Source: http://www.startrekonline.com/

any trekkie here? so far i'm the only one asking about this game at subang parade. the will order this game for me.

i'll play this game when i'm done with Aion. maybe in april the earliest. or june if my aion guild function properly. the latest is when sw:tor release. i bet only loyal fan will stay.

preview at mmorppg: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/35...w-Part-One.html

Already apped for beta and waiting for it. Hopefuly I can get it.

nice to see ppl i know interested in this game.

will you pay for it? and which side? klingon or fed? http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/78574/page/2

i register with them b4 warharmmer. i doubt i can get in beta test unless pre-order.

This post has been edited by RoloTomasi: Dec 28 2009, 03:12 PM

im kinda waiting for this. wow is so boring now.

i'll be a fed. i might do direct2drive or steam or something. not sure yet, since i need to install windows on my mac to play this.

is this STO gonna be theme-park or sandbox MMO?

sandbox i think. if i understand what sandbox is.

one "server", instanced like eve.

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Added on January 4, 2010, 11:45 amwhen will your order arrive?

PCgame.com.my isnt carrying it it seems.

This post has been edited by frega: Jan 4 2010, 11:45 AM

@ frega: they say they going to call me when available.

@mrhulk: fed have more pve and story line. klingon more pvp incline. you need to choose a faction between them and pvp each other. you cannot go fed zone and pvp. but you can pvp fed in neutral zone. no info about pvp death penalty yet. looks like theme park.

new mmo feature: in solo pve instance you can pause anytime(u need to control 5 char). grouping instance 45 sec cooldown.

Woo! Good to know that there's gonna be some Malaysians in game . I'm gonna get mine from gamestop. Digital Deluxe Edition .

Anyone else gonna preorder?

Ah and for those curious about the pricing its, USD 49.99 for a standard game edition and USD 59.99 for the Deluxe Edition

Links:
Standard
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDet...roduct_id=73923
Deluxe
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDet...roduct_id=76783

And does anyone by chance know someone in UK? Its going for a wee bit cheaper there than in the US.

Buying my copy from Direct2Drive.

See you guys in the Alpha Quadrant!

How does D2D download work? I'm unfamiliar.

Say if youre downloading and get dc'd, will it just resume? I'm looking at this Download Manager 2.0...seems like a browser download manager. Compared that to Steam's...

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Added on January 4, 2010, 4:49 pmHow much is the shipping?

Amazon was gonna charge me USD35 I was like f*** that.

This post has been edited by frega: Jan 4 2010, 05:37 PM

D2D is just like Steam. Its tied to your GameSpyID. You can resume downloads or re-download at any time.

LoL I felt the same way when I checked out Amazon. The links that I gave are digital downloads, so no shipping costs will be involved in the transaction. D2D recently made their STO available for worldwide purchase as well.

You should also note, different retailers provide different pre-order bonuses. So it'd probably be a good idea to check them out before purchasing from either D2D or gamestop.

It sucks that Amazon doesn't have the DDE version or any digital means for obtaining STO, their pre-order bonus is IMO the best bonus.

@Morpheus2be, do you happen to know any particulars about the D2D bonus? The "Multi-Spatial Personal Sheild"? I prefer D2D for their reliability but I prefer the TOS Constitution Class ship bonus. Decisions, decisions.

P.S. Even if you're not too sure on the details of the item, I'd value any views you may have on the topic.

Yea no, the TOS connie is only used as a starter ship... it'll be useless after.

So is the Multi-Spatial Shield isn't it? Its only a starting bonus. But at least the TOS Connie has some collectors value, you can show it off at events, etc.

Well, not really. It's an exclusive item and is quite good. We have the stats from the Steam version.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/9900

Chronodynamic Armor
6.1% Physical Resistance
6.1% Kinetic Resistance
2.6% Energy Resistance
+15% Critical Damage (seems quite good)
+5% Critical Chance
+3% Energy Damage

We don't know itemization yet so we cant tell if its good till late game. So unless you get a BETTER armor from late game with better stats than that, you're gonna be using it.

