Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) - Page 210

Timelord_Victorious · February 4 2013, 07:08 PM

They have added female android and all department versions at the end of 2012.

Ronald Held · February 4 2013, 07:26 PM

I also got my Ambassador class ship although I doubt that I will use it much. The mission was better than was in the near past.

Hartzilla2007 · February 4 2013, 09:07 PM

I made sure to rerun the mission and get a spare Ambassador retrofit, too bad these things are bound to character I could pick up some extras for other characters in both commander and Rear Admiral if they were bound to account.

LeadHead · February 4 2013, 11:14 PM

Timelord_Victorious wrote:

It is not a complete uniform. Just a belt and shoulder strap unser chest gear.
The Intention is probably to wear it with the TNG uniforms.
But they forgot the cuffs and collar modifications.

Thanks for the info Timelord_Victorious!

Hartzilla2007 · February 4 2013, 11:22 PM

LeadHead wrote:

Timelord_Victorious wrote:

It is not a complete uniform. Just a belt and shoulder strap unser chest gear.
The Intention is probably to wear it with the TNG uniforms.
But they forgot the cuffs and collar modifications.

Thanks for the info Timelord_Victorious!

well if you have the TNG season 1 uniform you at least one uniform from Yesterday's Enterprise.

Timelord_Victorious · February 4 2013, 11:31 PM

Just speculation which i can't test, as I have the TNG uniform unlocked account wide.

Is there anyone where who never unlocked it before and got it from the mission?

sbk1234 · February 4 2013, 11:47 PM

Just tried. I wasn't given the TNG uniforms. Just the Yesterday's Enterprise belt and chest gear.

Timelord_Victorious · February 4 2013, 11:48 PM

sbk1234 wrote:

Just tried. I wasn't given the TNG uniforms. Just the Yesterday's Enterprise belt and chest gear.

bummer.

Rocketeer · February 5 2013, 09:50 AM

Well after being locked out of the game since the "end of Winter Wonderland" patch, I finally got frustrated enough to uninstall and install from dvd. Still took 3 days of patching after the install. Just finished, so I'll check out the mission tonight.

The strange thing about the install was that it asked for my key. Luckily I didn't chunk that after the original install in 2010. Don't understand why they wanted that anyway as I'm a lifer...

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What's wrong with the android? I claimed it before but didn't bother putting it in my crew as the crew is already setup the way I like.
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donners22 · February 5 2013, 11:09 AM

I'm finally about to start playing this game. It's taken over half an hour to get a name - naturally everything Star Trek-related is gone, including names from the books and weird combinations like JadziaTuvok (the names of my cats). Hell, even Ebola is gone - not only that, but Ebola 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as well!

Oddly enough, JJTheTraitor is available, but I suppose that may not go over well with some...

Rocketeer · February 5 2013, 12:20 PM

The game seems to prevent close-sounding names. I found that if I played around some by adding random numbers for a while, then came back to the name I wanted that it would let me have it.
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Scout101 · February 5 2013, 01:20 PM

Rocketeer wrote:

What's wrong with the android? I claimed it before but didn't bother putting it in my crew as the crew is already setup the way I like.
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Apparently I missed the update, long since given up hope. As of about 2 weeks ago, nothing wrong with them at all. For the past year and change, however, they were promised to be available as male or female, and in all 3 specialties. The excuses bounced around a lot, but result was we were stuck with male engineer only, and only just fixed. Now you can have whatever you like

Timelord_Victorious · February 5 2013, 01:23 PM

There is no restriction on character names already in use, same for ship names.
Any restriction you encounter there is for iconic names CBS/Cryptic doesn't want players to use or for profanity and stuff.

The @handle name however can on only used by one player as that is your Cryptic account wide adress. Even if someone in Champions Online or Neverwinter Nights uses it already you can't have it for STO.

Number.One · February 5 2013, 06:02 PM

As a relatively new Trek fan, would this game be right for me? It seems very fun, but I'm just wondering if you have to have an abundance of Trek lore to be able to understand.

In addition to that, what are your thoughts on the game?

Timelord_Victorious · February 5 2013, 06:36 PM

Just try it out. It is mostly fun.

