Star Trek Online

With any online game the characters are one of the most important parts of the game to the players. They create all the interaction that makes the game an enjoyable experience for its players. Creating the characters is a major part in game creation. The creators need to have a working knowledge of how each character will relate to each other. They are responsible to keep the characters as true to the original characters they are portraying. This is especially important in a game like the Star Trek Online game. The fan base is familiar with all the characters that will be in this game save for new ones they may add.

To start with the plan is to have the following races be a part of the game: Human, Vulcan, Andorian, Klingon, Orion, Gorn and numerous others. Cryptic also plans for players to be able to create their own race. You will be able to give the new race a look of it’s own and it’s own characteristics.

When you first start the game you will be the captain of a starship. This is not to say that you will start will the Captain rank though. Before you receive this rank you will have to progress through the ranks of the Starfleet. At this point you will also be given a crew. Though you will do some development of this crew they are AI driven so they will follow you around and help you but not from your specific direction. It will be up to you to train them, give them the characteristics they will need, get them to the level they need to be at and give them the skill set they will need. The crew that this refers to is most like the Bridge Crew in any of the series. There is also a general crew but they will be of limited use possible to ask questions, they will not be participatory.

Cryptic has gone to great lengths to make these characters as realistic as possible for the enjoyment of the game. They will continue to develop them as the creation of the game continues. They should be up to the player’s expectations when the game goes live.