The Daily Grind: You or not you, in Star Trek Online?
by Kyle Horner 
Nov 21st 2009 at 8:00AM
Filed under: New titles, Opinion, Star Trek Online, The Daily Grind
You see, we began thinking on this very subject not too long ago and a dilemma struck. While being a Vulcan or some odd new species is undoubtedly a tempting concept, seeing ourselves sitting in the captain's chair is nearly as exciting. Considering Cryptic's knack for powerful character creation tools, we've no doubt that coming up with a close approximation of our likeness wouldn't be too difficult.
We know that every Star Trek fan is going to create themselves at some point but your first "main" is so very important. Since creating a Klingon-sided character is unlocked after some initial Federation play, we're thinking of making ourselves first, and then, wait for it... a Gorn second. Yes!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
The Platypus said on 8:19AM 11-21-2009
My characters are always a little bit "me"... this one will likely not be different.
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phobic99 said on 9:18AM 11-21-2009
MMOs for me have become more arcade like. I haven't "connected" with my character since the days of EQ1 and Asheron's Call.
As far as STO is concerned, I don't think it'll be even remotely close to the fantastic Star Trek: Bridge Commander game which did a superb job of making you feel like a starship captain. Guess we'll see in a few months.
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UltimateQ said on 10:13AM 11-21-2009
You said it. I'm excited about this game, but I fear it may not give us that Star Trek feel that we all desire.
Bryan said on 9:54AM 11-21-2009
Oh it will be me alright. Admiral has such a nice ring to it. But you can guarantee I'll be playing a Klingon Alt too. After that, I'm sure I'll have one of each main staple race and maybe one or 2 custom races. Alt Itis isn't a bad thing, I just hope the game allows for very nice replay value through each alt.
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Szentzen said on 10:01AM 11-21-2009
I never play mmo's as if I am the character, more so like I am the "higher power" or guardian angel guiding my character's destiny.
So I will likely never create a character in STO that is me.
Assuming all races that have been used in more than one episode are available in STO I plan my main to be Jem'hadar, or some mix of them and ?
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dudemanjac said on 10:34AM 11-21-2009
You also have the ability to create your own race.
UltimateQ said on 10:16AM 11-21-2009
I connect with all of my characters. I see them as children that I am raising, then at max level they are an extension of myself, representing my malevolence and will of destruction upon the world.
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Kdolo said on 10:53AM 11-21-2009
Explain to me how this is such a novel thing? How is an in-game simulacra of a Star Trek fan at the helm of a Federation starship any more fulfilling than one of a Star Wars fan twirling a lightsaber or that of a fan of gangster flicks running through the streets of San Paro?
And so we continue the tradition of pandering weekly to the minutial features of another Cryptic release that other games share but don't brag about because they're so proud of other features, like gameplay and immersive story. While it's possible that the people at massively are fans of the Star Trek IP, I find it hard to believe that a story like this, fluffy as it is, would be written for a game that isn't being developed by Cryptic. Why, I cannot say.
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misterorff said on 11:06AM 11-21-2009
Dude, its a Daily Grind, not a story. Lighten up.
dudemanjac said on 11:40AM 11-21-2009
We get it. You don't like Cryptic. Move on.
Archmage said on 11:58AM 11-21-2009
Honesty, the sheer amount of coverage that Massively has given this title has turned me off quite a bit. Seemed for a while there, you couldn't go a day without seeing two or more Star Trek stories posted. Way too over-hyped.
UltimateQ said on 2:05PM 11-21-2009
Archmage they do it with EVERY new release. It's standard, this game isn't getting any special treatment.
Mikx said on 3:19PM 11-21-2009
Its different because many star trek fans are obsessive and started putting on their uniforms, ears and ridges 40 years ago.
Pingles said on 11:51AM 11-21-2009
Why would I want to play ME? I'm an idiot!
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Terrorbyt3 said on 12:10PM 11-21-2009
Despite Cryptic's amazing race creation tools giving us the ability to create any race that we wish (oh god, not furries in Star Trek!), I think I am going to create myself at first. The characters that I usually end up sticking with are the ones that I base on myself. There is a small percentage of characters I stick with that are completely unlike me, so eventually I'm thinking Gorn too.
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fluxboy said on 12:44PM 11-21-2009
Don't blame Massively for Cryptic's deft use of slowly dribbling out information for an upcoming title. Cryptic marketing is really good at re-focusing the MMO news cycle on their titles with ongoing news fragments.
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Bryan said on 12:53PM 11-21-2009
All naysayers here need a wake up check. What is the next big mmo to launch? STO! That's why you are seeing more. Same as before this Aion was getting a ton of publicity. Its the nature of the beast. Marketing and what is Hot. After STO I'm sure we'll see a ton on the next mmo, probably FFXIV or another slated for early release next year.
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dudemanjac said on 1:07PM 11-21-2009
Exactly. The closer a game gets to launch, the more they have to say about it. To sit and whine about the fact thet they are (oh noes!) giving you info on an upcoming game is silly. If you don't like the game or Cryptic, stop reading stories about them. I speed right past Eve, APB, and all the cheesy looking F2P crap.
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Ronix said on 1:18PM 11-21-2009
Half the time all I ever see on Massively is EVE crap, but you don't see me complaining. STO hasn't been covered THAT much, sheesh.
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Faryon said on 1:26PM 11-21-2009
My first character in any MMO is usually the me I want to be, though that character usually don't look like me at all..
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