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Suggest change to B.O. slots

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I wrote this in another post ....


What really needs to happen is that BO slots need to be attached to ship class, not individual ships.

Better yet make all BO slots 'upgradable' in a manner.

Think of it like having 'points' to spend to up-rank the BO slots you want.

You should not have to use an Excelsior if you want an offensive cruiser, you should not even have to use an assault cruiser. Any cruiser should do. That choice should be mostly left to player preference.

The type and number of BO slots should not change, but you should be able to have your tac slot LC rank instead of your Engi slot etc.

For example.....

All cruisers have 5 BO slots
If you count each rank of each slot- All cruisers have 12 ranks.

Each BO slot would start at ensign, using up 5 ranks.
Leaving you with 7 ranks to assign to the BO slots YOU want.

This would tailor the ship to it's crew, after all the crew of the Enterprise has made extensive modifications over the years. The Enterprise in by no means the same ship that rolled out of the shipyard.
Essentialy if you want to increase the rank of one slot, you have to reduce the rank of another. With ensign being the minimum rank.

Make it part of the "ship customization" process.


I thought some more about it and I could see where some might argue that it would eliminate the distinction between ship classes (Escort/Cruiser/Science).


What might be a better solution while maintaining class distinction would be....

Keep the same number and type of B.O. slots as they are now.
Keep the commander rank B.O. slots as they are now.
Only an Escort could have a Commander rank Tac slot.
Only a Cruiser could have a Commander rank Engie slot.
Only a Science ship could have a Commander rank Sci slot.
Allow all the other slots to be customized up to LC rank.

Ships would have the same slots, number and type.
All slots would have to be at least ensign level.
Commander rank slots could not be changed.
All other slots could be customized to the players liking, up to LC rank.
If you want the next higher rank (max LC) for one slot, you have to reduce the rank of another (min ensign) to free up the point.

You would not have any more or less B.O. abilities then current, but you would have the ability to set up the abilities you want, without being stuck in a ship you don't.

Ask yourself how much better would your game experience be if you could set up the B.O. stations to a degree in the ship you want to use, instead of having to use a ship because it has such-n-such station/ranks.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited November 2010
    This could even be tied into skills.

    Currently ships gain rank in stations per tier.
    This could instead be set up to function as a skill, with choices of which station you want to spec in.
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