STO Pre-Order BONUS Information

[IceManHG]

ADVANCED RETAIL PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED FOR STAR TREK ONLINE

December 7, 2009 - New York, NY – Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized videogame publishers, and acclaimed MMO developers Cryptic Studios™, are pleased to announce several pre-order programs for the highly anticipated Star Trek Online for PC. Based on the world renowned sci-fi series, Star Trek Online gives gamers and fans of the fiction a chance to boldly explore the Star Trek universe for the first time on a truly massive scale. Star Trek Online is available at retailers in North America on February 2, 2010.

All Star Trek Online pre-orders receive guaranteed access to the Star Trek Online Open Beta test from January 12th to January 26th, 2010. In addition, Star Trek Online also offers an exclusive Early Start Program with pre-orders at all participating retailers that runs January 29, 2010 through launch on February 2. The Early Start Program allows players to get a leg up on other interstellar explorers and access the Star Trek universe the weekend prior to the game’s launch. Unlike beta play, all in-game progress made during the Early Start Program will carry over to the live adventure.

All customers who pre-order Star Trek Online receive access to the Open Beta and Early Start Program. Details on exclusive pre-order content for Star Trek Online include:

GameStop
GameStop customers receive the ability to command the exclusive and always classic USS Enterprise from Star Trek The Original Series.

Best Buy
Best Buy is offering their customers a fun in-game pet. As a Federation Captain, players own a famed Tribble of Star Trek lore that will accompany them on their travels into the final frontier. As a Klingon commander, players control the boar-like Targ, a beast found on the Klingon home world of Qo’noS.

Amazon
Amazon is offering an exclusive “Liberated Borg” Bridge Officer. This bridge officer, who comes with unique nanotechnology augmentations, assists in missions and gains experience as the player does.

Wal-Mart
With the Wal-Mart Bonus Skill Points package, receive addition skill points that enable players to improve their characters quickly.

Target
Target customers who pre-order Star Trek Online receive a unique ground weapon – a TR-116. This rare projectile weapon is used in dampening fields and other challenging environments; it is also modified with a micro-transporter which beams the fired projectiles to targets at close range so that a user can fire without a direct line of site.

Direct2Drive
Direct2Drive customers receive an exclusive Multi-Spatial Personal Shield. This advanced personal shield system is based on Borg technology, which constantly regenerates itself and the health of its wearer.

STEAM
STEAM is offering customers Chromodynamic Armor. This armor is based on technology brought back from the Delta Quadrant by U.S.S. Voyager improves the damage and critical hits of energy weapons.

In Star Trek Online, players will visit iconic locations from the popular Star Trek fiction, travel to unexplored star systems, and contact new alien species. Every moment spent playing Star Trek Online will feel like a new Star Trek episode in which you are the hero. Immerse yourself in the future of the Trek universe as it moves into the 25th century: a time of shifting alliances and new discoveries. As the Captain of your very own ship, it's up to you to lead your crew on missions that span the galaxy.

For more information, please log onto http://www.startrekonline.com
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[magnis]

interesting forum they are applying

[Bishop]

ahh... I want it all

[IceManHG]

Im leaning more toward the Gamestop pre-order. Having the TOS Enterprise as a ship might be fun.

[magnis]

already game-stop pre ordered that will be an interesting ship to fly for hmmm ferry mission lol also most important is this information

System Requirements

Disk Drive : 6X DVD-ROM

DirectX : Version 9.0c or Higher

Hard Drive Space : 8GB Free Disk Space

Operating System : Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 3800+

RAM : 1GB RAM

Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 7950 / ATI Radeon X1800 / Intel HD Graphics


Recommended System Configuration

Disk Drive : 6X DVD-ROM

DirectX : Version 9.0c or Higher

Hard Drive Space : 8GB Free Disk Space

Operating System : Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)

Processor : Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+

RAM : 2GB RAM+

Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+

[delta]

Hmm.. Amazon, Target and Steam sound cool.

[magnis]

Early Note:

Open Beta access key is to be emailed to you starting january 11, 2010. Says Cryptic. Game stop website has confirmed it as well. so close

[Papa Nurgle]

Already have my preorder in with GameStop.

Papa Nurgle ---

[FredSinClair]

Here link I got the info from http://www.startrekonline.com/preorder-faq

Q: If I preorder the game, but don’t pick up the retail game, will I be stopped from playing past the Head Start?

A: Not right away. We will have a grace period of several days to give everyone the opportunity to pick up the retail copy of the game.

Q: How do I get my items?

A: After you’ve entered your retail keys(s) and create a character, you’ll enter your first map and immediately see a pop up screen. This will notify you of the item(s) available for you in our C-Store, online microtransaction store. You’ll be able to collect these items for free at any time and they’ll be applied to that particular character.

Q: When do I get my pre-order code?

A: If you’ve purchased at one of these stores and have not received a pre-order key, the retailers should provide you your pre-order key by:

Target – 01.08.09
Best Buy – 11.2.09
Hastings – 01.08.10
Amazon – 01.08.10

[EVOXSNES]

A nice list of what you get and where from...


http://www.startrekonline.com/retail