Tag Archive: Star Trek Online

Between a rock and a heck of a difficult place

“I beamed back onto my ship and hailed Star Fleet to report my progress.   In times gone by there would have been such a thing as “being kicked upstairs”. After all, those who wear the Admirals insignia rarely fly anything but a desk.  But these are not those times; these are desperate times.  When Benjamin…

Look before you leap

This morning a review (see following reprint) by one “Dirk Lammers” was sent to me for comment.  As I read through the brief review the following two sentences caught my eye at the end: Perhaps “Star Trek Online” faces its biggest challenge with its price tag. You’ve got to buy the game, and then you’ll…

Blow it out your airlock!

Having worked my way up to Commander, and nearly captain (sounds like a child who is 5 “AND A HALF” doesn’t it?) I finally made use of all the Star Trek Online (STO) crafting materials that I have been saving… And it was not long thereafter that I shot them all out the airlock. Now…

Pvp so bad you can hear it stink

Most people have heard the expression “that stinks out loud”.  If you haven’t, now you have – my mother and grandmother used to use it all the time. It’s what I call a “grandma-ism.”   Forewarned is forearmed so the old adage goes. So  here is the warning. If you are a big fan of Star…

Greed is Eternal

As the chief engineer reports during the maiden voyage of the “Stargazer-E” (depicted above), the 10th Rule of Acquisition states “greed is eternal.”  The Stargazer-E is a heavy cruiser, and like all ships in Star Trek Online (STO) upon reaching the next full rank, the first one is free. Well…free only in the sense that…

One Bad Mama Jama

Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,     But, she with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but she would be one     Who wouldn’t say so till she’d tried. So she buckled right in with the trace of a grin     On her face. If she worried she hid it….