First Screenshot Of Star Trek Online
Given that my very first MMO, (and MMO addiction), was Earth and Beyond, I've always kept an eye open for possible replacements/spiritual successors. So I am feeling some cautious optimism with the release of this, the first official screenshot of Star Trek Online.
This shot highlights, in particular, the 'Interaction System':
What's the Interaction System you ask? In a nutshell, the Interaction System controls every non-combat, player-to-NPC interaction in the game. If you want to talk to a Ferengi shopkeeper, it goes through the Interaction System. Need to get some additional phaser training at the local Starfleet Academy ? That's the Interaction System. Want to beam down to a planet? Interaction System. Responding to a distress call from a crippled starship? That's the Interaction System, too. In fact, when one is done tallying up the mission givers, trainers, vendors, Transwarp Terminal operators, Dahar Masters, helpful cadets and informative colonists, you'll find that there are just about as many peaceful interactions in Star Trek Online as the phasers-and-bat'leths variety. Put plainly, the Interaction System is the glue that holds all the other systems of STO together, transforming a bunch of disconnected (though spectacularly well designed and balanced) phaser fights into an actual game, so it's vitally important that we get it "just right."
Looks interesting. I should point out that apparently that surly looking alien is animated, not just static. Also, I'm not certain if that's the normal size of ship players will have access to, but I am hoping they'll use something similar to the system in Puzzle Pirates, where larger ships require a good crew, but smaller vessels can be manned solo or with NPCs. This may be something determined by the new 'casual' approach they are using.
After the cancellation of ENB, (for which I still hold a slight grudge, but EA keeps publishing games I want), I try not to get my hopes up. But so far, at least, I like what I see. Perhaps someday in the future I can finally get promoted from Sergeant to "Chief Weapons Officer Sausagepants, of the USS GayGamer."
Star Trek Devlog Entry 5.0 - "Interactions in Action" [Star Trek Online]
[via: Kotaku]
Sgt. Sausagepants
Posted to MMOs, Video Games on 6 December 2007
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I know sekushii friend who's gonna wanna play this.
You know when this game hits, there is going to be a really, really, REALLY gay starship manned by a bunch of GG members.
"Sir, they're powering phasers!"
"Oh no they didn't! Number one?"
*Number one does a triple snap*
I can't WAIT for this game.....i plan to stock my ship full of cubs and bears (no Riker though)
I want to jump on board the USS GayGamer!! That could be some amazing stuff right there. "Boldly going where no man has gone before" just got a whole new level of meaning!
I think I want to be a doctor...or an engineer...or some kind of medical engineer lol
If this games turns out good, I'll be the first to get a GayGamer crew of hot boys together.
Set phasers to stunning!
Shame this is, from what I heard, a mostly PvE game. Can you imagine the number of tales between legs when people get p0wned by a crew of well dressed gay officers?
I just hope they have built-in voice chat so I can keep saying "Aye Aye Captain" in the sexiest man-voice I can imagine.