You will never enjoy this game because you are always going to make it boring (take notes please):

1. Enter system.

What system? what area? how many planets/moons in system? For me it’s usually a beautiful and different view. It never does matter to the negative people though. Why are you playing if it’s not to see beautiful new worlds? They are not all the same either, so quit saying that.

2. Beam to planet.

What type of planet, How beautiful was it? Not beautiful? The look and feel of the planet is part of what makes it.

Which of your (totally customized) crew did you take down with you? Again, a big part of this game that you sum up in 3 boring words. I think I know now where the boring comes from.

3. Run around buildings and locales that are virtually identical from planet to planet, ship to ship…

I guess you can find similarities in all the worlds and ships if that’s what you are looking for. Myself I have run into very different worlds thru different missions. Also, as you are running around buildings and ships, you have very different types of weapons and equipment to use and try out, as well as different skills for you and your crew. They all act diffrently on different types of enemies. Again, it’s not just running around. Unless, of course, you want to only see the negative aspects of anything.

4. Mission objectives: Usually either running around to click on 3 or 4 computers and then read the text, which has no real value at all, or running around to kill off all the baddies, or running around to pick up icon-highlighted items or “energy samples.”

I agree, to me about 70% of the missions outside of the really cool ones can be this way. That part is changing over time. Not a game killer for me, and I still have way too many completely diffrent and new mission to finish in this game.

5. Beam up, ship battle with aliens, blahblah.

Blah? You missed the best part of the whole game here. I think this statement sums up why the negative people will never like this game and always trash it.

You fight with your customized ship and crew, using different weapons and skills earned to the best of your abilities. Some of my fights have been glorious, tough battles where when the enemy was finally destroyed I felt a real thrill of victory! If that is “blah” to you then you can’t be helped.

6. Repeat in new system with different name but the same crap over and over and over…

If you want to generalize the game, then this statement is true. I feel the same way.

I repeat in a NEW system with a DIFFERENT name but the same (really cool and fun) crap over and over.

It’s kinda the same I guess……….

But I’m not trying to be negative either, I just really like the game for what it is.

I spent a lot of time talking with my crew in Mass Effect 2, an aspect of the game I really, really enjoyed. :)
It’s certainly not 80% of the time but I think it still meets your criteria. Welcome to reality! :D

I’ve kept an eye on it and followed what the devs are doing and now that the SEASON 2 update has gone live i’ve decided to patch up and pay up. Re subscribed today and have started a new character.
I still have my old one but to get an idea of the improvements that have come in i feel i need to start from scratch.

So far from what i’ve seen the general mission structure is the same, however there have been some good improvements to the ui and stability. I’ve also noticed the Ground Combat appears slightly tidier and slower paced which i like. :)

Daniel Stahl has already come out and said he wants to go back and focus on aspects that people ain’t happy with as oppose to churn out new material. Its about finding the balance i guess. I’m optimistic about the future of the game even if a lot of people aren’t.

People are always gonna piss and moan about the game cos ‘its not what THEY want’ from a Star Trek game. My outlook is that, i’ve paid my £30 for the game, i’m damn well gonna give it a chance. Even if it means cancelling it again in future and giving it another couple of months break.

So far however i’m happy with my choice to resubscribe.

Anyway, I think I’m becoming addicted to Dabo. @_@

I know the game may be all about making money and all that, but the getting together of like minded Star Trek bods like us for fun shouldn’t be a convention only experience or restricted to forums and the like.

I’m all in favour of being able to blast the back of some Klingon scum-bag’s ship, whilst rubbing a tribble, smoking a tab, drinking whisky and chatting with fellow trek[insert happiest title for you here]s!

Good luck – Star Trek Online, you’re gonna need it, but I’m with you all the way!

Keep up the good work (and the bad, as it’s all good to me!) :)

also, I am 38 and have decided I must attend a con before I’m 40! So hopefully see some of you in the next year or two! :)

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You’re incorrect.

Please point to one post where anyone has requested or wished for a game where “you sit around and chat with Counselor Troi 80% of the time.”

But a lot of ppl are happie with the game, it has a lot of potentian, so, STO its here to stay, you have 3 options: you cry and gain nathing, you give a second chanse, or you move on and forget about the game.