Author Topic: The Escapist - Boutique Massively Multiplayer Online Games (Read 12,539 times)

KenR · « **on:** December 25, 2006, 05:07 PM »

Here is a nice long article about lesser known "Boutique" Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs)

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Imagine, for discussion's sake, that you don't have $50 million, so you can't build and market a full-scale World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) clone. Suppose, too, you don't have rock superstar Bono on speed-dial, and unlike BioWare/Pandemic Studios, you can't finance your new MMOG through his $300 million Elevation Partners holding company. To get still more outlandish, let's say you cannot easily lay your hands on a paltry $3 million - no, really, work with me here - so you couldn't even produce a smaller-scale "casual MMOG" like Puzzle Pirates or Gaia Online or Dofus. Assume, hypothetically, you - just you, together with maybe two or three other indigent programmers - have six months of savings and a budget in the low four figures. How would you create and market a full-featured MMOG? ...

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/75/15

from http://www.raphkoster.com/

nudone · « **Reply #1 on:** December 25, 2006, 05:14 PM »

so, are we going to write our own mmog - i could do with the money.

Deozaan · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2006, 01:22 AM »

I'm all for it!

tinjaw · « **Reply #3 on:** January 02, 2007, 09:55 PM »

Should we do EverCody or World of Codycraft?

Deozaan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 03, 2007, 01:10 AM »

Quote from: tinjaw on January 02, 2007, 09:55 PM

Should we do EverCody or World of Codycraft?

Invasion of the Docos! An MMO Tower defense game!

Deozaan · « **Reply #5 on:** January 03, 2007, 05:49 AM »

Quote from: nudone on December 25, 2006, 05:14 PM

so, are we going to write our own mmog - i could do with the money.

I'll quit my day job and go full time making an MMO! Hooray! And not for (just) money, but for the fun!

nudone · « **Reply #6 on:** January 03, 2007, 07:38 AM »

seriously, is this something that could be done without dedicating your life to?

if we could do a LMMOG (little massively multiplayer online game) then i'd be interested in being on the team.