Star Trek Online moves into Season Two

By Oli Welsh Published 28 July, 2010

New level cap, game price slashed to $20.

Atari and Cryptic have launched Season Two of their space MMO Star Trek Online, and cut the price of the retail game to $19.99.

The Season Two: Ancient Enemies update increases the level cap to 51, including new ranks to progress through in both the Federation and Klingon factions.

There are new Tier 5 ships, new gear rewards, and high-level versions of every Special Task Force mission and Fleet Action. Klingons get eight new Episodes to play through, while Federation players can enjoy the new Diplomatic Corps system which allows for peaceful interaction with new civilisations, just like Gene Roddenberry would have wanted.

Weekly feature Episodes will begin in August and Dabo, a casino mini-game, has been added.

Sounds like a substantial update, all told.

Picture of Oli.

About Oli Welsh

Oli is Eurogamer's acting deputy editor and reviews editor and likes to take things one word at a time. He is among the best dressed people in South London.

Read more articles from Oli by visiting the Oli Welsh archive page.

You may also like...

Comments (18) Latest comment 2 years ago

Comments threads automatically close after 30 days, but please feel free to continue chatting on the forum!

  • darkmorgado #1 2 years ago

    How many people actually play this? I've been thinking about giving the free trial a go but all I've heard about the game has been pretty negative.

  • reelbigkris #2 2 years ago

    What is the meaning of this symbol - $

  • reelbigkris #3 2 years ago

    and yes, darkmorgado.

    I kind of enjoyed the beta, but it did feel a bit empty... But that is space i guess...

  • CaptainKid #4 2 years ago

    @darkmorgado.
    Presumably 60.000 or less.

    They should make it free.

  • sneetch #5 2 years ago

    It may be $20 but it's still £40 and €50 at the moment.

  • Felarion #6 2 years ago

    Yet another MMO that should have had all this stuff in from the start and didn't, thus leaving it with only a niche market.

    I do hope BioWare are paying attention.

  • DFawkes #7 2 years ago

    Just a quick fact fix for you, Dabo is in. I already have a slight gambling addiction too, spending time losing Latinum rather than saving the cosmos.Even has a Holo Leeta running it. But there you are.

    Overall the Season 2 update is one of STOs best yet, making everything feel a lot more Star Trek like. Being able to see the interior of your ship, or do missions without firing a phaser, just feel a lot more natural in that universe. As well as expansions to the game world too and the level cap to give us veterans something to aim towards, this is the point that I'd actually start recommending people play because it's quite good.

    If you do want to play, or have any specific questions, do feel free to join the Star Trek Online group here on Eurogamer. We still have a good few frequent players, and a Fleet (guild in any other game) that can answer any questions and come to your aid if need be.

  • ZuluHero #8 2 years ago

    Have they optimised the on-foot sections yet?

    I liked the slick space combat, but the slide-show away team missions made me feel sick - and hurt my eyes :(
    Edited by 2 at 28/07/10 @ 13:40

  • peterfll #9 2 years ago

    Second Season? Do you now get the option to wear a full Riker Beard?

  • Koborover #10 2 years ago

    Have they added the /facepalm emote yet?

  • thefold #11 2 years ago

    I played a demo version of this recently, it was pretty fun but I'm personally waiting to see if it goes free-to-play. I just don't get enough time in the week for much gaming and there's no way I'm paying monthly for something I only play at most, 2 days a week.

  • Sorbicol #12 2 years ago

    I sort of enjoyed the beta but not enough to buy the game. When Mass Effect has shown was 3rd person RPG combat should be like the planet side missions on this fell woefully short. Space Combat was pretty good though.

  • Sorbicol #13 2 years ago

    I sort of enjoyed the beta but not enough to buy the game. When Mass Effect has shown was 3rd person RPG combat should be like the planet side missions on this fell woefully short. Space Combat was pretty good though.

  • DFawkes #14 2 years ago

    @Koborover
    Not only do we now have a /facepalm emote, we also have a double facepalm emote! STO caters to all your facepalming needs.

  • Whizzo #15 2 years ago

    I was quite impressed that Cryptic had got Chase Masterson to voice the holographic Leeta in Quark's, at least until she started going through the same lines over and over.

    /bets another 300 energy credits on Dabo

  • darkmorgado #16 2 years ago

    If only this article had been written by Wes Yin-Poole, I would have had the perfect chance to say SHUT UP WESLEY!

    Am I the only one that looks for a chance to say that whenever he writes an article?

  • sneetch #17 2 years ago

    @Koborover
    Have they added the /facepalm emote yet?

    Surely it's /picard ?

  • Koborover #18 2 years ago

    You're right, sneetch:

    /picard: single facepalm
    /epicard: double facepalm