The best is Joined Trill (DDE) with exclusive race traits and Borg Bridge Officer (Amazon). Those 2 will be good forever, till endgame. Connie might be a Tier 0 ship (starter ship). I'll be piloting a Miranda, you'll be on a Connie till we get to Tier 1 ships.

I don't really give a crap about Trill since I wanna make a Betazoid(with telekinesis). But I do want the Borg Officer. Huge voyager fan. Damn Amazon for not having digital download version. DAMN THEM TO HECK.

This post has been edited by frega: Jan 5 2010, 03:20 PM

The interesting thing about joined Trill is the multiple lifespan experience bonus. Wonder how that turns out. Borg bridge officer could be interesting too.

I chose D2D simply because it was 1st to allow international download purchase. My usual haunt is TSB, but when I asked them, they said distributor hasn't indicated whether STO will be available in SEA region.

http: // www. tsb. com. my/

This post has been edited by Morpheus2be: Jan 5 2010, 06:18 PM

TSB?

I usually get games (both wow expansions) from pcgame.com.my. They delivered both on time (the day before official release). But they didnt even have STO listed and Champions Online is outta stock. No luck there!

This post has been edited by frega: Jan 5 2010, 04:20 PM

I can totally relate! I love Voyager too, where's my Seven of Nine! Why Amazon?! Why?!

LoL, coming back to the topic at hand, I saw the Chronodynamic Armor on Steam as well. Do think that's a better bonus than the one from D2D? It's apparantly a constantly regenerating personal shield which also heals you.

With regards to race, I'll probably make a unique race, or just go human for their unique racial trait (I believe it's Leadership, a passive +5% damage? to the crew). Hmm, about your decision to make a Betazoid with telekinesis, is that a concept? or for the ability? TK doesnt seem to do much, 7ft knockback on a 1 min cooldown.

BTW, here's a link the list of traits you can choose, it however does not list unique racial traits (such as my example earlier, Human Leadership)

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/4107/stotraits1.jpg

Oh and you guys should check out STOked on youtube for some inside beta info. And here's their forum, for those of you who are interested www.jupitercolony.com

@frega: where to get info of all available race trait & specials? which race is best for engineering class?

Uh, *looks for post on traits* yep it's still there... Just above your post RoloTomasi... What are you? Blind?! You're relieved from duty crewman. Report to Sickbay at once!

I joke of course lol

The link in my earlier post directs you to a list which all the generic racial traits. And btw, were you asking for me or frega

And to be fair the game isn't out yet, so its really hard to say what's the best race/class combination at this point in time. Even with that list I provided, most of its mechanics are still untested (or if they are tested they have not yet been discussed in any public forums), so until we see how it applies to the game we won't know for sure.

Here's a video for the character creator, hopefully it'll help some of you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRGoVMARTc

And here's a list from that video (courtesy of OwnNav from JupiterColony, http://www.jupitercolony.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2796), so you don't have to keep clicking pause.

/Begin Quote

Classes
Engineering - Survivability, support generators, and controlling the paths of enemy advance with fieldworks. The Engineering Officer can withstand the most damage by improving the performance of their own personal shields, while supporting his away team with power generators or by bottlenecking the enemy's advance with defensive minefields. The Engineer's own combat effectiveness is improved by modifications to their firearms or support fire from fabricated turrets and drones.

Science - Weakening or incapacitating the enemy over time, erecting energy fields that damage or hinder, and healing their away team from such effects. The Science Officer has the greatest potential to quickly react to a chaotic combat situation through direct enemy holds, weakening an enemy group's combat strength or resistance, or responding to enemy attacks by quickly healing damage. The Science Officer's combat effectiveness is their versatility.

