09 February 2009
Oh, Thank You Cryptic Studios!
This perked me up quite a bit today.
I'd start a meme about this game, questions like, "What race would you play, or would you invent one?" and "What kind of ship would you like to be captain of?" but I can't imagine anyone would fill it out. Not even my wife, who would fill out about anything I put up if I chose to do so.
Everyone I know is an online gamer and a Star Trek fan, or at least has a grudging interest in Trek, but I think I--and *maybe* Josh--are the only people in my group of peers truly stoked about this thing. It could just be because talking to me about MMOs is a bad idea. Once I get going I don't stop, plus my voice does that pinched high-tone that nobody can stand. :P
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I wouldn't discount my interest in the game, dear.
Trek is a peculiar franchise, brimming with potential, but (in my opinion) never realizing it. I've sampled just about every series, and they all suffer from very Shamalayan-esque dialog. It tries too hard to be all things to all nerds: humanist yet romanticized, heroic but natural. It's an uneasy mix.
An MMO will force us to adventure, rather than putz around space and watch people react hilariously to fizzling consoles and phasers. Do you realize how many Trek ship battles are viewed entirely from the bridge? It's no wonder every Trek game I've seen has been a snore.
I think Cryptic is tossing that M.O. out the door. They have to. The game will tank if they mimic the style of the television shows.
For me, I would want to resemble the character who hacked the holodeck and tried to seduce Tuvok in the shape of a nerdy bimbo. I don't know what race she was, but I thought it was cute.
I don't know much about the ships, so I can't say. I'd want a very small ship. I'd rather be my own crew, but I know they won't allow that. Sad.
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