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SOE: Landmark is the GURPS of mmos
http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/11/11/everquest-next-landmark-is-gurps-for-mmos/
AI and combat will be introduced to Landmark "as rapidly as possible" after launch, according to Creative Director Jeff Butler. And after that, it will become a much more complex player-generated world.
“We’re GURPS for MMOs!” Director of Development David Georgeson tells PC Gamer, referring to the Generic Universal Roleplaying System which defines rules for tabletop roleplaying in any genre and setting. “I mean really, that’s what Landmark is.
You can build any world you can ever dream of, once we finish getting all the tools that we’re using to build EverQuest Next...[the players] can build any world they’ve ever considered, and have other people be able to play through it. So if you want to have a weekly D&D group that gets together and plays adventures, do it! It’s all going to be there, all that power is going to be there, it’s just going to start out looking like building tools.”
We'll have dungeon master tools, we'll be scripting AI—basically, doing everything that might be done to build a fantasy MMO while simultaneously playing it. Regarding combat, however, Landmark currently employs a simpler ruleset than is being designed for EverQuest Next.
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I thought that they might try to license landmark and light forge as a tool kit for people to develop mmos with them. Was thinking how you could spin it anyway you wanted. Could be some interesting things done, once all the tools are in.
While it is nice for players to do things with it, I hope they do license it maybe to some people to make some professional type things that could fulfill some markets that are not saturated right now.
Want a hardcore pvp mmo, permadeath, EQ1 type progression/system...Just depends on the limitations for open world/instances and such. A professional relationship and licensing might also allow people to more tools/changes then they can get without it.
We will see if they can pull it off.
Yes, those are huge plans. They are a bit vague on when exactly they'll be able to implement those and how those are going to be paid for, though.
I guess they just haven't got to that phase yet. Oh well. I still have 15-20 years to live before unset of dementia. I'm sure I'll see _some_ of those plans implemented! I'm very optimistic about it.