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Buffy MMO Announced, Firefly MMO Delayed
Zonk brings word that Multiverse, the developer who in 2006 acquired the rights to make a Firefly-based MMO, has announced that a Buffy: The Vampire Slayer MMO is now under development. An interview with Corey Bridges from Multiverse seems to indicate that the Firefly MMO, though delayed, is not dead. He also provides a few details on what the Buffy game will be like. Quoting:
"What we're doing with the Buffy game then is releasing it in stages. It will first be a flash-based virtual world, with the full Multiverse server behind it. ... So it will start as a 2D flash-based MMO where you can go on missions and interact with other players. This will extend even once we have the 3D client working, where you can both interact with players using the other point of view. We're going to have these shared spaces where 2D and 3D people can interact. All of this will come out in phases, with staged gameplay coming out. We're sort of blazing a path with this concept, and we're really interested in what this might mean for players of the two versions. ... I'd love to get [a public beta] out to players by the end of the year."
shared spaces where 2D and 3D people can interact
So what do the 2D players see when the 3D players jump?
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
Agreed. I would think that an IP based on a single person in each generation would make for a lousy MMO. Everything in the Buffyverse is about exceptions to rules, and that's believable when you follow a few characters around. But when you get into an MMO environment, the exception quickly becomes the rule as everyone takes the "chosen one" class or the "vampire with a soul" class.
If only there were an IP they could acquire where it's a whole ass-load of people in far flung areas, maybe like the old west, or space or something, where small groups of people move around performing missions. That's the sort of IP that'd make for a great MMO, IMHO.
... it will ... so it will start ...this will ... once we have ... we're going to have ... all of this will come out in phases ...we're sort of blazing a path ... I'd love to ...
To be honest, DNF has a lower vapourware coefficient.
I'm a minority race. Save your vitriol for white people.
We're going to have these shared spaces where 2D and 3D people can interact.
We already have that here on Slashdot whenever an evolution-related story crops up.
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How did this get modded up past the firehose? Buffy, Firefly, and MMOGs have nothing to do with-
Oh, wait.
I'm flattered and everything, but I'm not sure I really lead the sort of life that's all that worth making an MMO about.
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Both of those MMOs sound nice. But if you really want my gaming dollars, how about one taking place in the Dr. Horrible universe?
(Every five minutes your in-game chat would have to rhyme, of course.)
JJ
This seems like kind of a flimsy IP to base an MMO on.
How so?
Aren't there dozens of better choices?
Such as?
To be fair, BTVS ended with the creation of thousands of mini Slayers. And, as a bonus, it would finally give dudes a good excuse to play a hot chick in an MMO.
I think there would be plenty of other popular choices for class. I'm pretty sure lots of people would choose witch, hyena-person, ex-demon shopkeeper, cyberdemon, goddess, or dude-who-just-wants-to-be-a-big-snake.
I'm a tenth level werewolf guitarist!
If fate makes you a motorcycle, you become a motorcycle.
There are dozens of other choices, but none where I can virtually fight vampires AND do virtual cheerleading. Also Buffy has lesbian witches. Therefore no, there aren't any BETTER choices.
Forget slayer, I wanna be Willow's girlfriend!!!
Heroic Class. Gotta wait some years for those expansions.
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Hey, come on. On the Internet, we are all 18 year old girls.
A good education is a bit like a STD - it makes you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and gives you a desire to spread it.
Dungeons & Dragons is a 5 dimensional game:
Strength
Dexterity
Constitution
Charisma
Wisdom
Virginia is for lovers. EVE is for griefers.
With a property like BTVS, you have to strike while the iron is hot! If they wait to have a worthwhile game to offer, Buffy's relevance may fade.
Nope, they're verifying age and nationality. If you're an American guy, you only get to play the buttmonkey. (on the plus side, some of the women will be playing Faith...)
The Firefly MMO was in private beta but they couldn't seem to figure out why just as you were about to ding level 3 the game would exit abruptly and show you a confusing array of cutscenes from the rest of the content...
I read the script, and I think it would help my character's motivation if he was on fire. -Bender
Preferring to run around behind a female ass instead of a male one, for hours after hours, days after days, months after months, and now, years after years, destined to be decades after decades, isn't enough reason to always play a hot chick?
City of Heroes, build slider max, waist slider min, boob slider max, low riders or bikini or skin, tight or short top, Ms. Liberty or Kalinda, notutorialthxbie, go!
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Oh, there'll be problems, alright.
Post 3269: Nerf Watchers!!!
Posted by SMGRulz416, 3:44 AM 12 July 2010
the watcher class is supposed to be a support/utility class but they can beat a purped slayer easy!!! (Ed. Note: loaded with purple quality equipment and upgrades) Once they get the att accolade (Ed. Note: Ancient Tiki Taboo accolade, a reward for completing a long quest arc) they can use it to stun or debuf (Ed. Note: refers to the ATTs power to debuf the defense of a target by 90% or stun the target, either for 10s, 2 hour recharge time) buffs (Ed. Note: "buffs", i.e. slayers, i.e. Buffies, not to be confused with buffing someone) but since they also can delay-cast any spell on their glasses then zap it when they want, they can cast the debuff on their glasse, go find a buffy, zap stun, zap debuf, then beat on her, when 10s is up re-stun with 5s watchun (Ed. Note: watchun, bvsbbsspeake for inherent watcher stun ability) then more beats and poof she hm's. (Ed. Note: Hellmouths, or goes to the Hellmouth, where dead characters come back to life.) pvp its way worse they denad the stake and pop it on a lamp for the hps (Ed. Note: take the buffy's best wooden stake, usually teh bravery stake, hence de-nad, i.e. de-balls, i.e. de-bravery-ify, and expend it on a low level vamp yard trash to get the ash left from the disintegrated vamp, which is worth tons on the hall pass market because it's imbued with the method of destruction, in this case the 1-use-per-week special stake.)
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seriously? Lets make everything an MMO.
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Epic level cap of +1 to +5! Ability to ignore comments I mean players below level 2!
The Collectors edition comes with tissues.
Surely it comes with cheese slices.
Sara
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And I assure you, it also wasn't the designers' idea to have players start out at level 2, then advance through levels 3, 6, 7, 8, 4, 5, 9, 13, and 1, in that order.