SH5 and MMO ?

[d@rk51d3]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

You haven't thought this out completely.

First of all, number 1 bitch will be idiots,.............

Well, we could start a new DRM thread, and that would keep them all busy here, while the rest of us played online.

[Capt_Sluggo]

Right on, D@rk!

[McHub532]

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Well, we could start a new DRM thread, and that would keep them all busy here, while the rest of us played online.

I keep trying to be positive and I keep getting kicked in the teeth.

[d@rk51d3]

Originally Posted by McHub532

I keep trying to be positive and I keep getting kicked in the teeth.

No, I actually don't mind the idea at all. Although, there's probably only a few positions one could realistically fill, without going braindead. (captain, watch crew, sonar, radio )

Would be good in a multiplayer / multi-sub mission. Campaign would be tedious though.

[Ducimus]

Well, i'll give the idea of an MMO this.

A persistant online world that advances if your logged in or not. An ongoing virtual war. Players "go to sea" just as they would with single player.

Changes would be:
- possible to bump into another player commanded sub while at sea if you both happen to be on patrol at the same time

- can send messages / status reports other players radioman can pick up.

- can bump into / talk to another players toon/avatar/character if you both happen to be online at the same time, and in the same port.

The overall idea would be similar to a call of duty 1 slogan. "In war, nobody fights alone"

That way you get the experience of being part of a larger thing, and keep your ability to login and and logout whenever you want, independant of other peoples schedules.

edit:

The trick to all this though, the fly in the ointment, is time compression. Time compression alone means synchoronizing all the players would be an absolute nightmare if its even possible. Which means everything would have to be done in real time or a standard time compression everyone uses like X 4 or something.

[McHub532]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

The trick to all this though, the fly in the ointment, is time compression. Time compression alone means synchoronizing all the players would be an absolute nightmare if its even possible. Which means everything would have to be done in real time or a standard time compression everyone uses like X 4 or something.

Yeah, I think that would be the biggest hurdle to get around.

But then... we're just dreaming and wondering so we don't have to actually solve the possible problems. Just daydream about the cool stuff of it.

[Westbroek]

Dang McHub, you got jumped on this one.
Here's my reaction: I've long wanted a multiplayer option to have multiple players in one sub.
My brother and i used to play SH4 with voice commands, one of us would man the keyboard and mouse for navigating the stations and what not...one of us would man the microphone to be the "Captain" and it was great fun.
Incredibly nerdy? Yes.
Incredibly fun? Also...yes, because I'm incredibly nerdy
Having a multiplayer option for multi-user-submarines would be amazing...
However I can't get aboard on a MMO. Too many pitfalls in that swamp.

[McHub532]

Originally Posted by Westbroek

However I can't get aboard on a MMO. Too many pitfalls in that swamp.

Is there some beast out there "not MMO" in nature?
Sort of like the current multi-player option? You and a bunch of friends log in and play the game together. Doesn't need to be 12 year old kids with 40 year old attitudes if you don't want them in your sub, etc.

Could even compete. U-128 has gotten XXXX tons sunk. #1 on the list in the subpen tavern. Bragging rights and their radarman gets to post the story of the big convoy on the BBS.

Yeah.. I'm a bit of a nerd also. I just wish the girls liked nerds in the 1980's. Back then it wasn't cool, just more lonely.