Quote by LesleyA
I think the system will ultimately hurt us as a fleet regrettably.
I think quite differently to be honest. I think this will be a great thing for us. We've already seen more people joining up because there's now a reason to be part of an active fleet.
Quote by LesleyA
We have three fleets which will all be seeking upgrading starbases, 2 fed plus 1 kdf and players will be encouraged to upgrade projects where possible. I say where possible as the devs have already pointed out that some folks will be so keen to be able to afford snazzy T5 Nova's that they will prevent others from donating to the projects and thus being able to afford a T5 nova when they become available.
How would someone prevent someone else from donating to projects?
Members will be able to donate on up to 5 projects at any given time, each earning the Fleet Credits. While, Starbase upgrade projects will take longer to upgrade, from several days to several weeks, provisioning ships and equipment will take much shorter times, around a day. So if we have say, 20 people wanting a particular ship and provisioning it provides us with 5 we can just run it four times and dole out the necessary ship. Its important to remember, wanting a ship doesn't mean you'll be able to afford it. You'll still need to donate the necessary amount of supplies to gain enough Fleet Credits to be able to afford the ship you want.
The fact that we have three different fleets gives us that many more options. At least on the Federation side, we'll be able to provision twice the number of ships at a time for players. Don't have the ship you want in the current fleet? We can always move the necessary character around, let you grab the ship in need and switch you back.
Quote by LesleyA
Bad-will will inevitably ensue as I doubt the provisioning tasks will be set as often as folks would wish as fleet officers would decide they have other priorities (such as making it look all singing and dancing). I actually see many more smaller fleets forming with an optimal size equivalent to the number of ships generated by provisioning tasks.
Upgrading the Starbases will defiantly be a high priority as it'll unlock different gear for us to provision, but I'm sure we'll have plenty of time to provision gear while we're gathering the necessary donations. In the end, we'll need to find a fair and equitable method of doling out provisioned items.
While new fleet may crop up, few have been around as long as Stonewall Fleet has. We've been here since before Closed Beta and been a very stable part of the community since then. Few fleets in STO can say that.