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Star Trek Online Open Beta Starts Today
Today Cryptic Studios will begin the open beta of Star Trek Online, opening their test servers to invitees and anyone who has pre-ordered the game. The beta will run through the 26th, and the game will officially launch on February 2nd; head-start players will be allowed in on January 29th. The game is set in the old universe (not the rebooted one from last year's movie), and takes place roughly 30 years after the events in Star Trek: Nemesis. There are two playable factions to start — the Federation and the Klingon Empire — and more may become available later on. There will be conflict between the two factions, but supposedly all PvP will be "optional and consensual." Players will be able to choose from a variety of ships, and they'll see cameos from familiar characters. Eurogamer has a hands-on preview of the game, and fans of the Trek universe will be pleased to hear that "Cryptic is clearly thinking about Star Trek first and MMO convention second." A number of gameplay trailers are available for viewing, and the official forums have a nice collection of facts.
I remember them saying it was in the new continuity...
I don't get it. We've just seen a complete reboot of the Star Trek franchise on the big screen. It introduced a new look and feel, new pacing, and raised the bar for both action and special effects set in the Star Trek universe. Myself, I found it enjoyable but ultimately braindead (and thus a big disappointment, compared to Roddenbery's original vision) -- but last I heard it did considerably better than the last several movies based on the TV series. A sequel seems inevitable, and probably at least two sequels. And so they spend months developing an MMO based on the same old, tired version of Star Trek that mainstream audiences had almost completely lost patience/interest in? Whose idea was that?
Breakfast served all day!
windowsonly proprietary-garbage.
Translation: "I'm terribly insecure and don't consider any game fun unless I can grief other players to feel better about myself, regardless of whether they are interested in other parts of the game and don't feel the need to pick on others to make their penises feel larger."