Star Trek Online

I wasn't interested in buying this game at all. I had my eyes set on Bioshock 2 and AVP3, which is funny because when I was younger I was a major Trekky / Trekker (if you wan't to get picky.) I wasn't going to buy it but a friend of mine sent me a free 5 day buddy key and I've now bought the game and haven't stopped playing. I never did buy Bioshock 2 because whenever I went to play a game I turned on STO. The reviews are all very bad for this game, and yes it can get kinda repedative but even if the missions are similar there are seperate little stories for them which if you actually read then you get more into them. It definately gives you the Star Trek feel. The creators obviously have a love for the show as there are lots of little things put in from various episodes and side stories including Tom Paris's daughter and the Klingons believing she is their prophet. There are constant updates and you have to remember that this is still the first year of STO with lots of campaigns… more »

I wasn't interested in buying this game at all. I had my eyes set on Bioshock 2 and AVP3, which is funny because when I was younger I was a major Trekky / Trekker (if you wan't to get picky.) I wasn't going to buy it but a friend of mine sent me a free 5 day buddy key and I've now bought the game and haven't stopped playing. I never did buy Bioshock 2 because whenever I went to play a game I turned on STO. The reviews are all very bad for this game, and yes it can get kinda repedative but even if the missions are similar there are seperate little stories for them which if you actually read then you get more into them. It definately gives you the Star Trek feel. The creators obviously have a love for the show as there are lots of little things put in from various episodes and side stories including Tom Paris's daughter and the Klingons believing she is their prophet. There are constant updates and you have to remember that this is still the first year of STO with lots of campaigns being created all the time. A new Borg one has just been made. You should maybe think about giving it a go. It's the best star trek game I've ever played and I've played them all, including an old DOS one with a grid I found on a floppy many years ago.

I played this in the beta and I am playing it now in the headstart. The server issues I experienced during the beta have improved a lot. Server capacity has been (and is being) increased.

I have really enjoyed the gaming experience so far. There are still some issues to be resolved and there are lots of improvements and additional content on the way. The PVP elements of the game still need a lot of work. You do get the feeling that the game was released 3 months earlier than it should have been BUT... it's still a good game. It hasn't crashed on me yet although there were server capacity issues which caused me to lose my connection a couple of times but like I said, this is being addressed.

Gameplay is a mix of space combat and ground combat. The space combat requires you to control the weaponry (obviously) but you also need to manage your shields. The space combat visuals are pretty good. Ground combat visuals aren't quite as good but it's still entertaining. You get to… more »

I played this in the beta and I am playing it now in the headstart. The server issues I experienced during the beta have improved a lot. Server capacity has been (and is being) increased.

I have really enjoyed the gaming experience so far. There are still some issues to be resolved and there are lots of improvements and additional content on the way. The PVP elements of the game still need a lot of work. You do get the feeling that the game was released 3 months earlier than it should have been BUT... it's still a good game. It hasn't crashed on me yet although there were server capacity issues which caused me to lose my connection a couple of times but like I said, this is being addressed.

Gameplay is a mix of space combat and ground combat. The space combat requires you to control the weaponry (obviously) but you also need to manage your shields. The space combat visuals are pretty good. Ground combat visuals aren't quite as good but it's still entertaining. You get to control each member of your away team. However, in the earlier levels you don't actually need to control them because the missions are so easy that it doesn't matter if one of them has a "death wish". It's pretty hard to die.

So overall I would say buy this game but expect to see a few rough bits until they get ironed out during the next month or two.