If you created a MMORPG.

Shawk · 20th April 2008, 08:54

What would it be like, here is my MMORPG, enjoy

You are Shawk, you are born, in a world where there is nothing. There are no cities, no towns, no currency, no gold, no weapons, no armor, nothing, just other people like yourself, being born just like you at the age of 18 years old, you are in a beautiful world much like earth with every different climate.

I would call it A New Birth.

And this is how your life in A New Birth would begin,

You start out needing to protect yourself against animals and other people like yourself, not dinasaurs, more like wolves, bears and coyotes. The minute you are born you look around, you are completely nakid and hungry, first, you must protect yourself, you grab a rock and a strong stick and weild them looking for something to eat.

You notice a wolf, you throw a rock at the wolf and begin hitting it with a stick, you skin the wolf and take its pelt and harvest the meat, you need something to put the meat in and somewhere to store your pelts, you find a cave and set up a home, You find another player in the cave and begin talking to him, you and your new friend share your items and hunt together getting more pelts and food and storring it in your cave.

Later, you find out certain leaves are very strong and can be almost like a string type material, you use this string to sew the pelts into clothing such as boots, gloves and pants. You both spend some time learning how to create these items using porcupine needs and string, eventually you both create a full set of leather armor. Also, you chissle rocks to form spears with wood and this string.

With your new armor and weapon you go out and fight stronger enemies to get stronger pelts, you encounter bears, boars and even players, taking the items that these players have found themselves.. you find that one of these players actually created a hammer, breaking it apart you notice he just used a stick and chisseled a hole in the rock to put the stick through the rock..

After a hard days work and much food and pelts gathered you are both very tired and encumbered from carrying your wares around all day, you set up a camp and cook some meat.. you become less tired and get a few minutes of sleep making you less encoumbered and much stronger. You both get up and head out again.

10 days later.

You and your friend have found more friends and you have all started making a clan, you have created 2 towers and 3 homes with trees, bark, leaves, dirt etc etc.. you have been attacked many times and died a few times lossing all your possesions but you and your friend have always regrouped and saved up items in caves to be able to get back to your lives again.

You and your new clan decided to take control of a cliff area with 2 towers overlooking any intruders on your land, you have men and women in your clan, about 20 good people.. Many people go into their homes to sleep (log,) for the night and get much more rest, (str,) then they would in the pooring rain and cold wheather. You have learned much in 10 days, how to create axes, better spears, bows, arrows, even a better form of armor with a metal you found in a nearby mountain.

5 days later.

Your home has become much more secure, you now have 1 barrack, 4 towers, 10 homes and 50 members of your clan. You and your clan designed a flag out of pelts and started hanging it above your towers and barracks.. you have created walls covering areas that allow other to get in and set up some willing guards and scouts to search the areas outside your home. A band of weird looking humans with green skin are constantly trying to attack you but as we start to win they run off back to where they came from.

20 days later.

Your clan has taken a few blows but has managed to live on, you now have 5 towers, very strong walls, barracks, an armory, a workshop, a blacksmith and even set up a mine in the nearby mountains that also has 2 towers defending it and 20 men.. your clan has now become 80 strong and are growing stronger every day. The green skins are still attacking almost everyday, they seem to be getting stronger in number and their strength allows them to almost take on 2 of our men.

...

Ill stop here, but I think you get my point, eventually, people would learn how to create bronze armor, bronze swords etc.. then later find steel in these mines, allowing the creation of steel armor and swords.. Use your imagination and that essencially what my game would be made into. the evillusion would eventually end..

There would be no magic, no guns, no gunpower, nothing of this nature, The highest you can reach is what we consider to be a Pre-guns aura, Magic just does not fit in my type of game, there are forms of curring but essencially it is just a few races of Men, Orc, Man-Orcs, Wolf-men, Dwarfs etc.. maby even minotaurs.

You can kinda see that eventually you would have farms, with pigs and cows, that make milk, which gives you a bonus, or lambs, which give you more agility with better boot material.. then you can make castles... blah blah.

There are no quests, no npcs, no radar, no map, no nothing.. just your brain and your avatar.. you dont even have a hud showing your health, you get hit twice, you die, it`s completely realistic, you can bleed to death if not taken to a healer and you can die. when you die, you lose everything, you have to find your way back to your clan who is waiting for you, or start life over again. The only thing you actually have on your screen, is a chat bar, nothing else.

But anyways, share your ideas on what you can conjure up with your imagination if you yourself had a 50 man dev team that would make whatever the hell your heart desired.

Shurt · 20th April 2008, 09:38

Take away all the fantasy elements and the chat bar and you have hmm, let me see, real life?

