poll : do you want play mobile MMORPG ?

mobilehero · October 2006

Hey folks,

I need up this.

I found nice free mmorpg for iphone and android : Warspear Online - http://warspear-online.com

The game looks promising. I play for a whole day long.

Also who knows how is possible to update posted poll, I think it's great nowadays to see modern trends like iphone and android.

Thanks!

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I do some research for potential mobile MMORPG market.

Please take a minute to make your vote.

It's will be very interesting to know what people think about mobile MMORPG.

Thanks.

joellio · October 2006

MMORPG is for computers, not mobile phones...

DRANSIK

mobilehero · October 2006

hi joellio

why do you think so?

Darkchronic · October 2006

I like the idea of MMORPGs on mobile devices, I currently play TibiaME and Undercover 2: Merc Wars on My N-Gage QD, the only thing that puts me off is the very high data transfer costs.

Ponico · October 2006

There's alot of MMO in work for the mobile world. Believe it or not, the Nokia N90 can actually compete with a PSP... I didn't believe it until I played a Wipeout clone on it. With that in mind, I believe MMOs are a possibility but the prob is... How many people do you know around you that has a 500$+ Device.

I would never play a MMO on my device but heck, I've seen alot of impressive stuff.

I work for an outsourcing gaming companie that specialise in mobile games lol.

qwepoi · October 2006

Originally posted by joellio

MMORPG is for computers, not mobile phones...

I agree there, because moblie phones simply aren't advanced enough to run any MMORPGs worth playing IMO. Although i wouldn't be surprised if we saw some big improvements in the near future. But for the time being, ill stick to MMORPG on my PC, and snake 2 on my phone

BlueCoyote · October 2006

What I really want to see is a MMORPG (and a good one, not a half-assed one) for the PSP. That would make my day.

Anofalye · October 2006

Instead of making a full MMO for mobile, maybe it would be better to make a regular MMO and allows some areas of this MMO to be worked on a mobile?

Example: Adventuring is done normally, zones, cute graphics and all. Tradeskills are done in town, and it can be done from a mobile.

Anyway, just an idea. But I think Mobile quality is not enought to motivate peoples to play a lot of time on them, while if it was an aspect of the MMO that can be worked, I think it would interest a lot of players.

joellio · October 2006

because a mobile phone is for calling and not for gaming. why should you wanna game on a mobile phone if you have a computer or a game console to game on...

DRANSIK

mobilehero · October 2006

Thanks guys for your thought about mobile mmorpg. As Ponico say that Nokia N90 can actually compete with a PSP. I can confirm that new Nokia S60 phones are very good. And from year to year smartphones become more powerful and better and also their cost drop down. Why I need to have PSP or NDS if my new phone can get great multimedia and net connection? Only the question about game library for smartphones. But as smartphones units sells rise more than 200% from year to year and in next two years we will have more than 100 millions units shipments in year sure that's will be very interested for game developers and publishers.

I'm working in game company that develop first mmorpg for smartphones. And this game have very many futures and great graphics. I can say more than it's very closely to UO and looks very promising. Currently I see that about 46% interested on this forum to try mobile mmorpg and it's very good vision. Thanks

Astalon · October 2006

I already spend way to much time on MMOs. Putting them on a handheld device would make it even worse for me!

Wizardry · October 2006

Complete waste of time and money.Why would anyone want to play a dumbed down version of anything?Maybe its the future for mobile but its a throwback to a gaming engines potential.I wouldn't bother even if it was free and you gave me the mobile unit.

Ponico · October 2006

I can PERFECTLY understand the point of view on why we should never buy an MMO on a phone. I can also see the other side of the medal and obviously, you need to go to London a few times to see the potential of Mobile gaming.

But let's stop this funky discussion here and let's take a moment to watch a demo from the upcomming Nokia N93 in 2007... (this is FAR from the best i've seen btw

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-32703779787013867&q=Nokia+games

Meon · October 2006

No. I detest all games other than PC and large console ones.

I don't like PSP and Gameboy (and mobile games for that matter) because i find the screen too small.

kanuvas · October 2006

Its quite possible for an MMORPG to work on a mobile phone if they make it innovitive and user friendly. The only problem I feel they will run into is costs the consumer has to pay for downloading game data. I know 500kbs per hour will equate to erm, 3 quid+ for me. This makes them really expensive game to play.

xaithian · October 2006

Originally posted by Anofalye

Instead of making a full MMO for mobile, maybe it would be better to make a regular MMO and allows some areas of this MMO to be worked on a mobile?

Example: Adventuring is done normally, zones, cute graphics and all. Tradeskills are done in town, and it can be done from a mobile.

Anyway, just an idea. But I think Mobile quality is not enought to motivate peoples to play a lot of time on them, while if it was an aspect of the MMO that can be worked, I think it would interest a lot of players.

I would love to exagerate on this post because, well, I have thought a lot about this particular scenario. Here's an example to get at where I am going before I start going there.

