Are the Dip/Mrd4 Boffs ever going to get updated costumes?

galantdramon · May 2014

I have a Fed toon, got to Dip4, and got a KDF boff...but I can't get the uniforms to work. I'm a Fed Captain, on a Fed Ship, with Fed Replicators, and I can't give them a Fed Uniform.

Okay, that's cool.

I wanted to give them some KDF stuff, like the Bortesqu' (sp) outfit, but I can't get it, because, surprise, that toon is Fed, and can't get into a KDF fleet embassy to "waste my dil/creds" on the unlock.

(Which I totally would, I come from CO, with over 60 capped toons, some dating back to closed beta, all because I like doing a power/costume combination and playing with it. I probably spend more time in the tailor somedays than I do playing.)

They also have -no- kit pieces (not even the limited ones that toon's regular boff's can get).

I can, I suppose, just get an Alien toon, and fake the looks, but half the reason of getting Diplomacy (or Marauder) T4 is to get a -real- bridge officer with the odd racial mods the "enemy" has, while the other half is the appearance, which (to me) includes the "otherwise unavailable costumes".

captaind3 · May 2014

galantdramon wrote: »

I have a Fed toon, got to Dip4, and got a KDF boff...but I can't get the uniforms to work. I'm a Fed Captain, on a Fed Ship, with Fed Replicators, and I can't give them a Fed Uniform.

Okay, that's cool.

I wanted to give them some KDF stuff, like the Bortesqu' (sp) outfit, but I can't get it, because, surprise, that toon is Fed, and can't get into a KDF fleet embassy to "waste my dil/creds" on the unlock.

(Which I totally would, I come from CO, with over 60 capped toons, some dating back to closed beta, all because I like doing a power/costume combination and playing with it. I probably spend more time in the tailor somedays than I do playing.)

They also have -no- kit pieces (not even the limited ones that toon's regular boff's can get).

I can, I suppose, just get an Alien toon, and fake the looks, but half the reason of getting Diplomacy (or Marauder) T4 is to get a -real- bridge officer with the odd racial mods the "enemy" has, while the other half is the appearance, which (to me) includes the "otherwise unavailable costumes".

Actually them not getting a uniform is not cool.

This isn't necessarily an officer exchange program, if they're gonna be permanently assigned to a Starfleet Vessel they should be in uniform. Whether or not that is is pretty much up to each individual player. My Orion isn't supposed to be affiliated with the Klingon Empire at all.

It's a Pain. They don't even have access to the outfits that aren't necessarily uniforms like Seven's bodysuit.

futurepastnow · May 2014

I dress most of my diplo boffs up in Omega Force armor. So they're OF liasons or something. Except the Nausicaan, he looks stylish in a Dyson coat.

I wish I could similarly dress up the Marauding boffs, I used to be able to use the armor visual on them, but of course that no longer works.

jodarkrider · May 2014

Same problem with the Borg Romulan BOFF.. can't give her a faction uniform... which really is somewhat annoying. Actually it makes me fidgety a lot, given I theme my crew in a certain way and this one can't get a Starfleet uniform... and the choice the BOFF has is highly limited anyways...

centersolace · May 2014

Can't use the Honour Guard Uniform, can't use the Bortasqu Uniform, can't use the Lobi Skirt, can't use the Khan outfit..... sigh.....

galantdramon · May 2014

captaind3 wrote: »

Actually them not getting a uniform is not cool.

This isn't necessarily an officer exchange program, if they're gonna be permanently assigned to a Starfleet Vessel they should be in uniform. Whether or not that is is pretty much up to each individual player. My Orion isn't supposed to be affiliated with the Klingon Empire at all.

It's a Pain. They don't even have access to the outfits that aren't necessarily uniforms like Seven's bodysuit.

I was being sarcastic with the "that's cool" but apparently the snark wasn't loud enough...heh

I'm a Fed Captain on a Fed Ship with Fed Replicators...and I can't give my new bridge officer the ship's Bridge/AT uniform, because the replicated clothes transform into a -very- limited selection of KDF stuff.

