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The TLDR of why we should play STO

endafreshendafresh Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited November 2012 in The Academy
With the impending gauntlet being thrown down by SW:TOR, figured it might be nice to counteract a lot of the negativity towards STO on these forums. Things aren't perfect (not even for the best or most popular MMOs) but if the game makes money then we can continue to play for free or find something more our speed.

So list 3 reasons you play STO. Don't whine or complain or include any negativity, just 3 reasons. Keep it simple, stupid. :P

My 3 reasons:
-Star Trek storyline/IP/voices/sounds
-Space combat is realtime, strategic, yet fun and hectic
-Foundry missions to provide new content in between official storyline releases and updates

Your turn! ENGAGE! =D
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  • corgatagcorgatag Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Similar to yours:

    - Trek > Wars
    - Space > Ground (and when I play ground WoW > ToR)
    - DOFFs
  • tlamstriketlamstrike Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Vulcans > Jedi

    Half naked green skin girls

    Big honking Starships
    My Romulan Liberated Borg character made it to Level 30 and beat the (old) Defense of New Romulus with the skill point bug. :D
  • sonulinu2sonulinu2 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1. Grinding and re-grinding
    2. Currency conversion rip-offs
    3. Play balance among classes


    Oh wait...I'm sorry, wrong list...here it is:

    1. Star Trek IP***
    2. Great space battles
    3. Story-lines/content (the few that we have are great!)
  • glassguitarglassguitar Member Posts: 427 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1. Choices: Space/ground, Solo/Team, PvE/PvP etc.

    2. I have to agree with big honkin' spaceships

    3. high level of customization
  • jellico1jellico1 Member Posts: 2,719
    edited November 2012
    Star trek theme

    Ground and space combat pve

    Being with my fleet


    Ps
    Big Honking Starships. :)
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    Saphire.. Science ground......Ko'el Romulan space Tac
    Leva........Tactical ground.....Koj Romulan space Eng

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  • endafreshendafresh Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    sonulinu2 wrote: »
    1. Grinding and re-grinding
    2. Currency conversion rip-offs
    3. Play balance among classes


    Oh wait...I'm sorry, wrong list...

    Cute...but be careful of stepping out of line before I feed you to my rabid cannibalistic tribbles. I bred them myself =D

    I'm gonna cheat a bit and post 3 more things:
    1 - Customization of character/boffs/starship designs
    2 - Fantastic Story Missions (while they last) of great quality!
    3 - Regular updates that keep the game fresh and exciting :)



    ? - Big Honking Starships =D
    Cut the QQ'ing about STO PvP already!
    Why Season 7 is better than you realize
    Raise Refining Cap for Gold/Lifetime!
  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1) Star Trek

    2) Star Trek

    3) Star Trek


    ...and unfortunately, that may not be enough before too long.
    STO Member since February 2009.
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  • endafreshendafresh Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    daveyny wrote: »
    1) Star Trek
    2) Star Trek
    3) Star Trek

    It was funny to post this but a bit of creativity wouldn't hurt. Try again?
    Negativity can go in another thread. I'll let one of the forum vets do the honors :P
    YOU SHALL COMPLY or I shall feed you to my cannibal tribbles! =D

    OT, but your Stewie pic disturbed me so much that I had to make a custom filter to block it. >_>
    Cut the QQ'ing about STO PvP already!
    Why Season 7 is better than you realize
    Raise Refining Cap for Gold/Lifetime!
  • redstarsweredstarswe Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1. Star Trek, I love it.
    2. Spaceships, pew pew...
    3. Finding stuff and profiting on them.
    A contract is a contract...(but only between Ferengi).
  • ramos40kramos40k Member Posts: 101 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1: Defiant
    2: Mobius Class Destroyer
    3: kill lots of tin man
  • viperiousspacedviperiousspaced Member Posts: 122 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1, Star Trek IP.
    2. My Excelsior refit, ( Cryptic can we have a bridge pack for it, please. ) :D
    3. Space pve/pvp.
  • collegepark2151collegepark2151 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1. Star Trek > Star Wars (at least usually. I sometimes switch.)
    2. Flying starships > love sick jedis
    3. Closest thing to current non-Abrams ST content out there.
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  • macroniusmacronius Member Posts: 2,526
    edited November 2012
    As a refugee from SWTOR, after playing non-stop for 8+ months, I can say STO F2P >> SWTOR F2P. I unsubscribed as soon as they officially announced F2P. Sadly, my decision has been proven valid. There has been little added in over 3 months and tons of new bugs introduced.

    The draconian restrictions in TOR F2P makes STO F2P feel like an endless playground.

