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What property would you most like to see made into an MMO?

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  • bleyzwunbleyzwun Member UncommonPosts: 1,087

    Most people may not agree with me on this site, especially since a lot of people hate anime here... but I would love to see a Naruto MMO.  If not an MMO a massive PvP game.

  • spookydomspookydom Member UncommonPosts: 1,782

    Shadowrun and Battletech are both owned by the same company  http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/index.php  Somebody get on the phone to them quick:) Would love to see these bad boys as Mmo's.....In shadowruns case hopefully not like the peice of ass fps battlefield clone they released a few years ago.

  • illanadanillanadan Member Posts: 314

     I agree with Kordesh's post near the top. I would like to see a MMO come out that actually had to create it's own world. But if there was any pre-existing IP I would like to see made into a MMO it would be the "Death Gate Cycle", "Sword of Truth", or attempt to figure out enough of L. Ron Hubbard's work and get something going :)

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  • Cephus404Cephus404 Member CommonPosts: 3,675
    Originally posted by Kordesh


     I would like to see NOTHING. MMO market is oversaturated and mostly by the same crap with a slightly different theme. Personally, I'd be happy with not seeing a new MMO crop up every two days, and for companies to actually put some thought and depth into their games for once. 

     

    I agree with you entirely on companies rushing crap to market, but I also think that we shouldn't be making "properties" into MMOs.  Something like a movie or a book really isn't condusive to making it a living, breathing, growing world.  For one, obviously, none of the people in the book or movie can ever be player-characters, which is really the only reason most people want to play in these worlds.  In a Star Wars game, everyone wants to make a Luke Skywalker or Han Solo clone.  That leads to a boring, one-sided game for one, but it also inherently limits where you can go with the gameworld.  Nothing can appreciably change or directly contradict the book or movie so you're stuck in a closed, unchanging, boring world with a bunch of cheap clones running around.

    No thanks.

    I'd much rather have entirely new, original worlds based on interesting concepts that can change and can grow over time.  I don't want inherent limitations placed on the worlds I play in.

    Stop making licensed worlds, just make good games.

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  • OzrykOzryk Member Posts: 88

    Fallout, minus the V.A.T.S., and with meaningful PvP.

  • Nadja22Nadja22 Member Posts: 10

    Mechwarrior

  • KhalathwyrKhalathwyr Member UncommonPosts: 3,133
    Originally posted by spookydom


    Shadowrun and Battletech are both owned by the same company  http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/index.php  Somebody get on the phone to them quick:) Would love to see these bad boys as Mmo's.....In shadowruns case hopefully not like the peice of ass fps battlefield clone they released a few years ago.

     

    Catalyst is leasing rights from Wizkids for  the table-top (which is what you see on Battlecorp.com, which is the online shop for books and miniatures for Catalyst). They don't own the electronic gaming rights. Smith & Tinker own those (bought them from Microsoft) and Smith and Tinker was founded by one of the original FASA guys who created both those worlds. A Mechwarrior game is being made (not an MMO) by Piranha Games (with S&T) and they have talked a little (A VERY LITTLE) about what they may do with SR after the MW game is done. No hints or clues as to what type of game they do with SR but pretty sure it won't be an FPS (really, Microsoft, really, wth were you thinking...).

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  • ShilarShilar Member UncommonPosts: 72
    Originally posted by Grandis


     Shadowrun ftw.

     

    - Rifts

    - Shadowrun

    - AD&D 2e (with the expansion modules, ie brown books). In Forgotten Realms or Planescape

    - Robotech/Macross (Battletech isn't as great as this)

    - TMNT and other Strangeness

    - X-men

     

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  • rodingorodingo Member RarePosts: 2,870
    Originally posted by Grandis


     Shadowrun ftw.

