Russian Priest Pitches Idea for a Religious MMOG

[AvsJoe]

I hope they do make the game and that nobody plays it. That'll learn 'em.

 

[Jedamethis]

...Also, I find it funny that a guy wanting to make a religious MMOG is named Maxim.

heh, made me smile
I suppose it wouldn't be too bad...like Mezzamine, if you get to be the guy in the picture, I'm sold

 

[Spleenbag]

Hmmm... I was hoping it would have other religions in it too, instead of being an overly biased Christian game... And have all the different religions fighting eachother...

That would be an absolute minefield. A glorious, wonderful idea of a minefield, but a minefield nonetheless. No-one would touch the idea.

Still, I just hope they realise that people want to smash monsters around. People aren't going to pay monthly instalments for PC prayer-time

I was just going to write the "all religions, FIGHT" post when I saw this, and you're right, nobody would touch it. Shame really, I'd like to unleash Jew-Jitsu against the evil Psionics of Scientology.

 

[Chicago Ted]

I think they'll soon realize how evil the online world can really be.

 

[lasherman]

I can't see how this game could possibly succeed, because I can't figure out what you would even DO in it. "Young people spend their time in a virtual world, and it'll be better if they spiritually develop instead of 'shooting and killing," Father Maxim said. So... what does that leave? Do we level up by reading books? Do we just wander around trying to convert people who have no interest in your religion? I would assume the purpose is to fight in Christian religious wars, but since he said 'instead of shooting and killing' I can't imagine how they could make this game enjoyable.

 

[companion00b]

pfffffffffffff ahahhahahaahhahahhahah

 

[Slycne]

That's the problem with "religious" games. They see the world ONE way and the only way to succeed in their game is to follow their ONE way. It's inherently flawed.

Yeah what's with all the Rightist agendas in video games, why can't I run left in Mario? Binary pass/fail and linear mechanics are certainly not confined to only religious games. I really don't see this as any different than any other game, the designers are just approaching it from a mindset that you don't agree with. You could make your argument against any game that had moral choices. Fable gives me Evil points for killing civilians, but once again that's just one game designers opinion on morality.

It certainly will probably not end well, but I can at least appreciate the effort in trying to reach out to a generation which seems to be growing more disconnected to established religion. I'm also a little disappoint to see a number of people jumping on that because it won't feature killing it will automatically be unfun. I'm sorry did all your brains become as close minded as some of the people who are presenting this, that you forgotten the scores of games that don't feature a bit of violence and are still fun?

 

[somekindarobot]

So, how exactly are they planning to fund this? Are the parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church comfortable with them spending their donations on a MMO that makes no sense and is likely to be doomed from the start rather than spending it on, oh I don't know, feeding poor people or other charitable works? Remember when more religious organizations spent their funds on charity than pissing it away on dumb shit? I miss those days? Or maybe those days never happened. *sigh*

 

[zoozilla]

This game isn't actually going into development, right?

I really don't understand who would want to play this.

I mean, there are Christian groups in WoW - that seems like a much more realistic way to join the two than building an entire game around Christian teachings.

 

[Akai Shizuku]

The only way this could possibly be fun is if Father Grigori is in it. And no one, I repeat, no one but the most hardcore religious will play this if you have to pay for it.

 

[Gruchul]

I'm also a little disappoint to see a number of people jumping on that because it won't feature killing it will automatically be unfun. I'm sorry did all your brains become as close minded as some of the people who are presenting this, that you forgotten the scores of games that don't feature a bit of violence and are still fun?

None of those games would work in a persistant multiplayer environment though, would they?

 

[Russian_Assassin]

Uh oh! Someone's been drinking vodka... Again! [Laughter.]

In all seriousness, this could work, if the game was any good. We'll see in time... Oh right, I don't play MMOGs.

 

[Rednog]

Considering the system would be based on not breaking the 10 commandments, the game would have to give you the option to actually commit the sins in the first place...which sounds amazing and or hilarious.

 

[ucciolord1]

I dunno, it actually sounds like a good idea. Provided it's open-minded and involves some form of shooting and killing. Evil satanic zombies would be great adversaries.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Why would you want to be "good" in a virtual world? You play games IN ORDER to escape reality. Every time I buy a game I always think of how that game would be if you had the choice to be evil. You play games to escape reality, not to do the same boring stuff you do in real life.

 

[TriggerUnhappy]

I would be all for one, if it happened to follow another particular religion...
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[quiet_samurai]

lol noob. ive englitend more peeple to the grace of teh holy father than yoo.

LoL

LF1M, hav priest, sinner, and organ player, need altar boy.

 

[Ultrajoe]

Amusingly, if this had been an announcement for a Satanic MMO where you quite literally rode the highway to hell, we'd be having the 'WoW Killer' discussion all over again.

 

[James Raynor]

Just because WoW (OR any other MMORPG for that matter) has an in game religion in a fantasy setting doesn't mean it's a good idea to put real world religion into a game.