Star Trek Online in Game Informer (September 15, 2008)

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Check out the October issue of Game Informer for 10 pages of exclusive art and information about Star Trek Online!

"We have to make sure that the universe feels vast, along with all the storyline and plots – that there is a place where you can go out into deep space and explore and go where no man has gone before," said executive producer Craig Zinkievich.

Go to Game Informer's web site (http://www.gameinformer.com) to learn more, or grab a copy for yourself!

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is the relase date 2009 ?

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Been aware of this for some time now, but all very exciting and some excellent details available inside. I'll be sure to grab a copy :D

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Interesting to see the NX designation on that class of ship.

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it was a very awesome and great article! :D

my comments on this are all other the boards in various threads heh (mainly the "STO Update" one)

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Oh god where the hell is my issue. I must read this(even tough it probably won't tell me anything I don't already know).

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That cover looks sooooo familiar............. oh wait............. I got it in my hands hehehe

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I dont have mine yet either. But here is a direct link to the cover article: http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200809/N08.0915.1440.14548.htm

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I will have to grab myself a copy!!

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got mine yesterday and it pretty good. The explaination on character generation is awesome.

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Also the shipbuilding section is wicked, gives some examples and ideas with shape and colorization, it a must have pre release issue.

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Presumably, we can't get this mag in the UK? I have asked the question anyway lol.

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sweet..cant wait...its going to be awesome...:D

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Never heard of the magazine, where can I get it?

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Magazine: DO WANT!

Looks like I'll be checking around newsstands today/tomorrow for this issue. Hopefully it's out now and not just teasing. =\

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Wish I had a gameinformer subscription...

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You can get the magazine at gamestop, software etc, and I think EB games. Great article and it gave us a possible release date of Fall 09. Cant wait.
John

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The scanned article is available online. The text version is in the forums. I say save your money and read it online. There will be many, many more magazine articles on STO within the next year.

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Anyone know where I can get this in the NYC area?

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Since the online scans, seem to not be allowed anymore, anyone know where I can get one in England?

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Shaaweeeet !

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Awesome, I have to go to the bookstore tomorrow to return something.. guess I'll be picking something up as well :D

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got mine yesterday and it pretty good. The explaination on character generation is awesome.

But it doesn't release till October.

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That is a great cover.

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I hope I can get my hands on it. Someone I know gets Game Informer. Maybe I'll get to see it:D.

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I have to admit I feel tons better about how the character models look after seeing them in this magazine. They look way more realized and clean. I know the screens before were production shots but, I have been afraid to see how the characters would end up looking. For now I am impressed. The mag says that you can even use the character creation tool to make,"that one alien from that obscure episode." If you so desire. No cookie cutter awsome. :)

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But it doesn't release till October.

Have it in hand

gives release date
on 4th page of the article, has the character article

it awesome

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This is funny because Cryptic has only been 'public' about STO for like two months.... PE had it for much longer and I never saw an article or anything. This only makes me even more excited for STO. I must read this article.

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So why is it that we can customize the insides of our ships with classic on up to voyager skins but we cant do the same with uniforms?

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I need to pick this up!

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Ugh! I will pick myself up a copy tomorrow when I pick up my copy of Force Unleashed :eek:....ugh...must...err...read...lol

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The information wasn't really "new" so to say, but I felt really good seeing the little example of ship customization, that and the quest example showing they'll include species 8472 from VOY.

I must give major respect to Cryptic though for essentially giving a Q4 2009 release date <3

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The information wasn't really "new" so to say, but I felt really good seeing the little example of ship customization, that and the quest example showing they'll include species 8472 from VOY.

I must give major respect to Cryptic though for essentially giving a Q4 2009 release date <3

WHAT???!!!


THEY'LL HAVE 8472!!!

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I will definitely have to purchase the magazine the first time I see it. Thank you for the update!

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WHAT???!!!


THEY'LL HAVE 8472!!!

Yeah, 8472 has infiltrated starfleet and use you to get into some vulcan temple.

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Craig finally speaks!! No more info through Jack.

Yay! Will buy!

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Yeah, 8472 has infiltrated starfleet and use you to get into some vulcan temple.

Why?

I believe Janeway made peace with them.

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Why?

I believe Janeway made peace with them.

no peace. They just withdrew because Janeway configured a weapon to use against them.

The species was wild. They were going to invade the whole galaxy. Watch Scorpion I and II.

They returned probably with new armor.

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We need more of these articles :)

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So why is it that we can customize the insides of our ships with classic on up to voyager skins but we cant do the same with uniforms?

I presume because they're uniforms.

Real life examples would be soldiers painting stuff on their fighter planes but still wearing the same uniform as the rest of their buddies.

Unless you want an Andorian running around in polka dot underwear ;)

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sound interesting I'll have to get a copy

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uniforms are just that. uniform. they dont vary much, maybe a bit from specialist to specialist occasion, but not much else...


im heading down to my newsagent to see if we get these issues in Aust.... gotta get me one....

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This might not be the an question i should ask here
But I live in the Netherlands and Game Informer can't be bought here...
So could anyone maybe scan the article.. :(:confused:
It would be great...

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What is the point of having exclusive interviews in a magazine? Its 2008, Star Trek Online is a ONLINE game so please in the future can exclusives like this be on the web? I'm in the UK so have no way to read this article. Get with the times Cryptic!

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you can subscribe to it even from eu but i guess it will take time to get it..

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Great cover art, ill have to get myself a copy right away!

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you can subscribe to it even from eu but i guess it will take time to get it..

