I originally created this thread as a response to someone who didn't quite like how STO worked. I thought it would be a good idea to re post it here in the Academy forums.
YOU ARE KIRK. YOU ARE PICARD.
Firstly, please don't think this is a forum attack on you, your views, your history...etc.etc.
The way this game is designed, in my view, is so that you can make it your own version of Star Trek with the supplied assets.
In the game, nothing exists outside of your character's reality.
For example: There are not thousands of Admirals flying ships for Starfleet.
You are the only one.
Just like Kirk in
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (
link).
When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop the intruder.
STO is attempting to deliver the entire Trek universe to you, so that you can take whatever parts of it You like and make it your own.
You are SPECIAL.
Your story is unique from every other player.
In fact, there are no other players. Only occasionally you might have to call in support to take out a larger than normal threat.
Just like Picard taking over the battle against the Borg in the Battle of Sector 001 in
Star Trek: First Contact (
link).
You are the most bad TRIBBLE ship commander in all the Milky Way. Nothing stands in your way. Your ship always wins. All of your bridge officers never die.
Just like all of Star Trek. Live the Dream. That's what Star Trek Online is. The closest thing we have to a "holodeck" in our time.
LLAP,
T9
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To OP: Good post nevertheless!
Frankly, if there where a equal single player sandbox Star Trek game featuring just as much customization as STO with the same or better Ground/Space aspect (and all the other stuff, that makes STO good), i'd be turned my back on STO.
As it is now, I'd rather just have 60 levels of Captain rank. Or better yet, do away with levelling altogether and just use the specialization system as a sort of level the way they sort of have it from 55-60.
I think a lot of people's characters would be convinced they're stuck in groundhogs day. "ISA again? Didn't I just kill these guys? Q are you make this into a temporal loop or am I dreaming?"
Who I want to be is Major Kira. Now there's a Star Trek character worthy of emulation in STO. Brusque. Efficient. And with a very low tolerance for B.S. Someone who will play by the rules until the rules interfere with her ability to successfully complete the mission. At that point, the rules can go hang. Because Kira does not intend to lose by being forced into some silly Starfleet protocol.
The girl uses one of my favorite maxims: It is far easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission.
ty Gavin. and thanks for the cookie too. it's yummy!
Oh Yreodred, I love your forum avatar. Kinda looks like the bartender on one of the starbases. And that guy, the bartender, reminds me of a Zando-Zan from the movie, The Last Starfighter
(LINK to ZANDOZAN!)
OT:
To me it's very different. Mostly i try to igonre the fact that my characters are Admiral rank. For me they are Captain.
And yeah getting orders from Lt. or other captains (which is even worse if you ar Admiral) is more than bothersome imo.
But on the other side as a Admiral, the game should be more like a Strategy game, not a RPG.
I still prefer being a Captain in a Star Trek RPG game.
I have an RP version of mychara, service record, crew, headcanon ship, etc etc.
But thats not the single player story.
Just accept your multiple realities!
Interested in Role Playing? Join the 12th Fleet Science division!
My 2 ec.
Star Trek Battles member. Want to roll with a good group of people regardless of fleets and not have to worry about DPS while doing STFs? Come join the channel and join in the fun!
http://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1145998/star-trek-battles-channel-got-canon/p1
It never changes and its not just her imagination. That is reality as the npcs and the story missions present it to you.
As for being ordered around by people less than my rank, I just accepted that they are the head of whatever project I'm working on, so I would need their expertise and guidance to complete the mission.
Just my $0.02
Rayzee
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Isn't the Fed President CIC of Starfleet?
her blockade with obsolete spacecraft in shadows and symbols proves that
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius