We need to fight the good fight!

Margali13 wrote:

I've been playing on and off. Mostly my toons on Guardian, but I rolled up a "Margali" on Virtue. I'm sort of monitoring the Stonewall global channel, but I never see anyone else on it.

I'd be happy to join you guys on Virtue some time, just need to let me know when.

I play around 4am-9am (GMT) in Praetoria on one of two toons: HK-109 or Cyber Slinger

I agree halish. i was looking for all the good suff when i first bought this game. And the first two weeks were good. After RA thoughi realised how small and limited this game was. One zone in WoW feels bigger then the whole STO universe :-/
I don't think we're being picky "cuz we're gay". I think we're being picky because the game is NOT delivering. Like halish said, check out official forums. Its nothing different. This just may end up being an MMO flop. I'm sorry for the lifers :(
I'm kinda tired of people defending this game. Honestly take a looong look at it. Now ifyou've played any other MMO, think back to your first experiences with that. Compare. STO was fail outta the box. Reaching max level in 2.5 weeks of regular game play.... that's not how they are supposed to work, unless all the good stuffs at the end game... but that's not even the case in STO. UGH, just writing about it frustrates me...

Propecius wrote:

I don't mean this observation to be directed at anyone in particular, but sometimes it seems we're looking so hard for problems that we can't just enjoy things for what they are. I don't know if it comes from being gay in a society that often treats us as second class citizens (or worse), if we're just dealing with abandonment issues, or if it's part of a larger zeitgeist.

There's something about that paragraph that I really don't like. I'm far too tired to post the reply required to make my point clear but I will say this.

Everyone who bought Star Trek Online, Subscription payers and Life-timers, certainly didn't go into the game "looking so hard for problems". We bought Star Trek Online to have fun, to take part in the Star Trek Universe we all love. The problems that we found aren't something we've looked for, they're been thrown at us left, right and center. Take a look at the official forums. People outside of the game have looked upon them as "flame-fests". Just a bunch of people moaning for the hell of it. I've actually being really impressed with the official forums because the problems people talk about over there aren't little things there massive problems with the game. And there's a lot of long, well written and absolutely correct posts that go overlooked.

I honestly believe the human spirit goes a long way in the world. We can overlook a lot of stuff and sometimes we put up with things we simply shouldn't put up with so we can at least get a "taste" of what we want. We put up with things that simply aren't good enough.

Is it really too much to ask that they dedicate time to a major feature just for Star Trek Online? To improve Star Trek Online and not their next cash-cow? If the answer is yes then that proves my point that we as humans put up with unsatisfactory stuff far too often.

I also didn't appreciate the gay society remark.

Magic carpet ride trumping the Star Trek theme? Lame...

Be warned, this may be a little Nerd Rage-y...

I'm glad so many of you are eagerly waiting for this. IMO, it won't do much. At least not for me. Right now, no matter how you spin it, the game is fail. Months and months I gave it time, gave it a chance to prove to me it was a good game. And still, months later, it feels like I'm playing some alpha mmo test game. Once I had my first RA I felt like canceling. its so linear of a game, the replay value, for me, is ZERO. I'm trying my engineer who's captain now, but I just don't get any enjoyment from it anymore.
I now log into my VA to do my daily (the only thing to do) and my first BTran is bugged. I can't handle it. The game frustrates me more then I get any enjoyment from it anymore. I play games with flat monthly fees because I can't really invest into entertainment. Single guy, single paycheck. The C-Store kills me. All this great content that would enrich the game in general, but it must be bought, and not cheaply.
I enjoy this guild, but even that's not enough to keep me motivated, as there isn't anything to do WITH the fleet. Grouping is still broken. I don't pvp. Fleet actions are.... ugh... Diplomacy is a neat idea, but its JUST as linear and boring. Nothing fresh, nothing captivatingf.
Sadly I haven't played in about a week. I'm pretty convinced this game is not going in the direction I would like it to. I honestly don't think I'm gonna be playing much longer. I'm a huge trekkie, and really looked forward to this. I guess I'm not "casual" enough to enjoy this game. Whatever.
Sorry if that was whiney, but I'm sure not too many are going to whole heartedly disagree. If you do, well you probably haven't played a good, polished, content filled MMO before.

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I've been with CoH/V since first wave of beta invites but lately been playing on and off, since I currently bounce between STO and Age of Conan. Will probably pick up GR this weekend but won't install it until I know I can devote the full free month of game time to it.