Alternatively I believe you can get subs for Game Informer through this website as well: Acclaimsubscriptions.com International Page (http://www.acclaimsubscriptions.com/international/info/indexPage)

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Is the new issue out to subscribers yet? Did my mailman rogue mine? I always knew he was a gamer.

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Is the new issue out to subscribers yet? Did my mailman rogue mine? I always knew he was a gamer.

I'm wondering the same thing. More and more people are claiming to have gotten their monthly issue by now, but I haven't gotten mine. If I don't get it in the next few days I'm going to call Game Informer and see what the deal is.

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Hopefully mine will arrive soon. I really want to read the article!

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Wow Can't wait to read the article, does anyone know where the full text can be found online?

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I tried to follow the link, but I always get the message that this page can not be displayed? Does anybody else have this problem?:confused:

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Yeah, I''d love to get my hands on the article, but this is virtually impossible.
Isn't it indeed a little strange that such big amount of information is only accesable
for those who can actually buy this?

I dont know anything about the lucky guys with the lifetime subscriptions,
and I sympthatise with gaming magazine's not giving free access to their articles.
Still, real bummer for the regular Trek-gamer..

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Is there a way to get this copy now without having a subscription? I've checked 2 game stops and nothing!

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Been trying to find a U.K mag that actually has this in,no luck as of yet tho :(
Looks like il be havin a sub for Game Informer...

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Trying to get this in the UK is really difficult, Without a subscription that is. As for trying a Gamestop theres not one for miles where I live, Shame I really wanted to read it after reading peoples posts

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Very cool article to read. I'm satisfied with a lot of what Cryptic has done. The only thing that I'm worried about is the necessity of being in a Fleet pulling together resources to build the biggest most advanced ships in the game. On the one hand, i agree with getting together people to build starbases and ports in order to refuel and restock your ship. I think that's a cool aspect and i'm going to and would love to do that. On the other hand, I kinda of disagree with "fleets can only build this type of ship" not the individual player. If a single player who wants "fleet content" will be foreced to join a Fleet. Plus, I don't think that large fleets that are established will give the new members of a Fleet most advanced stuff.

I noticed this with EVE online, where the corporations used the members to build massive ships for the corporations. Everyone has to pull in resources in order to build these hugh things and what is the reward for the individual player?

Also, lets say that STO has been out for a year and a new player comes along. I think it will be much more difficult for that player to get into a well established Fleet to ascend the ranks. Lets say that someone wanted to play the game by themselves, (yes, it goes against all that is MMO) they wouldn't even have access to those kinds of ships.

Of course this is all based on how STO Fleets will be managed by their commanders. I hope that we all take into account the ethics of StarTrek when crafting our Fleets.

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Very cool article to read. I'm satisfied with a lot of what Cryptic has done. The only thing that I'm worried about is the necessity of being in a Fleet pulling together resources to build the biggest most advanced ships in the game. On the one hand, i agree with getting together people to build starbases and ports in order to refuel and restock your ship. I think that's a cool aspect and i'm going to and would love to do that. On the other hand, I kinda of disagree with "fleets can only build this type of ship" not the individual player. If a single player who wants "fleet content" will be foreced to join a Fleet. Plus, I don't think that large fleets that are established will give the new members of a Fleet most advanced stuff.

I noticed this with EVE online, where the corporations used the members to build massive ships for the corporations. Everyone has to pull in resources in order to build these hugh things and what is the reward for the individual player?

Also, lets say that STO has been out for a year and a new player comes along. I think it will be much more difficult for that player to get into a well established Fleet to ascend the ranks. Lets say that someone wanted to play the game by themselves, (yes, it goes against all that is MMO) they wouldn't even have access to those kinds of ships.

Of course this is all based on how STO Fleets will be managed by their commanders. I hope that we all take into account the ethics of StarTrek when crafting our Fleets.

The whole idea of playing a MMO is to play together with other people. There is no way around that. Join a Fleet, play friendly with others, and build your ship. This is how MMOs should be. There should be a healthy mix between solo and group content. If there was an MMO where you can do everything yourself, it would be an utter failure.

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The scanned article is available online. The text version is in the forums. I say save your money and read it online. There will be many, many more magazine articles on STO within the next year.


Where is the online version? I followed the link but it just takes me to a page and says I have to subscribe, the magazine isn't available in this country, and I can't see a text version on the forum anywhere :(

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This is driving me nuts every where i call or go they don have the mag yet

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Cryptic have said you can play CO from 1-50 solo, but not experience all the content. I'd imagine STO will be the same. I don't see anything wrong with that. The fleet only ships won't be massively better than standard ships, just a nice reward for those who put in the effort. I even expect it to be possible for a soloer to build (some of) these ships, too.

Edit - By being a one-man fleet, obviously. With your alts, preferabley.

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Okay, I have a stupid question. In the Game Informer magazine, it says that it will be released for the PC and unnanounced consoles. Does that mean it might be released for the Xbox 360 and the other gaming platforms or am I missing something here?
(On a seperate note it says it will be coming out in fall of 2009. I hope it stays that way and doesn't get delayed or something.)

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In the United Kingdom I would try Borders first or I have ordered Game Informer directly from my local news agents in the past. If you look it actualy has the price in £ on the front of the magazine so it must be available here.

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on my way to pick up my copy..........now!:)

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Gameinformer is available in the UK, i saw it in ASDA the other day while i was buying Mercs 2

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can someone please post an outline or summary of the article for those of us that can't get it?

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*One mission shown to the GameInformer interviewer involved an assignment to deliver a Vulcan ambassador to the religious monostary on P'jem. Once there, a fleet of Klingon ships attacks, warning that P'jem has been infiltrated by Species 8472, and try to capture the planet. After you have defeated the Klingons and delivered the ambassador, you are contacted by Starfleet and told that they have discovered the body of the real ambassador, meaning the one you delivered was an imposter, and you are told to track him down. Upon doing so he reveals himself to be a disguised member of species 8472 and flees to a hidden Klingon ship, which you must then destroy.

