More MMO, Less RPG

robert4818 · 2005-09-09T07:10:30

I've noticed this alot. Everyone and their mom keeps trying to come out with the next big MMORPG. The problem is that that area is over-saturated right now. Granted it IS the easiest of the MMO types to create, but the reality is that there are many other genre's out there that could benefit from the MMO styel of play. Racing, (Instanced zoned races, open races, tracks, street, pick up, individualized cars etc.) Space/Air dogfight (perhaps not to the point of persistant worlds...but still) FPS (Beyond Planetside, this could benifit most from going down the classic MMO style think MMO DOOM :) ) Sports (Each person gets control of a player, they form teams....compete in seasons/ladder tournaments) RTS (HUGE map about 100-500 players per map, try to conqure the world!) Action/Adventure (Think Zelda: TOOT styel MMO, or perhaps Double Dragon, Battle Toads etc) Poke'mon (Yes I know the game is over hyped but the general idea lends itself PERFECTLY to an MMO style setting...in fact the game/tv show basically describes the MMO style) GTA style MMO. The point is that there are alot more options out in the world than JUST another MMORPG. Granted other ones can have more of a headache technical/bandwidth wise, but still. When it does come to MMO's lets get a little more original than Fantasy...there are alot more genre's out there to play in. Gothic, SCI-FI, Horror, Wild West, Mytholigical, Pre-historic, Cyberpunk, Steam Punk, Hell there's more in just fantasy than what we see, get away from the classic "Tolkienesque" style of high fantasy. ORIGINALITY PEOPLE

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Started by robert4818 September 02, 2005 04:33 PM

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