The "Optional = Fail" thing on Advanced queues irritates me, especially since I've run my last 3 ICA's as pugs just to pick up a few borg whatchamacallits for the Rep gear and come out empty handed each time...
STO's gotten to the point where you can't advance ANYTHING, what with the XP nerfs, the failed optionals, dilithium requirements with NO dilithium rewards... Casual players are being ousted...
CM
"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science." - Edwin Hubble
In most cases, I do not even feel a need to post here, as I am mostly happy with the game as a casual who has no intention of doing elite queues. However, the skill tray is maddening, and I really don't understand how this fix is not at the top of Cryptic's list. Bugs that present themselves every time you change zones cannot possibly be a minor issue.
I personaly Miss the old STFs, the ones where you had to readly work together and be a team. Rght now all you need a great DPS and good shields/armor nd you can pretty much do them all....no haviing to actualy work for it. Back when the STFs were a grouping thing, we had to really work to learn and beat them, we made good friends, most of which are still not only in my list bit still say haello over four years later. Queues are good for people that want a fast run with basic rewards...the OLD STFs gae high ends rewards for completeing each one and yes, they were hard but we mastered them and could help a new person or two through even the Cure on VA with in an hour. Please, bring back a challage, please allow us a chance to make a choice in what we run and how we want to run it.
How about rather than us telling them what they should do, how about they tell us what they're working on? Even just a list, no timelines, nothing like that just a weekly something like:
In the coming months we're going to try to address the following issues:
1) Players are leveling too fast, we're going to tweak XP values and put cool downs on patrol events.
2) Carriers are too powerful, we're going to be tweaking the HP/Damage/etc, of pets downward.
3) Power levels are out of control, we're going to be rolling back bonuses provided by powers, or consoles such as plasmonic leech etc. expect an overall reduction in power levels by 10-15%
4) Debuff stacking is too high, we're looking at implementing exclusion principles to them all so no NPC can be effected by multiple copies of the same power. The most recent application will over-ride existing applications.
5) Bug Hunt Elite, Crystalline Entity increases to HP of the bugs/entity to bring them in line with the other ques.
6) Increase the timer or add additional costs on certain crafted items eg. Making MkII items take 10 minutes rather than 5 or adding a dil cost to them to discourage churn on these items.
7) Dyson Sphere ground event: Once the T-Rex's are spawned, we're looking into a zone lockout to prevent players from zone hopping to gain dilithium too quickly.
8) Reducing the rewards for the Undine Space sphere content by approximately 50%, they will also no longer reward Isomorph Injections.
9) Bridge officer trait stacking is too powerful, we're looking into only allowing a single copy of a trait to function, or implementing diminishing returns on stacking traits such as Superior Operative.
10) Some abilities such as Beam Fire at Will are going to be tweaked, expect their overall damage to be reduced.
11) We'll be addressing stacking certain Duty officers for cool down reduction such as technicians, early intent is to only allow 1 copy of the duty officer at a time.
In addition we're going to be releasing a new lock box (Khazon) look forward to details on this!
We'll be releasing details of the winter event soon!
Expect a blog about new T6 ship packs in the Zen store at the start of the new year!
Here's my point. Communication is key. The ideology of "don't talk about it" is a poor, weak, cowardly, pathetic ideology. It leads to distrust, rumors, and disappointed players. By talking to your player base, and outlining a long term vision you can manage our expectations. Yes, we're not always going to agree on direction or even intent, but the only way you're going to get this game back to good, and don't kid yourself the game is in a pitiful state at the moment, is by talking to us.
TALK, don't launch edicts from on high, use inflammatory terms like exploit, or goofball statements like "we looked at the data and it says 17x faster". Just talk to us.
If you had come to the player base -right away- and said:
"Okay guys, the Japori problem wasn't something we thought would occur, we're going to be scaling the NPC's appropriately and taking a look at XP being granted by NPCs to bring it more in line with what our expectations were in this Thursdays update. Expect to experience a slowdown in the leveling experience post 60."
I bet you while people would have been upset, it wouldn't have been the over-reaction you got. Which you brought on yourself by locking them out in emergency mode, going silent, then making silly statements with no follow up.
The metrics show that none of that leads to increased profits.
