Ellydium Ship Tree - Access towards Universal Blueprints should be made easier!

Suggestions Levelling and Economy
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Schematics for the weapons and modules that can only be unlocked directly in the Ellydium Ship Tree, can also be used or equipped on all Standard and Premium ships - ‘Universal Blueprints’.

 

However, there are a few strings attached to this. You’re basically forced to rank up with a certain ship, to reach a specific ‘Universal Blueprint’.

I am providing a better alternative for many players, while still leaving alien blueprints untouched as they are now. Changes suggested here are meant only for the ‘Universal Blueprints’.

 

I am suggesting a few subtle changes to make access to them a bit easier. Again, this method does not circumvent already existing restrictions completely!

 

 

Rules:

Three restrictions are still mandatory to access those blueprints. I am suggesting a few subtle and little changes to make access to them a bit easier. You still buy/craft them in the Workshop.

Firstly, you need to build a basic Ellydium/Alien ship of Rank 5 to be able to access those universal blueprints.

Secondly, you need to match a specific faction - Empire, Federation, Jericho. (Example: The blueprint requires Federation - Vanguard/Armada Loyalty vouchers.)

Thirdly, you need to match the blueprint’s rank. (Example: Coolant distributor blueprint requires access to Rank 15. Waz’Dum blueprint would then require access to Rank 13 as shown in the Tree.)

 

Screenshot example: (Blueprint comes with 3 mandatory requirements - Alien ship of Rank 5 to unlock the ship’s ‘Evolution’ interface, the specific Faction - Loyalty vouchers, and a Rank.)

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Exclusions:

Blueprints for the weapons and modules are untouched for Ellydium/Alien ships.

Blueprints for the weapons and modules are untouched for all Ellydium/Alien ships classes.

 

 

Recent examples known of ‘Universal Blueprints’ so far:

  • Waz’Dum blueprint                 (Waz’Got)

  • Tai’thaq blueprint                    (Tai’Kin)

  • Thar’kth cannon blueprint      (Thar’Ga)

  • Inhibitor swarm blueprint       (Thar’Ga)

  • Inhibitor crystal blueprint       (Tai’Kin)

  • Coolant distributor blueprint  (Waz’Got)

 

 

I strongly recommend that new, future Ellydium/Alien ships already have such a method to unlock all ‘Universal Blueprints’ for weapons and modules.

The end-goal is to make access to universal features more readily available to all users, not the opposite, or like it is now.

 

Please, vote and comment!

 

 

 

Kind regards,

Koromac

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the idea in general is great but if this get implemented, ellydium ship will loose something that make them unique and that might get players loose interest in using them if it’s just to upgrade them, get their stuff and then use special items on other ships… At this point better just put all items in the workshop to manufacture them. hope you see what i mean ![:yes_yes_yes:](<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/yes_yes_yes.gif “:yes_yes_yes:”)

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15 minutes ago, EndeavSTEEL said:

the idea in general is great but if this get implemented, ellydium ship will loose something that make them unique and that might get players loose interest in using them if it’s just to upgrade them, get their stuff and then use special items on other ships

Not really. Everything regarding Ellydium ships will be left untouched, with the exception of 2 blueprints that are universal. Usually, that’s a module and a weapon.

You get Ellydium ship to get all related Ellydium based technology for that ship. You will still be able to do so, just a bit easier.

You lose nothing, while others will only gain, especially if they don’t plan to evolve the ship, they still need to have it. It’s a win-win situation for both sides.

Most people hate it when they’re forced to reach certain rank just to get a module or a weapon that they intend to use on other, standard ships.

You still need 3 steps to get to Universal blueprints that are no longer tied to nodes, but those 3 requirements are sufficient enough to make things not too easy to obtain.

 

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3 hours ago, EndeavSTEEL said:

The idea in general is great but if this get implemented, ellydium ship will lose something that make them unique and that might get players to lose interest in using them if it’s just to upgrade them, get their stuff and then use special items on other ships.

People are already losing interest. Look at how long it takes to get a 3vs3 game.