Anybody else feel bad for those poor Klingons, after all, they were just trying to help... and there goes the evil Starleet blowin' 'em to smithereens... :D

Seriously though, after reading the article, I'm more pumped than ever.

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Anybody else feel bad for those poor Klingons, after all, they were just trying to help... and there goes the evil Starleet blowin' 'em to smithereens... :D

Seriously though, after reading the article, I'm more pumped than ever.

Yeah, I didn't really get that.

And, I agree, this just makes me awe-inspired. The level of detail is amazing. Though, honestly, I was hoping that if a group of captains beam down to a planet, they could take their crew with them.

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Can't wait to see what it says^^ Can someone post it here? lol^^ btw Im buying Star Trek stuff again, thanks to this Online game. I thought I'd grown out of it by now.... I guess I was wrong... doh!!! lol:D

Oh Razor, when or are you going to post new Screen Shots for September????:confused:

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I'll have to pick up this issue. Maybe it will have some new information.

Nice art work on the cover, too.

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When I went in to my local Gamestop to buy The Force Unleashed today, I asked them when the newest Game Informer was supposed to be in. The guy said, "Oh, the one with Star Trek Online on the cover?"
"Yes," I replied, "I'm looking forward to that!"
He replied: "It'll probably be in within a couple weeks."
I left the store sad, even with my new game under my arm. I'll have to take out my frustration later today by lightsabering stormtroopers into oblivion. =)

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can someone please post an outline or summary of the article for those of us that can't get it?

There are photos of the ten page spread on http://sto-zone.com/blog/. Almost all the text has been blurred out though. :(

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thank you so much for posting that

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I am definatly going to have to purchase this copy!

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I going to subscribe :)

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lol game informer probably got it's biggest sale jump all year.

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Certain factions joining other factions are mentioned in the article.

Gorn joining the Klingons: I think this is odd, as whatever Gorn ship faced the Enterprise, they were equal to each other in TOS. I would expect the Gorn to be a less notable, but strong enough participant in galactic politics to stay independent. But I find anyone joining the Klingon Empire, other than Klingons, to be odd.

Ferengi joining the Federation: This makes no sense to me on a gut level, although, I can plainly see how this can work. The Grand Negas of DS9 passed on his position to Rom, Quark's brother, who had absolutely no economic sense at all but was instead a very fair prerson who didn't care about the more restrictive Ferengi traditions. The idea is probably that social reforms started by Rom were quickly accepted by the Ferengi populace. I can't see those reforms leading to the Ferengi joining the Federation, it's just too much change in too little time. This doesn't even take into account that other civilizations have joined the Ferengi and that the Ferengi were strong enough that they would have made a diffrence in the Dominion War if they had joined the Federation-Klingon-Romulan Alliance. The only way it would work so soon is if for some reason Rom decided it was a good idea and rammed the whole thing down Ferenginar's throat, either because he was acting stupid, or more realistically because it was a major emergency.

This brings me to my point, what is needed is a major explanation of why civilizations that should otherwise have no reason to join the Federation or Klingons, are joining those groups. I can understand these nations joining the Klingons or Federation in closer ties, alliances, or becoming puppet governments, but outright joining comes off as counter intuitive. My first thought is that the situation would require the Klingons to be acting in an extraordinarily hostile manner to all groups that aren't the Federation, in an attempt to secure their boarders, resources, and strategic position. A level of hostility that strong would be higher than even the level shown in TOS, where they are shown to only attack very weak planets and use subterfuge against strong opponents, not that subterfuge suits the modern Klingon. To some extent, it is shown in ST: Enterprise, the use of any means to gain victory is seen to be a byproduct of human genetics being introduced into the Klingons, as part of the cure for the attempted modification of the Augments gene engineering adaption for Klingons. But I digress, such a level of hostility sounds, to me, to require outright war by the Klingons against any nearby group, that isn't actually part of the Federation.

That actually makes sense to me, the modern Klingons don't strike me as the type to fight a cold war with puppet governments and overthrowing leaders. There should also be plenty of groups that simply despise the Federation and join not only out of self interest of not being conquered, but to take revenge on the Federation. The Ferengi are also pretty close to Klingon space, considering how close both groups were to DS9, the Ferengi are also rather peaceful in general, they don't have a formal military as such, if memory serves, and they would economically dominant in the Federation.
no peace. They just withdrew because Janeway configured a weapon to use against them.

The species was wild. They were going to invade the whole galaxy. Watch Scorpion I and II.

They returned probably with new armor.
After that, Janeway made peace with Species 8472, after finding a space station with a perfect replica of Starfleet Academy being used by Species 8472 to train infiltrators. She convinced them that the Federation meant them no harm and they both came to realize there had been misunderstandings on both sides. She even gave them data on the modified nano-probes. The episode pretty much ruined Species 8472 by making them like anyone else.

If the Species 8472's infiltration mission were to continue, I don't think it would be hostile but a measure taken to make sure Janeway was truthful or correct. The events of the episode don't make sense as a ruse to gain information on the nanoprobes, because if they develop a defense for them, then they could just attack the Federation outright with no trouble, the infiltration mission from the start was for data gathering anyway.

