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Rank: Operator Main: Brugle Level: 4111 Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:24 am Posts: 362 Location: Norway |
SI wrote: For the people asking "Why slots instead of having a cargo space". Cargo slots allow us to ensure a more consistent time before filling up. Once we find the right numbers, we can be relatively sure that you could be out and do X amount of content before having to go back to drop off loot. Sure we could put the larger items in crates, but that just moves us back closer to slots (where every item takes up equal space). To make it fair, f.ex. all scooped loot goes to the loot hold, which is not dependent on class, and you need to dock to transfer items to normal hull space. So basically the same system as proposed, but without the ability to transfer items to the hull space without being docked, either manually or automatically. |
Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:38 am |
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Rank: Councilor Main: The SI Level: 2016 Joined: Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:24 pm Posts: 531 |
To make all looting perfectly even across classes, we'd have to effectively nerf the top end that Support focus and others currently enjoy. Instead of doing that, we're opting to add a minimum baseline in looting ability to everyone. Some classes will still be better for looting, but they'll no longer be the only ones that can.
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Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:53 am |
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Rank: Soldier Main: Hober Mallow Level: 4886 Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:08 pm Posts: 3191 |
Si, you've got a perfect opportunity (If you can get it approved by Jeff) to implement micro-transactions with this!
Let people buy extra loot slots with space points! This is a good thing for the game, you need a cash shop with worthwhile purchases for Steams release and this is the perfect thing to put in it! Start with the 10-20? slots you planned, let people get an extra slot every 100 levels, and let people buy batches of slots for a few bucks! With a "Slot Bundle" they can buy account wide for a little bit less than what it would cost to buy the slots individually on each character. I really want to see you all do well as a game, and this would definitely be a good injection of finances, while also encouraging people to buy an XP boost item! Oh and give P2P extra slots just for GP, like 10 or something. _________________ http://www.starsonata.com/suggestions |
Fri Mar 18, 2016 12:26 pm |
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Rank: Operator Main: Brugle Level: 4111 Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:24 am Posts: 362 Location: Norway |
MasterTrader wrote: [color=#FF80FF]Si, you've got a perfect opportunity (If you can get it approved by Jeff) to implement micro-transactions with this! From your suggested figures, and lets assume a user will always buy all of these. Lets say an average player is around 3000-4000 in level. Thus might be able to buy 30-40 extra slots. Say a slot costs $ 5 - 10 and there are around 2000 players. This will generate a one time income of $300 000 - $600 000. Compare this to $ 10 monthly subscription, 2000 players a year: $240 000. I started out thinking this is wasn't the smartest idea, but you might be right. That's a year or two worth of revenue as possible fresh capital, not too shabby. If it could just be made into something you would like to continue to buy over time.... |
Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:12 pm |
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Rank: Peon Main: urzaserra2 Level: 4871 Joined: Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:34 am Posts: 673 |
Except that the ss community is very much against stuff that can be perceived as pay to win, one of the dev suggestions in the suggestions voting thing viewtopic.php?f=263&t=55181 was soundly rejected largely due to the buying of more slots with space points. Paying for more cargo slots is very similar.
Also you make a couple of assumptions that almost certainly arnt true, one that every char/account would be buying the extra cargo slots in the first place and secondly that they will be buying all available slots. Another thing is 5-10$ is way too expensive for this type of upgrade. |
Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:24 pm |
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Main: king kone
Level: 37 Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:36 pm Posts: 1068 |
urzaserra256 wrote: Except that the ss community is very much against stuff that can be perceived as pay to win, one of the dev suggestions in the suggestions voting thing viewtopic.php?f=263&t=55181 was soundly rejected largely due to the buying of more slots with space points. Paying for more cargo slots is very similar. Also you make a couple of assumptions that almost certainly arnt true, one that every char/account would be buying the extra cargo slots in the first place and secondly that they will be buying all available slots. Another thing is 5-10$ is way too expensive for this type of upgrade. So the solution is to give a reasonable amount of cargo slots at level 0. Say 50 be a number used. Leveling up, once per 100 levels, the player gets another slot. Most people level to 3000 if they have a specific leveling goal. So that's 50+30=80. Players can at any time of the matter buy more cargo slots for space points, in bundles of say 10 slots per 10 cargo slots (1 slot = 1 SP). _________________ ->Aces High ->Fortes Fortuna Juvat ->Up with irons |
Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:11 pm |
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Rank: Soldier Main: Hober Mallow Level: 4886 Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:08 pm Posts: 3191 |
