Interplay Website launched, hires Chris Taylor

[zioburosky13]

First sign of Chris Taylor reminds me of this

Then I realize is the other one. Phew.

 

[Stg Granite]

A post-apoc world where just a few survived... for me, this definitely doesn't fit for a MMO.

Also, I hate MMOs, they're all stupit (except those Worms like ones, I like them). Not to talk about people who usually play them... But, who knows? Perhaps Chris T. and Jason manage to give a new concept to the MMO genre?

I don't think turn based combat would work in a MMO.

Have you ever heard of Total Influence? I'm sure you have.

 

[Wild_qwerty]

A post-apoc world where just a few survived... for me, this definitely doesn't fit for a MMO

It is a couple of hundred years after the bombs fell, the place would be somewhat repopulated by that point in time

 

[ferrarimanf355]

I seriously thought of you guys when I first heard this over at Kotaku. Now I wanna see what's up here, and I don't even play MMO's.

 

[Stg Granite]

It is a couple of hundred years after the bombs fell, the place would be somewhat repopulated by that point in time

200 years? I don't think that's enough time to repopulate the irradiated wasteland.

 

[taag]

I wish they would get Scott Campbell back.

I second that, but it's very unlikely. They could hire his company this time around

I'm totally MMO ignorant, so I have to ask - do they have a story or is it just a world where there's no such thing as a main plot?

 

[Small Framed]

A bit off topic, but anybody know why FO:BOS isn't on their list of Fallout games?

 

[Stg Granite]

No idea, but at this time, seeing how low the profits from it were and the bad feedback it received, they probably decided that FOOS didn't really belong to the Fallout series.

I'm a totally MMO ignorant, so I have to ask - do they have a story or is it just a world where there's no such thing as a main plot?

USUALLY yes, they have a plot.

 

[taag]

USUALLY yes, they have a plot.

So everybody gets their own main plot or they all share it?

 

[Stg Granite]

Well, everybody shares the same, at least in all MMOs I played (which weren't many).

Never played WOW, but according to what I read about it, the plot changes depending on a few things.

 

[PaladinHeart]

I don't think turn based combat would work in a MMO.

It does work.

http://www.dofus.com/en

And they seem to be doing reasonably well with quite a few servers.

There's even a wikipedia for it. http://www.wikia.com/dofus/Main_Page

They are bad to change some mechanics of the game occasionally, ruining characters people have worked on for months. It's still a very good example of how a TB MMO is possible.

 

[Kyuu]

I think most people who play and quickly dismiss MMOs fail to recognize that the socializing aspect of that genre of games is rather central to getting any enjoyment out of them. It's the reason I've quit every MMO I've tried: nobody to play with (and I stayed with WoW for a long period of time only chiefly because I did have people to play with). Except for Phantasy Star Online. That I quit because the hacking was so rampant and virulent that it simply boggles the mind.

Not to say you can't honestly dislike an MMO even when you have a group of people to play with.

Anyway, people shouldn't be too concerned with Herve's influence on the game, I shouldn't think. I doubt Chris and (mind blanking on who the other original developer on the FOOL team is) would have joined up without some assurance of being able to make the game the way they want. Though then again, it's Herve, so it may be naive to underestimate his ability to screw things up.

I have confidence that the minds behind Fallout won't churn out a shit game, whatever the genre.

 

[Ausir]

(mind blanking on who the other original developer on the FOOL team is)

Jason Anderson.

 

[Buxbaum666]

This might be the first mmo I'll actually consider playing. I'm quite curious how this will work out.

Website looks good (certainly more professional than what they had earlier).

The page looks like crap; Javascript-navigation, table-layout and 233 errors[1] doesn't look "professional" to me.



[1]Edit: direct link doesn't work, type in "http://www.interplay.com"

 

[lisac2k]

A bit off topic, but anybody know why FO:BOS isn't on their list of Fallout games?

Nothing to be proud of.

 

[God is Dog backwards]

Will keep an eye on this but Fallout and MMO remain two things I can't imagine going that well together. Perhaps a huge, huge vault filled with a million people opens its doors and they all spill into the wasteland...

 

[goffy59]

Hell YES, OMG SORRY FOR MY VALLEY GIRL SPEAK. This is fucking great news, and I hope the best for Interplay. They have a chance at reclaiming their slogan.


And Diablo 3 will nock the socks off of Diablo 1 and 2 I think. Aside from D3's environment issues(which I'm sure will be worked out), I think its something good to look forward to.

I love you Fallout developers, you guys are a dying breed though.


Go Interplay, make us a great game!

 

[Lexx]

Even if the MMO will suck, I see great artworks comming.

 

[dev]

exactly bro, im waiting for great artworks too, some cool ideas, maybe also good soudntrakck, even if the rest will suck its always something...

 

[DoktorVivi]

For those worried about an overpopulated wasteland, they can easily place a population limit on each server.