In its present state the Klingon War is now shorter and more succinct but lacks a suitable climax for it’s main protagonist Admiral B’vat. I shall write specifically about these missing episodes in a future blog post. This has been redeveloped several times over the years and some content has been removed, pending a remaster. Missions do not have to be played in order, however for the sake of this blog post the assumption is that the new player wishes to follow the story.Īs a 25th century Starfleet aligned player, after the tutorial the first major mission chain is the Klingon War. Missions scale to the player's current level. Upon completion, further missions are available via the mission journal, under the “episodes” tab. Upon creating a Starfleet character, a new player must complete the initial game tutorial which is a story arc containing a chain of five missions. Because the greatest proportion of players in the game are 25th century Starfleet aligned, I will focus upon the changes and current state of the missions that are available to this faction. Once this is complete the following missions are then universal to all. All have an initial story arc that is unique to that particular faction. Klingon Defence Force, Discovery era Starfleet, Dominion, TOS era Starfleet, Romulan Republic and Starfleet.
There are six playable factions available in STO. That is not a good thing for a game founded on an intellectual property driven by complex, interconnected stories and themes. The net result is that new players may find the various stories somewhat difficult to follow due to gaps in the plot or content being offered in the wrong order. Others which served as wrappers to story arcs have been replaced by alternative content produced in later revisions. Cryptic have stated that some of these missing missions will be remastered and returned at some point, although as time passes, this becomes less likely. This is because several missions have been removed from the game and several story arcs have been consolidated. One of which is that the central storylines are now somewhat confused. However, these changes have not been without consequence. Cryptic have done much over the years to revise the game and make it a more linear experience. Over the course of its eleven year lifespan, Star Trek Online has evolved from a rushed, incomplete MMO to a far more coherent product.
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