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So... price?

hillard1959hillard1959 Member Posts: 197 Arc User
edited March 2013 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I don't get it. Cryptic, you're calling this an expansion. So I hopped over to the teaser site to look at the pre-order prices and the tentative list of features and...
  1. No pre-order hype.
  2. No list of potentially useless virtual junk to get for pre-ordering.
  3. No price list with different packages such as an "Ultimate Edition" enticing me to spend more money than I should.

I don't get it. Is it a paid expansion? Or is all this awesome stuff coming in a *gasp* free update?
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  • havamhavam Member Posts: 1,735 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    its a free update according to brandon
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  • tc10btc10b Member Posts: 1,549 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    It's probably going to be a free update, with lots of P2W goodies for you to spend (waste) money on.
  • doubleohninedoubleohnine Member Posts: 818 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Branflakes confirmed on Twitter its all free.

    But expect a Lockboxed Scimitar Id bet. :rolleyes:
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  • macricanmacrican Member Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    The F2P game has a free expansion. Branflakes stated that in a thread in the Federation News Network at the top of the forums page. there will be C-store and lockboxes of course.
  • hillard1959hillard1959 Member Posts: 197 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    O.o

    Thanks for the heads up. That's more awesome than I can express.
  • admiralkristovadmiralkristov Member Posts: 325 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    With c-store items to be announced closer to launch.
  • tatyanasergeitatyanasergei Member Posts: 186 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    It is a pretty exciting time to be with the game, right now. I'll admit I had almost given up on Cryptic and STO, but if Not-Season 8 is even half like it promises to be? It might be just what this game needs to get back on track.

    And the best part?

    Totally Free Update.
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  • khayuungkhayuung Member Posts: 1,876 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I'm happy, for now.

    Until somebody thinks its smart to start selling Romulan Starter Packs with a Lifetime Sub for $200. :P

    (Hopefully current LTSers get the bonus immediately if they do.)

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  • tenkaritenkari Member Posts: 2,906 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    doubleohnine wrote: »
    Branflakes confirmed on Twitter its all free.

    But expect a Lockboxed Scimitar Id bet. :rolleyes:

    considering saide fro mthe temporal/mirror ships, there arent any faction specific ships in lockboxes, i'd wager the scimitar would be c-store item.
  • jslynjslyn Member Posts: 1,788 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    tenkari wrote: »
    considering saide fro mthe temporal/mirror ships, there arent any faction specific ships in lockboxes, i'd wager the scimitar would be c-store item.



    Or that Scimitar counts as the Romulan 1000-Day ship as it transforms and has a super attack.
  • tenkaritenkari Member Posts: 2,906 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    jslyn wrote: »
    Or that Scimitar counts as the Romulan 1000-Day ship as it transforms and has a super attack.

    Quite possible. but i'd think the standard scimitar would be available to everyone...


    Maybe one of the borgified Rom/Reman ships would be the Veteran ship. I'd love to Pilot Donatra's scimitar.
  • szerontzurszerontzur Member Posts: 2,724 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    doubleohnine wrote: »
    Branflakes confirmed on Twitter its all free.

    But expect a Lockboxed Scimitar Id bet. :rolleyes:

    I could see them using the Scimitar as the bundle counterpart of the Oddessy and Bortasqu. They're all roughly 'Dreadnoughts' and they would make a ton of money off of it.

    Consoles could the Thalaron beam, a Phased cloaking device that works similar to the T5 New Romulus rep ability, and perhaps something involving scorpion fighters.
  • nebrin6nebrin6 Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Im a little worried, will be all c-store buyed itens and char reseted by this expansion ? or will be mantain or gived credits for previos c-store itens buyed itens ? will be character reset ?

    It?s not certain to me, any one knows ?:confused:
  • thecosmic1thecosmic1 Member Posts: 9,365 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    nebrin6 wrote: »
    Im a little worried, will be all c-store buyed itens and char reseted by this expansion ? or will be mantain or gived credits for previos c-store itens buyed itens ? will be character reset ?

    It?s not certain to me, any one knows ?:confused:
    Adding a new Faction doesn't change anything you have previously purchased. The Expansion will probably come with a Rom character slot, just as the game comes with a Fed and KDF slot. You will be given basic Rom ships at each level just as you are as a Fed or KDF. If you want better ships you will need to purchase them from the Online Store. The Expansion will have nothing to do with anything you have previously purchased.
    STO is about my Liberated Borg Federation Captain with his Breen 1st Officer, Jem'Hadar Tactical Officer, Liberated Borg Engineering Officer, Android Ops Officer, Photonic Science Officer, Gorn Science Officer, and Reman Medical Officer jumping into their Jem'Hadar Carrier and flying off to do missions for the new Romulan Empire. But for some players allowing a T5 Connie to be used breaks the canon in the game.
  • tsurutafan01tsurutafan01 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I have to admit. I'm impressed, at least on paper.

    I know a lot of you have been around much longer than I (joined late in Season 6), but it's clear that it has taken a long time to get this far. But it really seems like STO is a game on the up.

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  • snoggymack22snoggymack22 Member Posts: 7,084 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    tenkari wrote: »
    Maybe one of the borgified Rom/Reman ships would be the Veteran ship. I'd love to Pilot Donatra's scimitar.
    Everyone can "borgify" their own ships by doing the Omega Marks grind.
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  • aelfwin1aelfwin1 Member Posts: 2,896 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    nebrin6 wrote: »
    will be character reset ?

    Not likely , but with the introduction of new traits there may be a trait reset , the same as there was a skill reset when the skill tree was re-done .
    tatyanasergei wrote: »

    And the best part?

    Totally Free Update.

    In a way yes .
    But it also comes at the cost of ppl spending hundreds of dollars on lockbox keys , with relatively few getting exactly what they want .

    Plus in a way this too is a gamble (IMHO) , as this is Cryptic's trial of "if they build it they will come" .
  • evendzharevendzhar Member Posts: 209 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    tsurutafan01 wrote: »
    I have to admit. I'm impressed, at least on paper.

    I know a lot of you have been around much longer than I (joined late in Season 6), but it's clear that it has taken a long time to get this far. But it really seems like STO is a game on the up.
    That kind of enthusiasm can only lead to disappointment.
  • phyrexianherophyrexianhero Member Posts: 768 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    aelfwin1 wrote: »
    Plus in a way this too is a gamble (IMHO) , as this is Cryptic's trial of "if they build it they will come" .

    And now Cryptic will make a ton of money when people buy *the same lockbox ships* for their Romulan character! Diabolical ;)
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  • duaths1duaths1 Member Posts: 1,232 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    phyrexianhero wrote: »
    And now Cryptic will make a ton of money when people buy *the same lockbox ships* for their Romulan character! Diabolical ;)

    why would anybody need a lockbox ship for a Romulan toon?

    (ok, i might have one Tuffli prepared)


    this is the end of the BUG!
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