Synopsis:
The Prestige System is a way to offer a greater sense of progression to players who have maxed out large numbers of ships, or have maxed out all the ships they enjoy flying.
The system is primarily focused on creating a self-imposed progression challenge, with rewards primarily focused on bragging rights and a personal sense of completion.
The update does not impact game balance.
Monetisation focus lies in encouraging players to spend GS to use Elite Synergy to help speed up the leveling of Prestige ships.
What is Prestige?
Prestige is a voluntary reset of ship synergy levels in order to allow a player to re-level the ship. The goal of Prestige, from the player’s perspective, is to reach max synergy once more and unlock Prestige Skins and/or unlock achievements. It is primarily focused on players who are completionists and want to achieve every in-game challenge, as well as players who enjoy the sense of progression given to them by leveling ships.
Who is Eligible for Prestige?
There are three tiers of Prestige; Bronze, Silver and Gold.
To begin Bronze Prestige, a player must meet the following requirements:
- Must have at least one ‘standard’ Rank 9 ship at Elite Synergy.
- Only standard ships at max synergy can enter Bronze Prestige Mode.
To begin Silver Prestige, a player must meet the following requirements:
- Must have at least one ‘standard’ Rank 12 ship at Elite Synergy.
- Only standard ships that have completed Bronze Prestige can enter Silver Prestige Mode.
To begin Gold Prestige, a player must meet the following requirements:
- Must have at least one ‘standard’ Rank 15 ship at Elite Synergy.
- Only standard ships that have completed Silver Prestige can enter Gold Prestige Mode.
“Standard” ships refers to non-Premium and non-DLC ships; credit ships from the ship tree, destroyers and secret project ships are all eligible for Prestige.
Active Prestige:
To activate a Prestige Mode, players must select an eligible ship in the hangar. An icon next to the ship’s synergy bar will appear to indicate Prestige may be enabled. This will be a Bronze, Silver or Gold Star Conflict logo to indicate the respective Prestige Mode levels. Upon clicking the icon a warning will pop up. The warning should read as follows:
“WARNING! Entering Prestige Mode will remove all synergy from this ship! Any current synergy will be permanently lost! Do you wish to proceed?”
The following options should be presented to the player: YES, NO and SYNERGY TRANSFER.
Once a ship enters Prestige Mode, a logo will appear on the ship’s icon in the hangar and ship tree as shown below to indicate Prestige Mode is active.
Once a ship under Prestige reaches max synergy once more, the ship becomes eligible for the next rank of Prestige (assuming it has been unlocked) and achievements / unlocks update accordingly.
Unlocks:
Upon reaching Bronze Prestige with a ship, that ships becomes eligible to use the Bronze Prestige skin. This is simply a bronze coloured reskin of the ship. Equivalent rewards apply to Silver and Gold Prestige as well.
Reaching Gold Prestige with a ship will also grant the player a new custom title: “The Prestigious”.
Achievements:
The following achievements are linked to Prestige Mode. Their rewards are listed in square brackets.
Mastering the Basics:
Achieve Gold Prestige in the following ships:
-Hercules -Lynx - Axe
[10 GS]
Destroyer of Worlds [tiered]:
I - Achieve Gold Prestige with a Destroyer [10 GS]
II - Achieve Gold Prestige with three Destroyers [10 GS]
III - Achieve Gold Prestige with six Destroyers [10 GS]
IV - Achieve Gold Prestige with nine Destroyers [20 GS. Title: “Planet Killer”]
Top Secret [tiered]:
I - Achieve Gold Prestige with a Secret Project ship [10 GS]
II - Achieve Gold Prestige with three Secret Project ships [10 GS]
III - Achieve Gold Prestige with six Secret Project ships [10 GS]
IV - Achieve Gold Prestige with nine Secret Project ships [20 GS. Title: “Secret Agent”]
Commitment [tiered]:
I - Achieve Bronze Prestige with 5 ships [10 GS]
II - Achieve Bronze Prestige with 10 ships [10 GS]
III - Achieve Bronze Prestige with 25 ships [10 GS]
IV - Achieve Bronze Prestige with 50 ships [10 GS]
V - Achieve Bronze Prestige with 100 ships [20 GS]
VI - Achieve Bronze Prestige with 135 ships [20 GS. Title: “Committed”]
Dedication [tiered]:
I - Achieve Silver Prestige with 5 ships [10 GS]
II - Achieve Silver Prestige with 10 ships [10 GS]
III - Achieve Silver Prestige with 25 ships [10 GS]
IV - Achieve Silver Prestige with 50 ships [10 GS]
V - Achieve Silver Prestige with 100 ships [20 GS]
VI - Achieve Silver Prestige with 135 ships [20 GS. Title: “Dedicated”]
Exemplar [tiered]:
I - Achieve Gold Prestige with 5 ships [10 GS]
II - Achieve Gold Prestige with 10 ships [10 GS]
III - Achieve Gold Prestige with 25 ships [10 GS]
IV - Achieve Gold Prestige with 50 ships [10 GS]
V - Achieve Gold Prestige with 100 ships [20 GS]
VI - Achieve Gold Prestige with 135 ships [20 GS. Title: “Exemplar”]
Fleet Mastery:
Complete the following achievements:
-Mastering the Basics -Destroyer of Worlds IV -Top Secret IV -Commitment VI -Dedication VI -Exemplar VI
[100GS. Title: “Fleet Master”]
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A suggestion actually made it through! I hope this makes it into the game