The metrics may soon show that there are not enough normal players left in the queues for the whales and die-hards to play with.
All the recent changes (and the upcoming pet nerf) really make me wonder if someone isn't trying to kill this game off. Money grabs I understand, but no one can squeeze their customers this bad again and again and expect them just to take it.
When all the dil weekends, lobi giveaways and special events are over, I think STO space may well be: quiet, lonely and very cold.
The metrics may soon show that there are not enough normal players left in the queues for the whales and die-hards to play with.
All the recent changes (and the upcoming pet nerf) really make me wonder if someone isn't trying to kill this game off. Money grabs I understand, but no one can squeeze their customers this bad again and again and expect them just to take it.
When all the dil weekends, lobi giveaways and special events are over, I think STO space may well be: quiet, lonely and very cold.
It's cold outside; there's no kind of atmosphere
I'm all alone, more or less
Let me fly, far away from here
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
I want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose
Drinking fresh mango juice
Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
cut R&D costs in half, there is already fleet project dil sinks, rep gear sinks, fleet gear ground sinks, fleet gear space sinks, dil to Zen Store item sinks, sins sinks and More sinks, and if that isn't enough, there are more SINKS!!! lol
It's cold outside; there's no kind of atmosphere
I'm all alone, more or less
Let me fly, far away from here
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
I want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose
Drinking fresh mango juice
Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
I might feel like I'm the last human alive but at least I've got an annoying emergency medical hologram, an android, and a Caitian to keep me company...
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I would respectfully ask Cryptic to listen to and implement the many good ideas in this thread. There are so many that would improve the game.
I would also ask Cryptic to respect those of us who are casual players. I respect those players who can spend the time to play at the highest level quickly. Still, I do not want to be locked out or extorted for cash because I am a casual.
I'm not going to rage quit over the recent problems, although I only sign in to manage doffs and run the Mirror Invasion events. I'll wait to see if fixes are in the works.
But I have invested money in the development of other games (i.e., Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen) and I will not be spending money on STO unless I see substantial changes for the better.
So what would you like to see Cryptic do this week?
Fix known bugs & issues! I would like to see a list as long as last week's patch notes of known bugs that they have finally fixed (you know there are even more)... yes, it's a pleasant fiction, but this is what would open MY wallet, especially since I'm finding more game-stoppers every time I log in... :mad:
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Fix the god awful ranks systems so it's closer to the spirit of the canon without all the admirals and generals (insane number of temporary battlefield promotions?!) running all over the place constantly and so people could also personalize their ranks a little bit more. Something like this maybe.
Star Trek Online Alternative Ranks:
Federation:
Cadet/Crewperson/Officer = Cadet/Ensign -- no insignia *
Chief Officer/Ensign = Lieutenant -- single stripe/chevron on sleeves *
Master Chief/Second Lieutenant = Lieutenant Commander -- two stripes/chevrons on sleeves or 1 pip/mark **
First Lieutenant/Lieutenant = Commander -- one full pip/mark and one empty pip/mark on collar ***
Lieutenant Commander/Executive Officer (or XO) = Captain -- two pips/marks on collar ****
Commander/First Officer = Rear Admiral (LH) -- two full pips/marks and one empty pip/mark on collar *****
Captain/Veteran Captain = Rear Admiral (UH) -- three pips/marks on collar *****
Senior Captain/Major = Vice Admiral -- three full pips/marks on collar and one empty pip/mark *****
Fleet Captain/Lieutenant Colonel = Admiral -- four pips/marks on collar *****
Commodore/Colonel = Fleet Admiral -- bronze star on chest and/or shoulders *****
NPC only ranks:
Rear Admiral = Rear Admiral Lower Half -- two silver stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Senior Rear Admiral = Rear Admiral Upper Half -- two gold stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Vice Admiral -- three silver stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Admiral -- three gold stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Fleet Admiral -- four stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Klingon Empire:
Bekk/Warrior/Officer = Warrior *
Sergeant/Staff Sergeant/Gunnery Sergeant/Munitions Officer = Lieutenant *
First Sergeant/Master Sergeant/Targ Handler/Lieutenant = Lieutenant Commander **
Lieutenant Commander/Third Officer = Commander ***
Commander/Second Officer = Captain****
Captain/First Officer = Brigadier General *****
Major = Major General *****
Lieutenant Colonel = Lieutenant General *****
Colonel/Sergeant Major = General *****
Swordmaster/Brigadier = Dahar Master *****
NPC only ranks:
Brigadier General
Commander General
Major General
General
Dahar Master
would settle for the loadout tray getting fixed, must of slotted that 8472 t5 rep active shield ability and the rmc from the power tray about 50 times now.