There are many canon references you might not get if you don't have an overall knowledge of Trek, but Cryptic plays fast and loose with canon anyway, so outside of references you won't be lost.Just treat it as a space shoot-em up with ground bits and you are good to go.

February 4 2013, 07:08 PM	#3136
Timelord_Victorious Rear Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) They have added female android and all department versions at the end of 2012.

February 4 2013, 07:26 PM	#3137
Ronald Held Rear Admiral Location: On the USS Sovereign	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) I also got my Ambassador class ship although I doubt that I will use it much. The mission was better than was in the near past.

February 4 2013, 09:07 PM	#3138
Hartzilla2007 Vice Admiral Location: Star Trekkin Across the universe.	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) I made sure to rerun the mission and get a spare Ambassador retrofit, too bad these things are bound to character I could pick up some extras for other characters in both commander and Rear Admiral if they were bound to account.

February 4 2013, 11:31 PM	#3141
Timelord_Victorious Rear Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Just speculation which i can't test, as I have the TNG uniform unlocked account wide. Is there anyone where who never unlocked it before and got it from the mission?

February 4 2013, 11:47 PM	#3142
sbk1234 Rear Admiral Location: Los Angeles	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Just tried. I wasn't given the TNG uniforms. Just the Yesterday's Enterprise belt and chest gear. __________________ In all the history of the world, a riot has NEVER broken out at a Sci-Fi convention. "It's a fucking TV show!" - Gary Lockwood

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February 5 2013, 09:50 AM	#3144
Rocketeer Captain Location: Heidelberg, Germany	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Well after being locked out of the game since the "end of Winter Wonderland" patch, I finally got frustrated enough to uninstall and install from dvd. Still took 3 days of patching after the install. Just finished, so I'll check out the mission tonight. The strange thing about the install was that it asked for my key. Luckily I didn't chunk that after the original install in 2010. Don't understand why they wanted that anyway as I'm a lifer... --- What's wrong with the android? I claimed it before but didn't bother putting it in my crew as the crew is already setup the way I like. .

February 5 2013, 11:09 AM	#3145
donners22 Commodore Location: Victoria, Australia	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) I'm finally about to start playing this game. It's taken over half an hour to get a name - naturally everything Star Trek-related is gone, including names from the books and weird combinations like JadziaTuvok (the names of my cats). Hell, even Ebola is gone - not only that, but Ebola 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as well! Oddly enough, JJTheTraitor is available, but I suppose that may not go over well with some... __________________ Kim: I'm detecting some weird technobabble. Janeway: A possibly dangerous anomaly that we know nothing about? Kim: Yeah. I suppose we should steer clear. Janeway: Ha! Good one, Ensign. Take us in, Mr. Paris. http://www.fiveminute.net/voyager

February 5 2013, 12:20 PM	#3146
Rocketeer Captain Location: Heidelberg, Germany	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) The game seems to prevent close-sounding names. I found that if I played around some by adding random numbers for a while, then came back to the name I wanted that it would let me have it. .

February 5 2013, 01:23 PM	#3148
Timelord_Victorious Rear Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) There is no restriction on character names already in use, same for ship names. Any restriction you encounter there is for iconic names CBS/Cryptic doesn't want players to use or for profanity and stuff. The @handle name however can on only used by one player as that is your Cryptic account wide adress. Even if someone in Champions Online or Neverwinter Nights uses it already you can't have it for STO.

February 5 2013, 06:02 PM	#3149
Number.One Cadet	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) As a relatively new Trek fan, would this game be right for me? It seems very fun, but I'm just wondering if you have to have an abundance of Trek lore to be able to understand. In addition to that, what are your thoughts on the game?

February 5 2013, 06:36 PM	#3150
Timelord_Victorious Rear Admiral	Re: Star Trek Online Discussion Thread (now free to play!) Just try it out. It is mostly fun. There are many canon references you might not get if you don't have an overall knowledge of Trek, but Cryptic plays fast and loose with canon anyway, so outside of references you won't be lost.Just treat it as a space shoot-em up with ground bits and you are good to go.