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Please don't increase the rank cap

captainhunter1captainhunter1 Member Posts: 1,632 Arc User
edited March 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
From todays posted Q&A:

Q: (akpa) Previously you?ve mentioned upcoming level cap increases to Fleet Admiral Rank, yet we don?t see anything about that in the Legacy of Romulus revealed. Is there any chance we?ll see it in May?

Dstahl: Our plan to increase ranks up to Fleet Admiral will take place in one of the Seasonal updates after the Legacy of Romulus release.

A level increase would be great - however, please, PLEASE, don't tie it to a rank increase. The galaxy is overflowing with flag officers as it is.

Please consider taking this opportunity to return focus to the true Star Trek hero rank of Captain as presented here: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=541391

With it, we would never have a level cap in STO - and I think that's something everyone would like. :)

(and yes, the 'address us by title' is a step toward fixing the problem, but it's like putting a bandage on a deep wound that really requires surgery :D)
My consolidated list of game improvements for STO:
arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1203368/pve-content-a-list-of-gamewide-polishing-pass-suggestions
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  • eraserfisheraserfish Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    captainhunter1 wrote: »
    From todays posted Q&A:

    Q: (akpa) Previously you?ve mentioned upcoming level cap increases to Fleet Admiral Rank, yet we don?t see anything about that in the Legacy of Romulus revealed. Is there any chance we?ll see it in May?

    Dstahl: Our plan to increase ranks up to Fleet Admiral will take place in one of the Seasonal updates after the Legacy of Romulus release    .

    A level increase would be great - however, please, PLEASE, don't tie it to a rank increase. The galaxy is overflowing with flag officers as it is.

    Please consider taking this opportunity to return focus to the true Star Trek hero rank of Captain as presented here: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=541391

    With it, we would never have a level cap in STO - and I think that's something everyone would like. :)

    (and yes, the 'address us by title' is a step toward fixing the problem, but it's like putting a bandage on a deep wound that really requires surgery :D)

    Mmmhmm.

    Both the Federation and the Klingon Empire look like those South American or African military dictatorships that have more colonels than corporals.

    In spite of choosing the title of Commander, I still get called Admiral or some such. So annoying.
  • snoggymack22snoggymack22 Member Posts: 7,084 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    The Ask Cryptic also states that they're laying the groundwork for allowing your title to be what's used. Stahl said they're shortening all those long titles to JUST Admiral. And are working on having it so that if you set it to Captain or Commander or whatever, it'll use that text instead.

    So there could be a silver lining here. If they follow through on this idea, it can end up being that yeah, you might attain level 60, but can still just be called Captain.
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  • voyagerfan9751voyagerfan9751 Member Posts: 1,120 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I love how everyone always jumps on the "Don't raise the Level cap" whenever there is any kind of update on the game.

    The level or rank cap is not going up any time soon. We are talking 3-4 months from MAY at the earliest. And even that I would suspect is being generious. It is still way too soon to start complaining about it now.
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  • sharyssasharyssa Member Posts: 157 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    voyagerfan9751 wrote: »
    It is still way too soon to start complaining about it now.

    This is the forums...its never too soon to complain! :D
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  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    How about we make the new rank, not a promotion, but a demotion.

    In the spirit of James T. Kirk. Busted back to Captain (for those who want it). Captain Rank II can use all VA gear as we do now, but, "it is the judgment of this council that you be reduced in rank to captain. And that as a consequence of your new rank, you be given the duties for which you have demonstrated unswerving ability, the command of a starship".
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  • doffingcomradedoffingcomrade Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    The real question is: What purpose does increasing the level cap serve other than to invalidate existing content? Levels are very much unimportant to this game, and 50 is already a nice round number.
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  • eraserfisheraserfish Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    doffingcomrade wrote: »
    The real question is: What purpose does increasing the level cap serve other than to invalidate existing content? Levels are very much unimportant to this game, and 50 is already a nice round number.

    To invalidate existing content.

    I don't know about you, but personally I look forward to maxing out my Inertial Dampeners and Power Insulators stat so that I never ever have to worry about science abilities again...
  • truewarpertruewarper Member Posts: 930 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Some lower abilities in my Tact venue needs to go up...:D
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  • fallenhawkfallenhawk Member Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Not this thread again. ._.
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  • fovrelfovrel Member Posts: 1,448 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    This is a cryptic post. The question is about a level cap increase, the answer is about a rank increase. That is not the same. The rank can be increased, a promotion, without increasing the level cap. The promotion would be the result, game reward, of a misssion, or a series of missions that give a (ingame) promotion, without XP.

    The other thing, raising the level cap without raising the rank, is also possible, but doesn't make much sense. We would have level 50 vice admirals and level 55 vice admirals.

    I am against both, cap increase and rank increase.

    Against a cap increase. Raising the cap would mean more XP for your talents, so in the end you can have 9 points in everything. It will make the character a Mary Sue. More points makes it pointless. Moreover, if they keep raising the level cap, a constant revamp, rebalance of the talent system, skills, ship tiers and gear quality (mk XIII, XiV ...etc) is necessaray. Look at WoW each expansion there is a whole new talent system.

    Against a rank increase. Well the whole rank system is flawwed. I see it as a cosmetic, a game thing. I want to play a character that flies a starship and do missions with it. I want to lead a small away team. Both of these task are in my view not things, that an admiral will do on a regular basis.
  • khayuungkhayuung Member Posts: 1,876 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I want a level cap because I want to have a space away team.

    But no more level cap increases from there, because I can't think of what rank is higher than an Admiral in Starfleet!

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  • tc10btc10b Member Posts: 1,549 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Lol a space away team. Crashing into planets, shooting the wrong things and exploding at the first sign of combat.

    Sounds like my suicidal boffs in the fire caves....
  • baudlbaudl Member Posts: 4,060 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    i'm also sceptical towards a rank increase to admiral...i rather have it completely redesigned with captain or commodore as max rank.

    the level can be increased to 60 whatever, but it just makes no sense to see a million admirals on ESD or SFA.

    i would even go as far as saying the rank should be tight to mission progression (PVE) and certain accolades...which are purely cosmetic.

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  • kintishokintisho Member Posts: 1,040 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    RAISE THE LEVEL CAP!!!!! Im tired of Vice admiral and Lt. General. Full admiral and General and allow us to pull ships out of mothballs to fly escort duty and a ship based DOff system (including assigned captain BOffs) to allow this game to full development. Just because a few people say "oh whine there are too many admirals not enough complaining Lt Commanders" doesnt mean the end game should be closed and nerfed to appease these IDIOTS. A game is about advancement, if you want to stagnate at ensign feel free, let the rest of us ascend to Admiral or event Fleet admiral (instead of 1 or 2 escort duty we could have 2 or 4 at that rank MUAHAHAHAHAH) RAISE it and let people who want no advancement not advance of their own accord!
  • accountlinksuxaccountlinksux Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I'm fine with more levels, as long as they lower the ranks players have.
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