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This figures no where around here sells game informer. I went to a place called Hastings which sells, buys games and movies, and has the most magazines I ever seen under one roof,, wal-mart, gas stations, the BX. No where even sells it here. Game Stop and EB Games is to far to drive for a magazine. Guess I just have to left out one this one :(

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This is driving me nuts every where i call or go they don have the mag yet

At least they don't have it yet. I have a gamestop close to my house, so i'll check soon.:)

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I thought the article was very informative and it certainly peaked my appetite for more info. If the game pans out the way they say it will, then it will crush other MMOs in its sheer scale and engine capabilities. Aside from thet, its freaking Star Trek, the ultimate Sci-Fi franchise that has inspired and entranced us for over 40 years. No other MMO can claim that mantle of awesomeness. I've been browsing the internetz, looking for inspirations and ideas for the design of my starship. I'm thinking my flagship would have the hull of Galaxy class, the Bio-Neural circuitry of an Intrepid class, and the tech layout of a Sovereign, and the cloaking tech of the Defiant. All in all, it would be a very powerful ship to come up against. Not to mention, the fact that it would be OP as hell. I'm looking forward to Star Trek Online

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So why is it that we can customize the insides of our ships with classic on up to voyager skins but we cant do the same with uniforms?

Well thats an easy one. I guess because the ship is technology, you dont replace that unless its junk or super old, you simply update were need be. The uniforms though are set to a standard by StarFleet. It would look odd to have a room full of up to date uniforms, then one odd ball with a kirk generation uniform.

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Certain factions joining other factions are mentioned in the article.

Gorn joining the Klingons: I think this is odd, as whatever Gorn ship faced the Enterprise, they were equal to each other in TOS. I would expect the Gorn to be a less notable, but strong enough participant in galactic politics to stay independent. But I find anyone joining the Klingon Empire, other than Klingons, to be odd.

Ferengi joining the Federation: This makes no sense to me on a gut level, although, I can plainly see how this can work. The Grand Negas of DS9 passed on his position to Rom, Quark's brother, who had absolutely no economic sense at all but was instead a very fair prerson who didn't care about the more restrictive Ferengi traditions. The idea is probably that social reforms started by Rom were quickly accepted by the Ferengi populace. I can't see those reforms leading to the Ferengi joining the Federation, it's just too much change in too little time. This doesn't even take into account that other civilizations have joined the Ferengi and that the Ferengi were strong enough that they would have made a diffrence in the Dominion War if they had joined the Federation-Klingon-Romulan Alliance. The only way it would work so soon is if for some reason Rom decided it was a good idea and rammed the whole thing down Ferenginar's throat, either because he was acting stupid, or more realistically because it was a major emergency.

This brings me to my point, what is needed is a major explanation of why civilizations that should otherwise have no reason to join the Federation or Klingons, are joining those groups. I can understand these nations joining the Klingons or Federation in closer ties, alliances, or becoming puppet governments, but outright joining comes off as counter intuitive. My first thought is that the situation would require the Klingons to be acting in an extraordinarily hostile manner to all groups that aren't the Federation, in an attempt to secure their boarders, resources, and strategic position. A level of hostility that strong would be higher than even the level shown in TOS, where they are shown to only attack very weak planets and use subterfuge against strong opponents, not that subterfuge suits the modern Klingon. To some extent, it is shown in ST: Enterprise, the use of any means to gain victory is seen to be a byproduct of human genetics being introduced into the Klingons, as part of the cure for the attempted modification of the Augments gene engineering adaption for Klingons. But I digress, such a level of hostility sounds, to me, to require outright war by the Klingons against any nearby group, that isn't actually part of the Federation.

That actually makes sense to me, the modern Klingons don't strike me as the type to fight a cold war with puppet governments and overthrowing leaders. There should also be plenty of groups that simply despise the Federation and join not only out of self interest of not being conquered, but to take revenge on the Federation. The Ferengi are also pretty close to Klingon space, considering how close both groups were to DS9, the Ferengi are also rather peaceful in general, they don't have a formal military as such, if memory serves, and they would economically dominant in the Federation.

After that, Janeway made peace with Species 8472, after finding a space station with a perfect replica of Starfleet Academy being used by Species 8472 to train infiltrators. She convinced them that the Federation meant them no harm and they both came to realize there had been misunderstandings on both sides. She even gave them data on the modified nano-probes. The episode pretty much ruined Species 8472 by making them like anyone else.

If the Species 8472's infiltration mission were to continue, I don't think it would be hostile but a measure taken to make sure Janeway was truthful or correct. The events of the episode don't make sense as a ruse to gain information on the nanoprobes, because if they develop a defense for them, then they could just attack the Federation outright with no trouble, the infiltration mission from the start was for data gathering anyway.

this takes 40 years after Star Trek Nemesis, so i think its possible, when it comes to Ferangi.... but if I read correctly didnt they say the mission starts out were 8472 has taken over a planet? That doesnt sound like Data gathering. I dont think they should have put species 8472 in the game.

Well in the end i dont think i care about the story, just give me a intrepid class starship and the federation and such most likely will never see me cause i'll be exploring. Maybe i'll head back to the Delta Quadrant and explore :-).

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I am definatly going to have to purchase this copy!

Where do you buy it in Canada, Quebec?

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I got mine in the mail today. It's about a dozen pages of goodness. I am so psyched now!

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this takes 40 years after Star Trek Nemesis, so i think its possible, when it comes to Ferangi.... but if I read correctly didnt they say the mission starts out were 8472 has taken over a planet? That doesnt sound like Data gathering. I dont think they should have put species 8472 in the game.

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I have to agree with the 'don't put it in the game' thing.

I mean, As much as I love the species, it seems to me this is directly contradicting the episode "In the Flesh".

I wouldn't mind if the Species is IN the game, but not doing what they're implied as doing in this article

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I have to agree with the 'don't put it in the game' thing.

