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The development team at Cryptic has been spending a good amount of time satisfying player curiosity about the upcoming Star Trek Online MMO, and the newest Ask Cryptic session continues the trend. Episode Missions are a feature that potential players are excited about and want to hear more about, and the developers covered the high points as asked by fans.

The questions covered everything from flexibility for players in the Episode missions, to Cryptic's future plans for them. Is there a fixed 1-2-3 progression with only one path, or can you jump around a bit, skipping here and there to do what sounds like fun? What kind of rewards are planned? Can they be soloed? Will there be more, and how often?

The Cryptic team covered a fair amount of ground and seems to be having a great time creating the Episode Missions. The full Ask Cryptic installment can be read here.

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Many an MMO has its own word for the ever present quest, but usually a name change is the only real difference. With Star Trek Online's Episode Missions, Cryptic is working towards creating a nomenclature that describes the experience of living out the beloved television shows of our past, and you can read all about it in a new developer blog.

Each episode will be roughly 45 to 90 minutes long and functions as a primary mover in player progression. Many of their stories will be infused with conflict, although Cryptic is saying not all episodes have to end with battle. The setting -- the year 2409 -- is a time of war, which gives credence to a Trek universe where blowing things up is unfortunately more common. In this respect, Star Trek Online is much more like the movie versions than the series.

The game is set to launch with three seasons of episodes, where each season represents 14 episodes. That's 42 episodes at launch, which is kind of like a nerdy lucky number. We'll take it as a good sign.

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