    ^ This

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  • KrayzjoelKrayzjoel Member Posts: 906

    Elric of Melnibone

    Rifts

    Shadowrun

    Arcanum

     

     

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  • RealmLordsRealmLords Member Posts: 358

    Scooby Doo

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  • Zohdi118Zohdi118 Member UncommonPosts: 76

    I would most definitely like to see Advanced Dungeons & Dragons made in the World of Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms settings following AD&D ruleset 2.0.  In no way, shape, or form would I want it to be the mess that DDO is.

     

  • SeekHamstersSeekHamsters Member Posts: 6
    Originally posted by RealmLords


    Scooby Doo

    Someone get this man a medal!

  • TadamitsuTadamitsu Member Posts: 118

    Shadow run has alot of upside, but it must be done right and not level dumbed down.

    there is so much printed material with this game if they just put in what existed and wrote out more run/missions this could be such a great game.

    Battle tech  while interesting would it be a FPS or a  lance command tactical game? grand strategy?

    Robotech in most of the time lines.    macros would be a heck of a good time. The Invid war with the alpha and beta fighter with the power cycles would be a heck of  a good time.      work away from the level based stuff though

    Rune Quest is an epic level heroic game but it requires people to really want to be read and roleplay the lore.

    Of course  Honor Harrington,  Wheel of Time have great material and promise. 

     

    There is a lot of good IP out  out there, but for all the good IP out in the world there are alot of people who do not do the games justice and jack them up.     I like point based non-level based games, I like more free form.

    STOP MAKING WOW CLONE's,  SOMEONE INIVATE FOR GOD'S SAKE.

    thats what bliz did when they made wow

     

     

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  • admriker4admriker4 Member Posts: 1,070

    Harry Potter franchise would make a great mmo...

    as long as its not a wow clone

  • ZorvanZorvan Member CommonPosts: 8,912

    Planet of the Apes.

    Think about it:

    Humans, Apes, and Mutants fighting both together and against each other on post-apocalyptic Earth.

  • KhalathwyrKhalathwyr Member UncommonPosts: 3,133
    Originally posted by Tadamitsu


    Shadow run has alot of upside, but it must be done right and not level dumbed down.
    there is so much printed material with this game if they just put in what existed and wrote out more run/missions this could be such a great game.
    Battle tech  while interesting would it be a FPS or a  lance command tactical game? grand strategy?
    Robotech in most of the time lines.    macros would be a heck of a good time. The Invid war with the alpha and beta fighter with the power cycles would be a heck of  a good time.      work away from the level based stuff though
    Rune Quest is an epic level heroic game but it requires people to really want to be read and roleplay the lore.
    Of course  Honor Harrington,  Wheel of Time have great material and promise. 
     
    There is a lot of good IP out  out there, but for all the good IP out in the world there are alot of people who do not do the games justice and jack them up.     I like point based non-level based games, I like more free form.
    STOP MAKING WOW CLONE's,  SOMEONE INIVATE FOR GOD'S SAKE.
    thats what bliz did when they made wow
     
     

    Have to agree with much here. I just started running a 4th edition Shadowrun Pencil & Paper campaign for my game group. I'd LOVE to see it as an MMO. I just don't want it made in this era of "accessible", "quest hub to hub", "level-based", "casual-friendly" environment of games creation. Shadowrun is complication, tediousness, unforgiving, hard and any mmo based on it should reflect those traits.

    When companies fully realize the whole MMO genre is niche and not futile attempt after attempt to recreate WoW's sub success, and they realize they can throw away that mold and make "tough" games again...then, and only then would I like to see a Shadowrun MMO.

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  • angryhobomanangryhoboman Member Posts: 29

    a medievel fantasy era with no levels. sandbox, openworld pvp, ffa pvp and full player loot :)

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  • ZorvanZorvan Member CommonPosts: 8,912
    Originally posted by spookydom


    Shadowrun and Battletech are both owned by the same company  http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/index.php  Somebody get on the phone to them quick:) Would love to see these bad boys as Mmo's.....In shadowruns case hopefully not like the peice of ass fps battlefield clone they released a few years ago.



