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R&D: Reverse Engineering Option

prierinprierin Member Posts: 7 Arc User
edited March 2015 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I don’t know if this or similar has been discussed, but I’d really, REALLY, like to see an option for R&D schools 15+ to be able to deconstruct equipment for components and the possibility of learning a new schematic.

i.e., although it would be expensive, I’d like to be able to get lockbox or reputation gear and deconstruct it, possibly learn a schematic to make similar gear (Corrosive Plasma, Thoron-Infused Polaron, etc.) I don’t think the craft gear should be necessarily as good as the lockbox/rep gear but having the ability to actually make specialized gear would be kind of awesome.

Plus it would give us another opportunity to gain access to rare+ R&D components…

Just a thought.
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  • flash525flash525 Member Posts: 5,441 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    Good idea in theory, would be a nice feature to have I think.
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  • linuxkn1ghtlinuxkn1ght Member Posts: 40 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I agree this would be awesome.
    That other major space sci-fi game has a similar mechanic and it works well.
    There is a %chance to learn the "recipe" for the item you are deconstructing, as well as getting the component materials from it.

    So in STO 'verse, an example would be:
    *Must have, as stated above, 15+ R&D school related to the item (or maybe 10+?), such as cannons
    *Deconstruct an item, such as corrosive plasma DHC
    *25% or so chance to learn the manual or recipe for corrosive plasma DHC, plus you get materials
    *Depending on the rarity level of the item, a greater %chance to get rare materials

    I would very much welcome something like this. :)
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    linuxkn1ght wrote: »
    I agree this would be awesome.
    That other major space sci-fi game has a similar mechanic and it works well.
    There is a %chance to learn the "recipe" for the item you are deconstructing, as well as getting the component materials from it.

    So in STO 'verse, an example would be:
    *Must have, as stated above, 15+ R&D school related to the item (or maybe 10+?), such as cannons
    *Deconstruct an item, such as corrosive plasma DHC
    *25% or so chance to learn the manual or recipe for corrosive plasma DHC, plus you get materials
    *Depending on the rarity level of the item, a greater %chance to get rare materials

    I would very much welcome something like this. :)
    Enh.. in STO, recipes are quest rewards. Now.... it'd be AWESOME if we could get recipes for making stuff like Rom Plas weapons from getting t5 in Romulan Rep. :P

    But deconstructing for mats? Well you'd probably get half what you need to make that item, if that.
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  • dirlettiadirlettia Member Posts: 1,632 Arc User
    edited March 2015
    I think deconstructing would only work in a system where you can choose at least some of the mods, but being able to add a new energy type may work just as well.

    If they ever did allow mod crafting though I would assume it to be based off dependent levels in other schools, ie science/Deflector for exotic damage abilities and maybe engineering for accuracy etc.
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