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  • gothamsguardiangothamsguardian Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away (back in open beta), for about a week after I joined, players were able to select a variety of voice options for their bridge officers, including Leonard Nimoy's and Zachary Quinto's. I thought it was neat feature, and would have liked to see it evolve. While obviously it had to be limited to replies, affirmations and warnings and couldn't be very context specific, I felt it helped with the experience of having a crew.
    Is there any plan to bring this back; either in a fixed version of it's former self, or a new revamped version? Or has the metaphorical ship sailed on this idea?
  • russell1997russell1997 Member Posts: 34 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    1) What are the plans to make the currency rewards consistent? In the PVE queue, some mission reward dilithium some reward fleet credits. Both are end game currency. I think all PVE Queue missions should reward both dilithium and fleet credits.

    2) Will there ever be a better way to get MK 12 purple consoles? Currently the Doff "Children's Toys" is just too random to get the consoles i want, Reinforcement packs wich is also a gamble, or exchange (for ridiculous amounts of EC). Will these be put in a store to buy for dilithium? The current D-Store only has MK 11 Blue, which are not useful anymore.
  • teklionbenrashateklionbenrasha Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I'm a foundry author. Do you have any plans to allow us to make EV suits a prerequisite for some missions (in the same manner as Boldly they Rode, Nukara Prime etc.) Thanks!
  • jonathanlonehawkjonathanlonehawk Member Posts: 674 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    1) Will we be getting a Fleet Exeter Class ship at some point. The KDF has the Fleet K'Tinga (D7) which is really an old design and the Exeter is a new one. So if not, why not? Even if you don't allow the TMP Connie skin (although that would cause a ruckus on the boards, wouldn't it?) It would be nice to fly that ship at end game (see my current sig, I do my dailies in the current version at VA). Could we please have a final/definitive answer on this? If only to end all the FUD that's is on the boards about the T5/Fleet Constitution? (Okay, it won't end it but maybe it'll reduce it.)

    The TOS Veterans will send you treats if you put the Fleet Exeter in.

    Seriously. :cool:

    2) When will the Fleet Sovereign/Regent be put back into the ship store?

    3) Speaking of the Regent, can we mount 2 of the torpedoes one fore and one aft (even if they have to be re-designated as such: IE a Fore Torpedo and an Aft Torpedo?)

    4) Again, Speaking of the Regent: Is the KDF going to get a ship or reward pack that has the 180? torpedo? Maybe have the next Cross Faction Console Reward Pack have the Plasmodic Leech (for Feds) or the Wide-Angle Quantum Torpedo (for KDF)

    5) Spiral Wave Disruptors from the Galor lock box ship are nice, but are only available as beam arrays, can we/will we ever see Cannons, Dual Cannons, Dual Beam Banks and Turret versions of this weapon? Even if they are in the D-Store, we want them, you make money off a ship I already own. Win/Win! :D (Oh, and can the weapons bind to account?)

    6) There is no six.

    7) "Redshirt" title? (That's for you Wry1)
    Formerly Known as Protector from June 2008 to June 20, 2012
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    Please enable us to buy a token with Zen to faction change a 25th Century FED to a TOS FED.
  • tosveteranstosveterans Member Posts: 446 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Would it be possible to get the ability to add or remove Fleet Ranks and also create division or departments for our members? This would allow us to show ?TOS Veterans Fleet? above our heads and (something like) ?Omega Task Force? or ?Science Department? just below that. Thanx for the Starbases!!
  • roamingmuttroamingmutt Member Posts: 117 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Any chance there could be an Achilles type class of ship?

    http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Achilles_class
  • alastorforthrighalastorforthrigh Member Posts: 222 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    1. When will we see the Andorian ship?

    2. Why were threads relating to the Wells, Korath, and Vesta sightings deleted, images had already circulated and they existed in a game build. So why were they dusted under a rug?

    3. Why have yous topped the process of releasing costume sets that grant one item or function to the opposite faction. You did this for the KDF academy uniform and the DS9 bundle but the TNG pack nor the Racing uniforms are set to have anything for the KDF.

