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Suggestion: Buy additional ship prefixes (I.R.W., I.S.S., C.D.F. etc.)
n7belanna
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Long story short, would it be possible to give players a way to unlock additional ship prefixes?
I know you can buy the NX starship registry prefix in the C-Store and unlock other prefixes like I.S.S., C.D.F. etc by buying specific starships (though in case of I.S.S. this is very limited since there are no mirror versions of most ships), but it would be pretty awesome if you could unlock additional prefixes.
One way to accomplish this could be an account-wide unlock you can purchase in the C-Store. Another way to bind these things to a specific reputation; e.g. you get the I.S.S. for completing the Terran Taskforce reputation, I.R.W. for the Romulan reputation, D.V. for Gamma etc.
Either way, the new reputation vanity shields are a damn good step for even more customization and ship prefixes seem to be the next step.
I know you can buy the NX starship registry prefix in the C-Store and unlock other prefixes like I.S.S., C.D.F. etc by buying specific starships (though in case of I.S.S. this is very limited since there are no mirror versions of most ships), but it would be pretty awesome if you could unlock additional prefixes.
One way to accomplish this could be an account-wide unlock you can purchase in the C-Store. Another way to bind these things to a specific reputation; e.g. you get the I.S.S. for completing the Terran Taskforce reputation, I.R.W. for the Romulan reputation, D.V. for Gamma etc.
Either way, the new reputation vanity shields are a damn good step for even more customization and ship prefixes seem to be the next step.
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I have always felt this game needed more cosmetic options, cryptic is really missing a potentially huge revenue stream here.
I think they feel that because costumes don't sell particularly well (mostly due to lack of variety) that cosmetics aren't a big item, but they're wrong. Ship cosmetics especially would sell big and would have no effect on power creep. They're equally desirable to new players and veterans alike.
Things like prefixes, hull materials, paint patterns, shield visuals, things that add extra items to the ship like the Borg stuff.. all that would sell. I know they oppose it, but weapon cosmetics like colors and firing effects would also sell very well. They could just be limited to PVE so that you can't hide your weapon type in PVP.
Prefixes are a good start, I know they already sell the NX prefix, but I am surprised there aren't more options already.
Many, many games have cosmetic items for sale in a store that have been created by approved player designers. It’s a huge untapped market there.
Heck foundry authors could easily make some amazing custom bridges etc.
One can set the default prefix to -none- and then just start the name of the ship with the prifix of your liking.
At least, that is what I do with my ships. I am not sure if it is possible to do on any and all ships.
It isn't. The majority is locked to the standard faction prefixes.
Considering they are adding things like new vanity shield options or different weapon types / colors to the T6 reputation it's possible Cryptic finally realized there's real demand there and are now starting to give us more options...one can hope at least.
At the very least giving us the option to set the default prefix to none for every ship would be a start.
Not on faction specific ships though. So you can't call a Jupiter class Carrier TCS Victory. That one is locked as USS.
Now we do know that Fed allied Romulans can use RRW on allied ships, AND we can actually SEE that on the hull. So it IS possible. Also with the Fed side Mirror ships, we can choose, and see, either USS or ISS on the hull.
And I'm sure the Terran Empire RPers would love to be able to slap ISS on any of their ships.
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And after that, I would indeed much rather have no prefix and type in my own if and only if I happened to want one (as it is, 16 characters is too short to waste 7 on a prefix).
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Or to make the intent absolutely clear, 16 characters is too short, period.
l don't know.
l really don't know what l'm about to say, except l have a feeling about it.
That l must repeat the words that come without my knowledge.'
Names that wouldn't fit into fields, on the UI, on ship models, etc, are automatically rendered with a smaller font so that they do fit.
* If you try to type in too long a name, the error message says the limit is 50, but the actual limit is 53.
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Of course they do, they all also speak English.
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But Cryptic has invented 3-letter prefixes for almost everyone in STO, so that it is.
The ones the NPCs have would be fine as well. Or as the OP said. All the prefixes in Rep/C-store.
PS. Although I like the Mirror red/yellow patterns Cryptic made I feel they went overboard with plastering the entire ship with it. I noticed the comics/show just have the ant pincers pattern strip on the hull (above/below) & have the Terran logo on either side of the hull or big one in the middle. It may be too much work in making that for all the ship hulls. Probably not doable. Just putting it out there.
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Honestly though Just getting all the I.S.S. I.R.W. etc would do me fine. Hopefully one day we will get it in some form or another.
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