Star Trek Online Beta: Set Phasers to Fun - Part 03

" @kenya24 said:

" @James0890 said:

"  I'd be so much more excited about this game if it wasn't an MMO, I'd love to play a good single player role playing Star Trek game. "

I agree "

Star Trek KOTOR? I'd play that! "

I don't know if it has been mentioned, but you can switch between hand-to-hand or your rifle by pressing "Z" or clicking the button on the far left of your action bar.

" Anybody know what the computer's specs were that this game was played on at giant bomb? I got a quad core with a 8800GT (at 1920x1200) and i don't think mine runs quite as smooth. "

Its very frustrating to watch brad play, sometimes I just want to rip the mouse and keyboard away from brads hands haha 
 
Although I have to say, that battle was totally epic

I guess the video is popular because it won't download faster than just a few KBPS.

EPIC

Oh man, I couldn't not sign up for the Beta after watching these. Currently downloading the client.
 
*sigh*, only 7-9 hours left until finished.
 
Edit: The ending was great, especially Vager's comment.

set phasers to pun

Endurance run ftw! Right!? ...right?

LOL Brad made that fight with battleship way harder then it should have being :)  Still, the result that counts!

I get the feeling I'm going to have to repeat this for the whole serie: 
Guys you do more damage if you AIM by pressing C!
 
And don't forget  to roll if your shield gets low.

This is making me want to preorder this just to play the beta.......must.....resist.......buying.....impulse.....aaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Would this be great live? 
 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, that last fight was awesome!  :)

That battle with the big ship was somewhat painful to watch. Brad is kind of bad at games.

Im not sure if this works on Windows 7, but you guys can always plug in extra keyborads so that dave and vinny can help too. As long as the keys don't match they can help too. I used to do this to play Typing of the dead with my friends who couldn't type well when they come over.

That guy is so easy to beat u noobs.

Okay, this video convinced me to try this 7GB bad boy out. But only for the weekend, I'm not into the mmo thing.

Anyone know at what times the guys are playing?

Wow, I need a computer and some money so I can get this.  Also, I'd like to add my voice to the "Brad, slow down" chorus.

I repeat: endurance run!! 

KHANNNNN!!!!

It's hard watching Brad play MMOs..

Did I hear someone playing GeoDefense in the background, or was that a stock sound effect?

I hope they lean more heavily on the ship based combat. The Away Team stuff doesn't seem as bad as I thought it would be, but it's still not nearly as interesting as the naval style warship combat. They've certainly got the Star Trek feel right for that part.

Dude, you have to modulate your throttle when you attack. 
Speed = maneuverability and more time to attack a specific shield before passing by. 

" @Vager: That last comment you made was classic. I love how Brad's death notoriety has gone intergalactic. "

The last battle was epic and hilarious. I laughed so much that my face is getting sore, lol.
 
Brad needs to roll with the Space Lobster fleet and assemble a team.

I hope the next one starts with "Previously on Set Phasers to Fun"

I got to mention how much I'm enjoying these videos. Looks like a decent MMO too. Thanks Giantbomb!

Why not just put these in the Endurance Run tab? They did it with Not Like This.

The infantry combat looks as lame as I had imagined, but the space battles look absolutely incredible. Lots of tactical positioning and customization options for ships.  It also looks pretty sweet when you have 2 fleets going head to head (and this was just 3 federation ships).

" The infantry combat looks as lame as I had imagined, but the space battles look absolutely incredible. Lots of tactical positioning and customization options for ships.  It also looks pretty sweet when you have 2 fleets going head to head (and this was just 3 federation ships). "

This looks really good, too bad I missed the beta keys.

If it was that Ryan during that huge battleship conflict saying "Hey thar," I will believe such to be hilarious.

I'll never serve under Brad's command. Why is he going full speed all the time?

" @Artemis_D: Best user icon on Giant Bomb. "

Cool videos but the volume's still pretty low.  Can you guys do anything about that?

star trek bar name: "Beam on over!"