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Dsc boff limited costume options at tailor.

koppsterkoppster Member Posts: 179 Arc User
edited September 2023 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I'm experiencing problems with customising some of the dsc boffs. For instance, the Elisa Flores equivalent for Dsc captains - Evelyn Savea - has very limited uniform options in any category. While I can use most of the "Uniform - Jacket Loose" unlocks, the associated other bits and bobs remain inaccesible, such as collar and shoulder pad options. If I select "Uniform - Jacket Tight", the restrictions are even more severe, with only 23c Medical, JH tactical (unlocked on JH alt) and the Zen Seven of Nine costume.

Is this an oversight, or by design? I can unlock the usual assortment of uniform options with no issues on my other boffs.
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    angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,001 Arc User
    As far as I know this is intentional. The c-store Cyborg boff you can buy with zen also can only use DSC uniforms. It seems to be what they want.
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    legendarylycan#5411 legendarylycan
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    like...why does this even surprise you anymore? i would be more surprised at this point to get a boff that ISN'T heavily restricted on what it can wear​​
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    avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,196 Arc User
    edited July 2019
    How exactly was that combat vest ST:D based? The prison warden in the old DS9 episode where you release the founder was wearing the exact same combat vest.
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    koppsterkoppster Member Posts: 179 Arc User
    It just seems a bit inconsistent with regards to what they can wear and what they can't. All my zen store and promotional uniform unlocks in the Loose category can be used, sans collars, shoulders and sci kits etc, but next to nothing in the Tight jacket department. Oh well, not to worry. I can always use other boffs for my away team.
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    captainkoltarcaptainkoltar Member Posts: 896 Arc User
    I'm pretty sure it's by design - but it's a really poor design decision. Given that we're ship captains in the Star Trek universe, it's completely reasonable for us to want every BOFF to wear the same uniform.

    It's pretty crazy have to limit my BOFFs based on the uniforms they can wear - but because I want a unified looking crew, that's what I'm having to do.
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    artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    avoozuul wrote: »
    How exactly was that combat vest ST:D based? The prison warden in the old DS9 episode where you release the founder was wearing the exact same combat vest.

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    angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,001 Arc User
    avoozuul wrote: »
    How exactly was that combat vest ST:D based? The prison warden in the old DS9 episode where you release the founder was wearing the exact same combat vest.

    The Warden wears a MACO/Holographic armour variant.​​
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    tyler002tyler002 Member Posts: 1,586 Arc User
    Arbitrary costume restrictions are pretty much business as usual.
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    seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
    shadowfang240 wrote: »
    like...why does this even surprise you anymore? i would be more surprised at this point to get a boff that ISN'T heavily restricted on what it can wear​​

    Agreed, these pointless and stupid restrictions have been going on since day one with no end in sight. Extremely frustrating.

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    avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,196 Arc User
    edited July 2019
    angrytarg wrote: »
    avoozuul wrote: »
    How exactly was that combat vest ST:D based? The prison warden in the old DS9 episode where you release the founder was wearing the exact same combat vest.

    The Warden wears a MACO/Holographic armour variant.​​
    I am pretty sure this is the same vest. https://i.imgur.com/nPxsu80.jpg

    Edit: Come to think of it this is the whole discovery uniform so he probably did wear maco armor previously and the devs for some odd reason decided to change it this way. I couldn't remember him wearing anything else.

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    davefenestratordavefenestrator Member Posts: 10,512 Arc User
    edited July 2019
    seaofsorrows wrote: »
    shadowfang240 wrote: »
    like...why does this even surprise you anymore? i would be more surprised at this point to get a boff that ISN'T heavily restricted on what it can wear​​

    Agreed, these pointless and stupid restrictions have been going on since day one with no end in sight. Extremely frustrating.

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    ioneonioneon Member Posts: 207 Arc User
    avoozuul wrote: »
    angrytarg wrote: »
    avoozuul wrote: »
    How exactly was that combat vest ST:D based? The prison warden in the old DS9 episode where you release the founder was wearing the exact same combat vest.

    The Warden wears a MACO/Holographic armour variant.​​
    I am pretty sure this is the same vest regardless of the maco stuff. https://i.imgur.com/nPxsu80.jpg

    Edit: Come to think of it this is the whole discovery uniform so maybe he did wear maco armor previously and the devs for some odd reason decided to change it this way. I couldn't remember him wearing anything else.

    The image you just posted is of the new DSC combat vest, seen here in the show: warriors-armour-star-trek-discovery-black-vest-900x900.jpg


    The outfit warn by the warden in the DS9 episode you mentioned (Facility 4028) where you save the founder is seen here:
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    Which is pretty much darkened MACO armor.

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    avoozuulavoozuul Member Posts: 3,196 Arc User
    Yes, they changed the warden and his clothing.
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    spiritbornspiritborn Member Posts: 4,263 Arc User
    edited July 2019
    avoozuul wrote: »
    Yes, they changed the warden and his clothing.
    The Warden in the DSC storyline is a different character then the one in the dominion arc, though it doesn't mean starfleet didn't couldn't have based the 25c holographic on the 23c one.

    EDIT:Just ran the mission long enough to see the Warden and it seems now the hologramic Warden is based on the 23c human one, down to wearing the same uniform. That said there's nothing that would prevent wearing the DSC combat vest in the 25th century, though it should noted as far as I can tell only change is the Warden's physical apparence and his personality is still same as before the change.
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    angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,001 Arc User
    I would assume they use the same NPC for both missions and just overwrote the original 25c warden. pig-17.gif​​
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    "A filthy, mangy beast, but in its bony breast beat the heart of a warrior" - "faithful" (...) "but ever-ready to follow the call of the wild." - Martok, about a Targ
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    markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,231 Arc User
    Nope. different NPCs even if the map geo is reused.
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    "Agents of Yesterday Boffs have the same issue
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    alonaralonar Member Posts: 280 Arc User
    The KDF disco boff has no options at all even though it lets you use the tailor for it.
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