(I apologize about the long, confusing title, I wasn't sure what would be the best way to put it, so I thought I'd just put it all. This thread might also sound very confusing as well)


This is from a mostly non-Foundry familiar player. Namely, I'm not familiar with how the Foundry itself works, nor am I creative enough to make anything good from it. I made one mission once, as a poor, sickly excuse of a mission, my first one, and trust me, you don't wanna play it.

BUT I have played Foundry stuff before, both in just legitimate missions, and the console clickers.

I won't deny it, I used em, I used em and helped my fleet with the dil and FMs earned, because it helped the whole. They're being removed later in the season 7 launch. I don't agree with it, but I can and do completely understand it. Hate me if you want.

Now, I know that is something you all were wanting, Foundry authors, no more console clickers.

My question is:

Is that all you want to go though?

I really hope not, I've read a few thread on here, and you all mostly seem to want two things above all:

1. Improvements. The ideas vary, but you all seem to just in general, want improvements, be it better UI, or more elements/systems to work with, and so on and so forth.

2. Bug fixes. Perhaps this can go hand in hand, but considering how well you all can do with even what you have (I really do think that), just bug fixes alone would probably help considerably.

Now, more to my main question:

Do you, Foundry authors and Foundry-playing players, want other kinds of missions to go?

I'm not trying to be a jerk (to put it mildly here) or anything though, just being straightforward.

I really really hope not, at least not within the major exploit range. Console clickers, aside from the exploit, seemed to mostly tick you all off because they'd get high ratings, pushing the 'real' missions out of sight, etc.

Obviously something like say...the Nagus dailies, seem ok to everyone (I've yet to see anyone complain about them), but what about like...

Accolade missions? Those in a way are an exploit, because a person is using the Foundry to do something they normally wouldn't be able to, at least to a point. Take for example, the Fek'ihri. There are NO Fed missions which allow you to kill them, so you can never get their accolades. Or harder to find enemies, like the Devidians, I don't think anyone wants to run those FE missions THAT much.

I really hope missions like that are on the 'ok list' even if they often times don't have a story or anything, because they still can be useful, and they are a far cry from the console clickers at least.

I realize this all might be a little insulting somehow, but it isn't meant to be.

Instead, I realized that while console clickers are gone, there could be a new exploit coming over the horizon soon:

An auto-completing mission.

I don't mean like the console clickers, but missions that would qualify for the 'ok mission' for the daily, but not require the player to do much of anything still. It would probably consist of one of two things:

1. A large battle, in ground or space, where hordes of NPCs just kill each other off (easier to do in space probably), then just kill the final ship to end it.

2. A 'pit' where you can send your BOFFs, and just slaughterfest some NPCs on the ground, with one group after another beaming in to die, without having to do much on your captain.


Could be other possible auto-completes in different terms, I don't know.

Maybe I am being paranoid, and the new 'security' in place will prevent it, but...I felt it worth while to at least say something now, before the next (very legitimate) gripe you all have is, 'auto completing missions are just as bad as the console clickers!'

Again, not trying to be rude or insulting, and this could be rather confusing, I just had a lot to say.