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Would a boxing MMO work ?

haqtiqhaqtiq Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 4
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Honestly I think it would, we need more sports mmos. I think boxing works because like a normal RPG, you can create your boxer, fight up the ranks against non-npcs, and eventually win a championship title. I think if a software company gave this serious thought it could work out. I could see a 1-2 million subscriber base easy. Theres lot of boxing fans out there. Give it a Fight Night type of control scheme, using a controller is manditory, and that could be a bonus of buying the game, a free controller. I really think this would work out and i'd love to see it.

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  • Vertex1980Vertex1980 Member Posts: 951

    Originally posted by haqtiq
    Honestly I think it would, we need more sports mmos. I think boxing works because like a normal RPG, you can create your boxer, fight up the ranks against non-npcs, and eventually win a championship title. I think if a software company gave this serious thought it could work out. I could see a 1-2 million subscriber base easy. Theres lot of boxing fans out there. Give it a Fight Night type of control scheme, using a controller is manditory, and that could be a bonus of buying the game, a free controller. I really think this would work out and i'd love to see it.
    And what would you do once you get to the top and win?  Oh yeah... that's called Fight Night 3... 

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  • CooktasticoCooktastico Member Posts: 599
    no.
  • haqtiqhaqtiq Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 4
    Well, like any boxing match/game. You'd defend your title, work your way up the weight classes. The end game content is P4P recognition. I am a huge boxing fan, and regardless of whats out now, I think a boxing MMORPG would be a nice change to the fantasy overload MMO's that are out today.

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  • simplescreensimplescreen Member Posts: 2
    to be honest, don't think it will work... but it might be only because i'm not a boxing fan
  • HocheteHochete Member CommonPosts: 1,210
    sounds too much like every other console game out there... 

  • CooktasticoCooktastico Member Posts: 599
    A boxing title that you are talking about wouldn't be an MMO. It would just be an online boxing game with a ranking system, similar to BF2 and stuff. It would be just like the console racing games that are online, beat people, get better, beat better people, get cool stuff like titles, &c.
  • JennysMindJennysMind Member UncommonPosts: 869

    I can definitely see boxing as an online game. But how can you create an immersive world based on boxing?

    I just ran into a group of 5 player boxers on a street corner ready to gank anyone who comes by. Thus I sent a help message on the guild channel to see if I could get a group of fellow guildmates to help me. Thankfully our level 70 boxer was available. He just learned the powerful 5 punch combination at level 70 that should do in these lower level ganking boxers. Took them out in about 15 seconds and received the neat looking striped boxing shorts and a pair of level 45 boxing gloves with the steel inserts (a very good rare drop).

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  • nomadiannomadian Member Posts: 3,490
    Yep I reckon so, all depends how it is made and whether it would be popular. By the way, for an example of a sports mmo Shot Online is rather popular.

  • WolfjunkieWolfjunkie Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 985
    Wouldn't really work as an MMO, but rather an MO. Boxing-only would probaly become dull quite quickly, i'd much rather see some mixed material arts game. With alot of depth in each individual art, not just a tekken button mash fest(Think more along the line of Kendo: Bushido Master, or whatever that awesome sword game for PS2 was called).

  • SnaKeySnaKey Member Posts: 3,386

    You can't create a sports MMO besides those text fantasy games. Sports are played and it's a game in it's self. You can't make a game inside a game inside of a game which is what you're trying to do if your create a MMORPG.

    I think the word you're looking for is Multiplayer. Since there is no persistant world, the game would be a Multiplayer with an online leader board. Not an mmo.

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  • desperado568desperado568 Member Posts: 17
    Sports games are difficult to make into MMOs, merely because a lot of people like the exploration content, pve content, and pvp content all together.  The game that you have suggested seems more like a pure pvp game, without much room for any kind of world exploration or indepth storyline.  Although it could be fun, the game itself probably wouldn't appeal to many roleplayers or pve players.  It depends on how it is done; however, the way that it seems to be suggested now, I don't think it would work out well.

  • CleffyIICleffyII Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,440
    Its an mmo.  Think Bigger.  "Boxer Rebellion"  Hundreds of martial artists in the streets in thier sects vying for power with Fighter Controls on the PS3.  Now that could make an mmo.

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  • AckbarAckbar Member UncommonPosts: 927
    A next gen console mmo with the career style mods of fight night in an online format would rock.

