tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post8934568626210212624..comments2023-06-19T10:45:56.724-04:00Comments on Player Versus Developer: STO Impressions Through Level 12Green Armadillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-10813897791520813012012-02-20T13:09:13.732-05:002012-02-20T13:09:13.732-05:00Yes, Universal Consoles that go on a given type of...Yes, Universal Consoles that go on a given type of ship can go on any such ship at any level. It's a nice bit of flexibility.<br /><br />Also, for what it's worth, you can turn off the "System" channel in the chat controls and kill those "X received a Galor class ship" messages.<br /><br />I do think the Feature Episode reordering is sad, though. I liked having the Reman Prototype Shields at low levels.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-7669964602395143592012-02-19T14:52:35.805-05:002012-02-19T14:52:35.805-05:00For crafting, putting mats on the Exchange won'...For crafting, putting mats on the Exchange won't do too much good either as there's very little in the way of Energy Credit sinks in the game. Dilithium is the primary currency now and there's no way to convert from EC to dilithium.<br /><br />Replay value on the game has, in my opinion, taken as step backwards. Before the F2P conversion the story-line missions were a bit more freeform so you could do them out of order or even skip ones you weren't interested in. While not quite new-user-friendly, it was nice for players going through on a second or tenth character to skip missions they didn't like. There is an ability to skip the occasional mission but it's limited and you're locked out from just skipping the Klingon arc altogether and going straight to the Romulan arc. One nice thing about the change though is all of the missions scale now, so you should always be getting level appropriate rewards/challenges.<br /><br />Regarding the C-store ships and lottery, I don't agree that the most desirable ships are in lock boxes. Certainly if you're a huge Dominion or Cardassian fan that's true, but for a Federation fan or just a min/maxer all of the best ships are available for Dilithium. <br /><br />I'd also wanted to second Helistar's comment about the community-authored missions. Some of them are very very good. An excellent example is "City of the Polmar Ree" by Alimac30.Blue Kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837719824734379806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-72938484521213425292012-02-17T22:56:18.678-05:002012-02-17T22:56:18.678-05:00@Warsyde: I was looking at the prices on the Vice ...@Warsyde: I was looking at the prices on the Vice Admiral retrofits, some of which are 2000 CP, but I see that the price point is not consistent. It's hard for me as a newbie to gauge how the stat differences here compare, and I suppose the point is moot if all the good ships are going to lottery boxed from now on. <br /><br />Interesting about the <a href="http://www.stowiki.org/Universal_Consoles" rel="nofollow">Universal Consoles</a>. So, when it specifies a type of ship (e.g. "cruiser" or "escort") rather than naming a specific ship class, does that mean that any ship of that type can use the console? Specifically, can I use the transwarp coil from the advanced heavy cruiser in the Odyssey class cruiser I got off the anniversary event? <br /><br />LOTRO also had the odd incentive where a non-subscriber saves a lot of money by subbing up for one month to permanently unlock a variety of features. I did some forum digging, and it looks like with STO the smart play for a slow leveler is to wait until LATE in the leveling curve before subscribing for one month. Slots that you "missed" while leveling without a subscription are granted retro-actively because it's not in Cryptic's interest to remove incentives to subscribe, so you'd want to make sure you were going to hit max level during that month (unlocking the maximum inventory slots, etc).Green Armadillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-31043004339147452082012-02-17T22:37:42.872-05:002012-02-17T22:37:42.872-05:00I want to try STO again, but I'm a bit superst...I want to try STO again, but I'm a bit superstitious about it. Champions Online and STO fried my two previous power supplies by pushing my rig to its limits (oddly those are the only games I ever had problems with, including ones with much higher system reqs). I have since bought a much bigger power supply and presume it would run just fine, but still I'm somewhat afraid to try STO again. Why risk access to all the other modern MMOs my backup PC couldn't possibly handle to check out STO? I'll probably put it off until I replace my current PC.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-88159210121295365012012-02-17T12:16:53.463-05:002012-02-17T12:16:53.463-05:00Just one minor correction -- most of the level 50 ...Just one minor correction -- most of the level 50 ships are 1600 c-points, so could be purchased with 4 months of stipends.<br /><br />The one nice thing about the C-store ships is that they come with a unique console item that either provides a non-level based bonus or scales with level, and can be transferred to new ships (even non c-store ones) as you level up, so the purchase of a c-store ship is never truly wasted. It's a nice little perk.<br /><br />It should also be mentioned that anything unlocked while a subscriber is kept when you go F2P (unlike many other games I could mention) so many people suggest playing as a subscriber for your first month just to unlock many of the perks (extra bridge officer slots, inventory, etc.) while you level since you won't lose them. If you're leveling slowly though, you're probably better off buying them piecemeal (or not at all).<br /><br />Overall, I've been very impressed with STO's F2P conversion. There are NO content restrictions (unlike LotRO), very few system restrictions (unlike CoH), and a F2P player is in no way weaker than a paying player (unlike Champions Online). If they could just avoid bullcrap like the lockboxes I'd happily award them the title of Best F2P Conversion Ever (a title previously held by LotRO).Warsydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14167250810061082203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-80678795475540411982012-02-17T10:54:28.881-05:002012-02-17T10:54:28.881-05:00If you have not tried the community-authored missi...If you have not tried the community-authored missions, go for some of them (the top rated ones). While the design tools look limited, authors have managed to make a good use of them, and some I played really have the "feel" of a good Star Trek episode.<br />They are somewhat well hidden in hail starfleet -> available -> 3rd tab from the top on the left (to small to display "Community-authored"). Since missions are level-scaled you can run them even at low level, most also don't include much combat.Helistarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435861741164342377noreply@blogger.com