Star Trek Online tidbits

by Jennie Lees { Mar 9th 2006 at 8:00PM }

Star Trek Online has over a year to go until beta, but if you can't wait that long to get some idea of what it'll be like, this article at MMORPG.com should help. Complete with some early screenshots, the Q&A with producer Daron Stinnett focuses on some of the design decisions involved in the game.

As some of the game's developers are actively monitoring fan forums for feedback (Perpetual have yet to create official forums), it looks as if you can get your opinions heard by hanging out in the right places. If you spot a Star Trek Online dev frequenting your favourite boards, let us know.

[Fixed typo, thanks Andy Pan]

Tags: mmorpg, mmorpg.com, preview, star trek, star trek online, StarTrek, StarTrekOnline

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Wanker @ Mar 9th 2006 8:15PM

http://boards.startrek.com/community/messages.html?act=SF;f=15

Andy Pan @ Mar 9th 2006 8:21PM

Typo on the name of the producer. It's Stinnett.

ThePete @ Mar 9th 2006 10:38PM

Not to be a hater, but isn't this thing coming about 5-10 years too late?

I feel like this is something that would go like gangbusters in 1996, but now? Just because they can do a thing, should they? Just my opinion, of course. Personally, I'd prefer to see a Lego Star Wars MMORPG. Yeah, like that'd ever happen! :(

Thomas Crymes @ Mar 10th 2006 8:31AM

Problem is that Star Trek is fairly passive universe. It's much more civilized than say the Star Wars universe. Even their warships and phasers look passive. Does the whole thing take place in the neutral zone? People in unitards don't scare me.

I'm guessing I'd spend most of my time trolling for pr0n on the holodeck.

Cerixus @ Mar 10th 2006 12:09PM

This would only be successfull if you had your choice of which generation to play. We all have our favorites. Personally, I wouldn't touch the game if it wasn't set in the TNG erra with Borg, Klingons, Betazoids and Ferengi.

But I do think it has some real potential for an MMORPG setting. I would enjoy the variety of choosing between the scale of deep space or a more personal away-team level of play.