The SF MMO Star Trek Online looks optimistically towards 2015, in a letter to the fans Producer Stephan D’Angelo talks about growing numbers.
Growing player numbers in the fifth year: This is a rarity for MMOs, as STO’s Producer Stephan D’Angelo knows: Star Trek Online is not only healthy but is growing, he writes in an article on the homepage of the Star Trek franchise. Not many MMOs reach new highs repeatedly in their fifth year, so we are glad and thankful for such loyal fans and look forward to an eventful year in 2015.
What made us the most excited about 2014, however, is how STO is not only healthy, but is growing. Not many MMOs can set new highs repeatedly during their fifth year, and we’re very thankful for all the loyal fans who play and support the game. We look forward to another great year in 2015!
For this, we have set ourselves high goals. Last year was spent preparing the stage for the story; now we want to drive the story forward in 2015. A first major update is expected to come in 3 weeks. This will also revise the bridge officers.
My MMO thinks: It is indeed surprising. The sentiment around Star Trek Online was at least in the communities around the game rather negative. Delta Rising did not go over very well in gameplay details, especially the new tier ships and the “I have to upgrade everything to the new level” led to complaints.
But it is clear: A free-to-play MMO that has such a strong license as Star Trek Online can attract a steady stream of newcomers with some skill. In the lead-up to Delta Rising, we heard significantly more about STO than in the months before.
Newcomers must be consistently offered something as well. Graphically and in gameplay (for example, in ground missions), STO is in a race against time.
However, the game also has strong sides: The “Crew” missions, which for a long time were a kind of unique selling point, have now also been discovered by WoW as a garrison. STO is not a typical MMO, but also offers veterans something new and occupies a niche, probably appealing more to “older gamers” who grew up with the Star Trek series in the 90s. For true Star Trek fans, it is worth a visit regardless.
Here is our Star Trek Online test, although it has also celebrated an anniversary like STO, it provides – as we think – a decent insight into the game: Star Trek Online in Review: Trekkies in the free-to-play universe
