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Funcom at it again with another MMORPG.

EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles.Portland, ORRegistered User regular
edited March 2007 in Games and Technology
"During the demo for their MMORPG Age Of Conan, Funcom project director Jorgen Tharaldsen informed the press group that the company is already deep in development of yet another MMO project for the PC and Xbox 360 platforms. The game is actually being shown to publishers at GDC (although not to the press). The game is using the same graphics engine as Age of Conan and Tharaldsen told us that the unnamed title takes place on Earth in the present day, making the game one of the first, if not the first, MMO project that uses a real world present time setting. We hope to get more info on the title in the months ahead."

Looks like they're finally doing some press about The World Online.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Online

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2007
    Uh. Can they be more non-descript than "It's on Earth. Now."?

    edit: okay, Wikipedia had some more meat.

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  • JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    That seems like a horrible idea. The Fable of MMOs, design-to-production-wise?

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  • Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    For half a second I thought they got the .hack license.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    It worries me when companies develop more than one MMOG at a time.

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  • DulathDulath Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Chicks with big tits and swords!? Count me in!

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  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I'd love to give a modern or future MMORPG a try. I think Star Wars and Matrix were the only other ones, really. Right?

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Quick someone post the Conan O'brien Barbarian pic!

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  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Reynolds wrote: »
    I'd love to give a modern or future MMORPG a try. I think Star Wars and Matrix were the only other ones, really. Right?

    Anarchy Online?

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  • SNESSNES Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    WHY wrote: »
    For half a second I thought they got the .hack license.

    I was pretty 'holy shit' for a second there.

    Then I read the wikipedia article. Goddamn there isn't a single MMO I'm interested in right now.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited March 2007
    HappylilElf wrote: »
    Reynolds wrote: »
    I'd love to give a modern or future MMORPG a try. I think Star Wars and Matrix were the only other ones, really. Right?

    Anarchy Online?

    Which is now free and awesome.

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  • ObsObs __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    We need a Reboot MMORPG

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Obs wrote: »
    We need a Reboot MMORPG

    Oh man, that would be incredible.

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  • gilraingilrain Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    HappylilElf wrote: »
    Reynolds wrote: »
    I'd love to give a modern or future MMORPG a try. I think Star Wars and Matrix were the only other ones, really. Right?
    Anarchy Online?
    Dudes. EVE.

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  • ObsObs __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    Eve doesn't count because you don't step out of the spaceship therefore you have no real identity. Shitty game.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Obs wrote: »
    Eve doesn't count because you don't step out of the spaceship therefore you have no real identity. Shitty game.

    Actually, they are implementing it as we speak. And your identity plays a much bigger part in EVE than any other MMOG I am aware of.

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  • JJJJ DailyStormer Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Obs wrote: »
    Eve doesn't count because you don't step out of the spaceship therefore you have no real identity. Shitty game.

    Oh man, oh jesus you just opened a floodgate.

    Oh shit.

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  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Obs wrote: »
    Eve doesn't count because you don't step out of the spaceship therefore you have no real identity. Shitty game.

    You're being sarcastic, right? Please tell me you're being sarcastic :|

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    HappylilElf wrote: »
    Obs wrote: »
    Eve doesn't count because you don't step out of the spaceship therefore you have no real identity. Shitty game.

    You're being sarcastic, right? Please tell me you're being sarcastic :|

    The Merch demands his blood in retribution!

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  • NeadenNeaden Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Guys its Obs, the guy who got jailed for racism and had Hitler on his sig, take the source in context.

    So I feel like I'm actually contributing the new WW MMO will presumably be a WoD product and thus present day as well, though I have no idea how they're going to put that much emo online at the same time.

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  • WulfWulf Disciple of Tzeentch The Void... (New Jersey)Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Neaden wrote: »
    Guys its Obs, the guy who got jailed for racism and had Hitler on his sig, take the source in context.

    So I feel like I'm actually contributing the new WW MMO will presumably be a WoD product and thus present day as well, though I have no idea how they're going to put that much emo online at the same time.

    How could you doubt? Livejournal exists right?

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  • djklaydjklay Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    HappylilElf wrote: »
    Reynolds wrote: »
    I'd love to give a modern or future MMORPG a try. I think Star Wars and Matrix were the only other ones, really. Right?

    Anarchy Online?

    CoX and Neocron?

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    It worries me when companies develop more than one MMOG at a time.

    Yeah, it sort of makes me feel suspicious that they'll either make two games that are almost exactly alike, gimp parts of the games so that they'll feel more different, or have the dev teams completely ignore each other even when one comes up with an obvious innovation that the other should be copying.

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  • GahmriousGahmrious Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Obs wrote: »
    We need a Reboot MMORPG




    Yeah.... I <3 you for that comment... Indeed a Reboot MMO would be hawt sauce.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Reboot would indeed be superb.

    Those were the days when you would watch a TV program because it was CGI. Simpler times.

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    LewieP wrote: »
    Reboot would indeed be superb.

    Those were the days when you would watch a TV program because it was CGI. Simpler times.

    I always hated those cgi shows, as a kid. They were creepy and unnatural.

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  • GinsaneGinsane Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Do we get some sort of Data-Drain bracelet in this... The World...?

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  • TacoManTacoMan Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    DisruptorX2 wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    Reboot would indeed be superb.

    Those were the days when you would watch a TV program because it was CGI. Simpler times.

    I always hated those cgi shows, as a kid. They were creepy and unnatural.

    I hear ya, but Beast Wars was just too damn cool to not watch.

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