The next Star Trek MMORPG: Another Epic Fail?

[Tamas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIRGoVMARTc

10min video showing character creation, and some of the options/customizations available in game (Race(Characteristics, Looks), Uniform design)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6A6pMO_WKM

[Tamas]

I don't like the idea of customized races.  Likely the result will be 80% of players will be from some stupid looking race instead of from one of the ones that actually widely populate the universe in the ST setting.

Too bad there was this recent sci-fi action movie titled Star Trek, otherwise the assmonkey teenagers and Ed would stay away from it.

[Ed Anger]

I don't like the idea of customized races.  Likely the result will be 80% of players will be from some stupid looking race instead of from one of the ones that actually widely populate the universe in the ST setting.

Too bad there was this recent sci-fi action movie titled Star Trek, otherwise the assmonkey teenagers and Ed would stay away from it.

I am staying away from it. I don't want to be in the same fleet with the rest of you people.

[CountDeMoney]

I am staying away from it. I don't want to be in the same fleet with the rest of you people.

Monkeybutt's mailbox says "Ceti Alpha V" on it.

[Barrister]

Well I'm torn over whether to go with the borg, trill, or the constitution class.   

Heh, yeah which is why I'm spending too much money as apparently you can combine all the pre-orders into one account if I've been reading the forums correctly.

But on the plus side is i'll start with 2months "free" playtime

Of course I was tempted to do that as well... 

[katmai]

Some ingame footage of one of the tutorials to see how world looks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXNiQEUQ-OU

[Ed Anger]

I am staying away from it. I don't want to be in the same fleet with the rest of you people.

Monkeybutt's mailbox says "Ceti Alpha V" on it.

We are not one big happy fleet!

[katmai]

And last leaked video, showing ground combat vs the Borg.
http://www.youtube.com/user/STOUniverse#p/a/u/0/PdEN1rrpTy4

[Jaron]

This actually does look more polished than about 99% of the mmos that get released.

[katmai]

This actually does look more polished than about 99% of the mmos that get released.

Well I know that Cryptic got the rights to game in 2008 when the previous company folded, so even though they have only been on it for about a year, it had quite a bit to start with content wise.

[Barrister]

This actually does look more polished than about 99% of the mmos that get released.

Well I know that Cryptic got the rights to game in 2008 when the previous company folded, so even though they have only been on it for about a year, it had quite a bit to start with content wise.

I thought I read they acquired almost nothing usable beyond a few artistic drawings.  Certainly since they're using their own in-house engine they didn't acquire any useful code.

[katmai]

This actually does look more polished than about 99% of the mmos that get released.

Well I know that Cryptic got the rights to game in 2008 when the previous company folded, so even though they have only been on it for about a year, it had quite a bit to start with content wise.

I thought I read they acquired almost nothing usable beyond a few artistic drawings.  Certainly since they're using their own in-house engine they didn't acquire any useful code.

I'll defer to you, I just knew that the previous company had been on the game since like 2006

[katmai]

And seems like more and more videos popping up with the Closed beta ending this week.

http://www.youtube.com/user/HailingFrequency#p/u/0/vx8HEH7Tmvc

[Grey Fox]

They learned alot from Champions, hopefully that is.

[katmai]

They learned alot from Champions, hopefully that is.

And don't forget Cryptic were the guys behind City of Heroes as well. So been in MMO's since before 2004