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Is this game finally dead?
drakie79
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I do not know much about Neverwinter and so forth, but with this coming out and the sheer dissatisfaction of the gaming audience I must ask, is this game finally dead. I pose this because people may be thinking of spending money on the game and if this is the case they should avoid doing so.
The only new experience material that has come out for ages was a very short side mission with a brief gimmick voice over. Everything seems to be a waste of money in this game, or time if you grind, because theres nothing to actually aim for. I wouldnt mind making my ship great if there was some point, some enemy or so on, but theres nothing save the abyss of grind.
I base this mostly on my own sentiments, but also on the constant dissatisfaction and disappointment voiced by so many in the game.
The only new experience material that has come out for ages was a very short side mission with a brief gimmick voice over. Everything seems to be a waste of money in this game, or time if you grind, because theres nothing to actually aim for. I wouldnt mind making my ship great if there was some point, some enemy or so on, but theres nothing save the abyss of grind.
I base this mostly on my own sentiments, but also on the constant dissatisfaction and disappointment voiced by so many in the game.
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STO is not dead, but is just not aimed for gamers at all, and you've hit the point with that. This "game" is getting into a collectionism hobby, aiming for 40-50 trek audience fanbase with no clue about videogames. PWE gets tons of money selling Ambassadors, Constitution Bridges, uniforms. You can't imagine.
In the last year, at least as for gaming experiencie, the only mentionable thing has been Mine Trap and some other Rep or Fleet mission, but without being something from another world...
So STO as a product is not dieing, but as a game, for sooo many reasons that aren't worht to mention again and over and over, yes, I would say so.
May "Expansion" its seem for some people with certain hopes. Let's see what happen then.
I love deadpan snark.
As for challenges? Try Elite PUGs. That's a challenge - wishing for no noobs, and if you do get them, to release stress on them - I mean, educate them. Yeah. Yeah, that's what I meant!
And if you're lacking new content, there is always the Foundry, which I have taken a liking to in the past couple months. Not happy with the story? Make your version instead.
Missing the good ol' days of PvP: Legacy of Romulus to Season 9
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there is a term for this ... Middle Child
all i do are pug elites, sometimes we miss on the extra..but I have only failed like 4-5 out of 500? There is no challenge.
"As for challenges? Try Elite PUGs, getting the optionals (opts). That's a challenge."
Missing the good ol' days of PvP: Legacy of Romulus to Season 9
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the reward isn't worth caring about...so missing it doesn't even remotely upset me. YEAHH more marks dolla bills for everyone....nothing prestige, don't give a %@%*
Most people just have fergotten how to play a game!
During endless weeks/months of grinding and collecting you have lost the sight of the gameplay.
you are hunting for the best item/set/weapon/ship until you get it.
and than?
you know this emptyness after the first hooray feeling?
the game is still the same.
the game hasnt become better after you got yout Mk XII set.
you have to learn again what is important!!
the excellent foundry missions are transporting the star trek feeling at best!! really!!
you are bored of sto? try a foundry mission!
you are nerfed of grinding? make a break and come back playing a foundry mission!
i can really recommend this!
Stop hunting/grinding/searching for something you already have - you have just fergotten!
its a fact: you could even play the game with common (white) equippment - this "i want unique items" is just a side effect of mmo's.
look inside yourself and remember why you have started play this star trek game and try to get this feeling back with playing!
Sorry.... But STO is not a waste
Try.... Mine craft or something, or maybe EvE online if you think STO is not up to par with you.
Despite all of that I sincerely doubt the game is dying, although at times I question whether or not it should be called "Star Trek" Online... :rolleyes: on another note the general community is hardly dissatisfied with the game. Otherwise, why would they be playing, and more importantly WHY FOR F%%TRIBBLE SAKE WOULD THEY BE BLOWING AN A$$ LOAD OF ZEN IN THE C-ST... ZEN STORE?! If you're referring to the forums keep in mind the forums compose a small percentage of the player base, and most of the time they're either here to recruit for their fleet or COMPLAIN. It's like when you Google "I hate [insert POS]"... guess whats going to happen? You're going to find exactly what you were looking for, and nothing other than that. As in, it would be unlikely to see a result praising the aforementioned POS.
On second thought that rant would seem to imply that STO is a POS. So, Consider this a discla... sorry just could bring myself to finish that discla... :P
EDIT: I almost died laughing when I read the OP.
fail troll is fail
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Thankfully I always forget to tell my boss and can continue to earn a check when I come back.
Yeah, those who cry about quitting then come back do sound and look silly.
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is this game finally dead? not by a longshot. i started playing approximately 1 year ago. since then i have noticed space around DS9, ESD, New Romulus, etc. more full of ships than ever.
i see a lot of excitement concerning season 8 and the possibiity of a romulan faction. lot's of excitement about the new andorian ships.
our fleet gets new members daily, both new and old players.
when a new ship comes out i don't see just a few of them around. i see them by the hundreds. seems like every minute someone just got a new ship. those messages constantly show up on my screen. one after another all night long.
no where near dead.
i think people that are happy with the game are playing STO.
the game may not be for everyone, but a lot of people seem to like it.
So very true and very well put
Seriously, people have been declaring this game dead since well before launch, and it's still here.
Note how fast C-Store items are concieved, designed, priced, and released. Now, compare that to how fast anything with "content" being released. Cryptic and PWE either don't care what we, the consumer think...or just are blind to what they are doing. Take the assorted tier ships that "used" to be available by in game means. Now they are C-Store (Nebula, Intrepid, etc). Ships that Trek fans wan't to use. Of course Cryptic's reply will be "you can still get them without paying". Ok sure, if you want to spend 7 days a week, 10 hours a day grinding dilithium to get one. As a father and head of the house, I can't spend such time.
When Cryptic and their overlord PWE stop and see just how bad they are driving the game into the dirt, then, and ONLY then, will we actually see the STO platform start to increase in overall ratings. But since they are as mentioned, a "corporation", that will never likely happen.
As for the game being dead? Will never really happen in the near future. I know alot of STO players have left for WOW, Neverwinter, etc for now. I myself am on ARMA 2 more myself now. I hop in on occasion to check on the fleet and such.
The only good side is there are several other reputable game designers out there chomping at the bit to make a Trek based MMO. All we can do is wait and see.
Excuse me, but you do not speak for me, and stop assuming you know how the gaming audience feels about this game.
If you are going by the opinions of the gamers that post here on this little forum who represent less than .1% of the gaming population, then you are seriously out of touch with reality.
It's only the same small group of people here who complain anyway, and they in no way represent any kind of majority.
If you're bored of endgame content, start a new character, if you just don't like the game, well don't let the door hit you in the backside on your way out. It's a video game, not your virtual life.
Oh, and by the way, if you're leaving, can I have your stuff?