Star Trek Online

Star Trek Online, often abbreviated as STO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Cryptic Studios based on the popular Star Trek series created by Gene Roddenberry.

The game is set in the 25th century, 30 years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis.

Star Trek Online is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game within the Star Trek franchise, and was released on February 2, 2010 in a basic form with very limited gameplay (although subscribers are already being charged full price).

Gameplay

A system called the “Genesis System” will allow Cryptic Studios to algorithmically create and add new star systems to the game.

Players will be able to explore these uncharted star systems, and might find content which opens up new resources and technologies. Players may find races with various special abilities who can be recruited to the players’ crew.

The game will feature two very different combat systems. Away-team missions will feature fast paced “run and gun” combat. Space combat will stress the long-term tactical aspect of combat between capital ships, in concert with the Star Trek storyline, and will entail positioning, shifting power between weapons and shields, and finding various weaknesses.

There might be a Galactic Economy, which would be based on trade, and might fluctuate like a stock market. It will be possible for players to pool resources to form fleets or guilds.

Quests will be issued from Central Command, and players can join together on the ground. Gameplay will be fully co-operative, and dynamic events will be one part of the game. A “system of infinite exploration” will enable players to find and explore random, uncharted planets.

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