MMORPGs tend to be based on a very simple formula: time = progression. Most modern MMORPGs are not particularly challenging. They’re just time-consuming.
“The Foundry” offers player-created content for Star Trek Online
Borrowing a page from the Paragon Studios playbook, Cryptic will offer player-created content in Star Trek Online when their toolset, “The Foundry” is released. A beta version of the toolset will be available to all players in November.
For more information, check out the Eurogramer article or the FAQ from the Cryptic Star Trek Online forums.
I’m sure there are a lot of World of Warcraft players that would love to have this functionality, but it’s hard to imagine Blizzard giving up any control of the quality of the content in their game.