better xp for kills and missions. its noticable with new toons, used to be about to get around 12 to 100xp per kill on RA as a lt to lc, now i can barely get past 1xp to 18xp at most and the lack of ability to reach the next level in the dq is obvious, im not inclined to do argala elite.
I wouldn't you see because we settle too often. If indeed mac users can't play and these other things in the list aren't done yet, you have to ask honestly, what is management doing? Surely they've made enough money with DR to actually hire more code monkeys to get these things done faster and to allocate more teams on problems like the Mac problem. If they haven't hired more people then who is failing in the financial department because Seriously I'm sure they've gotten enough from DR to actually get these things done. If not, who do they need to replace in management in order to move these things forward and treat them responsibly and professionally at this point?
Fix the god awful ranks systems so it's closer to the spirit of the canon without all the admirals and generals (insane number of temporary battlefield promotions?!) running all over the place constantly and so people could also personalize their ranks a little bit more. Something like this maybe.
Star Trek Online Alternative Ranks:
Federation:
Cadet/Crewperson/Officer = Cadet/Ensign -- no insignia *
Chief Officer/Ensign = Lieutenant -- single stripe/chevron on sleeves *
Master Chief/Second Lieutenant = Lieutenant Commander -- two stripes/chevrons on sleeves **
First Lieutenant/Lieutenant = Commander -- one pip/mark on collar ***
Lieutenant Commander = Captain -- two pips/marks on collar ****
Commander = Rear Admiral (Lower Half) -- two full pips/marks and one empty pip/mark on collar *****
Captain = Rear Admiral (Upper Half) -- three pips/marks on collar *****
Veteran Captain = Vice Admiral -- three full pips/marks on collar and one empty pip/mark *****
Fleet Captain/Lieutenant Colonel = Admiral -- four pips/marks on collar *****
Commodore/Colonel = Fleet Admiral -- bronze star on chest and/or shoulders *****
NPC only ranks:
Rear Admiral = Rear Admiral Lower Half -- two silver stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Senior Rear Admiral = Rear Admiral Upper Half -- two gold stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Vice Admiral -- three silver stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Admiral -- three gold stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Fleet Admiral -- four stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
2. Fix Derpfera. How long are you gonna let this go?
3. Fleet Admiral pips. I know it's not real high on priority list, but how much work could it be, and how many ppl would you make happy?
4. More fleet ranks. Top two ranks in fleet, sometimes 3 for some fleets are used as fleet officers. Not everyone wants to be that involved, and that leaves only 4 or 5 rank to work through. Give players something more to work for in fleet ranks, and it would affect nothing within the game.
5.Well, I'm not gonna push my luck. Those 4 would make me happy. For now anyway.
I actually commend Cryptic for 11/6's patch. There was a lot of good stuff there. But PLEASE fix at least IGA and Defera.....
I would like to see them lose the words *character bound* especially when it comes to rep things , Im not suggesting you should be able to just ship of a reputation set to any other character , but to another character who has completed the rep ..why not ? Like my main guy , he's a fed engineer and he has nuke marks coming out of his ears , but ive never felt the nuke vibe for him . but then theres my sci captain , she's also completed the nukara rep and I wouldn't mind getting the nuke gear for her but she's mark poor , why not let my engi cap send her all his nuke marks , it would save me a lot of time grinding for more of the things.
No, XP is going as planned, and now Dilithium counts have gone to inflated heights.
Crafting needs a good nerf, epics can be made to fast, and the gain for rarity is to high, very bad balance there.
The elite ques are still good, the advanced not to shabby "for those", and the easy, meh.
