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.
they were put in a room and told to create a game.
if they wanted some real talent and care for this game, they should have looked around on the internet at least to SOME degree,
its amazing the quality, diffrence and care that work comes out when a payroll is or ISNT involved.
WE do work because were passionate about it and we care of the details and the authenticity of our work
THEY do the work because theyr paid to do so, not that im saying the ships look like crap in general and that the quality is bad, but the cannonocity ( i think i just made up a word XD) faulters when you have ppl working on a project that could be given to $hits less about by the ppl doing the work, i dont blame them tho, they were hired to do a job, and they did it... very well, but when its not appealing to the "genre", you may as well have not even bothered to begin with.
excalibur is going to ANNIHILATE ST:O, for many reasons but mainly one, the care to DETAIL.
the excal crew is busting their asses to produce something for a community of fans. NOT a product to sell.
and in my opinion, the free-lance, non contracted "modders" and "creators", will ALWAYS exceed a paid professionals care to detail and accuracy, why?
one is working for money to pay the bills and what not, the prior works for PRIDE.
and in my eyes, pride and self satisfaction will ALWAYS,
ALWAYS, outweigh monetary gains.
ask this, and be honest with yourselves, if we as modders were collecting a paycheck for EVERY ship, script, bridge, and mod, whilst having a deadline and a boss who wants what THEY want and not what WE want breathing down our backs, would our work suffer as a result?
the answer isnt a simple yes or no, but to some degree i do so beleive that yes, our work would suffer.
im not defending the ST:O crew, nor am i slamming them entirely, like i said, they were paid to do a job, and they did it to the best that they could under circumstance.
ok, my rant is over XD
