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eazzie
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Just want to see what the general concensus was to an idea I have.
We can customise uniforms, comm badges, rank pips, bridges etc. Beam out FX has changed over the Star Trek years. So as we are able to customise uniforms to Kirk's era etc. Would players like to have a choice of beam out FX too.
If you like this idea why don't we suggest it to the Devs.
We can customise uniforms, comm badges, rank pips, bridges etc. Beam out FX has changed over the Star Trek years. So as we are able to customise uniforms to Kirk's era etc. Would players like to have a choice of beam out FX too.
If you like this idea why don't we suggest it to the Devs.
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Nice one hadn't thought about flip communicators. My only fear is if our ideas were introduced they would become z store items and at the moment many people are saying the new EV suits are priced too high, how much zen would these cost.
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Course, I don't mind the whole "beaming in the skirt last" thing all the transporter chiefs seem to enjoy. Don't change that.
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And im sure starfleet would go with the most efficient (TOS) which is after all less graphics
So why is there a TOS interior again? Wouldnt Starfleet have at least replaced the computer systems with modern tech?
How about the people in non standard Federation ships though? Would, if this example ever were true, the Federation rip out every system in a Klingon warship to use Fed-tech? Hmm maybe need to make the case for transporter effects in doomsday machine now...
I agree with this. There are only a small handful of times where the effect wouldn't be the same: TOS Connie (Geordi said such tech was largely unchanged from Scotty's time so for historic accuracy I could see the Corp of Engineers keeping essentially the same tech) and the various Species-specific ships (Caitian, Vulcan, Gorn, Naussican, Orion).
Totally agree
Mostly the same isn't the same as exactly the same. If I were trusting a machine to send my molecules to an alien planet or even just to a starbase, I'd definitely want it to be the latest and presumably most modern version possible.
Agreed......this would be logical, and I would prefer new content.....
Fair statement. But the thing I appreciate more than anything is this response has come from Cryptic. It is extremely appreciated that someone in authority (so to speak) has taken the time to respond to a players idea directly. I recently had a thread on here about being under valued as player basically without seeing the full picture I (and I'm guilty as charged) started following the rest in being annoyed with the season 6 bug and them not being fixed fast enough. An email changed my stance on that and your reply also goes to prove that. Although it may not be seen at first this reply DOES go to prove that Cryptic are listening to players and IS taking note of players needs and possible wishes.
Definitely. However, maybe the technology is exactly the same, just the effect is different. Think of the in-game standard and TOS phasers. Different look, same tech.
If the transporter FX ever becomes selectable, I expect the first varieties available will be those from the series, i.e. Starfleet from ENT, TOS, TNG (series + Nemesis) and VOY.
As far as I remember, the game code allows for colour change only, so far. (Compare the current in-game transporter effects, they should look all the same but for colour.)
You really want to go there? Starflet would have a technology standard for their ships as well. We wouldn't be mix matching classes like we are now. Starfleet would also have a Uniform standard. Starfleet would also have a standard when it comes to the type or weapon systems we use both in space and on teh ground. The maintenance alone on multiple types of weapons, to say nothing of the power requirments for each being completely different, would be a nightmare.
Yes it makes sense for Starfleet to have a tech standard but that ship has long since sailed.
Master using it and you can have this!
Be black on the right side. Add properly colored Cheron to the game today!
Yuppers, canon has been out the window since the game basically started. :P
Tumberboy's post is just a typical example of the contradictory logic the dev team uses. Whenever *they* want to do something that doesnt technically make sense, they come up with a lame excuse about a group of engineers wanting to build a replica of an NX or people getting to choose their own uniforms in STO's time period. But if its something we're asking for that they *dont* want to do, suddenly they pretend like things should make sense. It is a blatantly obvious double standard.
I don't disagree. Starfleet would have standards for all of those things. I think it's reasonable to sacrifice some standards for enjoyability of a game like this, where the choice is a much more personal level, like which ship you fly, or which costume you wear. For something you, your personal character, would have no direct control over (such as transporters) I think it is less reasonable.
But, this is my personal opinion, and has no bearing on anything that goes on in reality. This isn't something I have any control over, and is not something that I would expect to see.
This is no double standard, this is my personal opinion, that is all. What I want has nothing to do with what happens, and if other devs feel that chooseable transporter FX are important, they will make it happen.
On another note, Star Trek is filled with hand wavey nonsense to rationalize the existence or lack of existence of something. Movies, games, TV shows and others do this kind of stuff all the time. I don't know why STO should be held to a different standard. While I would love it if everything made perfect sense in game, it obviously does not, and never will. :::shrug:::
Are you designing this game for yourselves or for the players? If the former, then please let us know now so we can stop wasting time making requests. But if the latter, then what the players want should be more important than whether you or someone else on the team may personally want customizable transporters.
If that is the logic you want to use, then fine. But that means we could also come up with an equally "hand wavey nonsense" excuse to rationalize why different transporters may look differently. You just said yourself, there is no double standard. So if you are ok with "hand wavey nonsense" then you cant suddenly not be ok with it.
That same statement *should* apply to all of the devs except the upper management. But he said:
So unless he was only referring to Dan and Jack, it sounds like he is giving other team members more decision making power than they really have.
I got an answer
it was a "maybe" to my flip top communicator
julys ask cryptic