It is currently Sun December 22nd, 2024 1:57 pm

Board index » 12th Fleet Public Relations » General Talk

All times are UTC + 1 hour [ DST ]



Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 3 of 5
  [ 44 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
Nishka
PostPosted: Mon January 11th, 2010 2:14 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed October 28th, 2009 11:57 pm
Posts: 12620
chipset35 wrote:
This is why they have BETA tests...no one was supposed to be allowed in, but they were.
So the guy who told the Devs, posted on it.
Its good he told them, and they shut it down, as its not supposed to be allowing access yet.
I just tried it for yucks, saw the news in the launcher thinking ok, just a tease, then saw the button, patched...thinking its just to get everyone staged to go.
Then when I saw the "Engage" button my dog pressed the mouse button with his paw....
Not my fault!
Anyway, played for almost 45 minutes and liked what I saw.
One thing though, be careful setting how high you set your bloom in the video settings in the game, I made my hair white, and i set the shiny option as well, and the back of my guys head practically blinded me depending on where I was and the lighting effects of the room.
Even after lowering the bloom setting it was annoying, so when I remake my character, i wont select shiny as a hair option.
I maxxed my graphics settings and selected the proper resolution, and the game looked good.
I can see some problems with some people not knowing what to pick, as it lists aspect ratio and some other funky stuff.
My initial thoughts are this game is going to be alot of fun!
And could be the BIG ONE we have all been waiting for....we will see....
I wish the game used the "Far Cry" engine like Age of Conan does as those graphics are awesome.
Not that these werent, I loved them! I just was not used to being out of Age of Conan I guess.
I cant wait until Tuesday!
The character customization allows many possibilities....I was impressed by it.


You don't have to remake your character!!

You can just visit the starbase and change your character completely. In WoW they charge you 15 dollar for a service that only costs some energy credits in STO. ;)
I believe the credits are even only charged when changing uniform settings and not your char itself, though not sure about that. Didn't pay that much attention to it yesterday.

_________________
Image
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Sodah
PostPosted: Mon January 11th, 2010 2:17 pm 
Offline
Inactive
User avatar

Joined: Fri November 13th, 2009 2:28 am
Posts: 355
Its really neat the amount of customization you can play around with even after you make your character.

Can't wait for the FULL Version. Earth Starbase will be a busy place bustling with activity and coolness!

_________________
Image
Need a forum signature? Click here.
* "Thank you for who I am, for the things I am not. Forgive me for words unsaid, the times I forgot." *
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Workshop2
PostPosted: Mon January 11th, 2010 3:13 pm 
Offline
Inactive
User avatar

Joined: Sat January 9th, 2010 6:07 pm
Posts: 111
Location: UK
Im really excited just to go around, talking to people and stuff. Its gonna be SOOO awesome, even with bugs... :P

_________________
Image

Commander Workshop2
Workshop2@Workshop2
http://x-volt.com
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Nishka
PostPosted: Mon January 11th, 2010 4:35 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Wed October 28th, 2009 11:57 pm
Posts: 12620
Sodah wrote:
Its really neat the amount of customization you can play around with even after you make your character.

Can't wait for the FULL Version. Earth Starbase will be a busy place bustling with activity and coolness!


Apart from the traits you can basicly completely redo your character. If you picked a certain race you'll be limited though, Vulcans will still only look like Vulcans and humans only like humans. However if you made an unknown species then you can change everything apart from the preselected traits. ^_^

I also really love how you can change your characters name at any time. Blizzard actually charges 10 euros for that and we get it for free here! :D

_________________
Image
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
chipset35
PostPosted: Mon January 11th, 2010 6:56 pm 
Offline
Inactive
User avatar

Joined: Fri January 8th, 2010 10:23 pm
Posts: 73
I was going to remake my character because even with bloom intenssity settings down, the combo of his white hair and my selection of the "shiny" option is causing retina burns!
I dont expect, what I created to be there come official Open Beta launch.
Yesterday was a fluke, no idea why we were let in albiet briefly, before Open Beta Start on Sunday.
But it was worth it! I am even more excited now.
I think if Cryptic does even a B+ job on this game it could end up beating WoW subscription numbers.
The Star Trek License is HUGE.
What I really liked in the 45 mins I played was the endless customization of your character...I guess thats a good and bad thing?
Also, I would rate the graphics as better than Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO), but not as good as Age of Conan (AoC), which uses the Far Cry Engine, so thats understandable.
Graphics are much better IMHO than World of War Craft (WoW) too.
There is alot of discussion of the "Cartoony aspects" of WoW graphics.
So for example, depending on what your opinion is of "cartoony", here is my scale:

CARTOONY 10 is least, 1 is most cartoony.

