God Emperor protect us: 40K MMO sallying forth from the Eye of Terror!

[Iwata]

A Massively Multiplayer Online game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe is currently in development, according to reports. The game will be announced officially at E3 in June of this year, where more information may hopefully be gleaned for the game.

However, until then, a list of possible features has been released, which includes


Playable factions:
?Imperium
?Eldar
?Orks
?Chaos

Features:
?Focus both on Melee and Long range Combat
?Covering system
?29 Zones (21 claimable, 8 invadeable)
?Open-World
?PvP around resource gathering and taking strategic points
?Center zone features a conquerable stronghold
?No playable Tanks or other Warmachines at release but implemented possibility for expansion
?Tyranids as full fighting PvE-Faction

Let's see where this leads us. I'm not an MMO person (I only played Warhammer Online, and even then for a short while), but I'm on record as saying that the one MMO I'd play would be a 40K one. Seems like I'll have to make good on what I said.

Pax Imperialis.

 

[Earth443]

I'd love to play a 40k MMO, but the only question that i want answered is "will necrons be involved in anyway?".

 

[Hungry Donner]

That could be very very cool, particularly if you can play members of the inquisition.

 

[Tony2077]

space marines or imperial guard which will be in the game

 

[Kilaknux]

How in the hell do you play as Orks in an MMO? They are, in essence, football hooligans. They're barely organised, how do you give out missions for that?

 

[Heliros]

If this is anything, and I do say ANYTHING like any of the following:

World of Warcraft
Warhammer Online
Conan online
EvE online
Ultima Online
Anarchy Online
Star Trek online

then it will be shit.
This kind of level-up based press-1-to-slash-2-to-bludgeon-3-to-heal-hotbar health points mana points arbitrary stats equipment-means-everything point-and-click fuckshit has been done to death and the market is literally being SATURATED with it.

Hell, you can barely do a web-search without being assaulted by chinese/korean wow-clones.

IF wh40k online is to be AT ALL any more interesting than watching paint dry then it either needs to be some kind of 1st person Shooter/Mount&Blade/3d person adventure hybrid, or a multiplayer driven strategic carbon copy of the table top wargame.

 

[Omegatronacles]

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This has been in the pipeline for a long time, and as big a 40k nerd as I am, I think this will suck. Every MMO has had the same problem, and that is grinding, and grinding related quests, and in the 40k universe I think it will fail just as hard as it did in the Star Trek universe.

If I'm playing as a Space Marine, I'm going to want to feel powerful. I am a superhuman, eight foot tall killing machine. But eventually a time will come where "I just died because I was attacked by three disgruntled hive rats at once".

It happened in Warhammer Online as well. I didn't feel like I was an all powerful fire mage, I felt like I was getting my ass handed to me because I was attacked by 2 thief's, who meleed me to death.

Until MMO's can get over the whole "Go out and kill shit until you level up enough to get this quest and wear this armour, I'm not going to bother with them.

 

[SuccessAndBiscuts]

How in the hell do you play as Orks in an MMO? They are, in essence, football hooligans. They're barely organised, how do you give out missions for that?

Kill things, nick their stuff. Team up with other orks to kill more things and nick more stuff.

Im kinda interested in this but there are so many things that could go wrong with it. Im actually willing to pray space marines are NOT playable in this game (fat chance) They start out as quite simply too powerfull.

Ya know what I would love to see from Games Workshop? A Necromunda MMORPG

 

[Omegatronacles]

If this is anything, and I do say ANYTHING like any of the following:

World of Warcraft
Warhammer Online
Conan online
EvE online
Ultima Online
Anarchy Online
Star Trek online

then it will be shit.
This kind of level-up based press-1-to-slash-2-to-bludgeon-3-to-heal-hotbar health points mana points arbitrary stats equipment-means-everything point-and-click fuckshit has been done to death and the market is literally being SATURATED with it.

Hell, you can barely do a web-search without being assaulted by chinese/korean wow-clones.

IF wh40k online is to be AT ALL any more interesting than watching paint dry then it either needs to be some kind of 1st person Shooter/Mount&Blade/3d person adventure hybrid, or a multiplayer driven strategic carbon copy of the table top wargame.

I actually think that a way to make an MMO work is to adapt the basic gameplay formula from games like BFBC:2.

No actual levels, only ranks. You rank up by getting kills and doing missions. Higher Ranks mean better gear. HOWEVER! Even if you are wearing the best gear, someone who has turned the game on for the very first time and only has the starting gun can kill you. It may be harder for them to do than if they had equivalent equipment, but still infinitely possible.

I think that could make these sorts of games a little more fun.

 

[oppp7]

Tyranids aren't playable? This MMO is already dead to me.
Might change my mind when an expansion comes out though.

 

[Shockolate]

FOR THE EMPRAH!

 

[Rainboq]

space marines or imperial guard which will be in the game

IG will be woefully under powered, I just know it...

 

[Tony2077]

space marines or imperial guard which will be in the game

IG will be woefully under powered, I just know it...

most likely so i think we should hope for the space marines

 

[Rainboq]

How in the hell do you play as Orks in an MMO? They are, in essence, football hooligans. They're barely organised, how do you give out missions for that?

"Ya dos 'ummies? Go krump 'em 'eads!"

 

[ma55ter_fett]

How in the hell do you play as Orks in an MMO? They are, in essence, football hooligans. They're barely organised, how do you give out missions for that?

Shut ya gob an' go kill som humie's.

I expect every mission will be a slight divergence on that core concept.

 

[Rainboq]

How in the hell do you play as Orks in an MMO? They are, in essence, football hooligans. They're barely organised, how do you give out missions for that?

Shut ya gob an' go kill som humie's.

I expect every mission will be a slight divergence on that core concept.

With the possible exception of, "'ey! You dere, go get da meks some shiny rocks!"

 

[AWAR]

I was dreaming about thisall my life!

 

[dalek sec]

How in the hell do you play as Orks in an MMO? They are, in essence, football hooligans. They're barely organised, how do you give out missions for that?

Shut ya gob an' go kill som humie's.

I expect every mission will be a slight divergence on that core concept.

With the possible exception of, "'ey! You dere, got get da meks some shiny rocks!"

Yeah I have a feeling the Orks would be the same missions for the most part, "'Ere we go, 'ere we go, 'ere we go WAAAAGH!"

 

[Rainboq]

How in the hell do you play as Orks in an MMO? They are, in essence, football hooligans. They're barely organised, how do you give out missions for that?

Shut ya gob an' go kill som humie's.

I expect every mission will be a slight divergence on that core concept.

With the possible exception of, "'ey! You dere, got get da meks some shiny rocks!"

Yeah I have a feeling the Orks would be the same missions for the most part, "'Ere we go, 'ere we go, 'ere we go WAAAAGH!"

Also, there could be a "Grot baseball" minigame, where grots are the ball and a chain axe is the bat.... fill in the rest yourself