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Star Trek Online Returns

WORFWORF The Burninator
in Zocalo v2.0
[URL="http://www.startrekonline.com/"]Link[/URL]

Some screenshots are up and they've released a few details. The original concept of the game was to simulate a new sector but it seems like they're going with the entire alpha quadrant now. Apparently players can be a Starfleet or Klingon captain. Interesting.

Not sure I like the new look of the ships (there's a sleeker looking Defiant in several screenshots). Okay it makes sense that they would evolve in the time between the series/movies and when the game takes place but I'd rather fly around in the ships I know.

Worf
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Comments

  • JohnnyOnTheSpotJohnnyOnTheSpot Banned by request
    Diablo 3, Star Craft 2 and now this fraggin' awesome!
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    I'm not sure that this is even a "defiant" class vessel. In the first screenshot you see a close-up and it looks more like a cluster of space stations.

    Those shots are not much more encouraging than what we've seen before. I wouldn't hold my breath. This is a very ambitious project after all.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I don't think any of those screenshots feature ships. Just stations of some kind.
  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    Well Cryptic made city of heroes so at least they have some experience making an other than fantasy MMO. I played heroes for a while and it was fun, just not well thought out in terms of content. You pretty much leveled and that was it, there was nothing else to the game but grinding levels. As I understand it eventually they added more content, but it was relatively too little too late.

    I won't hold my breath as this is the what, 3rd developer to get a hold of this license?
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    The top right, it looks Defiant like to me.

    Worf
  • FreejackFreejack Jake the Not-so-Wise
    Only ship I see is the Enterprise E on the main Page. There are some sort of symetrical emmitter arrays in some of the shots. In others, there is just a sensor array with a station that looks like Utopia Planitia in the background.

    Jake
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=WORF;174673]The top right, it looks Defiant like to me.[/QUOTE]

    I forgot, Worf, you see the world with YOUR eyes.

    Well, if it looks Defiant like to you, then that's your prerogative. My apologies. :D
  • TridentTrident Ranger
    I see what your looking at. It's an asteroid :p
  • HuntSmackerHuntSmacker Firstones Ambassador to Starcraftia
    Why are the graphics so cartoonish?
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Mass-appeal. Too realistic and it loses "audience"
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE=WORF;174673]The top right, it looks Defiant like to me.[/QUOTE]

    That's just a weather balloon. Or some swamp gas.
  • PSI-KILLERPSI-KILLER Needs help
    Can you be the cook on a starship?
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    I think we may be getting different versions of the same site here... :P
  • wiseguywiseguy Playa
    obviously all the screenshots are full of cloaked federation ships :alien:
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=wiseguy;174689]obviously all the screenshots are full of cloaked federation ships :alien:[/QUOTE]

    I like the way you think. :D But you are right, it all makes sense now. ;)
  • HuntSmackerHuntSmacker Firstones Ambassador to Starcraftia
    [QUOTE=Sanfam;174684]Mass-appeal. Too realistic and it loses "audience"[/QUOTE]

    Didn't stop EVE-Online.
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    But WoW is bigger. Thats probably their reason.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    [QUOTE]Can you be the cook on a starship?[/QUOTE]

    I read that as "can you be the cock on a starship"

    oh dear....
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    [QUOTE=HuntSmacker;174691]Didn't stop EVE-Online.[/QUOTE]

    Marketing speak is rarely true and/or accurate. :P
  • PSI-KILLERPSI-KILLER Needs help
    I wanna be a green slave woman.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    I actually prefer a stylized look. I have a hard time seeing objects in games with graphics that attempt to be realistic.
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    Ultra realistic graphics = ultra powerful computer needed to play it (and probably Vista too).

    Worf
  • HuntSmackerHuntSmacker Firstones Ambassador to Starcraftia
    Don't let the cartoon style fool though. You can be sure it will need a strong computer.

    As for WoW, well, you seriously believe Star Trek will appeal on such a large scale? No. EVE is much higher regarded among veteran MMORPG players.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    And as far as I'm aware, WoW didn't start out with one quarter of the world's population already addicted to it. If they make the game interesting, they might just have a winner.
  • HuntSmackerHuntSmacker Firstones Ambassador to Starcraftia
    If that's true then why are nearly all Star Trek related games flops? Even my favourite Trek games have such small fanbases, even the ones with great reviews. That and last time I checked, the whole genre has been taking a pounding in recent years from disasters such as Nemesis and Enterprise. Sure, I love Trek just as much as the next Trekkie but I know when to admit that it's not as big as I'd like it to be.
  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    [QUOTE=Sanfam;174716]And as far as I'm aware, WoW didn't start out with one quarter of the world's population already addicted to it. [/QUOTE]

    Warcraft 3 did have quite the following. Combine that with Blizzards other games (Starcraft and Diablo ;)) and youve got quite the following..
  • PSI-KILLERPSI-KILLER Needs help
    its probably going to be DX10 like Stargate Worlds. Damit I am going to have to spend more for upgrades.
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    Stargate Worlds is DX10 only?

    Worf
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Where'd you find that out?
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    Two new screenshots of STO inside a [URL="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/startrekonline/news.html?sid=6195709&tag=topslot;title;1"]Gamespot preview article.[/URL]

    And yes, there are ships visible this time around, two Federation ships and something that looks like a Borg Ball... :D

    The first impression was very misleading, I hope they won't make that mistake again.... ever.
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