NemesisPrime
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SuperEnemyCrab said:The DD deluxe version has the "KHAAAN!!" emote. Greatest pre-order bonus in the history of gaming?
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Star Trek Online,early 2010,beta around the corner...
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You know this game is actually coming out at a good time. As a Star Trek fan I'm looking for more, I haven't played an MMO in years and really want to try one out again but I also want to try out a space flying game too. If the galaxy is big enough with lots of exploring and what not, this could be exactly what I want.
I really hope this turns out well. They really needf to pick up on marketing though. I've had to seek out most info on this game. They need to be having ads on like every single sci-fi show on TV, hell have it on the big screen in front of Avatar. They gotta get it out there. By this time with WoW it was EVERYWHERE. You couldn't not see about a million beta impressions, trailers and screenshots of it.
I'd pick TOR over it but that won't be out for months, even years.
I really hope this turns out well. They really needf to pick up on marketing though. I've had to seek out most info on this game. They need to be having ads on like every single sci-fi show on TV, hell have it on the big screen in front of Avatar. They gotta get it out there. By this time with WoW it was EVERYWHERE. You couldn't not see about a million beta impressions, trailers and screenshots of it.
I'd pick TOR over it but that won't be out for months, even years.
I hate it when they offer distinctly different pre order bonuses. I can see the logic behind having a rich diversity of pre order bonuses to try and capture as many people as possible, but fracturing them between stores and methods just makes my indecisive and resentful.
Ugh. Although I guess this means I will be pre ordering, so, go go marketting team.
Ugh. Although I guess this means I will be pre ordering, so, go go marketting team.
Yeah, nothing about the footage they've released looks promising. I can see getting excited if you're a big Trekkie, but that's about it. Plus, I hated the City of Heroes and Champions Online games. If this is by the same people, I hold little hope of this being anything special.
I am glad to see another MMO take a crack at space combat though. I have my eye on the future releases of Jumpgate and Black Prophecy, but it will be interesting to see what STO does to try and establish themselves in that area.
I am glad to see another MMO take a crack at space combat though. I have my eye on the future releases of Jumpgate and Black Prophecy, but it will be interesting to see what STO does to try and establish themselves in that area.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Well, I'm a huge Trek fan, and I've read some positive impressions from GamesRadar and 1up, so I'm probably going to pre-order for the bonuses. I hope you can still pre-order in early January though; I can't justify the money now, but after various aunt and such give me cash for Christmas I'll be fine...
EDIT:
EDIT:
Whew
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
My buddy has been playing more now that they've added a substantial amount of patches (and it was open all weekend).
He showed me space battles, the quadrant map, and some away team stuff.
I'll tell the truth: it looks awesome. I really am excited to try it out.
He showed me space battles, the quadrant map, and some away team stuff.
I'll tell the truth: it looks awesome. I really am excited to try it out.
kyo_daikun
Member
thetrin said:
Is the quadrant map big? Are there a lot of star systems you can travel to?
My plan at the moment is to try and definetly get the borg bridge officer, hopefully the constitution class and the khaan and bloodwine emote.
They confirmed if you buy multiple copies of the game for the pre order bonuses that they will also equate to free months of playing, I think its 3 free months for every copy you register.
YYYYYEHEEEEEAEAAAAHHHHH!!!!
At least it's a little bit closer.
I recall playing Bridge Commander with someone, me in a Klingon BOP, him in a Romulan Warbird. I dodged around in the low visibility gas cloud, so he couldn't predict my shots, but I was unable to do any real, meaningful damage on him. Any major volley would do serious damage to me, as my shields had been wearing down.
I hid behind an asteroid in the gas cloud, taunted him to charge me, and he went straight forward, firing everything.
The Star Wars quote "Asteroids are of no concern to the empire...." Is probably accurate here, as the warbird was crippled but intact after smashing headlong into the asteroid I was hiding behind, although not intact for long.
This is of course not taing into accoutn the 3 times I was running away in SAID BOP and smashed into an Asteroid, dying outright. Clearly avoidable asteroids are apparently of no concern to someone flying a Bird of Prey, either.
Perhaps I shall settle some quarrels we have had with phasers in space.
At least it's a little bit closer.
I recall playing Bridge Commander with someone, me in a Klingon BOP, him in a Romulan Warbird. I dodged around in the low visibility gas cloud, so he couldn't predict my shots, but I was unable to do any real, meaningful damage on him. Any major volley would do serious damage to me, as my shields had been wearing down.
I hid behind an asteroid in the gas cloud, taunted him to charge me, and he went straight forward, firing everything.
The Star Wars quote "Asteroids are of no concern to the empire...." Is probably accurate here, as the warbird was crippled but intact after smashing headlong into the asteroid I was hiding behind, although not intact for long.
This is of course not taing into accoutn the 3 times I was running away in SAID BOP and smashed into an Asteroid, dying outright. Clearly avoidable asteroids are apparently of no concern to someone flying a Bird of Prey, either.
Perhaps I shall settle some quarrels we have had with phasers in space.
Screaming_Gremlin
My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
The_Technomancer said:
You will definitely be able to pre-order still in January. I don't think the game is even up yet on Steam.
Screaming_Gremlin
My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
Speaking of unlockables. I just got TOS season 3 on Blu-Ray and there was a code inside of it to unlock the Star Trek 2-6 movie uniforms in STO, which is pretty sweet since they were my favorite.
not sure if this has been detailed thoroughly before, but a colleague of mine is in beta and was able to discuss the character creation.
