Star Trek Online

[Rico]

That's great!  Any woman that knows what the Defiant looks like is ok in my book.  :)

[billybob476]

Actually what made it even better is that you can't get the exact Defiant class ship at Lt. Commander. It was a lower tier of escort. She made the connection that it looked similar to the defiant but wasn't the same class :)

DS9 is actually her favorite series.

[billybob476]

And as a follow up here's a fun shot of my Klingon tactical officer, Ropek and his trusty pulse phaser rifle.

[sparrow]

looks so cool how much dose it cost

[Rico]

looks so cool how much dose it cost

If you mean the game - it's about $50 for the game and then $15 monthly to play.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

looks so cool how much dose it cost

If you mean the game - it's about $50 for the game and then $15 monthly to play.

Yup, typical MMO fee. 

King

[sparrow]

cool thanks

[billybob476]

Time to beat the drum again, the devs just put out a Q&A addressing player questions, very interesting (especially the talk of the Diplomatic Corps missions and raising the level cap), I think we're getting to the point where they *should* have launched the game.

http://startrekonline.com/node/1800

[KingIsaacLinksr]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/05/18/atari-going-casual-cryptic-for-sale/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RockPaperShotgun+%28Rock%2C+Paper%2C+Shotgun%29

"It looks like Atari, recently the focus of negative attention after Test Drive Unlimited developer Eden Games went on strike due to their treatment, are looking to gather some more cash. Via PCG we see Gamespot spotted the news that the publisher is selling Cryptic, the studio behind Star Trek: Online and Champions: Online.

Cryptic hasn't been making Atari money. Last year they lost them €12.6m, and this year a further €5.3m. But then releasing two whopping great MMOs will do that. So now they're looking for a seller. The company statement said,

    "In line with the previously stated strategy of fewer but more profitable releases and further expansion into casual online and mobile games, the company has determined that external development creates more flexibility in the changing marketplace. Therefore, the company has made the decision to divest itself from Cryptic Studios. The divestiture process is underway and more details will be provided as appropriate."

Oh dear. The incantation has been spoken: "Casual online and mobile games".

It seems that Cryptic don't think this will affect their current games, but no one knows what's happening with Neverwinter, their next planned release."

Oh boy, that isn't good if STO isn't making enough $$...

King

[stonut]

I really enjoy playing STO, they are working on new content all the time, but I do know Champions has been struggling. In fact there is a massive upgrade coming to STO  in July, so here's hoping it can weather the storm.

[Blackride]

I wish they would publish the subscription base of this game. I have a feeling they aren't very good. With the next Star Wars MMO coming out this game will be in trouble imo.

[Jobydrone]

They probably had a great first two or three months and then have been dying a slow death ever since.  Jettisoning the studio is certainly not a sign of good things for the future of the game.  Too bad, because I was hoping for a mac version so I could try it out.

[stonut]

The player base is 120,000 constantly active and 250,000 registered. In the last month due to new content returning players has quadrupled. They are hoping the new ground combat in season 4 will bring more back. Atari have also said cryptic is in profit, which is why they are selling it as a going concern. So the game is safe.

[Rico]

Looks like the Chinese game company Perfect World is buying Cryptic Studios.  I wonder what this means for the future of STO?

http://trekmovie.com/2011/05/31/chinese-company-buying-star-trek-online-developer-cryptic-for-50m/

[stonut]

Shame the king of Jordan could not have brought it to go with his new Star Trek Theme park lol.