Base Improvement Council

Jacob Dragonhunter · Sep 13, 2017

CarlynnCarnage said: ↑

“A waterfall. With all the water items, I think it would be an amazing addition.

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I'd like an Upside down variant of a Waterfall too while yall developers are at it

comrade sonya · Oct 9, 2017

In one of the recent office hours Mepps mentioned they definitely want to add more base themes, it's just a timing issue. They said an aquatic theme would also be a great addition

McShotzz · Oct 9, 2017

Something that ive always seen as an issue with bases is lighting, its very un even and would be great if we could brighten/dim the lights in certain rooms of the base

NightwingsBeyond · Oct 10, 2017

comrade sonya said: ↑

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While not official I thought it would be good to have a thread where the base aficionados of dcuo could gather to discuss improvements, fixes, adjustments, and much needed updates to all things base related. Hopefully we can create a detailed thread that will gain notice from the devs. To start I'll list some things off the top of my head, feel free to add and discuss.

The Rules: Be courteous, and be creative.

1. Base Lighting- We currently have spotty lighting throughout our lair resulting in objects being darker than others depending on where they're placed.

2. Base Limitations- Items currently cannot penetrate walls, pillars, columns, and staircases. Allowing items to penetrate through physical boundaries would improve creativity and customization as much as allowing items to go on top of each other did.

3. Floor Plans- Each base has the same primary layout minus a few minor features, we need new layouts. Either in the form of marketplace purchases or game updates. Players should be able to further expand their bases for example those alcoves could be extended into a hallway that leads to an enclosed room, players could purchase this extension for $1 each. In pvp lair battles players could be placed in a default area or have their expanded areas replaced with "normal" walls.

4. Floor Plans Cont- We need actual floor plans added. Tile, carpet, wood, rugs etc sell packs or release new ones via the marketplace that replace the standard floor design with the ones selected.

5. Floor Plans Cont Again- You know those edges at the top floor and along the middle floor that drop down to the subsequent floor put a wall there. Release a floor plan that puts a wall instead of open space, not only is this a much needed safety feature (we don't have any railings!) it would allow players to have more wall space to customize and add upon.

6. Base Items- This could go on for a long time, but I'll keep these at the basics every base should have access to. Banisters, railings, giant rugs, rugs for the staircase!!, ceiling fans, drapes, curtains, front doors, windows, blinds. Our bases look incomplete without these basic real life features in them. Release packs catered to each existing base design or allow players to mix and match but either way allow players to have access so we can further customize the core of our bases.

7. Adding Life to Bases- We need to add life to our bases, something that makes them seem more like home living base items will achieve this. Cats that slink around the rooms, dogs that greet us at the door, maids and butlers waiting on us in our bedrooms etc. These items could work in various ways they could have 4 directional pathways that extend a certain amount and when we place them they pace in those directions (pausing occasionally to groom themselves, pant, observe the air, adjust their clothes, check their watch etc). We could also have a set fixture, imagine placing a nightclub section of dancing patrons in one spot in your base.

8. Hold Cog to Interact- A long requested feature, interacting with our base items. While this might take awhile to implement for every base item that could fit in this system it would be an amazing immersing feature. Holding circle to climb under the covers of your bed, to open the fridge and grab a soder cola out, to sit on the couch, to flip through the various channels on tv, to hop in our shower sim style blurred out etc. There's a lot of potential here.

9. Base Items and Marketplace cohesion- It's time to unite base items with the marketplace in a manner that is attractive to both the consumer and seller. Every Episode launch should simultaneously put all the base items dropping into a marketplace pack. All base items currently in the game should be categorized and placed into packs. All of these packs need, yes need to be infinitely redeemable it's the only way to capture both the dedicated base decorator market and the casual market. Dcuo should be listing the items in the marketplace in a manner that is enticing to people that will lay down whatever money they need and those that don't want the item. Yes, dcuo should be targeting people that don't necessarily want the item by making the price so good that people say "why not?". Base item packs should all be no more than 3.00, why? Because these items already exist in game and they have to be cheap enough to encourage people to buy in-bulk and not just one pack a year because they're so expensive (New base are a part of content we pay for through membership so they shouldn't be priced differently)

10. Base Themes- Despite these being discontinued they're a great way to create different ideas and they should be brought back and expanded. Atlantean, Khandaqian, Island, Nature, Artic, etc design new ones. Change pricing to something more reasonable like 5 dollars, they should be aimed at the casuals and hardcore crowd.

11. Base Item Vendor- Place a base item vendor in-game that lists all items (excluding SM/exclusives) alphabetically priced at 1 mark of victory or 10 marks of valor. Players can earn gear through loot drops and by playing the game and saving marks, allow base decorators to do the same.

12. HQ Vendors- Allow players to earn or purchase exclusive vendors that sell our respective HQ's gear. While there is an argument that keeping players out in the open so to speak is good for the game this would be a minor perk that wouldn't steal the population away. If players don't want to be in their HQ's but they need gear they'll just pop in then leave, instead allow players to access their gear through private vendors (this system could even be tied through expanding the renown system).”

In-game name please and what server EU or US

AlyceNefarios · Oct 10, 2017

From the amount of likes we can see that a lot of players would be happy to see base expansions.
Some of your suggestions are indeed Sims-like... but, why not? Sims-esque mechanics are quite basic.
Whilst I wouldn't object to any of your suggestions being implemented, I would be content with some more basic improvements.
The base item placement tab is bulky and clunky. A 'delete base item' option would be very welcome. Many players have a secondary base just for these unwanted junk items. That's expensive and wasteful. The fact that so many players do have a 'junk base' shows how cumbersome and annoying the current decoration placement mode is.
Interact with base items. Yes, this would be a vast improvement., and add a lot of fun!
Generally more items specific to bases, like walls, carpets, windows etc.

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