From a concerned fan who is trying to continue loving your game:
Before I say anything else, let me emphasize I LOVE Star Trek, and so far, most of my experience with Star Trek Online has been good; but I've come across a huge but seemingly easy-to-remedy flaw in the game. Remember; I critique the game because I love the game. That said...
Buying non-standard-issue ships (EG: Z-Store ships) is an interesting prospect, especially considering that this is the only way for certain people to use some of their favorite Star Trek ships; including one of my own; the NX-Class used by Captain Archer. This and many other ships are only available at low tier, essentially forcing players to 'leave them behind' after their characters level up, since trying to use them later on in levels results in constantly getting killed and needing to re-spawn. Of course, many would feel that playing in a team is easier than solo, and so you'd think that would be a decent environment to use your favorite low-tier ship in; but then you are basically 'handicapping' your friends.
In the world of Star Trek, ships can be upgraded, overhauled, stripped for parts, re-assembled, and given new components such as scanners and armor-plating. So in this world of re-arming, upgrading, refits and retrofits; why can't we have (for example) an NX-class ship be upgraded to be as effective as the Defiant-class of similar size?
Doing this(from my 'layman' perspective, to be fair) would seem fairly simple; I'm sure it would take some doing, but it'd likely be worth it. Essentially, you could take the high-tier ships like the Defiant-class 'Tactical Escort'; and make it so players can use their purchased low-tier Z-store ships' appearance in place of the high-tier standard ship's appearance. Or make high-tier versions of more ships, perhaps using stats from high-tier ships for these 'refits'... Please? I seriously want to get an NX, and other ships too, and I'd pay REAL money to get them, no joke! But, PLEASE, start implementing more high-tier variants; I'm not alone in this request, I know more than one person who'd pay for this as well.
Perhaps you could even have this appearance-swap mechanic be unlocked by paying more Zen, and limit it to certain ships?
~Kjell; a loving fan, who is not unwilling to spend money on your game(especially if you do this)
Before I say anything else, let me emphasize I LOVE Star Trek, and so far, most of my experience with Star Trek Online has been good; but I've come across a huge but seemingly easy-to-remedy flaw in the game. Remember; I critique the game because I love the game. That said...
Buying non-standard-issue ships (EG: Z-Store ships) is an interesting prospect, especially considering that this is the only way for certain people to use some of their favorite Star Trek ships; including one of my own; the NX-Class used by Captain Archer. This and many other ships are only available at low tier, essentially forcing players to 'leave them behind' after their characters level up, since trying to use them later on in levels results in constantly getting killed and needing to re-spawn. Of course, many would feel that playing in a team is easier than solo, and so you'd think that would be a decent environment to use your favorite low-tier ship in; but then you are basically 'handicapping' your friends.
In the world of Star Trek, ships can be upgraded, overhauled, stripped for parts, re-assembled, and given new components such as scanners and armor-plating. So in this world of re-arming, upgrading, refits and retrofits; why can't we have (for example) an NX-class ship be upgraded to be as effective as the Defiant-class of similar size?
Doing this(from my 'layman' perspective, to be fair) would seem fairly simple; I'm sure it would take some doing, but it'd likely be worth it. Essentially, you could take the high-tier ships like the Defiant-class 'Tactical Escort'; and make it so players can use their purchased low-tier Z-store ships' appearance in place of the high-tier standard ship's appearance. Or make high-tier versions of more ships, perhaps using stats from high-tier ships for these 'refits'... Please? I seriously want to get an NX, and other ships too, and I'd pay REAL money to get them, no joke! But, PLEASE, start implementing more high-tier variants; I'm not alone in this request, I know more than one person who'd pay for this as well.
Perhaps you could even have this appearance-swap mechanic be unlocked by paying more Zen, and limit it to certain ships?
~Kjell; a loving fan, who is not unwilling to spend money on your game(especially if you do this)