Over the past few months, I've read of various MMORPGs that are really trying to stand out. They want to break the mold. Just look at the recent DC Universe preview on the escapist.
So I got to thinking: Why can't they do something like this with DBZ?
Now, hear me out. Take the basic DBZ universe and change some things and you could have a pretty incredible universe. For example, make it so the Saiyan homeworld was never destroyed.
So what would be the game's draw? Power and freedom. Imagine this. You are able to fly wherever and whenever you want. You can preform powerful techniques like Big Bang, Solar Flare, Kaio-Ken, and Dragon Fist. You can fight other players in massive worlds. And not even just one on one. Perhaps you have a three, four, or much larger free for all. Afraid of higher levels detecting you? Stay on the ground and run to avoid them sensing your power level.
As for game and combat mechanics, those would have to be different. All you would select would be your race, but no classes. No limits on what your character does or how they fight. Instead, you have base stats, but each level offers bonus points that you can plug in to build up your stats like Health, Ki, Strength, Energy, Defense, and Speed. You use skill points to learn abilities from various skill trees like Melee Attacks and Defensive Abilities. And skill trees are not separate. At various points you can move from one tree to another, like from Melee Attacks to Energy Attacks. Even the Skill Tree would be completely different. Not a flat 2-D plain, but a 3-D structure, kind of like DNA. Instead of a number value for Ki, it would take a cue from the various DBZ fighting games and use Ki gauges which you would expend to use abilities like Kamehameha and Instant Transmission. Fighting would require skill. No auto attacks. You have to attack, block, dodge and counter without the game doing it for you.
The races would be Human, Saiyan, and Namekian at the least.
Saiyans would have the best core stats and the most Ki, but would have the fewest skill points and be unable to learn healing techniques.
Humans would have the weakest core stats and least Ki, but gain the most bonus points and skill points.
Namekians would be between humans and Saiyans overall, but also gain Namekian only skills and abilities like Regeneration and Extended Reach.
So Escapists, what do you think of this game idea?
By the way, I can only dream of making such a game. I have no talent or knowledge for programming.
So I got to thinking: Why can't they do something like this with DBZ?
Now, hear me out. Take the basic DBZ universe and change some things and you could have a pretty incredible universe. For example, make it so the Saiyan homeworld was never destroyed.
So what would be the game's draw? Power and freedom. Imagine this. You are able to fly wherever and whenever you want. You can preform powerful techniques like Big Bang, Solar Flare, Kaio-Ken, and Dragon Fist. You can fight other players in massive worlds. And not even just one on one. Perhaps you have a three, four, or much larger free for all. Afraid of higher levels detecting you? Stay on the ground and run to avoid them sensing your power level.
As for game and combat mechanics, those would have to be different. All you would select would be your race, but no classes. No limits on what your character does or how they fight. Instead, you have base stats, but each level offers bonus points that you can plug in to build up your stats like Health, Ki, Strength, Energy, Defense, and Speed. You use skill points to learn abilities from various skill trees like Melee Attacks and Defensive Abilities. And skill trees are not separate. At various points you can move from one tree to another, like from Melee Attacks to Energy Attacks. Even the Skill Tree would be completely different. Not a flat 2-D plain, but a 3-D structure, kind of like DNA. Instead of a number value for Ki, it would take a cue from the various DBZ fighting games and use Ki gauges which you would expend to use abilities like Kamehameha and Instant Transmission. Fighting would require skill. No auto attacks. You have to attack, block, dodge and counter without the game doing it for you.
The races would be Human, Saiyan, and Namekian at the least.
Saiyans would have the best core stats and the most Ki, but would have the fewest skill points and be unable to learn healing techniques.
Humans would have the weakest core stats and least Ki, but gain the most bonus points and skill points.
Namekians would be between humans and Saiyans overall, but also gain Namekian only skills and abilities like Regeneration and Extended Reach.
So Escapists, what do you think of this game idea?
By the way, I can only dream of making such a game. I have no talent or knowledge for programming.
