This is against my better judgment because I decided a long time ago that I hated mmo games, mostly because of the grind, but I caved and bought the Life Time Subscription.
This little Beta play-through that the Giant Bomb guys have been streaming is what made me download the beta to check it out and I had a blast playing over the last week, despite the many bugs. In fact, I had so much fun that I proceeded to pre-order which I rarely do, because I knew I would like the game even more once they work out all the bugs. Oh and I wanted the pre-order "automated defense battery" bonus to take out those pesky siphon probes and enemy boarding parties. I can see that this game has huge potential, no doubt about it!
However, none of that was enough for me to pay $240 up front money to play an online game (plus $60 for the game itself).
Incidentally, hearing Jeff declare that he bought the Life Time Subscription didn't sway me either.
Thinking back, I still have fond memories of Earth and Beyond and wish I could still play that game from time to time. I remember Eve fondly as well, mostly for the space combat, but the quests in Eve are down right boring. On the other hand, Star Trek Online had a few surprisingly interesting and fun quests. They were almost like episodes of a Star Trek show which I thought was just awesome. For example, I received a mission from the all grown up Commander Naomi Wildman from Star Trek Voyager fame which just made me smile. On another occasion, I traveled to the past to help Spock and the Enterprise prevent the bad guys from altering the time-line and the future of the Klingon Empire and the Federation. That was awesome!
Despite all of those reasons, it was still not enough to sway me. Alas, the most powerful reason for me to pay through the nose for this game was that I can see myself still wanting to play Star Trek Online years down the line, especially if Cryptic works hard on getting rid of the bugs and provides a steady stream of quality content based on the enormous amount of story and lore they have to draw from. I love Star Trek and space combat and this game is only going to get better unless the developers do absolutely nothing. Besides, I doubt Cryptic and Atari would dare screw this huge money-making opportunity up because they would be a laughing stock and hated by all the fans who will hold deep resentment. Forever. The way I see it, I am paying what would amount to 1 year and 4 months of subscription price and will never have to pay again. Out of all the mmo games I have played, I usually stuck it out for more than a year before I got tired of the grind and quit, but I probably would have played again sooner or later if I didn't have to go through the hassle of subscription, re-installation, and downloading all the updates again. Though, I never had a problem with re-installing single player games. Hmm. Probably because there was no subscription involved.
P.S.
I don't think there is any better feeling in a space combat game then the result of pulling up broadside to an enemy vessel then letting lose with all phasers and turrets then turn hard Starboard firing aft torpedo, then use your evasive maneuver to turn 180 on a dime and let loose fore phasers and a double torpedo volley, finally flying through the the exploding enemy vessel. Awesome space combat!
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