star trek online

[aduidarnenye]

I'm wondering what people are thinking about this now that it's out, too.

Are the things that were huge complaints a couple weeks ago looking like they'll be ironed out eventually?

Mostly though just, is it worth giving it a shot in general?

The server seems very stable now, after all the crashes during head start.

There are a lot of people capped out at max level already, 5-6 days into release, and apparently zero content for any of them to complete. Most people will be maxed by the end of the month. It is an easy game.

There are rumours there will be a lot of microtransactions in the game. Pay a subscription fee and then ask people to pay more and more money for "extra" options like new races and such. I won't be buying anything like that.

[Rulke]

As of right now, you can "buy" additional federation races, like Ferangi for micro. Seems silly seeing as there are plenty of options to choose from already. However if they make some of the more popular races like Romulans or Cardassians available for micro, I can see a lot of people going for that.

I can remember when new jobs in FFXI came out, I'd do a /sea all to check the progress of BLU or SCH etc. It only took a few days for people to reach 75 on those jobs. Now granted, FFXI had been out for years before those jobs were released so people know the leveling scheme, but having max LVL in a few days on any MMO isnt all that shocking. Thats how some people play. For a company to not have content for those people is negletful though I think. I'm sure I'll be doing missions for a long time at the rate Im playing, but need to have things to do for all level of gamers.

[aduidarnenye]

I can remember when new jobs in FFXI came out, I'd do a /sea all to check the progress of BLU or SCH etc. It only took a few days for people to reach 75 on those jobs. Now granted, FFXI had been out for years before those jobs were released so people know the leveling scheme, but having max LVL in a few days on any MMO isnt all that shocking. Thats how some people play. For a company to not have content for those people is negletful though I think. I'm sure I'll be doing missions for a long time at the rate Im playing, but need to have things to do for all level of gamers.

Yeah, I'm really worried it's going to be one of those games where you just keep levelling new characters. Jake and I will be maxed by the end of the month for sure and I really enjoy doing raids that require strategy.

I was hoping there would be some raids that need planning in terms of spaceship formation flying. I thought that would be interesting.

One of my other beefs is that all you have to do to complete an episode is fly in, manage to destroy one ship, get blown up, fly in again, take out another ship, be destroyed, rinse, repeat. Of course, I really try to avoid doing that kind of thing but a lot of people are without any death penalty.

[Xanthe]

So far I've only managed to hit Lt. Commander 1 since official release so pacing isn't so bad. Granted I've been balancing between work, FFXI, and life in general as well. I think a lot of the current "endgame" activity will revolve around tweaking BOff setups and ship loadouts and hunting down those rare items and candidates. Even though people have powered their way to rear admiral already, there is room for additional ranks to be added in the future. It'll be at least a month before I hit cap anyway. The devs have already said additional raid-i-sodes are on the way so there's more content to look forward to.

I'm learning to play escort a lot better since my OB experience. I've forgone beams entirely for 2x dual phaser cannons and 1x quantum torpedo fore and 1x phaser turret aft. With rapid fire activated it makes for one heck of an alpha strike.

[Rulke]

I'm really looking forward to hitting Lt. Cmdr. this weekend for the first time myself (went on a trip during OB never made it past Lt rank ; ; ). Want to go Sci Vessle route personally. Still not sure what final weaponly I'd like, and this time I'm taking better care creating my BOFF crew. Will prob even discharge some ; ; (which is kinda sad if youve taken the time to custom them and get used to having them on board )

There was a thread I skimmed on the Official forums about a guy and his end game woes since he powered to Admiral. I guess Cryptic has major plans for more content in just a few months away, so for the majority of players things will pace along just fine.

[Plow]

I'm still up in the air on if I should give this a shot ><

Got GTA:SA for cheap as hell and haven't played it, so I think I'm gonna play through that then see how this is looking.

Has there been any more word on the micro-transactions?

