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Star Trek Online,early 2010,beta around the corner...
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WOOT!!
just wish I could get a hold of a del taco code.
my awesome account page!! said:
just wish I could get a hold of a del taco code.
there has to be... I forgot what ship it is, but you can basically zerg the shit out of things with one of the smaller faster ships with zero death penalty. just as long as it's not debt.......... *shudder*Bru said:
randomlyrossy
Member
Just ordered my copy!
No headstart for me though, I do get a DS9 uniform though, which means bugger all to me as I'm not really a Star Trek fan :lol . In fact I watched the first ep of DS9 and found it so bad I didn't watch anymore.
Anywho looking forward to playing the full game next week, although it looks like my Mass Effect 2 won't be arriving till Monday so who knows how much STO I'll end up playing.
Don't you lost crew, which very slow regenerate? Not sure what effect that has but presumably it makes your systems less effective until your crew has regenerated completely.
No headstart for me though, I do get a DS9 uniform though, which means bugger all to me as I'm not really a Star Trek fan :lol . In fact I watched the first ep of DS9 and found it so bad I didn't watch anymore.
Anywho looking forward to playing the full game next week, although it looks like my Mass Effect 2 won't be arriving till Monday so who knows how much STO I'll end up playing.
Bru said:
Don't you lost crew, which very slow regenerate? Not sure what effect that has but presumably it makes your systems less effective until your crew has regenerated completely.
where did you order it from? online or brick and mortar.. if online you should have your code by sunday at the latest I would think. if brick and mortar, ask them for your pre-order code. The pre-order code that gets(got) you into beta is the same one needed for the headstart.randomlyrossy said:
as for DS9..... at it's best it was honestly up there with the best of TNG. First season is kind of slow.. by second season it got much better and by the end of the third season, DS9 is for my money the best Star Trek on TV... by the time Worf got aboard you couldn't tear me away from the TV every week.
kyo_daikun
Member
borghe said:
Activated Features
Star Trek Online - Preorder
Wrath of Khan Admiral's Uniform
Star Trek Online Closed Beta
Star Trek Online - Preorder
Star Trek Online - Preorder
Star Trek Online Lifetime Subscription
Star Trek Online Del Taco Promotion A
Love how it randomly says I have nothing on my account now and then tho... (Also the preorders are amazon.co.uk, direct2drive and gamestop us collectors)
borghe said:
Exactly. Without a penalty caution goes out of the window and you end up zipping in close with all guns blazing.
Without some form of dissuading penalty in place (lost crew members are replicated quite quickly IIRC) tactical play can be all but forgot in favour of brute force and respawns. Maybe progressive damage to systems, hull and items would do the trick - damage that could only be repaired at a Star Base?
It'll be interesting to see what's introduced as the game develops.
hehe... forums have JUST been wiped. Well, I am assuming they'll be wiped as they've been taken down until headstart launch.
Not that I disagree... just sucks that pretty much most MMO developers are stuck either copying what WoW has already perfected or having to be REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY clever to come up with something new on their own.
so basically WoW.Bru said:
Not that I disagree... just sucks that pretty much most MMO developers are stuck either copying what WoW has already perfected or having to be REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY clever to come up with something new on their own.randomlyrossy
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borghe said:
Got it from the HMV website, there was no mention of a headstart code or anything so I don't think it's included with this particularly version. If I end up getting a code I'll be pleasantly surprised though and assuming I don't have Mass Effect yet I'll definetly jump on.
None of the Star Trek series have ever done it for me, I've seen eps of pretty much all of them. Now I say that though I remember I did really enjoy the first season or two of Enterprise but that went to shit after a while. I liked it when it was good though. Of course the new movie I adore, it was perfectly done in my opinion. For some reason because I haven't seen mucn, if any, of Voyager I have an urge to give that a watch just to see.
Bru said:
I think Guild Wars handled the death penalty pretty well. A negative percentage to your health and energy pools, capped at 60%. It went up 15% each death IIRC, and the only way to clear it was either going back to a town or outpost, or killing mobs or bosses.
I'd like to see something similar here. A penalty to hull and shields, making you unable to survive as long. Killing mobs would reduce that penalty by a certain amount each kill. Bosses would reduce it more.
kyo_daikun
Member
DoctorWho said:
Heard someone say the other day that steam is instant, d2d is instant as well.
DangerousDave
Member
How many hours until the headstart?
borghe said:so basically WoW.
Oh heavens above no! I agree something new and clever would be great especially with the Star Trek setting.
I was just throwing ideas around - maybe Cryptic will leave us with no penalty as such. Just as long as we don't end up with a Steel Battalion style wipe upon death - now that WOULD be nasty
I have seen and actually own every Star Trek series that has ever been made (yes even the cartoon). Not that I'm that much of a Trekkie but I enjoy the concept and really enjoyed the show ... that being said and not that I'm the definitive word on anything here are my impressions for those of you wanting to check out the series in relation to the upcoming game..
OST - this will just give you a good base. Let you see what some of the creatures came from and might let you catch the "inside" jokes that some people say or do.
TNG - This series will have the most relevance to the game (ship design/ uniform look/nonhuman PCs). Above all it was a good series as well (season 2 was somewhat weak and so was season 6 but all in all really good).
