Don't ever touch a game made by Cryptic

[Tsuyu]

Don't ever touch a game made by Cryptic

Just don't do it. I recently purchased (even pre-ordered!) their latest MMORPG, Star Trek Online, because within this perverted chest beats the heart of a Trekkie. Sadly, there were issues:


The game launched terrible, server instability and crashes.
The game was still as bug-ridden and broken as it was during beta.
Game only has one faction, The Federation. The opposing faction, The Klingon Empire, is nowhere near the quality of The Federation. It is like 10% of a faction.
It is a non-stop grindfest with nothing in common with Star Trek except the name and content; the heart isn't in it. Picard wouldn't just slaughter five million Klingons like this... not even Kirk would. This in-game Federation would make the Third Reich seem docile in comparison.

But I gave them the benefit of a doubt. No MMORPG in the history of mankind has had a perfect launch. Then came the Devs. and promised us a major content update which would us end-game content and finish the Klingon faction! Huzzah! But then they said it would take 1-2 months... And then they started offering new players an additional 60 days of free game time if they purchased the game now.

But wait... what about us loyal supporters? Our 30 days game time will run out on 4th of March. So we've got to pay two full monthly fees just waiting for this content update, whilst new players get to play for free until it is released? Ah, but surely Cryptic must recognize us and there has been some misunderstanding and they have given us free game time as well!

No.

Imagine the outcry on the forums. Loyal senior members started burning the Cryptic flag and screaming bloody murder. What does Cryptic do to solve the situation? BANHAMMER! They've banned the most vocal members, myself included. I canceled my subscription right there. Cryptic aint getting another dime from me, and I'd recommend the rest of you to not waste your money on such a terrible developer. But you know who the real victim is here?

Star Trek. It deserved better. Much better.

And now, some commentary on the situation by Jean-Luc Picard

 

[Purple Nurple]

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It's a developter, Jim, but not as we know it....

See that? See that right there? Star Trek.

That's a shame, tbh. I looked at Start Trek online, and honestly, it was the only MMoRPG with sub. charges I've ever even considered buying.

 

[KaveX]

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We all know that the MMORPG Business only loves their new members.

 

[Tsuyu]

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We all know that the MMORPG Business only loves their new members.

Actually, a lot of succesful MMORPGS recognize and reward their loyal userrs and value them highly. WAR does this, and so does WoW. And say what you wish about WoW; it is still one of the most succesful MMORPGS in the history of mankind. A loyal userbase is the lifeblood of a MMORPG. These new players will realize what a stinky state the game is in and leave after their 90 free days are up. If they had treated me and the other loyal long-time players well, we would've stuck around still.

Pardon any spelling mistakes. My sis's PC is using a Swedish verion of Firefox that doesn't spellcheck English, and that does not go well with angry ranting.

 

[Tyloric]

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This is why I stick to Guild Wars and ANet, a company that actually gives a sh*t about its players. 5 years into it and they still update the game regularly, all while still working on GW2. <333

 

[Tsuyu]

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This is why I stick to Guild Wars and ANet, a company that actually gives a sh*t about its players. 5 years into it and they still update the game regularly, all while still working on GW2. <333

Not to mention that Guild Wars has succeeded in that murky swamp of a genre that is "Free-to-play MMORPGs". New MMORPGs of that genre come and go over a fortnight. Especially Asian ones.

 

[Tyloric]

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Not to mention that Guild Wars has succeeded in that murky swamp of a genre that is "Free-to-play MMORPGs". New MMORPGs of that genre come and go over a fortnight. Especially Asian ones.

I suggest you look into Atlantica Online. I played it during its beta, and it was fantastic. I hear it's doing really well. It's completely free to play (it's a microtransaction game), but I swear it's good, or at least it was when I played it.

It's turn-based combat, but you control up to 9 allies at a time. You have your main hero (I was a mage for the leet heals) and 8 mercenaries (you can have more than 8 in your employ, but only 8 can be in the battle).

*nod nod*

 

[Skotekal]

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I got fed up of Blizzards customer support. They have been helpful before, but it is getting slightly retarded. I updated my iPod's firmware and had to resync my mobile authenticator, now I can't log in. So they want me to photcopy my Birth Certificate and mail it to them. Seriously? **** off.

If I ever feel the need to start playing another MMORPG I might just pick up Guild Wars. Or do they have a trial for the game I could try?

But on topic... That sounds like terrible support. Problem solving by banhammer doesn't always work. :lol: I don't think I'll be trying that game any time soon.

 

[Tsuyu]

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Problem solving by banhammer doesn't always work. :lol:

Indeed. The irony of the whole charade isn't lost on me.

 

[Daemon300]

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If I ever feel the need to start playing another MMORPG I might just pick up Guild Wars. Or do they have a trial for the game I could try?

http://www.guildwars.com/freetrial/

 

[Skotekal]

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Sweet. I'll check it out possibly when I get home, that is if I'm not playing Bad Company 2.

 

[Tsuyu]

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Newsflash!

Now Atari/Cryptic are flat-out denying that the offer ever existed and bringing it up is insta-banning on the forums. What is worse, the poor suckers who went ahead and paid for the offer are reportedly not going to receive the extra gametime due to their denial of the offer ever existing.


In addition, as a proof of further incompetence, they even sticked a thread discussing it after banning and altering the post of the original poster.

linky

 

[Skotekal]

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What a bunch o' Nazis.

Do they permaban members for speaking out? Or just a temp ban?

 

[Tsuyu]

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What a bunch o' Nazis.

Do they permaban members for speaking out? Or just a temp ban?

The most vocal/active protesting members got hit by permabans. Personally I got a 2-week ban. Could be a permaban for all I care though, since I'm most definitely not returning.

 

[Firis]

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That is Bull****... I feel your pain brother...

 

[Walker]

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Again, late, but I just saw this post after seeing the Game Informer review of the game and going, y'know, that sounds like my kinda thing.

I mean, I loved that old... Starship Creator or whatever-- I'm a bit of a Trekkie and I loved ships. I heard "customization," and it might have gotten me to actually try an MMO. But... no. I'll take your word for it. Too poor not to.