Spoilers ST Picard - Starships and Technology Season Two Discussion

[Dukhat]

Perhaps the point is that the Confederation IS a bit unimaginative when it comes to names, whilst the Federation isn't?

The point being the future of Trek has more words that inspire exploration, inquisitiveness, courage or honour than ways of wrecking your enemies.

But again, it wasn't the series writers who came up with a class name for the ship. It was STO. And I doubt STO were trying to channel the Confederacy groupthink, because they have come up with unimaginative names for Federation ships classes many times in the past.

 

[Markonian]

But again, it wasn't the series writers who came up with a class name for the ship. It was STO. And I doubt STO were trying to channel the Confederacy groupthink, because they have come up with unimaginative names for Federation ships classes many times in the past.

They've put some thought into the ship's background. From the World Razer dev blog:
"The Worldrazer carries with it the pride of the Confederacy. To a people who root their identities in domination, there can be no such thing as self-satisfaction. Joy is torn only from the vanquished. New foes must always be sought and subjugated, the doing of it made a collective spectacle to entice the battered remains of the human spirit to slouch into a semblance of life, animated by hatred of the different. In so doing the violent nation can create a grand arena of the wilderness, lay all the bitter fruits of a life of anger at the tree of the eternal other, and cheer the chopping of the forest. The people need not be cared for in this model of state, saving resources that can be fed back into the war machine, fueling the cycle. To captain the pride of such a navy, to wield the axe of spectacle and conquest, is to live as a titan astride history. The survivors and ghosts agree: there is not and will never be a man greater than the Confederate Jean-Luc Picard, nor a ship greater than his." - Jonathan Herlache, Systems Designer.

Link: https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/11535013-raze-the-world

Just so I'm staying on track: The capital ship classes we've seen of the Confederation are the World Razer, Nova, Steamrunner and Kaplan F17, right?

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Just so I'm staying on track: The capital ship classes we've seen of the Confederation are the World Razer, Nova, Steamrunner and Kaplan F17, right?

Somehow, I wouldn't categorize the Kaplan F17 as a "Capital Ship".
That seems too woefully small, under powered, and completely different design requirement to be considered a "Capital Ship".

If anything, the Kaplan F17 seems to be a even larger RunAbout, but after that, I wouldn't even consider labelling it a "Corvette".

It's too puny to even deserve that title.

At best it's a "Attack Boat", similar to the PT Boats of WW2.

Just a bit larger.

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

I mean, it's effectively the Millenium Falcon of this era of Star Trek, with Book's ship being another example of a Swiss Army Knife, non-Starfleet ship. I wonder if this is a trend, storytelling-wise? I do wonder if we should really see this sort of thing in a Starfleet spec-ops ship. Unless they already use the Kaplan for exactly that?

Mark

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

I mean, it's effectively the Millenium Falcon of this era of Star Trek, with Book's ship being another example of a Swiss Army Knife, non-Starfleet ship. I wonder if this is a trend, storytelling-wise? I do wonder if we should really see this sort of thing in a Starfleet spec-ops ship. Unless they already use the Kaplan for exactly that?

Mark

It definitely feels like the "Ultimate Bachelor Pad" StarShip for a lone Captain traversing out in space.

 

[DEWLine]

Yeah, that quotation is just chilling.

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

Less so if you have several holograms of yourself to keep company. Or a Wookie. Or a Mog.

Mark

 

[Tuskin38]

But again, it wasn't the series writers who came up with a class name for the ship. It was STO. And I doubt STO were trying to channel the Confederacy groupthink, because they have come up with unimaginative names for Federation ships classes many times in the past.

If a canon ship doesn't have a class name, either on screen or given to them by the production team, Cryptic just uses the name of the earliest example of the class.

Though there's very few examples of this, most ships have existing class names.

They probably do it to make it easier to search in game. People want the World Razer, so they'll search for the World Razer.

Or maybe the problem isn’t their imaginations. Maybe CBS/Paramount doesn’t want to give them that kind of authority to come up with their own original names. Who knows. It’s still lame.

CBS let them use alternative names for the 32nd Century Intrepid and Constitution Classes.

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

I was looking at concept art for the Stargazer / Titan bridge, and noted that the Conn / Ops stations have these little footrests. They're labeled as "Holographic Assist", suggesting that they are part of the control interface, kinda like a kick pedal for a drum kit? Pretty cool if so... The concept stuff explored the use of vertical holographic displays too (possibly on glass like we see on Discovery and other displays in PIC), so who knows if it would ever be seen like that in the universe of the show...

https://www.jcsketch.com/picard/bivnqde5632tab081hf58rm6uewxts

Mark

 

[fireproof78]

At best it's a "Attack Boat", similar to the PT Boats of WW2.

If that. Seems like a modified RV at best.