Star Trek Online at Ten Ton Hammer

Boldly going where few have gone before, the latest installment of the hugely popular Star Trek film series as brought a new surge of interest in what is easily one of the most recognized sci-fi IPs on the planet. The recent talk of all things Trek-related inspired by the film’s release naturally got us thinking about Cryptic Studios’ upcoming Star Trek Online. In a brief Q&A, Ten Ton Hammer discusses the latest Star Trek film with STO’s executive producer Craig Zinkievich, touching on some of the possible links we might see between the two with the MMO's launch:

Ten Ton Hammer: While the overall tone of the film could have remained fairly dark, instead there was plenty of comic relief to break some of the building tension. Will we be seeing more of this lighthearted, humorous side of the Star Trek universe in STO?

Craig: It’s a fine line to tread.

When I met Leonard Nimoy last summer for the announcement of STO, I asked him what was the one thing that we should address in the game that we’re probably were not thinking about yet. What is the one, essential thing about Trek that isn’t obvious?

His answer was humor. Blew me away – it was right there all along. All the best shows have the crew bantering back and forth, and all of the best movies humanize (Forgive me Spock) the characters by putting them in humorous situations.

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