I can’t rank my wazgot up because thee trade trolls want 3,000 to 7,000 for shards. Rarely are they posting for sale under 1000. To put it into perspective. 1500 gs is $5.  $5 for a piece of a piece of a piece of a part for a ship. WTF!!!I am not willing to pay more than 300GS for the shards or anything else for that matter. If you add it all up at min price you can easily blow a few hundred dollars per ship. Especially when I need 2 of them plus 8 other parts which all cost 300gs each. I have put about $200 in the game in the last 4 months. I dont feel I got my moneys worth. This game is not longer free to play at the top end. You cant earn the shards, or other crystals directly. The bundle drops are useless. You cant bu them in the store. All you got are trade trolls that somehow got them. This is pretty much what killed it for me. I kept sinking money and paying the prices, but i am stuck now and $200 spent just on the wazgot and its not maxed out is just too much. It should have been no more than $20. 

 

With all this said I have pretty much stopped playing the game. PVP score dont mean much but I was at 325,000, and now its about 24,000. This basically shows my time in the game recently. A GM can confirm. To make sure I dont buy any more gold I have filed a chargeback, since support dont do customer satisfaction credits to keep them happy. This should black list me from further purchases hopefully.

I hope at least one of Koros suggestions get used, but lets face it, the devs won’t do anything to reduce their bottom line. Its only about the money. I respect that, but there is a point when the devs have gone too far.

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How did you manage to spend 200$ on the waz’got only and not maxed out? That the total amount of money i’ve spent in the game in 2 years and i’ve got everything I wanted maxed out ![:dntknw:](<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/dntknw.gif “:dntknw:”)

I’ve spent 15$ on the waz’got and it’s fully upgrade

 

“People are already losing interest. Look at how long it takes to get a 3vs3 game”

 

Not the Interest I was talking about^^’

And yes ppl are selling items at a insane price but that doesn’t mean that you have to buy it, you can still wait for someone to sell it for a lower price(what I do and it work), speak with the dealer to lower their price (work most the time) or just try to find parts in drop, okay the drop rate is low but you can still find at least one or two that will save you money

 

 

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U must be getting something I am not… decent drops… 

Sounds like you are playing a different game than I am.

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On 10/10/2017 at 2:31 AM, DrDeath_ScD said:

U must be getting something I am not… decent drops… 

Sounds like you are playing a different game than I am.

Same for me.

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On 10.10.2017 at 2:31 AM, DrDeath_ScD said:

U must be getting something I am not… decent drops… 

Sounds like you are playing a different game than I am.

 

On 16.10.2017 at 3:35 PM, Koromac said:

Same for me.

 

And also same for me.

 

Wazgot special module’s resources are too hard to get, especially by buying ellydium boxes by iridium…I didnt get even once one resource in very long time of playing.

To get them by money I need to spendt a lot of money, for which I can buy few new games!!!

Someone could say that I can get GS from trade…no, I cant get GS from trade, because its just impossible to sell anything, since if I want so sell something always appear a person who sell it lower or even for minimum price…and funniest thing is when I want to buy wazgot special module’s resources people selling them for so high price and wish you good luck for getting them at low/minimum price…

 

 

 

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it feels like this was done to make there be a point to getting the ships, it feels like a badge to have those items, and it is possible for a non-donator to acquire the parts for waz’got

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5 hours ago, evo888 said:

and it is possible for a non-donator to acquire the parts for waz’got

 

Everytime I get ellydium box and I open it with iridium I dont get special module resources - in 1 month of playing I DIDN’T EVEN GET ONCE IT and this time still rising, also time is needed to get iridium, so how big this chance is for me you think? 1%? … So for me its impossible to get them without paying.

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17 hours ago, specopsbarton said:

 

Everytime I get ellydium box and I open it with iridium I dont get special module resources - in 1 month of playing I DIDN’T EVEN GET ONCE IT and this time still rising, also time is needed to get iridium, so how big this chance is for me you think? 1%? … So for me its impossible to get them without paying.

i don’t know, are you a decent trader?

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On 21.10.2017 at 8:56 PM, evo888 said:

i don’t know, are you a decent trader?

Me decent trader…This is the best joke ever…

 

I just cant sell anything, cuz everytime I put item in trade someone comes and makes lower or minimum price, only in corp I had luck to sell 2-3 times, but it was luck and for minimum price.

To be honest I cant now upgrade my wazgot, since those damn drops from alien boxes always gives me some other not needed crap and by money its just too much - I am not rich guy unfortunately.

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so you aren’t a great trader, i don’t see how to help you though