I mean, As much as I love the species, it seems to me this is directly contradicting the episode "In the Flesh".

I wouldn't mind if the Species is IN the game, but not doing what they're implied as doing in this article

Not really, the 8472 'Boothby' responded to Janeway that he cannot promise anything; also that his superiors will hit the roof when they hear of this: the very idea of peace with Humans? But he'd tell them what has happened, and perhaps that will win some of them over. Janeway also expressed hope that the process would lead to full diplomatic relations.

There was no guarantee that any of this would work out; I guess we now have our answer.

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lol im a mailman, i read someone s copy at lunch. :cool: that how i found this site:)

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lol im a mailman, i read someone s copy at lunch. :cool: that how i found this site:)

Doesn't the magazine come wrapped in plastic?

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I've read the new game informer three times now. And the game seems to be in good shape from what I see. I hoped that these guys were as much of Trek fans as we are. But this will make me all the more ****ed if it turns out crappy. They seem to putting as much effort into STO as any of us would and really trying to be true to the franchise. I am exceptionally happy with the level of customization in the game, how combat plays out, and how their setting up the missions like episodes. A huge thing that intrigued me is the epic moments and battles that will be taking place.

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There are photos of the ten page spread on http://sto-zone.com/blog/. Almost all the text has been blurred out though. :(

got love new aircraft carriers.

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Hmm, Gorn joining Klingons and Ferengi joining Federation. Thanks for the info MajorD. I agree though, not sure if that makes much sense. Alliances would have been enough.

I wonder if Bajor is in the Federation by now?

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Just starting getting Game Informer delivered to my house. Nice surprise to see a cover for the mmorpg I am looking forward to more than any other ;-)

Solid article, nice interview with Mr Nimoy, but the Gorns joining the Klingons, now that's one I did not see coming. I wonder what happened to Cestus III and the Metrons?

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Yea the article was great and I was kinda surprised to hear that we might have it near the end of the year. when did they say it was gonna be released exactly?

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Never heard of the magazine, where can I get it?

Go to your local EBgames shop and join their club for $15 and you get a years subscription. At least thats what I got. You also get discounts for being a member.

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I would start looking for it around May of 09 about the time the movie comes out. I wouldn't get my hopes up for anything sooner.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that STO will be a real immersive experience and put me right there in the captain's seat. I recently got into EVE and while it is fun in most respects the one thing it lacks is immersion.

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Waiting for mine but since I'm in Houston, it'll be awhile...
Can someone scan the article and send it to my Gmail?
xero0891@gmail.com

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I'm excited to see some real progress and REAL tangible evidence of a game in development, especially when it comes to Star Trek Online in particular. I've literally been following this game for 4 years now, even before Perpetuwhatsit got rights to it. I am also a little sad because of the fact that I'll be starting graduate school around the time STO is approximated to be released.........needless to say, its going to be a very fragile balance between my graduate studies and playing STO :(

On the note of the topic. As much as I really would enjoy obtaining a copy of that Game Informer issue, I went to Gamestop yesterday just out of curiosity. I looked around for a minute or two on my own to see if they had the magazine before finally just asking at the counter. "Yes, we sale GameInformer." the two workers said in unison from behind the counter and one pointed at the stack of alternate cover magazines on the counter where I stood. I reached to look through the stack, but before I could get started one of them says, "You gotta get a subscription!" Now mind you, I was only interested in seeing if they had the magazine, I had no intent on getting a subscription as I had other ways of obtaining a copy if I wanted one. I told him exactly that and proceeded to walk out the door to my car. The main reason for me even bringing this up is partly to vent a little because I absolutely hate going to video game shops and partly because I'm sure many of you have ran into exactly the type of game shop workers I'm referring to. I've never once been inside a game shop such as Gamestop without coming across immediate arrogance from one or more of the shop keepers. This is exactly the reason I never bother shopping at such stores anymore. Anyhow, I guess I feel a little better now :rolleyes:

I look forward to many forum debates about the game in the future and I also look forward to many more days of new game development details. Keep up the good work Cryptic, you've got a lot of intense fans breathing in your every action ha ha ha ha ha.

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For all the UK guys who can't get hold of a copy, theres a 1 page article in the coming month's PC Gamer, and also a small section in the MMO insert.

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Overall an interesting article. I am still really hoping they rework the starfleet uniforms or at least offer alternate versions that do not include that stupid collar. Having the collar be black while the shoulders are department color looks horrid. Don't they have decent tailor somewhere in the federation? :D

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So why is it that we can customize the insides of our ships with classic on up to voyager skins but we cant do the same with uniforms?
You can customize the insides of your uniforms however you'd like. Heck, you can even customize the outside of the uniform, the part that everyone can see, with styes from Classic on up to Voyager, but they'll still look like uniforms.

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After reading through it several times and drooling all the pictures I really like the direction the game is going from what we know so far. I just wish I could hibernate or fast forward til the game is released to play!!

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:) I was so happy to read this article. This is the most exciting gaming magazine I have gotten in a long time simply because of that great article focused on STO. I couldn't believe it when I saw that it is expected for Fall 09!!! That is really soon considering they said that it might be a few years more at the convention. I will happily wait a mere year so long as I get my hands on this game. I am a happy trekker.

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Just wish Cryptic could have done this with a "larger" magazine, like PC Gamer. I can't find the magazine anywhere. I emailed them and asked where I can go to find it or if I can order a single copy through them. Apparently the only place I can go to is either a EB Games or a GameStop. They are just to far away to warrant driving out there.

Please tell me Cryptic you are planning something major with PC Gamer or some other magazine I don't have to drive over an hour and a half somewhere to get it!