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Boost skillpoint rewards, including the skillpoints earned via doffing that you nerfed as well, boost dilithium *again*, fix the loadouts that have NEVER worked right since launch, and why *exactly* do we not have ground loadouts? Not that those would work either... And I thought the new EP said he was going to be all about fixing old bugs and improving the game? I don't think I've seen a single old bug fixed since he said that, other than some text changes and some stealth nerfs on "exploits".
And for the love of all that's holy... Fix the graphics and direct x compatibility issues!!! This game has bluescreened my computer 3 times since DR launched, and even when that doesn't happen why exactly does STO make Firefox crash every time I log in?! :mad:
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This I don't like I busted my rear to get to level 60 and I want me Fleet Admiral rank
I'd at least like to see more diversity in the ranks available per tier. It could also be that you'd retain the old ranking system if you want and the new ranks could be completely voluntary. Kind of like how you can belong to both the U.S. Army and the Army of the United States and have separate ranks for each service, that is you could be a Captain in Federation Starfleet and an Admiral in Starfleet of the Federation.
Similarly, Klingons could have separate ranks in whatever House they belong to and also in the Klingon Empire. For Romulans it would probably be Planetary Militia ranks in addition to their rank in the Republic military. Same thing for the Tal Shiar and the Star Empire's military on the NPC side, I suppose.
Another way to look at it would simply be that the brevit promotions to Admiral/General level are related to the temporary post you hold and not connected to your permanent rank, like a Lieutenant technically being the Captain of a starship. This wouldn't even require additional voice acting for NPCs to address your character correctly as everyone would have either the orginal ranks or both the original ranks and the new ones.
Even if everyone who is in command of a ship just had the option of switching their displayed rank (in addition to title) to Executive Officer, or Captain, or Commander, or whatever, it be a big improvement for game immersion.
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STO's gotten to the point where you can't advance ANYTHING, what with the XP nerfs, the failed optionals, dilithium requirements with NO dilithium rewards... Casual players are being ousted...
CM
In the coming months we're going to try to address the following issues:
1) Players are leveling too fast, we're going to tweak XP values and put cool downs on patrol events.
2) Carriers are too powerful, we're going to be tweaking the HP/Damage/etc, of pets downward.
3) Power levels are out of control, we're going to be rolling back bonuses provided by powers, or consoles such as plasmonic leech etc. expect an overall reduction in power levels by 10-15%
4) Debuff stacking is too high, we're looking at implementing exclusion principles to them all so no NPC can be effected by multiple copies of the same power. The most recent application will over-ride existing applications.
5) Bug Hunt Elite, Crystalline Entity increases to HP of the bugs/entity to bring them in line with the other ques.
6) Increase the timer or add additional costs on certain crafted items eg. Making MkII items take 10 minutes rather than 5 or adding a dil cost to them to discourage churn on these items.
7) Dyson Sphere ground event: Once the T-Rex's are spawned, we're looking into a zone lockout to prevent players from zone hopping to gain dilithium too quickly.
8) Reducing the rewards for the Undine Space sphere content by approximately 50%, they will also no longer reward Isomorph Injections.
9) Bridge officer trait stacking is too powerful, we're looking into only allowing a single copy of a trait to function, or implementing diminishing returns on stacking traits such as Superior Operative.
10) Some abilities such as Beam Fire at Will are going to be tweaked, expect their overall damage to be reduced.
11) We'll be addressing stacking certain Duty officers for cool down reduction such as technicians, early intent is to only allow 1 copy of the duty officer at a time.
In addition we're going to be releasing a new lock box (Khazon) look forward to details on this!
We'll be releasing details of the winter event soon!
Expect a blog about new T6 ship packs in the Zen store at the start of the new year!
Here's my point. Communication is key. The ideology of "don't talk about it" is a poor, weak, cowardly, pathetic ideology. It leads to distrust, rumors, and disappointed players. By talking to your player base, and outlining a long term vision you can manage our expectations. Yes, we're not always going to agree on direction or even intent, but the only way you're going to get this game back to good, and don't kid yourself the game is in a pitiful state at the moment, is by talking to us.
TALK, don't launch edicts from on high, use inflammatory terms like exploit, or goofball statements like "we looked at the data and it says 17x faster". Just talk to us.
