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You are roughly right about the main differences between the types of ship, crusiers have more engineering stations than escorts or science though, not a balance.
Only real difference in weapon abilities is that only escorts can equip cannons (think of the Defiants phasers from DS9) and only science ships can target subsystems. Crusiers have more spare power and crew so they repair faster.
As for backstory, its set in 2409 and the offical website has a nice "Path to 2409" story although they don't seem to have finished it yet. Theres also a page explaining the game's relation to the new movie, short version - it's set in the prime universe after Nero and Spock are gone.
Path to 2409 stuff: http://www.startrekonline.com/fiction
Relation to new movie: http://www.startrekonline.com/startrek_xi
You can put phasers and such on autofire (right click them, icon should gain a green outline) but not torpedoes
Combat does seem to get a bit more involving once you get into a better ship and get more abilities.
ah right does that still work if you in and out of the rear phasers firing arc?
Soldato
Cruisers can also fit cannons (unless they have changed it, to escorts only.)
Cannons have a small firing arc
Phasers have a larger firing arc
Personally gonna go for a T2 Escort - I need some damned maneuverability, the miranda feels like a tank, T2 cruisers are even slower at turning!
OT - Wouldn't happen to be Furb from DAoC/Prydwen, would you?
No mate I',m not
So is there any plans for a fleet from anyone? would be nice to have people to chat to from the start?
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Well now i feel really shafted and boogered ....
I asked Steam about the sudden price drop and they have refunded the full price and removed STO from my steam account - so now what happens to the sub i paid ? can i register a new code under the same sub or have Steam screwed up my account completely ????
Hopeing if i re-purchase i can simply add the new code to my account or i wil be displeased to say the least.
Anyone know if you can register more than one key code to the same account ?
Cozzy
I asked Steam about the sudden price drop and they have refunded the full price and removed STO from my steam account - so now what happens to the sub i paid ? can i register a new code under the same sub or have Steam screwed up my account completely ????
Hopeing if i re-purchase i can simply add the new code to my account or i wil be displeased to say the least.
Anyone know if you can register more than one key code to the same account ?
Cozzy
You can put one fore and one aft weapon on autofire. As soon as you fire once at a target it will keep firing or waiting to fire until the target comes back into it's fire arc. I tend to keep my aft mounted turret on autofire as it has a 360 arc and my 180 arc front disruptor cannons.
I think only escorts can fit certain types of cannon. In general a cannon will have a smaller firing arc (180-45) and do more damage than the equivilant beams. Cannon also have a shorter drop off range so you need to be closer to do more damage. Cruisers generally just don't have the manoeverability to keep a small fire arc weapon on target at close range.
OK seams got a result on pre-order from Steam
Asked for refund of the price difference from last week to now (£10 price drop in 7 days) and they refunded the full amount and removed game from my Steam account.
Re-purchased at the cheaper price and game instantly added back on to Steam account without re-downloading.
Logged onto STO account and everything is as it was including save game etc.
So anyone who pre-purchased on Steam - ask for a refund and after you get it confirmed by Steam CS re-purchase it and save £10 (takes about 24 hours for Steam to confirm refund & 3-5 working days to credit back bank)
Cozzy
Asked for refund of the price difference from last week to now (£10 price drop in 7 days) and they refunded the full amount and removed game from my Steam account.
Re-purchased at the cheaper price and game instantly added back on to Steam account without re-downloading.
Logged onto STO account and everything is as it was including save game etc.
So anyone who pre-purchased on Steam - ask for a refund and after you get it confirmed by Steam CS re-purchase it and save £10 (takes about 24 hours for Steam to confirm refund & 3-5 working days to credit back bank)
Cozzy
Soldato
I still need one 
I still need one
Try here:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=231716
Not sure if they have any left now though.
Sent via e-mail. Enjoy.
Email received cheers again, cant wait to give it a go.
http://www.startrekonline.com/fiction if you're so inclined.
The basic jist is, as you say, it takes on from after Nemesis and the Star Trek Countdown comic (Which was the companion to the new movie).
The game exists in the original timeline, not the new JJ Abrams one. So the game fiction recognises that the star in the hobus system imploded, taking most of the system and Romulus with it, causing Nero to go back in time. However Vulcan hasn't been destroyed in this one as that would take place in the alternate timeline (After Nero travelled back to it).
Edit: And here's an article that answers your question exactly.
http://www.startrekonline.com/startrek_xi
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