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Posted: Apr 30th 2010 2:14PM dudemanjac said

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Well good for them. At least they haven't given up. I hope they keep working to improve.

Posted: Apr 30th 2010 2:50PM Seffrid said

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Veteran rewards?

Remind me, how many months has the game been out?

Posted: Apr 30th 2010 2:59PM gildhur said

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I assume beta-only players will have to roll fresh in either demo or trial?

Posted: Apr 30th 2010 10:29PM GaaaaaH said

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Betas always wipe everything before the game launches. We still have accounts to use though.

If this free weekend follows the CO format, you'll need to log into the site and apply weekend access to your account though
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Posted: Apr 30th 2010 4:14PM Felnor said

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I don't think anyone should hold their breath for the 300 day reward.

Posted: Apr 30th 2010 6:12PM Meurik said

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When Cryptic Studios was in charge of development for City of Heroes/Villains, they offered veteran rewards on a month-by-month basis. Whereas, in Star Trek Online, they are short-changing their subscribers, by only handing out rewards every 100 days (3+ months).

Could it be partially because of a distinct lack of content, or available "bonuses" ?

If Star Trek Online was released 6-12 months later than it did, I feel it would've been a great game from the get-go. Sure, it has it's moments as is, and my favorite part of the entire game is it's episodic content. But they really need to have atleast double on the amount of episodes in the game, as well as a proper endgame setup.

Would it be too much to ask for an old vanilla-WoW styled 40-man raid of Federation starships, facing off a single Borg Cube (Wolf 359-style) :P

Posted: Apr 30th 2010 7:15PM (Unverified) said

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except that a 40-ship raid would just be a zergtest, with zero skills, formations, dancing, potions, timings, power rotations, etc

Yes, STO raids not exactly geared toward real 'fights'... more like throwing yourself against an enemies shield until it breaks, or at least cracks enough to torp it... weeeee
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Posted: Apr 30th 2010 8:41PM dudemanjac said

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Why lie when you can attempt to troll using facts.
http://www.cityofheroes.com/community/veteran_rewards/veteran_rewards_program.html
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Posted: Apr 30th 2010 9:09PM Meurik said

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@ dudemanjac: It's not a lie if I was simply mistaken. It's been about a year or two since I last played City of Heroes, forgive me for being so very much in error.

The fact remains thou, that the so-called veteran rewards for STO are somewhat lackluster at best.
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Posted: Apr 30th 2010 10:33PM dudemanjac said

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There's nothing wrong with those rewards. One of them is the much whined about character slot. I think they should continue to give those out as the count goes on. And as for how lame they are, well I will use your comparison. those early rewards for CoX were useless for the most part besides the respec. If i put the two games side by side, STO wins out in quality there.

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Posted: May 2nd 2010 2:41PM Innocentte said

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Just a note. According to the site, the 'Free Trial Weekend' is ONLY for those with past STO accounts. It is NOT for folks to try before you buy. That may or may not be true, but it is what the site says :

"Have you taken a break from Star Trek Online, but are interested to see what you may have missed? To celebrate the release of Season One, Update One, we're inviting former Star Trek Online players to spend a weekend with us, free of charge."

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