I think I must have broken some sort of record with this game... I bought it the day it came out, and by the following monday I had traded it in! :( Played it a lot over that initial weekend, but then got frustrated SO much at how repetitive it was and downright glitchy in places that I gave up. I think the final moment was when I was stuck on the same bit of corridor for maybe the third, fourth time and I noticed a poor Gorn had spawned inside a wall, and he couldnt kill me and I couldn't kill him... and I thought 'trade!' :(
Like most Trekkies, I looked forward to this film for literally *years!* Loved the 2009 reboot and was hungry for more in its successor but... it just all felt a bit hollow. Like it was all about the CGI, 'major events' and setpieces and less about actual character interactions, developments and growth. :(
*SPOILER WARNING*
The first half of the film, I was actually enjoying but then there's a moment about halfway and it all seems to be downhill from there. Seen it twice now with huge expectations both times, and felt really deflated by the end.
And is it just me but what about thousands of deaths at Starfleet HQ at the end and literally no comment from any character about that?!! Oh, hang on.. it's OK they were CGI-effects deaths and they dont count!!
I was going to make a 3rd cinema trip to see it - but literally cannot be bothered (and I saw 2009 Star Trek 7 times on the big screen, I loved it that much!) I'll watch it again when I get the bluray and MAYBE to watch it without such huge expectations, at which point I hope to actually enjoy it more!
How can I get into this:-) I love mixing/ matching songs.
I use a software product called MixMeister (an older version) where I pick and arrange songs, and also sometimes mix them to create seamless transitioning between tracks. I've had a lot of fun with it to where it's become sort of a hobby, so I put out a podcast-style mp3 about every month or so.
The graphics for each playlist are done in Photoshop, and using (mostly) my own photography and screenshots. :)
I think that some people's disappointment with this movie (as others have said), is because in large part, they're hoping for the traditional Star Trek that they remember.
After seeing the first movie, I realized that for me to be able to enjoy the new series, I could no longer think of the J.J. movies as the Star Trek I'd come to know and love; the two are completely different and separate things in my mind, despite them having the same name. They're just movies designed to cast as wide of a net as possible, in order to bring in the biggest audience and net the most money, without challenging social norms or providing hope for the future, beyond the potential for good looking guys in their early thirties to be sailing through space, representing Earth behind the wheel of a Trillion dollar space ship.
As heart-wrenching as it at first was to come to terms with the fact that the franchise I loved wasn't represented in the reboot, it really has allowed me to enjoy the movies for what they are as opposed to being upset over what they're not... and then I squee a little bit when there's a reference or head-nod to the Star Trek series that I really care about :D
I can always justify inconsistencies with the alternate timeline mumbo-jumbo. I just don't take it seriously, and it allows me to be happy with the entertainment, while I wait for a real Star Trek series to make it's way back to TV.
Loved that the villain was Khan... loved that Kirk died instead of Spock and all of the little parallels to the Star Trek I know :)
I can almost understand the studio's frustration with the Trek franchise, though. Trekkies and Trekkers are notoriously difficult people to please, so when how many movies (Generations, Insurrection and Nemesis come to mind), which were all met with stiff opposition from the Trek community, and their new television series (Enterprise) was so unsupported by Trek fans to the point that it had to be cancelled, it makes sense for them to have thrown their hands up in exasperation and try to make the franchise appeal to a wider audience. In a sense, it could almost be argued that Star Trek fans have done this to themselves.
In fairness, I also refused to watch Enterprise when it was on TV, so I'm as much to blame as anyone... now a few years later, I've bought and watched the series and enjoyed it immensely. There was a lot of good Trek in that series, but I couldn't let myself see it at the time.
I guess, in conclusion.. go see James Bond: In space (aka: Star Trek), and I think you'll still enjoy it ;)
Congratulations on an awesome week of guild missions!
Announcement: Our first Guild Rush is this Thursday! Don't miss out on the madness!
ERMAHGERD GERLD RERSHERS (a very accurate depiction of what a guild rush is, btw)
A lot of guild firsts for us this week!
We cleared our first TIER 2 Guild Bounty on Thursday! That's three targets in the time we usually defeat 2! Way to go everyone! Woot! It was intense there at the end (we finished with only 8 seconds to spare!) but we all brought our A game and cleared the targets.
Saturday we tore through our first tier 3 Guild Trek! Another guild first (though I never doubted our ability to do so). B) We also ran a tier 2 (& 3) bounty just to get people their weekly chest.
Great scouting this week! We had 7 of 9 targets scouted in about 15 minutes which is yet another guild first for us. lol
One thing I was particularly proud of were all the new faces I saw at the guild missions. :D I'm glad that new players are successfully capable of participating in these missions.
As always, come on out next Thursday 7pm EST or Saturday 5pm EST for another round of fun, sweet loot, and mayhem!
Thanks for the heads-up. Since there is no longer a data sample repository, is the fleet no longer collecting data samples at all? Or is there now a person in the fleet who is acting as a repository for them?
The Crafting Corp's bank is over stuffed with data samples. We really don't need anymore for the time being. Thanks though!
What is it and when is it. I don't have to work until 3p if it's before 2pm I might be able to take care of it for you.
**edit** and Holler from your Olympia neighbor!
Oh, it's the in-game weekly roleplay event. Happens every Sunday at 3 pm Pacific or 6 pm eastern. Normally I host an installment in an ongoing story, but this week since I can't make it, the group will probably just hang out on New Romulus.
I absolutely LOVE the new character log in screen! I love seeing my crew behind my character in action poses and my ship in the background. I keep making screenshots of it. :3
So...? I'll show you mine if you show me yours. ;)
Shame it doesn't keep the little "These are the ____ of the __ (shipname)" on the screenshots.
Thanks for the heads-up. Since there is no longer a data sample repository, is the fleet no longer collecting data samples at all? Or is there now a person in the fleet who is acting as a repository for them?