CoH/V was my very first MMO and still holds a special place in my gaming heart. Most of my toons are on the Victory server. :)

PjhN wrote:
chemkarate wrote:

Hell, I'd probably be dumping my own Weekly Content on you guys.

Filthy boy. :P

lol! Yeah, that was pretty nasty of me. ;)

PjhN wrote:

I hear the whole "annoyed at all the bugs argument", and agree to an extent. But at the same time I'm conscious of how much harder it must be to make an MMO than a single player game, and considering the number of those I've bought that have turned out to be more bug-ridden than the entomology department of the British Natural History Museum, I honestly don't think STO's been doing so badly.

That's certainly true with regard to comparing it to single-player games and it is not the worst. However, I am comparing it to a number of other big-budget MMOs I've played. Right now, the rate at which serious bugs and other issues are being remedied is much slower than games like World of Warcraft. Right now, STO is getting dangerously close to the trajectory that has nearly killed Champions Online, where bugs continue to persist and build up over time, and their continued existence cannot be excused because new compelling content is also largely absent.

I really hope that this user-generated content goes a long way to fixing that, and I like that the STO team has announced their changing their priorities to polish the game as it exists. However, I've also heard these same promises before from them, so I guess I'm saying I'll believe it when I see it, and the recent announcement that Forge is multi-game only makes me think more that this is more of the same from Cryptic instead of a new direction.

My friends, we are losing ground. Countdown is has taken the lead once again! Oh and by the way, if you wish you can vote more than once.

I've been playing on and off. Mostly my toons on Guardian, but I rolled up a "Margali" on Virtue. I'm sort of monitoring the Stonewall global channel, but I never see anyone else on it.

I'd be happy to join you guys on Virtue some time, just need to let me know when.

Knowing that we will eventually have the ability to create our own playable missions in-game, what missions would you like to see?

I know such a mission wouldn't be possible with user-generated-content tools, but I think it would be awesome to have a Mirror Universe story where you and your BOs go up against your evil, goateed counterparts, in their own evil, goateed version of your starship, with powers and capabilities comparable to your own. That would rock sooo hard.

PjhN wrote:

chemkarate wrote:

Hell, I'd probably be dumping my own Weekly Content on you guys.

Filthy boy. :P

LOL.

And also: Eyew!

:)

I hear the whole "annoyed at all the bugs argument", and agree to an extent. But at the same time I'm conscious of how much harder it must be to make an MMO than a single player game, and considering the number of those I've bought that have turned out to be more bug-ridden than the entomology department of the British Natural History Museum, I honestly don't think STO's been doing so badly.

Not ideally, of course, but on the whole it's still playable. Compared to The Saboteur's release, for instance, where it turned out to be incompatible with almost the entire ATI GFX card range. :blink:

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chemkarate wrote:

Hell, I'd probably be dumping my own Weekly Content on you guys.

Filthy boy. :P

Thanks Brandon for making this nice event fun and great!!!

Count me in anytime

Saludos!

Now im a decorated veteran. :)

Hi y'all! if you replied to the thread above you have received your ribbon :) Congrats and thank you for attending!

If you were at the in-game Pride event ant any point during any of the festivities, did not respond to this thread yet or do not have your ribbon, please PM me and I will get it to ya! :)

Yeah, I completely echo what Nick said. I definitely hope Forge turns out well. It's more that my hope is tempered by previous experience with Cryptic, and this whole "Forge is actually being built for other stuff at the same time" just feels like another episode of "That's So Cryptic!".

Like everyone else, I definitely hope and want these user-generated content tools to work and be awesome. I mean, you guys see how much I love writing stories here on the forums. If this game gave me powerful and flexible tools to create missions, I would be soooooooooooooo happy. Hell, I'd probably be dumping my own Weekly Content on you guys. :D

An amazing accomplishment! Congratulations to all of you. Further proof the Stonewall Fleet is THE BEST FLEET ON STAR TREK ONLINE!!!

I enjoy the game and I like the way it's headed.

The general dissatisfaction you hear is our disappointed with the developer, Cryptic. A lot of people are tired of the bugs, half developed content, and lack of exciting features.

A lot of the problems with STO boils down to the fact that it was made with a game engined designed with another game in mind and it was rushed out of development to make a quick buck.

I'm all with you on hope. The game has a lot of great features, space combat, bridge officer crafting, diplomacy, but there's definitely room to grow. The last Ask Cryptic was the best I've read in a long time and I think the changes in leadership will lead STO down a completely different path than where it was going.

Congratulations to Brandon and to everyone who participated last night...amazing results! Stonewall Fleet is capable of anything when we all band together!