Well-said, Augustus_Trion. That is not a trivial point, and it would be good for Cryptic to take it seriously.

It's unfortunate, but Allakhazam forfeited the privilege of being treated as a respectable source of gaming information when its owners chose to sell it to IGE's holding company.

I appreciate Cryptic's desire to be evenhanded in its marketing of STO via the gaming press. But I'd prefer that Cryptic -- and any other game developer that wants to be taken seriously when it claims to oppose third-party "sales" of items in its games -- not undercut their message that the farming and trading of in-game items is forbidden by giving revenue-enhancing interviews to sites like Allakhazam that support those activities.

--Flatfingers

I just wish it would come more from cryptic to this site than som intervjue from another site. come one cryptic an dev blog would be awesome

I don't like the idea of the borg being playable. That should definitely be left to AI. I like the idea of different factions (federation and klingons for example) having to temporarily team up to defend against the borg.

Seemed like another teaser. I don't understand why some of these interviews consist of one-liners and non-answers. C+ for effort.

Just a teaser. No real new hard information. Perpetual had already talked about time travel. And there is no way the Borg will be playable.

I'm still waiting for a new Ask Cryptic or a new FAQ or a new timeline update or a substantive interview. But I guess we will see more as release date approaches.

That was awesome, thanks for the interview Craig!

"We’ve developed some really cool technology that will allow us to generate exploration content..."

I wonder if this includes NPC's on they fly as well and not just landscapes.

Agreed, I felt like I was reading a High School newspaper and the interviewer was a student asking the teacher about a possible pop quiz.

Lots of vague information and stock answers.

For those who say it is just a teaser: They did put out some interesting information that had been wondered about in the past:

No looting

No really old ships (Constitution) but some designs inspired by them.

Tricorder use.

I only saw a few non answers in there. For me a part of the problem wasn't the answers given, but the questions asked.

OH YEA!!!! I so can't wait. I was kinda worried about my favorite class of ship, Excelsior, being in the game, but it sure seems like it will be now! Yay!