I am a big fan of Stargate and Stargate SG-1. Stargate Atlantis, on the other hand, I think was awful. It has terrible characters, with the exception of McKay of course, and a bad plot. Anyhow, this post isn't about the awfulness of Atlantis.Stargate Worlds is a MMO based in the Stargate universe. When I first heard about this I was skeptical about how viable it would be. I still am, but I keep an eye on it. In the latest newsletter they announced that closed beta would be starting up in a week or two. So it looks like Stargate Worlds is coming in the near future.
The basic idea behind the game is you can me Human, Asguard, Jaffa or Goa'uld. There are combat classes, and non-combat focused classes. That makes Stargate Worlds a but different from most MMO's out there. Combat in the game is focused on tactics (i.e. cover) rather than the normal huge health bars and mitigation.
Puzzle type minigames will also be involved, to represent how Daniel Jackson sometimes gets them out of jams. I am not sure how it will work out, but kudos to trying something new to freshen the genre.
They released a video about their new flamethrower here. it is a bit humorous, so check it out. For more info check out the wiki. I did apply to closed beta (not using my blogs info), although I never win drawings so I doubt I will get in.
