Star Trek Online vs EVE Online, part 1
Thanks to Longasc for the use of his Sovereign class heavy cruiser for the exterior shots of the USS Alvarado.
MMOs
Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
Star Trek Online: One Week Later
It’s a week after launch. I’m Lieutenant Commander rank 8 — level 18 of 50. Those who have rushed to the end are paying the price for being first. Skills that don’t work as described or don’t work at all, a general lack of content. A friend of mine just can’t enter the Sol system, … Read more
Star Trek Online: Cryptic, pat yourself on the back
Everyone expected problems with Star Trek Online’s official launch. Color me shocked. I found no login queues, no crashes while zoning, no problems of any sort tonight. Things were going so well, I did a Gorn fleet action for my level and returned to Starbase 01 for my promotion and new ship. Earth space was … Read more
Star Trek Online: My Crew is Revolting.
Stardate 2010.02.01, U.S.S. Newton, on patrol in the Arucanis Arm off Regulus Sector, Captain Tipa D’zoph in command. We have been trapped in this nebula for days. First Office Sryn and his science team are attempting to discover what force is keeping us in this dense maze of gas and gravitic anomalies, but thus far … Read more
EQ2: Battlegrounds 2.0
Yahoo! had this to say about EverQuest II’s new battleground system: First off, PVP will primarily take place in an instanced arena. It’s not going to be just deathmatch, kill-or-be-killed gameplay, though; apparently, alternate game modes like capture the flag, hold the line, and seek and destroy will be included, and SOE hints at some … Read more