Star Trek Online

Star Trek Online was released on February 2nd, 2010. It has been much anticipated by many which includes myself in this one. I have always loved star trek and I knew that I would love this game.

Star Trek Online is a MMORPG. That stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. This is the first of its kind for the Star trek Universe. I've known of other MMORPG but none out on the market interest me. Finally, they have something that speaks to me. I have to admit that I have enjoyed the game. It is not perfect, but I do not expect that.

You start the game out to where you create a character to start playing.  You have many choices when it comes to the game.  You are given two character slots at the beginning, but a third one will unlock once you hit level 6 in the game where you hare given a choice between Federation or Klingon, but when you start, you can only run a Federation character.  You are also given a choice as to what track you want them on.  Each track does have its pros and cons.  Choices you have are Engineering, Science or Tactical.  In fact, I have three characters now in the game.  All Female Betezoids, but each is a different track so I can play around with each track.  Now I did try the klingon side, but I did not like it. 

Both Spocks are involved in this game in some way. Leonard Nimoy does the story while Zackary Quinto does the tutorials and directions during the course of the game.

As I mentioned above Zackary Quinto actually talks you through the tutorial.  More like tells you about the different keys you need to press to get around.  No matter when you start any of your federation characters, you will always have to start the tutorial.  Klingon does not have a a tutorial which is probably why you have to unlock it by playing the federation side. 

As for the tutorial though, if you are new to the game, it may take you a while to get through it.  If you have been playing it and remember what you did through the tutorial, it will not take you long to breeze through the tutorial.  I was able to beta test the game, so I was able to breeze through the tutorial when I was able to play the game for real in head start.

Skill points must be spent in order to get promoted in the game.  In the tutorial, you are a ensign and once you get to the spacedock and talk to Admiral Quinn there, you should be promoted to Lieutenant as long as you spent your points.  Remember spend them wisely as it will effect how you do in the game.

In most MMORPG, these are called Guilds.,  In this game it is called fleets.  In order to make a fleet in this game, you must have five people to start.  What you can do is share items in the fleet bank so everyone can deposit or withdraw items they need.

The game is not perfect.  During Beta and headstart, there have been down time when it comes to the server.  Its a big game and it takes time to get the quirks out of the system.

I'd say yes to that.  If you like games and like star trek and want to get into MMORPG this may be what you looking for.  For a long time, I wanted to play these type of game, but there is nothing out there that I like.  WOW was not my thing.

You do have to pay for a subscription to this game to continue playing.  The way to think about this is that you paying for your portion of the webserver. People whom have their own website, have to pay for it mostly or whatever deal they work with their webhosting company.  This is the way I am looking at it with the game.  It does cost money to run a webserver.