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Please give us a Mars Curiosity Pet!

ussathenaussathena Member Posts: 29 Arc User
edited August 2012 in Star Trek Online General Discussion
I think cryptic needs to step up and give us a Mars Curiosity Non Combatant Pet!!! Please agree if you want to see a mars curiosity pet.
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  • xenor002xenor002 Member Posts: 424
    edited August 2012
    I'm excited too about the successful landing, but I don't think this is practical / Cryptic - PWE are allowed to use the likeness of NASA property.
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  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    You know Curiosity is a pretty big rover, right? It's literally the size of an SUV. ;)

    If you want a rover pet, how bout the Soujourner Rover, which was seen on Enterprise?
  • ussathenaussathena Member Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Well either way, I'm willing to pay C-Store points for a Mars Curiosity Pet Rover.
  • woerligenwoerligen Member Posts: 262 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Sojourner is sooo cute! :o

    I'd like that.
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  • mimey2mimey2 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    xenor002 wrote: »
    I'm excited too about the successful landing, but I don't think this is practical / Cryptic - PWE are allowed to use the likeness of NASA property.

    I agree with this here.

    I wouldn't mind a mini-version of that on the ground, but yeah, I dunno how happy NASA would be with that.
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  • azurianstarazurianstar Member Posts: 6,985 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    mimey2 wrote: »
    I agree with this here.

    I wouldn't mind a mini-version of that on the ground, but yeah, I dunno how happy NASA would be with that.

    Guys at JPL are avid Star Trek fans, and I bet they would be thrilled if their rovers made it into STO. You wouldn't believe how nuts they went over the Star Trek Star Charts. :P

    But I'm sure the ultimate decision lies ultimately with CBS with their approval, providing Cryptic / PW asks them.
  • woerligenwoerligen Member Posts: 262 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    With the Phoenix we already have a 'primitive' spacecraft, so there is somewhat of a precedent.

    However, I can see two problems:

    1) Curiosity is big in the media now. Let's say development of the pet takes two month. Would it still be a major wanted item down the road, when the media coverage has decreased?

    2) Pandora's box: When we get a Mars rover, why not the space shuttle Enterprise, too? It has the name, could be a space pet and is canon. Like the ISS, numerous rockets seen in the shows... Where does it stop?

    Personally, I think an Sojournerand Enterprise pet remain within reasonable confines. And concerning demand: If the Mars rover pet is a limited time award (like the Phoenix), it would be a boon to the rover fans and item collectors alike. :D
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  • raj011raj011 Member Posts: 987 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    YAY its touched down, and win for science and technology! The people behind the Curiousty are a credit to the human race. :D
  • kyeto13kyeto13 Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    WOOT! I watched it live on the NASA channel. Almost snuck up on me. I remember the launch of the Curiosity, but didn't mark my calender for the rest of the trip :P

    And +1 for the Sojourner ground pet! Totally fits my Sci captain!
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  • raj011raj011 Member Posts: 987 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I wish we had a nasa channel or a channel here in the uk to see spacecraft etc.
  • psiameesepsiameese Member Posts: 1,650 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    raj011 wrote: »
    I wish we had a nasa channel or a channel here in the uk to see spacecraft etc.

    Can you not stream off sites like www.space.com ?
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  • raj011raj011 Member Posts: 987 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    psiameese wrote: »


    Can you not stream off sites like www.space.com ?


    i guess i could but rather see it on a big screen.
  • timelords1701timelords1701 Member Posts: 556 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Awesome, a true credit to the pioneering achievements of mankind. just a shame on the overly exorbitant price tag of making and sending it there though. :cool:
  • tacofangstacofangs Member Posts: 2,951 Cryptic Developer
    edited August 2012
    Alright, it'll be the size of a truck, can move 300 ft per hour, and there will be a 15 minute delay between you issuing an order, and it carrying that order out.
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  • admrenlarreckadmrenlarreck Member Posts: 2,041 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Well thats it Taco said we can have it!! :D
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  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Sounds Good! :D
  • poddlipoddli Member Posts: 173 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    tacofangs wrote: »
    Alright, it'll be the size of a truck, can move 300 ft per hour, and there will be a 15 minute delay between you issuing an order, and it carrying that order out.

