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[Ron]

Gameplay footage.

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It's a pretty good game, but it needs some polish. I might wait a few months before subscribing.
Part of me just thinks I shouldn't play any MMOs because I don't stick with them.

[Athena4022]

Thanks for posting the videos Ron.

[Ron]

Monster Patch came out yesterday with am assive list of fixes,updates and changes.
Downloading something like 800megs this morning.

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Headline Updates!
    * Level Cap Removed!
    * Cardassian and Romulan Sectors are now open for Federation Players.
    * All bridge officer candidates offer a free basic customization option when they join your crew.
    * You can now use the scan button on the MiniMap HUD to direct you towards the closest anomaly.
    * Bridge Officers will now request transfer to your crew at various levels.
    * Leonard Nimoy has provided an audio journal overview as you enter each new Sector Block...

http://www.examiner.... ... e-released

[Ron]

I'm not sure you can even review an MMO that has only been out for a few weeks, but G4TV has done so...
http://g4tv.com/game...-Online/review/

http://www.eurogamer...k-online-review

http://www.gamespot....line/index.html

I'm probably going to give it 3 months to stamp out the bugs and smooth some stuff out before I get into it.

[8TrackMind]

I just got an email from Atari, stating that I can save big on a lifetime subscription to Star Trek Online!  At $239.99 USD, that's a 60 dollar saving!  Now, if I can just book an appointment with the brain surgeon to lobotomize me, I'll be able make the decision to pay a big sum for a lifetime subscription to an  MMO that probably won't last the year!  Yay!

[Ron]

I was in the Beta before launch - STO BETA - Picasa Web Albums
I really haven't heard much about the game recently. I'm sort of interested in trying it again, but I'll probably wait.
It might go Free to Play.

[KinseySS]

If it goes free to play I will probably jump back into from playing the beta. The game seemed to have tons of potential but as fun as the space battles are I wish it was a little more free roaming than it is.

[Ron]

Gamasutra - News - Star Trek Online To Go Free-To-Play 'By The End Of This Year'

[Ron]

Star Trek Online Going Free-to-Play in January 2012

[robzig214]

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[8TrackMind]

Might be interesting to try out... for free.

[Ron]

I received and email today that the Free to Play is available - Home | Star Trek Online Official Site

[Aven]

I'm downloading it now

[8TrackMind]

Did this game ever get the polish you were looking for, Ron?  Also, I'm wondering what the specs are like, i.e. whether or not I could play it on my Mac in Boot Camp.

[Ron]

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Minimum System Specifications

• OS: Windows XP SP2/ Windows Vista/Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
  
• CPU: Intel dual-core 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 + 3800
  
• Memory: 1GB RAM or Better
  
• Video:ATI Radeon X1800 or NVIDIA GeForce 7950 or better
  
• Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard
  
• DirectX: Version 9.0c or Higher
  
• HDD: 10GB Free Disk Space
  
• Network: Broadband Required

[8TrackMind]

Well, at the low low price of free, I couldn't resist.

I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying the game.  Like most MMO's, it gets deeper and deeper as you wade in.  It's been a loooong while since I've delved into an MMO, but the whole endeavour seems incredibly complicated.  Off the top of my head, you have a plethora of ships to choose from, each with many slots to improve, you have a roster of bridge crew to manage each with varying perks to exploit both on the bridge and during away missions, a duty roster where you assign away missions to a pool of crew members that earn you credits and other currency items, a tonne of missions, both as part of a main story arc or a bunch of side missions, multiple inventory slots, a robust crafting system, a busy exchange where you buy and sell items, blah blah blah and on it goes.

The game also has a more Star Trek feel than maybe any game I've ever played.  Sure, due to the MMO nature some aspects get stretched and abstracted and blown out of all proportion, but over all, from the NPCs to the feel of space combat to the character designs, it plays like a wonderful homage to the entire Trek cannon.

In short, make it so.  Look for me online as 8TrackMind.

[KinseySS]

I started up making a char but when I was finished it said server error and went back to the login and screen and lost all the work I did making the char. needless to say I havent gone back to it since.