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v851v851 Member Posts: 5 Arc User
edited April 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
When will be able to achieve a higher promotion from Vice Admiral
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Eventually...

    There are indications that "not season 8" has parts that are preparing for the next step, but I wouldn expect it to show up right away... maybe "more season 8" will have it...

    Untill then... Lets hope for more missions.
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  • telbasta7386telbasta7386 Member Posts: 761 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Why do you need a higher promotion? The only thing higher is fleet admiral, and you're not going to have your game turned into an RTS where you can control multiple ships.

    As-is, it's sad that such a high portion of starfleet personnel have achieved vice admiral rank, we've got a serious case of too many leaders and not enough followers here.
  • rattler2rattler2 Member, Star Trek Online Moderator Posts: 58,677 Community Moderator
    edited April 2013
    I choose to only show Captain on my uniforms. Might show VA during diplomatic events.
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  • elessymelessym Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    telbasta7386 wrote: »
    we've got a serious case of too many leaders and not enough followers here.

    When you consider boffs and doffs, it's not that bad. But there is a serious lack of captains.
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    telbasta7386 wrote: »
    Why do you need a higher promotion? The only thing higher is fleet admiral, and you're not going to have your game turned into an RTS where you can control multiple ships.

    As-is, it's sad that such a high portion of starfleet personnel have achieved vice admiral rank, we've got a serious case of too many leaders and not enough followers here.
    Every player exists in their own little environment. It's not that there's a million VAs in the game. You, and a few others you work with, just happen to be VAs. Everyone else is really outside of your own story. Just like when you do an FE you're the one doing it. Not you and 1 million other players all at the same time. MMOs require a bit of disbelief. Without it there's no way to justify why 50 ships are sitting outside your Fleet base. :)
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • startrek1234567startrek1234567 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I dont think we will have a higher rank in season 8, and i dont want there to be. I mean we already have thousands of VA's in maco and omega armor shooting down enemies, and commanding only 1 ship at a time.
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    We need Admiral content to be considered as Admirals. Admirals control more than one ship and being able to promote bridge officers to captain to control your old ships to go on missions like duty officer assignments and help you fight in combat would be Admiral content.
  • captpeacemakercaptpeacemaker Member Posts: 230 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    starkaos wrote: »
    We need Admiral content to be considered as Admirals. Admirals control more than one ship and being able to promote bridge officers to captain to control your old ships to go on missions like duty officer assignments and help you fight in combat would be Admiral content.

    That right there is what we need. A command and control system similar to the ground missions and your own away team, except you would have 5 starships instead of 5 BOFFs.

    Isnt there supposed to be 'Admiral' between 'Vice Admiral' and 'Fleet Admiral' though?

    If you look at rank insignia, RALH has 1 block, RAUH has 2 blocks, VA has 3 on the rank insignia.

    Admiral Quinn has 5 so I assume he is a Fleet Admiral, so shouldn't 'Admiral' have 4? Maybe Level 55 is Admiral? and Level 60 is Fleet Admiral?

    I think they should space them out more than that, let 50-59 be VA, 60-69 be Admiral, then 70-80 be Fleet Admiral.
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  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    captpeacemaker wrote: »
    That right there is what we need. A command and control system similar to the ground missions and your own away team, except you would have 5 starships instead of 5 BOFFs.

    Isnt there supposed to be 'Admiral' between 'Vice Admiral' and 'Fleet Admiral' though?

    If you look at rank insignia, RALH has 1 block, RAUH has 2 blocks, VA has 3 on the rank insignia.

    Admiral Quinn has 5 so I assume he is a Fleet Admiral, so shouldn't 'Admiral' have 4? Maybe Level 55 is Admiral? and Level 60 is Fleet Admiral?

