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Perhaps i'm reading too much into it, but I can't help but think Emmert's words were chosen *very* carefully...
players will begin "Star Trek Online" as the captain of a small Starfleet or Klingon Empire ship.
Which leads me to believe that "one player - one ship" is the direction they have chosen.
Players will also be able to battle against other vessels...
Note that he said other vessels, not other *players*.
I'm assuming that players will be able to band together into fleets, but there is *no* mention of this. Assuming it allowed (you might want buddies to fight a Borg Cube, but you sure won't need them on a diplomatic mission) where other than Fleet Actions (we saw *one* episode of that in the entire Original Series), will there be a multiplayer element ?
How will players interact with each other ?
Varrangian
08-08-2008, 08:21 PM
Perhaps i'm reading too much into it, but I can't help but think Emmert's words were chosen *very* carefully...
Which leads me to believe that "one player - one ship" is the direction they have chosen.
Note that he said other vessels, not other *players*.
I'm assuming that players will be able to band together into fleets, but there is *no* mention of this. Assuming it allowed (you might want buddies to fight a Borg Cube, but you sure won't need them on a diplomatic mission) where other than Fleet Actions (we saw *one* episode of that in the entire Original Series), will there be a multiplayer element ?
How will players interact with each other ?
As I've said the one word missing from that article was the word "group". I'm still holding my breath for this aspect to be unveiled. There is still a lot of possibility in this game, but if they limit grouping drastically the amount of possibility is decreased greatly.
Reinkaos
08-08-2008, 08:23 PM
To be honest they could've picked wiser words and said "phasers and torpedoes".. would've boosted my confidence that at someone at Cryptic has some knowledge of Star Trek.
Kinjiru
08-08-2008, 08:44 PM
I'm still afraid that that this means that we're headed for a PotBS in space. I really hope not, but that's the way the article sounded. I guess we'll find out for sure in a couple of days.
LordDave
08-08-2008, 08:44 PM
To be honest they could've picked wiser words and said "phasers and torpedoes".. would've boosted my confidence that at someone at Cryptic has some knowledge of Star Trek.
Blame the Associated Press, not Cryptic.
curtst
08-08-2008, 08:48 PM
They will have a party system just like other MMOs, where you and other people will group together for a common goal. I see no reason why they wouldn't. They probably didn't even feel the need to mention that there would be parties.
Father_Origin
08-08-2008, 09:01 PM
if there are no parties (crews) and they do an Eve thing, they will just end up dumping a huge
amount of money to "fix it"
Game breakers:
No guilds
No parties
No PvP
No group play (bridge crew)
No way to tour your own ship
Game play reduced to a few hot keys (console style)
Any of these will absolutely kill the game as an MMO
cuz eve already does the one ship, one player thing better than anyone.
Wake up call ! It is not the adventures of Capt. Kirk, it is the adventures of the Enterprise (whole crew)
Varrangian
08-08-2008, 09:04 PM
They will have a party system just like other MMOs, where you and other people will group together for a common goal. I see no reason why they wouldn't. They probably didn't even feel the need to mention that there would be parties.
But the form grouping will impact play.
Father_Origin
08-08-2008, 09:33 PM
I hope so.
MMO's are not stand alone games.
It is a social thing.:)
Jonathan_Beecher
08-08-2008, 09:43 PM
Probably reading into it a bit much and yes the AP could have reworded the quote somehow. We will know more on Sunday. :)
Plus if the whole one captain thing, if true will not be cool in my opinion. :(
Arcturus
08-08-2008, 10:05 PM
I'm still in denial that it won't be one person per ship. It looks like it won't be so! But don't worry I have a solution! Just draw smiley faces on your fingers! Ta daaa! Gallant crew!
ChiefBrex
08-08-2008, 11:11 PM
Guys, let's just chill and wait for the footage first? You know Cryptic will open the Ask Cryptic thread again, and will probably ask for opinions or questions concerning the footage. I'm not ready to trust information from articles until I see what's been done.
The fact that they have footage so quickly after obtaining development rights for the game from Perpetual, to me says, that a lot of PE's initial concepts and environments were kept, which would mean all the interiors of the Galaxy Class that PE had managed to render already, would still be there. There were also a lot of alien vistas in the teaser screenshots (which a lot of people seem to have completely ignored).
