Star Trek: Online (PC)

[neo_venator]

Ok, so I've been wanting to do this post for a couple of weeks and now seems as good a time as any since I'm literally waiting for the 'mini-squash' to happen. This for me is quite an adventure into the unknown as I've never played an MMORPG before. I've managed to avoid playing the electronic drug addition known as World of Warcraft, mostly by

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Oh Dear..

[soaka]

Well, I am an Avid MMO player, playing everything from Eve, Aion through to WoW and i unfortunately have to disagree with everything you have said here! xD

If you have ever played "Champions Online" Cryptic Studios other MMORPG you'll come to realise that Star Trek Online was simply a rushed re-skin of another franchise. The game engine, controls and hell even some of the icons are the same.

I played STO during it's beta and i found it buggy, slow and rather lore destroying. I would expect alot more from a game with as much potential scope as star trek, and honesty putting an ensign in charge of a starship?

As far as Sci-Fi games go it doesnt measure up to eve, I'm not even sure it measure up to Star Wars Online and that it now ancient.

On the horizon however, Jumpgate looks like fun for space flight sim MMO's and Biowares Knights of the Old Republic looks to push the Star wars franchise back into a positive light.

Sorry to disagree with you on this Venator.

~Soaka

Re: Oh Dear..

[neo_venator]

You can disagree if you want, doesn't bother me.

Never played Champions but people seem to like it. I did see some similarities but having not played it I wouldn't know to what extent.

Things have improved since the beta. There's still a few bugs here and there, which isn't ideal but no product is truely bug free, in my experience. I don't see the 'lore destroying' though. Seems to fit the lore reasonably well to me. Things have changed a bit but it is the 25th century, thery're allowed to bend it slightly.

The Old Republic does look good. I'll be interested to see what becomes of that.

TL,DR.

[apweiler]

I am, however, considering going on a rampage to kill anyone that writes "formally" when they should use "formerly" (i.e. meaning "previously").

Due to practical considerations, you'd probably be first.

On the other hand, I might let you off due to the mitigating factor that you didn't misuse "it's" even once in this post.

Re: TL,DR.

[neo_venator]

Or you could just, you know, point that out to me so I can correct it.

Also: 'you didn't misuse "it's" even once in this post'

If you didn't read it, how do you know?

Re: TL,DR.

[apweiler]

point that out to me

I think you'll find that's what I did.

Though I may have phrased it slightly unconventionally. Ahem.

If you didn't read it, how do you know?

Ctrl+F. (Well, strictly speaking Cmd+F since this is a Mac.)