Before you even start reading, let me say this: I am not actually making an MMO… But my topic title is not a sham, and if you will read on, I shall prove that to you! Hehe.
So long time no blog, eh? Sorry folks, I have been busy… but soon I’ll be getting a new demo out, and I will need some beta testers. So stay tuned. Now, onto my blog!Anyway, I think it’s funny, how much MMO games have really changed the way people think about games. Myself specifically. As a former WoW explorer, and a current Guild Wars adventurer, I often look around myself at things in the real world and think to myself, “man, that would make a great MMORPG game!â€? I ask, is this a common thing to think among game developers?Case in point – In a recent fit of nostalgia (and I happened to have a Best Buy gift card burning a hole in my pocket), I picked up season 2 of Disney’s Ducktales.Before I continue, I’d like to say that I think this show is one of the best cartoons for TV that Disney ever produced. It had action, adventure, and some silly (but still funny) humor that was very reminiscent of the old Uncle Scrooge / Donald Duck Carl Barks comic books I used to read when I was a kid. It was colorful, well animated, and had some very memorable music. But enough of my praise, back to the topic at hand.While watching the show’s pilot episode (2+ hours, 5 episodes long!), where most of the main characters and locations are introduced, I couldn’t help but think to myself again “man, that would make a great MMORPG game!â€? Yes, I envision a persistent game world filled with ducks, beagles, money bins, mansions, hideouts, crazy inventions, etc. I see a Junior Woodchuck quest / merit badge system. An explorable Duckburg. Maybe some big treasure hunting story. The possibilities would truly be endless!To those of you who know of (and appreciate) the show, this would probably be an amazing experience. To everyone else, it probably sounds insane!As was mentioned above however, it is not to be. Aside from the fact that a project like this would be of an impossible magnitude for a single person to undertake, it would also be a waste of time to work so hard on a project that you could have no possibility of selling, and probably even less of a possibility of pitching to the owner of the intellectual property contained within.But a man can dream, can’t he? [:D]
Have you ever considered a 3d mmo? With your ability that shouldn't be too much of a problem.
I can beta test if you'd like.
If you'd had read, FF said he wasn't making the game in the comments above.
I loved Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, and Duck Teens (what was it when Huey, Louie, and Duey are all teenagers?)I'm willing to be a beta tester, and Duck tales was a awesome disney show that I watched as a kid.
I remember Ducktales… but I always liked Darkwing Duck better, And I liked Megaman and Sonic the Hedgehog better than that.
Anyway, you could make an MMO (if you wanted to take the time) about something similar. Have different cartoon animals (like the different races in other MMOs) and have them explore a similar world to Duckberg. However, that would take forever to make unless you had a massive team. (which is something every successful MMORPG has had)ducktales owns, but i dont know about an mmorpg about them. but chip n dales rescue rangers sure would be awesome.
What's one of your character names in Guild Wars?
Add me:-Blade Lord Sinclair (level 14 Warrior/Monk)-Blade Queen Helena (level 20 Dervish/Monk)-Fantine Skylark (level 20 Monk/Warrior)-Yoichi Kawasaki (level 11 Assassin/Monk)-Zomg Pancakes (level 9 Paragon/Monk)And all my other characters are temporary PvP characters. Or experimental ones.Elinodas Sharpshot [:)]
Oh, and guys - I'm not asking for beta testers for an MMO, or for a Ducktales game (as cool as that would be). I need beta testers for an upcoming TDS! [;)]