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Star Trek Online Free to Play |OT| Boldly freeloading where others have subbed before
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GrandHarrier
Member
SPOILERS.
The devs today put up a post on the website about the Season 10 (whenever that is) change to the map: http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9078783-sector-space-revamp
Looks like quite a few systems are moving a fair distance. Might take some getting used to once it's implemented.
Looks like quite a few systems are moving a fair distance. Might take some getting used to once it's implemented.
Sax Russel
Banned
This update is going to be amazing, I can't wait. Space is going to feel immeasurably better.
Wyndstryker
Member
Space felt too small. So making it larger is always a good thing
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
neat. im glad they are fixing that, one of the annoying things about the game to me.
Hey guys, apologies for the bump but I'm hoping someone can help.
I recently returned to the game after around a 6 month hiatus, always tricky with MMOs I know.
I picked up the "Empress Sela" mission. Now up to this point I have managed to get through all the story arcs, taking two attempts at most. This mission completely and utterly annihilates me.
*Possible spoilers for the mission*
I'm level 36. All goes well until the D'Deridex arrives. The two allied vessels with me get shredded, and I'm dead after maybe 30 seconds, doing around 2% damage to the enemy.
I respawn, get locked in place by something, and wiped out in around 10 seconds.
Repeat.
I don't want to skip the mission, so I figure I'll level and come back later. So what can I do?
A lot of the missions I have available are reliant on "fleet actions" for the first part, and NO-ONE is queueing for these things. So they can't be done.
A friend told me "Go to the Earth Starbase and talk to a mission giver. He'll give you a supply mission to DS9 and the contact there unlocks the DS9 missions".
I can't find the guy he's talking about, any ideas?
I really want to get back to the game, but right now I just seem to be running into brick walls. I don't really want to do the standard "scan this system" repeatables.
Thanks for any advice!
I recently returned to the game after around a 6 month hiatus, always tricky with MMOs I know.
I picked up the "Empress Sela" mission. Now up to this point I have managed to get through all the story arcs, taking two attempts at most. This mission completely and utterly annihilates me.
*Possible spoilers for the mission*
I'm level 36. All goes well until the D'Deridex arrives. The two allied vessels with me get shredded, and I'm dead after maybe 30 seconds, doing around 2% damage to the enemy.
I respawn, get locked in place by something, and wiped out in around 10 seconds.
Repeat.
I don't want to skip the mission, so I figure I'll level and come back later. So what can I do?
A lot of the missions I have available are reliant on "fleet actions" for the first part, and NO-ONE is queueing for these things. So they can't be done.
A friend told me "Go to the Earth Starbase and talk to a mission giver. He'll give you a supply mission to DS9 and the contact there unlocks the DS9 missions".
I can't find the guy he's talking about, any ideas?
I really want to get back to the game, but right now I just seem to be running into brick walls. I don't really want to do the standard "scan this system" repeatables.
Thanks for any advice!
No mate, given I can only get on sporadically and at weird times I can't really justify it. Hence why I was trying to find solo stuff
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
You don't need to justify being in the fleet. It's just an easy way to communicate with people who play the game on neogaf
Wyndstryker
Member
Trust me, when I was more active, the times I'm online is usually when there's no one else was online. Anyone can be in the fleet for any reason.
Ok, sounds good. I usually avoid clans etc because a lot of them get shitty when you don't have the best stuff or hours to grind.
My main would be Luelle@Dodger2112
Do I just wait for an invite in game?
Btw - level 36, and the only non-solo stuff I've ever done is the things like the Borg incursions. So I know literally *nothing*!
My main would be Luelle@Dodger2112
Do I just wait for an invite in game?
Btw - level 36, and the only non-solo stuff I've ever done is the things like the Borg incursions. So I know literally *nothing*!
It would be good for someone to have a look at my ship and check if I've completely screwed it up somehow. I tried a UGC mission last night. Warped into a battle with a bunch of NPC allies. They got obliterated. I managed to take out one Negh'var (barely) leaving another Negh'var and 3-4 others.
