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TakodanTakodan Member UncommonPosts: 161
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As i see it, there are three major science-fiction franchises that could potentially lead to MMO greatness. I'm a huge fan of anything sci-fi and have been every since i was seven. After the long reign of one of these, Star Wars Galaxies, my eyes are turned towards, what i feel are the other two - one is of course Star Trek, and last but not least, Stargate (notice that they all start with a 'star').

Anyway, since the future of Star Trek Online is somewhat uncertain, i can't begin to tell you how much i am looking forward to Stargate Worlds. Like both SW and ST, Stargate has had a enormous amount of fans, and i feel that there are no other franchises that could even come close to these three in popularity.

That being said, SG is still going strong trough the Atlantis-series and with the preceding SG-1 - that ran for a whopping TEN YEARS - i think that this might be the SCI-FI MMO everyone has been waiting for. A science-fiction multiuser game worthy of succeeding the other great 'star' - Star Wars Galaxies.

Now, one could argue that Terminator, Battlestar Galactica, The Matrix or even Doctor Who could compete with the three mentioned. But i share volume of fans and the impact they have had and the influences to our societies cultures, it's hard to include anything but the stars.

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  • HousamHousam Member Posts: 1,460
    Originally posted by hdnine


    As i see it, there are three major science-fiction franchises that could potentially lead to MMO greatness. I'm a huge fan of anything sci-fi and have been every since i was seven. After the long reign of one of these, Star Wars Galaxies, my eyes are turned towards, what i feel are the other two - one is of course Star Trek, and last but not least, Stargate (notice that they all start with a 'star').
    Anyway, since the future of Star Trek Online is somewhat uncertain, i can't begin to tell you how much i am looking forward to Stargate Worlds. Like both SW and ST, Stargate has had a enormous amount of followers, and i feel that there are no other franchises that could even come close to these three in popularity.
    That being said, SG is still going strong trough the Atlantis-series and with the preceding SG-1 - that ran for a whopping TEN YEARS - i think that this might be the SCI-FI MMO everyone has been waiting for. A science-fiction multiuser game worthy of succeeding the other great 'star' - Star Wars Galaxies.

    also notice that they all start wit star lol...i want a new sci-fi mmo based on no movie or game...

  • TakodanTakodan Member UncommonPosts: 161

    Indeed, that may be true. The reason for this is that i have had no contact what so ever with this franchise. There are also several other potential candidates within the world of Anime and i would bet that they have millions and millions of loyal fans.

    Are there any tv-series or movies made of the 40k franchise?

  • RotskabRotskab Member Posts: 80

    Originally posted by hdnine


    Are there any tv-series or movies made of the 40k franchise?
    Not that I'm aware of, though there is a lot of literature assigned to the Warhammer/Warhammer 40k licenses, as well as quite a few games made from the same IP, such as www.dawnofwargame.com/



    I'm always of the opinion that IP's usually dissapoint by keeping us separate from the established storylines (i.e. you don't get to kill Darth Vader in SWG). Still, Warhammer 40k's entire storyline is based pretty much around a perpetual war, which would suit an MMO far better than most other IP's.
  • TakodanTakodan Member UncommonPosts: 161
    Originally posted by Rotskab


     
    I'm always of the opinion that IP's usually dissapoint by keeping us separate from the established storylines (i.e. you don't get to kill Darth Vader in SWG).
     

    But isn't it true from that point of view, that any MMO's storyline could never be centered around established characters within a story, but rather that it is one of several taking place within a larger event - like for example the Sith War or the rebuilding of a society? I personally think that this was one of the flaws in SWG, that they forced the main characters into the game without them having a real purpose or function.

    Take Darth Vader as an example. He should have been this legendary Sith Lord that you only heard about, one that many either feared or supported. The results of his story and achievements would at times cross your path, but never to the extent that you actually met him. Let's face it, that is just crazy. But instead that the decisions he made eventually ended up affected your life and your choices as a character within the game.

  • RotskabRotskab Member Posts: 80

    Originally posted by hdnine

    But isn't it true from that point of view, that any MMO's storyline could never be centered around established characters within a story, but rather that it is one of several taking place within a larger event - like for example the Sith War or the rebuilding of a society? I personally think that this was one of the flaws in SWG, that they forced the main characters into the game without them having a real purpose or function.
    Take Darth Vader as an example. He should have been this legendary Sith Lord that you only heard about, one that many either feared or supported. The results of his story and achievements would at times cross your path, but never to the extent that you actually met him. Let's face it, that is just crazy. But instead that the decisions he made eventually ended up affected your life and your choices as a character within the game.
    The problem with SWG is that they picked the wrong time period in which to place the MMO because, let's be honest, we all wanted to be a jedi and that just was 100% out of the context of the timeline. If they'd set it post-movie in an era where the Jedi were rebuilding their order; or pre-movies where the Jedi order had yet to be overthrown then this wouldn't have been a problem.

    I've always said that the best setting for an MMO isn't to be based around a closed storyline with a set-in-stone beginning and end (such as LOTRO) but to create a virtual working world and allow players to choose their place within it.

  • apwrsmageapwrsmage Member Posts: 38

    Originally posted by hdnine
    Indeed, that may be true. The reason for this is that i have had no contact what so ever with this franchise. There are also several other potential candidates within the world of Anime and i would bet that they have millions and millions of loyal fans.
    Are there any tv-series or movies made of the 40k franchise?

    I'm personally rather tired of anime-themed games.

    I'm also very much looking forward to Star Gate. The upcoming Warhammer 40k also interests me somewhat. I played it a few times when I was younger, both as the original game and its derivative board game Advanced Space Crusade, though I have to admit to being a bigger fan of Warhammer. The closest I ever got to playing the Warhammer miniatures game was Hero Quest, which is based on Wawrhammer, and Battle Masters, which is also based on Warhammer, but I love the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay RPG system and the novels.

  • ShohadakuShohadaku Member Posts: 581

    SWG's problem wasn't as much the time period as the fact SOE is a horrid company.

    EVE is my sci-fi mmo and it is very epic. For those who need avatars well they are soon coming to eve.

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    SHOHADAKU

  • KyernaKyerna Member Posts: 119
    Originally posted by hdnine

    Indeed, that may be true. The reason for this is that i have had no contact what so ever with this franchise. There are also several other potential candidates within the world of Anime and i would bet that they have millions and millions of loyal fans.
    Are there any tv-series or movies made of the 40k franchise?



    Iirc there was a Bloodquest CGI movie in the making long long time ago. There were little trailers available on the net that looked quite awesome for that time. Haven't heard anything about it in years however. Or maybe I just missed on more of the news on it.
  • Oversoul87Oversoul87 Member Posts: 123

    http://www.damnatus.com/

    Its a 40k movie being done by a German crew. It had stopped I think at one point. Stopped by none other than GamesWorkshop who wasn't happy they were using their IP.

  • KyernaKyerna Member Posts: 119
    Lol, well can't blame GW for stopping an IP infingement. I'm sure they have more than their hands full messing up their own franchise(s) and lore and screwing over plenty of loyal employees and customers in the process.

    Anyways, that's not the one I meant. The Bloodquest movie was supposed to be developped by Exile Films and was apparantly put on hold years ago. There's some short films available on Youtube for anyone with more googleskills than the average chimp.
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