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System · April 2018

5 Books that Would Make Great MMOs - The List - MMORPG.com

For the past year, my day job has required that I commute about 2 hours, each way, every single day. A necessary result of this is that I often end up spending 20 hours or more in my car every week just driving. This leaves a lot of time for thinking, listening to music, and, most recently, listening to audiobooks. This newfound idle time has rekindled my interest in fictional fantasy, something I stopped really reading over the last several years.

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qu1cksilver · April 2018

What kind of crap is this that did not mention any of Tolkien's works, the greater influence of the fantasy environment?

Sovrath · April 2018

qu1cksilver said:

What kind of crap is this that did not mention any of Tolkien's works, the greater influence of the fantasy environment?

There already is a Lord of the Rings MMORPG Also as he states: "Conclusion Do you have even favorite books or book series that you think would make for a great MMO setting? I can think of several more off the top of my head that I chose not to include, simply because I needed to keep this list down to just 5 entries so it was more manageable." Then that would be the cue to list the books you think wold make a great mmo setting.

Scorchien · April 2018

mehh Wheel of Time , after the first 3 books it was all down hill , I dont think it would make a good MMO either ..imo

On the otherhand , one you left off the lIst that should be first imo is Tad WIlliams Dragonbone Chair, Which he should of endorsed had had done rather than Otherland

Sovrath · April 2018

Scorchien said:

mehh Wheel of Time , after the first 3 books it was all down hill , I dont think it would make a good MMO either ..

On the otherhand , one you left off the lIst that should be first imo is Tad WIlliams Dragonbone Chair, Which he should of endorsed had had done rather than Otherland

While I disagree that the world of Wheel of Time wouldn't make a good mmorpg, I completely agree with Dragonbone Chair.

What a great world and what great books! Maybe I'll re-read them.

Scorchien · April 2018

Sovrath said:

Scorchien said:

mehh Wheel of Time , after the first 3 books it was all down hill , I dont think it would make a good MMO either ..

On the otherhand , one you left off the lIst that should be first imo is Tad WIlliams Dragonbone Chair, Which he should of endorsed had had done rather than Otherland

While I disagree that the world of Wheel of Time wouldn't make a good mmorpg, I completely agree with Dragonbone Chair.

What a great world and what great books! Maybe I'll re-read them.

yea Im actually rereading Dragonbone Chair right now for the 3rd time .. It really is a better Novel/World/ and story than all the others on that list ... again imo

cheyane · April 2018

I've always been enthralled by the Vorkosigan Saga and the world Lois McMaster Bujold created. It is set in space. Very fascinating aliens.

Ilona Andrews world in the Magic series is also very creative and interesting.

Ann Aguirre's Grimspace is frightening but really good material there.

China Mieville's Bas-Lag is so evocative and written beautifully. To this day Perdido Street Station gives me goosebumps when I think of it.

Simon R Green's fabulous Nightside series. What a world, a side of London you'll never see but one that is so full of unbelievable happenings.

I have so many more I would like to write about but you said 5 so there.

Loke666 · April 2018

Mistborn certainly would make a cool MMO but I ain't too sure about WoT. The whole magic weave mechanics would be rather hard to make into some kind of massive game. You can't really just skip it either and replace it with standard MMO magic since it is such a huge part of the world. Well, unless you let Aes Sedai and Ashamen be none player characters but I have a feeling that wouldn't be popular.

For me I think the Night angel trilogy would be high on my personal list, it would make an awesome MMO without requiring too much custom mechanics.

Webers Wargod books would work great for something a bit more traditional.

Sadly would the Amber books be rather impossible to make into a MMO.

Sovrath · April 2018

Loke666 said:

Mistborn certainly would make a cool MMO but I ain't too sure about WoT. The whole magic weave mechanics would be rather hard to make into some kind of massive game. You can't really just skip it either and replace it with standard MMO magic since it is such a huge part of the world.

Actually you would just look at it from the end product/affect.

What is a dungeons and dragons "spell" but a series of gestures/components that are then turned into an effect. But you the player aren't really doing anything other than picking the effec.

Same with the "weaving" of the "source" (or whatever it is I forget).

They would essentially be various "spell" effects that you would choose in the moment.

Aethaeryn · April 2018

Scorchien said:

Sovrath said:

Scorchien said:

mehh Wheel of Time , after the first 3 books it was all down hill , I dont think it would make a good MMO either ..

On the otherhand , one you left off the lIst that should be first imo is Tad WIlliams Dragonbone Chair, Which he should of endorsed had had done rather than Otherland

While I disagree that the world of Wheel of Time wouldn't make a good mmorpg, I completely agree with Dragonbone Chair.

