Hi Allan,
Thanks for the suggestions. It does seam as though more people are in
favor of a stand alone, turn based, roll playing game apposed to an
online game. I certainly have the technical skill and
knowledge to do so, but at the cost of more time and energy. If a
number of people really do want a stand alone turn based game I have no
problem with sticking with that format for the game.
As far as switching to a different genre or theme like science fiction
that is a very good suggestion. For one thing there is more room to
expand on the game world or game universe by adding aliens, robots, high
tech weaponry, etc where the triditional roll playing games such as
Dungeons and Dragons, Heroes Might and Magic, and so on have been there
and done that so to speak. Everything that can be done has probably been
done already in the fantacy genre.
For example, one of the problems I had early on was finding a title for
the game that wasn't already copyrighted. I went through a dozen names
only to find out through a google search that some big commercial
company had already copyrighted that name. If I used it I could get
fried for copyright infringement even though it would be accidental
rather than on purpose. The problem is the mainstream market is
saturated with Dungeons and Dragons clones, and a small time developer
like me can stumble into a mine field of copyright infringement suits.
Another aspect about using modern or science fiction roll playing would
be the availability of sound effects. It is easy enough to get laser
sounds, explosions, electronic background ambience loops, etc. It is
somewhat harder to get good quality fantacy sounds like spells, swords,
knives, axes, etc.
Allan Thompson wrote:
Hi Tom,
It looks like a pretty good idea. I can't pretend to understand all
the technical mumbo jumbo, but it looks to me like you make a game,
sell it, and charge a subscription to keep playing it online, like
Ever Quest or World of Warcraft. It sounds highly customizable for
programmer and gamers alike and so you might have a nice RPG to add
to your catalog.
Personally, I like the stand alone, turn based RPG, with a major
storyline. I like to make one or more characters with lots of options
and customization, who go from a weak to strong progression in power
and items, solving miniquests, and challenging tactical battles
ending up with the climatic showdown. I am not sure how that lines up
with your vision, because most online things I have toyed with seem
to be simply, kill, loot, repeat when necesary.
Lastly, I just wanted to put a bug in the ear of you and everyone
reading, I would love to see the turn based rPG game evolve into
other genres.
It would be neat to have science fiction, Post Apocalyptic, western,
supernatural, or modern day based RPG.
al
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