What's up with Star Trek Online?

MMORPG.com has a piece talking with Daron Stinnett, producer for the preproduction-phase MMOG Star Trek Online. They discuss the decision to only include the Federation in the game's launch, the gameplay both on starships and planetside, and the many ideas still being nailed down for the title. From the article: "The uniforms are a good example of an area where we've needed to evolve the look of Star Trek to support the game. Star Trek uniforms from the shows tend to be very subtle in their variation, which of course works when you're filming close enough to make the actors themselves the stars of the show. But for an MMO, It's well understood that giving players the ability to customize their look as their character evolves is an important part of any MMO as is the ability to recognize player rank and specialty from a distance. So we have created new uniforms that are still very recognizable as Star Trek, but with recognition and customization features that will work well in our game world."

Comments

Who needs a uniform...

[thewiz]

when you play a Betazoid?

Re:Who needs a uniform...

[MagicDude]

Have you ever seen the Risa episodes? All you need is a horgan statue, and the ladies will throw themselves at you.

It's dead, Jim.

[Tackhead]

NPC-Teacher: Your quest is to recover five Vulcan brains and re-implant them in their owners. Return here when your quest is complete for your payment of 100 quatloos.
Eym0rg: "Brain, brain, what is brain?"
CSR-Bones: "I'm a doctor, not a scriptwriter!"
JimmyTheKirk: "eym0rg ur hot! asl? cyb0rz?"
JimmyTheKirk adjusts his pants
CSR-Bones: "And from my observations, it seems they're bisexual, reproducting at will."
NPC-JamesTiberiusKirk: "I know, but really."
CSR-Bones submits his resignation. CSR-Bones: "It's dead, Jim."

Re:and down the crapper.

[ralphclark]

I agree. But that's art folks for you. They're never satisfied to just give you what you WANTED.

Re:Sites that require cookies just to read them su

[iced_773]

I just find it amusing that you got modded Redundant the first time and Informative the second.

Cue Sealab 2021 clip

[Rob T Firefly]

Dug up a script from my old Sealab fansite for this...

Marco: So, are you married to orange for those jumpsuits, or what? Because I'd really like to wear blue, for a change.

Sparks: The thing is, I already bought, like, five thousand orange ones.

Marco: Because, when I wear blue, I am like the wind! A hot, Latin, wind! Whistling down the -

Sparks: Look man, it's a uniform. Everybody looks the same? It's more terrifying that way.

Marco: Could my pants at least have a boot cut? I'll pay for it!.

Oblig. Family Guy

[Dachannien]

Picard: Number One?
Riker: Yes, Captain?
Picard: Let me ask you something. If I whispered in your ear that Commander Worf's head looks like a fanny, would you join me in a laugh?
Riker: Yeah, I could get in on that.
Picard: All right! Here it comes. (out loud) Commander Worf's head looks like a fanny!
(Bridge crew laughs, except for Worf)
Worf: You can both suck my ridges!

Red shirt?

[Anonymous Coward]

If you want to see some real action in the game, choose a red shirt....you won't last long though.

The trouble with...

[chigun]

I want to play as a tribble.