Has there been any F2P launch date revealed yet? It says this fall but... it is fall. SO i was wondering if its going to be soon. I was conemplating on buying the game. But should i just wait?

After the USS Sally Ride dropped out of warp to avoid detection by Klingon border patrols, a small group of bridge officers gathered in the conference room for a situation report and strategy session.

The KDF patrols along their fortified border have been increased significantly, and the frontier is being bathed in sensor sweeps so powerful that they could only come from the modified flotilla. These scans are strong enough to sense the Sally Ride even with her energy signature masked, and because the ship's shields are being operated by warp shunt, they can only be raised at impulse. The ship isn't durable enough to rush the blockade, powerful enough to fight the regular patrols, or sneaky enough to evade the modified ships' scans.

The on-duty officers discussed this seemingly insoluble problem at some length, with any number of plans devised and rejected. Finally, they settled on the following: scatter a number of astrometric probes programmed to overload their own communications arrays much like the deadman switch discovered on the Sally Ride. These single-use comm bursts should be detected by Federation border guards, alerting them to the ship's distress without giving away her position.

This should put Starfleet on alert to assist in the event of a confrontation, or even incite them to engage the border patrols. In any case, the signals ought to scatter the KDF border guards enough for the Sally Ride to attempt an escape past the less well-armed scavenger ships.

In the event that the plan doesn't work, more probes will be loaded with logs detailing the acts of sabotage against the Sally Ride and sent drifting into Federation space. Lieutenant Orenn considers it of paramount importance that Starfleet be notified of the plans to turn the Federation's own transwarp network against it, even if the crew doesn't survive to relate the story themselves.

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OOC Notes:
We decided to delay the conclusion of the story arc because only a couple of people were able to make it to the event. Unfortunately, this delay might be pretty long: next weekend is Atlanta Pride and I will have neither a reliable internet connection nor a predictable enough schedule to run any events. This means NO EVENT THIS WEEKEND. We could try this Thursday or next Monday? Let me know if that's a good fit for any of you -- I'm thinking we ought to have at least four for our grand finale, so RSVP!

In any case, the next event is not going to happen in a conference room. :) We're going to need people to shoot phasers, operate probes, put out fires, take evasive action, treat wounded, negotiate with hostile forces, and Sagan only knows what else. So please let me know when you'll be available to man battle stations!

An animated short based on one of Obama's reelection speeches by a Simpson's/Family Guy animator.

Thanks for that guys.

For some reason I thought it was more complex. B)

That looks really sharp!

It's so sad watching all these great games go, I know how you feel. My first MMO, Star Wars Galaxies, was shut down last year. :\

Starfish:

Just to add to Sinner's statement, the only other requirement is that you are a full member. Meaning you have made your introductory post on the website (which you've done) and waited the 14 days to be promoted to member. Other than that, it's quite simple.

Jamie.

Just a bump as its getting nearer to time.
Also looking for a partner to team up with...message me

yeah i have a tons of friends *some of which I have brought to STO with me* and a ton of memories

Hi Starfish if you have the required FC, Ship Modules and or Dilithium for the items you would like to get and we have the items all you need to do is ask any fleet captain. That's all :)

I've only been with the fleet for a few weeks and was looking for guidance on fleet requisitions last week.

Is there any guidance on how much you should be aiming to put into the fleet before you are deemed to be able to make any kind of request to buy something from it? At some point I would like to buy a fleet ship (and already have the fleet credits, and the fleet module) but it sounds like it's a bit more complex than that.

Is it done on a policy of making a request, and then a captain looking at how much you have put into the fleet to see if you are allowed to make the purchase?

I want some guild armor ^_^

Thanks guys :)

Yes indeed! 6 PM EST... so about 20 minutes from now. :cheer:

Cool! Is there an event today?

They -announced- F2P in July, and it is free till lvl 15. The full game goes f2p sometime this fall.

Love the color scheme and theme :) congratulations Stitch!!!
And the armor looks great Siafu ^^

I thought SWTOR already went F2P as of july 2012.

That does look wow ;), and shiny, and I think Ill steal it! >_>

I think the C-store will be available when the game goes free to play, but idk where it may go. You can jump between need and greed anytime, though I seem to have better luck with need when I actually do need an item. As for when you end up targeting your teammate, idk if its a bug or bad clicking :S, so just hit tab to select an enemy? I believe its tab anyway.