If you had come to the player base -right away- and said:
"Okay guys, the Japori problem wasn't something we thought would occur, we're going to be scaling the NPC's appropriately and taking a look at XP being granted by NPCs to bring it more in line with what our expectations were in this Thursdays update. Expect to experience a slowdown in the leveling experience post 60."
I bet you while people would have been upset, it wouldn't have been the over-reaction you got. Which you brought on yourself by locking them out in emergency mode, going silent, then making silly statements with no follow up.
As a guy on the radio used to say...
"Not a sermon, just a thought."
/300 seconds to review my post.
...Wouldn't change a thing.
Awoken Dead
Now shaddup about the queues, it's a BUG
The metrics may soon show that there are not enough normal players left in the queues for the whales and die-hards to play with.
All the recent changes (and the upcoming pet nerf) really make me wonder if someone isn't trying to kill this game off. Money grabs I understand, but no one can squeeze their customers this bad again and again and expect them just to take it.
When all the dil weekends, lobi giveaways and special events are over, I think STO space may well be: quiet, lonely and very cold.
Always been that way, you just now noticed?:P
I'm all alone, more or less
Let me fly, far away from here
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
I want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose
Drinking fresh mango juice
Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun
lol, "our gamers" don't like those games
I might feel like I'm the last human alive but at least I've got an annoying emergency medical hologram, an android, and a Caitian to keep me company...
5...
4...
3...
2...
1...
:cool:
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Forever a STO Veteran-Minion
Indeed. And they're discussing and fixing some very important current issues, which is awesome!
I would also ask Cryptic to respect those of us who are casual players. I respect those players who can spend the time to play at the highest level quickly. Still, I do not want to be locked out or extorted for cash because I am a casual.
I'm not going to rage quit over the recent problems, although I only sign in to manage doffs and run the Mirror Invasion events. I'll wait to see if fixes are in the works.
But I have invested money in the development of other games (i.e., Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen) and I will not be spending money on STO unless I see substantial changes for the better.
Time has come to uninstall.
I'm just waiting for Elite Dangerous, then I'm outta here.
With all the nerfs and bugs - I've lost all faith in this game.
Yeah ... , not happening ... :
Remember 960 Dil 3 weeks ago ?
I do .
... Advanced is going to be like the old Elite ... in a pipe dream ...
Fix known bugs & issues! I would like to see a list as long as last week's patch notes of known bugs that they have finally fixed (you know there are even more)... yes, it's a pleasant fiction, but this is what would open MY wallet, especially since I'm finding more game-stoppers every time I log in... :mad:
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Welcome to StarBug Online - to boldly Bug where no bug has been before!
STO player since November 2013
Star Trek Online Alternative Ranks:
Federation:
Cadet/Crewperson/Officer = Cadet/Ensign -- no insignia *
Chief Officer/Ensign = Lieutenant -- single stripe/chevron on sleeves *
Master Chief/Second Lieutenant = Lieutenant Commander -- two stripes/chevrons on sleeves or 1 pip/mark **
First Lieutenant/Lieutenant = Commander -- one full pip/mark and one empty pip/mark on collar ***
Lieutenant Commander/Executive Officer (or XO) = Captain -- two pips/marks on collar ****
Commander/First Officer = Rear Admiral (LH) -- two full pips/marks and one empty pip/mark on collar *****
Captain/Veteran Captain = Rear Admiral (UH) -- three pips/marks on collar *****
Senior Captain/Major = Vice Admiral -- three full pips/marks on collar and one empty pip/mark *****
Fleet Captain/Lieutenant Colonel = Admiral -- four pips/marks on collar *****
Commodore/Colonel = Fleet Admiral -- bronze star on chest and/or shoulders *****
NPC only ranks:
Rear Admiral = Rear Admiral Lower Half -- two silver stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Senior Rear Admiral = Rear Admiral Upper Half -- two gold stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Vice Admiral -- three silver stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Admiral -- three gold stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Fleet Admiral -- four stars on collar, chest, or shoulders
Klingon Empire:
