Defiant - Aesthetic Request

posted on November 17th, 2009, 10:34 pm

We all love the Defiant. 

If you don't, go home right now and eat cat poop.  No cat?  Go buy a cat, squeeze it until poop comes out, then eat said poop.

  I would like to request that the visuals for the Defiant's Pulse phasers be changed to volley format.  Each pulse itself should be adjusted to retain the current DPS of the Defiant.

  I just feel something aggressive is lacking from the current Defiant's pulse rate.  It's ... lazy.  Plop ... Plop ... Plop when we all know it should be

PEW PEW PEW!

  I rest my case.  I haven't modded ODF's since Armada I but I'm quite sure it's possible now as the B'rel has a minor volley function that allows it to fire pulse's at a rate of 1 - 2 - - 1 - 2 - - 1 - 2.  Just speed up the volley rate and increase the interval between volleys and we've got our piss-ant little Defiant slapping away at ships much larger than it once more!

posted on November 17th, 2009, 10:38 pm

hm, noted down for the future

posted on November 17th, 2009, 10:40 pm

hm, noted down for the future

  Man, you're quick. 

  Pew pew, anyone?

posted on November 17th, 2009, 10:42 pm

While speaking about the defiant. I don't care much for the weapon sound either. It's too base-y. They should be higher pitched sounds.

posted on November 23rd, 2009, 6:18 pm

There are many good Pulse Phaser sounds in various Bridge Commander ships, they work perfectly for Armada.

Speaking of Aesthetics... does the next Defiant version still use the wrong Pulse sprite?

posted on December 10th, 2009, 9:22 pm

Another thing on the Defiant I believe needs attentions is its Quantum Torps. If I remember correctly, the Defiant fired its quantums differently from the way that we saw the Enterprise use them. The Enterprise fired them in short bursts, and thats how I see them implemented in all vessels with quantum torps. The Defiant usually fired them in a manner similar to how it currently fires its pulse phasers. I think having this would be better than just randomly going, "Pulse Plop, Pulse Plop, LOLOLOL BLUE BALLS OF DEATH, Pulse Plop, Pulse Plop."

posted on December 10th, 2009, 11:47 pm

Another thing on the Defiant I believe needs attentions is its Quantum Torps. If I remember correctly, the Defiant fired its quantums differently from the way that we saw the Enterprise use them. The Enterprise fired them in short bursts, and thats how I see them implemented in all vessels with quantum torps. The Defiant usually fired them in a manner similar to how it currently fires its pulse phasers. I think having this would be better than just randomly going, "Pulse Plop, Pulse Plop, LOLOLOL BLUE BALLS OF DEATH, Pulse Plop, Pulse Plop."

The defiant fires Quantums from multiple forward launchers while The Enterprise Fires Volleys from a single forward launcher directly beneath the saucer.