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Is the MMORPG genre designed to be storyless? (or have a story that players don't feel a part of?)

sleepyguyftlsleepyguyftl Member Posts: 648
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM
Is it me or are there a real lack of MMORPG's that have a real story associated with them? Or the ones that do have a great story associated with them (Earth and Beyond), it's so poorly implementated that it's not strong enough to hold your attention.

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  • herculeshercules Member UncommonPosts: 4,925
    They all have stories just that they get lost along the way is all.

  • sleepyguyftlsleepyguyftl Member Posts: 648

    That is true. I guess I should say are there any MMORPG's that the story is an important aspect of the game play experience?

  • MistiMisti Member Posts: 724

    I think Horizons story will play a big part in its gameplay.  Then again lots of games seem that way until you actually get to play them.  image

  • redtigerredtiger Member Posts: 124
    Most of the ones i've played so far have only a very loose focus on storyline progress. That's one reason why i'm really looking forward to UXO which is basing it's gameply on continuing the storyline from the Ultima single player games.

  • MistiMisti Member Posts: 724
    Well since UXO is leaning toward more of an action game it may be a bit easier for them to stick to a storyline feel with the gameplay.  They definately have some interesting ideas for the game.  image

  • ArkArkArkArk Member Posts: 6

    Dude, check out www.faceofmankind.com.  The story there will be controlled by the players. The higher you get promoted.. the closer you get to the 'top' of the plot.  You get given a mission, you decide how your subordinates (real players) have to conduct the mission. And they then make decisions about how THEIR subordinates should play out the mission. 

    But, if you are fighting over an ORE refinery, and you lose... the economic system is suddenly gonna jump up with a price of Ore, so your weapons are more expensive..

    I think that with out a doubt, FOMK is gonna be the best story game out in 2004. So what am I gonna play till then?

    I spent a reasonable amount of time playing MMORPGs and they seem to be about the accumulation of wealth or an uber character usually one brings the other.  Anyway, when you GM your first char.. what's left?  no one is interested in RolePlaying and you suddenly realise there is no gaming left to have.  And oops. I signed up for a year.  Yawwwn. I've made that mistake too many times. (once only, but there you go)...


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  • BentoBento Member Posts: 43
    play lineage, they recently just had like 60 prgramers/writers write 3 or 4 years of storyline of what will happen in the orginal lineage, now 1/2 are working on lineage 2, NCsoft = the friendly zerg~ the Micro$oft without the greed, everyone makes huge deals that all expansions and etc are free!!!!   now, in western mmorps... But easterns *i hate more anime* but lineage 2 keeps me looking, they will have 2 expansions every year they said 1 might be small tiny like new land or new castles with some new cool stuff and etc.. while the next will be epic or visaversa =o

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