Newest Engineering Report previews Season 4 of Star Trek Online

The list for what they are working on is extremely open and candid compared to other MMO's I have followed and subscribe to play.

The open communication from the devs in this game is one of the big things that's kept me playing.

Once this goes live and I hear some feedback, I may well go back and give this a try. I find myself surprisingly hopeful...!

Engineering Reports, Ask Cryptic, frequent forum posts and replies to fan threads, "Twitter leaks" and drops on the STO Facebook page, regular Cryptic devs & managers appearing on fan podcasts... The STO crew is awesome at talking about their game and keep us informed about upcoming changes. They are hard at work on STO and they want us to know about it.

This game is amazing and while not perfect, it just keeps getting better. I'm playing through the featured episodes for the first time now and it feels like playing through an actual top notch action packed Star Trek TV episode.

Season 4 packs so much punch and content, I cannot wait to play it!

I really enjoyed playing STO. I even leveled one of each officer type (tactical, science and engineering) to VA5. If you take your time, and level, it's a lot of fun. Here's where the "but" comes in...

Once you hit VA5, the game no longer feels like Star Trek. You're surrounded by Admirals, not ship's captains. Oh, sure, you can toggle your own rank to that of Captain, but that doesn't change the fact that the game, really, is no longer about a ship and her crew exploring the far reaches of space.

Every once in awhile I have a strong desire to go back to STO. But then I remember that at end game, it's just another MMO...grind out dailies, join a raid, etc... The UGC almost convinced me to come back...almost. But then I remember that I will still be grinding out fleet actions with a bunch of Vice Admirals, and I just can't do it. The game simply loses its immersion factor.

And that's my gripe. I think I'd have been much happier if the game had forced players into playing through the ranks as a crew member rather than a ship's captain, but I would have been plenty happy enough if the ranks had ended simply at Captain.

I know a lot of people still enjoy the game, and I wish them only the best. But as a long time Trekkie, I firmly feel that once you hit end game, STO no longer feels like Star Trek.

Just my opinion. One that I'm voicing in hopes that one day someone will come out with a "real" Star Trek MMO.

Once the ground combat is fixed I will be playing this a lot more! Space combat is fun, but, I actually enjoy ground fighting a bit more for some reason. The current system is not too good, so I am looking forward to what they have planned!