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Temporal Ambassador: level 30 players will miss so much...
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I can see it happening already.
We know that the mission will be staying in game after the three year celebrations and given that the reward will be a level 30 starship, I see the minimum level for the mission being increased to level 30. This makes sense so far.
Now, imagine a new player coming to the mission in a few weeks time when the three year celebrations are over. They've successfully completed the Klingon War storyline and are currently half-way through the Romulan Mystery storyline. They'll notice that B'Vat and T'nae make an appearance and probably enjoy the fun behind that.
However, the appearance of Obisek, Slamek, Rogan Skyl, Vakel Shon and a few other nods are totally lost on them. This is somewhat disappointing as it is clear to me having played the mission through a few times now that the development of the mission was clearly a lot of fun and I certainly had a lot of fun playing it.
Since this 'getting it' only requires advanced knowledge of the Cardassian Struggle too, perhaps it's time to rethink the minimum level for several of the story lines?
Keep the Klingon War at the beginning but open up the Romulan Mystery for players at level 10 and the Cardassian Struggle at level 20. This will allow players to experience their preferred storyline for levelling and perhaps increase players appreciation for such a lovingly crafted mission.
We know that the mission will be staying in game after the three year celebrations and given that the reward will be a level 30 starship, I see the minimum level for the mission being increased to level 30. This makes sense so far.
Now, imagine a new player coming to the mission in a few weeks time when the three year celebrations are over. They've successfully completed the Klingon War storyline and are currently half-way through the Romulan Mystery storyline. They'll notice that B'Vat and T'nae make an appearance and probably enjoy the fun behind that.
However, the appearance of Obisek, Slamek, Rogan Skyl, Vakel Shon and a few other nods are totally lost on them. This is somewhat disappointing as it is clear to me having played the mission through a few times now that the development of the mission was clearly a lot of fun and I certainly had a lot of fun playing it.
Since this 'getting it' only requires advanced knowledge of the Cardassian Struggle too, perhaps it's time to rethink the minimum level for several of the story lines?
Keep the Klingon War at the beginning but open up the Romulan Mystery for players at level 10 and the Cardassian Struggle at level 20. This will allow players to experience their preferred storyline for levelling and perhaps increase players appreciation for such a lovingly crafted mission.
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During Temporal Ambassador, maybe. But when they encounter these characters later on, it'll probably provide the same kind of nostalgia. Just in a different order.
That said, I do agree that the fronts should be mixed up a little bit more.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
Who said anything about changing the order? I merely suggested lowering the minimum level requirement for the Cardassian Struggle and the Romulan Mystery sections.
Perhaps, the 2800 episodes can be brought into their own section? This might make more sense since they don't really have any link to the Cardassians at all.
Good point.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
The mission is staying, and the Tier 3 Ambassador/Kamarag is still a reward. We're just debating where it will fall in the STO chronology.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
Have ole Quinn give you a listing of possible postings and you get to choose which to be "stationed" in in which order. When one is completed you are able to move to the next one.
Some missions like this one, can unlock at certain levels, others only after the previous mission is completed.
Just my 2 cents in there
The Featured Episodes have all had a lower level limit of about 6 (or is it 10) when they were released so the game mechanics can cope just fine. Take on level 5 Gorn then go fight some level 50 Gorn and see the difference.