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  • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    endafresh wrote: »
    It was funny to post this but a bit of creativity wouldn't hurt. Try again?
    Negativity can go in another thread. I'll let one of the forum vets do the honors :P
    YOU SHALL COMPLY or I shall feed you to my cannibal tribbles! =D

    OT, but your Stewie pic disturbed me so much that I had to make a custom filter to block it. >_>

    It wasn't a joke..

    The fact that this is a Star Trek Game, is pretty much the only reason I decided to start playing in the first place and the reason I have stayed with it since it went live.

    If it had been any other game I wouldn't have.

    I've tried WoW, EvE and TOR... didn't stick with any of them for more then a few months.
    (Eve was less than a week)

    The only other game I play at this time is MineCraft and that's only because like Star Trek, I grew up with Leggos & the game is a lot of fun in that regard.

    BTW: I'm an Old Troll Forum Vet and I grind up cannibal bones just for the fun of it. :P
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  • kyeto13kyeto13 Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1. Decent Execution of Star trek Mythos and universe. (Epic story lines, Combat + puzzle solving. Political and Scientific intrigue. and all the little fanboy quirks, such as beaming up, the comm chirp, Red Alert Klaxons, the sound effects.)

    2. Fast paced and engaging combat. (You actually feel like you are in combat shouting out orders. You push a button and it happened in real time. You have to maneuver your ship around in space. One thing that has me disappointed in EVE is how sterile combat is... lock on target, turn on your cannons.... and then get up for a cup of tea. Also, in Space and ground combat, the space gets cluttered with debris and explosions and gravity wells :D )

    3. My fleet. (My awesome awesome Kickass fleet from around the world with loads of tales of badassery and awesomeness.)
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  • aurigas7aurigas7 Member Posts: 488 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    -Trek spaceships are great
    -very casual friendly
    -free to play
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  • paxfederaticapaxfederatica Member Posts: 1,496 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    daveyny wrote: »
    The fact that this is a Star Trek Game, is pretty much the only reason I decided to start playing in the first place and the reason I have stayed with it since it went live.

    This pretty much sums up why I still play here (and indeed, why I've been a lifer from Day One). As video games go I generally prefer RTS over MMORPG, but RTS generally does not translate well to MMO format (though I've been hearing a lot of positive buzz about End of Nations, an MMORTS set to launch early next year), so for the foreseeable future at least, STO is my game.
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  • lomax6996lomax6996 Member Posts: 512 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1. Space combat model is excellent, challenging and F U N

    2. Many great story missions to play out (especially in the Foundry)

    3. Ship and character customization is varied, excellent and even addictive

    HAVE to add a 4th...

    4. Fleet activity and camaraderie is wonderful.
    *STO* It’s mission: To destroy strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations... and then kill them, to boldly annihilate what no one has annihilated before!
  • jkstocbrjkstocbr Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1) It's Star Trek
    2) Both Ground and Space
    3) Nice mix of different types of content
  • cmhaleycmhaley Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1) Feels like Star Trek

    2) Varied styles of gameplay so I don't get bored with it too quickly. I love the space combat.

    3) Everything is available F2P with a little effort. With that being said my wonderful gf bought me a lifetime subscription while it was on sale. And to you haters that think I didn't earn my Chimera, forget you I'm flying it anyway! :P
  • dcblackmandcblackman Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1.)Ultra hight level of customization.

    2.)My Dudes known as DOFFs

    3.) Simple to understand combat,Buff and crafting system
  • biidibiidi Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    My reasons for playing STO are the exact same as my reasons for (if I were) playing TOR.

    Friends. Friends, and what was the other one? Oh yes, friends. It NOT being a fantasy game is a distant 4th with 'Star Trek' coming right on its heels at 5th. Oh yeah, and it can occasionally be entertaining.
  • temp3rustemp3rus Member Posts: 125 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1-The artwork (ships, Characters, space and ground maps)

    2-Fantastic space gameplay

    3-TREK!! ;)
  • heinekoheineko Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    1 No

    2 Turn back now!

    3 Please! Before its too late, stop playing STO!!
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  • gavinrunebladegavinruneblade Member Posts: 3,894 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    My answer isn't terribly short. When City of Heroes shut down I looked long and hard for another game. My issue with 99.999999% of the MMOs out there are that the worlds are totally bleak and depressing. There are no heroes and the setting is so miserable even though you are supposed to there is no reason to be motivated to try and save the people in it. Then I came here.

    1. Except for Section 31, the federation are generally good and worthwhile and happy and worth saving.

    2. STO hired Dr. Aeon. He is completely awesome, I loved his work for City of Heroes and I can't wait to see what he creates for STO.

    3. The relationship of doffs, boffs, ship gear, and skills all adding together to give a very well rounded play experience and very flexible character development experience.
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