People that play L2, or other similar Unreal Engine MMOs know there they have very simple... and when I say simple I mean EASILY ported to a 7-11 pick-up and go phone, simple Bot Programs. Ex: L2 Walker, For Lineage 2.

So what I was thinking and apparently so was Anofalye, was. You take a great game (or make) made to play on the PC (ports for PS3, Xbox360, Wii,) whatever. You port that game to a Mobile Phone. Only when you port it to another system you just make a different play structure. Look at Square-Enix, they have done this with FFXII flawlessly. You got a PS2 port, PC version and now even and Xbox360 version (was there a regular Xbox version?). All play a little diffently becuase the system you play on. But no matter what you play it on you are on the same servers as EVERYONE else.

So take this technology (portability and simplicity) and make yourself a mobile game. Take a great PC game and make a simple program that runs it from the said Mobile Phone. The only thing I suggest doing is making Data Transfer Costs nil or very super cheap or just don't make you MMO P2P and a complete Korean grindfest. Then that will counter need to play the game for long periods of time. And if you happen go over your minutes on your phone, you can play the same great game on a Hardcore Gaming Rig (PC) with super fabulous graphics. Everyone like super fabulous graphics, I know I do.

onthroX · October 2006

I have a iPAQ (Pocket PC), I can download Everquest II for it, just the normal PC price. It's smaller, and stuff like that, otherwise it won't fit inside the Pocket PC, they don't have much space.

tirallum · October 2006

Mobile or pocket versions of MMORPGs are indeed a cool idea, mostly useful when you cannot stand in front of a PC who has installed the game client and with a cable internet connection. It doesn't need to be a _full_ version of the client. For example, a simple interface that enables chat, inspection of shops/auction house or reading ingame mail would be nice to begin with. I'm sure that other more concrete capabilities can be added depending on the game.

Heh, EVE gamers have been asking for years for something as simple as an HTML interface to switch skill training. The devs keep promising a pocket client, but cannot even deliver this, bleh...

SLizer6893 · November 2006

Hmmm LOOK AT MY NEW PHONES SPECS

.9 GHZ PROCESSOR
.0005 MB Ram
.05 G Hard Drive
BUT WAIT i have a 5 inch screen

Imagine going to BWL on that lil peice of poop. Sry we wiped guys I got a call.

Apocalyptica · November 2006

I like playing mmoprg's on my pc because I got nice big flats...a mobile has like no screen at all, can't see a thing on them, lol

Gameloading · November 2006

I wouldn't play a mobile MMO, for the simple fact that data transfer its way to expensive.

mehhem · November 2006

i'm not playing any game other than a hold'em poker game on my phone...

Listof · November 2006

I just can't see mobile MMOs having much of an audience. In addition to the concerns already listed, I wonder who would have large blocks of time (not at home) to spend playing an MMO on a mobile device? Most MMOs require lots of time put into them. You don't just sit down and play an MMO for 10 minutes here or there, you play for 2+ hours at a time.

If you're at home, you would not play a mobile MMO because you would have your computer available. So you would really only be interested in mobile MMOs when traveling. And most people who travel for extensive periods of time (usually job related) have laptops. And many hotels and coffe shops now offer wireless. Even if wireless is not available, many DSL ISPs provide a free dial-up number for traveling.

I just don't know where a mobile MMO would get its playerbase. Not only are they going to face the same problems that normal MMOs face in gaining subscribers, but they also have a much smaller group of people to choose from in the first place, because let's face it, most of us don't have the money to spend on a Nokia N93.

Personally I would not be interested in a mobile MMO for many reasons. First, I wouldn't have much opportunity to play one when a normal MMO wasn't also available to me. And second, I don't think there'd be much of a community, when people would probably be playing for very short periods of time compared to normal MMOs. Community is one of the biggest factors in retaining players, IMO.

Coldhaert · November 2006

In stead of making MMO's for phones they sould make a telephone or Data network that can actualy give us wi-fi speed connections where ever we ar. F hotspots give us adsl speed where ever we ar with a notebook, phone + notebook at normal fixt prices.

Its the conection price that needs fixing not the games.

(this would make a lot of ppl happy who work nights or who just ar on standby all the time

Upload · November 2006

It would be very difficult to make an interesting and succesful online game on a mobile phone. Basicly because the limits you have on your mobile phone and it is very expensive to operate online games on it. Me, as MMO gamer love to communicate with people while slaughtering monsters, but how would you like to chat on your mobile while fighting or such? Just type like you do normally? That would be quite frustrating.

I don't think online games on mobile phones will be our furture.

worbat · November 2006

Originally posted by joellio
MMORPG is for computers, not mobile phones...

Amen brother MMos should stay pc orientated, mainly because internet for phones cost to much and the fact the controlls are going to be very limited. enless you have a palmtop ect then i gess it could be cool!

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