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Were pleased to announce an update to the foundry making top-rated missions more easily available for Captains, coming with our new Anniversary update this month!
Learn more about the Foundry system coming with our Anniversary update!
~LaughingTrendy
Learn more about the Foundry system coming with our Anniversary update!
~LaughingTrendy
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This has been one of our major requests down in the Foundry subforum for years.
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If implemented with that in mind, I agree with those saying this will bring back exploration. I am in the minority that I feel Cryptic was right to pull the exploration clusters but being a Star Trek game, something was needed to stand in. This, I think, could work.
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This change will make the in-game universe feel more alive, with more to do.
A positive change, I would think.
BUT...
I'm not sure if displaying just the "Top 3" missions is going to be a good idea in the long run. It may lead to a situation where the same three missions will be available all the time, while any less popular missions starting at the same locations won't receive any attention. It's basically "popular will be even more popular".
It would be nice to be given an option to show ALL qualifying missions starting at any given "door". This way these less popular missions would still be easily found and accessed. Any thought has been given to that?
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I do wish I could set preferences on the type of missions I like to play (mostly ones under an hour with a good balance of story and gameplay), rather than it just being a global top 3 per door.
I love that it's per door. I originally thought it was just going to be 3 recommendations, which would be nice, but really not any better than the current search option.
Gives me motivation to stick my mission starts somewhere other than the main social hubs, too.
Edit: Okay, missed the part about the article talking about the mission listing changing every few hours. Now I'm even more interested in seeing this in action.
"No matter where you go...there you are."
The Investigate Officer Reports (Repeatable) mission could actually be REMOVED. In favor of adding a "Daily Bonus" type system, whereby the first Foundry mission you complete, automatically rewards you with the 960 Dilithium, in addition to the Dilithium awarded through running the mission.
Would this not be a better solution, rather than having players (who might not be as familiar with Foundry/Investigate reports), forcing players to look in the journal? Easier to just get the bonus automatically upon completion.
(Ofcourse, the current version allows you to repeat it every 30 minutes, so might have to communicate something along those lines under the proposed revamp)
YET another lie;
Another chance to TRIBBLE over those that think that this excause for a game let alone one that has the name "STAR TREK" can be fixed
CRYPTIC you want us to like your game don't LIE to us and don't TRIBBLE us around when we are trying to make things better.............
YET ANOTHER LIE your like my father cryptic the only time you don't lie or TRIBBLE with us is when you SHUT UP
I'M SICK OF THIS!!!!!!!!!
Take a lesson from E.A. and their new policy : COUSTUMERS COME FIRST
One issue I have with the Foundry Spotlight is that there's no quick way to sort between missions i've already played and new ones. This seems like the perfect opportunity to fix that by eliminating any previously played missions from the "top 3".
Building on these even more, how about setting up a "Deep Space" sector where Foundry authors could populate the area with the missions similar to how exploration clusters used to work. I think this would be a great way to add a real sense of boldly going where no man has gone before!
The foundry is a great tool, I'm glad to see the dev team hasn't abandoned it.
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Wow, EA sucks at spelling!
(Sorry, that was cruel)
1)Will we now be allowed all the doors in game in order to link missions to?
2)How do spotlights interact with this, are they segregated so that other missions can get focus?
I would hope that they are, since they get a dedicated tab and are therefor easier to find
This.
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This sounds great. As a longtime fan of the foundry and one who really appreciates the hard work our authors put into their mission, I really do hope this works out.
Thank you for putting this into the game in a way that helps immersion and makes the game universe feel alive!
So yes, I'm interested in this update.
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That said, I'll caveat it with 2 comments, first of all it doesn't help new missions with getting their initial reviews to qualify for rewards etc and so get onto the list (be really good if something could be done to encourage this). Secondly mission rewards really need to be worthwhile for the time invested when compared with alternative content options in terms of XP gains, dilithium rewards etc and personally I believe adding a "choice of marks" reward also do wonders for Foundry play time as it gives another option for players on where to gain their marks.
Does this system then include the capability to trigger Foundry missions from generic points of entry such as 'Trade with Cargo Ship' or 'Engage Enemy' points? Or Even hinge them off the Red Alert Notifications allowing people to make their own crisis response calls for the top 3 to offer on those situations?
I get why it won't work with interact able objects inside a level (down that path, madness might lie as the entire universe is suddenly drowning in interactable Foundry glowies) but I'm curious if those kinds of generic cases work, even if only sector by sector.
Being able to make the wandering NPCs now operate as entry points to novel content (like good old Mudd?) seems to me to be a major win if this supports it.
Looks promising, but can i make two suggestions?
1. Increase the number of shown foundry missions to 5. This number is still arbitrary, but some locations hold several top foundry missions and a top-3 feels too restrictive.
2. Can the daily loot limit for foundry missions be increased? The loot was drastic reduced several months ago due to the "abuse of grinder missions". The restrictions are so harsh though that playing the foundry on advanced or elite is useless since the XP, skill points, Specialization points and general loot stops dropping halfway through most missions.
It'd be great if we could combine the story content of the foundry with a viable source of loot.
Yaaay... good work cryptic, fixing a bad system with even a worst one.
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This is unequivocally a good thing and everyone involved should feel warm and fuzzy.
Thank you from the deepest depths of my toxic, Cthonian tentacled heart. This is a thing of such beauty and grace that my Old One flesh is being dissolved in glorious agony by its very existence.
Thank you.