Is it good as an MMO?

[Stuped Bürd]

After 5 years of WoW I'm finally bores with it. How good is sto as an MMO? Are there raids and dungeons? Is there an easy way like dungeon finder to get into the group content? And can f2p access at least some of the raids?

[Vellari]

No content is restricted to F2P, only premium ships and stuff are purchasable (and subscribing won't change that either, premium stuff is pay/grind regardless).

Not raiding as such. There are endgame team queued PvE mission (STF's), which are sorta like mini raids, but nothing like in wow in length or difficulty. Most are fairly abandoned atleast as public/pug queues. Fleets/guilds run private mission as they see fit.

Majority of leveling content is story driven solo missions, most of which can be co-opped but they are not originally designed as such. A few missions here and there are solo only (usually involves flying a mission specific unique ship).

[Treyen]

it sux, move along

[UltimateDoomer1]

This MMO is one of the best of all time, and I'm not just saying that. I used to play DC Universe Online, but that was too expensive.... dlc's all the time and always spending money. Then I switched to Star Trek Online and all the content is free and the community has a lot of bad eggs. But I play with a dedicated and friendly group of people who are always friendly and helpful to everyone, but I digress. If you're a Star Trek fan or not, it doesn't matter. The mechanics and gameplay is one of the best space simulators to date and very enjoyable. No matter how many times I stop putting it down, I ALWAYS go pick it back up.

-UltimateDoomer1@ultimatedoomer01
Director SRS Intelligence
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[Dirkus Maximus]

It's a fun game, but I'm not sure that I'd necessarily say it was a good MMO. There isn't all that much in the way of standard multiplayer action. You spend most of your time playing through the storyline solo (which contains a lot of missions now), while the parts that involve playing with other players are not for the most part true team activities. I can see where they were going with the different classes of officer, but they never really put you in a situation where it matters.

The big plus about it though is that you can actually properly play it for free. They give away Tier-6 ships two or three times a year, and since they introduced the admiralty missions it is much easier to harvest dilithium and energy credits (the in-game currency) for upgrades etc.

I really enjoy it, I've played a load of MMOs and this is the one that I've played for longest, but it may not be for everyone as it's not really focused on multiplayer anymore.

[ZME_Matchstick]

if your looking for lots of content, great storyline, good combat, and most of all that star trek feel...... look somewhere else

[WeylandYutani]

The Game is unbalanced, the Devs dont really care, the Support is a mess, the only thing what Perfect World wants and cares is your Money. Before you attack me for anything keep in mind i talk about over 4 Year Experience in STO. If you want to play it seriously i cant recommend this Game for anyone specially not investing real Money and really not through Steam. If you run into any Issues you are screwed, Moderators dont care the same as the Devs do. Over the Years i collected several actions of Scams, Lies, dont give a ♥♥♥♥ Situations and high Incompetency.

I highly advice you to dont waste your Time with this, there are many good F2P MMOs out there maybe not Star Trek, Space etc but Games you will have fun with running by People care for you and your Support.

[Stuped Bürd]

Well can anyone recommend me a decent mmo with raids and such? I'm not big into pve or solo content in an mmo. If I wanted to play alone I'd go boot up a single player rpg.

[Yuki sanada]

Originally posted by Traveler:

Well can anyone recommend me a decent mmo with raids and such? I'm not big into pve or solo content in an mmo. If I wanted to play alone I'd go boot up a single player rpg.

The one i play is ff 14 it is successful mmrpg . also eq2 is another successful mmrpg there are more eve online space mmo with pvp in the mix.

There so many more i just can't name thm all :(

It is pay to play but don't care much as long as it don't cost more thn my rent i am happy.

Have fun man i hope u find what u looking for ff14 has raids new expansion coming next year :)

[Mothvibe]

Yes, it's good as an MMO - but in the same way that cancer is good as a disease.

[Blue Arrow]

I agree with Dirkus Maximus. These days it's more of a shared multiplayer experience. Usually you're playing through the "episodes" solo or playing PvE, where you are fighting along side other players. There are some other you can do, like building up a fleet or trying the build an impressive ship, but they're more of side tasks or are passive features. Otherwise, if you are looking for traditional MMO features then you may be disappointed. PvP exists, but has been abandoned and therefore is pretty much dead.

I've been playing for a few years, and I agree it has many flaws and far from perfect, but I still enjoy play it and enjoy it, and I can't say the same about all the MMOs I've tried. Space combat and ship building has always been fun. The Star Trek references are neat. Those are really what STO does well. The other aspects are a bit of mixed bag.

If I get bored I may stop playing for a little while. Content gets added fairly regularly though. However, if I want a more MMO-like experience I'll play another game. As far as other MMOs go I usually will play GW2, TSW, ESO, Defiance, and a bit of BDO.

Fortunately, since it is free to play, you can play a few hours and see if you like it before investing lots of time or money (if you want).

If you are looking for other space MMOs then maybe take a look at EVE Online? With that said, I haven't tried it myself yet, so I can't say much about it

[TreyUwU]

Originally posted by Traveler:

After 5 years of WoW I'm finally bores with it. How good is sto as an MMO? Are there raids and dungeons? Is there an easy way like dungeon finder to get into the group content? And can f2p access at least some of the raids?

I have the 900 day veteran (out of steam) and i've never subscribed, and what i can tell you is, avoid at all cost or grind.

There's no "endgame" it's more like restrictive PvE missions were the DPS is the only way to win, you can sure play with a sci or an engi, but when you notice that the tac can tank and destroy the ass of the borgs or other "high lvl ennemies" the two other classes are useless.

Why the tacs are so needed you'll ask ?
Because the devs wanted to up the difficulty, so instead of adding tactical elements such as more objectives, they just choose to add 1 or 2 millions HP to NPC so people will say "oh, it's a real challenge, this boss have... oh, it's not a boss, it's a regular NPC with fukton of HP"

If you want to enjoy the game you should really take the class that suit your playstyle, but if you want to suceed and deal a high DPS, go for a romulan tac ( real money will be needed even if you don't pick up romulan or a tac char, or just grind for the rest of your life)


The ground part is what i've enjoyed the most, because it kept the rules, every class is useful when you do ground STF, in my opinion, the engi is the funniest class (because turrets, neutronic mortar and ORBITAL STRIKE), but if you really want to fight Borgs, i recommend taking a weapon called TR116-B.

Some people likes the game, but regarding it's evolution across the years, it lost most of the fun.

NB: So as long as fighting ennemies with fukton of HP, being OS by magical invisible torpedoes of doom or spending your money don't bother you, this game is for you.

[StupidNameHere]

Originally posted by n3mes1s:

Originally posted by UltimateDoomer1:

This MMO is one of the best of all time

Cryptic is paying you really well :) rofl... now, people who say this is the best mmorpg they played, did you guys born yesterday? because its for sure one of the worsts.

Cryptic can't even bother to fix ♥♥♥♥ or balance broken ♥♥♥♥. You really think they're paying this schmo to tell a bunch of worthless PC players (PC players are cheap) to like STO on an relatively unpopulated forum? They wouldn't even offer unrefined dilithium (the worthless dilithium).

[Cquarto91 Warband Mod Archiver]

Bugs galore and P2W

[Cerealkiller|NG|]

Its great and if you like anything about star trek you will enjoy it also anyone who complains about pay to win or grinds has not played any other mmo because they all have grinds to get the best equipment. Simply put try it its free to play

[TreyUwU]

Originally posted by Cerealkiller|NG|:

Its great and if you liek anything about star trek you will enjoy it also anyone who complains about pay to win or grinds has not played any other mmo because they all ahve grinds to get the best equipment. Simply put try it its free to play

This comment is why this game will die while standing on it's own ♥♥♥♥