DS9 - Again the relevance is there but I must warn people that this series did not get "good" until about midway through season 3 and season 7 was down right horrible as it should have been titled Deep Space Dax. However with that being said if you can power through the first two and half season then the rest of the ride is AWSOME.
Voyager - There is some relevance in ship design and creatures in the game. However it is important to note that this season was created because people began to feel that DS9 was loosing fans because DS9 didn't really explore space, thus Voyager was created and wasn't all that hateful. Not as good as TNG but was a nice change of pace from DS9 even though it aired during a DS9 upswing.
Enterprise - While the show was interesting in its premise I must admit it totally left a sour taste in my mouth from the opening credits when they changed the opening theme. However that being said it isn't really all the relevant to the game play considering the timeline in which this show was based. But if you did like the other series and wanted to just round out your Trek viewing experience, give it a shot.
Then again this is only one persons opinion.
OST - this will just give you a good base. Let you see what some of the creatures came from and might let you catch the "inside" jokes that some people say or do.
TNG - This series will have the most relevance to the game (ship design/ uniform look/nonhuman PCs). Above all it was a good series as well (season 2 was somewhat weak and so was season 6 but all in all really good).
DS9 - Again the relevance is there but I must warn people that this series did not get "good" until about midway through season 3 and season 7 was down right horrible as it should have been titled Deep Space Dax. However with that being said if you can power through the first two and half season then the rest of the ride is AWSOME.
Voyager - There is some relevance in ship design and creatures in the game. However it is important to note that this season was created because people began to feel that DS9 was loosing fans because DS9 didn't really explore space, thus Voyager was created and wasn't all that hateful. Not as good as TNG but was a nice change of pace from DS9 even though it aired during a DS9 upswing.
Enterprise - While the show was interesting in its premise I must admit it totally left a sour taste in my mouth from the opening credits when they changed the opening theme. However that being said it isn't really all the relevant to the game play considering the timeline in which this show was based. But if you did like the other series and wanted to just round out your Trek viewing experience, give it a shot.
Then again this is only one persons opinion.
the last season of Enterprise was ridiculously good. Again, up there with the best of Trek. It's the season that Manny Coto took over. Word of warning though... as you enjoy the beauty of the final season, and then the season/series ends and you see "Hmm... there's still one more episode left... how does that work"... don't watch it. For all the is good and holy don't EVER watch that final episode of Enterprise. Let the series end with Coto's PROPER series finally, and don't let Berman and Braga fuck up the ending to what was possibly the greatest season of Star Trek since Season 6 of DS9, like they did for those of us who watched it on its original airing...dbed34 said:
DangerousDave
Member
I hope that Steam (if preordered) will trigger the headstart.
Yesterday night I launched the game and Steam or Cryptic didn't apply any limitation (i was able to login the launcher, and even download a small patch), but simply the servers were down.
Yesterday night I launched the game and Steam or Cryptic didn't apply any limitation (i was able to login the launcher, and even download a small patch), but simply the servers were down.
dbed34 said:
Oh man, I really disagree. Season 1 of DS9 was only 13 episodes long and was uneven. Although it did have a few good episodes, one being the Pilot which was excellent. Season 2 had some truly fantastic episodes including a 3 part episode to launch it off and introducing the Dominion threat slowly through the season. Seven did have to introduce a new Dax, which slowed the first part of the season but it ended in an 8 multi-part arc to the finish.
Okay.. Ds9 defense mode off.
DangerousDave said:
As long as you downloaded the beta client and activated your pre-order key, you are good to go. It took me a minute to figure it out. After initiating the Star Trek Online - beta download in Steam, there a screen that tells you that an account is required at Cryptc's Star Trek Online site. Clicking the button on that window takes you to the Pre-Order Key page with your pre-order key already filled in and either sign into your Cryptic account from the beta or make an account if you don't have one.
BTW, I don't see this mention yet, but there is a small "headstart" patch that you can download NOW in preparation for the 10:00 AM PST start time.
DangerousDave
Member
Then, in two hours I'll be playing STO!!!
kyo_daikun
Member
watership said:
Looks ok to me, means one of those pre orders is your gamestop one, soon as you use your retail key you will get your items.
It used to tell you where your preorder was from but they changed it just before open beta so it doesn't.
Edit: Servers are up guys, 14 minutes early!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Hey, for peeps with the Steam version - do I need to download the whole client to get the key? I already have the client so I don't want to download it again.
(Steam really needs just a "view key" option for their games).
(Steam really needs just a "view key" option for their games).
kyo_daikun
Member
Ugh, first messup, no borg character available.
StUnNeR H2K
Member
I would assume the mass number of people trying to log in is why I get "Loading. Please wait" with the launcher...
kyo_daikun
Member
StUnNeR H2K said:
Yeah its dead again, I closed it incase it was a bug but the borg character option definetly wasn't there.
kyo_daikun
Member
TheExodu5 said:
Whats the point in even having a head start then?
I know your right but its just.... stupid lol
StUnNeR H2K
Member
TheExodu5 said:
In other words it is a BETA Launch.
kyo_daikun
Member
StUnNeR H2K said:
Hehe pretty much what I was going to say, after 3 months of beta testing I seriously just want to play the damn game!
If any other lifers can confirm whether their borg option is missing it would be appreciated
StUnNeR H2K
Member
Now stuck @ Retrieving list of characters....