is this game gonna be charcter based ala wow ?? surley there needs to be some spaceship flying (Not just piloting but other crew functionality)
laters elv
I vote all former/current druid players become the designated redshirts
Anyways, an actual reason for the bump, there was a recent article on the
STO website about player progression, and it was followed up by a
Q&A.
The short version is that it is EVE style, where you can get any skill you want, and even get all of them, but your combat capabilities are limited by the kind of ship you're flying. The big difference is that you gain skill points by completing missions and killing stuff, instead of ranking up in real time.
I'm afraid to say anything positive about this game because I don't want to jinx it. So all I'll say is that taking a page from EVE is not completely retarded, and eliminating one of EVE's largest barriers to new players is not an act of extreme incompetence.