urzaserra256 wrote: Except that the ss community is very much against stuff that can be perceived as pay to win, one of the dev suggestions in the suggestions voting thing viewtopic.php?f=263&t=55181 was soundly rejected largely due to the buying of more slots with space points. Paying for more cargo slots is very similar. Also you make a couple of assumptions that almost certainly arnt true, one that every char/account would be buying the extra cargo slots in the first place and secondly that they will be buying all available slots. Another thing is 5-10$ is way too expensive for this type of upgrade. To be totally blunt, fuck the "anti Pay2Win" community and how they feel about "perceived Pay2Win". You guys aren't against pay to win, you're against microtransations for more Base Slots/Ship Slots/Cargo Space because that devalues your +10$ subscription. You don't care about Pay2Win that isn't direct and upfront about it but you're against admins bluntly monetizing those same things so that people who come into the game are able to take advantage of the same thing without the hassle of leveling multiple characters. Screw that shit. And also, I never gave an amount of space points it would cost NOR did I say that you would have to buy the ones you unlock from leveling. You buy BONUS ones, not the ones you unlock from leveling. If you aren't subscribing 2+ accounts, I'm NOT talking about you when I say "You Guys", and I'll take anything you have to say about Pay2Win seriously. I'm not taking someone who literally pays +$10 or more for an edge over other players in a territory control/resource scarcity based game seriously. And for anyone who says "Oh well, if you level another account to get more ship slots/base slots you have to actually put in work and use resources in order to get the skills for it so its not super easy and everyone can't do it." That's such a fucking elitist attitude, and its the type of thing that destroys games over the long term. Why? Because when you're doing that, the skill commods, squad slots and team slots taken up by YOUR multiple subs cannot be used by newer players. Very few people would prioritize a new player over their own alternate account, which leads to newer players not getting a chance to actually participate in content because everyone is busy doing +$10/mo microtransations. Not ONLY that, but having multiple ship slots on one account vs multiple accounts doesn't mean shit for peasant pumping. The colony doesn't care that JoeBobDumboTheFirst got the peasants from JoeBobDumboMegatronUltra's Singularity Spheres. The reasoning you guys give for anti pay to win stuff would make SENSE if multiclienting/multisubbing was banned. However it's not; it makes NO sense for the admins to ban it because it brings money in. BUT! If you want to make a game that thrives in the current world of gaming you need to make sure that people can spend money on the game and feel good about spending that money. Direct, meaningful purchases for things instead of "Oh just spend +10$ and level your accounts and you'll have it anyway." _________________ http://www.starsonata.com/suggestions |
Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:14 pm |
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Main: king kone
Level: 37 Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:36 pm Posts: 1068 |
Hober is buttmad.
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Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:38 pm |
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Rank: Officer Main: topbuzzz Level: 8015 Joined: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:31 pm Posts: 4347 |
the community = churchilll
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Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:35 pm |
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over 9000!
Main: enkelin
Level: 5600 Joined: Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:28 pm Posts: 11109 |
I think I agree with Hober on this one. Don't see any problem with making cargo slots expandable with SP.
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Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:29 pm |
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Rank: Officer Main: Joshua102 Level: 14714 Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:19 am Posts: 70 |
I like the idea of just having 1,000 cargo space and filling that up instead of having X "cargo slots." It makes things a lot less complicated and easier for people to actually see what space they have left instead of having to wonder how much space they will have if they scoop something new.
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Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:26 pm |
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over 9000!
Main: enkelin
Level: 5600 Joined: Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:28 pm Posts: 11109 |
Joshua102 wrote: I like the idea of just having 1,000 cargo space and filling that up instead of having X "cargo slots." It makes things a lot less complicated and easier for people to actually see what space they have left instead of having to wonder how much space they will have if they scoop something new. Not so hard to have Cargo ?/? displayed at the top of the inventory window. _________________ Hi, I'm Anil, a long-time player turned developer. I am Star Sonata's lead content developer, which means that I run weekly dev meetings and make sure that any proposed changes to the game receive proper review before going live. http://www.starsonata.com/features |
Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:54 pm |
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Rank: Officer Main: Joshua102 Level: 14714 Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:19 am Posts: 70 |
anilv wrote: Not so hard to have Cargo ?/? displayed at the top of the inventory window. It sounds complicated to have items in your cargo storage then you scoop larger ones and it moves stuff out. It just seems more annoying to see exactly how much you can scoop when everything is "1" size but at the same time is sorted by their actual size. |
Sat Mar 19, 2016 3:56 pm |
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Main: stargeneral
Level: 3284 Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:17 pm Posts: 184 Location: Canada |
I haven't read all of the other user comments, as it is currently pretty late.
Why is it that we have to "level" out classes as far as hull space is concerned? If you want to DG on a Speed Demon then maybe you'll have to include an aug that adds a bit of hull, or use smaller/limited gear. I really don't think it's logical to try and handicap classes that normally have less hull to be able to carry around extra items like they have some bag of holding. The system is fine as is in my opinion. _________________ Stargenny |
Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:17 am |
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Main: king kone
Level: 37 Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:36 pm Posts: 1068 |
supersoccer wrote: I haven't read all of the other user comments, as it is currently pretty late. Why is it that we have to "level" out classes as far as hull space is concerned? If you want to DG on a Speed Demon then maybe you'll have to include an aug that adds a bit of hull, or use smaller/limited gear. I really don't think it's logical to try and handicap classes that normally have less hull to be able to carry around extra items like they have some bag of holding. The system is fine as is in my opinion. Engineer class should get +100% Station Tweaking then. There is no reason why you as a Shield Monkey should have any bases! _________________ ->Aces High ->Fortes Fortuna Juvat ->Up with irons |
Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:46 am |
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