All Posts by TravBurger

Don't be so sure.  If a company like CTS that is passionate and dedicated, and obviously serious sci-fi buffs got this license I think we'd see a STO that would have us all frothing at the mouths,  You're talking about the nitpicky details, when the overall philosophy of the game needs to be there as a foundation.

Originally posted by Tacola

I am ok with the look of this game, although it could use a facelift, I do agree that is fluff and gameplay is king. 

I have read about this game, but I am wondering if any fan sites with guides are out there. 

There are a couple of fansites, I forget the linkys but you can get them from the Wikipedia entry on "StarQuest Online"

Crafting: Do you mine resources?

Yes, you can, either by hand or with a starship

How many different types of resources are available, ie.  10 different metals.  

Metals, trycene crystals, electronic componets, antimatter are the mats I know about.  Only the first 3 are used in crafting

And are there better quality mats that make better quality items?

Not as far as I know

And are there other elements that you can harvest other than metals? and what is the process of getting them? 

Listed above, although electronics are crafted not harvested.   You can either mine for them or buy them.

Do crafting/harvesting skills also increase with use?  What are the advantages of increasing these skills?

From use, higher skills means you get more stuff and quicker

Should you use an alt to craft/harvest and a main for combat skills?

An alt would be the best choice, since you can only max out a few skills at the same time on the same character

 

Combat:  Is there a dominate faction currently?

The Alliance Fleet is the dominant faction

Is there a path best for a beginner, not meaning the first toon will end up being the main but to get a good feel for the game.

Play a fleet char first, there is a tutorial for them.  Serving on fleet ship will let you learn ship operations fastest

Are there special attacks for each weapon type that you can learn as you skill up, or just the pistol hits harder the higher your level?

 The weapons seem to do the same amount of damage when they hit regardless of skill, but whether or not you hit, and how fast you attack, is skill/attribute driven

Movement: is it point and click or keyboard driven?

Point and click

Thanks for any responses and if anyone wants to help a newbie, tell me how to contact you ingame.

 The message board for the game is very active and there are a lot of helpful people there.  The game also has it's own wikipedia for looking up stuff you may have questions about

Thanks in advance =)

NP, hope to see you over at SQO soon

Trav

Originally posted by Dracus

Originally posted by korvass  

Simply, what is it?

Starquest Online, but with 1st Person view and updated graphics.  The game has the depth, but its isometric graphics are hard for me to get past.

 

What he said, except I don't mind the graphics

Originally posted by ticktockman

I think what it actually comes down to is when you have license like Star Trek, Star Wars, or anything else that already has a very large and extensive universe of existing background material; you are never going to be able to capture all of it.  Everybody has their own idea of what the game should be like and even if the developers nail the aspect they've built their game around, they are still going to fail to satisfy most of their audience.  Expectations for something like this are just doomed to fail.  You have to judge the game on what it is, it can't be all things to all people

No game is ever going to make ALL  the Trekkers happy

No game is ever going to make ALL the Warsies happy

The fanbases can't agree with themselves on much of anything, what's canon, what's not canon, what's your personal canon, what's George's canon, what's Gene's canon, which books are canon, what books are not.

I feel sorry for PE for pulling that tiger's tail