by Chris Noll on Dec 13, 2009
To many players, crafting in a MMOG is just as important as any other component and Star Trek Online is no different. This week Ten Ton Hammer had a nice lengthy chat with Al Rivera from Cryptic Studios who revealed all about tradeskills in STO. The crafting is quite unique, going where no MMOG has gone before. We know, that catchphrase is old, but it's true! Read on to hear all about how STO has added new ideas for a fresh crafting system.
Crafting isn't exactly conventional in STO. There are really two forms of crafting that fulfill the crafting. There is essentially bridge officer crafting. The trade skills are really your skills that you are skilling up throughout the game...
The second form of crafting is more traditional, and that is Memory Alpha... It is a hub of knowldege in the universe. Throughout the universe as you are travelling you'll find harvesting nodes. You'll find space anamolies, pick up some mineral samples, alien artifacts and not unlike you see in other games.
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