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Just wish Cryptic could have done this with a "larger" magazine, like PC Gamer. I can't find the magazine anywhere. I emailed them and asked where I can go to find it or if I can order a single copy through them. Apparently the only place I can go to is either a EB Games or a GameStop. They are just to far away to warrant driving out there.

Please tell me Cryptic you are planning something major with PC Gamer or some other magazine I don't have to drive over an hour and a half somewhere to get it!

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"For all the UK guys who can't get hold of a copy, theres a 1 page article in the coming month's PC Gamer, and also a small section in the MMO insert."

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He probably means PC Gamer US, given that he's in the US, though it's nice to know there'll be info flowing around elsewhere soon. Surprising amount of info in the Game Informer article though - the game seems promising so far.

Just wish Cryptic could have done this with a "larger" magazine
GI's considered to be pretty large. Courtesy of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Informer):
Formed in August 1991,[1] the magazine has nearly 3 million subscribers according to Andrew Reiner, making it the highest circulated video game magazine,[2] and as of the first quarter of 2007, it is listed as the 23rd largest overall magazine. Game Informer is now ranked among the top four magazines for reaching males 18 to 34.[3]

It is owned and published by GameStop Corp., the parent company of the video game retailer of the same name. Due to this, a large amount of promotion is done in-store, which has contributed heavily to its large subscription base

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He probably means PC Gamer US, given that he's in the US, though it's nice to know there'll be info flowing around elsewhere soon.

And there's my 'check before I post' lesson :)

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He probably means PC Gamer US, given that he's in the US, though it's nice to know there'll be info flowing around elsewhere soon. Surprising amount of info in the Game Informer article though - the game seems promising so far.


GI's considered to be pretty large. Courtesy of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Informer):

Courtesy of Wikipedia

PC Gamer is a magazine founded in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries.

Not that a trust wikipedia as a good source of info though.

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:D I got mine this morning and love the brake down on ship and charter customizing cant wait for the game,

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"For all the UK guys who can't get hold of a copy, theres a 1 page article in the coming month's PC Gamer, and also a small section in the MMO insert."

So people that don't have an EB Games or a GameStop at a reasonable distance are doomed to have 1 page? Seems a bit unfair to be honest, it would be nice if Cryptic were able to upload the 10 page article in say a PDF format once the next issue of GameInsider came out (Nov 08) on the website

as for me, No luck finding a copy as of yet, Oh well

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So people that don't have an EB Games or a GameStop at a reasonable distance are doomed to have 1 page? Seems a bit unfair to be honest, it would be nice if Cryptic were able to upload the 10 page article in say a PDF format once the next issue of GameInsider came out (Nov 08) on the website

as for me, No luck finding a copy as of yet, Oh well

And thats just in the UK, us in the US are just screwed anyway. I mean come on, its just one letter difference :p

So I broke. I wanted that magazine. So I was going to drive an hour one way to get it. Then I thought about it. Lets call first. Glad I did.

Ring Ring

EB: Thanks for calling blah blah blah
Me: Do you guys sell Game Informer there?
EB: Yes, well, sort of
Me: Sort of? What do you mean?
EB: We sell subscriptions, not the individual magazine.
Me: http://www.forumammo.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10071/picard-no-facepalm.jpg (hey Cryptic, let us do pics!)

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Read the article over the phone to my friend. Now HE's pumped for STO too :)

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is the relase date 2009 ?
December 12, 2009 is what the voices in my head tell me.

STOs starts in the year of 2409. Why 2409? Why not '00, '05, or 10?
24 = 12+12
12/12/09

The new ST film is done as well. They are just holding on to it for the summer release. Seems like the DVD release will be ready around the '09 holiday season. We also had that publishing rep say the date on youtube. The audio was bleeped when he said the date. You can see "fall of '09" if you read his lips.

Cryptic has also stated on more in more than one interview/conference that, "We only need to make content, The engine is up and running, the game will be released sooner than you might think." Not exact words but, the same meaning.

See you in the Alpha Quadrant next year.


Wishful thinking? Maaaaybe....or not. ;)

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But it doesn't release till October.

Magazines typically "post date" their issues -- magazines releasing in September say "October" on the cover, and so on.

It used to be a bit of a trick to get retailers to leave issues for sale on the shelves a bit longer, before they returned them as unsold. I'm not sure if that's still the reason today, or if it's just become an industry-wide tradition.

Cheers,

KOS

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December 12, 2009 is what the voices in my head tell me.

STOs starts in the year of 2409. Why 2409? Why not '00, '05, or 10?
24 = 12+12
12/12/09

The new ST film is done as well. They are just holding on to it for the summer release. Seems like the DVD release will be ready around the '09 holiday season. We also had that publishing rep say the date on youtube. The audio was bleeped when he said the date. You can see "fall of '09" if you read his lips.

Cryptic has also stated on more in more than one interview/conference that, "We only need to make content, The engine is up and running, the game will be released sooner than you might think." Not exact words but, the same meaning.

See you in the Alpha Quadrant next year.


Wishful thinking? Maaaaybe....or not. ;)

While I'm not as fond of numerology as yourself, Mr. Blue ;) , I also believe the '09 to '09 connection is not mere coincidence. Any date starting with "24" would've given STO its "thirty-ish years past Nemesis" breathing space, so the `09 seems like a conscious choice.

Looking at the time Cryptic has already spent working on the game in secret, plus the fact that they did not have to build a game engine from scratch (they're using the proprietary engine they already built for Champions Online), plus the fairly advanced state of things in the recent in-game game trailer -- I too expect that we'll see Star Trek Online release very late in 2009.