Tactical - Combat damage, stealth recon, and squad tactics. The Tactical Officer can deliver damage in the widest variety of methods, while supporting his away team by drawing off enemy threat or bolstering their combat effectiveness with tactics and squad commands.

Races Available
Human - Leadership 10% Crew Powers, Teamwork 5% Team Bonus to Exploit Damage
Andorian - Acute Senses 20% StealthSight
Bajoran - Creative 5% Damage and Healing with Kits, 10% Heals Received, 10% Regeneration
Bolian - Corrosive blood 20% Resistance to Toxic Damage, Deals Toxic Damage when Bitten
Vulcan - Logical 30% Resistance to Psionic Damage, Confuse, and Clacate Physical strength 10% melee physical damage
Ferengi - Acute senses 20% StealthSight, Natural Immunities 33% Radiation Damage resist, 33% Toxic Damage resist
Unknown - 4 Traits from the pool.

Also you get a total of 4 traits it looks like. So Humans will get to select two from the pool below, Andorians three, etc.

Trait Pool
Acute Senses 20% StealthSight
Accurate 0.1 Accuracy
Aggressive 2 Sec *+5% All Damage Bonus Strength, +5% Threat Generation
Astrophysicist 10 Starship Operations Training
Cold Blooded 10% Plasma Damage Resistance*, 25% Fire Damage Resistance
Covert 10% Aggression stealth strength, 10% Perception Stealth Strength
Creative Enhancement Enhances Specific Powers +5% All Damage Bonus Strength, +5% Hit points Bonus Strength
Efficient 5% Starship Shield Efficiency, Engine Efficiency, Energy Weapon Efficiency, Auxillary Systems Efficiency
Elusive 0.1 Defense
Lucky 3% Crit Chance
Mental Discipline 3 sec 15% Psionic Damage Resist, 20% Confuse Resist, 20% Placate Resist
Natural Immunities +33% Radiation Damage resist, 33% Toxic Damage resist
Peak Health10% Toxic Damage Resist, 10% Max HP
Physical Strength 10% Physical Damage Bonus Strength
Resilient 5% Physical Damage resist, 5% All Energy Damage resist
Soldier 2 sec 5% All Energy Damage Bonus Strength*, +10 Crit Severity
Stubborn 3 sec 40% Run speed resist, 20% Hold resist, 50% Placate resist
Sure Footed 40% Root resist, 12% Knockback resist
Techie 10 Starship Engineering Training
Telekinesis Targets Foe 22.86 Meter Range .75 sec activate 1 in recharge Knocks back +7 feet
Telepathic 20% StealthSight, .75% chance to Expose, +.5 sec Expose duration
Warp Theorist 10 Starship Warp Core Training

*Only affects certain things

I may have missed some of the *, if I did let me know and I'll correct. Also I noticed three types of traits: Innate, Enhancement, and Passive. I'm not sure what the difference between the three is. I thought Passive meant all the time non activated trait, but some of the passives listed have times associated with them :? At least we can pick what traits we want though! Cheers

/End Quote

Yep that's one of the most comprehensive lists out there. To those of you who are going to play, please leave your Cryptic @handle name, so we can meet up . Also feel free to list your race/career/ship choices. Lets keep the discussion alive people

Edit: Added link to quote
Edit2: Fixed broken link

This post has been edited by xyber_matrix: Jan 6 2010, 01:40 PM

imma gonna roll a klingon and name my ship Qapla Buto. i guess no choice but roll tactical class.

Hate to break it to you, but you can't play a Klingon... they're not part of the Federation... I suppose you could custom build a Klingon though.

Ah and a slight elaboration to that - Federation Klingon peace treaty ended, thus igniting a war - so it is in these desperate times that we join the Federation - Klingons are available for play but they're very pvp-centric (they only lvl from PvP) and I do think you need to play Starfleet for a while before unlocking Klingon content.

i think klingon faction is available at start.

http://www.startrekonline.com/node/784

http://www.startrekonline.com/node/792

they just lack pve content. need to choose one of klingon house and pvp each other. in fed space only consent pvp. open pvp in neutral area.

i want bird of prey. can cloak in combat. and klingon ship can fit more tactical officer than fed ship.

p/s ah yes need to unlock it. for around five hrs of fed gameplay. and begin at same rank of fed char that unlock the content.

