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Starcommander
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Joined: December 14, 2005
Posts: 579
From: In your base, stealing your cookies
|  Posted: 2010-04-12 06:28
Just was looking at the dev log and was reading all the in plannings and the like and was wondering how the populas thought of them.
- Missions which allow players to gain bonus prestige, enhancements, and other rewards.
We know this one just would be nice to see it in the In Development instead of In Planning.
- Grouping system which allows players to form groups within their faction in-game. Grouped players share stat gains in all stats categories based on the rank of the player.
Party system! Need I say more?
- Total rework of the planetary system. This is an ongoing project, the first stint of which involves a large change to the way planets are captured.
So planets are gonna be even harder to cap? Or is it going to be easier? Which one?
- Single server map. Removing the cluttered server list we have now in replacement with a single server of which players can progressively move around.
This one is a MUST and I would like to see this one come before the missions even. With all the old vets coming back and other people I have talked too, the final line is. WE MISS THE OLD METAVERSE! Would like to see this one bumped up in the line of "the plan" to something like sooner instead of later.
Anyone else have thoughts on this?
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Azreal
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Joined: March 14, 2004
Posts: 2816
From: United State of Texas, Houston
| Posted: 2010-04-12 07:57
The most important change on the list has been shoved repeatedly aside, for various reasons. That is the grouping system.
In a fleet based game, where everything is set up to require a broad scope of ships, there is so little reason for higher ranked players to fly small ships. To be completely honest, in alot of cases, the smaller ships need a higher skill level to pilot effectively for the actual benefit of the ship to surface. New players in a scout, even though it is the only ships they can get, do not make scouts on the battlefield more effective, they make them less effective. Put a veteran in the scout, and suddenly battles can turn on a dime.
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Why would/should I, a Marshal, fly that pitiful ship? I know for a fact from flying alts that scouting gives virtually NO prestige.
Grouping immediately changes that.
Want more dictors, scouts, fleet activity in broad ship profiles? Then add grouping. Otherwise reverse course on the concept of having a broad field of specialized ships. Ya'll are trying to have it both ways, and it is the real nail holding DS to the ground.
It is essential that this be done asap, but I know its not gonna happen.
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Tommas [ USF HunnyBunny ]
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Joined: February 04, 2006
Posts: 581
From: Norway
| Posted: 2010-04-12 09:33
I think most of the game play have been focusin on battle so far, wich i think is good. Still has a bit to go.
The other option i think also needs to be prioritied is the planets. They been awfull ever since 1.5 came to live. And thats 1year and 5-6months ago. Crazy when u think about it eh 
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Meko
Grand Admiral
Joined: March 03, 2004
Posts: 1956
From: Vancouver
| Posted: 2010-04-12 09:41
double post fail az =) turn that capslock off haha
anyways, they are fixing planets (Yay finally) so im amped about that.
after that i agree with az, ive been 'missing out' on a lot of prestige because dictors dont give much to the pilot. i for one would appreciate the grouping system.
im not too concerned with the MV, because it honestly doesnt matter what the MV state is untill the planet system is revamped
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Dakkron
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Joined: June 17, 2009
Posts: 3
| Posted: 2010-04-12 10:19
I agree with Azreal. Grouping would see an increase in smaller ship use by more experienced players. New players would get a chance to see how to use them effectively. This would help keep new players around and have them getting scolded less.
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G.Adm. Kirk
Grand Admiral
Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 13, 2005
Posts: 91
From: Baton Rouge, LA
| Posted: 2010-04-12 11:20
I agree with Az, but also really miss the old MV.
So,
1. MV Map
2. Grouping
3. Planets
4. ???
5. Profit.
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Leonide
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Joined: October 01, 2005
Posts: 1553
From: Newport News, Virginia
| Posted: 2010-04-12 11:26
old style MV map please.
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MrSparkle
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Joined: August 13, 2001
Posts: 1912
From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2010-04-12 12:38
I agree with Az too, which is why I tell new players to focus on capping planets, building, and supplying instead of combat. They're not gonna be effective in their scouts and frigates and are just gonna get destroyed a lot.
Grouping is essential, and should be one of the top development priorities, but I have one major gripe with the alpha plan: sharing stats. I don't like the idea of players sharing badge points (if that's what sharing stats means). Badges represent a player having done that thing, and they're necessary for most mid to high ranked ships. Sharing them would mean people would never really have to capture planets, or engineer, or even fly combat; all they have to do is group with someone who's doing it.
I don't know about anyone else, but I don't want to see people with gold engineer who've never engineered, or silver combat who only fly supply. You should have to earn your badges yourself.
My idea for grouping is that only prestige is shared, in the form of bonus prestige. No shared stats, you group with an engineer in scenario and you'll share his prestige but not his construction points.
The game still needs to have things to work toward.
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Fatal Command (CO)
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Joined: November 27, 2002
Posts: 1158
From: over here in New York noticing some ppl are like canoes.....they need to be paddled.
| Posted: 2010-04-12 12:59
Badges should be EARNED.Every badge I have I......ME....MYSELF....EARNED!
To GIVE out badges for something they didnt do personaly lessens the value of the work and skills of someone who EARNED the badge.Badges should NOT be gain thru group activities but by actually doing those things.Pres is one thing badges are another.
A great example...
I dont want to be credited with knocking up your sister when it was my brother that did it.
you want the gain...go thru the pain.
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Riley!
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Joined: May 29, 2002
Posts: 257
| Posted: 2010-04-12 13:13
most mmo's i have played had a training portion of the game that not only taught me how to play but also helped me gain experience and necessary items/equipment while training so when i was ready to play with the rest of the playerbase i could.. effectively.
i think the devs might be planning taking a similar approach...
grouping would be a good first step
[ This Message was edited by: Riley! on 2010-04-12 13:27 ]
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Pakhos[+R]
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Joined: May 31, 2002
Posts: 1352
From: Clean room lab
| Posted: 2010-04-12 13:23
We should share everything on general prestige. Stats need to be different.
Also , I will never group with someone who hasnt earned all golds yet.
[ This Message was edited by: Pakhos on 2010-04-12 13:24 ]
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Meko
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Joined: March 03, 2004
Posts: 1956
From: Vancouver
| Posted: 2010-04-12 13:25
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On 2010-04-12 12:38, MrSparkle wrote:
My idea for grouping is that only prestige is shared, in the form of bonus prestige. No shared stats, you group with an engineer in scenario and you'll share his prestige but not his construction points.
The game still needs to have things to work toward.
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Agreed!!!
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