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maerikcharon
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So, I've been away from STO a couple of months, playing single player games and whatnot. And I periodically open the launcher and update STO in case I want to play it.
But really? What's there to make me want to pick it up again?
New Ships! That I'll have to grind at minimum three months for.
Story Missions! That do not give me current tiered gear.
Delta Recruit! Play through old content + scavenger hunt.
Craft Upgraded Weapons! That will take lots of hassle and frustration while constantly getting undesirable results because Rando Calrissian designed the upgrade system.
New Special Task Force Misisons! That lemme guess: Nobody knows how to do. Nobody's geared to do. Or, someone is just downright trolling you because the mechanics are broken!
Sector Space is Contiguous. Yay. I can barely withhold my enthusiasm.
TL DR. Every time I load up Star Trek Online, I know that it will be a minimum of two months of monotonous gameplay to get anything that has been newly introduced. So, I don't really want to load Star Trek Online.
But really? What's there to make me want to pick it up again?
New Ships! That I'll have to grind at minimum three months for.
Story Missions! That do not give me current tiered gear.
Delta Recruit! Play through old content + scavenger hunt.
Craft Upgraded Weapons! That will take lots of hassle and frustration while constantly getting undesirable results because Rando Calrissian designed the upgrade system.
New Special Task Force Misisons! That lemme guess: Nobody knows how to do. Nobody's geared to do. Or, someone is just downright trolling you because the mechanics are broken!
Sector Space is Contiguous. Yay. I can barely withhold my enthusiasm.
TL DR. Every time I load up Star Trek Online, I know that it will be a minimum of two months of monotonous gameplay to get anything that has been newly introduced. So, I don't really want to load Star Trek Online.
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But seriously, ain't our job to tell you what to play. Play if you like to, and not a moment more.
I recommend Cities: Skylines, Grand Theft Auto V or Witcher 3.
Some people also do this real life thing, I dabble in it, but it kinda sucks. Lots of grinding, and I have never gotten any good drops that I remember.
I tried real life too, the AI kinda sucks.
-Edmund Blackadder-
There are few, if any, games out there which do not contain significant amounts of grind and monotony.
STO at least has Klingons baby.
But man the graphics are AWESOME!!
well in answer to your question you should not come back as you so obviously don't want to, if you really wanted to come back you would not need to ask the question, especially in such a negative way.
stick with your single player games, you will be far happier I`m sure.
When I think about everything we've been through together,
maybe it's not the destination that matters, maybe it's the journey,
and if that journey takes a little longer,
so we can do something we all believe in,
I can't think of any place I'd rather be or any people I'd rather be with.
Don't really need them. Or you can open your wallet. PWE is a for-profit company, you can't get mad at them for not giving away all their product for free.
Um, ok. Some people play them because they're fun, but those people are clearly weirdos who think that video games are about fun and not work.
People liked it. And it's over.
Again, you don't have to do that. It's really only frustrating if you're looking for the absolute best weapons, the ones that are several times more powerful than what's needed to beat content.
Don't pug. Join a private channel. Or get really good and treat pugs as solo missions. I don't know how game mechanics could change so that trolling is impossible (but the game remains multiplayer) and I see it so rarely in-game that I wonder where this complaint comes from.
It sorta just sounds like you don't like this game. That's ok. You can't please everybody all of the time.
After DR almost everyone was complaining about the insane upgrade costs. Cryptic did not care and even increased the cost by about 10 times!!! (Yes, MK II upgades that no longer work properly I'm looking at you
It's not our job to convince you to stay or go, and honestly most of us couldn't possibly care any less either way.
I know that sounds harsh, and I'm sorry, but it's just the truth. This is a free game, it costs nothing more then time to download and install it and jump in and play. In the time you spend waiting for replies to this thread, you can just install the game, play it and see if you enjoy it.
No one here can tell you if you will enjoy the game or not. It's free.. download it and try it and see if you have fun.
Or don't.. either way, it's your time. Do with it what you wish.
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If its all about getting said items with no time/play investment, STO may not be for you. If content feels like a grind rather than a passtime, STO might not be for you.
If you actually enjoy flying around in your ships and look up one day and can afford something new, and the game is fun, then STO is a good choice.
Most long time players eventually take breaks or move on. Same as every other MMO.
I play games to have fun. If I'm not having fun in a game I DON'T PLAY IT.
I don't enjoy playing Mortal Kombat so I don't play it. I also don't go to the MK forums to whine and moan about how it isn't fun for me.
I do enjoy playing STO. So I play it, and keep my stuffs.
read the title instead and i got a better question for your logic, why create a thread at all if you hate it that much?
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
The-Grand-Nagus
Join Date: Sep 2008
A man said to the universe:
Sir, I exist!
However, replied the universe,
The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.
- Stephen Crane, "A Man Said To the Universe"
This.... if you like the game, play it... if you do not... don't.
Have you thought about pursuing a career in public relations or human resources?
I'm surprised Cryptic hasn't already poached you from your current job.
Your QQ about his QQ doesn't count?
If you LIKE STO, play, if you don't,... Shuttle bays that way -->
Seriously why is it that everyone lately is of the "If I can't have the latest and greatest NOW, then STO is useless money trap and is cheating me".
Everytime I see one of these threads, I feel like shoving a pacifier in the OP's face and saying "Here, now shut up".
"There... are... four... lights!" ~Jean Luc Picard
Which is fine. Not everything is for everyone - there are any number of quite popular games I don't play, because they don't tickle my particular Skinner box. You don't find the entertainment value of this game sufficient, feel free to find another one that does. However, dropping a thread in here demanding that we discover for him a reason to play smacks of some pretty severe ego issues.
It's a rhetorical question, Farley.
In the past six months, I've seen the developers start to make some good moves. And slowly but surely, it's gotten better. My hope is that this will continue. I'm pretty sure it will. That's their goal obviously. And while I'm playing, I'm enjoying it.
IKS Vor'dag...Dahar Master Korum commanding.