(11-09-2019, 02:25 AM)Haxus Wrote: It has been suggested that the time to develop FTL drive patents should be increased a lot. That was the original intent. The time was initially set low to allow established players to get up to speed without penalty.
I kinda liked the idea of also locking some patents behind storylines. For example the preon ring could require you to finish the Relic story.
I am sure many of us have a few short story ideas if you need them.
Things like warp-drive and genesis device would probably be good candidates for requiring story unlocks.
Of course players can also just trade the patent between each other or capture any one city from an empire that has it.
See: http://hazeron.com/mybb/showthread.php?tid=310
Patents serve their purpose though, but they are still confusing and annoying to deal with. Many players still log in for the first time and can't find the gravity-drive patent. We really need a graphical patent view rather than the current manufacturing processes. Also very much needed if patents are gonna get hidden requirements such as story quests.
See: http://hazeron.com/mybb/showthread.php?t...54#pid2054