WoW = 1 Most Cartoony
AoC = 10 Least Cartoony
LOTRO = 5
Warhammer Online (WAR) = 3
:)

_________________
=/\= ================================ =/\=
United Federation of Planets

Rank: Captain
Main Name: Chip Setter
Alt Name: Vinticus
Fleet Assignment: 12th Fleet
Divisional Assignment: Intelligence Division
Squadron Assignment: Delta Squadron
Ship: U.S.S. Gettysburg
Current Mission: Classified
Current Location: Classified
=/\= ================================ =/\=
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
ObsidianBlk
PostPosted: Mon January 11th, 2010 7:33 pm 
Offline
Inactive
User avatar

Joined: Sun December 13th, 2009 3:21 am
Posts: 250
Nishka wrote:
Apart from the traits you can basicly completely redo your character. If you picked a certain race you'll be limited though, Vulcans will still only look like Vulcans and humans only like humans. However if you made an unknown species then you can change everything apart from the preselected traits. ^_^

I also really love how you can change your characters name at any time. Blizzard actually charges 10 euros for that and we get it for free here! :D


If something was officially stated, then ignore what I'm about to say...
I would not assume that a feature such as changing your name or completely redoing your appearance (other than the uniform) will remain free after the beta period. Those features may simply be accessible now to test how certain graphical elements work together (and if they don't, allow the user to quickly change them), as well as test the stability of chat communications (and if there's issues with some names and the characters in them, user can quickly change that). It may very well be that once the game goes live, these feature will be removed and turned into premium (pay for) features as they are in other MMOs.

Again, I'm just warning about getting to excited about it unless some official announcement is made about their permanence.

_________________
Image
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
ThrillaGorilla
PostPosted: Mon January 11th, 2010 10:55 pm 
Offline
Inactive
User avatar

Joined: Thu December 31st, 2009 7:51 am
Posts: 1181
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada & SF Bay Area, CA USA
Sodah wrote:
None of you dare make a character like this guy.

You can see my Trill giving him the roll-eyes.

Image



I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

_________________
=/\= ================================================== =/\=

Image

Current Mission: " A 5 year mission, to boldly go....."
Current Location: Behind you ;-)
=/\= ================================================== =/\=

ImageImage

Playing from Nevada - USA
"It's not tragic to die doing what you love to do"
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Dexx2006
PostPosted: Tue January 12th, 2010 12:51 am 
Offline
Inactive
User avatar

Joined: Sun January 10th, 2010 2:43 am
Posts: 14
Location: Belfast, Ireland
Wonder if those of us in Europe will be able to access OB in just over an hour's time?

_________________
=/\= ======================== =/\=
Xander
Ensign
Research division
The 12th Fleet
United Federation of Planets
(USS Scientient)
=/\= ======================== =/\=
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Workshop2
PostPosted: Tue January 12th, 2010 12:54 am 
Offline
Inactive
User avatar

Joined: Sat January 9th, 2010 6:07 pm
Posts: 111
Location: UK
Dexx2006 wrote:
Wonder if those of us in Europe will be able to access OB in just over an hour's time?


I heard thats its Pacific time - which would make sense as if anything happened there would probably be no staff to help sort it out!

_________________
Image

Commander Workshop2
Workshop2@Workshop2
http://x-volt.com
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
LordOfMadness
PostPosted: Tue January 12th, 2010 12:55 am 
Offline
Inactive
User avatar

Joined: Fri December 11th, 2009 11:46 am
Posts: 1427
Dexx2006 wrote:
Wonder if those of us in Europe will be able to access OB in just over an hour's time?


Afraid not.

It starts at 10 AM (GMT-8) Pacific Time.

_________________
Image
=/\= =============================================== =/\=
Retired Admiral James Alexander Knight
Medical Division, Command Advisor
Current Mission: Intelligence Review
Current Location: USS Osprey
=/\= =============================================== =/\=
"In war there is no substitute for victory." -General Douglas MacArthur
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 3 of 5
  [ 44 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next

Board index » 12th Fleet Public Relations » General Talk

All times are UTC + 1 hour [ DST ]

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 13 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group