I'm in a Rokh! (NSFW)

[ictponder]

man thats expensive

NO. FUCKING. THANKS.

seriously, monthly fee to play a game that looks like a mix of star-trek-online & descent freespace?

f-that.

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...or if you get enough ISK (in game money) you can buy an item on the market with your ISK that will add thirty days to the account, essentially making the game free.

The game is FAR from boring, it's just extremely strategic, which may seem overwhelming for most...

FF to 2:10 - I used to be in AAA Alliance, lots of battles.

[Alan92RTTT]

How long ago was it?

A year, year and a half ago. The other big issue is you feel so alone in the trial period. No other people no player ships. It felt very isolated. It may just be an issue with the start of the game.

fwiw, alan, the assimiliated borg engines make traveling in sector space a LOT faster. TONS faster. i mean somewhere between warp 25-30 with slipstream drive. plus i also figured out that you can insta-warp between certain points if you change instances on the sector that you're in (since each sector has a "home-base" that you will appear in when you change instance). i can get from the trans-warp conduit to the sol system in 5 seconds using this method.

Sounds like that would help alot. I may check it out after the NG and a few side projects are wrapped up.

[IPD]

if you ever feel alone in STO, play on the weekend evenings and visit drozana station. about 50 dancing scantily-clad characters & a chatbox that's exploding.

p.s.

until you get to roam freely around ESD (earth space dock) for the first time, you are virtually alone in STO...but that's mainly until you get your feet wet.

[IPD]

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The game is FAR from boring, it's just extremely strategic, which may seem overwhelming for most...

FF to 2:10 - I used to be in AAA Alliance, lots of battles.

i'm sorry, but with all the MMORPG's, why in hades would i opt for a franchise i have to PAY a subscription fee for--or at best, have to WORK at keeping my subscription free? furthermore, why opt for one that i know nothing of, versus star trek, star wars or warcraft...which i'm rather well versed in?

it's like asking me to play halo after years of being a die-hard UT fan.

[Alan92RTTT]

if you ever feel alone in STO, play on the weekend evenings and visit drozana station. about 50 dancing scantily-clad characters & a chatbox that's exploding.

p.s.

until you get to roam freely around ESD (earth space dock) for the first time, you are virtually alone in STO...but that's mainly until you get your feet wet.

Never felt along in STO because their were NPC's to interact with. IN the time I spent with EVE it was just me, a terminal and my ship.

[IPD]

Never felt along in STO because their were NPC's to interact with. IN the time I spent with EVE it was just me, a terminal and my ship.

maybe they should have called it "MOON online"

[ictponder]

i'm sorry, but with all the MMORPG's, why in hades would i opt for a franchise i have to PAY a subscription fee for--or at best, have to WORK at keeping my subscription free? furthermore, why opt for one that i know nothing of, versus star trek, star wars or warcraft...which i'm rather well versed in?

it's like asking me to play halo after years of being a die-hard UT fan.

I've played a few free MMORPG's and they are worth just that, nothing IMO I would rather pay and have a fully unlocked game with no limit as to what is accessible or useable. Plus, internet spaceships > hack 'n slash However, if you simply don't like the game then don't pay for it

[IPD]

I've played a few free MMORPG's and they are worth just that, nothing IMO I would rather pay and have a fully unlocked game with no limit as to what is accessible or useable. Plus, internet spaceships > hack 'n slash However, if you simply don't like the game then don't pay for it

i prefer STO. at least i know that i don't have to do shit in the game....JUST TO KEEP PLAYING. yes, there's a lot of stuff that they want you to "buy" to unlock, but you CAN earn enough in the game to actually pay for it without spending a penny. i know. i've already done it.

besides, it's hard to beat 700+ episodes and 11 movies worth of back-story (not to mention countless novels and other previous games) that really add way more depth.