Topic: STO

[tinez]

what do you think of the new game coming out

[AlchemistiD]

It sounds interesting.  I'll check it out, but I'll need to seriously upgrade my PC, and save a little to buy it. (They're still charging $80+ for SFC3 on Amazon.)

[Centurus]

While I'm always happy when a new Trek game comes out, STO gets mixed emotions from me.  While it'll be great to have an even larger, more advanced online multiplayer experience than most other Trek games can provide currently, I don't however like the pay-to-play concept that will be with STO. 

I know pay-to-play offers the means for almost limitless expansion for the game, and gives the game a possibly long life span, again with constant updates, but it excludes those who can't afford to pay for it.  If you save up enough money to buy a game, it gives the consumer a great feeling to know that they won't have to keep dishing out the money to play.  If you have the cash to pay for the time you'll spend playing with the game, great.  But for those who can't, myself included, it sucks.

Personally, regardless of how good the game is, unless the subscription fee is like 5-10 bucks a month at most, it's just not worth playing.  I'm aware of payment packages for EVE that allow you to pay for a few months, 6 months, or a year at a time.  If the packages are reasonably priced, then I think STO will be a game that the entire Trek gaming community will enjoy.

Regardless of whether or not STO will be a success, this much is certain.  Games like Armada, BC, and SFC won't suddenly find themselves lost in time, so that gives me some comfort. 

[tinez]

the main thing about the game for me is that you have to work togrether on a ship

now i am up for working togrether but when playing star trek games i like to be in fully contrall of EVERTHING i know that sounds gready but that the way i like to play i want to be aball to fly and shoot work engring all at the time

and i am not big on paying to pay