What a great world and what great books! Maybe I'll re-read them.

yea Im actually rereading Dragonbone Chair right now for the 3rd time .. It really is a better Novel/World/ and story than all the others on that list ... again imo

Man, I am on book ten of Wheel of time and liking it so far. . it is a slog though. Now I have to check out this other series you all seem to like. . I have. . *gasp* never heard if it. i think Wheel of time would be great for an MMO.

Aethaeryn · April 2018

Sovrath said:

Loke666 said:

Mistborn certainly would make a cool MMO but I ain't too sure about WoT. The whole magic weave mechanics would be rather hard to make into some kind of massive game. You can't really just skip it either and replace it with standard MMO magic since it is such a huge part of the world.

Actually you would just look at it from the end product/affect.

What is a dungeons and dragons "spell" but a series of gestures/components that are then turned into an effect. But you the player aren't really doing anything other than picking the effec.

Same with the "weaving" of the "source" (or whatever it is I forget).

They would essentially be various "spell" effects that you would choose in the moment.

The restrictions on using the one power for someone who swore on the oath rod would be tricky. can't all be wilders (dont think there were any spoilers there).

cheyane · April 2018

Yes I love the way Brandon Sanderson writes the way it all makes sense. His Mistborn was so clever the way the coins and metal and everything worked. Everything has ash on them though. World will be bleak.

Sovrath · April 2018

Aethaeryn said:

Sovrath said:

Loke666 said:

Mistborn certainly would make a cool MMO but I ain't too sure about WoT. The whole magic weave mechanics would be rather hard to make into some kind of massive game. You can't really just skip it either and replace it with standard MMO magic since it is such a huge part of the world.

Actually you would just look at it from the end product/affect.

What is a dungeons and dragons "spell" but a series of gestures/components that are then turned into an effect. But you the player aren't really doing anything other than picking the effec.

Same with the "weaving" of the "source" (or whatever it is I forget).

They would essentially be various "spell" effects that you would choose in the moment.

The restrictions on using the one power for someone who swore on the oath rod would be tricky. can't all be wilders (dont think there were any spoilers there).

I mean, shooting from the hip, you can either make it so that players who "swore on the oath rod" got some other benefit and the wilders had greater leeway but have a detriment to not being in the tower or make it so that all players are wilders. And depending on the time period Ashaman.

I imagine you would have to otherwise "OMG GENDERLOCK".

I should add that there is a Wheel of Time Role Playing game so I imagine some inspiration can be taken from that.

Wizardry · April 2018

I am not entirely sure why i never liked reading books but i have a couple thoughts as to why,a bit eerie reasons.It doesn't really matter why ,i still just don't like reading books nor even listening to audio,it is like putting on movie but not watching just listening and doesn't interest me at all.Why aim for the lesser of when you can have a more fulfilling idea of the writing.

I know for years i have heard people oft argue about a book sometimes being better than the movie but i disagree at all times is the movie better just because it offers more...the visual.Now of course the acting could be bad but a book has no actors,everything is just in the mind.

There is so much more a movie can present example effects ,a book cannot create effects ,a person cannot jump in a book nor can he sleep or eat,you just imagine everything.So no i don't have any favorite books but i have no ill will towards those who enjoy reading ,i know my mom read many books almost everyday/night for years before she passed away.

Amathe · April 2018

Harry Potter and Hunger Games are long overdue. Maybe a Divergent Series MMO (if there isn't one). Game of Thrones. Underworld. West World. Blade Runner. So many!

Wizardry · April 2018

I must add that i am always skeptical ,i hope i am wrong and hope this is just an honest discussion about audio books but i can't help but think this is a precursor to running some Amazon audiobook advertising,i surely hope not.
This site usually has an agenda behind everything that gets posted here,not much is purely game interests or honesty,mostly passed on advertising news.

Sovrath · April 2018

Wizardry said:

I am not entirely sure why i never liked reading books but i have a couple thoughts as to why,a bit eerie reasons.It doesn't really matter why ,i still just don't like reading books nor even listening to audio,it is like putting on movie but not watching just listening and doesn't interest me at all.Why aim for the lesser of when you can have a more fulfilling idea of the writing.

I know for years i have heard people oft argue about a book sometimes being better than the movie but i disagree at all times is the movie better just because it offers more...the visual.Now of course the acting could be bad but a book has no actors,everything is just in the mind.

There is so much more a movie can present example effects ,a book cannot create effects ,a person cannot jump in a book nor can he sleep or eat,you just imagine everything.So no i don't have any favorite books but i have no ill will towards those who enjoy reading ,i know my mom read many books almost everyday/night for years before she passed away.

This is probably very telling Wizardry.

Though in truth, I think it's "ok" for a person to prefer movies to books. It's true, for a book to be effective, one must be able to conjure up all images by themselves. And, for whatever your reasons are, you either can't or prefer not to because x, y and z. Whatever your reasons are.

