Marvel Goes MMPORG

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Posted by Hemos on Thursday September 19, 2002 @11:43PM from the mmporg-is-a-terrible-acronym dept.

traskjd writes "C|net reports that Vivendi Universal has announced that they are working with Marvel Enterprises to create a Massively Multiplayer online game. The game has your favorite Marvel characters such as the Hulk. However don't hold your breath as the game is touted as coming out in 2005." Ha. Maybe DC will get their act together, and then CowboyNeal can fufil his wildest dreams as the Green Lantern.

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Re:Character limit? by vjmurphy · 2002-09-20 00:03 · Score: 5, Funny

And does Marvel really want the typical MMORPG attracted to this game playing Spider-Man et al? Nothing like having your flagship characters spouting things like "fag" or "u r gay" to other characters.

I would bet that only GMs would get to play any named characters to avoid such problems. Of course, that would pretty much make the game worthless. Who wants to play Color-Excreter Lad when you really want to play Black Panther?

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i should be... by bje2 · 2002-09-20 00:10 · Score: 5, Funny

well the girls have always told me i'm like "The Flash" in bed...oh, wait...

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Reverse the characters by squaretorus · 2002-09-20 00:21 · Score: 4, Funny

Rather than playing a super hero, the game could be based around inhabiting the land of the superheroes - and trying to get yourself into positions where you require their attention.

I'm not into Marvel, having been a DC kiddie, so forgive the character references. But if you kick some ass outside a cinema you get a pounding from Batman, if you don't wash for like, a year, you get a fungus on your toes that Swamp Thing has to come and eradicate. Say 'Im gonna shag that Lois Lane good' enough and eventually Superman will kick your ass.

You build up 'exposure' points until you earn the right to BE a supe for a while!!! Then you can go around listening out for people saying "Where's little jimmy!"
Re:Comic book setting not appropriate for an MMORP by mccalli · 2002-09-20 00:58 · Score: 4, Funny

Who are you going to save from Evil, your fellow superheroes?
Yes. You see, it's all in a day's work for Bicycle Repair Man...
Cheers,
Ian
Who wants to be a super hero... by clickety6 · 2002-09-20 01:00 · Score: 4, Funny

... when you be a super villain instead, and get away with using cheats because it's only acting in character ;-)

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Re:Character limit? by artemis67 · 2002-09-20 02:09 · Score: 4, Funny

Will there be a nuclear power plant near by? Radioactive fallout from a nuclear accident should be good enough to generate a few hundred thousand Silver Age heroes.

Or, maybe a hole in the ozone layer allows the city to be bathed by those mysterious Cosmic Rays(tm).
Re:I'm a little skeptical by squaretorus · 2002-09-20 02:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Imagine living (as an amazonian) in the land of the amazonians?

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO ME!!!!!!
2nd rate heros by phriedom · 2002-09-20 05:13 · Score: 5, Funny

The very first thing I thought of when I read this was: Mystery Men. Since it just wouldn't do to have everyone be Spider-Man, most of the players will, at least at first, have to throw forks or swing shovels. Then I realized that if people create their own characters and make their own names, it will be more like The Tick because if people can't be Batman, then there will be a Der Fliedermouse (spelling?) I think I would choose something like The Mutterer or The Umpire if I were to play.

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