Comments on: The Death of Captain America. Again. (Maybe.) http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:56:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cryptic To Make Neverwinter Nights MMO? | Design Website Easy http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-205222 Cryptic To Make Neverwinter Nights MMO? | Design Website Easy Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:25:51 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-205222 [...] The Death of Captain America. Again. (Maybe.) [...] [...] The Death of Captain America. Again. (Maybe.) [...]

]]> By: Cryptic To Make Neverwinter Nights MMO? | Design Website http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-204999 Cryptic To Make Neverwinter Nights MMO? | Design Website Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:52:19 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-204999 [...] The Death of Captain America. Again. (Maybe.) [...] [...] The Death of Captain America. Again. (Maybe.) [...]

]]> By: Cryptic To Make Neverwinter Nights MMO? | Design Website http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-205000 Cryptic To Make Neverwinter Nights MMO? | Design Website Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:52:19 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-205000 [...] The Death of Captain America. Again. (Maybe.) [...] [...] The Death of Captain America. Again. (Maybe.) [...]

]]> By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Back From The Dead » Blog Archive » Ex-Men http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-23511 Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Back From The Dead » Blog Archive » Ex-Men Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:06:25 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-23511 [...] rumoured several months ago, Marvel Universe Online is indeed as dead as Jean Grey Colossus Harry Osborn [...] [...] rumoured several months ago, Marvel Universe Online is indeed as dead as Jean Grey Colossus Harry Osborn [...]

]]> By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008 » Blog Archive » Marvel Dies, Wolfenstein Lives http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-15060 Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Making False Idols For 2008 » Blog Archive » Marvel Dies, Wolfenstein Lives Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:46:32 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-15060 [...] another suggestion that Cryptic’s Marvel Universe Online MMO is dead, as orginally rumoured back in November. Chatting with my fellows on the matter had resulted in a general “bollocks it is” [...] [...] another suggestion that Cryptic’s Marvel Universe Online MMO is dead, as orginally rumoured back in November. Chatting with my fellows on the matter had resulted in a general “bollocks it is” [...]

]]> By: Justice Pie http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-8997 Justice Pie Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:52:32 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-8997 Well, I remember when Marvel attempted to sue CoH because they claimed that players were making copies of their licensed characters...only to have it blow up in their faces because it was discovered that Marvel was actually making the characters themselves... So, I cannot imagine Marvel "allowing" anyone, to play their creations. Sure we don't want another 'CoX' clone, but for this to really work, I think MUO and CoX are going to be very similar. Because the power pool in the Marvel Universe is so broad (and I garauntee Marvel had their panties in a twist when CoH first came out because they're thinking "Why didn't we come up with this!!!"), I would be (happily) surprised if it wasn't anything like our current superhero MMO. I figure archetype character creation, fully customizeable costume control including capes at level 1, familiar locations, well known cameos, heavy on the super-hero teamed instances and liscensed restrictions. Banning such names like 'Wolferine', 'Triclops', 'Mr. Fabulous' and 'The Punishim'. LOTRO in my opinion works well with the cameos and instances, so maybe MUO could take some notes. I don't know, I'm scared of what's to come. Someone hold me. Well, I remember when Marvel attempted to sue CoH because they claimed that players were making copies of their licensed characters…only to have it blow up in their faces because it was discovered that Marvel was actually making the characters themselves…

So, I cannot imagine Marvel “allowing” anyone, to play their creations. Sure we don’t want another ‘CoX’ clone, but for this to really work, I think MUO and CoX are going to be very similar.

Because the power pool in the Marvel Universe is so broad (and I garauntee Marvel had their panties in a twist when CoH first came out because they’re thinking “Why didn’t we come up with this!!!”), I would be (happily) surprised if it wasn’t anything like our current superhero MMO.

I figure archetype character creation, fully customizeable costume control including capes at level 1, familiar locations, well known cameos, heavy on the super-hero teamed instances and liscensed restrictions. Banning such names like ‘Wolferine’, ‘Triclops’, ‘Mr. Fabulous’ and ‘The Punishim’.

LOTRO in my opinion works well with the cameos and instances, so maybe MUO could take some notes.

I don’t know, I’m scared of what’s to come. Someone hold me.

]]> By: Dean http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-8843 Dean Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:48:04 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-8843 It's an easy enough backstory-- all the players are Skrull, and you can impersonate any hero you wish, <i>until</i> the real one shows up, then you have a level 70 fight and either you die and start over, or you become the real hero and no one else can become that hero. Unless the real one is already dead. Or something like that. Okay, I haven't actually thought this through. Isn't that what the Marvel editors have actually been doing anyway? It’s an easy enough backstory– all the players are Skrull, and you can impersonate any hero you wish, until the real one shows up, then you have a level 70 fight and either you die and start over, or you become the real hero and no one else can become that hero. Unless the real one is already dead.

Or something like that.

Okay, I haven’t actually thought this through.

Isn’t that what the Marvel editors have actually been doing anyway?

]]> By: Simon http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-8841 Simon Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:12:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-8841 Lord of the Rings Online seems to have done pretty well in fitting player characters in a very specific, existing universe. Lord of the Rings Online seems to have done pretty well in fitting player characters in a very specific, existing universe.

]]> By: Stick http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-8747 Stick Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:58:06 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-8747 Erm. Thought struck me. <b>Wolverine:</b> Looking for group! Er, instance! <b>Everyone, everywhere:</b> WE'RE FULL. Erm. Thought struck me.

Wolverine: Looking for group! Er, instance!
Everyone, everywhere: WE’RE FULL.

]]> By: malkav11 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-8744 malkav11 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:14:49 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-8744 I have a really hard time picturing this game being at all interesting. I mean, Cryptic definitely earned their chops with City of Heroes, but I already own City of Heroes and I don't see myself shelling out more money for the Official Licensed Version (tm). And I dunno what else they'd do with the IP. But we'll see, I guess. I have a really hard time picturing this game being at all interesting. I mean, Cryptic definitely earned their chops with City of Heroes, but I already own City of Heroes and I don’t see myself shelling out more money for the Official Licensed Version ™. And I dunno what else they’d do with the IP. But we’ll see, I guess.

]]> By: LRa2oR http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-8741 LRa2oR Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:44:12 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-8741 The problem I see with instancing to allow players to select they're favourite character, is that you're going to end up with thousands of instances empty except for one guy playing as Spider-Man. Or Hulk. Whatever the current fan fav is. Unless they put limits on the number of Spider-Man's or whatever that can be in play at any one time it just won't work. And if you do that, you'll have a lot of angry customers who can't wear they're favourite spandex outfit that they're paying for. Only way I can see it working is for all the main Marvel characters to be NPC's. The problem I see with instancing to allow players to select they’re favourite character, is that you’re going to end up with thousands of instances empty except for one guy playing as Spider-Man. Or Hulk. Whatever the current fan fav is. Unless they put limits on the number of Spider-Man’s or whatever that can be in play at any one time it just won’t work. And if you do that, you’ll have a lot of angry customers who can’t wear they’re favourite spandex outfit that they’re paying for.

Only way I can see it working is for all the main Marvel characters to be NPC’s.

]]> By: marxeil http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/14/the-death-of-captain-america-again-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-8736 marxeil Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:19:48 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=583#comment-8736 I think they probably have enough superhero characters for everyone. I think they probably have enough superhero characters for everyone.

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