Topic: Design the next Enterprise!!!!! .............. for Star Trek Online

[Lepton]

Cryptic is going to run a contest to design the next Enterprise with various prize levels including of course for 1st place the inclusion of the design in the game.

Details here:

http://www.startrekonline.com/enterprise

Beginning Dec 9, 2010

[Kreeargh]

I sure damn hope the winners design is leaning HEAVy to orignal tos theme.  It wont though  expect a tng era.

[Bonk]

Interesting. Thanks for the news Lepton!

There have been a few of these recently. I'd love to see an "open" modelling competition some time. Judged by the contributors and community. Specific tech goals. Break new ground. Categories of achievement... something to put in the Blender Foundation's ear? (perhaps they already do?)

[marstone]

I found it funny, I got the E-mail about this from Cryptic.  I have never played STO or registered with it either.

[Norsehound]

I sure damn hope the winners design is leaning HEAVy to orignal tos theme.  It wont though  expect a tng era.

Sadly so. Though the STO designs seem to be drifting away from the bathtoy look of TNG...

Wonder if I should trot out my Trek redesigns I've got floating around. Probably not glowy enough for what they want though.

...And if this is going to be anything like the Luna-class competitions, I'd expect to be underwhelmed by the winner

[markyd]

Interesting. Thanks for the news Lepton!

There have been a few of these recently. I'd love to see an "open" modelling competition some time. Judged by the contributors and community. Specific tech goals. Break new ground. Categories of achievement... something to put in the Blender Foundation's ear? (perhaps they already do?)

I completely agree, give a bit of freedom with the comp's...  US only???   

[Kreeargh]

Interesting. Thanks for the news Lepton!

There have been a few of these recently. I'd love to see an "open" modelling competition some time. Judged by the contributors and community. Specific tech goals. Break new ground. Categories of achievement... something to put in the Blender Foundation's ear? (perhaps they already do?)

I completely agree, give a bit of freedom with the comp's...  US only???   

The target market in Usa =  teen max  Good luck Trek empire dead end soon to come if not already.

[marstone]

We just have to wait for Vampire Trek, Revenge of the Sparkles

[Kreeargh]

We just have to wait for Vampire Trek, Revenge of the Sparkles

At this point all I ask is more than Romulan and Klingon end all evil . 

[atheorhaven]

Honestly have to say... am completely underwhelmed with this.

The Titan competition left me feeling like no matter what, Pablum will be the winner.

Hope that someone here enters, but suspect that there won't be much deviation from what we'd expect to see.

[Atolm-Rising]

I may enter, but  if I do, I will not hold back... I will be as far fetched as always.  Probably won't win, but I will raise eyebrows 

[Norsehound]

Since they're still in the TNG side of things, I say give it to them Atlom. That universe needed shaking up.

'Sides, how bad could it be?

[Rod ONeal]

I may enter, but  if I do, I will not hold back... I will be as far fetched as always.  Probably won't win, but I will raise eyebrows 

Lots of people will want to see your ideas. I'd be disappointed now if you didn't.

[Atolm-Rising]

My apologies mates,
I actually will not be entering the Ent comp, due to cryptic's lack of discretion in allowing plagiarized works to be entered.
Even my work has been entered without my permission or credits. So, sorry mates I'm out.

[Norsehound]

I'm not surprised, though disappointed, at the lack of quality control for the contest entries. When I see some of them that make me nod adn think they're great, now I'm wondering if an anybody on the internet just uploaded them. I'm also seeing entries of what looks like a color-inverted version of the original 1701!

Makes me think that the whole venture of STO is going down the tubes, if this is what they can scrape together for a contest.

[FoaS_XC]

Even my work has been entered without my permission or credits.

WHERE?!? OOOH, MY ASS KICKING BOOTS ARE ON!

[Norsehound]

I have to ask, is the accessing the gallery deliberately difficult? I have a hard time viewing all the entries there.

[Kreeargh]

Archer class ?

[intermech]

They really need some help over there.

[Norsehound]

The Titan competition left me feeling like no matter what, Pablum will be the winner.

Probably what's likely to happen if they sought 'help.'

Iunno, all the high-level personalities here (FoAS, WZ, Atlom) put their own spins on trek that probably wouldn't find acceptance with the judges. We like them, for their individuality compared to the rest of the universe. But part of me thinks the judges are looking for the best of the mediocre, if that makes any sense.