Buffy the Vampire Slayer MMOG (Firefly delayed)

[Froofy-D]

The developers of Multiverse MMO Middleware announced a Buffy the Vampire Slayer MMOG, and that their current project, Firefly MMOG, will be delayed.

Article: Massively interview: Multiverse explains the Buffy MMO, Firefly's delay - Massively

One interesting thing mentioned is that it will be a hybrid 2D/3D game.

What we're doing with the Buffy game then is releasing it in stages. It will first be a flash-based virtual world, with the full Multiverse server behind it. Instead of using our 3D worldbrowser to start off with, we'll just be using a flash client. It's a 133k download, it's very small.

So it will start as a 2D flash-based MMO where you can go on missions and interact with other players. This will extend even once we have the 3D client working, where you can both interact with players using the other point of view.

We're planning to have content that can only be done by 2D players, and content that can only be done by 3D players.

There were a couple threads here about the Firefly MMOG:

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/mmorp...refly-mmo.html

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/mmorp...hlight=firefly

[Bongk]

hmm, little late for april fools.

[Tred]

I'll try it just as long as those crazy shit eating grin floating around motherfuckers that steal your voice before they cut your heart out aren't in it. Seriously fuck those guys.

[Havelock]

Originally Posted by Tred

I'll try it just as long as those crazy shit eating grin floating around motherfuckers that steal your voice before they cut your heart out aren't in it. Seriously fuck those guys.

Nerf Gentlemen.

[Malakriss]

I will only play this if one quest requires your entire party to burst into song for a musical.

[AsproClear]

I will play if i can be Spike and get to root Buffy!

[Istros]

Originally Posted by Malakriss

I will only play this if one quest requires your entire party to burst into song for a musical.

I got a theory, that game would be a huge hit...

[Wash]

The whole 2D vs 3D thing is kind of confusing. I'm having a hard time picturing how it would work.

Whatever they do, I hope they're not overly ambitious with it; that's a great way for little projects like this to fall apart. Just deliver something stable and fun and enough people will hang around to justify the investment. The best model for casual MMOs is Puzzle Pirates: simple game, barely even 3D, but fun as hell if you're into that sort of thing, and still successful as far as I know. Check it out if you haven't; I think there's a free trial.

[Jackaron]

I just wish to role play a vampire.

[Inconsiderable]

"wanna do quest x?" "sure, just let me relog on the other client because the designers were stupid"

[Ssinurn]

The problem is MV folks are trying to develop an engine and a game at the same time, and the engine is going to be free for most developers. They are funding backed and a great group of guys ( I presented my game demo on the MV platform earlier this year at GDC in their booth, so I'm hugely greatful to them).

I think this might be a good idea especially if they borrow from some of the more complete projects using their engines (like Lunar Quest, Sinners and Saints, Islands of War, etc.). A good idea in that starting on a simpler game is best before moving on to a full on MMO.

That's certainly the issue my team ran into, we got the initial demo up and running in six months then hit a brick wall of confusion, team issues and figuring out just "what to do next".

[Itzena]

Originally Posted by Tred

I'll try it just as long as those crazy shit eating grin floating around motherfuckers that steal your voice before they cut your heart out aren't in it. Seriously fuck those guys.

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[Ssinurn]

Those were the best monsters ever, main dude is the contortionist from Pan's Labryinth, Hellboy 2 (Abe Sapien, Angel of Death etc) he's awesome.