This post has been edited by RoloTomasi: Jan 6 2010, 03:56 PM

so this game is like old Interplay Star Trek game?

Haha, Klingon's are more warlike compared to the Federation. I do however think that The U.S.S. Prometheus would at least be at par if not more powerful than any Klingon Vessel.

Have you made an account on Cryptic yet RoloTomasi? If so what's your @name there?

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Added on January 6, 2010, 4:39 pmI'm sorry, I don't quite understand your question. How do you mean "like an old Interplay Star Trek game"?

Lets see, STO is first and foremost online (duh), so you'll get to create your own character/ avatar, you'll also get to customize your own ships. Its combat interface will be approximately 50/50 space combat and ground combat (away missions). Space combat will lean more to a tactical combat scenario where you'll have to weaken the enemy's ship with phasers and destroy the hull with photon torpedoes. Ground combat is more fast paced, comparing it to WoW would be a crude comparison, it takes up its combat engine from Champions, so its quite fast paced, not much downtime. There will also be chances in the game to partake in non combat situations, such as a research mission to save a planet from a disease (if I'm not mistaken).

Did that in anyway answer your question?

This post has been edited by xyber_matrix: Jan 6 2010, 04:39 PM

For the ability of cos. I think the knockback will be good since I'll be Science/Science. Not sure I'll be pewpewing much as science. So its good for maybe when an ******* keep focusing me, a defensive move.

yup, thanks

No worries

So can I expect to see you in game as well? Haha

i'll wait for review first. but the server will be in US right?

Yep. Server will be in U.S.

Edit: Also there are some previews around the web, most of them are quite positive .

This post has been edited by xyber_matrix: Jan 6 2010, 06:33 PM

1 server just like eve. since everybody will have fed char, we all can be in same guild.

@xyber: i created b4 i play warhammer. after i decide i'm not going to play stargate world. i play war and aion during start. i might wait few patch b4 join star trek.

btw any1 have pre-order? pls update us here when ob start.

Open Beta starts on the 12th of January (Western Date). Its not a free for all entrance though, you either need to pre-order or get it by winning contests etc.

there's a 4 page preview of ST online in this month PCgamer mag

The Open Beta client is available for download for D2D pre-order customers now.

i am really looking forward for this game.

but lag issue is my major concern...

So I have my beta key.... downloading the OB is just gonna suck. and it starts tomorrow. no way in hell 7.7gb is gonna be done... maybe a few weeks thru fileplanet >.<

Open Beta is a go! ....and I can't get in. Stupid client still patching...zzzz. Damn slow.

I'll wait to see how the latency from here holds up.

some nice stuff

Step 1. go to Star Trek Online and log in
http://www.startrekonline.com/openbeta

Step 2. type I love you in Klingon in the OB key field

Step 3. Click Submit

Step 4. be happy ..




This post has been edited by cloudtee: Jan 13 2010, 01:25 PM

omg omg omg!!! i thought you are only joking!!!!!!!!

wait, this is mean i'm in open beta? i still cannot post in OB section. i dun want to waste time download and cannot play.

This post has been edited by RoloTomasi: Jan 13 2010, 04:17 PM

<---- Still Downloading (2000 seed 9000 leech....)

This post has been edited by cloudtee: Jan 13 2010, 07:44 PM

How da H*LL did you learn about this?!?

thought me

This post has been edited by cloudtee: Jan 15 2010, 11:58 AM

Spent a good 3 hours in game yesterday. I rushed through character creation coz its beta and its gonna get wiped later anyways.

The 1st 10mins looked ugly (the game engine gfx) until I realized, eh hang-on, I haven't tweaked the settings yet. >< I did that and voila, it looks gorgeous (to my low standards anyway).

