[dubb01]

So, I noticed that people are popping up new threads in this forum again basically throwing down their ideas for games. I wanted to include mine because it's been brewing in my head for some time now, although I haven't put much time into besides some sketches and such.

Basically, I'm obsessed with a steampunk/victorian era london type mmo. I think it's basic fundamentals would be much closer to EQ than WoW, but I have put in very little thought into all that up to this point. I really like the idea of a group heavy game that gives all those old freedoms that EQ allowed. Honestly, the only thing I'm SUPER picky about in terms of gameplay is that a heavy majority of the items would be droppable/sellable/re-sellable. I always appreciated the buying/selling aspect of EQ and bringing back an economy similar to that would be great in my mind.

I'd like to do away with magic in general and replace it with technology. It's still has the same bones as most mmo's today just a different setting to give people a fresh outlook. I've also always thought an mmo should be built from the end-game down so you can plan a clear(er) progression from level to level, item to item. That could be completely impractical, was always just a thought I'd had that would improve the drastic leap most games seem to take in certain areas.

Anyhoo, I'm certainly open to suggestions on this, just wanted to kind of get it out there and perhaps refine the idea some more. I dont really plan on spending a lot of time on it, but I would like to do a serious amount of concept work for it, and maybe someday shop the idea around. I doubt it's possible, but I suppose we all need a pet project.

Here's my images I've put together for this thing over the last 6(?) months or so.