    4. The Ferasans are very popular, yet they aren't really represented in the game. They're a species, yet they have no ship or ships of their own. It's been suggested that an Escort Carrier like ship be developed for them, so is this something we could see to really give the Ferasans a since of inclusion. After all the Catians got their own ship, why should the Ferasans not as well?

    5. Non-Combat pets take up a lot of inventory space unnecessarily. Other games, for example The Old Republic, have pets sit in your inventory till you activate them, then they become a bound power, could we see something like this done with pets in STO so that they don't take up so much inventory space?

    6. As a member of a small but active fleet I've felt the strain on resources that a fleet starbase gives. It's very difficult for small fleets to acquire the resources to finish featured projects on time. It's even more difficult for small fleets to gather the necessary DOFFs for base and project upgrades. Is there something being talked about by the Dev team to make it less straining on a small fleets resources so that they don't have to spend 100% of their time grinding resources to devote to the base. It's not fun.

    7. There is an issue with price consistency among costumes. With costumes that come with very little costing as much as those that come with a lot. Is something going to be done to address this?

    8. Klingon off duty uniforms. Why hasn't someone just turned these on yet? Mercenary outfits are ripe for use by the KDF.

    9. Glommers are mentioned by Nemo Jones to be extinct. While I find that highly unlikely since they were a genetic experiment to begin with why can't the KDF just re-create them. KDF needs a new pet. And even if the Experiment can't be recreated, Time travel is a valid excuse since it brought back tribbles.

    10. Will we ever see customizable quarters on our ships or fleet starbases? Alastor is getting tired of sleeping on consoles when his duty shift ends.
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  • fedwarriorfedwarrior Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    For two factions at war, the feds and klinks don't appear to engage each other much. Is there any plans to improve pvp and make it more for a core part of the game?
  • thegreendragoon1thegreendragoon1 Member Posts: 1,872 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    There are many assets, maps and features that are in-game, but haven't made it into the Foundry. Will we be seeing any of these assets get added soon? Is there anything we, as the community, can do to aid the Devs in identifying what still needs to be added to the Foundry?
  • kavonalit1944kavonalit1944 Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I was wondering if we might be able to have head gear, mainly because every time I put on my armor and kit it looks incomplete so I wondering if you guys could do that. Also, are you guys going to also add a belt for the pistol to go or is it just going to hang on nothing. And can you make it to were you can also customize you armor and kit. Also, I like the idea of specifying different alerts, and the specifying of what Battle Group my men are in and who is a financial officer or recruitment officer.

    Thank You.
  • wazzagiowwazzagiow Member Posts: 769 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    still wondering when....

    the libertated borg male will be customisable like the female is.
    same could be said about for the photonic bridge officer.

    when will we see the tactical and science android bridge officers?

    shuttle bays??

    why do we get taken back to the login screen every time we switch characters?

    plans for crafting??? fleet star bases have killed it off for good, whats the plan? since you need 1!

    will regent/sov etc variant make it into the fleet store? like the armitage has at fleet T5???

    will there be a few more klingon only missions.... or even just 1? just to shut them up!

    when will we see a huge expansion to the game? where new territory/mission/ factions/ and other such stuff might come?? the kinda thing that we may have to pay a 1 off fee for?
    maybe you could enlighten us as to how much it would actually cost to produce such a big expansion???

    lately on facebook i see alot of people asking for romulans or for stuff to be fixed that has been broken since launch? and this is regardless of what you guys are actually posting about. either way you look at, it both are so badly needed!!

    give the people what they want :)

    take care

    also on a side note i think you need to do more offical polls
  • guidopolisguidopolis Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I know that Feature Episodes are coming up. Can you PLEASE make it possible for us players to skip the cut scenes. Like a lot of players, I have multiple alts and it is frustrating watching the same scene over and over when we replay them. Also, if possible, can you go back and make it so we skip cut scenes from older FE (if you guys have time :-p ). Thank you and keep up the great work.
  • theanothernametheanothername Member Posts: 1,511 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Ship interior customization; still on the table or dead in the water?

