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The future for FPS MMO: Halo?

Discussion in 'Upcoming Games Discussion' started by Asp, 18 Jul 2008.


  1. Asp

    Asp Administrative Officer Officer

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    Oddly enough if any franchise could bring lots of FPS gamers in to keep revenue up, that would be it.. Interestingly Microsoft has been researching the idea of a MMOFPS for a while now..

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    Historical note: Halo, before it was bought for the Xbox, was going to be a PC 3rd person perspective game, who's multiplayer was going to be in a persistent world.
     
    Asp, 18 Jul 2008
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  2. Aeternus

    Aeternus DragonWolf

    Indeed. I originally heard about Halo from an old college roommate and we were both very much looking forward to it. It was a sad day for us both when Bungie lost control of the game and MS sent it the way of the console.

    I wonder how MS would attempt to port Halo over to MMOFPS. Would they make it accessible to both console and PC players? How many console gamers would be willing/able to move to a PC platform otherwise?
     
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  3. Manitou

    Manitou Old War Horse DragonWolf

    PlanetSide anyone?? No clue why they are skipping the ideas brought forward there...
     
    Manitou, 18 Jul 2008
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  4. Aeternus

    Aeternus DragonWolf

    I'm missing the Planetside days :(
    Sent posted in some other thread...got me all worked up
     
    Aeternus, 18 Jul 2008
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  5. Asp

    Asp Administrative Officer Officer

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    Speculation
     
    Asp, 18 Jul 2008
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  6. Manitou

    Manitou Old War Horse DragonWolf

    I can tell you, those days were and still are golden to me.
     
    Manitou, 18 Jul 2008
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  7. Sentrosi

    Sentrosi Protocol Officer Officer

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    I've had a lot of fun with everyone here throughout all the games we've played together. But nothing compares to Planetside. Perhaps it was because it was my first gaming experience with you guys. Perhaps it was EXACTLY what I was looking for in a game and the family around here. But I know this; no other game can compare to the sheer intensity, drive and passion that game brought out in me.

    Speaking of old games, I was talking to one of the FNGs that I'm working with and we started talking about games on the PC. He mentioned Tribes and T2 and he and I talked for a good 3 hours just on those two games. He wasn't in a clan or anything but he absolutely loved the game.
     
    Sentrosi, 19 Jul 2008
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  8. Aeternus

    Aeternus DragonWolf

    Its probably about there for me also, Sent. Planetside was obviously not flawless, but the scope and vision of it was pretty much in the sweet spot for me. Finding the Dragonwolves was certainly critical for my own positive experience there - its just too bad that I had to be on hiatus only a few months after PS release and pretty much missed out on the bulk of that era. *sigh* Perhaps someday something in the same spirit will arrive that we can all jump into.
     
    Aeternus, 19 Jul 2008
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