Greet CMDRs by their rank at Federal and Imperial stations.

[customtemplar]

It would be a really nice touch if CMDRs docking at Federal and Imperial controlled/aligned stations were greeted by their rank with that faction by the flight controller. Any time the flight controller would say "commander" they would say their rank e.g. "lord" or "lieutenant" instead. Commanders should have the option to disable this in their options menu on a per super-power basis.

This could be extended to the greetings text on the star-port services main menu and mission flavour text from super-power aligned factions. Essentially any time "commander" would be used the correct rank is subsituted instead.

Doing these things would increase the immersion for players that work towards ranks with the Empire and Federation, and improve the sense of integration with their power structures. This rationalizes well with the lore as the Empire with their strictly stratified society would place great importance on an individual's rank and using it correctly; and the Federation would likely place similar emphasis on the correct use of ranks for Federal Navy Auxiliaries.

 

[Iskariot]

Greet CMDRs by their rank at Federal and Imperial stations.

I would like that if the Imperial ranks were less embarrassing.

I would hate to be greeted as a 'king', or 'serf', or 'outsider', or whatever, when I approached an Imperial station.
I think FDev should avoid such pointless embarrassment at all cost.
The Imperial military ranks are not military ranks at all. It would have been better if FDev had used something resembling ancient Rome's ranking nomenclature. That would have sounded much cooler.

Military ranking has no meaning anyway, there is no real system, no mechanic, no solid game play connected to military ranking.
Currently you can become a king by selling excrements to the right people. It is ridiculous.

If FDev ever did this then please only only after implementing real, solid military ranking gameplay.

From an old proposal:

• No more military missions via the regular mission board. I would want special military contacts in stations, capital ships etc.
• I would like to get truly military missions, like escort missions, espionage missions, planetary assault missions, military assassinations, military (troop) transport missions, combat missions etc. etc.
• for some of these missions we will need special tools. For example the espionage mission might require you to photograph fleet movements, certain ships or bases (like in the X-Wing and Tie-Fighter games) We would need a camera device with zoom to do this with.
• For planetary assault missions I would like air to surface missiles and rockets and also a heavy assault SRV.

Or imagine assaulting a planetary pirate base in a Federal Gunship together with 2 npc controlled dropships. Your task would be to take out base defenses and protect the operation. The dropships then land and you see military troops entering the pirate base. In the mean while you attack a few incoming pirate ships etc.etc.

• The military sometimes might provide me with a military ship to do the mission. This means I would get the chance to fly a Federal Gun or Assault ship before I have the rank to own one.
• I want it to be impossible to openly have a rank in the Federal military and the Imperial military at the same time.

But... it might be possible to be a double agent so you would openly rank up in the Federal military, but you might acquire Imperial ranks in secret or vice versa.
If certain ships are rank locked based on military rank then something like this has to be implemented, or otherwise there need to be an alternative way to get certain ships. I do not want it to be permanently impossible to get an Imperial Cutter if I have a military rank in the Federal navy.
- There could be a connection with Powerplay too. You might get military missions from a Power and rank up with a Powerplay power. This should not have an effect on the territorial gameplay of multiplayer Powerplay that we currently have. I want powers to play a role in the broader game, not just the powerplay mechanic.

 

[dm06]

Doing these things would increase the immersion for players that work towards ranks with the Empire and Federation, and improve the sense of integration with their power structures.

Worked hard towards ranks.
Did tons of boom delivery missions.
Station called me Admiral.
Time to be proud.

 

[m0rl0ck]

I would go for that if we could substitute custom ranks. Personally i prefer "dude" or el duderino if youre not into the whole brevity thing.

 

[CMDR_A1R]

Or use chubby brown to comment on commanders as they dock and leave, put a little humour into the game, taking the whiss.