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  • ianubisiianubisi Member Posts: 4,201

    Just not enough depth to support playing for 100 hours a week (which is what most serious MMOG players will do).

  • CleffyIICleffyII Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,440
    Thats a little too serious of an mmo player considering the average person is only awake 96 hours a week.  There should be rehab for people that play that much, like the game server reads the amount of hours you play in a week.  If it exceeds an extreme amount, then it locks your account until you finish Online Rehab.

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  • ApocalypticaApocalyptica Member Posts: 491

    Originally posted by haqtiq
    Honestly I think it would, we need more sports mmos. I think boxing works because like a normal RPG, you can create your boxer, fight up the ranks against non-npcs, and eventually win a championship title. I think if a software company gave this serious thought it could work out. I could see a 1-2 million subscriber base easy. Theres lot of boxing fans out there. Give it a Fight Night type of control scheme, using a controller is manditory, and that could be a bonus of buying the game, a free controller. I really think this would work out and i'd love to see it.
    Naw, I don't think it would work at all. maybe its because I don#t like the idea of it at all, but somehow it would not strike me to need a persistent world.

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  • DanieelDan2DanieelDan2 Newbie CommonPosts: 1
    Yes, I agree with you. We need more sports MMOS. Mostly I plays Boxing because I love boxing. I played many games on boxing so I can't choose which one is best. In real life Boxing is a lot of fun and challenging sport.  My favorite gear is Boxing gloves. What's your favorite gear? 
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    haqtiq said:
    Honestly I think it would, we need more sports mmos. I think boxing works because like a normal RPG, you can create your boxer, fight up the ranks against non-npcs, and eventually win a championship title. I think if a software company gave this serious thought it could work out. I could see a 1-2 million subscriber base easy. Theres lot of boxing fans out there. Give it a Fight Night type of control scheme, using a controller is manditory, and that could be a bonus of buying the game, a free controller. I really think this would work out and i'd love to see it.

    It could work, a 1v1 PvP game.
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  • DibdabsDibdabs Member RarePosts: 3,238
    If it hasn't happened in the 16 years since the OP was made, I wouldn't hold your breath, Ungood.   :D
  • UngoodUngood Member LegendaryPosts: 7,534
    Dibdabs said:
    If it hasn't happened in the 16 years since the OP was made, I wouldn't hold your breath, Ungood.   :D
    I never said I would play it.. I only said it could work..
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  • foxgirlfoxgirl Member RarePosts: 485
    GTAO But with punching. lol
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  • CryomatrixCryomatrix Member EpicPosts: 3,223
    It could definitely work, just make the boxing be very reflex and difficult to master create a ranking system and a first person view and you are good. 
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  • DibdabsDibdabs Member RarePosts: 3,238
    Ungood said:
    Dibdabs said:
    If it hasn't happened in the 16 years since the OP was made, I wouldn't hold your breath, Ungood.   :D
    I never said I would play it.. I only said it could work..
    MY point being IF it was going to work it would have appeared in the last  SIXTEEN YEARS.  Ergo, don't hold your breath. :D
  • emikz1kemikz1k Newbie CommonPosts: 19
    maybe  something similar to rocket league type of game could work
  • Ancient_ExileAncient_Exile Member RarePosts: 1,303
    edited April 2020
    Depends on how many people out there really like boxing and want to see what it's like to live the life a of a boxer.  Start out in high school, train, attend classes, fight matches, win or lose, rise or fall in the league.  Deal with your character's friends and family.  Extracurricular activities.  (Could even choose to drop out of high school.)  Decide whether you want your character to be featherweight, welterweight, or heavyweight, etc.  Go to college or try to become semi-pro or pro out of high school.  Rise or fall in the leagues.   Date, get married, raise children.  Or remain a bachelor for life.  Might need to get a real job to make ends meet.  Could run into major conflicts like if your boxing coach/manager wants your character to throw a fight.  Possibly even develop ties with the Mob/Mafia. 

    A AAA 3D Fighting game MMORPG might be cool.  Like Street Fighter Online.  But I don't like the MMO games where you play existing characters from Anime or Video Games, like Goku, Luffy, or Ryu (or even Spider-Man).  Never played them and never will.  Existing characters should be NPCs and bosses.  Leveling path determined by your character's alignment (good, somewhat neutral/independent, or evil).  Limited choices of course.  Can't include every country in the world.  But nations of origin and styles of fighting/martial arts could be expanded over time.

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