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FUNCOM making Vikings MMO (HBO)

DaSpackDaSpack Member UncommonPosts: 589
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There have been meetings between FUNCOM and HBO. Also Funcom have reported that they are working on their next MMO. A friend of mine have also found Ragnar Lodbrok style of pics in atmosphere similar to Age of Conan.

 

what you think? Anybody know something?

Fingers crossed for seamless world and awesome combat!!!

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  • L0C0ManL0C0Man Member UncommonPosts: 1,065
    If it has Age of Conan style of combat and athmosphere, with The Secret World style of storytelling and character build, I'd be one that would look forward to it.. :)

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  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    Hey, I'm not going to complain about an AoC with an upgraded graphics engine. If they could pull that off, I'd be all over it. 

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  • DaSpackDaSpack Member UncommonPosts: 589
    If this true. Have to be seamless this time.

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  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    Vikings is a History channel show, didn't know HBO had anything to do with it, do they?

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  • KostKost Member CommonPosts: 1,975
    Originally posted by Distopia
    Vikings is a History channel show, didn't know HBO had anything to do with it, do they?

    Correct, it is indeed a History channel show.

    HBO have no involvement with the show, not sure where the OP got his information from, but unless he can cite a reliable source common sense would lead one to believe it is a false statement.

    The show isn't exactly a mega-hit either, not sure why Funcom would even bother giving it a sidelong glance. When your company is struggling, you don't start developing a new MMORPG based on a widely unknown property.

    This whole story makes zero sense, seems like an obvious load of shit to me.

  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798

    Funcom released Q3 financials today but i havent seen any Funcom project info

     

    http://www.funcom.com/investors/presentation_of_third_quarter_2014_financials

    Funcom N.V. will present its Third Quarter 2014 financial results on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 at 08:00 hrs CET.

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  • DaSpackDaSpack Member UncommonPosts: 589

    It's distributed both HBO and History. Most of the stuff out there is marked HBO though.

    Also I think Season 3 is Released first @ HBO.

     

     

    If smart or not, I have no idea. But being absolute AoC fan this intruiges me.

     

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  • andre369andre369 Member UncommonPosts: 970

    Oh boy not another MMO:S 

     

  • Ravenhill99Ravenhill99 Member UncommonPosts: 25
    He's probably confused with Game of Thrones.
  • DauzqulDauzqul Member RarePosts: 1,982
    An Open World Age of Conan-type game would be fantastic.
  • jesteralwaysjesteralways Member RarePosts: 2,560
    Originally posted by L0C0Man
    If it has Age of Conan style of combat and athmosphere, with The Secret World style of storytelling and character build, I'd be one that would look forward to it.. :)

    You missed something there  :- Minus the terrible bugs, crashes and server failures.

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  • ElsaboltsElsabolts Member RarePosts: 3,476
    As with all things having to do with Funcom " No thank You "
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  • tawesstawess Member EpicPosts: 4,227
    Originally posted by DaSpack

    There have been meetings between FUNCOM and HBO. Also Funcom have reported that they are working on their next MMO. A friend of mine have also found Ragnar Lodbrok style of pics in atmosphere similar to Age of Conan.

     

    what you think? Anybody know something?

    Fingers crossed for seamless world and awesome combat!!!

     

    I do not see this ending well... At all...

     

    A game set in that era could be fun if you get a good mix of sandbox features... Partnering with a TV production company and building it on a Tv show....

    No i can not see any way this will end well. At best the game will be done by the time the show is irrelevant. Unless FunCom is allready building said game and just re-skin it... But i would not give all to high odds of that

    This have been a good conversation

  • SevenOmaticSevenOmatic Member UncommonPosts: 177
    I'm not dealing with anything FC anymore since every AO player was lied to for years about a rebalance and new graphics engine.
  • SoandsosoSoandsoso Member Posts: 533
    Originally posted by L0C0Man
    If it has Age of Conan style of combat and athmosphere, with The Secret World style of storytelling and character build, I'd be one that would look forward to it.. :)

    This, very much so.

     

    Not the great intro story of AoC only to have it never happen anywhere else in game.

    I felt like I was playing a completely different game after the intro was over.

  • ThebeastttThebeasttt Member RarePosts: 1,130
    Games based off TV shows and movies are always awesome..........oh wait.
  • AnirethAnireth Member UncommonPosts: 940

    I liked Vikings a lot. It obviously does not have the production value Game of Thrones has, but they pulled quite a bit off.

    But an MMO..and Funcom doesn't exactly scream quality..but who does nowadays..

    A single player or coop game, maybe even a multiplayer game would probably be better.

     I mean, the Vikings setting *does* have a lot of possibilities, especially with real raids, not some random dragon, but your friendly neighbourhood church/monastery..and with the different kingdoms in England and the various Vikings..well, jarldoms? has lots of possible shifting alliances..but i don't see anyone really pulling it off in the next 10 or 20 years.

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  • KilrainKilrain Member RarePosts: 1,185
    Originally posted by DaSpack
    If this true. Have to be seamless this time.

    Seamless would definitely be best, but at the very least have zoning MAKE SENSE! IN AOC in order to get to the zone south of you, travel north. WTF were they thinking.

  • kevjardskevjards Member UncommonPosts: 1,452
    Originally posted by jesteralways
    Originally posted by L0C0Man
    If it has Age of Conan style of combat and athmosphere, with The Secret World style of storytelling and character build, I'd be one that would look forward to it.. :)

    You missed something there  :- Minus the terrible bugs, crashes and server failures.

    Name an MMO that doesn't suffer from these issues.On another note blizzard just launched there new xpac and had probs with servers.Wether or not it was an attack ,well i'll leave you to determine has to wether or not they were honest about that.

  • obocoboc Member UncommonPosts: 189
    They should just stop now. 
  • DaikuruDaikuru Member RarePosts: 797
    i dont like novel / series based games / mmos (some exceptions for sure), devs should create their own virtual world with their own story.
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  • SeelinnikoiSeelinnikoi Member RarePosts: 1,360
    So another failure like Age of Conan and The Secret World then ? :/
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  • Joseph_KerrJoseph_Kerr Member RarePosts: 1,113
    Originally posted by Dauzqul
    An Open World Age of Conan-type game would be fantastic.

    It would be but Funcom doesnt deal in open-world/non-instancing. I would imagine it would be much like AoC or TSW in design because thats what they do. I think that would be like expecting Blizzard's next mmo to be a sandbox.

  • sumdumguy1sumdumguy1 Member RarePosts: 1,373
    I have watched this show and it does lend itself well to a game from a content perspective.   The question is what kind of game are we going to get. 
  • AsheramAsheram Member EpicPosts: 5,072
    Originally posted by Anireth

    I liked Vikings a lot. It obviously does not have the production value Game of Thrones has, but they pulled quite a bit off.

    But an MMO..and Funcom doesn't exactly scream quality..but who does nowadays..

    A single player or coop game, maybe even a multiplayer game would probably be better.

     I mean, the Vikings setting *does* have a lot of possibilities, especially with real raids, not some random dragon, but your friendly neighbourhood church/monastery..and with the different kingdoms in England and the various Vikings..well, jarldoms? has lots of possible shifting alliances..but i don't see anyone really pulling it off in the next 10 or 20 years.

     

     

    "A single player or coop game, maybe even a multiplayer game would probably be better."

     

    Might I suggest Mount & Blade Warband: Viking Conquest ?
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