
Open instanced version
Allowed to take 10 players into it and play it as it is now with if anything a few minor tweeks.(also really ideal for fleets)
Purple drops are made extrememly rare to drop at this level.
Advanced:
As it is now.
Elite:
As it is now but with the death penalty and greater chance of purple drop.
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Fleet Actions:
There is no fleet Action per say in End game space.
Perhaps over time we can see a couple? one ground and one space?
This gives end game content and more variety and things to do.
Would be great for Fleets to enter in a fleet instance etc.
Make them slightly differant to usual ones , how about hold top of the hill for 40minutes etcs instead of attack attack and attack.
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Transwarp:
Once you have completed a fleet action perhaps we can have this added to the transwarp? or add it to a menu like the pvp ques so we can join a FA from the start etc.
Same goes for DS9 , k7 etc.
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Raise the Cap:
With all the above , you can release the cap , you dont need alot more missions to make and make the player wait another year, raise the cap as there will be plenty to do now. Most of the above is tweaks etc so the cap could get raised real soon , and we as the players would love this , i know i would!
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Galaxy Map:
Add a grid on/off button!
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Level up mission:
A time consumer , a new very long mission for new ranks to slow it all down slightly , perhaps sending you to visit several npcs in numerous locations and collecting x commodoties etc. Just needs something to make you work a little more for a new rank , making it feel more awsome and yes to slow it down.
Or/and
Once purchased you get a timer 'Ship Arrival in 7hours etc'
Just trying to think of ways to slow it all down really , as it is even when playing simply because your having fun it all ends too soon and its over in a way.
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Ship Launch:
Obtaining a new ship is a bit limp so...
Once you launch your new obtained ship for the first time and leave the station and beam upto it , you are taken straight to the new ships bridge for you to view , a button will appear on screen reading 'take us out' (launch your ship) , you then get a little cutscene and camera flyby of your new ship in all its glory , maybe a flashy fx in space so others near by can see and congratulate you lol. Getting a new ship should be WAHOO.
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Ship Assist (Rear Admirals Only):
Now for something a little more involving.
There could be a spacer on the ship select screen , with a new button reading 'add ship'.
Here you can add one of your very own ships from current ones you own , this will then come to your aid when you call upon it.
You must allocate 1 bo to get the commision and take the ships command(universal slots) , dont forget to skill him up etc.
Outfit the ship as you wish, customise the ship as you wish.
This will give alot more variety for end game , something more to do , and more things to spend energy on etc.
Finding the weapon drops etc will also aid us and not instant replicator trash.
Some may even do more clusters to get purples from badges ,some may just use cheap whites , its upto you, your the Admiral!
If the ship is lost in battle - then it has the death penalties (same one as advanced etc) no matter what difficulty your on.
A bonus DP is the rare chance your BO will be killed in action.
A Very rare chance ship is a total loss.
In theory , this also gets ra's another ship slot to look forward to as well as you may buy another to replace the ship you dropped down to assist window.
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Ship Crafting STO Style: (RA)
See that 2nd starbase in sol? that could be used for this idea.
Firstly you need a Ship Plan , these are added to the gifts from cluster missions (or another idea ie Memory Alpha etc).
Each plan has its description of what it is to build and what commodities are needed to build it.
Next stage would be to collect the commodities you need , use the exchange , fleet bank , cluster grind , as long as you have them.
So you may get lucky and get the lets say . the Galaxy X Plan , youve read it (plan) and now collected all the Alloy Commodities etc. (new commodities will have to be added)
Now visit the Station and hand it all over to build your new ship (skin).
Again even more stuff for end game , and something we all like as well!
All the ships we so want could be added and more and more!
plans could be added to rare loot from the STF's above etc , or even on C-Store , we could see the Oberth , nebula , Excelsior, amongst more!
Comments
id love a really hard DSE to do, in fact i think each sector should have one
i would like a solo task force or one that is very pug friendly, like the story episodes just longer. im not interested in them a they way they are now but then again i like to solo stuff or do casual teaming.
i really think they made a big mistake making the task forces so team orientated and hard without giving the casual people something to do. if there was tons of content then no problems but everybody knows there is not that much to do at the moment so they should have maximised their time by making something for everybody to do