The fact that these things EXIST, lead me to believe that this could be a true MMO, in the sense that we will have hubs that are starships and bases, and that we will be able to crew these ships with PCs or NPCs, and that we will have a fully "immersive" environment that will allow us to explore the Star Trek universe in ways that have not be done by any game prior. While Bridge Commander went part of the way there (yes, I know, you were stuck on a bridge the whole game. Not exactly an "explorable" environment), it wasn't enough.
Besides, the blurbs about "being a Federation Captain" and all that, could be referring to the *possibility* that a player could be the captain of their own ship. What's not said is how you can become a captain. I think everyone's reading too much into the comments coming from the Cryptic Studio people, and after the mess with PE, are jumping the gun with their thoughts of impending doom and damnation. If I'm willing to give STO another chance because Cryptic took over the development of the game. You should too. PE's mistakes will NOT be CS's mistakes.
Plus, all this stressing isn't good for anyone's blood pressure :p
TheMasterpiece
08-08-2008, 11:17 PM
Perhaps i'm reading too much into it, but I can't help but think Emmert's words were chosen *very* carefully...
Which leads me to believe that "one player - one ship" is the direction they have chosen.
Note that he said other vessels, not other *players*.
I'm assuming that players will be able to band together into fleets, but there is *no* mention of this. Assuming it allowed (you might want buddies to fight a Borg Cube, but you sure won't need them on a diplomatic mission) where other than Fleet Actions (we saw *one* episode of that in the entire Original Series), will there be a multiplayer element ?
How will players interact with each other ?
Indeed, while i wont call for a massive revolt, i wont say im not extremely disappointed.
Jonathan_Beecher
08-08-2008, 11:17 PM
Guys, let's just chill and wait for the footage first? You know Cryptic will open the Ask Cryptic thread again, and will probably ask for opinions or questions concerning the footage. I'm not ready to trust information from articles until I see what's been done.
The fact that they have footage so quickly after obtaining development rights for the game from Perpetual, to me says, that a lot of PE's initial concepts and environments were kept, which would mean all the interiors of the Galaxy Class that PE had managed to render already, would still be there. There were also a lot of alien vistas in the teaser screenshots (which a lot of people seem to have completely ignored).
The fact that these things EXIST, lead me to believe that this could be a true MMO, in the sense that we will have hubs that are starships and bases, and that we will be able to crew these ships with PCs or NPCs, and that we will have a fully "immersive" environment that will allow us to explore the Star Trek universe in ways that have not be done by any game prior. While Bridge Commander went part of the way there (yes, I know, you were stuck on a bridge the whole game. Not exactly an "explorable" environment), it wasn't enough.
Besides, the blurbs about "being a Federation Captain" and all that, could be referring to the *possibility* that a player could be the captain of their own ship. What's not said is how you can become a captain. I think everyone's reading too much into the comments coming from the Cryptic Studio people, and after the mess with PE, are jumping the gun with their thoughts of impending doom and damnation. If I'm willing to give STO another chance because Cryptic took over the development of the game. You should too. PE's mistakes will NOT be CS's mistakes.
Plus, all this stressing isn't good for anyone's blood pressure :p
Good points good points and yes you're totally correct.
well since they pointed out they want this also availble for the PS3 or other one i that i cant think of at 330am.. Makes me think this will only be a Pvp gaming system so them players can join in.. Bad thought but its hard for them players to walk in on the deck of your ship and take station if it requires them to hit certian graphics of the console they are at ie. weapons,scince,communication.. MM is going to be ability to join my ship with other players of the same faction and go blow the **** out of another..
Jonathan_Beecher
08-08-2008, 11:40 PM
well since they pointed out they want this also availble for the PS3 or other one i that i cant think of at 330am.. Makes me think this will only be a Pvp gaming system so them players can join in.. Bad thought but its hard for them players to walk in on the deck of your ship and take station if it requires them to hit certian graphics of the console they are at ie. weapons,scince,communication.. MM is going to be ability to join my ship with other players of the same faction and go blow the **** out of another..
The only thing is, I have not seen an official confirmation of STO going for the PS3. Do you or anyone have any proof to back this point up? My guess is just a rumor being thrown around.
Capt._D
08-08-2008, 11:47 PM
The only thing is, I have not seen an official confirmation of STO going for the PS3. Do you or anyone have any proof to back this point up? My guess is just a rumor being thrown around.
No "proof" but Cryptic has been talking about it since the site opened… at least sending it to consoles… I don’t see why they’d talk about it then not do it.
Perhaps i'm reading too much into it, but I can't help but think Emmert's words were chosen *very* carefully...