    Latinum store; are there still plans for it? Maybe putting old out-of-stock lobistore social-items in it (but for not more than 20 slips! :cool: )?

    Swim Suits for Risa & other watery interactions. I know you want them too. :rolleyes:
  • chalpenchalpen Member Posts: 2,207 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    1) any update on the progress of the kdf faction?

    2) is season 7 still on Progress for December?

    3) any more vet rewards after 1000 days?

    4) what ship is the 1000 day vet reward?
    Should I start posting again after all this time?
  • jcswwjcsww Member Posts: 6,818 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    A great question from last months Ask Cryptic that went overlooked.
    captan2er0 wrote:
    My question goes back to when STO first when Free to Play.

    Correct me if I'm wrong here, but wasn't the point of Dilithium to consolidate all the currencies we had previously? (Exploration Badges; PvP Badges; Marks of Exploration, Valor, and Honor; and Emblems)

    Going back on that, why does it seem like we have more curriencies now than we did before?

    When can we expect a complete uniform overhaul? In a lot of cases, ranks and badges are still restricted from use on a lot of different uniforms. The Academy ranks are a perfect example of ranks that are not useable on other uniforms.
    The TWoK uniform is in a disgusting state! When will this get a make over and when will a all ranks be available for this and other costumes?

    DX11 has been rotting on Holodeck for a long time in an implementation that isn't even fit for Tribble or RedShirt (See here for screenshots of just a few examples). When can we expect DX11 to be finished?

    When can I buy the Wells and Vesta from the C-Store?

    Any images of what we can expect for the 1,000 Day Veteran Rewards? It was suggested in the TenForwardForum that the Wells and KDF equivelant would be superb rewards for this milestone. So good, it would actually give players that don't pay a sub a reason to long term.

    I was greatly impressed with the Tholian boxes in comparison to what little has been offered before. When can we expect the next lock box to appear and what goodies will it possibly have inside?
  • misoratkovacmisoratkovac Member Posts: 23 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Hi. There is a new racing uniform coming on 30.08. so, can we expect PvP race track like race in exact episode of Voyager?

    Many anomalies on track, markers, driving around star to get acceleration like in one mission we played, turbulent wormholes,...., so piloting skill could come in first place. We could change engines, but skills in first place so that all shuttles can participate, not just delta.

    A lot of stuff can be createed about this one:

    new shuttles in c-store,

    monthly tournaments, (rewards could be: Special Shuttle 1st place, Special uniform unlock 2nd and some kind od Race tribble maybe for 3rd.)
    new uniforms in c-store,
    Race Tribble in c-store.
    A lot of engines to craft,


    A lot of ideas coming to my mind about this right now, but lately I am not sure that u guys reading all of this we wright in forums...

    Cheers and keep going.
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  • toslover#1432 toslover Member Posts: 327 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Will there, at any point, be a way for us to choose how many people in the player's Away Team can be chosen when creating Foundry missions? (i.e. only the Captain, only the Captain and the First Officer, etc.)
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  • league359league359 Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    hello dannstahl. what's the status on removing the sector block walls once and for all? :)

    and I play star wars the old republic as well as stark trek online. and there is one thing i'm really missing. voice overs. I really liked that you implement it in the bigger missions. it gives the game a little more alive feeling. but for the regular missions it's still only text reading. a lot of people are willing to do it for free for the game! it won't cost you a penny.

    are we ever going to see voice overs in regular missions or on open locations like earth spacedock?
  • synthscanner#2101 synthscanner Member Posts: 470 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    At present only Starfleet's Intrepid-class can use the Ablative generator console. Would you eventually like to see more ships capable of Deploying Ablative Armor?
  • lucho80lucho80 Member Posts: 6,600 Bug Hunter
    edited August 2012
    The Tholians space combat is in the Federation Fleet Alert. You just have to have a tier 2 plus SB and most or all of the players be VA fleet members.
  • rheatitanrheatitan Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    1) it was siad before that there would be a limit version of fleet starbases for solo players, is there any update on this?

