Star Trek MMO going 'more casual'
by Justin McElroy 
{ Nov 27th 2007 at 2:45PM }
That doesn't necessarily mean you'll have to match three dilithium crystals to engage your warp drive, but there is a possibility the game may shed subscription fees in favor of asking players to pay real-world cash for in-game items.
Perhaps this move is for the best though. With a new Trek film still a ways off and no versions of the series getting new TV episodes, we'd imagine that the place on the Venn diagram where hardcore gamers and Trek fans intersect is getting smaller every day.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Frank @ Nov 27th 2007 2:51PM
I'm guessing Spock doesn't come back, I bet he finds some hotties on the planet.
WTangoFoxtrot @ Nov 27th 2007 4:25PM
most un-trekkie and yet the best reply yet !
cheers !
megaStryke @ Nov 27th 2007 4:38PM
Yeah. Spock and a bunch of hippy elf chicks might start singing a ballad for Bilbo Baggins at any moment.
Thomas @ Nov 27th 2007 5:39PM
The image of Leonard Nimoy surrounded by dancing elf chicks as he croons out a Sinatra-esque tune is just too awesome for words. I want to see it--seriously.
skyrous @ Nov 27th 2007 7:31PM
You want to see it? ok here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPh12Q7cpeE&feature=related
SergeantSalad @ Nov 27th 2007 2:58PM
This announcement just made me lose all hope and excitement for this game.
gonk @ Nov 27th 2007 5:14PM
i hadn't heard of it before, but i also now have no hope for it being good
oh well, you can just play mass effect, it's a lot like how a star trek game should be (minus space battles)
Obie @ Nov 27th 2007 3:00PM
Haha great picture, poor Ensign Ricky!
KrazyIan @ Nov 27th 2007 3:04PM
Classic picture.
Zorink @ Nov 27th 2007 3:28PM
Poor redshirts...
Shagittarius @ Nov 27th 2007 3:31PM
22 Ensign LFG , preferably party with necro.
jovin6 @ Nov 27th 2007 3:35PM
Necrophiliac? That's a cool class idea.
RudyHuxtable @ Nov 27th 2007 3:48PM
Ensign Ricky lol Okay, I'm in a good mood now.
Todd @ Nov 27th 2007 4:23PM
Hmm, I'm going to guess the person who is NOT coming back is the guy without a last name. Ricky, your time is up!
James @ Nov 27th 2007 4:37PM
I want to be Kirk and I want to sleep with all the aliens.
RogueJedi86 @ Nov 27th 2007 4:53PM
Any idiot can tell them a casual-market MMO like that won't work. The free-to-play/pay-for-extras gameplay doesn't sell. RuneScape? Maple Story? Games like that sell, but they aren't real sellers. The real way to profit is the pay-per-month service. WoW isn't the top MMO because it's free-to-play. All the other top MMOs aren't top because they're free-to-play. Guild Wars is an exception, but it doesn't make you pay for anything beyond the original game box.
Mr Khan @ Nov 27th 2007 5:25PM
I still say that a better way to run a Star Trek game would be kind of like the Sims meets Star Trek, since the focus of the show was always on sociopolitical issues rather than any kind of combat
A casual MMO could go that way, if the focus of the gameplay is such
Steve @ Nov 27th 2007 5:35PM
That picture FTW!
ZippyDSMlee @ Nov 28th 2007 7:02AM
MMmmm if I can spend 20$ + monthly and get what I want and have a unique simi powerfull charatcer who can blow through pointless grind,it would be worth it,if its just a grind version of micro transactions to buy the same worthless low end sht you grind for...then no....
No matter what kind of MMO money scheme they come up with you windup with limp sht and endless grind.
Its like work...only you pay to work....