Which leads me to believe that "one player - one ship" is the direction they have chosen.
Note that he said other vessels, not other *players*.
I'm assuming that players will be able to band together into fleets, but there is *no* mention of this. Assuming it allowed (you might want buddies to fight a Borg Cube, but you sure won't need them on a diplomatic mission) where other than Fleet Actions (we saw *one* episode of that in the entire Original Series), will there be a multiplayer element ?
How will players interact with each other ?
Every thing they have told us in just 1 piece of the pie no full info is out yep
Jonathan_Beecher
08-09-2008, 12:10 AM
No "proof" but Cryptic has been talking about it since the site opened… at least sending it to consoles… I don’t see why they’d talk about it then not do it.
Correct.
Its just people are saying oh its gonna go to the PS3 like they're dead for certain. Just wish people would show evidence is all before posting such stuff.
I agree in that Cryptic will have STO on consoles especially since they did include that information in the about STO section on the homepage.
antiquechrono
08-09-2008, 04:11 AM
No "proof" but Cryptic has been talking about it since the site opened… at least sending it to consoles… I don’t see why they’d talk about it then not do it.
From reading the article I personally thought it sounded more like they were open to the idea of porting to consoles but not necessarily developing for them.
Emmert said "Star Trek Online" would definitely be available for Windows PC and perhaps Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.
Just realize that the stuff on the website is made by people who are paid to market products and probably know nothing at all what a "star trek" or an "xbox" is.
For instance on the Cryptic Studios Careers page for the programming jobs located here
http://www.crypticstudios.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=sectionall&id=9&Itemid=46
it says on all of them
Extremely proficient in C programming and debugging. You must be a brilliant programmer.
Brilliant programmer sure, but C? REALLY?!
If they programmed everything in C I would really have to question what in the world their technical team is up to. I chalk that one up to marketing people not knowing what they are talking about.
Perhaps i'm reading too much into it, but I can't help but think Emmert's words were chosen *very* carefully...
Which leads me to believe that "one player - one ship" is the direction they have chosen.
Note that he said other vessels, not other *players*.
I'm assuming that players will be able to band together into fleets, but there is *no* mention of this. Assuming it allowed (you might want buddies to fight a Borg Cube, but you sure won't need them on a diplomatic mission) where other than Fleet Actions (we saw *one* episode of that in the entire Original Series), will there be a multiplayer element ?
How will players interact with each other ?
Rank up get bigger ships get more crew. I see this as NPC crew that you can have players take the spots of npc'
Viiqupaen
08-09-2008, 07:27 AM
Rank up get bigger ships get more crew. I see this as NPC crew that you can have players take the spots of npc'
Incorrect. Emmert clearly states that all players will be a captain, and not a crew crew member who works under another captain.
players will begin "Star Trek Online" as the captain of a small Starfleet or Klingon Empire ship.
walkingshark
08-09-2008, 07:29 AM
Perhaps i'm reading too much into it, but I can't help but think Emmert's words were chosen *very* carefully...
Which leads me to believe that "one player - one ship" is the direction they have chosen.
Note that he said other vessels, not other *players*.
I'm assuming that players will be able to band together into fleets, but there is *no* mention of this. Assuming it allowed (you might want buddies to fight a Borg Cube, but you sure won't need them on a diplomatic mission) where other than Fleet Actions (we saw *one* episode of that in the entire Original Series), will there be a multiplayer element ?
How will players interact with each other ?
You know, I think its safe to say that Cryptic can be relied on to leave any kind of grouping or social systems out of their MMO. Their previous game, city of heroes, definitely showed that.
On a serious note, were you just trolling or what? Oh wait, you were. Damn, I just bumped a troll.
ChiefBrex
08-09-2008, 07:38 AM
Incorrect. Emmert clearly states that all players will be a captain, and not a crew crew member who works under another captain.
Actualy, if you bother reading the whole article, it says that you can gain ranks and get bigger ships. So, now tell me, how can you gain rank if you start off as a captain, unless they're referring to ladder rankings?
To be honest though, if Cryptic sticks with its MMO system of CoH/CoV, then it would be exactly as Jack Emmert described it. At which point, I'd quickly be dropping out of this discussion, as I want an MMO that has a full Trek universe, that lets me serve on a ship as I want to start out, and whatever.
So, I re-iterate the question, where's the MM part of this game then?