    So it's another Fed Cruiser then?
  • captmack001captmack001 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    hwo about a trophey for the captains collection then so we can put them in our mess halls
  • wildthyme467989wildthyme467989 Member Posts: 1,286 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    tacofangs wrote: »
    Alright, it'll be the size of a truck, can move 300 ft per hour, and there will be a 15 minute delay between you issuing an order, and it carrying that order out.

    I thought it was 14 minutes :D :P
  • woerligenwoerligen Member Posts: 262 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    tacofangs wrote: »
    Alright, it'll be the size of a truck, can move 300 ft per hour, and there will be a 15 minute delay between you issuing an order, and it carrying that order out.

    Why so accurate? Our Phoenix pet exceeds warp 1 when it follows me in sector space. :P
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  • ussathenaussathena Member Posts: 29 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I was thinking that it should be more of a ground pet than a space pet.
  • woerligenwoerligen Member Posts: 262 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Yes, a ground pet. I was just making a comparison with another low-tech pet (which happens to be a space pet).
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  • zebularzebular Member Posts: 729 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    As long as it isn't "one claim on one character" unlock, I am all for such a pet even if it had to be scaled down some, considering its actual size. However, I am done with anything that unlocks only once and for only one character. I will not support such greed anymore, I don't care if it was a Cheerleader and would save the World. I'm fed up with the Corporate Greed in the World and seeing STO go down that path just makes me more frustrated.
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  • bluegeekbluegeek Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I think not.

    IMO, the Dev time required to make one, along with the fact that it's not a Star Trek asset, makes this a dicey proposition.

    The model would be unique, unlike anything else currently existing in the game, with a very low reuse potential.

    I'm also guessing that getting permission to use the likeness would be difficult at best.

    Even though pretty much everybody wants to see the Vesta in the game, including the original designer, they still haven't nailed it down months after they said they were discussing it.
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  • suricattasuricatta Member Posts: 230 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Nah, not really liking this idea to be honest. Just looking at it, I can see it could have a potentially high poly count, more so considering its large size.

    What could be nice though, is a lounge on ESD (maybe bring back the old model of it that was removed) with pictures of famous space vehicles on the walls. Hell, add a museum somewhere in the game with a hall with pictures of famous space moments in history. It'd be far easier to make a picture on the wall of a room than to make a model of this rover and rig it to move properly.
  • woerligenwoerligen Member Posts: 262 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    Just to repeat: A canon alternative to the MSL Curiosity is Sojourner.

    Also, the Phoenix pet hasn't been reused anywhere else so far. The Mirror Delta Flyer pet has the golden Terran markings, but the Terran NPC combat Delta Flyer looks standard issue.

    My 2 cents: I'm a pet collector, so... However, I'm not sure whether the item is worth the effort (as has been stated above, there's little chance of reuse).
    Suricata's wall idea is nice and could be tied to Fleet Starbases as limited time project furnishing but it's hard to rationalize having pretty pictures of Human spacecraft while the history of the 150 other planets is ignored (unless a reason is given.
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  • crypticarmsmancrypticarmsman Member Posts: 4,115 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    admrenlarreck wrote: »
    Well thats it Taco said we can have it!! :D

    Um, 7 nminute delay. It'll be 15 minutes before the you get the aknowledgement the order was received and executed though. ;)
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  • zebularzebular Member Posts: 729 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    tacofangs wrote: »
    Alright, it'll be the size of a truck, can move 300 ft per hour, and there will be a 15 minute delay between you issuing an order, and it carrying that order out.
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  • kirksplatkirksplat Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    tacofangs wrote: »
    there will be a... delay between you issuing an order, and it carrying that order out.

    It fits perfectly with ground combat!
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  • jkstocbrjkstocbr Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited August 2012
    I'd rather some more useful playable content.
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