How about Winnie the Pooh. Eeyore would be the big boss everyone wants to take down.
"I used to think the worst thing in life was to be all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone." Robin Williams
Books to be MMOs... To me it'd be the DragonLance saga by Weis & Perin, and Forgotten Realms by Greenwood & Salvatore (the best 2 writers for FR IMO) ....yeah... AD&D player here ;-)
An Underdark area would be a must as well. Perhaps something tied into War of the Spider Queen.
How about Winnie the Pooh. Eeyore would be the big boss everyone wants to take down.
Very interesting choice. This led my thought to a Wizard of Oz MMO. Its a very intesting world with all sorts of Golems, Talking Animals and Races. I think being a Tin Man might be cool but I would probably do better as a Scarecrow, LOL.
giantsquidRunes of Magic CorrespondentMemberPosts: 118
Hmmm, it's always fun to read lists. But there seems little rhyme or reason(beyong the authors "personal faves") to say these would make great MMO titles.
Some I agree with though.
I think Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea series would be a perfect MMO title. Hundreds and hundreds of little islands that would support the growth of a MMO over years that wanted to add new and different zones complete with their own quests, and so on.
LeGuin's series is also as award winning as Tolkien. Just not many have heard of her. But if you do a search, you'll see she's won most or all of the biggest writing awards there are to be won.
Her story also is about as unique as Tolkein's when he pulled world myths together. Lequin's world lore would be truly unique and is awesome
The world supports many classes as in her story theirs wizards barbarians, king's knights, theifs, etc...
A truly unique story, wonderfull world that would easily translate into an MMORPG
Just 'cuz it's "cool" doesn't mean it will translate well. But in my opinion Earthsea would, and well.
Stephen Ericsson!!! Malazan book of the fallen, no serie of books have ever been written that have so much in them, so many different types of powerfull creatures and persons that would be ideal to convert to raid bosses and classes, dozens of different races, gods, demons , dragons, imortals the list goes on and on. The whole idea of acendacy of characters thrue major experiences also convert well to a mmo.
And the lore!! dont get me started, Robert Jordan and Tolkien are amateurs compared to this guy. In fact its to much to read in my experience, but like i said as an MMO it would be Epic!!!
well first of all. The witcher saga by Andrzej Sapkowski lots of evil creatures.. not all are evil... (ghost, ghules, monsters created by nature and human.. well theres lots and lots and lots more) + medival architecture and world so dark.... btw sp game is just a piece of this game
secound. Malazan Book of the Fallen.. THE EPIC world, creatures.. well world is there.. just copy & paste
and the third.. Sergiej's ?ukjanienko - Night Watch, Day Watch, Twilight Watch, Last Watch series (yes there was a movie) Moscow (and later the whole world) of XXI century as we know it.. normal humans + gifted humans=mages/shape shifters/vampires/witches. there are 2 forces light and darkness (2 patrols.. well 3 if we count inqusition) fighting for world domination..
Wondering.....two other books/genres that might make good MMOs:
!) The Bible Factions, conflict, magic, good and evil (depending on your point of view)
2) Mystery / Crime Hard case detective mystery, thriller stuff.
Anyone? Anyone?
*As far as the Bible goes - yes there are many interesting things contained within. However I fear it would degenerate into blatant christian propaganda and serve only those who are rabid "scripturists", any who joined for fun would soon be subjected to the most virulent of christian endeavors to recruit them into the christian fold.
I'd like to see them make "Atlas Shrugged" as an MMO.......
isn't it being almost a real life situation enough?
True true!
But just think, players might struggle through the game, fighting against the ever-more oppressive government forces and then one day think.."Hey wait a min.......didn't I just see that on the TV news?"
I'd like to see them make "Atlas Shrugged" as an MMO.......
isn't it being almost a real life situation enough?
True true!
But just think, players might struggle through the game, fighting against the ever-more oppressive government forces and then one day think.."Hey wait a min.......didn't I just see that on the TV news?"
One can always hope.........
Good point, but I have no hope...things always get worse before they get better.
Ringworld series! (by Larry Niven) If you have ever read them... you would agree.
Scifi adventure with violence, gadgets and sex!
Playing: CS:S, Waiting to try out TOR. Played: Sword of the New World, Infantryzone, Ragnarok Online,RF Online, Fury, Tabula Rasa, Star Wars Galaxies, Cosmic Rift....
Anyone Considered his material? www.iain-banks.net/ There is some very good fiction/sci-fi in his book-ography.. and if any of you are bookworms, id highly recomend some start with Consider Phlebas. regards, C04L
perhaps the best space opera ever written. I remember laughing uncontrollably while reading about the chase in spaceships through a larger spaceship. Yes it might work.
Ringworld series! (by Larry Niven) If you have ever read them... you would agree. Scifi adventure with violence, gadgets and sex!
Actually, Larry's Known Universe as a whole would be cool. Ringworld is only one part of it. Ringworld, however, is wonderful idea for a MMO setting in itself.
