Comments on: Perpetual Launch Teaser Site For Star Trek Online

By: SPOCKBOY

SPOCKBOY — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:14:04 +0000

12. James Heaney – January 21, 2007

Hey, Spockboy, Matt Jefferies *was* a genius. So was Mike Okuda

Wait a minute, let me get this straight. You’re comparing Matt Jeffries, the guy who designed the Enterprise, the bridge, phasers, Klingon ships, shuttlecraft, Romulan ships, dozens of sets, etc etc to Star Trek groupie and hanger on Mike Okuda?
PPPLLLEEEAAASSEEE.
You have GOT to be kidding me!
That is the most asinine thing I’ve ever heard.

The genius is the one who CREATES, not the one who rides the gravy train resulting from said creation.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:59:50 +0000

With all the news I hear lately, it kinda reminds me of this game: http://www.voyagecenturyonline.com/

Although this one is about pirates and pirate ships, not about spacemen and starships. :-)

By: Captain Pike

Captain Pike — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:14:13 +0000

I read the article. It sounds to me like the game is stretching the Star Trek format to fit the MMORPG paradigm rather than creating a new format that simulates the narrative structure of Star Trek.

It might be successful. I’m ambivalent at this point.

By: James Heaney

James Heaney — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:08:20 +0000

Hey, Spockboy, Matt Jefferies *was* a genius. So was Mike Okuda.

Guess who’s on STO’s art direction team? Mike Okuda. Art is *not* the part of the game I’m nervous about. I do echo some of Captain Pike’s concerns; yes, Tony, the interview claims that they’re aiming for something else, but video game makers *often* make claims about their games’ aims and objectives, and then miss them entirely. I’m more than a bit concerned that STO is going to too-closely conform to the established template of MMORPGs. The 11/21 interview with Stinnett was very revealing, and not in a good way.

But, if it succeeds… this game is going to change MMO’s and be an unbelievably good thing for Star Trek as a whole. And give me a lot of hours of fun.

By: trekmaster

trekmaster — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:25:04 +0000

@Spockyboy
Just go to the perpetual website and watch the gallery. These images show us how Enterprise-D/ TNG design would look like tofday!!!

By: SPOCKBOY

SPOCKBOY — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:15:53 +0000

But how can you “break free” from genius unless ofcouse you actually have ANOTHER genius, and if your ARE lucky enough to have one, then why the hell even call it Star Trek?

Just take your genius and create something new.
Stop trying to CASH IN on the name and reputation of others, by making your own silly changes in a futile attempt to call it your own.

Like a certain individual named Mr. B
And we all know what happened to him don’t we……; )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/spockboy/trekjoke.jpg

By: SPOCKBOY

SPOCKBOY — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:15:10 +0000

Hmmmmmm…..

“Art direction will be ‘break free’ of the film and TV look, STO will be a wholly new Star Trek experience”

I’m sorry, I’m not one of these “canonistas” but I think Matt Jeffries was a Goddamned genius and half of the reason Trek is the success it is today.

His designs gave credibility to something that could have EASILY turned into another Flash Gordon or Lost in Space.
Using phrases like “break free” from the TV/film look to my thinking means “it will be crap”
I’m not against change or re-invention as I demonstrated in my extreme support for Gabe Koerner’s new Enterprise designs.

By: Kelvington

Kelvington — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:14:22 +0000

Now the question will be since this takes place in the future will the IRS be able to tax now our money that we will be making in the future? Or will it be our great, great, great grand children’s debt?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:53:28 +0000

Sounds pretty cool, and I’d rather them take their time and make it good, than to rush it into release. I hear that Legacy has really suffered from being rushed.

By: Anthony Pascale

Anthony Pascale — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:21:49 +0000

Pike did you read the article or the interview…because what you said there is toally contradicted