Sarevok
08-09-2008, 07:44 AM
Actualy, if you bother reading the whole article, it says that you can gain ranks and get bigger ships. So, now tell me, how can you gain rank if you start off as a captain, unless they're referring to ladder rankings?
As O'Brien explain to Nog: Any commander of a starship can be referred to as captain, even if he's actually an ensign or even cadet.
Viiqupaen
08-09-2008, 07:59 AM
As O'Brien explain to Nog: Any commander of a starship can be referred to as captain, even if he's actually an ensign or even cadet.
... I'm not sure how a cadet could be mentioned as a captain, but I'm glad that you can work your way up. It gives more of a point to the game, if this is true.
ChiefBrex
08-09-2008, 08:56 AM
As O'Brien explain to Nog: Any commander of a starship can be referred to as captain, even if he's actually an ensign or even cadet.
yeah, I know this. I had a discussion about this on another thread. TBH, I think all these multiple discussions are getting confusing, and we're speculating far too much. I say, as I've said it repeatedly, let's watch the game footage first, and then discuss.
Viiqupaen
08-09-2008, 08:57 AM
Truth. I, though, have nothing much else to do at this moment. Waiting can be a pain.
ChiefBrex
08-09-2008, 12:11 PM
And that's why patience is a virtue ^_^
Viiqupaen
08-09-2008, 12:14 PM
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CinC-UFPForces-Cardassia
08-09-2008, 12:16 PM
To be honest they could've picked wiser words and said "phasers and torpedoes".. would've boosted my confidence that at someone at Cryptic has some knowledge of Star Trek.
Yes, that's the AP's fault.
Jonathan_Beecher
08-09-2008, 12:17 PM
yeah, I know this. I had a discussion about this on another thread. TBH, I think all these multiple discussions are getting confusing, and we're speculating far too much. I say, as I've said it repeatedly, let's watch the game footage first, and then discuss.
Agreed.
It is hard to just wait and see what the in-game footage will reveal in reference to STO. I'm sure I speak for us all when I say "it will be worth the wait." :)
Agreed.
It is hard to just wait and see what the in-game footage will reveal in reference to STO. I'm sure I speak for us all when I say "it will be worth the wait." :)
I do hope so
NightWatcher
08-09-2008, 12:39 PM
We only have to wait till tomorrow after all.
Tuvya
08-09-2008, 12:58 PM
The only thing is, I have not seen an official confirmation of STO going for the PS3. Do you or anyone have any proof to back this point up? My guess is just a rumor being thrown around.
When you sign up you are asked if you use PS3 or Wii or Xbox... that tells you they are considering porting to a console.
Tuvya
08-09-2008, 01:03 PM
... I'm not sure how a cadet could be mentioned as a captain, but I'm glad that you can work your way up. It gives more of a point to the game, if this is true.
Captain, like Lieutenant is a rank in a number of military forces.
Captain, like XO is a position on a ship.
The two often do not match up.
For example, a minor supply ship in the US military will not have an officer with the rank of Captain in change, it will likely be someone lower ranking. That person will however be referred to as "Captain" on their ship.
You have a similar thing with military bases where the base "Commander" often does not hold the rank of "Commander", they are just the "Commanding Officer".
marshalleck
08-09-2008, 01:03 PM
The only thing is, I have not seen an official confirmation of STO going for the PS3. Do you or anyone have any proof to back this point up? My guess is just a rumor being thrown around.
The source of the rumor is probably Cryptic's own "About Star Trek Online (http://www.startrekonline.com/about_star_trek_online)" page.
Powered by the Cryptic Engine, Star Trek® Online will be developed for both console and PC formats. With customizable ships and characters from the Klingon Empire and United Federation of Planets, ground, space and shipboard gameplay and unique options for player-generated content set in the Star Trek universe, Star Trek Online is the MMOG that allows you to boldly go where no one has gone before!
Azael
08-09-2008, 01:04 PM
When you sign up you are asked if you use PS3 or Wii or Xbox... that tells you they are considering porting to a console.
So that means they are going to have to dull down the interface and reduce the complexity and how interesting the game is?
Why dont they just set up a server were people can play startrek legacy together, it would save them a whole lot of time and money and it seems to be the direction they are going in anyway.
Ramierez
08-09-2008, 01:04 PM
... I'm not sure how a cadet could be mentioned as a captain, but I'm glad that you can work your way up. It gives more of a point to the game, if this is true.
It harks towards standard maritime term of the word. The Captain of the boat is just whoever's in charge of that ship, not their rank. It doesn't even carry with it a necessity for military rank structure at all. It could mean the rich slob with his yacht, or your dad when you'd go fishing.
