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Posted Wed 18 Jul, 2018 2:33 PM
Hi all!
Just wanted to drop in to introduce myself and say hello. I came across this site while 'surfing' (do people still say that?) the STO official forum. After creeping on the UFP site for a bit, it looked like a great community and I wanted to be a part of it so I submitted an application. So far members have been very welcoming and helpful in game. I'm rather new to STO so this has been a great experience for me thus far.
I've been playing MMOs of all different types for many years and typically after a few weeks I have a good grasp on the game. STO for some reason has been a bit of a steep learning curve for me. There seems like there is so much to do that it gets overwhelming. Trying to accomplish 8 years of character progression content as quickly I as I can only to learn of something new I have to work on right as complete a goal. Once I am done my daily tasks I've typically run out of playtime. I want to advance my character but I also want to relax and enjoy the episodes at my own pace.
Regardless of my internal struggle to reach end game meta I've been having a blast! I'm a bit of a space geek and a big fan of Star Trek. STO and this community will be a great combination for full on deep nerd out immersion.
Looking forward to meeting more members!
-fewcool (Creed)
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Posted Wed 18 Jul, 2018 2:53 PM
Welcome aboard! We certainly have some truly expert guru's for all things STO. For builds, gear, equipment, anything... definitely reach out here on the forums or in TS and you'll get some help.
What other MMOs are you into and what genres tend to hold your attention?
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Posted Wed 18 Jul, 2018 3:41 PM
Thanks for the welcome!
Well most recently I'm coming from Albion Online. Made it just about a year playing that game... got a bit deeper into the end game content than I was planning. The game was taking up too much of my attention and time so I decided to part ways with it. What I like about STO is that I'm not committed to being online. Where in AO I had to be online at specific times throughout the day for GvG matches, GvG practice, commit to several hour long fame farm groups, gather resoruces to make silver, etc... STO has multiplayer but it feels more single player at times, it's a good balance.
Other games... I spent years playing Everquest 1. When it was released it was my first MMO played ever, mind blowing. After years of not playing I found a emulation server called 'Project 1999'. This sucked me back in for 3-4 years of end game raiding which again was too much. In that game on that server the raid bosses would spawn in say a 24 hour window. So basically we took shifts watching for the boss to spawn (riveting gameplay) and when it did we sent out a tweet which would text or email peoples cell phones notifying them to log in and help kill the raid boss (aka the batphone). Fun stuff! And it was... but 3:00am ToV raids were getting to be too much. Think the best part of that experience were the innovations the players made to succeed in such a competitive player environment while in such a basic/old game.
Lets see... played DAoC for a few years after it's release. Which yup again turned into scheduled gameplay with my 8v8 crew... (seems to be a pattern here!)
I messed around with Eve Online but could never get over the learning curve but I enjoyed the lore and the graphics of the game.
Hoping to take STO a bit more casual but of course itching to get myself to a mediocre DPS output quickly. Will take time and practice! Need to enjoy the journey.
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Posted Sun 22 Jul, 2018 4:15 AM
Welcome FEWCOOL!
STO can be as casual as you want it to be, it's one thing I've always liked about it. Take your time and enjoy the journey to end-game!