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The decline of the <Infinity Prize Pack - T5 Ship>

So i just wanted to talk about how i think the T5 ship pack has become more and more "useless"
over time, with the ongoing removal of the "nicer" ships from it.
Currently, there are only the (what i like to call) "consolation prize" ships (i.e. the mirror universe ships),
a few equally spectacular cross-faction ships, and the Hirogen Hunter Heavy Escort.
Now, as far as i am aware, the chance of getting the T5 ship pack hasn't changed.
Meaning you still have a lousy chance of getting a (imho) lousy ship.

I think... There should be a higher chance of getting the T5 ship pack. Maybe after the Hirogen ship
has also had a revamp and got removed...?
Or, alternatively, bring in new "low-end" ships. Maybe something that's been around as an NPC ship,
but hasn't been available to players so far. The nausicaan Talon Battleship for example.

If you have any opinions on the matter, or suggestions for what could be done with the prize pack,
lemme know down below...!
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  • lordmerc22lordmerc22 Member Posts: 776 Arc User
    My guess is that eventually all will get a T6 version - even the mirror ones and this box will be retired. It doesnt make sense after T6 became scalling so I think that might be the direction it is headed
  • angrytargangrytarg Member Posts: 11,001 Arc User
    edited October 2020
    Ship Tiers are superflous since T6 ships scale - you basically are left with just 'ships' which are T6. Everything in a lower Tier is simply a relic and should be retired sooner rather than later. All non-T6 ships left should get a flat bump to 'T6 lite' as they are and Tiers should be removed from the game.
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  • mez83mez83 Member Posts: 255 Arc User
    > @angrytarg said:
    > Ship Tiers are superflous since T6 ships scale - you basically are left with just 'ships' which are T6. Everything in a lower Tier is simply a relic and should be retired sooner rather than later. All non-T6 ships left should get a flat bump to 'T6 lite' as they are and Tiers should be removed from the game.

    I like this idea. They could have them scale up to T5, then they can still sell the T5-U upgrade tokens
  • darkbladejkdarkbladejk Member Posts: 3,698 Community Moderator
    I've said for awhile they should let the t5 versions stay in the pack even when the t6 comes out or an alternative to acquire the t5 should be implemented. Put a retired ship bundle in Mudd's, in the regular cstore, put them on phoenix tokens, or some kind of something. No they're not t6 ships but they're still valid choices to fly, and it gives folks admiralty cards if nothing else. All the t5u ships are still valid choices to fly in game and just as capable as their t6 counterparts. The only differences are they don't give you a starship trait and they don't have specialist seating. Takes away good options on the cheap from people.
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  • postagepaidpostagepaid Member Posts: 2,899 Arc User
    The boxes should also be account bound so that you're not locked into a specific faction with what ships it offers, makes sense to block a fed from getting a klink ship even if its to sell but why not let a klink on that same account obtain it instead of having to selectively gamble of multiple toons.

    Tiers are kind of obselete but they still need to be there because inevitably there'll be a time when the game spits out that t6-u.5honestitsnot7 level of ships under the guise of a shiny fancy time limited lets milk the popular ships again release like the legendary bundle. A numbering system is straightforward and understandable, colour schemes and posh titles are more ambiguous for those that play multiple games with multi-tiered loot.
  • duasynduasyn Member Posts: 492 Arc User
    Put them at a vendor for Dilthium. Cryptic always looking for Dil sinks.
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