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__NOTOC__ '''{{PAGENAME}}''' launched on January 17, 2012 for all players and on January 5, 2012 for previous subscribers. Players will continue to have the choice in subscribing (gold accounts) or playing for free (silver accounts) under some restrictions. On May 3, 2018, the subscription model was discontinued for new players; existing subscriptions will continue, and can be cancelled at any time. To replace gold subscriptions, the [[Elite Starter Pack]] <ref>[http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/10883424-the-elite-starter-pack The Elite Starter Pack] at the Official Blog</ref> was introduced. ==Early access== Executive producer [[Stephen D'Angelo]] announced<ref>[http://www.startrekonline.com/node/2756 F2P Early Access] at the Official Blog</ref> that on January 5, 2012 players whose subscriptions to [[Star Trek Online]] had expired would be welcomed back to the game two weeks early, by being given free Silver memberships. ==Features Matrix== All accounts will have unlimited access to all sectors and missions, [[PvP]], [[Fleet Action]]s, [[Event]]s and [[Dailies]], [[Feature Episode Series]], [[Special Task Force]]s, unlockable Klingon faction at level 24, playable classes (tactical, science, engineer), default playable species, unlockable premium playable species, ability to join a fleet, 3 free costume / uniform slots, playable [[Foundry]] content, purchaseable premium ships. There are several differences between the subscriber gold accounts ([[Lifetime Subscription|lifetime]] or legacy $14.99 monthly subscriptions) and silver accounts (no subscription required).<ref>[http://startrekonline.com/f2p_features F2P Features Matrix]</ref> {| border="2" class="wikitable" |- ! !! Gold<br>(Legacy monthly subscriptions; Lifetime Subscriptions) !! Silver<br>(Free-to-Play) |- | [[Energy Credit]] Storage Limit || 2 Billion Cap || 15 Million Cap (1 Billion Cap available as account-wide unlock for 500 {{zen}}) |- | [[Dilithium]] Refinement Cap || 8k per day (automatically upon logging in, up to one week's worth per login) || 8k per day (manually) |- | Character slots || 4 Character slots<ref name="Purchaseable">Additional is purchaseable via [[Zen Store]]</ref> || 3 Character slots<ref name="Purchaseable"/> |- | Bridge Officer slots<ref name="Purchaseable"/> || 4 initial plus 2 at levels 10, 20, 40 || 4 initial plus 1 at levels 30, 40 |- | Max Free [[Inventory]]<ref name="Purchaseable"/> || 108 || 72<ref name="Slots">See the [[Inventory#History|Inventory Β§ History]] page for a breakdown of how this number has changed over time.</ref> |- | Max Free [[Bank]] Inventory<ref name="Purchaseable"/> || 108 || 60<ref name="Slots" /> |- | Shared-account Bank Inventory || 20<ref name="Purchaseable"/> || 0<ref name="Purchaseable"/> |- | [[Respec|Captain Retrain Token (Respec)]]<ref name="Purchaseable"/> || 1 Free Per Rank, [[Veteran Rewards]] || Purchasable |- | Foundry Project Starting Slots || 8 Starting Slots, Additional Unlockable || Unlockable |- | Standard Ships || Automatic || Unlockable (free ship token at level 10 and 20, dilithium discount on new ships at level 30 and 40) |- | [[Veteran Rewards]] || Automatic every 100 days || Unavailable |- | [[Fleet]] formation || Unlimited || Limited<ref name="Limited"/> |- | Priority Login || Free || Unavailable |- | In-Game Chat || Unlimited Access || Rate limited, broadcast chat restricted, private messages only to friends (Limit Removable)<ref name="Limited"/> |- | Out-of-Game Chat || [[Channel#Accessing Global Channels Outside of Game|XMPP allowed]]<ref>[http://forums.startrekonline.com/showpost.php?p=4007447&postcount=302 ZeroniusRex - Forum posting (10 February 2012)]</ref> (Feature removed September 19th, 2019<ref>[https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/startrekonline/#/discussion/1250600/xmpp-sunset