Star Trek Online

[PepperDude]

Hmmm. . .such a plan probably would make the game more accessible to fans who generally don't play MMOs.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

ooooo.  Me like this idea.  If they pull that off correctly, they could easily usurp WOW.  Wow is apparently a "casual gaming experience" but in all honesty, if your not raiding or PVPing all the time, you just don't do well in the game.  Unless of course you Role-play a lot.  There really is no way to be bad at role-playing.   :laugh: 

I think some might be opposed to people being able to buy in-game items, but I honestly think that in this case that, unless I heard different, ST Online is going to be more of a Role playing game than WOW ever was or ever will be.  So buying items for in-game use would not at all bug me.  Besides, it is your $$ and it would eliminate all of the 3rd party gold sellers.  To be honest, Blizzard should make new servers that let you buy gold in-game or something.  Just for those servers that you cannot transfer in or out.  Just make new characters.  It would eliminate a lot of gold-selling.  Not all, because you still have all the other servers, but quite a bit of it. 

I'm ever becoming more and more excited about this game and its promise.  However, if Perpetual screws this up....they will be quite hated by more people than just me.  ;) 

Lets hear it for more news!!

King Linksr

[PepperDude]

Besides, it is your $$ and it would eliminate all of the 3rd party gold sellers. 

Good point. That's definitely another plus.

[Rico]

NEW VIDEO PREVIEW OF THE GAME (from the HD-DVD set):

http://gaming.trekcore.com/startrekonline/downloads.html

[lostrekkie]

Awesome! I never played an MMO except the Star Wars one, so I hope this comes out great!

[Jen]

It's slated for 2008? I didn't realize they had decided that. Cool video! Thanks for posting it Rico. I heard them mention the word "casual"... It still sounds like its going to be a great game. 

[PepperDude]

I want to walk around the Klingon homeworld! I wonder who's going to get the exclusive preview? If the game really will be released in 2008, we should see one soon.

[Jen]

I've seen some of those sketches on their web site.. They are working on Vulcan cities too. I hope they allow us to put houses on specific planets. I'm so living on Vulcan.  :D

[Blackride]

I am looking forward to this game if it EVER comes out :) It's been a long time since they started talkig about it. I am really hoping that this game is different from all the rest of the games out there like WoW,Daoc,EQ,LOTRO. They really need to make this game for all players, not just the hardcore gamers that have nothing to do but play games. It would be nice to hop on the game for 30 minutes and hop off and not have to spend 6 hours a night on it like the rest....

Long Live Duke Nuken Forever....ohhh wait that that's still in development. 10 years later!

[KingIsaacLinksr]

I SO WANT THIS GAME!!!!!! /CRY /CRY  It sounds so beautiful!!!!!  Don't screw me over guys.  Don't screw me over.  I'll never forgive your company if this game isn't everything that you say it is.  I'm so happy.  This is definately going to be better than wow ever was if they do it right. 

WOOOOOOOOOOT!!!

King Linksr

P.S.  Yes I'm going nuts, but considering how my game style goes, this game will be perfect.

[Jen]

From Warcry's Razor Wire:
First Star Trek Online Screenshot Released
Over at the official Star Trek Online site a new DevLog went up and it included the first official screenshot from the upcoming MMO. Despite the recent news coming out of San Fransisco which made things seem shaky for the game, it seems that work is progressing:

While flying through space in a starship, players will use the Interaction System in exactly the same way ("Keep it Consistent")... but the NPCs the player will interact with will reflect more of the awesome diversity of the Star Trek universe. In space, players can respond to hails from officials on distant planets, or get orders from the commanders of besieged space stations, or do business with the owners of untrustworthy Orion shipyards, simply by right-clicking on those planets, space stations, or shipyards in exactly the same manner as if they were on the ground. In fact, the Interaction System is often the key to the player's ability to transition between space and ground, as ably illustrated by our VERY FIRST RELEASED IN-GAME SCREEN SHOT:

[billybob476]

I saw this yesterday as well. I'm interested to see how this interaction scheme they are talking about shapes up, there are definitely two very distinct aspects of this game, hopefully they will be nicely integrated. Also that ship looks pretty cool, I'd assume it's one of the smaller ones.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

oooooo.  Sounds like an interesting concept for a game. 

Still listening!

King Linksr

[Jen]

The icons on the screen that allow you to choose your actions (I think I read that was what they are for)...Remind me of KOTOR. I hope they function similarly.

[Blackride]

Very cool screen shot. We on these boards are going to have to set up a guild to hang out together.