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JimmyB76 · « **Reply #560 on:** August 20, 2009, 07:41:56 PM »

i swear to god im not making this up, i know i did hear this somewhere... whether or not it is valid, i cannot say... but i know i have heard this...
if this (or whatever) isnt the case, then why arent the typical Galaxy Class, or Sovereign Class, or any other classes that we all know, in this game?

Nebula · « **Reply #561 on:** August 20, 2009, 07:49:06 PM »

They have been shown Jimmy, just not much...

Anyway if it were true and they couldn't make exact replicas of star trek ships then this couldn't happen....

oh and here is a VERY VERY VERY EARLY Shot in STO of an Akira.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #562 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:07:59 PM »

the hutet class was never shown onscreen tho... (and even still, doesnt look exactly like the one we have come to know anyway, tho it is very similar, true...)
as far as that akira, i dunno it doesnt look exactly like the ones we've seen onscreen (of course i could be wrong, it is tough to see from that point of view)... all the ships ive seen thus far are similar to that which has been seen onscreen, but not the exact same models used and shown onscreen...
i dunno, whatever; ill try and see if i can find again what i had read... either way, it doesnt matter; i still think this game looks silly so i wont be a part of it... lol

Nebula · « **Reply #563 on:** August 20, 2009, 08:12:37 PM »

Hutet?? dude that Card ship is a Galor Class seen in many eps, TNG and DS9.

The game's graphics update almost every new news article they publish...
That Akira shot was one of the very first shown from cryptic... who knows what it looks like now.
Also since when have game developers ever gotten the ships completely right??
Look at BC's stock ships for instance.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #564 on:** August 20, 2009, 09:20:43 PM »

Quote from: Nebula on August 20, 2009, 08:12:37 PM

Hutet?? dude that Card ship is a Galor Class seen in many eps, TNG and DS9.

thats a galor? hmmm ah well, i guess youre right... looks awfully big somehow to be a galor; those two single screenshots are tough to see the ships very well...
can you show me the other classes of federation (and others) ships exactly as we have known them from previously onscreen?
doesnt matter actually, dont bother - i still think virtually every ship i have seen thus far look ridiculous, and on that alone i wont be a part of this game/community... it all just seems like a "wannabe" to me...

Nebula · « **Reply #565 on:** August 20, 2009, 09:49:51 PM »

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every ship i have seen thus far look ridiculous

It's a matter of taste then I guess... I only find a few of the ships odd looking.

btw did you attempt to watch the vid?? they had a few rom warbirds in it....
Actually looking back at the vid it shows an Akira and it looks 100 times better(than that shot up there^),
along with other scattered canon ships.
Some of the other modified/new ships seen in the vid that haven't been posted on the STO site seem interesting...
There was one that looked like a pretty neat looking Prome refit.

here is a youtube link for better viewing:

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #566 on:** August 20, 2009, 10:33:01 PM »

Quote from: Nebula on August 20, 2009, 09:49:51 PM

There was one that looked like a pretty neat looking Prome refit.

here is a youtube link for better viewing:

Actually, that was a (heavily) refitted Constellation class, at least according to Diagram in the new PC Gamer.

Billz · « **Reply #567 on:** August 21, 2009, 06:09:28 AM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on August 20, 2009, 09:20:43 PM

Quote from: Nebula on August 20, 2009, 08:12:37 PM
Hutet?? dude that Card ship is a Galor Class seen in many eps, TNG and DS9.
thats a galor? hmmm ah well, i guess youre right... looks awfully big somehow to be a galor;

Might be because its a close-up pic, Jimbo

If was shown in a scale with another ship, it would be the correct size.

Still looking forward to building a TOS type Defiant, if the game is customizable to that extent, lol

Dalek · « **Reply #568 on:** August 21, 2009, 06:22:22 AM »

This is game is set dominantly in the early 25th Century. I'm not sure TOS nacelles would exactly be for sale...

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #569 on:** August 21, 2009, 06:44:20 AM »

Quote from: Billz on August 21, 2009, 06:09:28 AM

Quote from: JimmyB76 on August 20, 2009, 09:20:43 PM
Quote from: Nebula on August 20, 2009, 08:12:37 PM
Hutet?? dude that Card ship is a Galor Class seen in many eps, TNG and DS9.
thats a galor? hmmm ah well, i guess youre right... looks awfully big somehow to be a galor;

Might be because its a close-up pic, Jimbo

actually, it was all the many little windows that make it seem very large...
but whatever...

Barihawk · « **Reply #570 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:13:06 AM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on August 21, 2009, 06:44:20 AM

Quote from: Billz on August 21, 2009, 06:09:28 AM
Quote from: JimmyB76 on August 20, 2009, 09:20:43 PM
Quote from: Nebula on August 20, 2009, 08:12:37 PM
Hutet?? dude that Card ship is a Galor Class seen in many eps, TNG and DS9.
thats a galor? hmmm ah well, i guess youre right... looks awfully big somehow to be a galor;

Might be because its a close-up pic, Jimbo
actually, it was all the many little windows that make it seem very large...
but whatever...

From TNG, the Galor was only about 6/10's the size of a Galaxy class, so I can imagine lots of windows. It wasn't a small vessel, just very aged and outclassed by modern vessels.

086gf · « **Reply #571 on:** August 21, 2009, 03:01:52 PM »

On the canon ships I have noticed that the hull paneling is different. The Akira above and the Klingon BoP on the other page are the two best examples.

Nebula · « **Reply #572 on:** August 21, 2009, 03:16:23 PM »

That Akira pic is old... the vid I linked to already shows it has gone through improvements.

Nebula · « **Reply #573 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:38:59 PM »

Dalek · « **Reply #574 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:47:59 PM »

It's STO on a really really big monitor?

Kirk · « **Reply #575 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:59:55 PM »

I really do hope that that's not a Legacy-esque phaser charge indicator on the bottom left. That was one of my major gripes with the game. Phaser arcs are separately charged.

Nebula · « **Reply #576 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:31:30 PM »

here is the high res version of that vid that showed on the screens.

http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14270158/star-trek-online/videos/gcom09_startrek_trl_082009.html;jsessionid=18qatv1pcge1i

Phaser · « **Reply #577 on:** August 22, 2009, 10:04:21 PM »

Thanks for posting that video, Nebula!

My thoughts: The first person combat looks really unrefined. I'd be embarrassed showing that at a convention, personally. The space combat looks fairly decent, though. It looks like a mix of BC and Legacy style combat. Hopefully closer the former than the latter, obviously.

I'll wait to see what the reviews of the game say before deciding whether or not to purchase it. If they release a demo (which they'd be smart to do), I'd probably give that a shot, too. I don't have high hopes for the game, but I won't count it out, either.

Billz · « **Reply #578 on:** August 23, 2009, 03:40:28 AM »

Thanks for the video Neb.

Oh dear. Where do I begin?

The character animations are laughable. The ships dont damage properly. As in they dont break apart into equal amounts of debris. They just mostly vanish with small bits coming from them. Everyone starts out as a Captain so there is no need for leveling up, which is basically rule 1 of a MMO in the first place. The ship weapons effects are on the same level as base Legacy, although not as obvious. (See shoddy MSPaint drawing for example, lol). And no interior, or very little ship interior exploration.

Until Excalibur comes out, I'll be sticking with Bridge Commander and Elite Force. Star Trek: Online should be renamed 'Star Trek: Franchise milked to death'.

/end nerd-rage. Grr.

Lionus · « **Reply #579 on:** August 23, 2009, 06:30:53 AM »

:shock: that looks like.. dreadful.. :?

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