FIREFLY MMORPG

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CAPTAINJOSH06

Saturday, December 9, 2006 7:13 PM

I have a thread open for a few days now talking about what a game like this would actualy be like and now there is, kwl.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=25628

I also found more info on it:
http://multiverse.net/press/pr20061207.jsp?cid=6&scid=9

XANDER2061

Saturday, December 9, 2006 11:32 PM

See thats whats putting me off of EVE. I will still play this game if it is like eve though, so long as it is good.

Are their no online space sims where you can actually play as if it were a regular space sim, i.e. its not all down to your stats, you have to actually play some as well.

JVP

Sunday, December 10, 2006 12:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by mrben:
FWIW, as far as I can tell Multiverse _isn't_ open source; it's available free to developers, but they take a % online revenues.

There's some more details at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse_Network - the multiverse website itself is very slow at the moment.

(Out of curiousity, did you think it would have low production value because it was an open source engine, or just because of general doubts about how it would be produced?)

'S why I put it in quotes. The engine itself is free to developers, and isn't a devoted, high quality engine. It's a utility engine of sorts. For all your MMORPG needs.

I still think/FEAR it'll have low production value because of the engine, and doubts about how it'll be produced. This is more of a fear than anything (I'm one of the suckers who followed PROJECT EGO (everyone else'll know it as FABLE) from day one, and five years later, we get what we got).

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ELDUSTO

Sunday, December 10, 2006 1:28 AM

Just thought I'd add another link to some reading material on the MMORPG.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162937.html
I'm not a big fan of MMORPGs, in fact, I don't play them at all. Maybe if this was a third person adventure game like BtVS was, I'd buy it.

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MRBEN

Sunday, December 10, 2006 9:05 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by JvP:
'S why I put it in quotes. The engine itself is free to developers, and isn't a devoted, high quality engine. It's a utility engine of sorts. For all your MMORPG needs.

I still think/FEAR it'll have low production value because of the engine, and doubts about how it'll be produced.

You do understand that most games are built on a "utility" engine, yes? Certainly in the FPS world this has been true for a long time, but I know it's also true in the MMORPG world. Very few games these days have a "dedicated" engine.

Now, I'm not saying that Multiverse is going to succeed with their particular business model, nor that I know either way about their engine. But using an engine to build the game is by no means a harbinger of doom.

mrben

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CAPTAINJOSH06

Sunday, December 10, 2006 11:33 AM

Im alittle offended by that Sci Fi Geek thing, how dare they, Browncoats are a community of fans not Sci Fi geeks....

M10

Monday, December 11, 2006 1:06 AM

I'd be willing to bet this thing will never see the light of day. There's a big difference between acquiring the license for the property and actually completing a game.

JOSH

Monday, December 11, 2006 6:09 AM

Wow, if any of you remember me trying to get contact info for universal/fox licensing, this is what my group was trying to get pushed. Well now I know why they stonewalled us, damn, I dont really like this company anyways...

GEORDIESTEVE2003

Monday, December 11, 2006 12:02 PM

This is excellent news, because with something like Star Wars, a lot of the universe is already mapped out, like you know there is the ice planet Hoth, or the forest planet of Endor and the Ewoks etc, but with Firefly it's all new, shiny, and they can be massively creative.

Also the type of characters you could be will be interesting, whether its, Alliance or Browncoat (well duh, what are most people going to go for) and how they split them into groups, like doctor, mechanic, mercenary, etc. I hope you can create your own person and build your own career.

Looking forward to this very much, I also hope they take their time and make it good, rather than rush it and produce a piece of brown stuff.

There must be hundreds of ideas for places and stories on here, I would gladly sign away all rights to my story and the ideas theirin, if they were used in the game. A wealth of material to tap, right here!!!

BROWNCOAT1

Monday, December 11, 2006 12:39 PM

Heard about this on Thursday & I must say it made my long weekend oh so more enjoyable.

I for one will be following the development of this MMO with much interest. I have already warned my wife when it goes live to expect to lose me a couple of hours a day.

Wonder how they will work acquiring a ship. I would like to have a boat and pick up some crew from the shiny people here at FFF.net.

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