I'd shake a fist at Q, but he'd probably just make it worse. :-)

Anywho, we should be able to get the other stuff, even if it's only for our "ground like heck" rewards...it's not like these are BREEN or something that can't have the same kinds of outfits.

As for Liberated Borg bridge officers, I can, to a limited degree, understand a non-LTS account not being able to costume/edit/tailor them, because, hello, doing borg stuff (aside from 7/9's bits) is an Exclusive Lifetime Subscription perk apparently, but if you are LTS, you should be able to edit/tailor your borg crew.

As a LTS from CO, I can understand the "you want this, pay for it" reasoning...and I'm perfectly willing to buy the KDF outfits, Zen Store and Fleet, but I can't -get- to the fleet stuff.

And the kit pieces (which my ground crew has a few of) don't show at all.

captaind3 · May 2014

galantdramon wrote: »

I was being sarcastic with the "that's cool" but apparently the snark wasn't loud enough...heh

I'm a Fed Captain on a Fed Ship with Fed Replicators...and I can't give my new bridge officer the ship's Bridge/AT uniform, because the replicated clothes transform into a -very- limited selection of KDF stuff.

I'd shake a fist at Q, but he'd probably just make it worse. :-)

Anywho, we should be able to get the other stuff, even if it's only for our "ground like heck" rewards...it's not like these are BREEN or something that can't have the same kinds of outfits.

As for Liberated Borg bridge officers, I can, to a limited degree, understand a non-LTS account not being able to costume/edit/tailor them, because, hello, doing borg stuff (aside from 7/9's bits) is an Exclusive Lifetime Subscription perk apparently, but if you are LTS, you should be able to edit/tailor your borg crew.

As a LTS from CO, I can understand the "you want this, pay for it" reasoning...and I'm perfectly willing to buy the KDF outfits, Zen Store and Fleet, but I can't -get- to the fleet stuff.

And the kit pieces (which my ground crew has a few of) don't show at all.

That's my fault, I'm terrible at detecting written sarcasm. :P

I don't agree on the liberated Borg Bridge officers. If they're your officers they should be customizable. I can understand the difference the science Borg from Khitomer Accord is in the mold of Hugh and they want him to stay Borg, that's fine, but all others should be fair game.

I still can't get over the fact that the Romulan we get can't where the faction Romulan Republic uniforms, it's ridiculous.

theanothername · May 2014

galantdramon wrote: »

I have a Fed toon, got to Dip4, and got a KDF boff...but I can't get the uniforms to work. I'm a Fed Captain, on a Fed Ship, with Fed Replicators, and I can't give them a Fed Uniform.

Okay, that's cool.

I wanted to give them some KDF stuff, like the Bortesqu' (sp) outfit, but I can't get it, because, surprise, that toon is Fed, and can't get into a KDF fleet embassy to "waste my dil/creds" on the unlock.

(Which I totally would, I come from CO, with over 60 capped toons, some dating back to closed beta, all because I like doing a power/costume combination and playing with it. I probably spend more time in the tailor somedays than I do playing.)

They also have -no- kit pieces (not even the limited ones that toon's regular boff's can get).

I can, I suppose, just get an Alien toon, and fake the looks, but half the reason of getting Diplomacy (or Marauder) T4 is to get a -real- bridge officer with the odd racial mods the "enemy" has, while the other half is the appearance, which (to me) includes the "otherwise unavailable costumes".

Would be nice if Crytic would do something like that for ALL fractions. Might get the marauder boff fixed which still is completly unmoddable. No outfitchanges, no face/bodychanges; nothing.

mightybobcnc · May 2014

If the uniforms for the diplo boffs actually worked I might have kept mine instead of selling them.

baddmoonrizin · May 2014

Not sure what you mean about the LibBorg ROM Science BOFF.

On my FED Captain, I was able to put her in her faction uniform.

kazabok · May 2014

I think by faction uniform, folks mean things like the Odyssey or Bortas uniforms.

Or even things like Sierra and Antares.

So Roms in a federation fleet, can wear the same uniform as the Starfleet folks.

Or even Starfleet types serving on a Rom ship wearing Rom uniforms.

Are the Dip/Mrd4 Boffs ever going to get updated costumes?

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