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Hey I am overseas for a few months, so I can't get on the game. It's given me some time to think about a few things.

First off something I have noticed that's true. It doesn't matter in movies or tv if a captain is flying a runabout, or a massive sophisticated ship. Their skills don't leave, and several times limited ships or older models have been shown to be deadly in the right hands. We also see refits making older ships useful well past there normal lifespan (which happens in every military).

To that extent would it be possible that once you max out admiral that possibly we take all the useless bits(well relatively useless at this point) and put them into expensive costing refits on older lower class ships.

For instance if I want to fly a Galaxy class instead of admiral class, I get a or craft myself a Admiral version of the Galaxy.

This would give me a ship with the similar hull, similar weapons slots, similar crew lay out as a cruiser class admiral ship. We could have people flying old constitution class ships retrofitted with the weapons etc. Maybe cryptic could balance out what might be a lighter hull then a admiral (not a lot but some) with a "newer" specialized shield buff for that ship, giving some nominal but good benefit. Likewise maybe Defiant class might have a boost in weapons just slightly better etc.

It would give many people the option of flying what they wanted, while not being nerfed by the hull and slot constraints.

Also collecting bits etc would become more of a interest, people would go out exploring more and a daily wouldn't be as boring. It might bring people in to the game more that have maxed out already. Also I think the price should be very high, and not something you can do in a week or two of hard game play. That way fleets will band together and get people all the bits etc. Maybe even a smaller lighter version of a raid, that is exploration/puzzle based that gets you a nice stack or two of bits. Something worthwhile, team building, and maybe not combat oriented where people work together etc.

Just a thought.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Hey I am overseas for a few months, so I can't get on the game. It's given me some time to think about a few things.

    First off something I have noticed that's true. It doesn't matter in movies or tv if a captain is flying a runabout, or a massive sophisticated ship. Their skills don't leave, and several times limited ships or older models have been shown to be deadly in the right hands. We also see refits making older ships useful well past there normal lifespan (which happens in every military).

    To that extent would it be possible that once you max out admiral that possibly we take all the useless bits(well relatively useless at this point) and put them into expensive costing refits on older lower class ships.

    For instance if I want to fly a Galaxy class instead of admiral class, I get a or craft myself a Admiral version of the Galaxy.

    This would give me a ship with the similar hull, similar weapons slots, similar crew lay out as a cruiser class admiral ship. We could have people flying old constitution class ships retrofitted with the weapons etc. Maybe cryptic could balance out what might be a lighter hull then a admiral (not a lot but some) with a "newer" specialized shield buff for that ship, giving some nominal but good benefit. Likewise maybe Defiant class might have a boost in weapons just slightly better etc.

    It would give many people the option of flying what they wanted, while not being nerfed by the hull and slot constraints.

    Also collecting bits etc would become more of a interest, people would go out exploring more and a daily wouldn't be as boring. It might bring people in to the game more that have maxed out already. Also I think the price should be very high, and not something you can do in a week or two of hard game play. That way fleets will band together and get people all the bits etc. Maybe even a smaller lighter version of a raid, that is exploration/puzzle based that gets you a nice stack or two of bits. Something worthwhile, team building, and maybe not combat oriented where people work together etc.

    Just a thought.

    This has been brought up before and its been stated that it's very difficult to do within the system. The best we can hope for at the moment is for T5+ versions of earlier tier ships to be made available. Ships like the Galaxy, Defiant and Intrepid are already in the works. However, actual upgrading and refitting isn't likely to be put into the game anytime soon, if ever.
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