CCP Talks About Vampire MMO

[RejjeN]

Starting out as a mortal? This means if they added other supernaturals as playable that without changing that formula you could potentially play as a Mage, a Demon (My personal favorite), a ghost (though that's by far the most unlikely) and poooossibly a changeling. Maybe I've forgotten something, but I'm pretty sure the other supernaturals aren't mortal from the start. Even if they don't add any of these, I hope they have the Earthbound (The most powerful Demons summoned to Earth and bound within objects several hundred years before the gates of the Abyss was broken. They are then driven mad by being locked inside of the objects rather than possessing the body of a human and are known to form cults around themselves).

 

[Eccentric Lich]

Is anyone really going to want to play as a normal human? That kind of defeats the purpose of playing a WoD game...

It would be nice if they added in some other supernaturals as playable characters. Perhaps we'll see them in future expansions if the game does well.

 

[Mariahsyn]

Finally I get to pull my old VtM characters out of their respective coffins! =)

 

[Mariahsyn]

Is anyone really going to want to play as a normal human? That kind of defeats the purpose of playing a WoD game...

It would be nice if they added in some other supernaturals as playable characters. Perhaps we'll see them in future expansions if the game does well.

You know, half the fun of playing a mortal is the getting bitten part =P

 

[Darks63]

Is it gonna be based on old world of darkness or new world of darkness?

 

[Sion_Barzahd]

O.O This for real? OhmygodOhmygodOhmygod!!

I'm definitely looking forward to this. First MMO I've actually become interested in. Please don't make it suck CCP.

Worry not. CCP never make MMOs suck. Though they do make them complex @_@

I'm looking forward to this. It'd be nice to try an MMO that doesn't follow the fantasy RPG clichés.

 

[BoogieManFL]

I am so looking forward to this, but I truly hope it's nothing like EVE Online.

 

[Andy Chalk]

It probably goes without saying but just in case, any RPG fans who haven't yet played Bloodlines really, REALLY needs to play Bloodlines. There's a fan patch that takes care of the buginess (and that still gets regular updates) and it's really one of the finest, most original RPGs ever created. Even if you're not familiar with the VtM or aren't a huge fan of vampires - both of which described me pretty accurately pre-Bloodlines - this is a game that will blow you away. It's just that damned good. If CCP can bring a similar experience to an MMO, holy shit, look OUT.

 

[LawlessSquirrel]

Bit of a shame that it's only focussing on Vampire: The Masquerade though...very narrow scope considering how deep the world gets.

Bit of a narrow scope? You do realise how many damn books about the Masquerade alone there are? Before you get into Pentex, the Shadowlands, Hunters, Changelings, Wraiths, Mummys, the Penumbra etc.

Sabbat and Camarilla alone you're looking at 14 different books. Not including the True Brujah, Blood Brothers, Cappadocians etc.

I mean 'narrow scope' as a relative term. The original Vampire line by itself runs very deep, but it's still a fraction of the universe as a whole. Vampire rightfully gets a lot of attention, but the other lines get left in the dark when it comes to games (well, maybe not Hunter).

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Bit of a shame that it's only focussing on Vampire: The Masquerade though...very narrow scope considering how deep the world gets.

Bit of a narrow scope? You do realise how many damn books about the Masquerade alone there are? Before you get into Pentex, the Shadowlands, Hunters, Changelings, Wraiths, Mummys, the Penumbra etc.

Sabbat and Camarilla alone you're looking at 14 different books. Not including the True Brujah, Blood Brothers, Cappadocians etc.

I mean 'narrow scope' as a relative term. The original Vampire line by itself runs very deep, but it's still a fraction of the universe as a whole. Vampire rightfully gets a lot of attention, but the other lines get left in the dark when it comes to games (well, maybe not Hunter).

It was always the problem with the World of Darkness though (Especially Samuel Haight), if you actually include all the source books, there's no damn normal humans left.

 

[Shakomaru]

Watching LittleKuriboh LP Assassin's Creed, he says something about this, I look it up, and click on the escapist thread... How did I miss this? This is gonna be SWEET!

 

[Shakomaru]

I'm still kinda sore on the concept of vampires, never really was a fan anyway. But I guess I could follow it to find out how playable it could be?

Play Bloodlines. It is literally the most amazing thing ever. This man speaks the truth.

It probably goes without saying but just in case, any RPG fans who haven't yet played Bloodlines really, REALLY needs to play Bloodlines. There's a fan patch that takes care of the buginess (and that still gets regular updates) and it's really one of the finest, most original RPGs ever created. Even if you're not familiar with the VtM or aren't a huge fan of vampires - both of which described me pretty accurately pre-Bloodlines - this is a game that will blow you away. It's just that damned good. If CCP can bring a similar experience to an MMO, holy shit, look OUT.