[MUD-Dev] characters per account

[Sellers]

Jeff Freeman wrote:
> But are there are any commercial science-fiction games in the works?
Seems
> like all I see are techno-fantasy or stock-fantasy.  Either swords and
> sorcery, or swords and sorcery and laser-pistols.  But sort of
> Traveller-esque type online multiplayer game.
> 
> Is it just the size of the map that's a problem?

There are several (probably many) hard SF MMPOGs in development.  Map size
is definitely an issue for any such design -- where do you want to go in
your Traveller air/raft or your Lucas-drive X-wing?  How big is the planet
really?  How many planets are there and how long will it take me to go
between them?  

One other big problem is character death: resurrecting people by spell or
just because is one thing in a fantasy environment; people don't blink twice
at it. Will they do the same in a science fiction game?  Or do you need to
go to cloning or some other device to keep the threat of death credible? (I
haven't heard of anyone making a Paranoia-style MMPOG, but man that could be
a ton of fun!)

Mike Sellers



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