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daveglas
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Ok so this is a slight rant.
Been thinking about trying this game out but its pricey and I would like to demo it first so really please to get my e-mail offering a free unlimited demo, ok you only get to play the federation and i`m sure that there is a few other things locked but it would give me a chance to try.
So downloaded the client (9GB and 3 hours later) signed into my Cryptic account and have spent 15mins going in circles trying to find out where you get the demo key from as the game wont play.
Okay so anyone else have the same problem because it`s not a good start. Makes me not want to play the game.
Additional-- tried to post on the Cyrptic forum but was unable to. Also tried to send a ticket but was unable to do that either.
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Dont know bud try posting on the official forums i am sure someone can help you their. I am suprised the key was not in the email but then again no i am not this is cryptic we are talking about.
Make sure you download the demo client, not the regular client like I did. To get the demo access on your account you have to download and install the DEMO client. At the bottom left of the page the email link sends you to it has to links to the demo client.
"It is in your nature to do one thing correctly; Before me, you rightfully tremble. But, fear is not what you owe me. You owe me awe." ~Francis Dolarhyde
Holy crap, you are lucky! I've been downloading it for 24 hours and it's only 51% complete!
OP - Your big mistake..... was in not simply deleting the email ,and ignoring they even sent it afterwards.
Think of it as an email offerring you the "free chance to stick a fork in your own eye".
Did that found it more fun than trying to play STO.
Thanks everyone. I`ll move onto something else.
From what I have seen from people discussing the demo on the STO forums, they are saying that from start to finish the demo takes maybe three hours max (I'm guessing that doesn't include time spent in the character builder). Considering how many people have been posting here about how long it is taking to download the client, I hope that's not true.
"Oh my, how horrible, someone is criticizing a MMO. Oh yeah, that is what a forum is about, looking at both sides. You rather have to be critical of anything in this genre as of late because the track record of these major studios has just been appalling." -Ozmodan
Thanks everyone. I`ll move onto something else.
Because you couldn't figure out how to install a game? rofl, alrighty.
"It is in your nature to do one thing correctly; Before me, you rightfully tremble. But, fear is not what you owe me. You owe me awe." ~Francis Dolarhyde
yeah it is true. The demo is only three levels so 2-3 hours sounds about right.
knucklehead company knucklehead demos what do you expect?
EDIT: This company is their own worst enemy IMHO
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LOL @ Cryptic.
A 3 hour Demo and not a 14 day Free Trial like every other game company? Well I guess thats the logical thing to do since you can actually complete the entire game in 2 weeks.
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LOL 14 days if they did that people would see what a soggy mess this game is. They would all get to RA5 and then hit the forums and bitch like everyone else does.
14 days=beat the game in cryptic world
What does the demo include? Just the tutorial until Sol SB or something?
Hardly worth a download if it's three hours of gametime. Maybe if you just want to have the character creator for a bit of fun.
No, the simple reason is that if a company sends me an e-mail offering a chance to sample their product then forgets to include something as simple as the key to play said product then you have to wonder what else they have forgotten.
After playing quite a few online games and dealing with a few customer service centres, My attitude is that if they cant get the 1st contact right then they might as well not even bother. I limit myself to 1 online game at a time so the 1 I play better be worth my time and effort.
IF THE ONLY DEFENCE FOR CRITICISM OF A GAME IS CALLING SOMEONE A TROLL OR HATER, THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE GAME
The Cryptic website says the tutorial and one mission.
Does that make Jack Emmert the Skipper, or Gilligan?
On a serious note, I can't see why they bothered with a demo at all if it is just the base tutorial and one mission; sure they may sucker in people new to MMOs with that, but a lot of people who have any experience with MMOs will be turned off by it. I guess people could try out all three classes, for about nine hours of demo time, but with advancement limited to just the tutorial and one mission it is just not realy worth it; it's not like the classes are going to play that vastly different from each other.
I guess I can see a little why they limited it this much, instead of say letting people get to the next ship; if you let people get up just high enough to get the next ship, they're going to see the mission repetiveness kick in. Is there any other MMO out there that has a demo this limited? Sure you have some that limit you to the tutorial area (like AoC) and/or to a certain level (WAR), but they generally have many quests to do and multiple classes that play vastly different from each other.
"Oh my, how horrible, someone is criticizing a MMO. Oh yeah, that is what a forum is about, looking at both sides. You rather have to be critical of anything in this genre as of late because the track record of these major studios has just been appalling." -Ozmodan
It took me a week to get tired of the AoC demo. This was because I was trying out every class and I figured out that each class type had its own seperate mission line in the tutorial. It was a tad bit repetative, but it was fun overall.
It took me almost three hours to finish the STO demo. How can you tell if you're going to stick with a MMO with such a small amount of time playing?
Also I'm pretty sure Jack is the Skipper and Zinc is Gilligan.
I'm guessing that's the point; you can't really tell, so there's a chance people may pick it up to see more. Having them pay for a subscription after the initial 30 free days is another story altogether.
"Oh my, how horrible, someone is criticizing a MMO. Oh yeah, that is what a forum is about, looking at both sides. You rather have to be critical of anything in this genre as of late because the track record of these major studios has just been appalling." -Ozmodan