Tiered Ships

(First of all, great work on new forum)

Main Idea
-All ships have 3 "tiers" which change the look and how good the ship is.
-All the ships in-game would be made tier 2.
-You can upgrade your tier at an increased price vs. buying the ship of a higher tier
Ex. You have a tier 2 Aegis. You want have tier 3, buying an entire tier 3 aegis costs 300,000 (uridium) but upgrading it to a tier 3 costs 75,000.
-Upgrading tiers could be done in the same way as upgrading equipment, with the above example 75,000 being 100%.

Why?
-Once you get a good ship there isn't much else you can do with it, only changing the equipment.
-Some of the other ships might become more valid as a pro ship and have a better look.

Differences in Tiers
-Tier 1 ships will be smaller, have a more docile look, and have decreased statistics than the other tiers-but they will be the cheapest version of that ship, from which you can upgrade from the first tier up (this is more expensive than just buying tier 3, but it makes saving up more fun if you are willing to spend a bit more Uridium)
-Tier 2 will, as stated, be the ship that is now in-game. It will still be good.
-Tier 3 will have increased statistics (laser slots, engine slots, maybe extra slots), and will look bigger and more menacing.
Optional: Abilities changed in either potency, the length of the cool down, how long the ability lasts, all three or some combination thereof.

Some Notes
-Designs might not be majorly affected by this. They may only have to change the size, or changing what they look like. Buying a design would work for all 3 tiers of the respective ship.
-This is not the finished idea, it is only a slightly refined suggestion. Opinions are welcome.

 

More slots for lasers and generators? No way.. Than aegis and goli will be indestructible, especially aegis with faster cooldown..

 

I'm not saying add like 5 or 10 slots, probably only one to aegis and goliath. And if it did have a faster cooldown it wouldn't be by much.

 

And what's about that cooldown? Imagine Aegis with that + cooldown boosters -50%=> really, really OP..

 

It's a no from me.
The ships are fine the way they are now. I don't want to see people hitting even harder then they are already doing now. Also the length of the cooldown has been reduced enormously a while ago, making it even shorter will make (for example) the aegis too strong.

 

Ah, ok, but if it wouldn't be much, then are these upgrades one big nonsense for me.. sry
I'm agree with Rocky

 

No -1. Because this will just over complicate the game. Also you can already upgrade tho ships by just buying the designs. Veteran and Elite design.

 

This isn't that bad of an idea. Yes it would make strong players stronger, but it would also allow free players to more easily get ships such as the aegis. And it would not complicate the game to much. It would no different then Pet gear levels.

 

No, Sorry, but i have scene upgrades like this ruin other games, so sorry but no

 

I'll agree to disagree.

 

Yes thinks like this make people quit the game because there becomes too many things. I know all the Old school players hated all the new updates like the Pilot Bio etc and i don't think that this will go down well either.

 

Old school player didn't hate bio, they hated lf4/apis/zeus and especially upgrades, bio was fine

 

Ok yes but you get the point just was a bad example

 

Yes i do, sorry it's my old school blood coursing through my Ships Fuel lines, i kept backup reserves

 

Yeh lol but back to the topic I think that everything that is in the game is perfect and anything else will change the game and probally destroy the game and make it horrible for some people :L

 

Absolutely not. We do not need more items to spend our uridium on. Especially not giving wallet warriors an even bigger boost than they have now. You want people popping cubes before it can spawn protegites or something? And what about when they turn those lasers on you?

 

If you are open to suggestions, perhaps tier 1 should be the base ship in shop now.
Tier 2 should offer more HP and Shields.
Tier 3 should offer the lasers and even ship color, but make sure they offer no more than up to 14 slots for guns and gens. to make the Goli the best still.
I also suggest the speed of the ship at Tier 3 must be adjusted to allow for a balanced design, that way it will not be accused of being overpowered.

I still like your idea on too many levels.

 

No, I think that if this idea was implemented, the ONLY thing they should make different is how it looks. No change in stats.

 

Yes i love that idea the change of the look of the ship and not the stats!!! Wow that would be nice

 

We have ship designs. What change would come over the ships? I'm still against it because we really don't need more things to spend our uridium on.