The Escapist Community game

[Flarvii]

A thought occurred to me: How about an Escapist community game?

It doesn't have to be anything ground breaking but why not have a shot at it?

But there are a few thing that need to be debated first:

1 - Are we going to to have 2D graphics or 3D graphics
2 - Are we going to program it from scratch or use a game engine
3 - Story ideas?

After that then we can post the game on a file sharing site and take turns developing it.

NOTE: This is just an idea.

P.S.: If you were wondering why it just had the title as "The" and ("no text") I accidentally pressed the enter button =\.

 

[Falien]

(no answer)

PS: Yeah, I saw the "The" and (no text) thing and thought I'd put in a questionable attempt at humour, sorry.

 

[Flarvii]

We already have an idea for this, I forget who's making it but theres like 10 pages of dicussion of an Escapist FPS.

Damn, beaten to it... But who said it was going to be an FPS?

 

[ThePlasmatizer]

[HEADING=1]Escapist MMO[/HEADING]

Like a normal mmo you create your avatars which are called internet heros and you venture into the Escapist kingdom (looks like a high tech city in blue and white) to save the internet from fanboyism, mediocrity and ignorance.

Your internet foes would like normal monsters in an mmo except with a twist. You would get enemies called flamers, trolls, griefers.etc there would also be other websites you could jump to via hyperlinks which would take the place of dungeons. The toughest dungeon would be called 4chan where 4chanians and super trolls roam.

Combat would be standard point and click and you'd have your spells like "wall of text" or "verbal riposte" which does massive damage to your witless enemies.

Stats-wise their would be no strength, agility and wisdom.etc your damage would be based on your intelligence, wit and logic stats.

Any thoughts?

 

[Dilla]

[HEADING=1]Escapist MMO[/HEADING]

Like a normal mmo you create your avatars which are called internet heros and you venture into the Escapist kingdom (looks like a high tech city in blue and white) to save the internet from fanboyism, mediocrity and ignorance.

Your internet foes would like normal monsters in an mmo except with a twist. You would get enemies called flamers, trolls, griefers.etc there would also be other websites you could jump to via hyperlinks which would take the place of dungeons. The toughest dungeon would be called 4chan where 4chanians and super trolls roam.

Combat would be standard point and click and you'd have your spells like "wall of text" or "verbal riposte" which does massive damage to your witless enemies.

Stats-wise their would be no strength, agility and wisdom.etc your damage would be based on your intelligence, wit and logic stats.

Any thoughts?

I REALLY REALLY like this idea! I think it needs to be taken up, any budding game designers here?

 

[Gitsnik]

Any thoughts?

Many. The relative one here would be that someone's been playing a little too much psDooM.

 

[Flarvii]

[HEADING=1]Escapist MMO[/HEADING]

Like a normal mmo you create your avatars which are called internet heros and you venture into the Escapist kingdom (looks like a high tech city in blue and white) to save the internet from fanboyism, mediocrity and ignorance.

Your internet foes would like normal monsters in an mmo except with a twist. You would get enemies called flamers, trolls, griefers.etc there would also be other websites you could jump to via hyperlinks which would take the place of dungeons. The toughest dungeon would be called 4chan where 4chanians and super trolls roam.

Combat would be standard point and click and you'd have your spells like "wall of text" or "verbal riposte" which does massive damage to your witless enemies.

Stats-wise their would be no strength, agility and wisdom.etc your damage would be based on your intelligence, wit and logic stats.

Any thoughts?

Good idea. BUT I don't have $100 US to buy the game engine required to create the MMO the game engine I had in mind is: [link]http://realmcrafter.thegamecreators.com/[/link] so if anyone knows a FREE MMO game engine then I would be happy to start making it with your (and anyone who could be bothered to) help with the quest design, levels, etc...

And it is going to be a MASSIVE project that could take years to complete... Unfortunately...

 

[Erana]

Good idea. BUT I don't have $100 US to buy the game engine required to create the MMO the game engine I had in mind is: [link]http://realmcrafter.thegamecreators.com/[/link] so if anyone knows a FREE MMO game engine then I would be happy to start making it with your (and anyone who could be bothered to) help with the quest design, levels, etc...

And it is going to be a MASSIVE project that could take years to complete... Unfortunately...

Wait, what?
Not to discriminate agianst your join date, but you joined Yesterday. How would you know enough about the Escapist to make a game?

Though I do appreciate the sentiment. It is very flattering.

 

[Flarvii]

Good idea. BUT I don't have $100 US to buy the game engine required to create the MMO the game engine I had in mind is: [link]http://realmcrafter.thegamecreators.com/[/link] so if anyone knows a FREE MMO game engine then I would be happy to start making it with your (and anyone who could be bothered to) help with the quest design, levels, etc...

And it is going to be a MASSIVE project that could take years to complete... Unfortunately...

Wait, what?
Not to discriminate agianst your join date, but you joined Yesterday. How would you know enough about the Escapist to make a game?

Though I do appreciate the sentiment. It is very flattering.

I didn't join yesterday, I joined about 3 days ago but I have been reading the forums for a month or two now... But only when I was watching a ZP video and I had to wait for it to load.

And BTW The "could take years" bit was if someone wanted to make a game equivalent to WoW or GW.

 

[Corven]

Ask and ye shall receive.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.77100?page=1

 

[Turkishchocolate]

[HEADING=1]Escapist MMO[/HEADING]

Like a normal mmo you create your avatars which are called internet heros and you venture into the Escapist kingdom (looks like a high tech city in blue and white) to save the internet from fanboyism, mediocrity and ignorance.

Your internet foes would like normal monsters in an mmo except with a twist. You would get enemies called flamers, trolls, griefers.etc there would also be other websites you could jump to via hyperlinks which would take the place of dungeons. The toughest dungeon would be called 4chan where 4chanians and super trolls roam.

Combat would be standard point and click and you'd have your spells like "wall of text" or "verbal riposte" which does massive damage to your witless enemies.

Stats-wise their would be no strength, agility and wisdom.etc your damage would be based on your intelligence, wit and logic stats.

Any thoughts?

Text-based maybe?

 

[Phase_9]

[HEADING=1]Escapist MMO[/HEADING]

Like a normal mmo you create your avatars which are called internet heros and you venture into the Escapist kingdom (looks like a high tech city in blue and white) to save the internet from fanboyism, mediocrity and ignorance.

Your internet foes would like normal monsters in an mmo except with a twist. You would get enemies called flamers, trolls, griefers.etc there would also be other websites you could jump to via hyperlinks which would take the place of dungeons. The toughest dungeon would be called 4chan where 4chanians and super trolls roam.

Combat would be standard point and click and you'd have your spells like "wall of text" or "verbal riposte" which does massive damage to your witless enemies.

Stats-wise their would be no strength, agility and wisdom.etc your damage would be based on your intelligence, wit and logic stats.

Any thoughts?

I REALLY REALLY like this idea! I think it needs to be taken up, any budding game designers here?

I am. And I have always been interested in MMOs

 

[Flarvii]

How about 2D?