This guy is on to something. They did make those Dune strategy games, didn't they?
It's been discussed years ago on this very same website from a forum poster and some great idea's as well, however you can also search anything on DUNE as a mmorpg and there will be a person explaining why it would be a great sandbox mmorpg.
I'm so tired of hearing "No, we don't need 'X' made into an MMO because they'd ruin it." I don't accept the premise of that argument.
For example, Mass Effect is one people always say that about. "Nooo, they'd screw it up!" Assume for a minute that Bioware learned its lesson with SWTOR and that they *wouldn't* screw up Mass Effect Online. Assume it was good. Does your answer change?
If someone is talking in general chat in a language you dont understand, chances are they're not talking to you. So chill out and stop bitching about it!
Originally posted by danwest58 We have too many MMOs as it is. We dont need anymore.
We have piles of very bad MMOs. What good is "too many MMOs" if they are not worth my spare time? What we need is a couple of good new MMOs so we can forget about the current pile of trash.
What comes to these "singleplayer games into MMOs" - I'd rather see a CO-OP in Skyrim, Mass Effect, Fallout, etc rather than the inevitable same old same old MMO with a new skin.
Would love to see a MMO in the Fable Universe..but of course, I would be skeptical to play it based on its more recent iterations. .
It would be cool to even see the progression of the series time-wise in the mmo, as in start the game more in the Fable 1 universe and transition to the guns and such in expansions. Idk, would love a fable-esque MMO!
mass effect should be an mmo there is so much story to be told there ive been obsessed with mass effect since me1 only complaint it would make every other mmo seem kinda dull to me
Originally posted by Samhael I would be interested in seeing a Mass Effect MMO -- but only if BioWare dissolved and the IP went to someone else. Another SWTOR would just be awful.
Kind of like how the Elder Scrolls mmo went to someone else other than Bethesda, that turned out great. You know with swtor, bioware actually did make it like the Single Player games, its about a linear story and combat system is auto attack with hotbar system.
Are we talking theme park mass multiplayer online or sandbox mmorpg's with these 5 titles?
Honestly, we don't need anymore theme park mmo games.
Dune the MMORPG would be very ambitious. The mounts, the skills and the scenery on the different starting planets. It's perfect for a RvRvRvRvR... everyone against everyone the price is Arrakis and thus, the Universe!
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It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.
Are we talking theme park mass multiplayer online or sandbox mmorpg's with these 5 titles?
Honestly, we don't need anymore theme park mmo games.
Just bring us a good sandbox mmorpg and call it
This guy is on to something. They did make those Dune strategy games, didn't they?
Yes, Dune 2 kicked off the real time strategy genre. count me in for a Dune MMORPG or Fallout or, preferably, the box game Gamma World.
Luckily, i don't need you to like me to enjoy video games. -nariusseldon. In F2P I think it's more a case of the game's trying to play the player's. -laserit
Personally, I would say that Mass Effect makes for an awful MMO experience. Just look at SWTOR, that game is imho THE example for an MMO that would only get better by turning it into a single player or co-op RPG. ME would be much in the same line, with its story focused on the player alone.
I would enjoy seeing a borderlands setting, very much sandboxy, random generated weapons and a slow vertical progression but a wide horizontal one.
Are we talking theme park mass multiplayer online or sandbox mmorpg's with these 5 titles?
Honestly, we don't need anymore theme park mmo games.
Dune the MMORPG would be very ambitious. The mounts, the skills and the scenery on the different starting planets. It's perfect for a RvRvRvRvR... everyone against everyone the price is Arrakis and thus, the Universe!
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It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.
I think if you included the other houses worlds as places to go the IP would lose something to all but it's most die hard fans.
