how STO should look like

[ianopolos]

This is my version of how game should be made to be interesting and new not just copy of others games.
If u want u can make ur own version and post it here or add some new idea how should it be done.


1. CREATION OF CHARACTER choose at least 5 races to play on everyone has its own strenght and weakness and pvp should be balanced for every one not bugged like in other games when released.
a) human b) vulcans c) klingons d) romulans e) ferengi f) cardasians
chose male or female character and create them to single detail to look sexy and choose what they will wear uniforms or armors also that u cant make lots of characters only (one) u can play till end game.
There shouldnt be leveling of character only skills can level.
Character should start game at 18 years old at academy and getting older as game time passes( look game atlantica its got same idea )
eventually ur character dies but then games dont stop cause u have son or daughter and continue to play with them and skills they have learned pass onto you.
Also u should be able to have relationship with other races and have child with them like half human half klingon blood.

2. CREATION OF SHIP you should be able to create the look of ur ship not choosing finished ones. like placing engine and weapon installment where u want and structure of ship should look like u want and everyone should make unique ship. Every player should have 1 shoutle for themself to transport to planet but not ship ship must be owned and created by guild and lead by guild captain. In combat u should stay on ship and do what ur class does best if ur enginer then u fix engines if u medic then u heal fighter beam on other ship and try to take it in close combat and so on while combat is played by captain of ship by choosing maneuvers. Ship needs at least 4 people to operate properly.

3. SPACE PLANETS ALIENS OUTPOSTS ANOTHER DIMENSIONS They made good job on that in game Mass Effect that game rocks and this is how STO should be made but remember its not graphic thats too much important game must have something thats unique to atract loots players, games these days are boring and made only to earn more money and dont care to make finally something good.

4. CRAFTING i dont want to talk much about that only that u can craft ur own phasers, uniforms and space suits with more resistance scientist can make some upgrades to ships and thats it.

[Peacebringer]

I'm only goina talk about character creation. I agree with you that only skills can be increased, not your lvl, because when you look at somone you might not expect them to be good at gun fighting for example. I agree with getting old but not the death part. I think you grow older, like 1 year per month kinda deal. But you should not die and not look like your goina keel over in your bean soup anytime soon. No older than how Picard looks if you plz. As for having relations, i do not think that is very necessary. I know Star trek has allot of relationship issues in their series but this is not a chat room with nice graphics, it's a game.:rolleyes:

[Roka]

Aging is out of the question. At least how you discribe. You forget that many will be casual players and maybe can only play a few times a month. But as for the rest, Sounds good.

[Cyjack]

Forced aging in a game is bad, always, especially one that requires players to keep paying to play for a character they're attached to.


Providing opportunities for a character to tweak their avatars appearance periodically, where something like aging could be done manually if a player deems it appropriate , is a good thing, and something Cryptic already has a track record of allowing.

[J.L.Picard]

just wanted to say something about the races. The game is going to start with atleast 5 playable races, Vulcun,Andorian,Human,them chewbaca guys and then if you play as klingon you can be a Klingon. end of the day if you like to play a defensive game then until Romulans are released in an expansion the federation will allow you to do that best, if you like an allrounder Federation is were you belong since they will allow you to excel at whatever you want if you dont much care for anything other then a complete offensive strategy the Klingons are for you, what i dont want to see is people going off complaining that there defences suck and them i see em fly past on a freaking Vorcha or sumthing.

[Mattastic]

"Them chewbacca guys"!? Do you mean Caitians? They're really the only furry Star Trek race I can think of. But since they only turned up twice as background characters, I doubt they're high on the list of possible playable races.

Anyway, regardless of race options (which I'm sure will be more than sufficient) I would certainly like to see a range of facial options for characters. Since we'll largely be in uniform, unique faces are even more important here than in other MMOs. However, I would also like to see a wide range of uniform variants, as well as accessories, as players always enjoy getting a new wardrobe. Casual clothes would also be great.

I rather expect there will be predefined ship classes, but hopefully they'll come with a range of options. Various details, equipment, hull colours, decals, and maybe even configurations could be available to choose from. It would also be nice to select the colour options for your interiors. It would certainly keep you aware that ships are not all the same if you were to go from a ship with blue carpeting and beige doors to one with brown carpeting and white doors.