The Perfect MMO

So many people have complaints regarding some key features that can be found in every mmo. I have witnessed quite a bit of feedback when it comes to complaints and have finally found what would essentially be the greatest mmo on this planet. It will solve such things as gear grind, tiresome dungeon runs, BIS, leveling up, and lack of content.

The way this mmo would work is simple..


Step 1) First off all of these 3D effects, cutscenes, etc have been wasted on this game. Most gamers have the desire to skip these effects what matters is content and only content. So what we're going to do is make a game that doesn't cost much except for the bare minimum required for success. In this game you will pick a shape and customization options will include things like stars, colors, etc. You can even mix in multiple colors with your shape. This will give you the customization you crave and the ensure everyone is as different as can be.

Step 2) This will be about gameplay. No more monotonous go kill these boars. No more quests. No more dungeons and raids. You will be moving on a path. You will have to jump spikes. Double spikes and even triple spikes. Timing will be key. Occasionally you'll get to pick your path but choose wisely. Not all paths are equal! We'll also have a red path for the really hardcore and brave. You gain levels by jumping spikes but levels are designed to reset after 5-15 seconds. This will make sure that no one takes their leveling seriously and thus no reason to grind out the levels. You'll also get a small jump boost upon attaining a level. You know, before it vanishes.

You will have your camera placed behind the 3D shape. This could make it difficult to see the spikes coming but no worry. This is the default. You can rotate your camera and change it up. However, it will still be primarily behind your shape. Any difficulty in seeing the terrain is a "design feature."

Step 3) The multiplayer element. As mentioned above this is an mmorpg and an mmorpg needs players. You're in luck. You'll see on your server many other shapes moving with you. You get to watch them fail and succeed in real time. This will provide a very competitive atmosphere without the risk of namecalling, insulting, being ganked, etc.

Step 4) Content. Ah, the biggest complaint in every mmo in existence. According to the forumers there's no mmo in the world with enough content and no mmo releases it fast enough. This one is different with the lower budget and simpler floor designs we can release quite a few maps that last minutes to hours. There will be jump challenges, time trials, and much much more. As well as a floor design feature to allow players to customize the layout providing endless content.

And that sums it up folks. The mmo you have all been asking for. If I left anything out or if there's anything to add/improve to the design let me know!

At this point, this is where you think and go

"So that's why those nerds preferred to play Dungeons and Dragons the board game.."


Oh one other thing, there's an 'expert mode' which utilizes parsers only in which you can make your own equations to 'succeed' the problem, this takes great amounts of skill to use and is the only way to beat the end-of-the-end-game.

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I laughed, I cried, I shook my head, then I laughed again.
Mainly because I'm picturing this game, and it looks awesome/ridiculous.

Dripping sarcasm is the best kind of sarcasm.

Thank you everyone. I thought you'd find it humorous. :D

Funny thing part of this reminded of Atari's pitfall game

That's it the next mmorpg will be pitfall online

I just want an MMO with lots of lag. That way when it is time to jump those spikes, I don't know if I actually succeeded or not. The suspense is what it is about. Oh and only one other request... maybe add a random 90000 error on some of the jumps, that way I have to log back in to know if I made it.

Reminded me of Thomas was Alone. Good read for the laughs! Thank you.

best thing i've read since i started playing in 1.0, but isn't the game you're describing called minecraft? just sayin'....

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Originally Posted by Swishytail

Mainly because I'm picturing this game, and it looks awesome/ridiculous.

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Super Mario Bros. came to mind for me, dunno why.

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Originally Posted by Orophin

Super Mario Bros. came to mind for me, dunno why.

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LOL. This "game" can fit with many games. ;) You see what you want to see in it.

you want the perfect MMO make it dynamic:

Dynamic MMO.

the dynamic MMO unlike the current MMO's is constantly growing with the players.
starter cities at launch are little more than villages with some form of central government.
the parts of the city are actually built by player interactions as tradesmen jobs.
the projects are voted for by the current players. so would be the type of.

to explain this a bit more in depth we can use the example of a guild house being proposed.
in the city hall. the players would have chosen a guild hall from a list of possible projects and voted for it with a clear majority chosing this project over others to be currently worked on by the city. once a project has been chosen by vote to be built it goes to the active projects list and the players using differing trades jobs contribute to its accomplishment firstly by furnishing the materials, ore,stone and lumber which each project has a list of needed materials such as: 500 planks, 1000 stone , 200 ingots of iron ...etc... the interior decorations and furniture can also be made by trades. this kind of building by majority choice gives players the additional feelings of accomplishment as the starter city they are in advances .

