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Firefly MMORPG Announced

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the space-ships-and-capes dept.

bishiraver writes "Multiverse has announced that they have gained rights to a Firefly Massively Multiplayer Online Game. Multiverse is a company started by several former Netscape employees, and they have developed an engine/network that works for all of their games. They intend to break into the MMO industry by being an MMO publisher of sorts. By standardizing, they can provide a less expensive alternative to the tens of millions of dollars and several years it takes to currently develop an MMO. They have said they will hire out a studio to build the game for them. Corey Bridgets, Massive's Executive Producer, says: 'If you're doing science fiction, you have to really think it out and create an incredibly rich environment that is compelling in its own right, and worth exploring and going back to week after week. That's what Joss Whedon did with Firefly.'"

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  1. I predict.... by snarkth · · Score: 5, Funny

    this might live as long as nethack.

      Oh, wait...

      snarkth

  2. Re:This could work. by CthulhuDreamer · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...because there's a wealth of options for character classes."

    And in true Fox tradition, you start at level 20. When you make 25, you drop back to do levels 5 though 10, then 32 to 37, then back to 11 to pick up your first skill bonus. After playing levels 42-47, 13-18, and 26-31 you finish up with levels 48-59. When you qualify for 60, your character gets dropped back into the tutorial and you choose which class you want to be.

  3. Cleanup on aisle 5.. by The+Slaughter · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think I just had a nerdgasm.

  4. I am trying a new one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Instead of my usual MMORPG haunts, I am trying RealLife: The outside world (tm).

    Mom says there are bad people out there, and they can hurt me. But my friend Bill says that there are real girls at the mall that I can talk to.

    I am going to try it. Call 911 if I don't come back.

    1. Re:I am trying a new one by Christopher_Edwardz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Some things to remember:

      • When buying from a merchant, don't repeatedly poke them if they do not immediately turn your way. They don't multi-task as well.
      • When buying from a merchant at the counter, do not hop up and down on the counter in impatience. The guards don't like that.
      • Don't jump off of balconies in an attempt to shorten run distance.
      • While the world is decidedly carebear, permadeath is enforced, so take heed.
      • Heal spells cost incredible amounts of cash.
      • DO NOT strafe around people while talking to them in impatience.
      • The guards have no sense of humor when it comes to a little PVP.
      • Griefing can get you beaten silly.
      • Beggars are still hated.
      • Girls in the real world have a built in knock-back system if you try to oggle their polygons too closely.
      • Some of them also have a pet called "a Muscle-Bound Boyfriend" that you need to watch out for.
      • Unlike some worlds, stuff laying on the ground or on shelves is not to be taken willy-nilly. Such a thing could lead to being flagged a thief by the guards.
      • Small animals you might meet are not there for newbies.
      • The lack of portals and transport spells sucks(!). Lobby for a patch.
      • Do not use /shout, such as: (SHOUTING): "can i get loc of girlz plz thx?!?!?!"
      • Earning money in that game is a pain, but comes with a charisma modifier.
      • Your avatar needs daily maintenance, such as a bath, or suffer a charisma penalty.
      • It's FREE!!!! But... cannot be uninstalled without crashing the system.

      All I could think of for the moment.

  5. Re:But... by servognome · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wash: Reavers!
    Mal: zomg lazerz pewpew

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