We’ve known it was coming for quite awhile. Star Trek Online officially launched as a free-to-play title today. Following other similar free-to-launch titles, Star Trek Online allows all players access to a basic version of the game. Customers still hoping to make an investment in the title can use real-world cash to purchase premium upgrades for their account, including advanced ships, extra team slots or items, and extra personnel for your crew. There’s also a premium subscription that offers a ton of features otherwise unavailable to non-paying customers, such as a monthly credit stipend (which can be used to purchase items in the premium store), priority login, a larger inventory, and a veteran rewards system. You can find a full breakdown of the features for each type of account here. If you’re a regular or lifetime subscriber, your account will be rolled into the premium account, so fret not.

Cryptic has released a pretty substantial F.A.Q. about the conversion to F2P, which you can find here. They’ve also set up a forum to address questions not found in the F.A.Q.

If you’re interested, head on over to the game’s official site to get set up. I played the Beta many moons ago and, though I did enjoy my experience, I chose not to migrate away from World of Warcraft at the time. Now that it’s F2P, I’ll definitely be revisiting the game to see what changes have been made in the years since my first encounter with it. If you’re a Star Trek fan dissatisfied with the current state of the film franchise, then I suggest giving the game a shot. The plot takes a place in the early 25th century and has little connection to the J.J. Abrams franchise (the common element being that Romulus has been destroyed). If you’re green to the whole MMORPG experience, a F2P game like Star Trek: Online, which is light and accessible, unlike other popular MMORPGs (I’m looking at you, Eve Online), will definitely make for a great introduction to the genre.

Leave some love in the comments if you’re a player, or if you sign up. I’d love to run into some readers on my adventures through the Alpha Quadrant!

Tags: comic booked, Cryptic, F2P, Free MMORPG, Kyle Black, MMORPG, Star Trek: Online, STO

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