mob placement is also dynamic the regional mobs have a static spawn but at first each area needs to be pacified of much nastier monsters who have not suffered predatory encroachment which the players are the predators. some would be strong enough to need raid like numbers or as in ARR the big nm fates with large numbers of players to kill off the boss and make the region generally safe for farming the easier mobs.

as the players open areas dungeons get discovered these also progress as the players delve into them either clearing them completely and creating safe mines or connecting to much nastier content....etc...

the limit to a dynamic game is only in how much effort the maker is willing to put into it.

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Originally Posted by CatofNineTails

you want the perfect MMO make it dynamic:

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Is this not dynamic? There's paths, time trials, leader boards, and more!

Sometimes I wonder if the best MMO isn't actually going to be an MMO... things people complain about when they're playing an MMO tend to be particular to MMOs, while things they like tend to also apply to other games.

Judging by so many of the threads on this and most likely every mmo forum, the only good mmo is the one they left behind to play the current mmo which they're complaining about.

Perfect is a false concept.

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Originally Posted by Begeta

Judging by so many of the threads on this and most likely every mmo forum, the only good mmo is the one they left behind to play the current mmo which they're complaining about.

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Or one that closed in the case of SWG or CoH, or in the case of FFXI got changed to something radically different than what it was.

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Originally Posted by Lisotte

FFXI got changed to something radically different than what it was.

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Yeah... was a sad day when I finally admitted that it wasn't the game I enjoyed so thoroughly. The victories became so... hollow.

Haha a world with just a bunch of random colored shapes running and jumping around would be hilarious to see

Meh, the perfect MMO passed with the passing of MUDs.

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Originally Posted by GameGeeks

Meh, the perfect MMO passed with the passing of MUDs.

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Don't be so negative. :(

There will never be a perfect MMO , people will pick it apart no matter how great it is !

One gamers dream is another gamers Nightmare ....

There needs to be an MMO to simulate the life of an MMO Player. You level up by adding another game to the list of currently played MMO's.



It could be called...Life (not the board game)!

Joke thread but whatever I'mma say my awesome opinion: The best MMO would totally be a 3D version of Tibia during it's prime (pre skull updates) but with more content. It simply has some of the best ideas ever and like many other players, I pretty much swear that if I ever become rich, I'd make a mmorpg with those epic concepts Tibia have.

shin megami tensei online, so much individuality, such a nice story, way to old game engine :S
or mabinogi online

at least those two games came into my mind while reading

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Originally Posted by Reslin

Don't be so negative. :(

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It's my post, I'll be negative if I want to. *Cue parody song.*

Instanced dungeons, cross server activities, teleporting, battleground/instanced PvP make current mmos lose any sense of adventure.

I don't think I'll ever find a game that kept me as entertained as much or as long as DAOC did. Even the PvE or atleast the leveling was fun, even though it was quite a grind.

I enjoyed games where leveling was the big grind (content spread out so not always doing same thing). Most new mmos the level grind is really fast, and the gear grind is long... but that gear grind is usually doing just a few dungeons or raids that get boring and repetitive. Open world dungeons were fun, with loot coming from mostly trash, made it seem like less of a chore, and more killing for a purpose, other than delaying your run to get to guy that drops loot. Plus, you weren't max level for most of these... so if you didn't get loot, you atleast got exp towards a level. And it wasn't always predictable with spawns or 100% scripted fights.


Sure DAOC had issues especially with toa and later... but i miss it , and feel like most modern mmos are going the wrong direction.

That's not even counting the absolutely amazing open world PvP.

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Originally Posted by Nooblet

Instanced dungeons, cross server activities, teleporting, battleground/instanced PvP make current mmos lose any sense of adventure.

I don't think I'll ever find a game that kept me as entertained as much or as long as DAOC did. Even the PvE or atleast the leveling was fun, even though it was quite a grind.

I enjoyed games where leveling was the big grind...

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That's exactly how I felt about FFXI. FFXI during NA release was damn near a perfect MMORPG.