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Sci-Fi or Fantasy?
Bdude19
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Which do you like better for a MMORPG?
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"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
I too really enjoy my Sci-fi but I chose fantasy only because I have yet to find a Sci-Fi game that has held my interest. I did play earth above and beyond for a bit but I didn't stick with it after the beta. I also tried Planetside but I played that one even less than E&B. I am not interested in Starwars or Matrix online. I have read about a few Sci-Fi games upcoming but they haven't sparked my interest either. If you all know of a good Sci-Fi let me know.
I recall a console game I played way back, where you were this dude that woke up in the morgue with something implanted in his head and you had to figure out what happened to you. I enjoyed this game a lot. If anyone recalls the name of a game like this let me know... I sure would like to play it on an emulator if I could find it.
"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
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fantasy has been beaten into the ground, we need more sci fi!
"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."
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Peter : "Why did all the dinosaurs become extinct?"
Teacher: "Because you touch yourself at night."
they tried to bring sci fi up
i mean...they DID do ao....
ists just...WAY more people are into fantasy rather than sci fi
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hey everyone, this is my first time posting on this website. this will probably be a combination of questions and miscellanous thoughts (but they do pertain to the topic)
I have a question...why are so many MMORPG games fantasy? I know RPG games of the past have mostly been fantasy, but I don't really like how the market has become so saturated with this style of game.
I played Anarchy Online for a while, and loved the game for the futuristic setting, graphics, and people, but it got really stale after I got my main guy up to level 30. From 30 to 200-something just seemed like it'd be the same thing over and over.
Personally, I'm looking forward to City of Heroes. From the sound of it on their website, they're gonna keep it complex enough so it doesn't go stale so fast, yet cool enough to grab your interest anytime.
Thanks to all who read this, and I appreciate any replies to my question or thoughts.
Oh yeah, I've also played Planetside and The Sims Online. Planetside just seemed like a waste of time, and The Sims Online was a total money scam. Would anyone here like to pay me $50 for a half-assed game? Or how about an additional $15/month for a bunch of empty promises and no progress?
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Peter : "Why did all the dinosaurs become extinct?"
Teacher: "Because you touch yourself at night."
As far as MMORPG go has to be fantasy.
There was a time I would have loved a sci fi MMORPG but AO knocked my intrest down and the rest that followed making it worse.
As for single player I would say sci-fi anyday.
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Peter : "Why did all the dinosaurs become extinct?"
Teacher: "Because you touch yourself at night."
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Ok, I agree on the City of Heroes- but the game is an enigma... a rumor... a ghost of a creation. I mean, can we get ANY type of time update on it?
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"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
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All I have to say is...."Remember Shadowbane..."
Personally I'm partial to Fantasy... but if they were to come out with a "Shadowrun" MMORPG then I'd definetly have to try that out. That or a MMORPG version of Mechwarrior, that'd be interesting...
"There is only one thing of which I am certain, and that's nothing is certain."
"There is only one thing of which I am certain, and that's nothing is certain."
Funny thing is, I've thought about a MechWarrior type mmorpg as well. I'm just not sure it would work, everyone and their mother would probably want to run around in their Mechs all the time. Well either mechs or the suits or fighters. Don't get me wrong, I luv my MechWarrior series (I ran with the baddest damned clan in MW3 back in 2001 SNOW RAVENS BA-BY!!) but I just can't see the mmorpg market ready for a game of that magnitude.
"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
Fantasy seems to lend itself better to the medium, or it may just be that I'm predisposed to believe that from years of hack and slash dungeon crawls like D&D. I loved Jedi Knight II and Knights of the Old Republic, so I'm convinced that good sci-fi games can and do happen, I just haven't tried any in an MMOG setting yet.
I'm very curious about SWG, despite the many complaints I've read. Right now it doesn't seem to have many of the trappings of good sci-fi, but when the vehicles and space expansion are finally incorporated and I can fly anywhere in the (bug free)galaxy in my starship...then I think they'll have me.
Hrrrrm... SWG. Now they're supposed to be getting the add-on thing later where you can actually fly ships and pilot other land based things...
Soooooooo.... maybe SWG could be the "trial" to see how well something like that would work... then leave in the good, take out the bad, and apply it to the Mechwarrior MMORPG!
Ooh, the possibilities.... <grins happily>
Maybe this could be the start of another post... but DAMN that'd be cool as hell.
"There is only one thing of which I am certain, and that's nothing is certain."
"There is only one thing of which I am certain, and that's nothing is certain."
I think MechWarrior could lend itself very well to a MMOG setting. The controls of your mech would be very similar to those of your avatar, and BattleTech/MechWarrior has always been pretty combat oriented in all it's incarnations.
Making a spaceship fly without the joystick that gives the fast-twitch set a distinct advantage, yet still make it engaging, will be tough. I'm anxious to see how SWG will accomplish it.
Ok, despite ALL the bad things I've ever said about SWG (..and my friend- I've said alot) I would go bonkers over any mmorpg game that could pull off letting you get in your ship and switch from 3rd person Avatar mode to ship-battle ready mode.
I mean that mmorpg would trully be next gen'. In the past, it's always been a cake walk to create a great space flight sim from the star wars series. So hopefully when SWG does bring this aspect into their game, they'll have gotten their shyat together.
Then and only then will they have redeemed themselves in my eyes.
"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
"A good man knows his limits, a Great man knows he has none...."
I prefer Sci-Fi but it seems that I'm gonna have to wait until Face of Mankind is released, because all the SF games we got today are missing important things, like atmosphere for example.
They all get boring too quickly - NC, AO, SWG.
Missing content or the point in playing.