STO just little extras

[Padriuq]

Though I can not speak for everyone, I myself like where Cryptic is taking the game, and i think this has the possibility of being one of the best MMO's on the market. but I was also thinking what small (not in size but just pluses) would I like to see in the game to make it more Star Trek. I for one want a game that makes me feel like I am part of an episode or the movie as possible.. with that in mind I have my ideas of things that can be added to make the game more like that... Read mine and add some of your own... lets see what we can come up with



Ship to Ship Communications with other ships where it can be placed on screen with Captains order..... Comm Officer: Captain, incoming Transmission from Captain Aragon of the USS Titus. Captain: "On-Screen" And on screen shows your fellow Captain Toon... and his mouth moves and the characther displays animation.... .... with this give a Vent style voice communication
Tri-Dimentional Chess
The ability to change clothes: why should I be in my uniform 24x7
One Word: Riza
Invites to conferences based on specialty... like Picard would be invited to Archeology Conferences, Geordi to Warp Dinamics ect
Shuttles
A talking computer: would be nice if you could go in and configure the pitch, inflection ect... and also you could place your name and bridge crew in phonetically so it would say them correctly...



Those are a few of my nice to haves that I think would give the game that little extra, but that is my opinion.. what is yours?

[Hagon]

Isn't this pretty much the same topic as here http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=9197?

[Sythian]

Actually that other Thread seems like a list of demands. Were as this thread is more of a wish list.


As for my list of hopefuls, I will have to come back after a bit of thought on it.

[tandaz]

I think that voice activation and response would be a huge part but we are all going to sound like dorks entering commands vocally I can see my wife just giggling away at me in the background, calling all her friends so they can listen to me playing and laugh at me with her, video taping it and putting it on her myspace for more people to laugh at... oh wait as a ST fan I am used to that GO FOR IT!!!

I would also like the ability to explore the ship freely. Main areas like engineering, transporters, quarters, infirmary, dining hall, holodeck, shuttle bay... mostly main areas that I have seen in episodes pretty regularly.

Something else that would be neat is if there was a way to issue orders to your crew when you aren't actually logged into the game. So say I am at work and I want to have my ship go somewhere so that when I get home it is already there waiting for me to do a mission. I just worry that travel is going to be to much like Eve and then I'll be setting it and leaving it for hours while flying happens just to complete a mission.

[DFawkes]

I love the 3D chess idea, as it's not entirely impossible and would be a nice mini-game.

The main thing I'd really like (especially from existing Trek games) is consistent sound effects. Phasers should sound like phasers, transporters should sound proper, small things like that. Get the basics right and it all falls into place.

[SovWell]

I VOTE FOR VOICE....


So when I press my fire button on my keyboard.... my ship fires.

You say fire on your mic.... your ships response system says "unreckenized command?"

[ParkerHayden]

Voice commands are a bad idea, IMO. There have been a few games that experimented with that and it turned out awful.

[SovWell]

i.e. Bridge Commander...... Oh My, Just Shoot Me Now.

[Padriuq]

I would not say I would be in favor of voice command.... seems to me it never works the way you want.. but I would like my Ships Computer to talk....

[SovWell]

I would not say I would be in favor of voice command.... seems to me it never works the way you want.. but I would like my Ships Computer to talk....

Oh I am sure your ships computer will warning you that you are having a warp core breach :D

[lumpking69]

One Word: Riza


Its Risa not Riza.

[Padriuq]

Its Risa not Riza.

I stand Corrected...... :D

[Silverspar]

For the love of God, no vent comm in a game. That is just ugg, so sickening listening to people talk on a vent channel at times.

[Padriuq]

For the love of God, no vent comm in a game. That is just ugg, so sickening listening to people talk on a vent channel at times.

Ok let me Clear that up.. Open Vent/Voice Chat.. I disagree with...
But Voice communication... In groups, When contacting another ships through Subspace. Basically Voice Chat like it is done on Star Trek. If you are in the same room as a person you can talk to them, If they are in communicator range you can hail them... If you are on your ship and they are on theirs you can open a channel with them

Does that make more sense?

[SovWell]

Ive used Vent on many MMO's with no problems.

[KashikoiBaka]

Ive used Vent on many MMO's with no problems.

...Maybe you were the problem. Stop Breathing in the mic!