Midgame F2P Struggles | Star Trek Online

Hello everyone! Today I'm going to talk a little about the main reasons why free-to-play players have issues during the "midgame" in Star Trek Online, and why many players stop playing as a result (and why experienced players don't have the same issues).

Perhaps in the future I will talk about how to beat each specific type of enemy in the game, but with what I wanted to say (combined with my frustrating experience & rant in making this video), this was honestly a little too long. Hopefully you learn something from the video -- or at least have fun realizing my struggles in making this video.

My email: [email protected]

For those of you that don't wish to watch the entire video:
1:29 Previous videos for newer players
Away Team Setups --    • Away Team Setups Made Easy | Star Tre...  
Top Tips for Leveling new captains --    • Top 5 Tips to Leveling a New Captain ...  
Budget Beam --    • Budget Beam Tank Builds | Star Trek O...  
Budget Science --    • Budget Science Tank Builds | Star Tre...  

3:07 Scaling issues in the midgame
6:23 Starship Tiers
9:13 Free starships
11:47 Bridge Officer limits & suggested abilities on starships
20:42 Weapons for beginners

24:37 Now for the NPC vender rant...
32:04 Experienced vs New Players
37:27 Buying consoles on the exchange
43:02 My plea to Cryptic

Web Links:
November Breach Event --   / tribble_ftfo_into_the_breach_calendar_details  
Old breach event -- https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/sta...
Weapon arcs -- https://sto.gamepedia.com/Ship_weapon...

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