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Last Week in Twitter (2010-02-07)

  • Why #sto down again? Not their first game, so my guess: The goofy pre-order deals locked Cryptic into a release date they aren't ready for. #
  • Giving up on #sto for the night due to recurring server issue. Hoping tomorrow brings better behavior and explanation from @CrypticStudios. #
  • Greeted with an #sto login queue today. Not a long wait, but isn't head start a fraction of general subscribers? What will Tuesday bring? #
  • Is it just me, or does the Klingon level-up announcement make you jump out of your seat? #sto #
  • Despite laundry list of issues and concerns, I became an #STO lifer. Why? Klingon PVP makes me cackle with glee. Like Kor says: Glorious! #
  • Anybody found a good guide to the PVP objectives? I'm totally baffled by how some of them calculate victory. #STO vokor #
  • @STO_ZetaFleet The server may have other plans given the (probably optimistic) 90 minute downtime that just started. in reply to STO_ZetaFleet #
  • @camenecium Funny story. My confusion about PVP objectives? Bugged scenarios. Nowhere but up, baby! #sto in reply to camenecium #
  • Old friend: "Star Trek Online is currently down for a brief maintenance. We are expecting this downtime to last no more than 2 hours." #sto #
  • The problem with #sto showing the boilerplate "technical problems" message is it undermines any confidence that they even know why. #
  • Finished my first #STO Fleet Action which ironically was ground-based. Yes. Glorious. Raiding finally makes sense to me–as a Klingon. #
  • Either they've improved ground combat in the last few patches or I'm figuring it out. Either way, there's great potential here. #STO #
  • Recent #STO patch fixed some Klingon content, added capture via troops to space battle. MUCH better! Reminds me of C= NetTrek days. Sigh. #
  • @gajacobs82 My LM only kills normal bears in self defense, or dazes them and runs–given the bear friend thing. My RK however … #lotro in reply to gajacobs82 #
  • @adarel More appetizing is how ancient cultures blurred the lines between beer, wine, and mead. http://tr.im/MOC4 & http://tr.im/MOAr in reply to adarel #
  • @BlueKae @strolltomordor Forums are too awash in crap like this to be a primary source. My problem with podcasts is no spoiler avoidance. in reply to BlueKae #
  • @BlueKae @strolltomordor The #STO forums had an unreadable volume of posts and low signal-to-noise before the game even opened! in reply to BlueKae #
  • @adarel Something new for your case file on Alistair … http://bit.ly/bGntkw #
  • Bind anything in #sto according to this forum article: http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=66110 #
  • What is the sound of one server crashing? #sto #
  • Seriously, I have to wonder about one-server model for a game that'll get lots of early sign-ups. No likey single points of failure. #
  • #sto launcher lies! I start it up; it says server's up. I login; it says server's down and launches the game anyway. Argh! #
  • @CrypticZinc Start by watching the 70s version of Buck Rogers and doing the complete opposite! Nothing made of foil or with flashing lights. in reply to CrypticZinc #
  • @BlueKae I opted for #lotro myself. in reply to BlueKae #
  • @BlueKae The new phone book is here? :P in reply to BlueKae #
Posted 07 February 2010 † iohannes § Journal ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Last Week in Twitter (2010-01-31)

  • @BlueKae No time to mourn the close of open beta later today? Was CO online as rough at launch, and did it improve significantly over time? in reply to BlueKae #
  • @BlueKae My only (unfair) point of comparison is LOTRO. UI seems very awkward, lots of little things still broken, content a little linear. in reply to BlueKae #
  • @BlueKae I'm taking the week off for my bd. The week after STO launch of course. Happy BD, calendar neighbor! in reply to BlueKae #
  • @BlueKae LOTRO had real improvements in the 6 months I've played. Wondering if CO's evolution (or lack) predicts good or bad for STO. in reply to BlueKae #
  • @BlueKae And LOTRO has created my expectations about maturity of the app, community, new content/feature evolution, RP-ness. in reply to BlueKae #
  • @BlueKae That depends. It's either cancel pre-order or lifetime. Feeling very binary about this, and switching state every few nanoseconds! in reply to BlueKae #
  • @adarel I liked the first one, but not as much as Dragon Age or KOTOR. Will you need to replay ME before ME2? Too many games right now! in reply to adarel #
  • There is a thread in the #sto forums about adding a feature to replay Nimoy's voiceovers. No such thread for fake Spock. Just saying. #
  • Spock Classic has to pay lip service to Abrams nonsense, but at least Cryptic is leveraging destroyed Romulus as big dramatic lever in #sto #
  • @adarel Maybe you're also cybernating: Becoming a shut-in, ordering delivery every day, playing games, watching videos. Work's ruining mine. in reply to adarel #
  • @BlueKae It took me all day to realize what you meant by 36–perhaps because that number was so, so long ago … Happy 36th Solar orbit! in reply to BlueKae #
  • 'Kitchen sink' patch woes and lifers paying for new content in Champions Online may be bad omen for #sto http://bit.ly/aI3ZcA @massively #
  • I'd be more likely to commit to #sto if @CrypticStudios would publish open beta lessons learned and 1st year roadmap. For now, ambivalent. #
  • Zinc gives another #sto state of game. I'd prefer more detail, especially about beta lessons learned, but it's a start. http://j.mp/bDZgIq #
  • @BlueKae I like the Borg captain option; the head start gives time to assess more. Wondering if pre-order items will be in Cryptic store. in reply to BlueKae #
  • @BlueKae imagine the dialog options! I'll have to rewatch later seasons of Voyager. Always loved: "He was not responding to diplomacy." in reply to BlueKae #
  • Can't get harpsicord riff from #sto out of my head, and always think of Tralane when I hear it. Tally-ho! #
  • Fired up the #sto client to get a head start on patching for the head start. Not much came down today; what will tomorrow bring? Hmm. #
  • Massively.com reports #STO head start patch is live. Come and get it! — http://bit.ly/97Efyl #
  • @NathanBethell This Week in Tech played a little of Audible's unabridged version. The woman has the perfect older Queen 's English. in reply to NathanBethell #
  • @gajacobs82 Will we get fries with that combo? :p in reply to gajacobs82 #
  • #sto down on first weekend day of head start. 130MB patch came down. None of my tix from yesterday have been answered. Not good. #
  • What to do with #sto down: Wait? Some LOTRO? Restart Dragon Age? Reinstall Mass Effect to play through before ME2? Not an option: Work! #
  • @BlueKae Well you'd have been given one regardless! in reply to BlueKae #
  • @bluekae Did you make a "liberated" Borg yet? Is there a cut scene where you burn your support implants? #
  • I wish there were a realtime service where @CrypticStudios could instantly notify us of #sto issues like the current server outage. Hmm. #
  • Logged ticket on http://startrekonline.com/tickets about "Retrieving list of characters" bug. Recommend #sto gamers do same. #
  • #sto is back for the moment. Logged another ticket about adding timeouts and cancels so we don't have to kill #sto client every time. #
Posted 31 January 2010 † iohannes § Journal ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Star Trek Online open beta closes

The U.S.S. Endeavor glides starward moments before Cryptic shuts down Star Trek Online’s open beta.  Head Start opens Friday, and the game enters general release on 2 February 2010.

U.S.S. Endeavor

U.S.S. Endeavor

Posted 26 January 2010 † iohannes § STO ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: