MMOSpotlight Writes:
A Pokemon MMO is arguably one of the most common requests amongst us massively multiplayer addicts but year after year we’re left wanting – could 2015 mark the end of that wait?
David Jagneaux of MMORPG writes: "As has become customary here at MMORPG, this week’s list is the reverse of last week’s! Previously, we covered five MMOs that we think could be turned into great singleplayer games. Now, we want to look at five singleplayer games that could be turned into great MMOs. With the extreme level variety the genre we know and love experiences in today’s industry, there is plenty of room for new concepts. In fact, several of the games on this list already have MMO-esque counterparts on the market in the form of different IPs."
Wow...aside from Pokemon...replace with red dead...and thats my list too.
Now...I love mmo's. I do for so many reasons. Good mmos have few draw backs. I ALSO love single player rpgs. And if done right, a company could make an epic single player mmo. Hear me out.
My example is Dragons Dogma. It has an amazing single player experience...very rewarding. Why? Because u could create ur own pawn that others could borrow. They could have easily been real players in an mmo. At the end, there is the online UR dragon, but also a rich endgame dungeon with many monsters and great loot.
Now, if a company could manage to offer something akin to Dragons Dogmas system for those who want to play alone, allows them to borrow other ppls pawns for example. It could work. It would need balancing.
For those who want the mmo experience, they simply group up and tackle things together. They also hav the pawn option in case they want to use it and level it.
Now, maybe single player content is a bit easier or comes later with a buff...and its loot would need to be a lower level, but it would giv all those who dont want to group up to continue playing.
A Pokémon MMORPG has been on gamer minds for years. Thinking of an open-world filled with other player-controlled trainers and free roaming Pokémon is pure bliss. So why hasn’t it happened?
It sounds great at first....
But do people really wanna play a turn based strategy in an MMO setting?
I love pokemon to death and play competitive myself, but I feel that the metagame wouldn't transit well onto an MMO setting.
pet battles are extremely popular in WoW, but thats with everything else thrown in.
True they are (plays WoW myself, while pet battles don't click with me, they are popular).
It's light weight compared to Pokemon tho.
It would be a challenge, and one with massive pressure. But, I think it could be great if done right. Gotta have the right team with the passion to do it.
