Great next thing you know STO will have adds with gigantic cleavage assaulting your screens saying "COME PLAY NOW" with about 1,000 new players a month saying "WTF where's the Princess I'm supposed to save!?!?!?!". Anyone remember "Evony" ? Yeah that's what this game is turning into. One step closer lol.
If this is the new trend how about an Orion woman or a completely naked hot betazoid? Yep I can see the future now lol.
I think T'Bust was mine. And somebody coined T'its, T'Bosum and T'TRIBBLE.
On the note of Gorn, I don't think female gorns have any TRIBBLE at all, so they may technically have no cleavage to show. :P
So yes, all those half naked gorns in the First City ... maybe male, maybe female.
Saurians would like to have a word with you.
TOIVA, Toi Vaxx, Toia Vix, Toveg, T'vritha, To Vrax: Bring in the Allegiance class. Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider. Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.
I never understood how Saurian and Argonian females had a bust! Too much Discovery and National Geographic watching on my part I believe.
Or why Caitains/Khajiit did not have 3 pairs of them, like catpeople did in hungarian cartoons But then the same cartoon portrayed female mice with a single pair.... just wierd.
I need to forget what i learned in Biology class all those years ago!
Let us wear Swimsuits on Foundry maps or bridges please! I would pay zen for that.
I'm not surprised at B'reast on the front page as that's how female characters tend to b portrayed. Men are shown in full armour with the female character wearing the same armour but it turns into a metal bikini when she wears it. My issue with it is not that it's sexist but that it's stupid. Both have the same protection despite one with most of their body exposed.
While i'm not a fan of chainmail bikini, she is wearing no armor at all.
Its just a jacket, and it will not help you against a big thrown rock. Covering more skin would just add a little more "Cold resistance" to it
Let us wear Swimsuits on Foundry maps or bridges please! I would pay zen for that.
You'd have to be pathologically uptight to have a problem with such an innocent picture.
/agree.
And apparently no one here's heard of cover fire while you take a new firing position, which would explain her running and taking a general-direction shot.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them." -Thomas Marrone
And apparently no one here's heard of cover fire while you take a new firing position, which would explain her running and taking a general-direction shot.
Sheesh!
Yeah that's exactly what we did. Running from one firing position to another. Taking a gerneral-direction shot and looking filled with carnal desire at anybody who might have seen us. It's said to be quite distracting for enemy soldiers.
Firstly, I can see how the original piece is framed; in the original framing, it looks like the character is in a running action pose, phaser out and blasting.
However, the action shot fails firstly in the fact on how it's framed on the main web page. Her feet are buried underneath an info bar, leaving her looking like she's just floating in the frame, like the gravity plates went out on Deck 3.
Secondly, the eyes. Why is she looking at the viewer? If she's preparing to fire a phaser, shouldn't she be looking along the phaser instead of at the viewer?
Thirdly, she's Vulcan. Very little emotion, which doesn't do a lot for a Human audience. Dead eyes, expressionless face. In an action shot. It's like oil and water. Also, Vulcans look like space elves, which actually makes this character really similar to a lot of fantasy game characters, as opposed to a Sci-Fi/ Star Trek setting.
Fourthly, unzipped jacket. Certainly, any female character in STO has TRIBBLE, and there's obviously nothing wrong with that. However, the artist made a conscious effort to show the character with the jacket partially unzipped, revealing the part in the cleavage. It just smacks of pandering to the "Single Male Ages 18-35" demographic. Strong female characters don't need to show their cleavage to make a statement. The skirt was tastefully done, so it's disappointing that the artist would use such an overplayed trope.
It's certainly not as sexist and hideous as the PC Magazine cover other posters have displayed in this thread; that just drips of sleaziness ("Hey space sailor, I hear you like motorboats...").
/supercriticalartcritique
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"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them." -Thomas Marrone
Yeah that's exactly what we did. Running from one firing position to another. Taking a gerneral-direction shot and looking filled with carnal desire at anybody who might have seen us. It's said to be quite distracting for enemy soldiers.
Um...I've been married for 18 years, and I'm pretty sure that's more of a "I'ma gonna rip out one of your arms and beat you with it for leaving your dirty mug in the living room instead of washing it your own lazy self" instead of a look filled with carnal desire.
Really, aside from the not-so-great "action" pose, she's pretty well dressed. No midriff, long sleeves, skirt's technically longer than any canon uniform with a skirt we saw, boots look like they could actually be used for hiking, she's not sporting any more cleavage than Troi did on a regular basis, etc.
I think people are blowing this a bit out of proportion.
My main problem with the current version isn't just that I think it's distasteful - it doesn't look like Star Trek. The uniform is barely recognizable (except for the combadge), and her wild hair makes her look more like a fairy or an elf that a Starfleet officer.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them." -Thomas Marrone
Handsome Phaser Guy is still there on screenshots page as well. So much for goodbye to him, he's still everywhere.
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You know, the one featuring the female vulcan with the exposed cleavage, firing a phaser, in a pose that could only have been drawn by someone with marginally more knowledge about female anatomy than Rob Liefeld? The only thing they got right about her is the emotionless look on her face, but I given the rest of the picture, I am more willing to believe that it is due to the ability of the person who drew it to only draw one emotion: dull surprise.
The inner realist in me is saying "TRIBBLE sell", but the inner trekkie in me is saying "NOOO! NO VULCAN BOOBIES! DOES NOT COMPUTE, DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!" And the trekkie in me is winning.
