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It didn't make it out of development, subby.
Which... I mean, yeah, that sounds hard to the point of impossible from a game design perspective. As a general RPG, sure, you can do that with a buttload of writing work, but coming up with MMO-compatible mechanics for what they're describing is a task that sorta makes it clear this was always investor bait and never intended to actually be made.
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That already exists. It's called "Second Life". Great example of "the weird get pro".
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The only comfort comes from the faint and withered hope that perhaps I shall be able to sneak to the stables every fortnight for a dalliance with the stableboy Animal Crossing.
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The women of Legends of Tomorrow are most disappointed
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Biledriver: I heard it was the cheaters running around in T-72's that really ruined it for everybody:
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Well, supper was ready.
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Jim_Callahan: "Shut down" implies incorrectly that it was ever launched.
It didn't make it out of development, subby.
Which... I mean, yeah, that sounds hard to the point of impossible from a game design perspective. As a general RPG, sure, you can do that with a buttload of writing work, but coming up with MMO-compatible mechanics for what they're describing is a task that sorta makes it clear this was always investor bait and never intended to actually be made.
The Fallen London series seems to have done a decent enough job.
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LowbrowDeluxe: Jim_Callahan: "Shut down" implies incorrectly that it was ever launched.
It didn't make it out of development, subby.
Which... I mean, yeah, that sounds hard to the point of impossible from a game design perspective. As a general RPG, sure, you can do that with a buttload of writing work, but coming up with MMO-compatible mechanics for what they're describing is a task that sorta makes it clear this was always investor bait and never intended to actually be made.
The Fallen London series seems to have done a decent enough job.
Fallen London [is] a free-to-play text-based browser game...
Not exactly am MMO. Wildly different mechanics in a text based game than an MMO.
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FrancoFile: Charles Bukowski or Hunter S. Thompson-set MMO
That already exists. It's called "Second Life". Great example of "the weird get pro".
What about if you added William S Burroughs?
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dionysusaur: FrancoFile: Charles Bukowski or Hunter S. Thompson-set MMO
That already exists. It's called "Second Life". Great example of "the weird get pro".
What about if you added William S Burroughs?
Pretty sure they already have giant insects.
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Quantumbunny: LowbrowDeluxe: Jim_Callahan: "Shut down" implies incorrectly that it was ever launched.
It didn't make it out of development, subby.
Which... I mean, yeah, that sounds hard to the point of impossible from a game design perspective. As a general RPG, sure, you can do that with a buttload of writing work, but coming up with MMO-compatible mechanics for what they're describing is a task that sorta makes it clear this was always investor bait and never intended to actually be made.
The Fallen London series seems to have done a decent enough job.
Fallen London [is] a free-to-play text-based browser game...
Not exactly am MMO. Wildly different mechanics in a text based game than an MMO.
True, true, but I think it shows that the general concept/genre has merit.
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"Oh Mister Darcy, our families will not approve of us marrying until we clear out Father Kilmeade's farm of those radioactive geckos."
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Herr Morgenstern: I remember watching a trailer for this. I'm not one to judge others for their recreational choices, but it just strikes me as very weird. I know there's LARPers that do something similar in a Downton Abbey style setting, taking on the roles of either the elite or the servants. Weird, but whatever floats your boat.
All drama depends on conflict.
Man vs. Orc is obvious, and has a clear winner and loser. Debutante vs. Spinster Aunt is more subtle, and may not ever end.
But the best D&D campaigns, and a lot of dramatic literature, involves building conflict over time - you may score points on your enemy today, but he escapes to fight again. cf Major League Baseball, Hamlet's uncle, Darth Vader, Morgoth, Sauron, et al.
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FrancoFile: Herr Morgenstern: I remember watching a trailer for this. I'm not one to judge others for their recreational choices, but it just strikes me as very weird. I know there's LARPers that do something similar in a Downton Abbey style setting, taking on the roles of either the elite or the servants. Weird, but whatever floats your boat.
All drama depends on conflict.
Man vs. Orc is obvious, and has a clear winner and loser. Debutante vs. Spinster Aunt is more subtle, and may not ever end.
But the best D&D campaigns, and a lot of dramatic literature, involves building conflict over time - you may score points on your enemy today, but he escapes to fight again. cf Major League Baseball, Hamlet's uncle, Darth Vader, Morgoth, Sauron, et al.
I think that's what appealed to me about larping Vampire: The Masquerade. Political backstabbing and ladder climbing in a dark setting with "sexy" vampires. I know, I know, I'm one of thosepeople.
Yeah, come to think about it, this might be why I don't judge others about this kind of thing...
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