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Is it dead? Is it crap?
MightyUnclean
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Mannnn, the lack of forum activity for this game...Is it that bad? Is it dead? I was thinking of giving it a try, but I don't want to waste my time.
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The ships and crew can, mostly, be slowly acquired if free to play*. Or you can buy the same stuff through the cash shop by either buying the cash shop currency and/or earning that same currency through a subscription. You can also take your chances with the RNG boxes requiring cash shop keys
When I have gone in game there is a lot of activity around the main stations and major event locations. The population is still concentrated on the Federation side with the Klingons and Romulans trailing along far behind.
The people that like the IP are playing it. The people who don't care aren't.
* Actually most of the ships must be purchased from the cash shop or the RNG boxes.
Game is very shallow and is centered around getting you to buy lockboxes. Like other PWI games.
Game is ok for the occasional bit, but it is far too shallow and repetitive to stick with for any length of time. And the grouping tools still suck. And there is no Z axis for combat/flight. And the sectors are tiny. PvP is mostly pointless.
STO's shortcomings are well known at this point.
Also many are in guilds, and endgame is about fleets and guilds - in between you do daily missions and what you like.
A very nice part is Space combat and the option to also do Ground combat missions. But not each captain is good for ground, and Tacticians rule Space - at least once you have a nice Ship fitting your playstyle ;D
That said a good Tank with BeamOverload3 can become almost godlike (even if fights take longer).
See for yourself, it´s worth it..
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
My question: Do you need to be a fan of Star Trek to enjoy this game?
Answer: It is required you NOT be a fan in order to enjoy the game.
I still haven't tried the game but did find the answer amusing.
Captains, don't forget to grab the freebie cosmetic pack of today (it's Fed only, though...)
Just as amusing like when Abrams and Lindelof said at the reboot, they're aiming the new audience who barely knows Trek and it's not a goal of theirs to please old fans
I think the answer you got is a correct one, you don't need to be a fan to enjoy the gameplay, mechanics and stuff. It's good though, if you like sci-fi. And if you like Trek, it's even better.
STO community is pretty helpful and friendly, at least the last time i played which was over 6 months ago, the space part of the game is not bad, the ground part was still terrible, and for the most part for me things seemed to revolve around mining and gearing up the ship, best not to spend much until you get to a fairly high level though, and if you want to get decent ships/weapons, you do have to spend, but its not as usurious as some games, and yes, the game does have gamble boxes that you have to buy keys to unlock, and the gear from them is significant, particularly for the mining boosts too, which makes things a lot easier than without.
Its not a bad game for playing once in a while, it gets boring fast as there is little variation, and having to do away missions is just tedious, definitely a game where your mileage will vary based on whether you like that side of the game, i didn't.
Some of the biggest critics of this game were hardcore trek fans, who were gravely disappointed by all the things wrong or that made no sense in STO, in regards to canon. People used to go on for pages about that stuff.
I would agree that except for a few of the hardest core fanbois that remain for this game, it helps to not be a big Trek fan if you want to like this game.
Anyways, anniversary b-day freebie. Grab your T4 ships, fellas
Wait, is this game not canon? But they had Tuvok, Seven of Nine, Tom Paris appear in the Episodes.
I like this game. Having Space and Ground Combat in one game is amazing. Something games like Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous are still working on.
Unlike Competitive PvP games like Archeage and Black Desert, having a P2W cash shop in STO doesn't bother me at all. In fact i am often looking forward to see new ships appear on the market.
Foundry system is something every MMO should have. It's a way for players to express their creative ways by creating their own stories. It keep players playing with out involving Developers.
And let's not forget Housing. Building your own Fleet Starbase, is a fun process. And Devs keep on adding new stuff to it. Embassy, Spire, Dilithium Mine, Research Facility.
I am glad STO switched to F2P - it helped it grow and survive for 6 years now.
Sorry I don't have a link explaining how but I know you can because I do.
There was a shitstorm when the old Cryptic lifetime members were told they had to switch to ARC and PW backed down on making it mandatory.
So there might be some things based off STO lore, but we're unlikely to see anything directly pulled from it to become canon.
"The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners." - Thomas B. Macaulay
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel J. Boorstin
You can also run and patch Champions Online and Neverwinter Online directly instead of through the ARC application.
I suggest people try it out and see if they like it. Just be careful of the shop. They sometimes screw up what what you buy and getting it fixed is a hit or miss proposition.
FTP to 50 is ok or if you like grinding for gear for rep after 50 is ok. That is my feelings on the game.