Star Trek Online

[Bryancd]

Arabella

Lord, anything but Arabella.... ;)

[Rico]

Looks like we may have a release date for the Trek MMO.  At least unofficially.  Very early in 2010:

First pre-order appears - price & date set?
Retailer Gamestop is now taking pre-orders on Star Trek Online (online and in stores). The release date given is January 26, 2010 and the price is $49.99 (which is typical for a MMORPG). Although most MMORPGs come in both a collectors and standard edition, Gamestop is only listing a single edition. Cryptic have yet to make an official announcement about a date or a price, so it should be assumed that this listing is subject to change. It is possible that Gamestop is jumping the gun (without authorization from Crytpic) to get an edge. Also remember that STO, like almost all MMORPGs, is expected to have an additional monthly fee.

more here:
http://trekmovie.com/2009/03/10/sto-update-new-screenshots-first-pre-order-more/

[billybob476]

Stores like amazon and gamestop sometimes make up these dates literally out of nowhere. It might be based on information but it might be based on nothing.

[Rico]

Stores like amazon and gamestop sometimes make up these dates literally out of nowhere. It might be based on information but it might be based on nothing.

Yes - but in my experience it's usually based on some bit of knowledge.  Especially since it's such an odd date.  The end of January?  Might not happen, but it's one more little tidbit to chew on.

[Jen]

Still no word on which console it will be ported to in addition to the PC? I've read articles where they are "teasing" the possibility of Sony or XBox or both.

[Jen]

Just found a new image from the game... Klingons! ;D

http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/03/klingons-4-othe.html

[Rico]

I used that one a few days ago as the Trek daily pic! 
http://www.treksinscifi.com/trekdaily/?p=531    ;)

[Jen]

I used that one a few days ago as the Trek daily pic! 
http://www.treksinscifi.com/trekdaily/?p=531    ;)

Doh! But it doesn't live here in this super awesome cool STO thread. ;)

[cosmonaut]

Did they mention the hardware requirements anywhere? As far as I understand MMORPGS don't necessarily need high-end gamer PCs. But would it run on an iMac? (Don't look funny at me, I was quite happy I finally had something available that would enable me to play Oblivion.)

[Jen]

I'm guessing you can flip between Mac OS and Windows OS. I'm not looking at you funny. I'm a Mac girl myself.  :)

If you can run Oblivion now... I think you could probably run the STO MMO.  From what I understand MMO's  are light weight by comparison to games like Oblivion because of the fact you play them online.   

[billybob476]

Well that depends, form what I understand warhammer can be pretty heavy. Even on my machine I can't run WoW near max settings.

[Rico]

I'm guessing you can flip between Mac OS and Windows OS. :)

If you can run Oblivion now... I think you could probably run the STO MMO.  From what I understand MMO's  are light weight by comparison to games like Oblivion because of the fact you play them online.  

MMO's vary greatly on hardware needed.  Typically when they first come out they need some fairly good hardware.  But since they last for years, slowly the hardware moves past the software since the game doesn't change a lot.  For example, World of Warcraft has been out for several years now and doesn't need a high end machine to run.  But some newer MMO's like Conan and Warhammer need more modern hardware to run well.  As far as specific specs for the Trek MMO, it won't be until close to the game coming out that specs will probably be released.  But I would guess if you have any type of computer that's not more than a year or two old you should be ok.

[Jen]

Well that depends, form what I understand warhammer can be pretty heavy. Even on my machine I can't run WoW near max settings.

Angela and I have a friend who plays WOW on dial up... very carefully.  :D

[billybob476]

Wow, I can only imagine the latency on dialup!

[cosmonaut]

Thanks for your replies,

I'm guessing you can flip between Mac OS and Windows OS. I'm not looking at you funny. I'm a Mac girl myself.  :)

Glad to hear this! :)

Thanks for your replies. Looks like I have a chance! :D