XMP Sunset]</ref>) || Unavailable |- | Customer Service || Unlimited || Limited |- | [[Tribble (server)|Tribble test server]] access || Immediately [http://startrekonline.com/test-shard/character-transfer available for sign-up] || Available for sign-up<ref name="Limited">[http://forums.startrekonline.com/showpost.php?p=4010872&postcount=304 Limits removable with any of the following: 20 hours account-wide playtime, any previous gold account, made a Zen Store purchase, or carries a Cryptic Points balance]</ref> |- | In-Game [[Vivox Voice Chat]] || No advertisements || Ad-supported |- | Monthly Stipend || 500 {{zen}} || Unavailable |- |} <References/> ==Free-to-Play Test== The F2P build was first released on [[Tribble (server)|Tribble]] 29 September 2011. Cryptic held an extended [[Season 5]] testing period [[Tribble (server)#Tribble Test Weekends|Tribble Test Weekend]] from 29 September 2011 until 30 November 2011. Players who participated could receive various cumulative rewards, released on 8 December 2011: {| border="2" class="wikitable" |- ! Faction !! Reward !! Requirement |- | [[File:Faction_Starfleet.png|24px]][[File:Faction_Klingon.png|24px]] || Random [[duty officer]]s || Playing on [[Tribble (server)|Tribble]]<ref>[http://startrekonline.com/node/2631 Path to F2P Dev Blog #3: Below Decks: The Duty Officer System]</ref> |- | [[File:Faction_Starfleet.png|24px]][[File:Faction_Klingon.png|24px]] || [[Radan Tribble]] (bound item, account-wide unlock) || Getting a new Federation character up to level 6, or for gaining one level on any transferred Federation or Klingon character.<ref name="DevBlog17">[http://www.startrekonline.com/node/2674 Path to F2P Dev Blog #17: Tribble Transfers and Rewards]</ref> |- | [[File:Faction_Starfleet.png|24px]] || [[8 Hour Skill Bonus]] (one-time claim for any character) || Getting a non-transferred Federation character up to level 11.<ref name="DevBlog17"/> |- | [[File:Faction_Starfleet.png|24px]] || 80,000 {{dil}} (one-time claim for any character) || Getting a non-transferred Federation character up to level 31.<ref name="DevBlog17"/> |- | [[File:Faction_Starfleet.png|24px]] || Exclusive [[Player title|title]] "Dimensional Hero" (account-wide unlock) and [[starship slot]] || Getting a non-transferred Federation character up to level 51.<ref name="DevBlog17"/> |- | [[File:Faction_Klingon.png|24px]] || 80,000 {{dil}} (one-time claim for any character) || Getting a non-transferred Klingon character up to level 31.<ref name="DevBlog17"/> |- | [[File:Faction_Klingon.png|24px]] || Exclusive [[Player title|title]] "Dimensional_Warrior" {{sic}} (account-wide unlock) and [[starship slot]] || Getting a non-transferred Klingon character up to level 51.<ref name="DevBlog17"/> |- | [[File:Faction_Starfleet.png|24px]][[File:Faction_Klingon.png|24px]] || [[Varel]], unique blue quality [[duty officer]] (bound, account-wide unlock). || Getting a character to Tier 1 commendation (2,500 CXP in same category). <ref name="DevBlog17"/> |- | [[File:Faction_Starfleet.png|24px]][[File:Faction_Klingon.png|24px]] || [[Tactical Exocomp]] (Fed) / [[Goshi the Augmented]] (Fed), unique purple quality [[duty officer]]s (bound, account-wide unlock). || Getting a character to Tier 2 commendation (15,000 CXP in same category).<ref name="DevBlog17"/> |- | [[File:Faction_Starfleet.png|24px]][[File:Faction_Klingon.png|24px]] || [[Automated Personnel Unit]], unique purple quality [[duty officer]] with a unique ability not available elsewhere in-game (bound, account-wide unlock) || Getting a character to Tier 3 commendation (50,000 CXP in same category).<ref name="DevBlog17"/> |} == See Also == * [[Engineering reports]] * [[Release notes]] == References == <References/> [[Category:Development]] [[Category:Season Four: Crossfire|*]] {{Seasons}}
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