Shawk · 20th April 2008, 10:22

Sure,

Accept it is in a Fantasy world. Remember, Roleplaying Game.

Naugil · 20th April 2008, 10:53

I like this survivor approach and how everything must be discovered by the players. So I start in the stone age and move up to medieval times with the same guy? What is he? Immortal?

Daniel Adler · 20th April 2008, 11:28

If I created an Online Game it would be MO, o wait I am doing that!!! =)

Lina · 20th April 2008, 11:43

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Originally Posted by Daniel Adler

If I created an Online Game it would be MO, o wait I am doing that!!! =)

Thats so cool! *jealous*

Daniel Adler · 20th April 2008, 11:57

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Originally Posted by Lina

Thats so cool! *jealous*

you want to get into the gaming industry?

There are multiple ways in though passion is needed. Hard work and much overtime ( Especially when your company doesn't have finical backup from a much larger company ).

But my work at SV is the best i have had. Great and passionate d folks =)

Lina · 20th April 2008, 12:03

Sounds like a dream. The gaming industry is huge tho. I mean like you can be so many things in it. Programmer, Art. Story , etc. I am not sure what part i think i could go for. But i love the idea of being part of the development of a whole world so to speak. And only by being in this forum i am in a way a part fo the development right?

The Last Spartan · 20th April 2008, 13:08

I'd like to design character models, terrain, and content. So I don't know what I want to do.:P

Dani · 20th April 2008, 13:12

Mine would be like real life. You could create your fantasy life.

You create your person, you go to school, you get a job, you get married, you become filthy rich, you can do anything. You can drive cars, shoot people, whatever you want! Like GTA and The Sims combined.

Nehemia · 20th April 2008, 14:35

If I created an mmorpg, its combat system would be similiar to this;
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32843.html?type=

Anime style asskicking.

Aragoni · 20th April 2008, 15:13

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Originally Posted by Daniel Adler

you want to get into the gaming industry?

Plz send me a tutorial on how to become an 1337 game dev. I'm atm using Wings 3d (free stuff ftw!) but I suck at it

Edit: One thing is for sure, if I created an MMO it would have the same combat system as Assassin's Creed.

Shawk · 20th April 2008, 17:11

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Originally Posted by Aragoni

Plz send me a tutorial on how to become an 1337 game dev. I'm atm using Wings 3d (free stuff ftw!) but I suck at it

Edit: One thing is for sure, if I created an MMO it would have the same combat system as Assassin's Creed.

Tbh, I knew everything about 3d max, photoshop, all of it, but I have nothing without a diploma, if you want to be in the game industry take a graphic design cource in school or online.

I'm currently in an online cource full-time on my 6th month for graphic design, Everything ive been tought I pretty much know, except for the 2d art that ive been getting tought recently. But yah, without that diploma, don't bother. Unless your planning on being an newb modder like Sebasian or something and getting, "lucky,"

Go for web design, then graphic design, and you're set for life.. payed off all my school loans already making websites locally and doing content for a company here.

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Originally Posted by Naugil

I like this survivor approach and how everything must be discovered by the players. So I start in the stone age and move up to medieval times with the same guy? What is he? Immortal?

Well, yah, I sappose, if people really need it ill make up some kind of Lore that gives a reason why they keep comming back to life

Oh, btw, still no one has given me there big list of what they would put in their mmo, i'm not impressed.

Alvin · 21st April 2008, 09:12

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Originally Posted by Lina

Sounds like a dream. The gaming industry is huge tho. I mean like you can be so many things in it. Programmer, Art. Story , etc. I am not sure what part i think i could go for. But i love the idea of being part of the development of a whole world so to speak. And only by being in this forum i am in a way a part fo the development right?

I can make ur dream come true Lina. Create a Mmorpg with me

Aragoni · 21st April 2008, 22:33

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Originally Posted by Alvin

I can make ur dream come true Lina. Create a Mmorpg with me

It's obvious that Lina is actually a 50-year old truckdriver with a beerbelly. Are you SURE you want to create an MMO with it?

Lina · 21st April 2008, 22:37

uhm.. Thanks alot for those kind thoughts about me :/

yXXe · 21st April 2008, 22:41

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Originally Posted by Aragoni

It's obvious that Lina is actually a 50-year old truckdriver with a beerbelly. Are you SURE you want to create an MMO with it?

You, Alvin, just got burned!

Shawk · 21st April 2008, 22:50

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Originally Posted by Aragoni

It's obvious that Lina is actually a 50-year old truckdriver with a beerbelly. Are you SURE you want to create an MMO with it?