Last I saw there was the weird big eared guy race for like 100 "points", and "good" klingons for 240, and nothing else. Are they keeping it to stuff like that which is fairly meaningless?

[Rulke]

So far just Ferangi (big ears) and Klingons in mico transactions. I dont really follow any news on micro transaction stuff, but I would wager a guess that any future micro transactions will be things like other races and limited uniform options (that came with special preorder sets).

[Plow]

Sweet, like 3 of the last 4 mmo's I've really enjoyed have been crushed by straight up reaching points of "buy shit from shop or languish in grind hell literally forever."

[Xanthe]

Finally hit Rear Admiral yesterday and got my fleet escort, aptly named U.S.S. Delphyne in honor of my trusty wyvern. Now to finish the rest of the episodes and hunt down some hot gear for my ship.

[Khamsin]

Finally hit Rear Admiral yesterday and got my fleet escort, aptly named U.S.S. Delphyne in honor of my trusty wyvern. Now to finish the rest of the episodes and hunt down some hot gear for my ship.

Is there also hot gear for your person (on away missions)?

[Xanthe]

To be honest I haven't put much research into ground equipment, but the high tier armor and kits look pretty awesome, visually and stat-wise.

[Lucavi]

Have you seen any fans of Cow and Chicken online? I'm looking for a Rear Admiral Floyd dressed in a red suit.

[Xanthe]

Lol can't say that I have.

[Rulke]

I should hit Commander this week, not looking forward to the glass dome sci vessles for that level ><

[aduidarnenye]

Probably hit admiral in the next day. A level and a half off.

This is a picture of our captain rank ships. My husband's cruiser is on the left, my escort is on the right. I was very, very sad to see the size differential. My ship is the size of a butt pimple next to his.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...9-00-37-07.jpg
You might have to squint to see my ship. It's to the immediate right of the cruiser.


And some tribbles:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...0-18-03-44.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i5...0-18-02-33.jpg

[Xanthe]

I laughed when I did the Tribble mission. And don't worry, your Fleet/Advanced Escort will be much larger than your Tactical Escort. Still smaller than the T5 cruisers and science vessels, but not by the same magnitude. I'll have to post some pictures when I get home tonight. Been RA5 since Thursday or Friday, so I've been puttering around doing my daily missions and trying to improve my PvP skills (PvP is a lot more challenging than PvE). Also eagerly awaiting the ability to respec now that I have a better grasp on the game and know where/how many points I should be investing. Aside from some basic reallocations, I'm looking forward to the level cap raising from RA5 to RA10. I'd love to be able to respect from disruptors to antiproton energy weapons; the current cap just hasn't left any space for it. I suppose I'll also have to find a fleet at some point since raidisodes should be coming soon.

[Xanthe]

Some big pics.

Spoiler: show

Say hello to Alexia Xanthe!

http://i48.tinypic.com/2z90dip.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/10pass3.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/2igd5rr.png

And the U.S.S. Delphyne.

http://i45.tinypic.com/i28umx.jpg

As promised, Tier 5 Cruiser on the left, my Fleet Escort on the right.

http://i48.tinypic.com/rwiesn.png

[Karbuncle]

So over all i've read this.. is the game enjoyable =0 or does it leave you wanting more.

Cause it really looks fun x.x; it fuels the Trek nerd in me D:

[Xanthe]

Well, it's only 3 weeks old so there isn't much of an end game yet, but the space combat is extremely enjoyable. It's much more dynamic that the combat I'm used to in FFXI. You're constantly moving. Even on the ground it's important to stay mobile in battle. It really lends a feeling of strategy. PvP, something I was leery about before, is actually a lot of fun. With a good set of teams going at it you really have the excitement of an all-out space battle. Especially when you're up against a few Klingon generals piloting carriers which spawn all sorts of NPC fighters. It's definitely worth checking out.

[Lucavi]

Nice screens, Xanthe. Much, much better than every review site's screens, that's fosho.