I sincerely hope that's how they meant it...
Fluxion
08-09-2008, 01:18 PM
if there are no parties (crews) and they do an Eve thing, they will just end up dumping a huge
amount of money to "fix it"
Game breakers:
No guilds
No parties
No PvP
No group play (bridge crew)
No way to tour your own ship
Game play reduced to a few hot keys (console style)
Any of these will absolutely kill the game as an MMO
cuz eve already does the one ship, one player thing better than anyone.
Wake up call ! It is not the adventures of Capt. Kirk, it is the adventures of the Enterprise (whole crew)
Jack Emmert's statement: "You'll venture through space exploring new civilizations and life-forms," said Emmert. "You'll also beam down to planets and have adventures inside your ship. It's a galactic-wide game. There's going to be tons of space to investigate. We have a great system for exploration, which will allow for almost infinite possibilities."
I don't see the phrases, "no guilds" "no parties" "no PvP" "no group play (bridge)" or "no way to tour your ship" anywhere in his statement. Nor do I see anything that he said that even "suggests" that any of the items on your list would occur.
And as far as EVE doing "one ship, one player" better than anyone...I think their subscriber numbers (200K) indicates there is PLENTY of room for improvement.:)
Ramierez
08-09-2008, 01:21 PM
And as far as EVE doing "one ship, one player" better than anyone...I think their subscriber numbers (200K) indicates there is PLENTY of room for improvement.:)
Well...i think a lot of Eve's fault lies in the fact that most of us, when we play any MMO, let alone one where we pilot a ship, want to actually pilot that ship...not point and click. I quit long before my trial ended, even though I had a friend with a big corp that he was going to let me in, just because it bored the shiz out of me trying to waypoint my way around instead of just flying the darn thing.
marshalleck
08-09-2008, 01:24 PM
And as far as EVE doing "one ship, one player" better than anyone...I think their subscriber numbers (200K) indicates there is PLENTY of room for improvement.:)
Show me another MMO in the market doing substantially better than 200k subs, aside from WoW obviously. Outside of obscure F2P Korean grinders that have little traction outside the Asian market, I can only think of Lineage 2 and that has been in decline for a while. EVE is still growing; it's success and appeal should not be understated. Age of Conan is by all indicators in free fall right now.
BewareofDawg
08-09-2008, 01:28 PM
I hope it takes more of a group interaction approach, I'd really like to see something like that. If it's like solo ships who just occasionally run into others it wouldn't be too interesting. I have faith in Cryptic that they'll do a good job though.
boz75
08-09-2008, 01:49 PM
Show me another MMO in the market doing substantially better than 200k subs, aside from WoW obviously. Outside of obscure F2P Korean grinders that have little traction outside the Asian market, I can only think of Lineage 2 and that has been in decline for a while. EVE is still growing; it's success and appeal should not be understated. Age of Conan is by all indicators in free fall right now.
According to mmogcharts, there is the original Lineage aswell, Runescape, Final Fantasy XI, Dofus and Lord of the Rings Online that appear to be higher than EVE (I guess it depends on what you mean by substantial though). Anyway I am hoping that Star Trek Online will break through those aswell, although I really could not put a guess on an estimate of subscribers it will have.
marshalleck
08-09-2008, 02:15 PM
According to mmogcharts, there is the original Lineage aswell, Runescape, Final Fantasy XI, Dofus and Lord of the Rings Online that appear to be higher than EVE (I guess it depends on what you mean by substantial though). Anyway I am hoping that Star Trek Online will break through those aswell, although I really could not put a guess on an estimate of subscribers it will have.
Well I did say games outside the Asian market, there are forces at work beyond just typical market appeal that have an effect on subscription rates. Dofus is F2P, LOTRO while surviving is floating around 100k subs and there's many lifetime subs which cannot be deactivated/reactivated so those tend to pad the numbers a bit as well and I don't think they can fairly be counted as 'active' since they always will be active no matter how awesome or bad the game is.
My main purpose for posting was to illustrate that if we ignore WoW and it's disproportionately huge footprint, 200-300k subs is actually a high water mark for the market today.
Trekkie
08-09-2008, 05:05 PM
I, too, am anxiously awaiting more details about how players will be able to interact with one another, but I think it is too early to make judgments about that aspect considering most of what we know comes from a single article.
wuikyf
08-09-2008, 05:45 PM
Do you think they will allow other player on your ship in diffrent roles.
