Star Trek MMO, Star Trek Online, has apparently switched target audience following the acquisition of the property by what's reportedly a media company looking to break into videogames.
This follows the liquidation of the assets of the game's developer Perpetual Entertainment in October, according to ShackNews.
Says the site, a well-placed source has informed it that "Along with the acquisition comes a partial retargeting of Star Trek Online to what our source describes as a 'more casual' experience".
It's speculated this could mean that the unknown company now in charge of Star Trek Online could opt for a micro-transaction model for the game rather than use the traditional monthly subscription method.
Ain't you thinking of Babylon 5 that had its rendering done on an Amiga?
That did too. Star Trek and Babylon 5 had their effects done with the Amiga.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightWave
They used Lightwave which was originally shipped with the A2000 Amiga. It wasn't ported to the PC until 95/96, by that time Star Trek TNG had ended (1994).
It's speculated this could mean that the unknown company now in charge of Star Trek Online could opt for a micro-transaction model for the game rather than use the traditional monthly subscription method.
Unfortunately that is the latest fad. I haven’t seen an original MMO in years just fad chasers that last a year or too, just to be replaced by the latest fad.
Last original MMO I saw was Wish, still don’t know what actually happened to it
Well, looks like another game for the toilet before its even been made.
Hasn't anyone learned their lesson yet? You can't charge money for a game after you've bought the client unless you deliver big time. Unless you're Korean of course...
I mean, how many MMO's have made the big time and actually have a large enough user base to still make money?
hahaha .. that's EXACTLY what I said when I saw the headline. But seriously, if any MMO would suffer crapitis from "casualisation" it would have to be Star Trek. Fail.
I'm totally resisting ALL MMOs until the Firefly MMO comes out ... ie never!
It's speculated this could mean that the unknown company now in charge of Star Trek Online could opt for a micro-transaction model for the game rather than use the traditional monthly subscription method.
Unfortunately that is the latest fad. I haven’t seen an original MMO in years just fad chasers that last a year or too, just to be replaced by the latest fad.
Last original MMO I saw was Wish, still don’t know what actually happened to it
I would actually say that the last origanal mmo was auto assault but no one played it as it didnt have elves dwarfs or trolls.
It promised to be a good game experience if you've ever enjoyed star trek but who knows now it's changed hands. One things for sure, with an ip like star trek if you don't hit just the right spot it will die faster than a rookie 'red shirt' security officer.
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