You're getting Lina and yourself mixed up,

Stop derailing threads asshat.

Shinzon · 21st April 2008, 22:53

If you are serious about this; a proper "Idea" the type that would get investors listening is a 12+ page Design Document; that outlines each feature and its possible implementation; showing that this can actualy be done.

Hell; one day I want to open my own game design compnay; I am currently studying Computer Science and I do 3D modeling; and Texturing as a hobby on the side, so when the time actualy comes; I know enough from each trade to coordinate everything into a coherent project...

Aragoni · 21st April 2008, 23:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawk

You're getting Lina and yourself mixed up,

Stop derailing threads asshat.

Naw.... Stop being so offensive, I could become a sad panda otherwise

Aragoni · 21st April 2008, 23:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lina

uhm.. Thanks alot for those kind thoughts about me :/

Right?

Lina · 21st April 2008, 23:29

How about we just never mind and keep this thread to its topic?

Erik Lindgren · 21st April 2008, 23:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawk

But yah, without that diploma, don't bother. Unless your planning on being an newb modder like Sebasian or something and getting, "lucky,"

yeah that newb modder sebastian, lucker. seriously though,, you don't need a diploma,, just get really good and get a decent portfolio. that's it, simple :]
oh and it's a huge plus if you're easy to work with

Lina · 21st April 2008, 23:37

That sound more fair i think. Nice to hear diploma does not mean everything so to speak. You can do awsome things even if you dont have a diploma on it :P

Aragoni · 21st April 2008, 23:41

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Originally Posted by Erik Lindgren

yeah that newb modder sebastian, lucker. seriously though,, you don't need a diploma,, just get really good and get a decent portfolio. that's it, simple :]
oh and it's a huge plus if you're easy to work with

I could work in Star Vault for free this summer when I don't have school

I can be a MO-tester! I am an experienced BETA-player

20th April 2008, 08:54	#1 (permalink)
Shawk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 1,509 Rep Power: 5	If you created a MMORPG. What would it be like, here is my MMORPG, enjoy You are Shawk, you are born, in a world where there is nothing. There are no cities, no towns, no currency, no gold, no weapons, no armor, nothing, just other people like yourself, being born just like you at the age of 18 years old, you are in a beautiful world much like earth with every different climate. I would call it A New Birth. And this is how your life in A New Birth would begin, You start out needing to protect yourself against animals and other people like yourself, not dinasaurs, more like wolves, bears and coyotes. The minute you are born you look around, you are completely nakid and hungry, first, you must protect yourself, you grab a rock and a strong stick and weild them looking for something to eat. You notice a wolf, you throw a rock at the wolf and begin hitting it with a stick, you skin the wolf and take its pelt and harvest the meat, you need something to put the meat in and somewhere to store your pelts, you find a cave and set up a home, You find another player in the cave and begin talking to him, you and your new friend share your items and hunt together getting more pelts and food and storring it in your cave. Later, you find out certain leaves are very strong and can be almost like a string type material, you use this string to sew the pelts into clothing such as boots, gloves and pants. You both spend some time learning how to create these items using porcupine needs and string, eventually you both create a full set of leather armor. Also, you chissle rocks to form spears with wood and this string. With your new armor and weapon you go out and fight stronger enemies to get stronger pelts, you encounter bears, boars and even players, taking the items that these players have found themselves.. you find that one of these players actually created a hammer, breaking it apart you notice he just used a stick and chisseled a hole in the rock to put the stick through the rock.. After a hard days work and much food and pelts gathered you are both very tired and encumbered from carrying your wares around all day, you set up a camp and cook some meat.. you become less tired and get a few minutes of sleep making you less encoumbered and much stronger. You both get up and head out again. 10 days later. You and your friend have found more friends and you have all started making a clan, you have created 2 towers and 3 homes with trees, bark, leaves, dirt etc etc.. you have been attacked many times and died a few times lossing all your possesions but you and your friend have always regrouped and saved up items in caves to be able to get back to your lives again. You and your new clan decided to take control of a cliff area with 2 towers overlooking any intruders on your land, you have men and women in your clan, about 20 good people.. Many people go into their homes to sleep (log,) for the night and get much more rest, (str,) then they would in the pooring rain and cold wheather. You have learned much in 10 days, how to create axes, better spears, bows, arrows, even a better form of armor with a metal you found in a nearby mountain. 5 days later. Your home has become much more secure, you now have 1 barrack, 4 towers, 10 homes and 50 members of your clan. You and your clan designed a flag out of pelts and started hanging it above your towers and barracks.. you have created walls covering areas that allow other to get in and set up some willing guards and scouts to search the areas outside your home. A band of weird looking humans with green skin are constantly trying to attack you but as we start to win they run off back to where they came from. 20 days later. Your clan has taken a few blows but has managed to live on, you now have 5 towers, very strong walls, barracks, an armory, a workshop, a blacksmith and even set up a mine in the nearby mountains that also has 2 towers defending it and 20 men.. your clan has now become 80 strong and are growing stronger every day. The green skins are still attacking almost everyday, they seem to be getting stronger in number and their strength allows them to almost take on 2 of our men. ... Ill stop here, but I think you get my point, eventually, people would learn how to create bronze armor, bronze swords etc.. then later find steel in these mines, allowing the creation of steel armor and swords.. Use your imagination and that essencially what my game would be made into. the evillusion would eventually end.. There would be no magic, no guns, no gunpower, nothing of this nature, The highest you can reach is what we consider to be a Pre-guns aura, Magic just does not fit in my type of game, there are forms of curring but essencially it is just a few races of Men, Orc, Man-Orcs, Wolf-men, Dwarfs etc.. maby even minotaurs. You can kinda see that eventually you would have farms, with pigs and cows, that make milk, which gives you a bonus, or lambs, which give you more agility with better boot material.. then you can make castles... blah blah. There are no quests, no npcs, no radar, no map, no nothing.. just your brain and your avatar.. you dont even have a hud showing your health, you get hit twice, you die, it`s completely realistic, you can bleed to death if not taken to a healer and you can die. when you die, you lose everything, you have to find your way back to your clan who is waiting for you, or start life over again. The only thing you actually have on your screen, is a chat bar, nothing else. But anyways, share your ideas on what you can conjure up with your imagination if you yourself had a 50 man dev team that would make whatever the hell your heart desired. __________________ Unofficial Mortal FAQ Join The King's Dragons! Last edited by Shawk : 20th April 2008 at 08:57.

