Upon creating a Starfleet character, a new player must complete the initial game tutorial which is a story arc containing a chain of five missions. Because the greatest proportion of players in the game are 25th century Starfleet aligned, I will focus upon the changes and current state of the missions that are available to this faction. Once this is complete the following missions are then universal to all.
All have an initial story arc that is unique to that particular faction.
Klingon Defence Force, Discovery era Starfleet, Dominion, TOS era Starfleet, Romulan Republic and Starfleet. There are six playable factions available in STO. That is not a good thing for a game founded on an intellectual property driven by complex, interconnected stories and themes. The net result is that new players may find the various stories somewhat difficult to follow due to gaps in the plot or content being offered in the wrong order. Others which served as wrappers to story arcs have been replaced by alternative content produced in later revisions. Cryptic have stated that some of these missing missions will be remastered and returned at some point, although as time passes, this becomes less likely. This is because several missions have been removed from the game and several story arcs have been consolidated. One of which is that the central storylines are now somewhat confused. However, these changes have not been without consequence. Cryptic have done much over the years to revise the game and make it a more linear experience. Over the course of its eleven year lifespan, Star Trek Online has evolved from a rushed, incomplete MMO to a far more coherent product.
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