I don't remember it being this crushingly hard. Either they've rebalanced it, or I have messed up insanely badly somewhere.
I don't remember it being this crushingly hard. Either they've rebalanced it, or I have messed up insanely badly somewhere.
In case anyone's been on the fence about jumping in, there's a large event starting up this Thursday called Delta Recruitment.
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9116343
In addition to a bit of a variation on the traditional tutorials and such, new characters created during the event will get a bunch of rewards and stuff for various tasks completed, even if completed after the event ends.
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9116343
In addition to a bit of a variation on the traditional tutorials and such, new characters created during the event will get a bunch of rewards and stuff for various tasks completed, even if completed after the event ends.
Just to reiterate for anyone who is thinking of joining, there are some benefits to paying for at least one month of a gold subscription. Most of the benefits will last you your entire time there, at least for any character you get to 50 (not sure if anything increases at 60 since I've been out of sub for a long time) such as bank and inventory slots, ship and bridge officer slots, and so on.
For cheap ways to get a single month of sub, there is the retail box:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002673XJA/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Or you can also get a time card:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X92W8E/?tag=neogaf0e-20
The retail box won't get you any of the exclusive items anymore I think, but using the code does give you one free month. There used to be a collector's edition which you could find pretty cheap, but those are increasingly rare and correspondingly more expensive now. At least as of a month ago, I was also still able to use the retail disc to install the game, though naturally I still had to download all the updates. This allows me to avoid using Arc (PWE's proprietary launcher) for the moment.
The time cards, if the reviews are to be believed, are still valid for 60 days of game time, but at the price of just one month if you were to sub through official channels.
One thing to keep in mind is that if you do take this route, you'd need to buy something called the Energy Credit Cap Increase. You'll have it for free while subbed, but it goes away if you don't buy it before your sub lapses. It increases your EC limit from 10M to 1B.
For cheap ways to get a single month of sub, there is the retail box:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002673XJA/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Or you can also get a time card:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002X92W8E/?tag=neogaf0e-20
The retail box won't get you any of the exclusive items anymore I think, but using the code does give you one free month. There used to be a collector's edition which you could find pretty cheap, but those are increasingly rare and correspondingly more expensive now. At least as of a month ago, I was also still able to use the retail disc to install the game, though naturally I still had to download all the updates. This allows me to avoid using Arc (PWE's proprietary launcher) for the moment.
The time cards, if the reviews are to be believed, are still valid for 60 days of game time, but at the price of just one month if you were to sub through official channels.
One thing to keep in mind is that if you do take this route, you'd need to buy something called the Energy Credit Cap Increase. You'll have it for free while subbed, but it goes away if you don't buy it before your sub lapses. It increases your EC limit from 10M to 1B.
Sorry for the bump. My wife has just picked this up and is really enjoying it. I'd like to join her but I play with a controller through the TV. I can use a kb to but i prefer that just for typing. What's the controller support like? Full support or will i be reaching for a mouse & kb constantly?
Wyndstryker
Member
Can anyone mail me one of the mirror escorts from the bank to my Delta Recruit alt? There's a whole bunch just sitting there gathering dust. They're higher access than what I got on my recruit of course. Vidar@wyndstryker
I've used it before running ground missions just fine. Space might be a different question though, depending on how many buttons you have. Do you use a 360 / XB1 pad? Because there's enough support there for interactions to come with the usual colour coded button press indicators on screen.
Wyndstryker - I'll send your way when I'm home from work unless someone else gets there first. Post if someone else sends it!
WhiskeyDiver
Member
It really is a big pain in the ass to try and get back into this game when I have to deal with constant disconnects on a daily basis. They really need to tune up the servers and focus less on any upcoming fluff content they might be working on.
GrandHarrier
Member
Are they just better escorts? That's what they seem like (and escorts really didn't need to be better)
The barrel roll, heading lock and other BOFF powers just make them really fun to fly. Pilots get quite a few heals too, so they're tankier than escorts would otherwise be.