    I think they should space them out more than that, let 50-59 be VA, 60-69 be Admiral, then 70-80 be Fleet Admiral.
    I can see the computers blowing up all around the world trying to render all of that. :)
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • srafaoraspsrafaorasp Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    telbasta7386 wrote: »
    Why do you need a higher promotion? The only thing higher is fleet admiral,

    RA x2
    Vice Admiral
    Admiral
    Fleet Admiral
  • marc8219marc8219 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Hopefully never. Its silly that we are all even Vice Admiral or any Flag rank.
    ranks should look like this:

    Level 1-10 Lt (JG)
    11-20 -Lt
    21-30 Lt Cmdr
    30-40 Cmdr
    40-50 Captain
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    marc8219 wrote: »
    Hopefully never. Its silly that we are all even Vice Admiral or any Flag rank.
    ranks should look like this:

    Level 1-10 Lt (JG)
    11-20 -Lt
    21-30 Lt Cmdr
    30-40 Cmdr
    40-50 Captain

    Too late for that. Some people like to be General Martok rather than just a regular Captain. Only reasonable suggestion for this is too let people choose their rank so if a person wants to be called a Captain, then they will be referred to as a Captain rather than Rear Admiral, Upper Half by npcs. Besides future endgame content can always be ignored if it doesn't fit your character.
  • pharaoh6000pharaoh6000 Member Posts: 22 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I stopped showing any ranks higher than Captain. EVERY single Star Trek series has been about a Captain and their crew, and that's where STO should have stopped as well.

    Only leaders of Fleets should hold the title 'Admiral' since they actually *do* have influence over more than one starship.
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  • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    pharaoh6000 wrote: »
    I stopped showing any ranks higher than Captain. EVERY single Star Trek series has been about a Captain and their crew, and that's where STO should have stopped as well.

    Only leaders of Fleets should hold the title 'Admiral' since they actually *do* have influence over more than one starship.

    Didn't know fleet leaders could boss me around must have missed that :P
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  • morkargh117morkargh117 Member Posts: 231 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    A level cap increase won't do this game any good, you will still end up exactly in the same spot you were in before...grinding dailes/dilithium/fleet marks...a 5 level increase would only last a week or two of leveling...it is a waste of the developers time and resources IMO.
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  • snoggymack22snoggymack22 Member Posts: 7,084 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Guys, settle down now. You'll be getting a TON of new ranks very very soon. Because in May most of you will be knocked back alllll the down to Uhlan and have to scramble your way up through to Centurion and Legionaire and Sub-Commander and Commander before ever sniffing Admiral again.

    ;)
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  • johnnymo1johnnymo1 Member Posts: 697 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    starkaos wrote: »
    we Need Admiral Content To Be Considered As Admirals. Admirals Control More Than One Ship And Being Able To Promote Bridge Officers To Captain To Control Your Old Ships To Go On Missions Like Duty Officer Assignments And Help You Fight In Combat Would Be Admiral Content.

    This Would Be Amazing!!!!!!!!!
  • polie05polie05 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Actually a valid point for have a cap at 60 is new gear! We need mk xii or xiv gear!
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  • pingaheadpingahead Member Posts: 249 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    All I ask is this:

    I am a highly decorated Admiral in Starfleet in command of a starship witha crew of 2000 -

    Can I please send an Ensign down to tag the damn rabbits?
  • sarthrinsarthrin Member Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I have always looked at it this way, Star Fleet is a huge organization. The Federation is vast. It is hundreds of worlds each with billions of people spread out over hundreds of light years. You don't really see it in the shows or even the movies but the number of ships needed to patrol the discovered worlds and borders would be astronomical. Especially that any world in the Federation would require there be enough ships to provide a quick and near instance response. Then take into consideration there are colonies and deep space stations which lie in on the fringes as well as exploration ships charting the unknown regions of the galaxy. The ships required to do all of this would be in the millions if not tens of millions. As is true for the other factions in the game. So, in reality, there would be a lot of Admirals throughout Star Fleet in charge of a lot of different things. I do think they need to restructure quests though for the Admiral ranks where you go into them making decisions that an NPC Task Force or Battle Group (Space) or a Battalion or Regiment (Ground) carry out based on your decisions. Make the wrong decision and watch your command go up in flames. The possibilities are immense when you figure in diplomatic ventures, espionage, medical, engineering, etc.
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