If you'd like to read, here's the full article: Star Trek Character Creation
Here are some pulled quotes for those who don't want to traverse on over:
If you'd like to read, here's the full article: Star Trek Character Creation
Here are some pulled quotes for those who don't want to traverse on over:
Beta sign-ups are up on Fileplanet right now.
Founder's Club subscribers can get in now while Monday normal subscribers can get in.
http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/star-trek-online/
Founder's Club subscribers can get in now while Monday normal subscribers can get in.
http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/star-trek-online/
Teknopathetic
Member
"BTW, if you have Comcast you get a lifetime (i think) account to Fileplanet."
Nah, they stopped doing that sometime in 2008.
"Has it started? Don't most MMO's take like...6 months of beta work? This is out in just over a month..."
This has been in closed beta for months now.
Nah, they stopped doing that sometime in 2008.
"Has it started? Don't most MMO's take like...6 months of beta work? This is out in just over a month..."
This has been in closed beta for months now.
DangerousDave
Member
I tried Champions Online to taste any other Cryptic MMO, and I'm really impressed. I've never got as much PvE fun (except for WoW). So I have a lot of expectations in STO.
But the only thing that worries me is that Champions is a very young MMO, with some lack of content (only level 40, need to do 90% of the missions in order to level up, only 5 areas, even if they're very big...) and it was launched only a year ago.
So I don't know exactly the amount of designers that they have in Cryptic. I hope that they will be able to manage both MMO and there won't be too few content in STO.
But the only thing that worries me is that Champions is a very young MMO, with some lack of content (only level 40, need to do 90% of the missions in order to level up, only 5 areas, even if they're very big...) and it was launched only a year ago.
So I don't know exactly the amount of designers that they have in Cryptic. I hope that they will be able to manage both MMO and there won't be too few content in STO.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I preordered recently, and I've been reading all the preview material I can find, and well, I'm excited, plain and simple. Open Beta can't arrive fast enough.
CAW
Member
Was anyone able to get a beta key in the past day or two? Sadly I missed out on the multiple gaming site giveaways. I searched google last night and a lot of sites had giveaways but they didn't last very long and they all seemed to take place on around the 5th and 6th of this month. Crap!
Anyway, if anyone has a spare key or knows of an active giveaway please let me know. I've pre-ordered and bought so many MMOs lately that I didn't end up really getting into (Warhammer, Conan, Aion) , so I don't really want to go the same route without getting a chance to try it this time and I'm assuming the 'open beta' coming up is going to be pre-orders only (looks like anyway), and perhaps giveaways?
Serves me right I guess for not paying attention. :lol
Anyway, if anyone has a spare key or knows of an active giveaway please let me know. I've pre-ordered and bought so many MMOs lately that I didn't end up really getting into (Warhammer, Conan, Aion) , so I don't really want to go the same route without getting a chance to try it this time and I'm assuming the 'open beta' coming up is going to be pre-orders only (looks like anyway), and perhaps giveaways?
Serves me right I guess for not paying attention. :lol
Diablohead
Member
Should see some unique characters and skill mixes out there then, much nicer then cookie cutter stuff.Caspel said:
If the face editor is like aion with loads of sliders that is also awesome, I want to try this game out but not at launch, only brought aion a few months back and still enjoy it but this game is next on my mmo list.
CAW
Member
I believe so. A closed beta key will be good until the 12th. On the 12th the 'open beta' opens and you can then use your pre-order key to access that stage of the beta.DoctorWho said:
Apparently the giveaways that have been going on grant you access to both the closed beta and the open beta. Sadly, getting a key is tough as most websites only have between 50-100 keys and they go fast.
I haven't found any recent giveaways, however Game Trailers has been posting keys at random on Twitter.
Good luck! I think I'm just going to have to pre-order yet another MMO to try it out.
randomlyrossy
Member
Managed to get a key from Eurogamer the other day. Hoping I'll have the client downloaded so I can play tonight, the speed is all over the place though. Should be able to get on late tonight at the latest.
Honestly I'm very wary of the game as the footage hasn't looked great to me, so I'm glad to have a chance to try it out.
Honestly I'm very wary of the game as the footage hasn't looked great to me, so I'm glad to have a chance to try it out.
Druz
Member
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
Looks interesting from the live stream. I think I'm going to preorder it on Steam and try out the beta. If I like it then I'll keep the preorder, but if not then cancel.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
JWong said:
For preorders, you can cancel your order and get a refund. Once the game is released though, you can't get a refund unless the game is just not functional for you.
Screaming_Gremlin
My QB is a Dick and my coach is a Nutt
JWong said:
I think if you contact their customer service before the game releases they can remove it from your account and refund you. More work than it is worth. If all you want to do is try the beta, preorder from Amazon. If you dislike the game you cancel the order online and never be charged. Hell, even if you like the game you can cancel and then preorder on Steam.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
Screaming_Gremlin said:
True. Does Amazon charge right away or do they wait till the release?
Edit: Nevermind. I just remembered my experiences with trying to get a beta key for Champions Online through Amazon. I preordered the game a few days before the official start and the key did not show up for a good week and half. I had to contact support several times for the key.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Anyone know if they are going to do a lifetime sub for the game?