I know this has probably been brought up before, but I'd LOVE for there to be multiple slots for uniforms for BOFFs. I mean it's a small thing, but one I'd love to see implimented.
Please PWE? Please? Again low on the priority list, but something that could eventually make it in?
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I would also pay for an uniform slot for the crew on my ship.
Ditto. Would be so nice to set the doffs on the ship interior. Though, perhaps not the biggest priority until they give people a decent reason to use the interior.
I would be happy if they would reinstate the armor visual button they used to have. At least then I could switch them between armor and uniforum.
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I too have been wanting this feature for a very long time!
I'm aware that outfit changes at the tailor are now free, and one can save costumes for later (re)purchase, but I'd very much like to be able to change my BOff's outfits on-the-fly to suit the given situation.
Here are some details on how I'd like this to be implemented:
Purchasing / Monetization
- To make this easier for everyone, the BOff costume slot unlocks should be automatically included with any purchase of additional Player Captain costume slots (i.e. if a player buys four extra costume slots for his/her Captain, all of his/her BOffs also automatically gain four extra costume slots each)
- These unlocks should work retroactively for those who have already purchased Captain costume slots
- These unlocks should also apply to all future BOffs (i.e. if a player adds more BOffs and/or buys more BOff slots, the extra BOff costume slots should also be available to them as well)
Tailor Interface (Concept Art)
- In the Bridge Officers tab, instead of a grid simply showing each BOff and their single costume, the interface should be revised as follows:
- Each BOff is assigned to one row of the table
- On the far right of each row, is the BOff's name and head-only portrait
- On the left of each row are all the outfits created for that particular BOff, which can spill over into sub-rows if required
Status Window ("U" hotkey) (Concept Art)
- At the bottom of each Player Captain / BOff's overview screen, there should be an additional button called "Select Outfit" near the existing "Edit Record" and "Career Options", which opens up a drop-down menu listing all the costumes available for that particular BOff (much like the loadouts system for Starships)
Away Team Interface (Concept Art)
- On the top-left hand of the screen is the UI responsible for showing the current members and status of the Away Team. By right-clicking on the Player Captain's portrait, one can already change the Captain's costume on-the-fly
- This feature should also be extended for each BOff (i.e. right-click on a BOff portrait, click "Change Outfit", choose from list of options in pop-up)
Further arguments in favour of implementing this feature
- By opening up additional costume slots for individual BOffs, more players would be inclined to buy more costume sets from the C-store, or participate in Summer / Winter events longer in order to redeem more costume variants.
In other words, instead of a player grinding only just enough Lohlunat Favors to outfit their captain with only one type of swimwear, the same player will now want to play much longer in order to outfit their BOffs with different types of swimwear.
tl;dr - More BOff costume slots = more players wanting to pay ZEN for more C-store outfits / players participating in special events longer to earn costumes
- When this suggestion for additional BOff costume slots was raised in the past, some forum members argued that this would result in "too much data storage overhead for each player"; however, as for S9.5, STO is already adding overhead to support features like Starship Loadouts, Reputation Marks, and most of all, a separate R&D inventory.
There are certainly differences in the data / items being stored (i.e. a simple quantity value for marks or items with stats vs. a complete costume), but my personal belief is that additional unlockable costume slots for each and every BOff per player isn't too much of a stretch
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I would also pay for such a feature. My officers wear MACO armor, so it'd be nice to have the ability to put a face to them when they are out of combat.
At this point I would be more than happy with just lifting up the arbitrary decision for special Boffs to not be able to wear my faction's uniform. I feel there's a troll employed at Cryptic that makes these random restrictive decisions just for the lolz.
I think the reason they gave was some thing to do with putting the Rep Armor in the taylor.
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
I would quite happily buy two slots each Fedside so I can switch my boffs into Odyssey Tactical for away missions and dress whites for special occasions.
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I also throw my hat into the ring for desiring this ability.
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I know this is not the first BOFF outfit thread. Has a Dev or anyone in the know responded to any of theses?
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
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Love the idea to put the dress uniform on my Boffs or some off duty wear.
I would also pay for an uniform slot for the crew on my ship.
Ditto. Would be so nice to set the doffs on the ship interior. Though, perhaps not the biggest priority until they give people a decent reason to use the interior.
Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.
That concept of the UI is very good.
Originally Posted by pwlaughingtrendy
Network engineers are not ship designers.
Nor should they be. Their ships would look weird.
Indeed. Why'd the hell they turn that off anyway?
10 chars.
I think the reason they gave was some thing to do with putting the Rep Armor in the taylor.
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If they made it an actual micro transaction. Say 100 zen. I would buy it per boff.
Originally Posted by pwlaughingtrendy
Network engineers are not ship designers.
Nor should they be. Their ships would look weird.
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As I have too many characters, a "microtransaction" for this that I'd be willing to pay is about 50 per boff.
Account-wides would be nice, and I'd pay more upfront, but they'd probably get more zen out of me at 50 per than 500 or even 1000 account wide.
Still something I'd support, and would pay for.
Douglas MacArthur - Quote on the dedication plaque of the U.S.S. Ranger NCC-97332-A Armitage class Fleet Heavy Strike Wing Escort.