Of course, nothing official has been said; nobody from Cryptic is talking to me, and I could be dead wrong. But that's my hunch, anyway.

KOS

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this was a great article cant wait to hear more!

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The ship building looks very detailed. Especially the customization features on the saucer section to reflect your crew or clan. I am very excited about this game. I hope the release estimate is accurate. I wish it was sooner :(

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I got my copy in the mail yesterday. I got home from work and went upstairs to laydown, long day, and my brother peeked his head in my room to tell me about mail I got, I wasn't even paying attention to him, but when he said game informer came and "It has that Star Trek Game on the cover" I think I jumped up so fast I nearly gave him a heartattack!

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The article is really good and has a lot of great info and screen shots. Just a big fat teaser!!!!!!!

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Anyone know where I can get this in the NYC area?

Barnes and Noble has it stocked in the PC section of their magazine section.

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I live in Belgium and I'll prolly will never read it :(

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I live in Belgium and I'll prolly will never read it :(

Join the club :p

There will be articles all over the place globally soon I'm sure, it's not like it's a small release.

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Wow, I finally got myself a copy (My local Gamestop didn't get them in until yesterday) AWESOME! I am so excited by that little box at the beginning that goes like this...

PC l Unannounced Consoles
>STYLE Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
>PUBLISHER Cryptic Studios
>DEVELOPER Cryptic Studios
>RELEASE Fall 2009

:eek::eek::eek::eek:ZOMG OMG OMG OMG!!! DOES THAT SAY FALL 2009??? YES IT DOES!!!!

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Just want to see what everyone's take was on the GI article. I liked it and it was very informative, though still leaves some questions unanswered. Let me know your thoughts. :)

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I liked it, pretty informative. In fact at this point I'm more interested in videos of STO than more articles, because I'm not sure how much more into detail they can get than what was in that GI mag.

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I quite enjoyed the information that was in it, escpecially about the dynamic events, and the multiple ship "raids".

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I loved it, not only did I find it very informative, but every answer I got was what I wanted to hear. I highly recommend fans pick up a copy of it, even though some might disagree with this method of information distribution.

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got mine like two weeks ago and got a second one for free when o renew my membership at gamestop.

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I have to say, if the characters look like they did in the mag, then Im hooked. They look at least as good as CoX if not better. The space battles and exploration seem rather complicated from a development pov, but if they pull it off, it will revolutionalize MMO game-play. Could this be the end of the grind? Explore a different world with different races on them through a random-world generator? What is that running on a Cray supercomputer? These things boggle the mind, but make the game over-all at least worth a look for any true Trek fan.

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this might be totally off topic but i was wondering if they were allowing a small part of the public to test the game out before the major release. and if this will work with a Macintosh. I am new to online role playing games. thank you for any input!

Mike

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This is my first post on Star Trek Online everybody. I think that it was a great idea to post the new Star Trek Online on the front of the Game informer. I was also happy when they put on the front cover Ghostbusters the video game. I'll be sure to grap a copy at Gamestop.

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Wow, I finally got myself a copy (My local Gamestop didn't get them in until yesterday) AWESOME! I am so excited by that little box at the beginning that goes like this...

PC l Unannounced Consoles
>STYLE Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
>PUBLISHER Cryptic Studios
>DEVELOPER Cryptic Studios
>RELEASE Fall 2009

:eek::eek::eek::eek:ZOMG OMG OMG OMG!!! DOES THAT SAY FALL 2009??? YES IT DOES!!!!

I thought about, yelled in joy, and did a double take at that statement myself. Although I always thought it would be released in 2009, especially with all the hints that it would come "sooner than you think".

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:o So maybe I got a little excited when I made that post, hahaha! But still, waiting a year for something that they constantly update us on wont be nearly as bad as waiting for perpetual those years, with no updates! :D

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:o So maybe I got a little excited when I made that post, hahaha! But still, waiting a year for something that they constantly update us on wont be nearly as bad as waiting for perpetual those years, with no updates! :D

Hey i whole-heartedly agree with you! When I heard that Cryptic could have just "POSSIBLY" acquired STO I was doing Cartwheels, and when I saw the cover of Game Informer I'm a little ashamed to admit it, but I squealed like a little girl LOL!

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this might be totally off topic but i was wondering if they were allowing a small part of the public to test the game out before the major release. and if this will work with a Macintosh. I am new to online role playing games. thank you for any input!

Mike
It's likely that STO will have a limited public beta test phase. Many MMOs have done so in the past. I was a beta tester for both Star Wars Galaxies and Planetside. If you are very active on the forums and have contributed a lot of positive input on these forums (ie., intelligent, helpful, and mature posts), it's possible that you may be selected to participate. This has been the common trend in many other MMOs.

Jack Emmert, the Chief Creative Officer at Cryptic, has already hinted that the game may not be ported to the Mac on initial release (view the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention Webcast found on the Videos (http://www.startrekonline.com/videos) page of this website).

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Yeah, I''d love to get my hands on the article, but this is virtually impossible.
Isn't it indeed a little strange that such big amount of information is only accesable
for those who can actually buy this?

I dont know anything about the lucky guys with the lifetime subscriptions,
and I sympthatise with gaming magazine's not giving free access to their articles.
Still, real bummer for the regular Trek-gamer..

way bummer. not cool at all.

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Got my copy of Game Informer in the mail and truly enjoied the article on STO, i just think it is ashame that the mag had more hard info in it than what i have found from the official STO pages. Release date ( at least a projected one ) charcter screen shots, and examples of how ships maybe customized. Sorry but i think that if you have been trying to keep up thru the web site and these forums the info released in the mag shouldnt have been any suprise. Anyway i do enjoy the interviews and am looking forward to each release of "The Path to 2409".

