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ColonelGraff

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:22 pm

Mike Okuda IS LCARS
Mike Okuda had significant input on the new LCARS
Works for me

Hathaway

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:24 pm

I agree, but I think changes to the shows are nothing to be compared with the changes being implied by a game. I think everyone agrees that canon is only that which is portraid on the screen (big and small). The fact that this is an MMO, something which asks you to immerse yourself far more then any other gaming genre is kind of annoying... in the sense that it took this long to create a game that is perfect for the Star Trek franchise (because of its vast resources and "universe") and then for them to come out and say this is going to be different then you've known and become accustomed to before.
The odd change here and there, fine. Keeps things fresh I guess, but from what I can tell, and I admit it's early to make big judgements, it seems to me we're moving quite quickly away from the Trek universe we left in Nemesis to something quite unfamiliar. I hope I'm wrong, and jumping the phaser, but I do have doubts, that's for sure.

JazH

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:24 pm

LCARs has changed overtime, this is natural evolution...and Well...of Oduku thinks its ok... We can't complain... Its almost like telling Gene how to make Star Trek.

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Chaldean

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:27 pm

Exactly. Michael Okuda is the authority on LCARS canon. Whatever he creates inherently becomes Star Trek. Perhaps not officially, but might as well be.

Protoavis

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:27 pm

Quote (MigueIitoSan @ Aug. 15 2005, 11:36 am)

Well, I don't want to be a party pooper, but I have some concerns.
A. The uniforms as a whole look more mecha-fied than starfleet.

I think it was overdue for personal shield devices. It could have saved millions of redshirts!

So in other words personal shielding is meant to just appear out of no where? :question:

To everyone saying they look too armoured....galatic war story arc...I really don't think I need to explain that further.

Hathaway

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:28 pm

I can appreciate that, and the fact that he is involved is somewhat comforting. But an artist who makes a great work or an author who makes a great piece of writing, doesn't necessarily mean he's going to come up with another masterpiece the next time over.
But as the consensus seems to be flowing in the opposite direction, I'll just sit here quietly lol.

Magecu

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:31 pm

I personaly really like the unifroms and the LCARS.
I have to admit that the new LCARS is a little more agrasive than I would want but even if it stay so (probably some hcanges will happen) I won't mind it.

Thank you Ken, thank you Okuda and thank you Hyoung Nam for the effort and for giving us so early some concept art.

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:39 pm

I think the engineers unifrom doesnt need to look so amoured, Engineers spend some of thier time crawling around jefferys tubes and it doesnt look like the are going to have any room with armour on thier uniforms, the Medical and Tactical unifroms look the best out of all of them i think so I think he should run along the lines of that style.

Chaldean

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:42 pm

The engineer in that image is a Tellarite. The uniform is not very armoured, but looks that way due to the fact that Tellarites are FAT!

Scotty seemed to manage just fine, by the way.

Magecu

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:43 pm

The uniform desing you see on the engenier is for his rank not his department.
Please read previous post befor posting or at least worn us if you haven't.

Chaldean

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:44 pm

Magecu, it is for both.

MigueIitoSan

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:46 pm

Thanks Ken, I figured the gun thing was concept. It looks good. Keep it up!

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Report this Aug. 15 2005, 6:49 pm

The LCARS scares me a little.. as when I look at it .. it doesnt give you the 'feel' of LCARS... it looks more like something you would see in stargate... but I guess you are still in the design phase so hopefully that will be tuned a little more... otherwise everything looks good the interface design is very neat :cool: