[Gal Dukat]

Hey, hope to meet some of you tonight in game. Rather new to the game, but have been wanting a good Star Trek game since Armada 2 days.

I am a Senior Manager of Financial Reporting by day, and dad and husband all the time. My wonderful wife permits me to indulge my MMO's hobby after kids bedtime.

Star Trek > Star Wars is the answer but sadly my friends are all hunkering in for SWTOR. So I balance am going to balance between the two.

Look forward to meeting the community. I see some RP in forums, I have not been in RP guild before is in game chat limited to RP or are there multiple channels?

[Silynn]

Hi Gal.

I imagine a lot of us will be doing some balancing between STO and SWTOR. As a Lifetime sub myself, I will always be around... but I will certainly be playing SWTOR.

As for RP, we have a SIMS game hosted in these forums. -UFP SIMS link-

It is organized and run by Caymen. So certainly drop him a PM if you wish to join.

As for RP in STO, there has been high hopes for it, but I believe the consensus was that STO didn't really support it well with the current mechanics. Foundry is a step in the right direction, but there is a great deal missing.

Otherwise, it is a pleasure having you join our ranks. Always feel free to post or speak-up if you have a question. We are all here for this community and it only enhances it when we interact with one another.

[Gal Dukat]

What does the lifetime sub give you in benefits?

[Silynn]

What does the lifetime sub give you in benefits?

Before F2P, never paying monthly subscriptions. Just a onetime payment of $250 (now $199).

After F2P, it becomes Gold Member status for life...

[Gal Dukat]

As a recruit is there any thing I need to do. I am a bit confused on these academy classes I am thinking those are for your officers.

Oh, and how many people you usually see on Saturday and Sunday 1-3PM EST. Sadly those are my game play times. Thankfully, this game has been solo friendly so far.

[Sharpkiller]

First of all, welcome to the fleet!

Look forward to meeting the community. I see some RP in forums, I have not been in RP guild before is in game chat limited to RP or are there multiple channels?

We don't typically roleplay in Star Trek Online. We've attempted it in the past, but there wasn't much interest in it at the time. That said, we always try to accommodate our members' wishes and will provide support if there is enough interest in the fleet.

If you are, however, interested in roleplaying, I'd suggest checking out our very own text-based roleplay, UFP Simm. It's played via our website using a piece of software which was fully designed for roleplaying.

You can also checkout RPG-X. It's a modification for Star Trek Voyager Elite Force which turns the first person shooter into an excellent platform for roleplaying. We recently managed to receive permission from CBS to distribute Elite Force via our website. Check out the download page here.

As a recruit is there any thing I need to do. I am a bit confused on these academy classes I am thinking those are for your officers.

The only thing you need to do is take the entrance exam, which will allow you to be promoted in-game to "Full Member". Everything else is entirely optional, but you may take them if you have interest.

Oh, and how many people you usually see on Saturday and Sunday 1-3PM EST. Sadly those are my game play times. Thankfully, this game has been solo friendly so far.

Since we have a large pool of members in Europe, those times are usually the beginning of our peak times on weekends.

[Gal Dukat]

Since we have a large pool of members in Europe, those times are usually the beginning of our peak times on weekends.

SWEET

[Subzzo]

I can speak from experience that role playing in STO is scarce like Sharpkiller mentioned, but its more of a spontanious business.
Anyhow welcome to the Fleet.

[Josh Broughm]

To add to Sharp's post, it should pick up during the holidays.

As for the USS August Simm, I can speak on that. Immense fun & it gets your brain a-joggin'. I encourager you to join up.