OK back to lurking :D

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I'm not a subscriber to Game Informer but maybe I'll consider that.

I'm glad alot of you got to enoy it and look forward to reading about the details in the future here.

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What's this? (puts down his Game Informer) Star Trek Online you say? (Walks behind curtain and removes super suit, tosses on Next Gen Uniform) Shields, SHIELDS!

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Got my copy of Game Informer in the mail and truly enjoied the article on STO, i just think it is ashame that the mag had more hard info in it than what i have found from the official STO pages. Release date ( at least a projected one ) charcter screen shots, and examples of how ships maybe customized. Sorry but i think that if you have been trying to keep up thru the web site and these forums the info released in the mag shouldnt have been any suprise. Anyway i do enjoy the interviews and am looking forward to each release of "The Path to 2409".

OK back to lurking :D

If all that information were available on the website, then magazines like Game Informer wouldn't have any incentive to provide companies like Cryptic the platform to reach its subscription base. A firm will purposefully hold back certain things so that you can release it in a way that expands your base of support as well as tending to those already following your product.

In the end, this leads to a more successful and entertaining game.

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If all that information were available on the website, then magazines like Game Informer wouldn't have any incentive to provide companies like Cryptic the platform to reach its subscription base. A firm will purposefully hold back certain things so that you can release it in a way that expands your base of support as well as tending to those already following your product.

In the end, this leads to a more successful and entertaining game.

Aye. Also, you have to also remember that not everyone who would be interested in STO is already here. I know I didn't learn about SWG until I read about it in PC Gamer. I dont even remember how i got to signing up with st-o.net

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Perhaps I missed it in the forums, and I did not get to read the article, someone swiped the only copy of Game Informer break room at work, but do we know system requirements yet, i.e. video card, RAM etc. Just wondering.:)

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I am still really hoping they rework the starfleet uniforms or at least offer alternate versions that do not include that stupid collar. Having the collar be black while the shoulders are department color looks horrid. Don't they have decent tailor somewhere in the federation? :D



I thought the same thing, Thank you.

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Wow I finally got my copy of the magazine. I am very excited about this game and the information in the magazine made me so much more excited. I cant wait for the fall. Looking forward to this game and every aspect that I know about so far.

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That is a nice cover I want my copy !

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Jusyt read the issue. Sweet!
You should read it, lots of good tidbits.

I am excited about the custumization. Custimize your avater and its crew, then its ship(s)!

Now I want to know:
Can I make a Xindi insection or reptilian like in ENT, as a crewman?
Can I make Nanotyranno looking Gorn like in ENT or the 5 fingered, bug eyed one from TOS?

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when is the realese to play this online adventure?:confused:

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when is the realese to play this online adventure?:confused:

no official release date as of yet, but look for it in fall 2009.

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It was a good article. Frankly hearing about the NPC bridge crews turned me totally off this game... but the article has made me willing to try it and see.

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It was a good article. Frankly hearing about the NPC bridge crews turned me totally off this game... but the article has made me willing to try it and see.

thats true....maybe they will notice that and let you party up on "one" ship. that would be an awesome neat little "raid" of sorts.

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Anyone else notice that epic pic on page 56 with the phaser fight with the borg on the surface of some planet... nice!!!

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Anyone who hasn't read this interview still needs to make sure they check it out. Great interview about a great game.

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Perhaps I missed it in the forums, and I did not get to read the article, someone swiped the only copy of Game Informer break room at work, but do we know system requirements yet, i.e. video card, RAM etc. Just wondering.:)
Nope, but my bet is as soon as they have the final formula worked out and know which consoles and such they'll be releasing this on, they'll let us know the specs so we can start saving our money for a new system. lol. If the graphics are anything like they look in the newer screenshots, my PC is gonna need an upgrade. I'll probably end up getting the game for 360 (if it does in fact come out on multiple platforms).

Oh, and to the people who still hate the idea of NPC crews... I suggest going out and trying ANY current RPG. Try to get people to work with you on ANY quest. It's very hard. NPC crews give you the ability to play solo if there isn't anyone else around who wants to do the missions/quests/what'ev you need at the moment. It sounds dissappointing to some people, but hey, nobody wants to be an ensign on a crewed ship of 900 who just sits at a chair staring at buttons, pressing them when someone else tells you to... that'd be lame. We all want to play this game because we ALL want to be captains. Their solution is probably the best, and I'll go get the game and try it no matter what.

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I have to get one and read the interview

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Looks like I'm to late, can't find one anywhere. >_<

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Nope, but my bet is as soon as they have the final formula worked out and know which consoles and such they'll be releasing this on, they'll let us know the specs so we can start saving our money for a new system. lol. If the graphics are anything like they look in the newer screenshots, my PC is gonna need an upgrade. I'll probably end up getting the game for 360 (if it does in fact come out on multiple platforms).

Oh, and to the people who still hate the idea of NPC crews... I suggest going out and trying ANY current RPG. Try to get people to work with you on ANY quest. It's very hard. NPC crews give you the ability to play solo if there isn't anyone else around who wants to do the missions/quests/what'ev you need at the moment. It sounds dissappointing to some people, but hey, nobody wants to be an ensign on a crewed ship of 900 who just sits at a chair staring at buttons, pressing them when someone else tells you to... that'd be lame. We all want to play this game because we ALL want to be captains. Their solution is probably the best, and I'll go get the game and try it no matter what.

Thanks for the Info I've been wondering if they've told us if we can get STO on PS3 or 360

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the article was good and so were the screenshots but i lost that issue and it made me mad! :mad: