Star Trek Online went Free-to-Play some time ago and we're still talking about it

POS Industries · 01-06-2012, 02:39 PM

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of POS Industries. His continuing mission: To convince the lot of you to nerd it up with him in Star Trek Online for the low, low cost of absolutely fucking nothing!

On January 17, STO goes publicly free to play, with some notable limitations to those who haven't paid, of course. It mostly follows the same model as Champions Online, where you get some nice extras for having a regular subscription and many of the other goodies are available via microtransactions, but none of these restrictions really limits one's ability to progress through the game, though it does make it a bit more of a pain in the ass. Also, anyone who previously had a paid subscription can begin playing for free as of yesterday, which is what I have opted to do for the time being.

I'm also in a longstanding, active fleet (read: guild) full of nice people who are always looking for new members and I've got invite privileges. We also have ventrillo if you want to turn off the crappily integrated Vivox voice chat that will be pumping ads in your ear constantly so long as you aren't a paid subscriber and fleets for both Federation and Klingon players. This is especially a plus as, at endgame, cross-faction teaming has been made available for the special task force missions (read: instances), which has really been a boon to the experience of playing Klingon-side.

So, any interest here?

Kim · 01-06-2012, 02:58 PM

I can't decide if I want to be a Sith or a Bounty Hunter.

POS Industries · 01-06-2012, 03:01 PM

I recommend Death Knight, personally.

Fifthfiend · 01-06-2012, 03:06 PM

No I'm not going to join your anime club.

POS Industries · 01-06-2012, 03:11 PM

You just mad cuz you're not kawaii enough.

synkr0nized · 01-06-2012, 03:29 PM

I've been planning on playing it, but I can't say that I'll care much beyond poking around and doing some missions with friends. I've heard it's really boring when you are just traveling around.

But it may hold my interest, who knows?

Flarecobra · 01-06-2012, 04:26 PM

I'll play. Anything free appeals to me nowadays. Especally if it's multiplayer and it's in a genre I enjoy.

CABAL49 · 01-06-2012, 05:38 PM

What if you had a subscription?

But really this might bring me back into it. My fleet dissolved due to inactivity, so I am a free agent. That is, if you don't want a sovereign class in your fleet. I got other ships too. It's cool. Take a break from SWTOR to return to STO.

POS Industries · 01-06-2012, 06:00 PM

If you had a subscription, you can jump right back in today for free. So far I haven't found that you lose anything from going to F2P after having a subscription, though I do seem to be missing a costume slot since today's patch, but I haven't been able to find anything to suggest what specifically is responsible there.

Anyway, a solid Sovereign captain should be more than welcome in our Fed fleet. Have you had any experience with Grand Imperial?

BitVyper · 01-06-2012, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liz

I can't decide if I want to be a Sith or a Bounty Hunter.

Which one gets a TARDIS?

01-06-2012, 02:39 PM	#1
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	Star Trek Online went Free-to-Play some time ago and we're still talking about it Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of POS Industries. His continuing mission: To convince the lot of you to nerd it up with him in Star Trek Online for the low, low cost of absolutely fucking nothing! On January 17, STO goes publicly free to play, with some notable limitations to those who haven't paid, of course. It mostly follows the same model as Champions Online, where you get some nice extras for having a regular subscription and many of the other goodies are available via microtransactions, but none of these restrictions really limits one's ability to progress through the game, though it does make it a bit more of a pain in the ass. Also, anyone who previously had a paid subscription can begin playing for free as of yesterday, which is what I have opted to do for the time being. I'm also in a longstanding, active fleet (read: guild) full of nice people who are always looking for new members and I've got invite privileges. We also have ventrillo if you want to turn off the crappily integrated Vivox voice chat that will be pumping ads in your ear constantly so long as you aren't a paid subscriber and fleets for both Federation and Klingon players. This is especially a plus as, at endgame, cross-faction teaming has been made available for the special task force missions (read: instances), which has really been a boon to the experience of playing Klingon-side. So, any interest here? __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

01-06-2012, 02:58 PM	#2
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	I can't decide if I want to be a Sith or a Bounty Hunter. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

01-06-2012, 03:01 PM	#3
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	I recommend Death Knight, personally. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

01-06-2012, 03:06 PM	#4
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	No I'm not going to join your anime club. __________________ check out my buttspresso

01-06-2012, 03:11 PM	#5
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	You just mad cuz you're not kawaii enough. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

01-06-2012, 03:29 PM	#6
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,861	I can't pass up the chance to fly a Galaxy, even if they are sluggish as Hell. I've been planning on playing it, but I can't say that I'll care much beyond poking around and doing some missions with friends. I've heard it's really boring when you are just traveling around. But it may hold my interest, who knows? __________________ Find love.

01-06-2012, 04:26 PM	#7
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	Forget Galaxy-classes. Defiant Classes. :P I'll play. Anything free appeals to me nowadays. Especally if it's multiplayer and it's in a genre I enjoy. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them. Last edited by Flarecobra; 01-06-2012 at 04:32 PM.

01-06-2012, 05:38 PM	#8
CABAL49 Not bad. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Senatus Populusque Americanus Posts: 1,584	What if you had a subscription? But really this might bring me back into it. My fleet dissolved due to inactivity, so I am a free agent. That is, if you don't want a sovereign class in your fleet. I got other ships too. It's cool. Take a break from SWTOR to return to STO.

01-06-2012, 06:00 PM	#9
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	If you had a subscription, you can jump right back in today for free. So far I haven't found that you lose anything from going to F2P after having a subscription, though I do seem to be missing a costume slot since today's patch, but I haven't been able to find anything to suggest what specifically is responsible there. Anyway, a solid Sovereign captain should be more than welcome in our Fed fleet. Have you had any experience with Grand Imperial? __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

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