Comments on: LEGO Universe Details

By: ?

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:58:40 +0000

how do i play it?
i dont get it

By: Kommissar Nicko

Kommissar Nicko — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:37:20 +0000

I think it really IS a beholder.

Bitchin.

By: Jason Landals

Jason Landals — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:01:57 +0000

My mouth has been struck agape at the site of this.

Agape I tell you!

By: araczynski

araczynski — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:07:49 +0000

i’m guessing they’re throwing out the chat engine (if they’re really planning on marketing this to kids), which should by itself make it a huge improvement over the typical mmo.

i’ll keep my eye out.

By: Rustkill

Rustkill — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:34:04 +0000

The idea of creating things being at the center of a game is very exciting because it means the possibilities are pretty much endless. But since this is an MMO I am curious to see how interaction with other people will play out. What is ones incentive to work with other people when conceivably you can just build stuff yourself? I guess you could have building comps: Choose a theme, provide a limited number of blocks, give rewards to the best inventions (similar to player held costume comps in CoH) but I love working with other players rather than against them…

@Phuzz: That was my first reaction too.

By: David

David — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:13:33 +0000

This will save Lego.

By: undead dolphin hacker

undead dolphin hacker — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:04:20 +0000

In line with rabbitsoup’s comment, what’s going to prevent the antisocial fuckwads that run the internet from making giant tentacle rape monsters, or statues of two anime wolves yiffing?

How quickly we forget the lessons of Second Life. Total anonymity + ability to create content = furries and greed.

By: Vincent Leeuw

Vincent Leeuw — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:07:24 +0000

.::: Actually the ‘build and order your creations’ thing has been going on for quite some time already:

http://factory.lego.com/default.aspx

It’s going to make more sense within the MMO though. :)
Now if only they’d resurrect Fabuland through this…

By: James G

James G — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:31:30 +0000

I really hope this works. Lego was one of my favourite toys when I was younger, and something like this sounds really promising. Rabbitsoup raises a slightly worrying point, as it will be a shame if the game collapses under the weight of moderation required. In many ways it would be nice if they provided child and adult servers, however I fear too many people would read adult to mean adult and you’d end up with a slightly blockier version of second life.

Was anyone else slightly miffed by the line: “Lego has expanded its line to include kits tailored for girls, featuring princesses and horses and castles.” Lego has always struck me as a fairly acessible, non-gendered, toy. To begin branding certain packs as ‘Lego for girls’ seem to be a retrogressive step. (I’ve always been uncomfortable with the idea of gender marketed toys anyway.)

By: phuzz

phuzz — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:19:38 +0000

That picture looks like a Lego version of Watchmen.

By: yxxxx

yxxxx — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:17:50 +0000

I am stupidly excited about this.

I just hope it don’t go the way of auto assault :’(

By: darkripper

darkripper — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:58:08 +0000

wait, is that a BEHOLDER?