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Just need the KDF version of the background with a busty gorn lady... why you looking at me like that?
If this is the new trend how about an Orion woman or a completely naked hot betazoid? Yep I can see the future now lol.
On the note of Gorn, I don't think female gorns have any TRIBBLE at all, so they may technically have no cleavage to show. :P
So yes, all those half naked gorns in the First City ... maybe male, maybe female.
Aaaand our old friend the Handsome Phaser Guy is back! Well in a small size, but still!
Saurians would like to have a word with you.
Toi'Va, Ti'vath, Toivia, Ty'Vris, Tia Vex, Toi'Virth: Add Tier 6 KDF Carrier and Raider.
Tae'Va, T'Vaya, To'Var, Tevra, T'Vira, To'Vrak: Give us Asylums for Romulans.
Don't make ARC mandatory! Keep it optional only!
Or why Caitains/Khajiit did not have 3 pairs of them, like catpeople did in hungarian cartoons
I need to forget what i learned in Biology class all those years ago!
Its just a jacket, and it will not help you against a big thrown rock. Covering more skin would just add a little more "Cold resistance" to it
/agree.
And apparently no one here's heard of cover fire while you take a new firing position, which would explain her running and taking a general-direction shot.
Sheesh!
Where? Where?!?
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
Yeah that's exactly what we did. Running from one firing position to another. Taking a gerneral-direction shot and looking filled with carnal desire at anybody who might have seen us. It's said to be quite distracting for enemy soldiers.
Also, on this page:
http://sto.perfectworld.com/about
Yes... maybe she is doing suppressive fire. Never thought of that.
Maybe the Vulcan females could get a seduce ability like that of orions :P ? Just kidding.
Short version: unimpressed
Long version:
Firstly, I can see how the original piece is framed; in the original framing, it looks like the character is in a running action pose, phaser out and blasting.
However, the action shot fails firstly in the fact on how it's framed on the main web page. Her feet are buried underneath an info bar, leaving her looking like she's just floating in the frame, like the gravity plates went out on Deck 3.
Secondly, the eyes. Why is she looking at the viewer? If she's preparing to fire a phaser, shouldn't she be looking along the phaser instead of at the viewer?
Thirdly, she's Vulcan. Very little emotion, which doesn't do a lot for a Human audience. Dead eyes, expressionless face. In an action shot. It's like oil and water. Also, Vulcans look like space elves, which actually makes this character really similar to a lot of fantasy game characters, as opposed to a Sci-Fi/ Star Trek setting.
Fourthly, unzipped jacket. Certainly, any female character in STO has TRIBBLE, and there's obviously nothing wrong with that. However, the artist made a conscious effort to show the character with the jacket partially unzipped, revealing the part in the cleavage. It just smacks of pandering to the "Single Male Ages 18-35" demographic. Strong female characters don't need to show their cleavage to make a statement. The skirt was tastefully done, so it's disappointing that the artist would use such an overplayed trope.
It's certainly not as sexist and hideous as the PC Magazine cover other posters have displayed in this thread; that just drips of sleaziness ("Hey space sailor, I hear you like motorboats...").
/supercriticalartcritique
I don't care how long you've been playing. I only care about how you play.
And remember to follow the rules.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
Um...I've been married for 18 years, and I'm pretty sure that's more of a "I'ma gonna rip out one of your arms and beat you with it for leaving your dirty mug in the living room instead of washing it your own lazy self" instead of a look filled with carnal desire.
And yes, I'm typing with my one remaining arm.
Just sayin'.
Really, aside from the not-so-great "action" pose, she's pretty well dressed. No midriff, long sleeves, skirt's technically longer than any canon uniform with a skirt we saw, boots look like they could actually be used for hiking, she's not sporting any more cleavage than Troi did on a regular basis, etc.
I think people are blowing this a bit out of proportion.
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Some of those cover women are dressed a bit too revealingly for good military taste.
"Critics who say that the optimistic utopia Star Trek depicted is now outmoded forget the cultural context that gave birth to it: Star Trek was not a manifestation of optimism when optimism was easy. Star Trek declared a hope for a future that nobody stuck in the present could believe in. For all our struggles today, we haven’t outgrown the need for stories like Star Trek. We need tales of optimism, of heroes, of courage and goodness now as much as we’ve ever needed them."
-Thomas Marrone
Could you imagine this plastered all over the American Army main website?:
Yeah, that would go over like a lead baloon
Here how you photograph an attractive woman in uniform:
Yay Finland! She's attractive and still looks like she can kick a$$. You might notice that there's no gratuitous boobage in the photo above.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma26lsYTig1r6brt0o1_r1_500.jpg
Still, I find T'bust cute. But then again she is a space elf, or at least a human-vulcan hybrid with such a pinkish skintone.
You got a pic of my engineer, very nice !!!
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But then again I'm a bit cynical.
A Romulan Strike Team, Missing Farmers and an ancient base on a Klingon Border world. But what connects them? Find out in my First Foundary mission: 'The Jeroan Farmer Escapade'
... seriously?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/vp747/STO/Titties.jpg
The inner realist in me is saying "TRIBBLE sell", but the inner trekkie in me is saying "NOOO! NO VULCAN BOOBIES! DOES NOT COMPUTE, DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!" And the trekkie in me is winning.
And good news everybody, this will have an official wallpaper! Let everybody rejoice!