Sax Russel
Banned
Still waiting on something to replace my Avenger with @_@
Edit: Not that it's feeling old and busted or anything, it's still amazing, I just want to hop on board the new and shiny train is all.
Edit: Not that it's feeling old and busted or anything, it's still amazing, I just want to hop on board the new and shiny train is all.
Wyndstryker
Member
Barrel roll is so fun. Using it on my breen carrier always leads to lols.
GrandHarrier
Member
Affeinvasion
Member
So I just started playing again after a LOOOOONG time. I'm in the GAFleet with my Fed science officer but I'm over level 30 now on my delta recruit Romulan Fed person. What information do I need to get an invite for that character?
(Also: what the hell should I do with my Risan pearls? There's so much new stuff.)
(Also: what the hell should I do with my Risan pearls? There's so much new stuff.)
Wyndstryker
Member
Just post the char@handle and someone can invite. I'd do it but not at home right now.
But when I get home I'll be having my Romulan experimental array with crth waiting for me.
But when I get home I'll be having my Romulan experimental array with crth waiting for me.
Affeinvasion
Member
I think I'm Kel'ina@RedAWOL
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
I'm at level 53 and have played all the episodes.
What's the next step in this game? I'm kind of confused the next step I should take toward endgame stuff.
What's the next step in this game? I'm kind of confused the next step I should take toward endgame stuff.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
What missions? Do I have to hit 54 first before they become available?
Check the Delta quadrant section of your mission journal. Some are 54, some are 55, etc. all the way to 60.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
I've noticed there are several missions that are replayable. Should I just level grind on those? It's strange they didn't carry me all the way to 60, I didn't skip any of them.
Hmm, there might be some of the older revamped episodes you can replay - the Borg and Romulan arcs for example. They're different now than at launch (with better rewards).
Alternatively you can play a couple of PvE queues such as Gateway to Grethor or The Cure etc. to get you enough XP to level up.
Oh, if you head to Defera in the Alpha Quadrant there's an Invasion Zone there with decent XP rewards.
GrandHarrier
Member
How did you manage to do missions with a minimum rank of 58-60, at 53?
Unless I'm missing something.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
How did you manage to do missions with a minimum rank of 58-60, at 53?
Badassness?
I'm sort of shocked that I got that far without hitting 60. As I was playing, I was thinking that there would be more after I ground through those episodes.
I'm doing the Sela stuff now, but I'm breezing through it as well. I've beaten two episodes already and I haven't leveled a single level yet.
Wyndstryker
Member
I do think you stumbled upon a bug by accident since those should be level locked missions lol.
Affeinvasion
Member
With all these delta recruit boxes to open which kind of mark is the best to choose?
Generally I chose the one with the least entertaining missions that provide them. Romulan or Dyson for me.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
I figured out my problem. I was stuck at the level 53 mission on the Delta Quadrant episode.
I'm a dunce.
I'm a dunce.
Setzer
Member
I actually downloaded and played this over the weekend and was impressed....mostly with how fun the space combat was. Didn't care much for the ground combat or the character animations and the voice acting was pretty bad in some of the missions. Game definitely shows its age but I still had fun. I might pick up a retail copy off ebay or Amazon and spend some more time with it after I finish Witcher 3.
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
Got back into this (again) myself. Space is still fun. Ground is still a slog. The ZEN market for ships is still a fucking scam. It's still a poor simulation of the show, and it seems more cynical now, but it helps pass time. The DOFF missions are very mobile gamey, but at least they provide real bonuses and fit within the universe as opposed to the strangely less elegant garrison mission implementation over in WoW.
I am experiencing a weird bug where my settings won't stick. Things like monitor refresh rate, auto-loot, etc have to be reset every single time I log into the game. It's stupidly annoying. Not sure if this is a common issue.
I am experiencing a weird bug where my settings won't stick. Things like monitor refresh rate, auto-loot, etc have to be reset every single time I log into the game. It's stupidly annoying. Not sure if this is a common issue.