ChiefBrex
08-09-2008, 05:57 PM
So that means they are going to have to dull down the interface and reduce the complexity and how interesting the game is?
Why dont they just set up a server were people can play startrek legacy together, it would save them a whole lot of time and money and it seems to be the direction they are going in anyway.
Well, if they DO make a console version, I would hope that they would go through the trouble of keeping one dedicated, separate server, for console players, and another one for PC players. That way, the PC version of the game can be more complex, while the Console version can be dumbed down enough for limited interface via a game controller. Essentially what they should've done with Legacy, but Mad-Doc, in it's wonderfully lazy fashion, and utter hatred of Bethesda, made the game primarily for Xbox 360, then ported it to PC. And rather then modify the inputs properly, they kinda half-assed it (mods, I apologize if that violates the rules at all), as a result, the interface in Legacy for PC is so shotty, that you can barely accomplish anything. And they don't even use half the keyboard. They use the q,w,e,r,t,a,s,d,f, ctrl, and alt keys, as well as the spacebar. That's it... How pathetic is that?
So, I hope that STO will have separate servers for console players and pc players, otherwise, pc players will face the same limited, crappy interface that Legacy has...
Do you think they will allow other player on your ship in diffrent roles.
That's supposed to be the idea, yes. And that's what we're hoping to see.
Jonathan_Beecher
08-09-2008, 07:06 PM
When you sign up you are asked if you use PS3 or Wii or Xbox... that tells you they are considering porting to a console.
Yes though they could just be seeing how many people have consoles vs PC then later making their decision. A poll does not automatically mean something will happen based upon the results.
The source of the rumor is probably Cryptic's own "About Star Trek Online (http://www.startrekonline.com/about_star_trek_online)" page.
You're correct and I guess I had forgotten that information.
I was just saying that if it had been mentioned somewhere else i.e. USA Today in an article, to post the hyperlink for others and proof etc. Hope you all follow my thought pattern there.
Well, if they DO make a console version, I would hope that they would go through the trouble of keeping one dedicated, separate server, for console players, and another one for PC players. That way, the PC version of the game can be more complex, while the Console version can be dumbed down enough for limited interface via a game controller. Essentially what they should've done with Legacy, but Mad-Doc, in it's wonderfully lazy fashion, and utter hatred of Bethesda, made the game primarily for Xbox 360, then ported it to PC. And rather then modify the inputs properly, they kinda half-assed it (mods, I apologize if that violates the rules at all), as a result, the interface in Legacy for PC is so shotty, that you can barely accomplish anything. And they don't even use half the keyboard. They use the q,w,e,r,t,a,s,d,f, ctrl, and alt keys, as well as the spacebar. That's it... How pathetic is that?
So, I hope that STO will have separate servers for console players and pc players, otherwise, pc players will face the same limited, crappy interface that Legacy has...
That's supposed to be the idea, yes. And that's what we're hoping to see.
Major ditto there with STO not having a lame/dumbed down user interface i.e. concolse then ported over to PC etc. I'm pretty sure it won't yet still, just voicing my opinion/thoughts there.
About player's having various roles, I agree in that it is what Cryptic has in mind. We will know more after the in-game video and press conference later on Sunday. :)
Einarr
08-09-2008, 07:24 PM
From Cryptic's site it sounds MM to me. Exploration, Beaming down for away missions. SHIPBOARD. To me that indicates there must be floor plans and decks to navigate. I sure hope that means crew interaction. I want to be a Captain EVENTUALLY. I'd like to earn my way up though and learn the skills on the way.
I want to have adventures while the ship is heading to wherever its going. System malfunctions, holodecks, surprise alien visits and boarding action, distress calls etc.
If they do this right I hope I can wander around the ship fiddling with EPS conduits while learning how to play.
Those Plasma injectors aren't going to scrub themselves!
walkingshark
08-10-2008, 02:04 PM
Perhaps i'm reading too much into it, but I can't help but think Emmert's words were chosen *very* carefully...
Which leads me to believe that "one player - one ship" is the direction they have chosen.
Note that he said other vessels, not other *players*.
I'm assuming that players will be able to band together into fleets, but there is *no* mention of this. Assuming it allowed (you might want buddies to fight a Borg Cube, but you sure won't need them on a diplomatic mission) where other than Fleet Actions (we saw *one* episode of that in the entire Original Series), will there be a multiplayer element ?
You're over parsing btw.