John Romero Developing a MMOG

bmarklein writes "According to computerandvideogames.com, John Romero is to developing an MMO. He doesn't divulge any details, but does say that it's 'the most money I've ever spent on a game' and that it's 'very different from any other MMO for some special reasons.' Will this live up to the hype, or is history repeating itself?"

Comments

Daikatana

[ponds]

Man, I just hope it's as good as Daikatana was!

Re:Daikatana

[tourvil]

I think someone doesn't like you if you have the first post, and get modded as Redundant. Sheesh.

Must've been a Daikatana fan. :)

Re:Daikatana

[TheScottishGuy]

aye, when the shipyairds git shut doon, we all kent whit it feckin wis. dinnae feckin wirrae.

MMO?

[AKAImBatman]

John Romero is to developing an MMO.

What's a Massive Multiplayer Online? Is that a game where Romero goes around with magical powers, turning all the players into a female dog? Sounds about as much fun as his last big game...

Give him a break

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Yeah the whole John Romero rockstar developer thing was lame. And the John Romero will make you his bitch ad was really lame. But that is enough kicking now let the guy up. He's just a dude we all do stupid things we should't have to hear about them forever.

Re:Give him a break

[Guppy06]

"He's just a dude we all do stupid things"

Yes, but most of us stop.

Obligatory Penny Arcade Reference

[Vaystrem]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/11/22Funny All by Itself.

John Romero will make you his $19.99/mo bitch

[Chris Burke]

I wonder what makes it different than most other MMOGs? Maybe he means he won't be using any of the advancements made in the genre in the last ten years? Or maybe it will make your progress dependent on suicidal AIs whose inevitable deaths costs you dearly won progress?

Or maybe he just means he'll sink incredible amounts of cash into a project that ends up being years late and when finally loosed upon the world is so beneath expectations that it vanishes quietly within months, only to be heard of in derisive jokes?

No, wait, that would be just like most MMOGs.

Character classes

[Dmala]

Of course, one of the character classes will be "John Romero's Bitch"

Is this like one of those IQ tests?

[Z0mb1eman]

John Romero is to developing an MMO... ...like Microsoft is to writing secure software? ...like the RIAA is to sharing music? ...like Slashdot editors are to using proper grammar?

I must have misread it

[MythoBeast]

I thought that the tag line said that George Romero was creating a new MMOG. Now THAT would be cool! Especially if they could get Burton to help design the sets, and maybe Geiger to design some monsters.

I can just see it now. Aliens came and conquored mankind, destroyed all of civilization, and then died of bird flu. The corpses of the dead roam the world, animated as killing machines to help clean up the remaining humans. Even though the aliens are wiped out, the planet is still heavily infested with their deadly flora and fauna. Only a few small enclaves of man remain in existence, subsiding off of scavanged materials and parts gotten from dangerous trips into the nearby critter infested cities.

Oooo, I like it! Now all I need is a few million and some good developers.

Question

[Omestes]

Will it make me his bitch?

Re:Editing much?

[Gojira Shipi-Taro]

I think that's as in
"John Romero is to developing an MMO(G) as George Romero is to directing Romantic Comedies"

Poor John.

[Mathness]

John Romero Developing a MMOG

Is is cureable and is he getting treatment?
Did he get a second opinion from another doctor?
What is it any way? I sure hope it isn't some nasty stuff like the avian flu or cancer.

Re:Probably be modded down for this, but...

[Anonymous Coward]

I would mod you down simply for your whiney title.