Star Trek Online Gets Second Season

by Matt Miller on July 13, 2010 at 05:02 PM

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Cryptic is adding a wealth of new content to their Star Trek MMO, expanding the level cap, adding missions, and continuing the storyline in a new expansion called Ancient Enemies.

Cryptic revealed the details of the new expansion today, which will be available to all players of the game, and is set to go live sometime this month. The level cap is moving from 45 up to 51, which will mean several new ranks for both Federation and Klingon characters. Federation players can rank up through rear admiral and vice admiral, while Klingon players can become brigadier generals, major generals, and lieutenant generals. New ships are also joining the fleet on both sides, including a Federation cruiser with saucer separation capability, and a Klingon carrier that can unleash kamikaze fighters.

The ongoing storyline of the game will also continue to progress, allowing players to enter fluidic space and further confront the Undine (Species 8472). Klingons will have several new story-based episodes about confronting the Fek'ihri, the ancient race that once fought and was defeated by Kahless. Meanwhile, Federation gameplay continues to broaden through the addition of the Federation Diplomatic Corps. As a diplomat, you'll be able to meet and establish relations with brand new alien races in special First Contact missions.

Along with these major additions, the second season will add new mini-games, like the ability to play Dabo on space stations, and the anomaly scan mini-game, a new way to uncover resources in deep space.

Cryptic is promising that these changes are only a taste of what the new season has in store. You can learn all the details from the game's official website.

The game still needs polish, there are some issues, but every MMO to date has had the same stumbling start.

WoW is what it is because of it's lifespan, the devs have continuously expanded and improved the game. The same growing process (and the pains that come with them) happens to every MMO.

I'll admit, I'm probably very biased, I'm a lifelong Star Trek fan (my earliest memories include watching reruns of the original series with my Dad) and I'm a lifetime sub to STO.

But every time I've run across an issue that irked me, I've seen that the devs are either working on a fix, or the fault was mine, not theirs. And often, when it was their fault, I've seen a patch a week or two later that resolved it.

MMOs aren't like console games, if a console game comes out flawed, you're stuck with it that way. But MMO's can be fixed even after release. You have to give them time to grow and develop into their potential.

STO isn't "there", yet. But I haven't seen any sign that it's going to slow down and stop, in fact, it keeps getting better and better.

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by Tactical Rash Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 05:21 PM

Wait... this game is still being played by people? I thought it flopped and went away already. Interesting.
by sealsaa Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 05:43 PM

*crosses fingers and clicks his ruby red Jordan's together in the hopes that he'll see a decent Star Trek console game in his life time*
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by Matthew Kato Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 06:12 PM

I haven't played one second of this game, and I'm not a Star Trek fan. However, it's good to see that fans are digging it enough that Cryptic can give it an expansion. Honestly, when this game came out I wasn't sure if anyone would play it.
by Rain Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 07:30 PM

Sounds fun. Was not too interested in it when it came out back then, but it looks like some people must like it. Seems like it is hard to compete with mega MMOs like WoW and the soon to be SWTOR, but I am glad someone can do it.
by BloodyMurder Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Wow. As a former Champions Online player, I'm still insulted they're half-assing CO to keep Trek online.
by Colton Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 11:14 PM

It's good to see that the Trekies are sticking with it!
by mkfan123 Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 11:19 PM

i haven't played it though but ill try it
by WckdPiggyRstr Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 02:40 AM

Played WoW and raided alot in EQ2...got bored, bought this game for 15ish clams on Steam. Not bad so far! Space combat is fun. Decent game and worth a go if your sick of killing dragons.

The account will be canceled once the Star Wars MMO drops...tasty!
by Robert Katic Saturday, August 07, 2010 at 07:15 PM

The game still needs polish, there are some issues, but every MMO to date has had the same stumbling start.

WoW is what it is because of it's lifespan, the devs have continuously expanded and improved the game. The same growing process (and the pains that come with them) happens to every MMO.

I'll admit, I'm probably very biased, I'm a lifelong Star Trek fan (my earliest memories include watching reruns of the original series with my Dad) and I'm a lifetime sub to STO.

But every time I've run across an issue that irked me, I've seen that the devs are either working on a fix, or the fault was mine, not theirs. And often, when it was their fault, I've seen a patch a week or two later that resolved it.

MMOs aren't like console games, if a console game comes out flawed, you're stuck with it that way. But MMO's can be fixed even after release. You have to give them time to grow and develop into their potential.

STO isn't "there", yet. But I haven't seen any sign that it's going to slow down and stop, in fact, it keeps getting better and better.

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Star Trek Online Gets Second Season