wolfi wrote:while the idea sounds like fun it isnt probly going to be so.
suikoden is about story and charracters. In a mmorpg Its almoast impossible to tell a really good story since all of the players on the server has to get or be involved in it.
i addition to that the uniqe charracters is also what makes the suiko games great. In a game with thousands of players the uniqness of each character would be very small and thus take away a very important aspect of the suikoden game.. unless they made thousands of amors and wepons haircuts and that alike.... but that would be too difficult
unless they made the max poulation of a server 108
I'm not exactly saying that they should make MMORPG of Suikoden, but the thing is, Suikoden MMOPRG would not be the same as the traditional RPG. So if there is a Suikoden MMORPG in the future, then people should have different expectation to the game compared to the traditional ones. Kind of like how Suikoden Tactics is still a good game despite not having 108 SoD and the likes.
As for the storyline, MMORPG can definitely tell a good story by making the story to be part of the missions. This is done quite well in Final Fantasy XI where some missions and quests really have good story. Many people probably think that MMORPG means nothing more but leveling and more leveling. But it really depends on the game and how the player behave.
For example: I played FFXI and maximum level there is 75, and there are around 15 different jobs that you have to level one by one from 1-75 if you want to maximize all your jobs. I got one main job to level 75, and then I have no real desire to take another job to 75. Instead, now I can take things slow and I chose to play for fun. Helping out friends and sometimes even just walk around and enjoying the view. If I feel like doing more stories, then there are many more missions and quests that I haven't done yet. So the options are there.
Personally, I think I will enjoy Suikoden MMORPG if such thing is made. It's going to be fun to play with friends and able to explore for more areas than the ones already shown in the games.
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