Pokemon MMO
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it would be cool because of the lack of fighting npc trainiers.. and you can travel around the pokeverse collecting the types of wach region.. plus the whole whole of no time capsule trading.. and things like buterfree mating season pokemon contests and such would apeeal to grinder sog all types.
Hey! This was MY thread...
not that I mind. The day I did it, coincidentally, three other people started threads about other, less applicable Nintendo franchise MMO possibilities, and few people took my thread seriously.
not that I mind. The day I did it, coincidentally, three other people started threads about other, less applicable Nintendo franchise MMO possibilities, and few people took my thread seriously.
That fan made Pokemon MMO is to put it bluntly... worse than a lot of the Korean garbage out there.
The effort is noble but the implementation just isn't there. Not to mention they'll probably get C&D'd any time now.
But yeah, what do you expect from a fan-made game not endorsed by Nintendo?
The effort is noble but the implementation just isn't there. Not to mention they'll probably get C&D'd any time now.
But yeah, what do you expect from a fan-made game not endorsed by Nintendo?
I suppose it could work...
Provided that Nintendo gets rid of that stupid "Friend Code" system...
Provided that Nintendo gets rid of that stupid "Friend Code" system...
Well I think two main issues come into play on this one. First is that online gameplay is very hard to censor and Nintendo no doubt wants to keep pokemon's image clean. All it would take is one scandle of people doing objectionable things to put a major stigma on the whole franchise.scobie said:
And secondly which I think is probably more the reason and that is Pokemon is Japanese and they have a very different culture regarding technology and gaming then we do. Unlike South Korea where the whole nation is online Japan actually is not as connected when it comes to the net and online gaming. They have a very low number of people who even have broadband because their communications company has a monopoly and charges not only a lot but based on usage (per hour or whatever). Also Japan is a very mobile society that is always on the move which is why mobile gaming such as the DS is so big over there. MMO require players to sit down at their computer for long periods of time which doesn't mess as well with their on the go life styles.
I got all this info from an article I read about 2 years ago on how gaming different from region to region and it didn't just cover Japan's "habits". But anyway given how fast things change some of that might not be true like the high cost in broadband. But even if it is no longer true it does help explain why their hasn't been a pokemon MMO.
Yes about the wireless service and PC release being all like wah, but its not impossible, it would just require a license, and getting Nintendo to commit (i presume they hold the license/copyright), this would also be difficult because, well Pokemon's general target audience is children, it can still retain a fanbase, but its fresh blood is its strongest commitment. Another thing that would be frowned upon would be introducing children to an MMORPG, that would be as bad as them getting a constant, sugar/drug/alcohol fix at the age of 8.black lincon said:
I doubt an update from a standard pokemon game to MMORPG, would be that big of a leap, unless you require it be much the Stadium/XD/Colloseum/Revoulition type experience, i would say they don't have to be that graphically superior/remade, but you should be able to easily update the appearence, but keep limit it to keep the speed up. one of my main arguments here, is if it becomes too much like these games with load times and the combination of going inbetween the standard move around screen/combat set up screen constantly, this would make grinding such a monotonous task, it would make WoW raids feel like playing capture the flag on any FPS.
That aside, it can easily borrow MMORPGS template such as Guild Wars, of multiple campaigns, both with fresh and old starting points, different areas for each region, (i think theres what like 8 different regions? 3 outside the mainstray games?), as well as a PvP orientated section for battling/contests etc (much like battle front), and a couple of main cities for trade, and other such.
I imagine if some freeware, people decided to use the roms (emulating) merging them, setting up servers it can be quite possible.
it is a good idea everybody understands that, but it is rather difficult to pull off, considering the need for Nintendo's approval.
I think that this topic is old just because many Pokemon fans want to see a game like this...
I remember I wanted to see a 3D pokemon game from the minute I played Zelda: OoT. I thought that it should be possible to have a pokemon game that played like that, i.e. run around as a trainer, and when something attacks you throw a ball and play switches to your pokemon...
I was REALLY excited for Pokemon Stadium, even though it turned out to be the same game... in 3D. So... Crap, basically.
I hope the MMO does come. It would be great fun.
As for WoW: I would like to see something a little more combat focused than WoW. I think that a game where my Pokemon stands there auto-attacking a wild Pokemon with text appearing over head would be really lame. I picture battles involving a lot of jumping around and gaining the upper hand.
Plus Instance running seems like an un-removable part of the WoW experience, and it would be totally pointless to run instances in a Pokemon game.
I remember I wanted to see a 3D pokemon game from the minute I played Zelda: OoT. I thought that it should be possible to have a pokemon game that played like that, i.e. run around as a trainer, and when something attacks you throw a ball and play switches to your pokemon...
I was REALLY excited for Pokemon Stadium, even though it turned out to be the same game... in 3D. So... Crap, basically.
I hope the MMO does come. It would be great fun.
As for WoW: I would like to see something a little more combat focused than WoW. I think that a game where my Pokemon stands there auto-attacking a wild Pokemon with text appearing over head would be really lame. I picture battles involving a lot of jumping around and gaining the upper hand.
Plus Instance running seems like an un-removable part of the WoW experience, and it would be totally pointless to run instances in a Pokemon game.
Like some have said, I think there would be a lot more people up for a Pokemon MMO than you'd imagine. I know I certainly would if it were done well.
It could adopt a WOW-like structure but as you go into battle you 'become' the Pokemon you choose to battle with; you can jump, attack, run around as that specific Pokemon. For example you'd have the ability to jump/duck/dodge/etc, one or two standard melee attacks, and a selection of a few other Pokemon-specific elemental attacks, all of which you'd use in real-time combat.
Then you'd have, to quote Uszi: "battles involving a lot of jumping around and gaining the upper hand" which I reckon would spice it up a bit.
It could adopt a WOW-like structure but as you go into battle you 'become' the Pokemon you choose to battle with; you can jump, attack, run around as that specific Pokemon. For example you'd have the ability to jump/duck/dodge/etc, one or two standard melee attacks, and a selection of a few other Pokemon-specific elemental attacks, all of which you'd use in real-time combat.
Then you'd have, to quote Uszi: "battles involving a lot of jumping around and gaining the upper hand" which I reckon would spice it up a bit.
But that's my point, if you do that, you'll end up with people poking out of your ears camping at the spawns, and only one of those people who's actually there at the right time will be able to catch it, and that's only if some griefer doesn't make it faint "fr da lulz".zeldakong64 said:
