In an IGN article, Star Trek Onlines F2P release date was formally announced: January 17, 2012. Originally, they said they would go F2P before the end of the year. That’s clearly changed. There is a lot they still need to do because most of their changes need a lot of Read more…
I’ve spend some time on Tribble, the STO F2P test server. I’ve read the Dev Tracker and their postings. Here’s some thoughts: Dilithium The reward economy really needed to be cleaned up. There were way to many systems (Merits, Emblems, Honor, Badges, etc). Merging everything into just Dilithium is a Read more…
The testing of STO’s conversion to F2P continues on the Tribble test server. The Devs have been releasing information every so often in the form of Dev Blogs. Most of been pretty blah, but the two most recent ones raised some questions. Dev Blog 9 In this posting, the new Read more…
Alas, we come to our final installment of the Roles of STO Space Combat. Today we’ll look at the support role of Crowd Control. This play style is all about tricks, buffs, debuffs and keeping the enemy off balance or weakened. 1. Your Player Captain Tactical– Where Tactical captain’s dominated DPS, Read more…
I just watched the new SWTOR video on companion characters that is floating around the interwebs. When they got to the part about Blizz I nearly died with laughed. That’s freaking awesome. Watch for understanding. The idea of companion characters is one of those things that I’ve really looked forward Read more…
Continuing the look at roles in STO, today we’re going to look at the good old fashioned damage deal, or as it’s sometimes referred, DPS. 1. Your Player Captain Tactical– Finally, the Tactical captain gets to make good use of his talents. All of Tactical’s abilities are valuable for boosting the Read more…
Continuing my look this week at how to fill the traditional MMO roles in Star Trek Online, today we’re going to look at the cleric of space, the Healer. Unlike most other games, being a dedicated healer in space does not keep you from other roles. A Tank/Healer combo is not a Read more…
I’ll be taking a look this week at how to fill the traditional MMO roles in Star Trek Online. First up, we’ll be looking at the venerable Tank. The essential role of a tank, is to absorb damage and protect the group. Aggro is a harder thing to manage in Read more…
I spent my limited game time this past weekend, working on Min-Maxing in STO. I’m a bit of an oddity with min-maxing. In some ways, I’m very meticulous about finding the best set up. But in others, I don’t care about a point here or a point there and will Read more…
I joined a new fleet(guild) in STO recently; The TOS/TNG Veterans. This is a great group of people, real ST fans and a lot of fun to play with. Last night, we went out to try and defeat the Crystalline Entity, one of the hardest Fleet Actions in STO. The Read more…