    2) Any plans for a galaxy class interior pack? it would really help me celebrate 25 years of the next generation.

    3) any timeframe on adding shuttlebays to interior's?

    4) Can someone please fix the red alert lights in the main engineering :rolleyes:

    5) Why is it only the top lockbox ships (I exclude the odyssey) get unique bridges? My regent deserves a unigue bridge too :)
  • galaxyknight7399galaxyknight7399 Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    When are you going to stop making STO a clone of World of ********? You cater so much to the very elite players (the lowest % of the games players) that the rest of us are not having as much fun. The elite level STF's used to be challenging, but doable, even the optionals. Now, they're so damn hard that unless you have the very best equipment out there, you get your rear-end handed to you, can't get the optional and it takes over an hours to complete (assuming you don't fail it outright).

    The game used to be balanced and catered to the casual player...now you want our money, which I don't mind since it pays your salaries, but you don't want to give us a quality, balanced game in return.

    To be blunt, if one has to work hard at a game, it's no longer fun. I work hard enough living real life and doing a real life job, why the hell would I want to do that on a game?! If I want that, I'll just go back to playing world of ******** *gag* *wretch*
  • areikou#8990 areikou Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Season 6 has yet to produce a single KDF specific C-Store item, ship, or uniform. Why?

    Also, please provide an LCARS UI instead of this horribly designed UI currently in the game.

    A KDF inspired UI would be great also, including Klingon text randomly placed to help improve immersion.
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    is that you can't properly teabag your defeated opponent

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  • lordmalak1lordmalak1 Member Posts: 4,681 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Until recently I assumed the greyed out emotes in the list were earnable via rank or accolades. Only recently did I learn that some were purchasable from the c-store as 'emote packs'. Sadly they are no longer being sold in the c-store, will they eventually return to the store, or awardable in game ?

    I would also like to own a tac console heavy KDF cruiser. I'm disappointed that cruisers in general are better ships for engineering toons than tactical toons. I would like a K'Tinga that could be more useful to my tactical KDF character than the currently available cruisers. Is there any possibility of ever having one from the c-store or perhaps a command cruiser fleet variant for my tactical character ?
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  • gregorycoxgregorycox Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I really enjoy this game (and i love making my ships more unique to me) but I wish there was a way of mixing and matching the ship parts. Kindof like the old XP starship creator game.

    Can you guys create a starship creator? so we can make our own classes of ships? this would make the ultimate User generated content item! :)

    Thanks,
    LLAP

    Greg
  • jmitchell76jmitchell76 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I remember reading something awhile back saying that there was plans or ideas about doing something about the Enterprise C or aftermath episode. Is this something that is still in the works? Would this be a good tie in for Season 7 with the Romulans? Will we see an Ambassador class ship and variants in the c store?
  • akalayusakalayus Member Posts: 43 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Has there been any thoughts on expanding the items available in the GPL store? Or perhaps we could convert GPL for Lobi?
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  • toslover#1432 toslover Member Posts: 327 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    We had heard before that, with the release of Neverwinter (which also has a Foundry), there would be improvements to the Foundry for STO. Would you be able to tell us what kind of improvements we can expect?
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  • rifter1969rifter1969 Member Posts: 654 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    1- Can we see additional elements for fleet logos?

    2- Starbase contributions, while its nice that we can now select multiple DOffs, and particles, can we get a better system for dilithium? using a sliding bar is not efficient. Maybe a text box that lets you type in the amount you want to contribute?
  • ildwildw Member Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Are there any plans to overhaul the exclusive items that players got for pre-ordering the game, from a low level, starter equipment to a level scaling equipment, e.g. The TR-116A Rifle, Multi-Spatial Personal Shield, Chromodynamic Armor etc.
    And if you do plan on overhauling the items, would you consider redesigning the TR-116A Rifle so that it looks more similar to the one shown in DS9.
    Also are there any chance that the TR-116A Rifle will be coming to the Z-Store?
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