Emergent Future

Create A Playable Race

Written by Sean

Saturday, 09 August 2008

 

One of my favorite topics about game development is player-generated content. The more the player can affect the game world the better. I also love customization and I believe that within a game world with thousands of other players, it is great to have various ways to help make yourself stand out as an individual. As such, I have to give a nod toward Cryptic Studio's. Of course, their games of the past, City of Heroes and Villains allowed players a huge amount of customization options. This isn't something that they've let up on either. Their upcoming game, Champions Online also looks to have a huge amount of customization as well, and much greater power-customization and character skill customization than the CoH/V games. Yet, in a recent announcement to the Associated Press, Cryptic has revealed that their other upcoming title, Star Trek Online, will allow players to create their own races in the Star Trek Universe. To me, that's a very neat thing to see. It lets players create what they want to play, and it adds a little something to the game. Considering Star Trek is a large, sci-fi universe with hundreds of species inhabiting the Galaxy, letting players actually create their own doesn't just make sense, but it also greatly enhances customization. It also, in a way, lets players make their mark on the universe as well. This is a feature I've been wanting to see an MMO incorporate for a long time now and it is great to see it finally happen. Hopefully the customization will be pretty in-depth. Users' Comments (0) Add your comment

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