Far too much is made over these "ip's" (far too much business-speak in this society for it's own good), good QUALITY system is what's needed, the way something is going to play more then the scenario is the problem today. These companies are too afraid to actually create anything truly new and truly different. They are all still lusting after being the next WoW... Still making the same types of games. Make a good quality (virtual) living, breathing, changing WORLD and let people loose in it to really build towns cities whatever (and fight amongst themselves over government, control, resources). Some games in development sound like they are trying these thing will be interesting to see what happens. I'm more interested in Pathfinder then most anything else in development, it sounds like there'll be freedom there to create and explore a world there.
I know its not a game, but the MMO I am waiting for is Wheel of Time. I dont care how much fun Im having in my current MMO. I would drop it in a heart beat to play in that game space.
P.S. I will be waiting for Elder Scolls #2 MMO to come out. One upset TES fan here lol
I know its not a game, but the MMO I am waiting for is Wheel of Time. I dont care how much fun Im having in my current MMO. I would drop it in a heart beat to play in that game space.
I loved the books but never thought it would make a good mmo world. The story is pretty hard line like LotR was and it has issues like no male casters or at least not for long I'm sure in the right hands it could be done well I just don't see how you could ever really feel like part of that story.
Originally posted by pookir my question "Do we need them?"
we all know this question is never asked. the real question is "can I create enough hype so people buy enough boxes before they realize we have only completed half a game to make up for the cost of making the game?"
the missing link in a chain of destruction.
All spelling and typographical errors are based soely on the fact that i just dont care. If you must point out my lack of atention to detail, please do it with a smile.
Originally posted by danwest58 We have too many MMOs as it is. We dont need anymore.
Yet I am not really content with what is available at the moment. A lot of people are not.
Originally posted by DamonVile
Originally posted by Nanfoodle
I know its not a game, but the MMO I am waiting for is Wheel of Time. I dont care how much fun Im having in my current MMO. I would drop it in a heart beat to play in that game space.
I loved the books but never thought it would make a good mmo world. The story is pretty hard line like LotR was and it has issues like no male casters or at least not for long I'm sure in the right hands it could be done well I just don't see how you could ever really feel like part of that story.
The MMO itself would not have to be at the same timeline as the books. It could easily be before or after. Shamefully Robert Jordan died. So I doubt we see true new content for Wheel of time. Brandon Sanderson simply finished the books mainly with material already thought out by Robert Jordan...well at least the main plotlines. I do not believe he would be allowed (or anyone else) to create new content for it.
Actually before the first breaking would be perfect. From the few things you learn about that age in the book. It would make a nice setting for a MMO.
Most of the games that I have enjoyed as a single player experience have been ruined in the MMO world. Neverwinter Nights, Wizardry, Dungeons and Dragons, and Elder Scrolls are a few that readily come to my mind.
I would love to play with other people in a massive world based on Fallout or Might and Magic. Another poster mentioned Wheel of Time which would also be interesting.
At this point I would rather see new ideas and worlds developed from scratch instead of piggybacking off of existing material. It is just not worth the gamble of watching something I have enjoyed over the years and decades get ripped apart like a gazelle being eaten by a pack of wild hyenas in order to water it down into a lesser version of its former self. We've seen it done for the console generation, we've seen it done for the MMO generation, and we've even seen it done for the MMO console generation.
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It's been discussed years ago on this very same website from a forum poster and some great idea's as well, however you can also search anything on DUNE as a mmorpg and there will be a person explaining why it would be a great sandbox mmorpg.
Here's one for example..
http://vlorsutes.hubpages.com/hub/Why-Is-There-No-MMORPG-for-Frank-Herberts-Dune
I'm so tired of hearing "No, we don't need 'X' made into an MMO because they'd ruin it." I don't accept the premise of that argument.
For example, Mass Effect is one people always say that about. "Nooo, they'd screw it up!" Assume for a minute that Bioware learned its lesson with SWTOR and that they *wouldn't* screw up Mass Effect Online. Assume it was good. Does your answer change?
If someone is talking in general chat in a language you dont understand, chances are they're not talking to you. So chill out and stop bitching about it!