I have to admit I only read the first 10 pages or, so I dont know if anyone mentioned Stephen Donaldson. I have always thought his Thomas Covenant series would be a great series of movies if he was able to get the right person to do the adaptation to film. Perhaps it would be a viable MMORPG due to its many interesting characters and races with an interesting storyline that incorporates many good races vs evil races that would be necessary to draw interest to many players.
read through the first 15 pages or so... i'm amazed at the interest/disinterest in the Harry Potter world yet not a single mention of Rick Riordan's Olympian world? children of Greek gods would be a good alternate, and less abused genre than Harry Potter or X-men/City of Heroes/DC Universe, but the world can be easily just as diverse.
another series i would love to see would be Fred Saberhagen's Book of Swords+Book of Lost Swords series as a western counter to the Wind/Clouds comics from Hong Kong. His Berserker series would be interesting as well as there's a large common enemy there, although it might easily be misconstrude as a Star Trek's Borg or BSG's Cylon clone.
also for something a little lighter, there's always Rick Cook's Wizardry Compiled series, like Harry Potter with a bit more flirting and computer programming. If anyone remember a series of Japanese games called Monster Farm:
where the loading of various CD's(as in any CD at all) will generate different types of monsters as the rest of the game is rather Pokemon-like. the "coding" for fireballs and forceshields in Wizardry Compiled could be done similarly, for those who enjoy the crafting and economic aspects of MMOs, i think this would be a rather fun variation, albeit i have absolutely no talent in coding.
from the article's list... as a market perspective, i'd say Dune and HP are the only two series that has a good chance to do quite well, while the others might enjoy limited success, they may only be the next Shadowbane or Asheron's Call.
-- Vet of: UO, Pre-AI AO, EQ, DAoC, Shadowbane, Pre-CU SWG, EQ2, RO, Crossgate, Neocron, StoneAge, JY Online, JY Online 2, Seal Online, Asgard Online, Mabinogi, Dragonraja, Lineage, Guild Wars, WoW US, WoW China, WoW Taiwan, EVE Online, LOTRO, Dark and Light, FFXI, FFXIV, Age of Conan, Atlantica Online, STO, and many more...
-- Still have an account on: WoW: Cata(US)(2 months+).
-- waiting for them to make: Zork(game), Wizardry Compiled(novel), Dune(novel), G1 Transformers(cartoon).
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How about Winnie the Pooh. Eeyore would be the big boss everyone wants to take down.
An Underdark area would be a must as well. Perhaps something tied into War of the Spider Queen.
Very interesting choice. This led my thought to a Wizard of Oz MMO. Its a very intesting world with all sorts of Golems, Talking Animals and Races. I think being a Tin Man might be cool but I would probably do better as a Scarecrow, LOL.
Hmmm, it's always fun to read lists. But there seems little rhyme or reason(beyong the authors "personal faves") to say these would make great MMO titles.
Some I agree with though.
I think Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea series would be a perfect MMO title. Hundreds and hundreds of little islands that would support the growth of a MMO over years that wanted to add new and different zones complete with their own quests, and so on.
LeGuin's series is also as award winning as Tolkien. Just not many have heard of her. But if you do a search, you'll see she's won most or all of the biggest writing awards there are to be won.
Her story also is about as unique as Tolkein's when he pulled world myths together. Lequin's world lore would be truly unique and is awesome
The world supports many classes as in her story theirs wizards barbarians, king's knights, theifs, etc...
A truly unique story, wonderfull world that would easily translate into an MMORPG
Just 'cuz it's "cool" doesn't mean it will translate well. But in my opinion Earthsea would, and well.
Just One MMOre
Stephen Ericsson!!! Malazan book of the fallen, no serie of books have ever been written that have so much in them, so many different types of powerfull creatures and persons that would be ideal to convert to raid bosses and classes, dozens of different races, gods, demons , dragons, imortals the list goes on and on. The whole idea of acendacy of characters thrue major experiences also convert well to a mmo.
And the lore!! dont get me started, Robert Jordan and Tolkien are amateurs compared to this guy. In fact its to much to read in my experience, but like i said as an MMO it would be Epic!!!
well first of all. The witcher saga by Andrzej Sapkowski
lots of evil creatures.. not all are evil... (ghost, ghules, monsters created by nature and human.. well theres lots and lots and lots more) + medival architecture and world so dark.... btw sp game is just a piece of this game
secound. Malazan Book of the Fallen..
THE EPIC world, creatures.. well world is there.. just copy & paste
and the third..
Sergiej's ?ukjanienko - Night Watch, Day Watch, Twilight Watch, Last Watch series
(yes there was a movie)
Moscow (and later the whole world) of XXI century as we know it.. normal humans + gifted humans=mages/shape shifters/vampires/witches.
there are 2 forces light and darkness (2 patrols.. well 3 if we count inqusition) fighting for world domination..
good list - especially Harry Dresden and Warlord of Mars
This is a good list for book to mmo's. I would like to see either a Dune or a His Dark Materials to be an MMO.
Dune as an MMO would ROCK!