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Shawk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 1,509 Rep Power: 5	Sure, Accept it is in a Fantasy world. Remember, Roleplaying Game. __________________ Unofficial Mortal FAQ Join The King's Dragons!

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Naugil Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	I like this survivor approach and how everything must be discovered by the players. So I start in the stone age and move up to medieval times with the same guy? What is he? Immortal? __________________ The book of Krûn - A world without death is dead -

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Lina Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden Age: 23 Posts: 103 Rep Power: 1	Sounds like a dream. The gaming industry is huge tho. I mean like you can be so many things in it. Programmer, Art. Story , etc. I am not sure what part i think i could go for. But i love the idea of being part of the development of a whole world so to speak. And only by being in this forum i am in a way a part fo the development right? __________________

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Dani Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Computer Desk Studying... Age: 19 Posts: 115 Rep Power: 1	Mine would be like real life. You could create your fantasy life. You create your person, you go to school, you get a job, you get married, you become filthy rich, you can do anything. You can drive cars, shoot people, whatever you want! Like GTA and The Sims combined. __________________

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Shurt Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 493 Rep Power: 1	Take away all the fantasy elements and the chat bar and you have hmm, let me see, real life?

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Daniel Adler Developer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 114 Rep Power: 8	If I created an Online Game it would be MO, o wait I am doing that!!! =)

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The Last Spartan Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 560 Rep Power: 2	I'd like to design character models, terrain, and content. So I don't know what I want to do.:P

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Nehemia Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: St.Michel, Finland. Posts: 286 Rep Power: 1	If I created an mmorpg, its combat system would be similiar to this; http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32843.html?type= Anime style asskicking. __________________

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Lina Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden Age: 23 Posts: 103 Rep Power: 1	uhm.. Thanks alot for those kind thoughts about me :/ __________________

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Shinzon Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Age: 19 Posts: 987 Rep Power: 3	If you are serious about this; a proper "Idea" the type that would get investors listening is a 12+ page Design Document; that outlines each feature and its possible implementation; showing that this can actualy be done. Hell; one day I want to open my own game design compnay; I am currently studying Computer Science and I do 3D modeling; and Texturing as a hobby on the side, so when the time actualy comes; I know enough from each trade to coordinate everything into a coherent project... __________________ www.aegis-imperium.com

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Lina Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden Age: 23 Posts: 103 Rep Power: 1	How about we just never mind and keep this thread to its topic? __________________

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Lina Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden Age: 23 Posts: 103 Rep Power: 1	That sound more fair i think. Nice to hear diploma does not mean everything so to speak. You can do awsome things even if you dont have a diploma on it :P __________________ Last edited by Lina : 21st April 2008 at 23:37. Reason: tired. missspell etc