Since different people are wired differently it makes sense that some people prefer movies to books.

Azmodeus · April 2018

Leigh Bardugo's Grisha Trilogy and Six of Crows duology.

Wizardry · April 2018

Scorchien said:

mehh Wheel of Time , after the first 3 books it was all down hill , I dont think it would make a good MMO either ..imo

On the otherhand , one you left off the lIst that should be first imo is Tad WIlliams Dragonbone Chair, Which he should of endorsed had had done rather than Otherland

I know there is a wheel of time game because a good old friend said he loved the game.When i looked into it i was surprised it used the Unreal engine,and i nicely stole the texture packs to use in some of my creations lol.I only vaguely remember the game,i remember a long winding set of stairs that i assume was the key to the ideals,perhaps each landing was an entry to a certain point in time, i am mostly guessing as i have a bad memory going back that many years ago,i just remember there was some significance to those stairs.

Scorchien · April 2018

Aethaeryn said:

Scorchien said:

Sovrath said:

Scorchien said:

mehh Wheel of Time , after the first 3 books it was all down hill , I dont think it would make a good MMO either ..

On the otherhand , one you left off the lIst that should be first imo is Tad WIlliams Dragonbone Chair, Which he should of endorsed had had done rather than Otherland

While I disagree that the world of Wheel of Time wouldn't make a good mmorpg, I completely agree with Dragonbone Chair.

What a great world and what great books! Maybe I'll re-read them.

yea Im actually rereading Dragonbone Chair right now for the 3rd time .. It really is a better Novel/World/ and story than all the others on that list ... again imo

Man, I am on book ten of Wheel of time and liking it so far. . it is a slog though. Now I have to check out this other series you all seem to like. . I have. . *gasp* never heard if it. i think Wheel of time would be great for an MMO.

I dont wanna give the wrong impression , i really enjoyed WoT , the first three and have read all ten , they sit here in my office on my desk , But slog is a good word to describe it after book 3 for me , i felt like i was reading the same book over and over ..

If you have never read Dragonbone Chair you are really in for a great surprise , Its the only books i have read that i felt truly , dare i say rivaled Tolkiens world .. Amazing books

It three very hefty books ..

https://www.tadwilliams.com/books/series/mst

Scorchien · April 2018

Sovrath said:

Wizardry said:

I am not entirely sure why i never liked reading books but i have a couple thoughts as to why,a bit eerie reasons.It doesn't really matter why ,i still just don't like reading books nor even listening to audio,it is like putting on movie but not watching just listening and doesn't interest me at all.Why aim for the lesser of when you can have a more fulfilling idea of the writing.

I know for years i have heard people oft argue about a book sometimes being better than the movie but i disagree at all times is the movie better just because it offers more...the visual.Now of course the acting could be bad but a book has no actors,everything is just in the mind.

There is so much more a movie can present example effects ,a book cannot create effects ,a person cannot jump in a book nor can he sleep or eat,you just imagine everything.So no i don't have any favorite books but i have no ill will towards those who enjoy reading ,i know my mom read many books almost everyday/night for years before she passed away.

This is probably very telling Wizardry.

Though in truth, I think it's "ok" for a person to prefer movies to books. It's true, for a book to be effective, one must be able to conjure up all images by themselves. And, for whatever your reasons are, you either can't or prefer not to because x, y and z. Whatever your reasons are.

Since different people are wired differently it makes sense that some people prefer movies to books.

every single book Ive read that ive seen translated to Movie or TV ...

The Book was light years better in each instance

Sovrath · April 2018

The issue with Wheel of Time, for me, is that I started reading them when they first came out. I would then have to wait a long time for the next one.

eventually I would forget who certain characters were or "what happend" so I would start again only to then catch up and have to wait once more.

I think I got up to Knife of Dreams. Then he died. And then the other guy finished them. Unfortunately I feel I now have to start them again because so much time has passed.

sigh.

Finvega · April 2018

Best series ever, period, full-stop: Malazan Empire series.

Vynt · April 2018

Wheel of Time could definitely work. Some of the best MUDs I played were WoT themed. They had stuff like wolfbrothers, blademasters, and if you channeled, you were usually stronger in 2 of the 5 powers and could create spells by your combinations. One even had it that if you were a male channeler, you would go mad eventually. Your magic was stronger, but unstable. Could play as Aiel and be spear masters. Another even had it where you could be Myrddraal and I think trollocs too.

It would be quite an endeavor to get it right and definitely could not be your run of the mill themepark, especially if you're going to have spellweaving in it.

Amathe · April 2018

Oh and I forgot. It's just hopeless imagining but Dune would be cool.

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