Cryptic Star Trek Online Community Q&A

The Cryptic Star Trek Online team released a new Ask Cryptic Dev Blog featuring a Q&A based on inquiries from the STO community. The variety of subjects is pretty varied including queries on the storyline, space, psionics, society, ships and logs so there’s a good chance someone has had the same questions that have been on your mind.

There will be psionic characters such as Betazoids and Vulcans which will likely take the place of magic in other MMOs. Cryptic is also working on a log for players that will be accessible both in-game and online. What’s the use of being a captain of your own ship if you have no log to record your finds and deeds. The question which I found most interesting was how Cryptic plans to reconcile the conflict which drives any game with the high ideals that Gene Roddenberry set for the Star Trek Universe.

As we looked closely at the IP and built our story, we realized there were certain truisms we needed to honor. The Federation is an idealistic society that seeks to better themselves and others. It is a fundamental part of Gene Roddenberry’s vision – the future will be brighter. Other societies like the Klingon Empire or the Romulans are not evil, but they are different. They are motivated by different values and handle situations very differently than the Federation.

But even in an idealistic society, there will always be conflicts and there will be those who seek to undermine those ideals… Some of our favorite moments in Star Trek were in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the Dominion War and we want to capture the drama of that type of conflict. But wherever possible, we will offer alternative ways for players to solve conflict – as long as it’s fun.

You can catch the Ask Cryptic Dev Blog in its entirety on the Star Trek Online website. If your question wasn’t covered in this latest dev blog, check out the previous entry.