We have piles of very bad MMOs. What good is "too many MMOs" if they are not worth my spare time? What we need is a couple of good new MMOs so we can forget about the current pile of trash.
What comes to these "singleplayer games into MMOs" - I'd rather see a CO-OP in Skyrim, Mass Effect, Fallout, etc rather than the inevitable same old same old MMO with a new skin.
Would love to see a MMO in the Fable Universe..but of course, I would be skeptical to play it based on its more recent iterations.
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It would be cool to even see the progression of the series time-wise in the mmo, as in start the game more in the Fable 1 universe and transition to the guns and such in expansions. Idk, would love a fable-esque MMO!
That comment was sooo clever and witty. I can't believe you actually thought of that!!
/sarcasm
Kind of like how the Elder Scrolls mmo went to someone else other than Bethesda, that turned out great. You know with swtor, bioware actually did make it like the Single Player games, its about a linear story and combat system is auto attack with hotbar system.
Dune the MMORPG would be very ambitious. The mounts, the skills and the scenery on the different starting planets. It's perfect for a RvRvRvRvR... everyone against everyone the price is Arrakis and thus, the Universe!
----
It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.
Yes, Dune 2 kicked off the real time strategy genre. count me in for a Dune MMORPG or Fallout or, preferably, the box game Gamma World.
Luckily, i don't need you to like me to enjoy video games. -nariusseldon.
In F2P I think it's more a case of the game's trying to play the player's. -laserit
Personally, I would say that Mass Effect makes for an awful MMO experience. Just look at SWTOR, that game is imho THE example for an MMO that would only get better by turning it into a single player or co-op RPG. ME would be much in the same line, with its story focused on the player alone.
I would enjoy seeing a borderlands setting, very much sandboxy, random generated weapons and a slow vertical progression but a wide horizontal one.
It's quality that's desperately needed, not quantity. Yes.
There was one in development (supposedly) for a short time. There was a site and some artwork nothing more I ever saw. Years ago.
I think if you included the other houses worlds as places to go the IP would lose something to all but it's most die hard fans.
Agree!
I know its not a game, but the MMO I am waiting for is Wheel of Time. I dont care how much fun Im having in my current MMO. I would drop it in a heart beat to play in that game space.
P.S. I will be waiting for Elder Scolls #2 MMO to come out. One upset TES fan here lol
I loved the books but never thought it would make a good mmo world. The story is pretty hard line like LotR was and it has issues like no male casters or at least not for long
I'm sure in the right hands it could be done well I just don't see how you could ever really feel like part of that story.
we all know this question is never asked. the real question is "can I create enough hype so people buy enough boxes before they realize we have only completed half a game to make up for the cost of making the game?"
the missing link in a chain of destruction.
All spelling and typographical errors are based soely on the fact that i just dont care. If you must point out my lack of atention to detail, please do it with a smile.
i was expecting to see ElderScrolls 2: Daggerfall in here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_II:_Daggerfall
while playing EQ back in 1999,
my ingame friend would not shutup about how great this game was for customization and depth
EQ2 fan sites
Yet I am not really content with what is available at the moment. A lot of people are not.
The MMO itself would not have to be at the same timeline as the books. It could easily be before or after. Shamefully Robert Jordan died. So I doubt we see true new content for Wheel of time. Brandon Sanderson simply finished the books mainly with material already thought out by Robert Jordan...well at least the main plotlines. I do not believe he would be allowed (or anyone else) to create new content for it.
I would love to play with other people in a massive world based on Fallout or Might and Magic. Another poster mentioned Wheel of Time which would also be interesting.
At this point I would rather see new ideas and worlds developed from scratch instead of piggybacking off of existing material. It is just not worth the gamble of watching something I have enjoyed over the years and decades get ripped apart like a gazelle being eaten by a pack of wild hyenas in order to water it down into a lesser version of its former self. We've seen it done for the console generation, we've seen it done for the MMO generation, and we've even seen it done for the MMO console generation.