Author Topic: Star Trek Online thread (Read 409020 times)

Nebula · « **Reply #480 on:** July 26, 2009, 11:50:27 PM »

the scaling is wrong... check the windows...

this thing is supposed to carry a large wing of fighters/attack shuttles

086gf · « **Reply #481 on:** July 27, 2009, 03:56:26 PM »

Whats with all of the 22nd century ships in a 25th century game? I just don't get it.

Dalek · « **Reply #482 on:** July 27, 2009, 04:05:18 PM »

Since when can people not go retro?

Just cos it looks ENT doesn't mean its as low powered. Also, its the only thing approaching a design "ethic" for the Klingons. Considering how different each Klingon TNG ship looks to each other...

Nebula · « **Reply #483 on:** July 30, 2009, 01:52:54 PM »

here is a load of new STO images....

Kling BOP:

Fed Excal:

Miranda:

Fed Unknown:

Fed ???:

Romulan Valdore:

Dalek · « **Reply #484 on:** July 30, 2009, 01:55:18 PM »

I like that Fed Unkown ship. Don't like the Fed ??? ship though and not really changing my views
on the Excalibur/Connie thing.

The BoP, Miranda and Valdore look awesome though.

NeoSilverThorn · « **Reply #485 on:** July 30, 2009, 02:52:54 PM »

That second unknown looks an awful lot like a variant Sovereign that someone threw together with Starship Creator.

FarShot · « **Reply #486 on:** July 30, 2009, 02:58:14 PM »

The Excalibur looks cool from this angle. The only funky thing is the neck IMO. As for the ???, it's pretty cool, except for the aft of the secondary hull.

Darkthunder · « **Reply #487 on:** July 30, 2009, 03:13:15 PM »

I REALLY hope they don't plan on having "engine exhausts" visible, like Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, or Eve Online. I know having it visible makes it easier to see which "direction" the ship is flying, but it would look really bad on Star Trek ships.

Dalek · « **Reply #488 on:** July 30, 2009, 03:15:10 PM »

Thats what we've seen so far (unfortunately). Maybe there'll be an option to turn em off. Cos surely they'll be a gfx hog as well.

Billz · « **Reply #489 on:** July 30, 2009, 05:19:34 PM »

Is there any news on how much it is going to cost to play this game monthly on the main server?

Nebula · « **Reply #490 on:** July 30, 2009, 05:27:42 PM »

I haven't heard anything about that yet...

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #491 on:** July 30, 2009, 05:32:35 PM »

I don't know if this has been posted already

I Like the Roll bar.

Darkthunder · « **Reply #492 on:** July 30, 2009, 08:10:50 PM »

Quote from: Billz on July 30, 2009, 05:19:34 PM

Is there any news on how much it going to cost to play this game monthly on the main server?

Most likely priced around the same as most other MMOs. 10-15 US dollars per month.

CyAn1d3 · « **Reply #493 on:** July 30, 2009, 09:53:49 PM »

the excal looks like a "modern" connie.... and i HATE IT... with a PASSION #loveFFX#

Villain · « **Reply #494 on:** July 31, 2009, 11:31:41 AM »

Quote from: CyAn1d3 on July 30, 2009, 09:53:49 PM

the excal looks like a "modern" connie.... and i HATE IT... with a PASSION #loveFFX#

That's kinda the point. Aside from the neck I love it, the Sov kitbash... Not so much. Too chunky.

MMO's are $15 a month, usually retail for $70-$90 on release. Prices don't change based on what server you are playing on, either, and I'm almost willing to bet everything I own that you won't get access to the SP mode if your account isn't active (As in, if you skip a payment, for that month/two months you won't be able to play at all).

majormagna · « **Reply #495 on:** July 31, 2009, 11:32:30 AM »

Hm, methinks I'l go Romulan or Cardassian... Purely to blast these... these abominations to ashes...

Although, some of them do look okay...

Dalek · « **Reply #496 on:** August 01, 2009, 07:31:34 AM »

Quote from: majormagna on July 31, 2009, 11:32:30 AM

Hm, methinks I'l go Romulan or Cardassian... Purely to blast these... these abominations to ashes...

Although, some of them do look okay...

Remember, the ships are customisable so its possible te Cryptic people have no Trek-ination whatsoever. If they did, the ships would look much better.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #497 on:** August 01, 2009, 09:58:58 AM »

Quote from: majormagna on July 31, 2009, 11:32:30 AM

Hm, methinks I'l go Romulan or Cardassian... Purely to blast these... these abominations to ashes...

Although, some of them do look okay...

Well, you'll have to wait for an Expansion or something, I believe on release the only Factions you can be in are Klingon and Federation.

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #498 on:** August 01, 2009, 12:50:59 PM »

I've gotta put my two cents in on this. I think these ships look terrible. The federation designs are not balanced or aesthetically pleasing, they look primitive and cartoonish. The Klingon BOP is especially disappointing. They have clearly not concerned themselves with making it look accurate. They should see LC's work on ST:Excalibur. The ship they've built simply doesn't compare. And while we're talking about Excalibur, the STO version of the ship is just atrocious. There is an obvious design lineage/pattern that all star trek ships follow, and they don't go for a "retro" look. Starfleet is not about "retro".

When I look at these screenshots I am struck by a single thought. These people are not Star Trek fans, and they don't understand it.

Dalek · « **Reply #499 on:** August 01, 2009, 01:05:39 PM »

Quote from: DJ Curtis on August 01, 2009, 12:50:59 PM

I've gotta put my two cents in on this. I think these ships look terrible. The federation designs are not balanced or aesthetically pleasing, they look primitive and cartoonish. The Klingon BOP is especially disappointing. They have clearly not concerned themselves with making it look accurate. They should see LC's work on ST:Excalibur. The ship they've built simply doesn't compare. And while we're talking about Excalibur, the STO version of the ship is just atrocious. There is an obvious design lineage/pattern that all star trek ships follow, and they don't go for a "retro" look. Starfleet is not about "retro".

The same could be said about JJ and STXI. Not meaning to start an argument or anything, but they are similar.

Thats why I hate that Excalibur/Connie thing. Sticking Nova nacelles and giving it a slanted brick for a neck does not work as a "refit", even if its a new class based on original guidelines. There have only been very few new class designs that I've seen that have not gone in my "eurgh" pile.

Images I've seen of the Cardie, Rommie and Klingon ships though don't look as cartooney as some of the Fed ship images. Perhaps they get there designs, but not the Federations.

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