     

    Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Microsoft still holds the rights to Shadowrun.

  •  I think Dune. 

    But early dune when all the combat is shields and flishet pistols.  Also with all the great houses all fighting for power it would make an interesting concept. They could also make it a bit of a RTS mixed in were you could be the great house. 

  • KhalathwyrKhalathwyr Member UncommonPosts: 3,133
    Originally posted by Zorvan

    Originally posted by spookydom


    Shadowrun and Battletech are both owned by the same company  http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/index.php  Somebody get on the phone to them quick:) Would love to see these bad boys as Mmo's.....In shadowruns case hopefully not like the peice of ass fps battlefield clone they released a few years ago.



     

    Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Microsoft still holds the rights to Shadowrun.

     

    Owns, yes. Smith and Tinker, however, have licensed the electronic game rights from them and is actually doing something with them along with Piranha games. New Mechwarrior game is incoming. S&T is also owned by Jordan Weisman, one of the original creators of the FASA catalogue of games (Shadworun, Battletech, etc.). In the latest interview, Jordan and the head of Piranha have also mentioned they've some conversation about what they want to do with the Shadowrun IP. No solid hints or clues yet.

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  • choujiofkonochoujiofkono Member Posts: 852

         I'll tell you what I really want to play.  In 1983 the author Fred Saberhagen released the first book in an outstanding epic series called the Book of the Swords.  These swords were created by the gods and each endowed with a special gift or power.  The books told the story of each and how they were used by good and evil to lord power over each other.  Men traveled continents to search for each of these swords and sometimes held massive battles of one against another.  I won't ruin the story for you if you are the reading type but needless to say there is more to the swords than the names imply 8 )  It's a deep and involving story with a plot as far and expansive as any you'll read.  An MMO could be set up and have people do more than just fight for levels and for land, they could fight and cheat and steal and do whatever it takes to gain possession of one of these swords.  If a swords particular power was misused it could be up to other current sword holders to team up and defeat them.  Owning one of these swords would also mark you for death,  sounds fun don't it?

    Coinspinner

    Doomgiver

    Dragonslicer

    Farslayer

    Mindsword

    Shieldbreaker

    Sightblinder

    Soulcutter

    Stonecutter

    Townsaver

    Wayfinder

    Woundhealer

     

     

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  • SenadinaSenadina Member UncommonPosts: 896

    Shadowrun and Call of Cthulu

     

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  • smaklagasmaklaga Member UncommonPosts: 48
    Originally posted by Cephus404

    Originally posted by Kordesh


     I would like to see NOTHING. MMO market is oversaturated and mostly by the same crap with a slightly different theme. Personally, I'd be happy with not seeing a new MMO crop up every two days, and for companies to actually put some thought and depth into their games for once. 

     

    I agree with you entirely on companies rushing crap to market, but I also think that we shouldn't be making "properties" into MMOs.  Something like a movie or a book really isn't condusive to making it a living, breathing, growing world.  For one, obviously, none of the people in the book or movie can ever be player-characters, which is really the only reason most people want to play in these worlds.  In a Star Wars game, everyone wants to make a Luke Skywalker or Han Solo clone.  That leads to a boring, one-sided game for one, but it also inherently limits where you can go with the gameworld.  Nothing can appreciably change or directly contradict the book or movie so you're stuck in a closed, unchanging, boring world with a bunch of cheap clones running around.

    No thanks.

    I'd much rather have entirely new, original worlds based on interesting concepts that can change and can grow over time.  I don't want inherent limitations placed on the worlds I play in.

    Stop making licensed worlds, just make good games.

    Amen!  Although this thread is for the hypothetical ideas of an IP turned MMO that ppl would like to see :)

  • sanders01sanders01 Member Posts: 1,357

     Moby Dick would be badass. Well, something about catching whales in some whale catching town LOL.

    Edit: Also, nearly anything by Jack London would be cool, though I have no idea how it would work.

    Currently restarting World of Warcraft :/

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