[gameprogrammer] Re: MMO Idea
- From: "Laurence Grant" <larrygrant@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:04:04 -0500
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> Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: MMO Idea
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> I kind of thought this too when I first read his
> description but I think that there is always one huge
> advantage (imho one of the greatest draws of games)
> that any game will have over RL, freedom.
>
> One of my favorite games is GTA 3, not so much for the
> missions but for the freedom, I can take any car,
> drive around like a complete madman, with no real
> consequenses. Now the car, physics engine and traffic
> are all supposed to simulate real life but its the
> freedom that differentiates a mad drive through the
> city and my commute home.
>
> Of course, how the game ends up will ultimately
> determine its success.
You actually just reminded me of another huge component, and the freedom and
openness is key. By providing the tools and not dictating how they are used
there is no reason an independent couldn't create his own (new) business
(not a formal corporation). For example there will be vehicles. A player
might post in-game that he's having a race. Charge a $10 entry fee, hire
people to help organize checkpoints, define the track on some planet (or
maybe in space) and have a real race. He'd pay the winner some % of the
proceeds and keep the reset. This might then blossom into a whole circuit
on a single planet or a universal scale across many planets. I could even
see the winner being a target for hired "hit-men" or saboteurs. As the
winner you might need to hire body guards or upgrade your vehicles with
shields. The concept is a lot like SW pod racing, but in a dynamic game
setting. The point being, the options are limitless, and I want to provide
the flexibility to let players do what they want.
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