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What Kind Of Star Trek MMO Do You Want?
Via Gamecloud, a Nielsen survey on the Star Trek Online site giving some interesting insight into what kind of game people want. From the article: "Another surprise was that the Borg is the most appealing opposing player faction. We knew the Borg would be a popular enemy, but we didn't expect that actually playing as a Borg drone would be so appealing. Though it was a surprise, I think we can understand why they would be a popular player faction. In fact, these results would appear to contradict the overall conclusion that faction value is marginal. One explanation is in the wording of the question. We asked people to select their favorite opposing faction. I can only guess that this wording had the effect of swaying people away from the Federation. Still, this point clearly deserves more research." Interesting to see some thought going into player reaction to development plans.
Do the sysadmins play as the Q?
If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.
I want one where I can be one of the green chicks who hangs around waiting for Shatner to come along...
I'd want the ability to enlist numerous red-shirted, no-named ensigns, who will run up to the action when a fight starts, and gladly sacrifice themselves for the good of the "named" Enterprise crew!
Also just make sure you don't announce a major game overhaul the day after an expansion goes on sale!
And they said zombies weren't real!
I'd do anything for an hour on the holodeck with 7 of 9.
I've hit Karma 50 and gotten a Score:5, Troll... I win!
"I don't want a Star Trek MMO."
"I just thought I'd wander into a topic that doesn't interest me and spend 20 seconds posting that I don't care about the topic."
"Derp de derp."
The second they get out enough info I am gonna create a fan site. Maybe that way I can get into the beta.
I know that just about everyone who had a WoW fansite was allowed into the alpha and beta testing.
We seldom regret saying too little but often regret saying too much.
"Starfleet crew?"
What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
There needs to be a Kahn class that allows you to control other players with brain bugs (as a skill, of course). Additionally, you could master the skills of stealing ships, making unstable planets with Genesis Devices, using famous quotes, etc.
Every time ANY ship fires in the game, the camera system MUST zoom in on a shaking captain grunting the word "FIRE!" through clenched teeth and shaking his fist.
Mechanical skills will be completely unnecessary for the Engineer class, but Irish/Scottish accents will be mandatory.
Likewise, medical skills will be completely unnecessary for the medic class, but their "quirky" trait must be off the charts.
All science officers get horny at exactly the same time, once every 7 game years. Their super strength and berserker mentality will make them able to take over ships at will.
Machines should fail when most needed. Teleporters should only have a 1 in 50 chance of working.
All intergalactic wars must begin with some ridiculous premise that makes us think about today's society.
Every patch should cause all rules to be completely re-written. If one race is bitter enemies with another race, that should be flip flopped causing them to be friends. If the Prime Directive was followed last revision, it must be "loosely interpreted" in the new patch.
I think that about covers it...
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"However, make it so that controlling a starship requires a team of players"
You're going to end up with a big problem. There are going to be a lot more people who want to be Captain Kirk than Mr. Checkov. And who wants to be that super-devoted engineering crewman from Star Trek II? He doesn't even get to hang out on the bridge and he dies 45 minutes into the film. he doesn't even get a decent Starfleet uniform. He looks more like a Stormtrooper.
What if they didn't take the Pilot Shuttle Craft skill? .. imagine, this senario:
As per a bunch of people piloting a starship
Captain: Engineer, we need more speed!
Error Engineer's connection has been lost.
(commedy insues)
it's a sig, wtf?
Does Captain Kirk just takes his starship wherever he pleases?
He did when he stole it.
Or you can shave off and name each of your pubes and just use your imagination to make that space themed.
Or you can shave off and name each of your pubes and just use your imagination to make that space themed.
True, but that's not very multiplayer.