As you may have heard, The phaser-firing, starship-riding MMOStar Trek Onlinewill be going free-to-play sometime this year, as did its Cryptic-developed cousinChampions Online. Of course, players both potential and current will be wondering one thing: What will I be missing out on if I choose not to pay? The quick answer? Not a lot.
Otherwise, both membership plans are identical in terms of access to content. Gold users will be able to use the “Foundry” mode to create their own missions and storylines, but Silver players will be limited to just playing said missions. Gold players will also be getting a monthly stipend of 400 “Cryptic Points” to use for microtransactions, in effect meaning that gold members will be effectively paid to play (at least if they went Lifetime).
In my estimation that’s not such a bad deal. Then again, I’ll end up a Gold member once the hammer drops. What say you, future Silvers?
