STO F2P Jan 17 + Awesome New Game Intro

posted on November 28th, 2011, 8:09 pm

Hehehe =D... The skill revamp for f2p will make lower tier skills more effective

Which is good, since high tier officer abilities are very limited on a single ship. I'm experiencing trouble sometimes when my Olympic gets hammered and I try staying alive with Engineering team 1 while the next pounding remedies the effect instantly

[Beef]

posted on November 28th, 2011, 8:55 pm

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What I expect is that startrek Bridge Commander with the kobayashimaru mod will have a radical drop in attendance when the deadline passes!

By the way, since we are "processing" STO here, whats with the shitty engine trails? As far as I watched, they sooooo ruin the trekky feel!

[RedEyedRaven]

posted on November 28th, 2011, 9:01 pm

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By the way, since we are "processing" STO here, whats with the shitty engine trails? As far as I watched, they sooooo ruin the trekky feel!

If you say they ruin, keep in mind that Roddenberry and his old team tried to do something like engine trails for "Star Trek: The motion picture" back in '79 (they even wanted an energetic bolt flooding between the warp nacelles of the Enterprise). They didn't include trails in the movies because it was too expensive and lateron it would have been bad to just slap them in.

I think the engine trails in STO are not that bad. For klingon ships they look pretty cool.

Edit: While talking about TMP, the STO-engine-trails actually look like the trail the old Enterprise drew when going to warp in the movies so it's actually more "trekky" than you think.

posted on November 29th, 2011, 7:10 am

You misunderstand me... I think they are poorly rendered... I mean just a single coloured line out of the "supposed" exhaust port... eeeew!

Sure, now its gonna be free to play now but before since you paid for it one would expect that they would not expose such an obvious "poo under the shoe"! (and it even rhimes man)

posted on November 29th, 2011, 12:44 pm

You misunderstand me... I think they are poorly rendered... I mean just a single coloured line out of the "supposed" exhaust port... eeeew!

Actually this depends on your eqipment. From trailers you usually see the trails from default equipment, but several rare or unique impulse-engine items have their own effects (and sounds). And what's so wrong about having a red trail for impulse-engines and blue ones for the nacelles? May be on some models the hardpoints for trails are a little misplaced, but I've had this impression only on the Bird of Prey-types of the KDF so far.

posted on November 29th, 2011, 2:20 pm

The green effect leaks out icy trails like a com met while the Borg engine leaks green plasma xD

posted on November 29th, 2011, 2:29 pm

The green effect leaks out icy trails like a com met while the Borg engine leaks green plasma xD

Now that you say it, the Borg-trails really look like some drones messed up the engine.

posted on December 19th, 2011, 4:51 pm

Reminds me of a Warp Core element I can't quite remember...


I wish STO would have more realistic damage like Klingon Academy had, with parts blowing off in the place you shot. To me, when my Sovereign gets damaged I dunno whether I'm getting assimilated or the hull is corroding

posted on January 12th, 2012, 11:34 am

im ashamed to say im playing this game somewhat

currently sitting around lvl14 with this fine vessel that regenerates itself when destoyed in 15seconds



Playing mostly to see what canonish stuff there is (also seriously considered paying for a ship,  OK i think i will have to buy a galaxy class when it becomes time)

posted on January 14th, 2012, 3:55 pm

Suggest you adapt your fighting style to the typical DN that is the Galaxy. Theone thing STO got right is the worst thing: The Galaxy is a very slow-turning ship :S

I recommend a good set of thrusters for it and modified weapon banks and good shields, you'll need them since ships will fly circles around you :/