Bekk/Warrior/Officer = Warrior *
Sergeant/Staff Sergeant/Gunnery Sergeant/Munitions Officer = Lieutenant *
First Sergeant/Master Sergeant/Targ Handler/Lieutenant = Lieutenant Commander **
Lieutenant Commander/Third Officer = Commander ***
Commander/Second Officer = Captain****
Captain/First Officer = Brigadier General *****
Major = Major General *****
Lieutenant Colonel = Lieutenant General *****
Colonel/Sergeant Major = General *****
Swordmaster/Brigadier = Dahar Master *****
NPC only ranks:
Brigadier General
Commander General
Major General
General
Dahar Master
Romulan Republic/Star Empire:
Watchman/Watchwoman = Citizen *
Uhlan/Guardsman/Guardswoman = Lieutenant *
Sublieutenant/Science, Medical, Tactical, or Security Officer = Centurion **
Lieutenant/Chief Science, Medical, Tactical, or Security Officer = Subcommander ***
Centurian = Commander ****
Subcommander = Subadmiral I *****
Commander/Major = Subadmiral II *****
Commandant/Lieutenant Colonel = Vice Admiral *****
Subadmiral I/Colonel = Admiral *****
Subadmiral II/Brigade Commander = Fleet Admiral *****
NPC only ranks:
Vice Admiral
Admiral
Vice Marshal
Marshal
Supreme Commander/Fleet Marshal
* Tier 1
** Tier 2
*** Tier 3
**** Tier 4
***** Tier 5
I wouldn't you see because we settle too often. If indeed mac users can't play and these other things in the list aren't done yet, you have to ask honestly, what is management doing? Surely they've made enough money with DR to actually hire more code monkeys to get these things done faster and to allocate more teams on problems like the Mac problem. If they haven't hired more people then who is failing in the financial department because Seriously I'm sure they've gotten enough from DR to actually get these things done. If not, who do they need to replace in management in order to move these things forward and treat them responsibly and professionally at this point?
This I don't like I busted my rear to get to level 60 and I want me Fleet Admiral rank
2. Fix Derpfera. How long are you gonna let this go?
3. Fleet Admiral pips. I know it's not real high on priority list, but how much work could it be, and how many ppl would you make happy?
4. More fleet ranks. Top two ranks in fleet, sometimes 3 for some fleets are used as fleet officers. Not everyone wants to be that involved, and that leaves only 4 or 5 rank to work through. Give players something more to work for in fleet ranks, and it would affect nothing within the game.
5.Well, I'm not gonna push my luck. Those 4 would make me happy. For now anyway.
I actually commend Cryptic for 11/6's patch. There was a lot of good stuff there. But PLEASE fix at least IGA and Defera.....
Crafting needs a good nerf, epics can be made to fast, and the gain for rarity is to high, very bad balance there.
The elite ques are still good, the advanced not to shabby "for those", and the easy, meh.
It's mission, to destroy new worlds and civilizations
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
And to boldly ruin, what no one has ruined before.
And for the love of all that's holy... Fix the graphics and direct x compatibility issues!!! This game has bluescreened my computer 3 times since DR launched, and even when that doesn't happen why exactly does STO make Firefox crash every time I log in?! :mad:
XO of Training
Tier 5 Starbase, Tier 3 Embassy, Tier 3 Dilithium Mine, Tier 3 Spire
Join us at www.dtfleet.com
I'd at least like to see more diversity in the ranks available per tier. It could also be that you'd retain the old ranking system if you want and the new ranks could be completely voluntary. Kind of like how you can belong to both the U.S. Army and the Army of the United States and have separate ranks for each service, that is you could be a Captain in Federation Starfleet and an Admiral in Starfleet of the Federation.
Similarly, Klingons could have separate ranks in whatever House they belong to and also in the Klingon Empire. For Romulans it would probably be Planetary Militia ranks in addition to their rank in the Republic military. Same thing for the Tal Shiar and the Star Empire's military on the NPC side, I suppose.
Another way to look at it would simply be that the brevit promotions to Admiral/General level are related to the temporary post you hold and not connected to your permanent rank, like a Lieutenant technically being the Captain of a starship. This wouldn't even require additional voice acting for NPCs to address your character correctly as everyone would have either the orginal ranks or both the original ranks and the new ones.
Even if everyone who is in command of a ship just had the option of switching their displayed rank (in addition to title) to Executive Officer, or Captain, or Commander, or whatever, it be a big improvement for game immersion.