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Browser-Based Deep Space Nine MMO Coming In 2011

Posted by Soulskill on from the to-boldly-stay-home dept.

A publisher based in Germany has announced Star Trek: Infinite Space, a browser MMO based on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The game will be free-to-play, and it's planned for sometime in 2011. "Gameforge also contracted Michael Okuda, who served as scenic art supervisor for every live-action Star Trek series except for the original program, as a consultant. His wife Denise Okuda, who was a video supervisor and scenic artist for several of the sci-fi series' films and shows, will serve as a consultant, too."

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  1. What will they grind? by vlm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rather than tell stories like a real RPG, MMORPGs keep people playing by grinding. In the DS9 universe, what could they grind?

    A situation with replicators in every cafeteria is going to make grinding pretty difficult.

    Quest - "Go to the replicator and fetch me ten cups of racktageno."

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    "Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
    1. Re:What will they grind? by Superchip · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, the 100 gross of self-sealing stem bolts was interesting. I had to trade a couple thousand wrappages of yamok sauce for those. The epic quest is to obtain a 1951 Willie Mays rookie card. In order to get that you're gonna need to grind out the neodymium power cell, and the hardest part is the five liters of anaerobic metabolites suspended in a hydrosaline solution. That part requires you to steal a damned teddy bear.