Comments on: Boldly Going Where 1 Developer Has Gone Before

By: SpaceWarHasNeverBeenSoMuchFun

SpaceWarHasNeverBeenSoMuchFun — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:23:13 +0000

I realise this is an old and dead thread (That ‘Revisit an Old Story’ thing is brilliant) but I was inspired to comment on something Rath up there said:

“If done right, this could be hugely popular. If done badly, Legacy all over again.”

I just bought Legacy for the princely sum of £5, inspired as I was by the developers of ST Armada 1&2 being involved.

OH, the HORROR. Half game, half encylopedia (once properly modded with the ships they should have included in the retail box), it deftly avoids the best features of both. I feel bad for my poor, lost £5. :(

By: Rath

Rath — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:50:46 +0000

Some more screens at:

http://trekmovie.com/2008/08/09/first-details-emerge-on-new-star-trek-online-new-in-game-images/

Consisting of Borg cubes and Starfleet crew standing in odd firing poses. I’m not so optimistic now.

By: Lachlan

Lachlan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:10:30 +0000

A Sacrifice sequel where Starfleet suddenly turn up halfway through would make for a brilliant game, yes.

By: EyeMessiah

EyeMessiah — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:31:28 +0000

Yes, I can see a sac sequel in that screenshot.

Bring it! Bring it!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:22:26 +0000

Ahem.

The proper quote is “the cosmic ballet goes on.”

By: Jochen Scheisse

Jochen Scheisse — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:44:57 +0000

Fear and Loathing without drugs is kind of like a rap video without curses. No offense to all the Common/Aesop Rock listeners.

By: Diogo Ribeiro

Diogo Ribeiro — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:19:14 +0000

Are we talking about Leonard “I am not Mr. Spock” Nimoy, or about Leonard “I am Mr. Spock” Nimoy? Not to be confused with Leonard “Bilbo Baggins” Nimoy, mind you.

By: MasterBoo

MasterBoo — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:09:05 +0000

Can’t explain why, but when I saw the picture and the title before reading what this post is about, the thought that ran in my mind was: “A Sacrifice sequel?!”.

By: Dr. Quincy

Dr. Quincy — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:45:58 +0000

Giant mushrooms, staple of any self-respecting MMO.

By: dartt

dartt — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:32:06 +0000

We can’t stop here, this is bat’leth country.

By: Jae Armstrong

Jae Armstrong — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:10:15 +0000

At least it’s pretty enviroment art. For a second there I thought I was looking at Sacrifice 2.

By: Cooper

Cooper — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:38:31 +0000

It seems a shame, though, that the best hope for a game which will have a dedicated and large roleplaying (rather than just playing) community is going to be bloody star trek.

Given that the Star Trek RP communities out there are amazingly active, I imagine they’ll take the chance to move that to this game.
(And kind of hope so – so as to prompt developers to take seriously the idea that there are people out there who want and mmorpg where the emphasis is on character playing and in-character interaction (I still mourn for what SeeD could have been) Problem is, I couldn’t give a flying monkey’s about RPing in the Star Trek universe.

Fortunately, us proles can watch the unveiling from afar, with a webcast due to appear here at 1.30pm PDT on the 10th August. Which is, I believe, 9.30pm in Her Majesty’s Royal Imperial Kindgom of England-land time.

Which would be about 5th pint time for those in the Socialist Republic of Scotland.