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Promotional item scaling.

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited October 2010 in C-Store, ZEN, and Promotions
I was just wondering how many people out there are like me and would like to see the devs take a look at some of the retail promotional items that currently don't scale with your level (i.e. tr-116, chromodynamic armor, etc.) and change them to where they are at least decent at higher levels?

I don't think they should be so powerful that they're better than anything else out there but it would be nice if they could function as a solid back-up item.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Would like that very much, also for the Automated Defense Turret please.
    The Phaser Sattelite Turret scales to your level AFAIK, it's just a bad item to waste a Slot on anyway (huge cooldown).

    in addition those Tactical Consoles could be remade to fit into the Ships Device Slot (where the batterys go!)

    also i would like if the TR-116 would get into the C-Store at some point,
    i believe i have everything else but i wasn't able to get that one.
    I keep scanning ebay for it but seems like they are not existing anymore :-(
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    /signed

    It would be nice to see some of my pre-order items scale with me, particularly the Automated Defense Battery.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    /signed.

    Agree... pls help to add scaling to:
    ~Automated Defense Battery
    ~Other items like TR116, Multi-Spatial Personal Shield, Chromodynamic Armor, etc

    The feeling of pride in acquiring such a self-leveling equipment would go a long way in keeping players keep playing STO, don't underestimate this factor!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    While I can agree with most of the promo items scaling... I have to wonder, am I the only one who finds the ADT as useful at VA as it was at ensign? :p Best HYT/Tricobalt killer around. ;)

    They do have the tech available though, we've seen that with the Breen/Deferi equipment scaling, so it should be possible, if they can justify some extra dev time towards making it so.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Darkphenoix wrote:
    While I can agree with most of the promo items scaling... I have to wonder, am I the only one who finds the ADT as useful at VA as it was at ensign?

    I've really only used it at RA and up, once I got an Assault Cruiser with the third Tac. console slot.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Oh, that would be nice... I realy hope they can do this sooner rather than later...

    The TR-116 and the Multi-Spatial shield would be good items to start with, and maybe adding this other items aswell...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    /signed on the scalling (and why not? The blue phasers from the Connie scale, I'm told.)

    /signed also on changing items such as the Automated Defense Turret and the Phaser Sattelite Turret to load in the Device slot (like a Red Matter Device) instead of using a valuable console slot.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Still, with the exception of the Borg BO, all of the vendor's 'perks' were designed to be fixed and mostly out grown by the time yiou hit Lt. Cmdr. Changing these items to 'scale' with your character would be a disservice to the STO community, especially when many of these 'perks' are no longer available for purchase...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Would you care to elaborate on how you think making these items scale would be a disservice Otaku?

    And as for these items being unavailable, I can say that the only item mentioned in this thread so far that I don't have is the multi-spatial shield (where does this one come from anyway) and I got the tr-116, the chromodynamic armor and the phaser satellite within the past two weeks and from their retail source.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Crow_Splat wrote:
    Would you care to elaborate on how you think making these items scale would be a disservice Otaku?

    And as for these items being unavailable, I can say that the only item mentioned in this thread so far that I don't have is the multi-spatial shield (where does this one come from anyway) and I got the tr-116, the chromodynamic armor and the phaser satellite within the past two weeks and from their retail source.

    i would like to know where u get the( adt, phaser satellite, armor, and the shield all i got is the red matter and rifle oh and the tribbles:p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    I think that having the Armor, TR-116, and Shield scaling up would be a good idea, but not if they are in the C-Store.

    I would like that they are available in-game, like during the Weekly Missions, now for items like the Turret and Red Matter Capacitor, they can release versions that scale, but not the ones we have because they are in the C-Store. It would be like selling unique weapons that you can only get in the Store, which is wrong.

    I have the Turret, Red Matter Capacitor, TOS Connie, and Tribble. I pre-ordered for the first three.

    SO Cryptic, can you please do this?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Crow_Splat wrote:
    Would you care to elaborate on how you think making these items scale would be a disservice Otaku?

    And as for these items being unavailable, I can say that the only item mentioned in this thread so far that I don't have is the multi-spatial shield (where does this one come from anyway) and I got the tr-116, the chromodynamic armor and the phaser satellite within the past two weeks and from their retail source.
    By creating a class of 'Legacy' items that are not available to to the general STO community, your establishing a defacto 'Elite' class to the detriment of the general community, (We've seen this issue come up before when Vendor's Perks were first posted to the C-Store...) But if these items were added to the C-Store, then that would be a different matter

    I have the 'Multi-Spatial Shield' from Direct 2 Disk (Internet Vendor) which is no longer available. Other 'limited edition' items include...
    • Radiometric Converter (which I have) a 10% chance of a EPS boost when under fire by Energy Weapons)
    • Healing Console (Atari, offered only 1 weekend)
    • Sensor Enhanced Deflector Dish
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Ok I see what u mean Otaku. I can definately see how scaling could be a problem with items that are now unavailabe. I'm actually all for the promo items going in the c-store. It only seems fair given that many players overseas have had trouble with U.S. retailers shipping to them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Grouchy.Otaku wrote:
    ...
    • Radiometric Converter (which I have) a 10% chance of a EPS boost when under fire by Energy Weapons)
    • Healing Console (Atari, offered only 1 weekend)
    • Sensor Enhanced Deflector Dish

    I never even heard of any of these items. :rolleyes:
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