Wondering.....two other books/genres that might make good MMOs:
!) The Bible
Factions, conflict, magic, good and evil (depending on your point of view)
2) Mystery / Crime
Hard case detective mystery, thriller stuff.
Anyone? Anyone?
I'd like to see them make "Atlas Shrugged" as an MMO.......
Knitting With Dog Hair by Kendall Crolius and Anne Montgomery
How To Defend Yourself Against Alien Abduction by Ann Druffel
How To Toilet Train Your Cat by Paul Kunkel
How To Avoid Huge Ships by John W. Trimmer
Nuclear War: What's In It For You? by Ground Zero War Foundation
Teach Your Wife How To Be A Widow by Joseph Newman
Practical Taxidermy, and Home Decoration by Joseph H. Batty
The Thermodynamics of Pizza by Harold J. Morowitz
Yiddish with George and Laure by Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman
101 Uses For An Old Farm Tracker by Michael Dregni
isn't it being almost a real life situation enough?
isn't it being almost a real life situation enough?
True true!
But just think, players might struggle through the game, fighting against the ever-more oppressive government forces and then one day think.."Hey wait a min.......didn't I just see that on the TV news?"
One can always hope.........
isn't it being almost a real life situation enough?
True true!
But just think, players might struggle through the game, fighting against the ever-more oppressive government forces and then one day think.."Hey wait a min.......didn't I just see that on the TV news?"
One can always hope.........
Good point, but I have no hope...things always get worse before they get better.
Ringworld series! (by Larry Niven) If you have ever read them... you would agree.
Scifi adventure with violence, gadgets and sex!
Playing:
CS:S, Waiting to try out TOR.
Played: Sword of the New World, Infantryzone, Ragnarok Online,RF Online, Fury, Tabula Rasa, Star Wars Galaxies, Cosmic Rift....
Anyone Considered his material? www.iain-banks.net/
There is some very good fiction/sci-fi in his book-ography.. and if any of you are bookworms, id highly recomend some
start with Consider Phlebas.
regards,
C04L
perhaps the best space opera ever written. I remember laughing uncontrollably while reading about the chase in spaceships through a larger spaceship. Yes it might work.
Actually, Larry's Known Universe as a whole would be cool. Ringworld is only one part of it. Ringworld, however, is wonderful idea for a MMO setting in itself.
I demand Planet of the Apes Online!
Demand? lol. Why not just respectfully request and submit ideas - demanding is so aggressive and drives away support.
Demand? lol. Why not just respectfully request and submit ideas - demanding is so aggressive and drives away support.
Okay.
I respectfully request Planet of the Apes Online, or I will hunt you down and beat you with a floppy noodle soaked in sour trout juice.
Was that better?
hehe, i had the discworld game on my pc...years ago..
"did anyone get the number of that donkey cart!??"
I have to admit I only read the first 10 pages or, so I dont know if anyone mentioned Stephen Donaldson. I have always thought his Thomas Covenant series would be a great series of movies if he was able to get the right person to do the adaptation to film.
Perhaps it would be a viable MMORPG due to its many interesting characters and races with an interesting storyline that incorporates many good races vs evil races that would be necessary to draw interest to many players.
read through the first 15 pages or so... i'm amazed at the interest/disinterest in the Harry Potter world yet not a single mention of Rick Riordan's Olympian world? children of Greek gods would be a good alternate, and less abused genre than Harry Potter or X-men/City of Heroes/DC Universe, but the world can be easily just as diverse.
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another series i would love to see would be Fred Saberhagen's Book of Swords+Book of Lost Swords series as a western counter to the Wind/Clouds comics from Hong Kong. His Berserker series would be interesting as well as there's a large common enemy there, although it might easily be misconstrude as a Star Trek's Borg or BSG's Cylon clone.
also for something a little lighter, there's always Rick Cook's Wizardry Compiled series, like Harry Potter with a bit more flirting and computer programming. If anyone remember a series of Japanese games called Monster Farm:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Rancher_(series)
where the loading of various CD's(as in any CD at all) will generate different types of monsters as the rest of the game is rather Pokemon-like. the "coding" for fireballs and forceshields in Wizardry Compiled could be done similarly, for those who enjoy the crafting and economic aspects of MMOs, i think this would be a rather fun variation, albeit i have absolutely no talent in coding.
from the article's list... as a market perspective, i'd say Dune and HP are the only two series that has a good chance to do quite well, while the others might enjoy limited success, they may only be the next Shadowbane or Asheron's Call.
-- Vet of: UO, Pre-AI AO, EQ, DAoC, Shadowbane, Pre-CU SWG, EQ2, RO, Crossgate, Neocron, StoneAge, JY Online, JY Online 2, Seal Online, Asgard Online, Mabinogi, Dragonraja, Lineage, Guild Wars, WoW US, WoW China, WoW Taiwan, EVE Online, LOTRO, Dark and Light, FFXI, FFXIV, Age of Conan, Atlantica Online, STO, and many more...
-- Still have an account on: WoW: Cata(US)(2 months+).
-- waiting for them to make:
Zork(game), Wizardry Compiled(novel), Dune(novel), G1 Transformers(cartoon).