Comments on: Does the end of Perpetual mean an end to Star Trek Online? http://westkarana.com/index.php/2007/11/26/does-the-end-of-perpetual-mean-an-end-to-star-trek-online/ A blog about EverQuest, EverQuest II and MMORPGs in general Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:59:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lucifrank http://westkarana.com/index.php/2007/11/26/does-the-end-of-perpetual-mean-an-end-to-star-trek-online/comment-page-1/#comment-4079 Lucifrank Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:30:41 +0000 http://westkarana.com/index.php/2007/11/26/does-the-end-of-perpetual-mean-an-end-to-star-trek-online/#comment-4079 From what little I've read about Perpetual's STO, I wouldn't mind seeing the game scrapped altogether and started from scratch at a more competent studio. I tend to feel that MMOs connected to existing IPs tend to stay conservative in terms of design and gameplay anyways, so my hopes were not high to begin with. I liked the idea that Perpetual was creating a Trek universe outside the continuity of the existing shows and movies, but every move they made gameplay-wise (heavy instancing, no ship interiors) left me saying, "Meh." SOE might be an option. If the Bioware/EA KOTOR MMO comes to fruition and SWG fans begin migrating over to KOTOR en masse, I wonder if SOE will be shopping around for another powerful sci-fi license. As you point out though, they do have a lot on their plates at the moment so they could very well pass. From what little I’ve read about Perpetual’s STO, I wouldn’t mind seeing the game scrapped altogether and started from scratch at a more competent studio. I tend to feel that MMOs connected to existing IPs tend to stay conservative in terms of design and gameplay anyways, so my hopes were not high to begin with. I liked the idea that Perpetual was creating a Trek universe outside the continuity of the existing shows and movies, but every move they made gameplay-wise (heavy instancing, no ship interiors) left me saying, “Meh.”

SOE might be an option. If the Bioware/EA KOTOR MMO comes to fruition and SWG fans begin migrating over to KOTOR en masse, I wonder if SOE will be shopping around for another powerful sci-fi license. As you point out though, they do have a lot on their plates at the moment so they could very well pass.

]]> By: MrrX http://westkarana.com/index.php/2007/11/26/does-the-end-of-perpetual-mean-an-end-to-star-trek-online/comment-page-1/#comment-4077 MrrX Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:34:33 +0000 http://westkarana.com/index.php/2007/11/26/does-the-end-of-perpetual-mean-an-end-to-star-trek-online/#comment-4077 The second they cancelled Gods & Heroes I figured this would happen. The second they cancelled Gods & Heroes I figured this would happen.

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