The first few missions are fun and varied enough but I suspect its gonna get repetitive soon looking at all the forum complaints. Still, I enjoyed most of it, partly because its just a refreshing game environment. Can't wait to get some more game time tonight so I can unlock the Klingon PvP game play.

after fileplanet queue for 5 hr it start downloading. went to bed. wake up my screamyx dc. queue again. i hope not dc while at work.

use BT, 70% now

bt also won't dl if my screamyx dc.

A toast to you my friend. Many many thanks

I'm in OB right now, not much latency issues... or if I do have them, they're not really noticeable.

There are some disconnects, but that appears to happen to everyone from the stress test. They are working at stabilizing the server, there's a patch today to address this issue.


Edit: Feel free to ask me any questions you may have on the game, I'll answer what I can.

This post has been edited by xyber_matrix: Jan 14 2010, 02:31 PM

star trek online from amazon is very tempting,

resistance is.... futile lols

cant find their shipping method and charges though.

gahhh.. finish dl but i think file corrupted. dl again only 2 gig so far. 5.8more to go.. i dun think i can play this weekend.

still refrain me from install torrent coz if i do i will be downloading porn most of the time.

manage to get 400kb on fileplanet

if download corrupted use BT to fix




This post has been edited by cloudtee: Jan 15 2010, 12:03 PM

there are better download sources from bigdownloads and games.on.net

1 file only and use a download manager than can resume if it breaks. mine done after 2+ days (about 52hours) on 512k.

This post has been edited by bluedream: Jan 15 2010, 07:42 PM

sigh 1+ gig more to download and patch after the initial download, stuck on windows... (im on mac usually).

finish download.

it says i do not have permission to view the launcher.

i guess the i love you thing only give item. not ob pass.

anybody have extra ob key?

i just realise it myself if u dont mind spending 4 usd i know where u can "buy" the key

i got from euro gamer. still have 5k more keys

got my keys hehe

I have to say there are craploads of retarded leechers for this torrent. I don't see how hard it is to upload. sigh

are you ingame tristan?

i'm currently at earth dock before server emergency maint. only play 1hr or so last nite. papa need some love.

I just started the download but it's very slow. I'm willing to pay RM2 plus 2 Imation DVD+R or RM3 + 3 discs if the update is not enough for it if there is anyone staying near me. No crappy cap ayam disc for the offers though.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jan 16 2010, 03:38 PM

duh.. server busy now.
actually thping was high(as usual) but not really laggy.
i monitored that in a packed instance it was like 30++KB/s which bandwidth consuming.

where to pre-order the game? which retailer to you refer to?

each retailer got exclusive ingame item. however if you read the thread they suggest D2D coz other retailer will charge you delivery charges.

about open beta.

i get frequent sever busy. is that means server full atm?

last time ingame i try to buy another bo. got one from initial quest. once i purchase, it does nothing. there's no new bo in my bo tab. only deduct the point. do i have to beam back to my ship and configure it?

well, after midnight(our time) is where majority overseas players logs in. so server full lah


btw what is bo u are referring to?

now riding my escort class. DPS rulez

This post has been edited by cloudtee: Jan 21 2010, 05:25 PM

i've been getting trying to update the launcher, please be patient. since 8pm

i stop after 33 tried connecting.

try again now at 1.45 am... already 10 times. i'll just sleep and see what happen tomorrow.

still cant update T_T

I'm in fine. If you have any proxy(s) turn them off, that may help.

so where did u guys get those OB keys? any more available right now?

I got mine from a contest . And I've just pre-ordered . You can still get in if you pre-order

anyone experiencing lagg in game? keep stuttering...checked everything seems fine..

got my B-Keys juz now,the DL is 7GB adoii...WTB DVDR contains the client will pay for the DVD and delivery charge!!!

Wonder is the server or streamyx causes the lag

only 1 week to play.. just download it la....

if ur experiencing lagg as well maybe its streamyx cause im having the same problem

got the key from nvidia now patching see u guys in alpha quadrant as soon as the screamyx stops messing up my warpcore

i can't update. i dun have any proxy. sometimes it say, no patch server found. been liek this for a week.

screamyx sux. i got 2.9kms in aion every 1hr or so.

Played the game till Lt Cmdr 1 (11). HUGE HUGE disappointment.

Pro
- highly customizable character progression

Conssssss
- Repetitive. Shallow. Same missions for all 50 levels, over and over. Its a single player game, and all you do is shoot things. I couldnt sit thru it anymore after I got my tier2 ship.

- Cryptic = greedy company. Multiple bonus stacking pre-orders / dde / lifetime = nomnomnom money. Expect micro-transactions to be a norm. like respecs (USD12.50 for CO, expecting similar for STO), which nullifies the ONLY one pro this game has.

- No immersion. Very unstarfleet to shoot things over and over, even if its war.

- Unfinished. Unpolished.

- Bad game mechanics /concepts / design overall. From warping, to use of the bridge to science ships actually being science ships, mission design etc etc etc. You know the drill.

the game to simple to my liking. i'm not sure i'll pay. i guess i shall wait few patch b4 subscribe.

Same goes at here.. its totally upset me...

I've also played it for 3 missions. Kinda disappointed with the graphics and nothing new for the gameplay.

beta over. so who is going to pay?

only plus for me is a simple game. as long as lot of ppl playing it still going to be fun.

they only have 1 server to maintain and have enough fanbase. the game should be good for 1 year.

i'll wait until june and see how the community turn out. march earliest after few patch.

unless another good mmo coming out besides sw:tor

so anyone confirmed to be playing on with STO?
I am both keen but also feeling bored with the game at the same time.

Wonder if any EVE players will transition to STO. EVE has a pretty decent following here and from what I gather some of them started EVE cause are trekkies. I didn't get to play the beta as by the time I got my key, and downloaded the client, beta was over . Now wondering if i should even bother.

Well I'm playing So if any of you guys wanna meet up in game just add me. @Arbitrator

And despite some of the game's flaws I do think it has potential. I'm currently in a guild which likes to RP, it really adds to the game's flavor.

I'll be in the headstart program too. So see you guys then

im not. i will never play a cryptic game again after STO.

xyber, how's the headstart?

Cryptic games = By level 16 you have accessed 95% of the content. It just ends up being recycled over and over again. They don't actually add meaningful content to any of their games + server problems + patching problems.

only game i can suggest is DarkFall in the current state of game. However its not for everyone . the good thing is that Malaysians now can play this game with the new support by Lagless.com.

Hi guys.... I'm looking for the Collector's Edition of the game....... anywhere in KL you think I can find it?

Playing an Andorian Science Officer - Thoris. See you guys ingame!

Jabelix - Vulcan Tactical Officer See you all ingame.

star trek box now available at subang parade for rm169

So, anyone else playing this game?

if you are, i'm my nickname in game

I'm playing it, look for Dex@Masrey.

seaotter, start a fleet so we can all join in.

Hmm community pretty nonexistent here....
And they gotta compete against The Old Republic....
A lil tough for STO

@sayming: Star Trek is kinda a stigma here; a lot of people don't want to associate themselves with it for fear of being called a nerd or anything similar, and because of that, this game doesn't get the attention it deserves.

Having said that, flying around in starships and firing beam weapons and torpedoes are fun!

I finally got promoted to captain. Man, the ships are very robust!

This post has been edited by d3x: Feb 22 2010, 09:08 AM

haiz.. still too busy to get my copy. gotta get it by end of the week.

@d3x: ohman you got captain already? SO sad la, i am still lt com 7 even after 3 weeks.

now using sci ship rather than escort. Sheild tank man!

maybe we can even make a Star Trek @ lowyat fleet?