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Star Trek Online Free-To-Play Transition Date Announced

News

by Matt Bertz on November 10, 2011 at 10:58 AM

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The Trekkie game is not-so-boldly going where many MMOs have gone before sooner than you'd think.

As we previously reported, once Perfect World acquired developer Cryptic Studios, it decided to transition Star Trek Online to a free-to-play business model supported by micro transactions. Today on the Star Trek Online blog, executive producer Stephen D’Angelo announced the transition is taking place on Tuesday, January 21.

To appease the faithful subscribers of the service, Cryptic plans to grant them 400 free Cryptic Points, the in-game currency, each month starting December 1. Rather than distributing these points at the same time to every user, instead Cryptic is doling them out on the subscribers' "anniversary day" each month, a.k.a. the day they created their accounts.

I'm curious to see if the new business model helps Star Trek Online live long and prosper.

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Filed under: News, Star Trek Online, cryptic studios, Perfect World

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by Joseph Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 11:25 AM

Yes, finally.
by Patrick Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 11:41 AM

will definitely check this out now...
by Smidgens Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 11:42 AM

Make it so!
by Madd0x Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 11:48 AM

I got the life time sub, regretted it, check it out every few months...still regret it, his game was not anywhere what it could be and sadly i should have learned that from champions online (also life also regret) but at least I get free points and can waste some time for a bit every now and then lol
by christian Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 11:54 AM

i was wanting to check this game out, but once rumors that it was going free to play, i was like i'll wait and save some money.
by Brittany Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 12:08 PM

I always wanted to check this game out, so maybe I will now.
by Matthew Fugere Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 02:13 PM

I remember this game having a rocky launch. I wonder if it has improved at all.
by KING GAMER101 Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 07:49 PM

I'll see
by Kid Ica Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 08:29 PM

I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS!!!
by Charlie FoHammer Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 08:49 PM

That last line was cheesy and unnecessary and I'm okay with that.
by Snugglepuff Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 09:15 PM

YAY!
by Dras Rexen Friday, November 11, 2011 at 03:28 AM

Awesome!
by Bererengar Monday, November 14, 2011 at 02:58 AM

Good news! I always wanted to try the game out and now is finally the time for it :D

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