Star Trek MMORPG

[Nazbuk]

This has the potential to be the most flamed game ever....read on.

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San Francisco, CA -- September 7, 2004 --

Perpetual Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has secured the
exclusive worldwide rights from Viacom Consumer Products to develop and
publish a massively multiplayer online game based on Paramount
Pictures’ Star Trek franchise.

Star Trek is one of the world’s most popular, longest-running, and
beloved sci-fi properties, with millions of passionately devoted fans
throughout the world. As Star Trek celebrates its 38th anniversary,
Star Trek gaming begins its next evolution.

The license encompasses all live-action motion pictures and television
series including, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next
Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star
Trek: Enterprise. “The scope of the content license is extraordinary
for a game of this kind, giving us the opportunity to immerse fans and
players in the incredibly rich, diverse and exciting universe of Star
Trek,” said Joe Keene, CEO of Perpetual Entertainment.

The game will deliver action, adventure and combat mechanics unique to
persistent world games. Its design includes a rich array of solo and
multiplayer missions set in space, on planets and in starbases
throughout the universe. At launch, it will take place during the 24th
century timeline in the series with other aspects of the Star Trek
universe to be interwoven and added through expansions.

“Players will encounter characters, places, and situations from their
favorite Star Trek movies and television series; will explore
incredible new worlds; and will cooperate with or battle friendly and
hostile races throughout the game,” said Chris McKibbin, President of
Perpetual Entertainment.

“Fans of Star Trek have been longing for a game that lets them
participate in and explore the Star Trek universe,” said Terri Helton,
Executive Vice President of Viacom Consumer Products. “We have been
searching for the right partnership for our time-honored Star Trek to
create a game that not only appeals to fans but a broader audience as
well. Perpetual’s experience, technology and vision for this game make
them the clear choice.”

The game is expected to enter public beta testing in 2006 and to
launch by early 2007. For more information, see
http://gaming.startrek.com for “Frequently Asked Questions” about the
game.
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I bet this game will have more role playing than a live action vampire game at the mall. HAHHAHAHAHAH!

[Mkopec1]

w00t!

Thats gonna be badazz!

StarTreck has enough lore to fill a fucking library!

[Mcpickle Deluxe]

Damn the fanfaires will be absolutely gay. Almost nothing is as lame as walking through a Vegas casino and seeing 2 fat ass klingons holding hands and talking in ... klingonese.

[Fulorian]

Its a good idea, but I just don't think something like that is feasible without a lot of resources, which this noname company likely does not have. This kind of thing will fail without the kind of scale of SOE / LucasArts, combined with not sucking.

Probably going to be vaporware.

[Jait]

This game would rock, if you could play it as Beavis and Butthead.

[The Bog]

Wow.
And I felt nerdy playing EQ.

[Nalyrinia]

Perpetual entertainment? Who? What?

www.perpetualent.com

Apparently they have $6.5 mil to work on not one, but two games. They say this about themselves.

We are currently developing two AAA online games

Apparently their board is two former bigwigs from Electronic Arts and five investors. That gives me very little hope.

But hey, they're looking for a modeler.

[Nazbuk]

I wonder how the hard core trekkies will deal with L33t D00d Greafers (if this is their first MMORPG).

If I played this game I'd play it based off a Star Wars character just to piss off those "Prime Directive" fucks.

[masteen]

BLEEBLEWEEP bitches!

[Jait]

Originally posted by Nazbuk
I wonder how the hard core trekkies will deal with L33t D00d Greafers (if this is their first MMORPG).

If I played this game I'd play it based off a Star Wars character just to piss off those "Prime Directive" fucks.

Don't be insecure, we can all see your sig. We know you're a Sci-Fi dork who quotes the Bene Gessirit instead of finding something original. So we know you're going to be waiting breathlessly for this game. Don't hide it.



By the by, what's a "Greafer"?

[Lalala]

I want to play a disposable crewman...

[Mcpickle Deluxe]

I want to play a disposable crewman

Better hope you can customize skin color then~

[Vekruul Shuth]

This can be a big hit if they go thru with it and the dev team knows what they are doing.

FUCKTON of background.

Weapons/Armor anything can be made up in a Star Trek style.

Spaceships.

Any class you could think of.

And a fan base that makes Star Wars fans look like pussies.Hell..We are talking about the people nerds call nerd.

Weve seen what steaming piles of shit can attract (see SWG)

Game doesnt even need to be good to succeed.

Its a hit!

[Fammaden]

Originally posted by Jait
Don't be insecure, we can all see your sig. We know you're a Sci-Fi dork who quotes the Bene Gessirit instead of finding something original.

Speaking of which, where the hell is the Dune MMO? These slack ass start up game companies need to get to work! "Arrakis: Online" should have been announced and cancelled already by now!

[Angerz]

F' star trek

Star Gate MMO for teh win!

oh, and on topic...

This game has the chance to be a bigger cluster fuck than SWG, Gene Rodenberry is gonna be spinning in his grave.