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Farscape MMO?
Warhawke
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Does anyone think a Farscape MMO would work? with a 4 years on TV it has enough of a story to make a very interesting MMO IMHO.
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I like this idea, but I highly doubt it would be a success.
Believe me, the internet is full of them, they're like cockroaches. As soon as you own one, another takes its place.
if it features that skunk chick naked, ill take 10
I liked the series but I'm not sure how it would work on an MMO, perhaps I need to watch it again as it's been quite a few years since I watched it. The main thing that puts me off is that MMOs based on movies or tv series don't seem to work, everyone has different ideas on how it should be done so inevitably we are disappointed.
It would be nice to see a couple of original sci fi MMOs though.
Thats the last thing we need ~ another amazing IP destroyed by an incompetent developer...no thanks!
Uh, Farscape itself wasnt really that exciting.
The main character kept annoying me with his stupid pop culture references all the time. Nobody understands you, cowboy, so why do you insist on this crap ?
And the show started to have quite a lot of filler episodes, which gave it quite a Star Trek vibe. Noooo we wont progress the story now, sorry, next time. Instead we go back to earth. AGAIN. Earth became kind of what the Holodeck is to Star Trek.
The story was overall good and enjoyable, albeit it had its lengths and it didnt always made much sense.
Knowing too much about physics is not good for enjoying the show. For example, that "hydrogen bomb" the main guy had for some episode just behaved very laughably. I have yet to see any halfway realistic atom bomb explosion in any movie, though. Nothing looks even remotely like the real deal.
The setting was quite interesting. Many strange alien races that are unusual in their behavior.
Can you build a MMO from it ? Yes, but it would be a hella work. Many different races in here. Devs prefer it of course if a setting only contains humans. Much less work with models.
Also, the tv series is more about making peace, not about permanent conflicts.
But you could for example build something EVE-like from it.
See the story revolved around Crichton and Scorpius but even stories like that which revolve around some central figures can be done. Take Lord of the Rings for instance you would think that it could not translate into an MMO setting but it did and quite successfully at that.
It depends on how you want to tackle it. Do you become part of the main story which in my opinion will not work because unlike Lord of the Rings whose central characters needed distractions so that Frodo could go pitch that ring in Mount Doom, Farscape was more character driven. Farscape was not an overall far reaching goal centred plot. It was a discovery and growth of individuals of varying races and their relationships which would be hard pressed to translate into a world and play in without the central figures interacting with you. It evolved as most episodic series do. While characters like Chiana and D'Argo all formed part of the stories their races were not an essential part to the story. Of course you could just create the world and populate it with the characters but what would the central theme be ? The development of the weapon to use against the Scarran ? The juxtaposition of Earth and their worlds. Where does Harvey come in ? How would you fit in when the number of people on the ship Moya was always so few. Were you one of the drones on board ?
It is very difficult to imagine but I personally would love to actually inhabit the worlds from the series since it is one of my favourite series and I absolutely loved it and some of the episodes still echo in my mind for its poignancy. However I am very very afraid that they might just ruin it like Star Trek was irrevocably ruined by Cryptic a crime they should be hung for in my book.
Yet you haven't given a single specific reason why the Farscape setting couldn't be a good base for an MMO, just insults, and generalised invective.
At first glance, it looks like Farscape has everything needed to make a good setting for an MMO; lots of conflict, several well-defined cultures, varying races with plausible motivations, a storyline and a good-size fanbase with whom it is still popular. Plus it's a science-fiction theme and they're getting kind of fashionable at the moment.
If a good developer got behind it, I'd be interested enough to check it out at the very least.
So what's your problem specifically with a Farscape MMO?
Give me liberty or give me lasers
Do you know what this thread has managed to do ? I am suddenly dying to watch this whole series again from the very beginning. Watching how Aeryn Sun and D'Argo that enmity grow to friendship to that loving relationship she shared with the others .Or watching Rygel sacrificing his self serving nature for another. God I miss this series !
Well they just released a new box set of the whole thing, it's way cheaper than the first box.
Give me liberty or give me lasers
I miss Farscape. A truly entertaining series. Doesn't hurt that I have a huge crush on Ben Browder either.
It would have to be made by a developer with a querky sense of humor or they would completely miss out on the essence of the series. I think Bioware would have the dedication to capture the essence of that universe better than anyone else.
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I loved the series (anyone know if they put it out on DVD?), well until towards the end it became a bit convoluted. That tends to happen when the original writers leave. It wouldn't make a very good choice as an IP because it didn't have a big enough following or recognition, hence its eventual cancellation.
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