It took awhile for the game to warm up on me, but now, I'm really bummed my beta progress isn't going to carry over, probably the only reason left keeping me from picking this game up at launch.
 
The biggest problems with the beginning of the game were the dull quests, and the ship to ship combat whose mechanics was extremely limited by the lack of weapons on my ship.  But now that I have a tier 3 heavy cruiser, shooting phasers out of ever orifice, and honestly interesting quests that capitalizes on a good old Star Trek adventure like time travel and shape shifting subterfuge, I can confidently say Jeff did not waste that 300 dollars.  Ok, maybe he wasted about a third of it if the game completely crashes and burns after I finish up in the Romulan sector.
 
But man, with so many things coming out soon...curse my need to repay student loans!

Stop making posts about how the game is interesting, I can't afford it either! I don't need any more MMOs in my life. Ever.

I feel exactly the same way. I'm genuinely surprised at how much I'm liking the game so far. The big thing holding back my temptation, apart from the lack of funds, is the fact that I know I'll get very bored eventually if I don't have a group of friends playing it. That's what happened with Champions Online, no one I knew was playing it and I didn't meet anyone fun in-game.

" @Turambar: That sounds totally awesome. I just watched a video of a heavy cruiser on youtube, it looks so bad ass."

" @MB said:

" @Turambar: That sounds totally awesome. I just watched a video of a heavy cruiser on youtube, it looks so bad ass."

That's interesting... I just came from a thread that you locked a few posts below this one because it had a youtube video in it without "sufficient commentary" that would inspire an "adequate discussion." Yet here you are, posting some random youtube video... Funny how there actually ARE occasions when just posting a youtube video is sufficient enough in and of itself to inspire an adequate discussion. Maybe these rules are ... Wrong... And uncalled for? Maybe?
 
 Although I supposed you will use the lame justification of "Well, the rules say "Don't create a topic with only a youtube video" not "Don't reply to a topic with only a youtube video"      (Please don't "off" me from the forums like Hitler would "off" anyone that spoke out against his "rules." This rule is a bit "Nazi"... So naturally I'm worried... /beg) "

" ...did someones feeling get hurt when he locked their thread? "

... Just to really drive the nail home. I draw your attention to this:

"Usually one or two well written and decent sized paragraphs to go along with the video should be enough for it to not be considered spam. If you feel you cannot write that reasonable and adequate amount of original commentary on the video to inspire discussion value in your topic, then chances are you shouldn't make the post."

Which was posted by Hamz, and can be found here.
 
Like I said, the argument could be used that it only counts if it's the first post in the topic, not the reply, but again. That's so baarely different, it's splitting hairs.

" @NickL said:

" ...did someones feeling get hurt when he locked their thread? "

You are welcome to look through all my previous posts. There aren't that many. I haven't ever had a thread locked that I can remember. Not even sure if I've ever even posted a youtube video. I just personally think that rule is a bit excessive.
 
Also, the rule specifically says to not post a youtube video unless "you provide adequate discussion value" to accompany the video. Notice that it says "you" not the "video." As in YOU have to provide adequate commentary. Like, a paragraph. You can't post a video, and let it speak for itself. That's the whole purpose of the rule. To prevent that type of thing.
 
Fact of the matter is, his one sentence comment followed by a youtube video is no different then the following guy's youtube video, followed by a one sentence comment:
 
http://www.giantbomb.com/star-trek-online/61-21810/in-leu-of-the-star-trek-online-endurance-sprint-i-present/35-384911/#5    You can try and argue it all I want, but it's sooooo baarely different that if you try and argue that it's different, you are just splitting hairs.   Just sayin... "

" ...actually the rule was created because the forums used to be flooded with threads that consisted of "LOK I FOUND FUNNY ON INTRWEBS" followed by a youtube video, not because a meaningful video is added to an ongoing discussion... "