How does this game compare to EVE On-line?

[$hallow_Killer]

Just curious because that's one of the only spaceship MMORPG's I am familiar with.

No flames please, just trying to find some honest comparisons.

[goodairmike]

i play both you cant compare eve online to this game.
eve is a sandbox this doesnt come close the eve.
but its fun and i would try it if i was you.

[$hallow_Killer]

ok, I'll consider it then

[Wyl]

Eve is more dangerous to PCP but STO is more action based pvp. I play both and have to say I wish i knew about sto earlier.

[Nephtys]

Played eve for 8 years, it's apples and oranges really. STO has much better space combat if you enjoy watching your ships tear things apart and dogfight, eve usually ends up zoomed right out watching flashing names on a list, not quite as exciting in my opinion.

STO is definately higher on the casual 'fun' aspect of space combat too, where losing a ship is just part of the game and not the end of a months work. Overall I think if you want to just jump into a spaceship and blow things up without a load of stress, then try STO.

[Wyl]

Also it doesnt take forever to get good gear.

[Szeron]

EVE.. is more strategic, while STO is more Tactical(shield facings, timing special abilities, etc.).

Really though, they're quite different games. The enjoyment of STO is more about what you can do 'in the moment' than how well you prepared beforehand(not saying there isn't an element of that in STO). I'm reluctant to say that EVE is more complicated, as both games actually have quite a lot of depth an intricacy to their mechanics that take a while to fully understand. EVE does offer/support a wider variety of playstyles, however. STO is primarily about combat - both ground and space. Also, STO is heavily instanced, whereas EVE is not.

As Vashkur stated, STO is great if you're just wanting to get in there blow things apart with a spaceship without being burdened with all the logisitics of EVE. It's also got a lot of endearing elements like your own personal Bridge and Duty Officers that help sell the idea that you're in command of an actual starship, so it just 'feels good'.

[Mikouen]

To put it bluntly, you're not going to find space sim elements in STO. It's an MMORPG through and through, with all the traits of the genre and all of the negative connotations typically attached to freemium games.

Well, it won't hurt for you to run STO's tutorial. Takes maybe an hour, and it's an accurate representation of how the rest of the game is going to play out.


It's fine for what it is, but it sounds like you're looking for a very different kind of experience. Something more in the vein of a space flight/combat/trading/exploration sim in a primarily multiplayer environment?

There's nothing like that out there at the moment, but two in development - Elite: Dangerous (March 2014) and Star Citizen (Q1 2015). They may suit your tastes more than either EVE or STO.

[$hallow_Killer]

Well, tbh, I don't know that I'm looking for anything. I was really just curious how it played compared to EVE.

It sounds like STO is Star Fleet Battles with RP elements where EVE is just the player sandbox, some RP, but mainly gankfest.

I may check out the tutorial, and thanks to all for the honest opinions.

[NephilimDogg]

EVE is definitely more complicated. It's more like a space/economy simulator in my opinion.

Everything you do in EVE is to get more money so you can train new skills, buy new ships, and new equipment. Also, PvE and PvP are nearly impossible if you don't have a decent ship or equipment...and both of those cost a fair amount of ISK (EVE currency).

Oh, and EVE won't hold your hand in fights. If you lose your ship and its equipment to NPCs...it's gone for good until you buy replacements.

That being said, once you're situated in EVE you can have a lot of fun! You can get tactical way more in EVE than you can in STO! It's pretty satisfying waiting cloaked in an asteroid field to ambush members of a rival corporation (EVE guilds).

[Saturn]

It's like comparing Mario Brothers and Neverwinter Nights. Two different game styles. Yes, both are in the future and set mostly in a spacey theme. STO is far more A-Typical MMO. You are a captain, you run around on the planets surface, then you get beamed up to your ship, do some fights in your ship. You travel around, yep, in your space ship. You have direct control over your characters and do not rely on the graphic user interface like you do on EVE