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Szark  9/22/08 4:39:06 PM
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The folks at Cryptic return once again to answer fan questions about starships, uniform customization, 3d chess, and playable Horta in Star Trek Online.

Will ship roles be analogous to naval combat roles or will they be more like the party roles in other MMOs – will ships be cruisers or destroyers or they be tanks or healers?

Federation ship classes are inspired by the television shows. So, for example, you could have a ship like the Enterprise, the Defiant or the Voyager. We call the different classifications of ships Cruisers, Escorts and Science Vessels.

More details on the exact roles and differences are coming soon, but for now, suffice it to say that the ship roles are a combination of naval combat and traditional MMO gameplay. Klingon ships are different, and reflect their style and culture. And everything will be very customizable and very Star Trek.

Will Starfleet and Klingon uniforms be semi-customizable with extra additions?

Character customization is one of the hallmark features of a Cryptic game. You will be able to modify and customize the uniform of your characters, but it will always have the look of a uniform. The costume options will reflect popular pieces from the show, as well as new concepts and styles.

Read more here.
 
apocalance  9/23/08 7:28:06 PM
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Who is John Galt?

They really should lay low until they're closer to stomping discs. This type of PR "news" stuff is great to hear, but how many times have we heard these fluff concept releases only to find things conflicting closer to release? Too often. IMO, shut it until it's closer to release. Anything before then and it's too subject to change.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic
Blazer6992  9/23/08 7:33:25 PM
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Shit Happens !!!

 Yeah, this has already been cancelled once. Don't count your chickens until they hatch.

 

Ciredric  9/23/08 8:26:38 PM
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 Ah but Cryptic is an experienced MMO producer and they have a very good game to boot in CoH.  I don't think we need worry about how they do this game, now the prior batch of developers were a real clueless bunch and their products showed it.