“The Wheel of Time” is a popular fantasy book series. (link)
Would you like to see a MMORPG version of it?

I'm a big fan but the fact that Robert Jordan died and didn't finish the last book.  Might be problems with who owns the rights for the property

WoT would have the same problems as LotR. Too rigid a storyline. I liked the books but I don't see how a MMO could be made out of it where you wouldn't feel "small" knowing that somewhere the real battle is taking place and you couldn't let the players participate in that since the good spots are taken. ^_^Unless of course you placed it in another cycle of the Wheel. <.< Hmmm, difficult.

Like i said the story isnt finished and who knows how Robert Jordan wanted to finish the books he may very well have wanted to finish it with another turn of the wheel.

I'd be a much bigger fan of an MMO based in the world created in the Sword of Truth series.

I think it would make a very good mmo, and much like what was posted above it would be in the same boat as LOTRO with a set story line. But hey they made a LOTR mmo and its a very good game, I would pay $15 a month for a WoT mmo.

I remmeber this book series i got them 2 years ago as a Birthday gift from my parents who knew i was into such books. As i was off work due to illness i spent most of summer sat in my back garden in the shade reading all 11 books with a glass of cool Coke and a slice of mud pie

Not 100% sure tho this could be turned into aMMO but if it can be it may have to follow a similar pattern to LOTRO due to certain aspects of its storyline.

Hyperion that could be a cool mmo

Actually they tried to make a Wheel of Time MMO a number of years ago (2000ish).

A company had concept art, forums, a dev team, and were all ready to go. They created a package of all the stuff they had for the game, all their big plans and great ideas, to send to Robert Jordan for his approval and the go-ahead to make the game. They sent their package and waited patiently for Jordan to give them the green light.

Presumably though, Robert Jordan said No to the idea, as a few months later the website, forums, etc were all taken down and nothing else was ever said about the project.

Now that Robert Jordan has died, I don't see a WoT MMO ever being made. Unless his wife (who's finishing the final book, as I understand it) changes the answer, it won't happen. Considering he said no to the idea while he was alive, I would presume that those were his wishes and that stance will be continued.

So yes, it would be cool. Sadly I don't think it'll ever happen.

Great series though.

Originally posted by Targrim

Like i said the story isnt finished and who knows how Robert Jordan wanted to finish the books he may very well have wanted to finish it with another turn of the wheel.

Who knows? The audio transcriptions that Jordan himself was intelligent enough to start recording when he learned of his failing health in case of his unfortunate demise before he finished knows.  If you've ever read Jordans blog you already know that he's stated many times that he started the Wheel of Time series at the END and worked his way toward the beginning.   His entire family has known the end for years and have said before they arn't telling.

Brandon Sanderson has already been chosen to use those recordings along with his own talent to finish the book exactly how Jordan wanted it to end.

As for a mmo? Please God no.  These days it would just wind up being yet another cheap quest grinding, item collecting stat calculator that does the story zero justice.

Another author, plus others are going to help create the last book, Memory of Light or something.

Anyways, I'd all depend on where in the books they'd decide to place the mmo. Like right down to the chapter would be a win/fail outcome.

Also, this is in all sense, the closest to a WoT game yet, http://www.wotmud.org/ It is text based, but its a very good MUD.

There was an old fps-ish WoT pc game.. not an mmo though. I voted no. I just don't think it would work out well. How would you get the weaving in? Not to mention balancing.. it comes up many a time in the books that a channeler can tear people apart without getting a scratch.. just not a good concept for an mmo.

WOT is the best series ever written, and i cant wait for the last book to come out at the end of next year. Though i wish the man himself was writting it.

As for a game, there is not real worry about who has control of the WOT world, it is Harriet his wife.

But i dont think WOT would make a very good MMO. You pretty much have normal people and Aes Sedai/Ashaman. Not alot of diversity for classes, though i guess you could go skill game but it would be limited.

You want to heal- Aes Sedai/Ashaman

You want to blast someone- Aes Sedai/Ashaman. But if you are Aes Sedai you can only blast creatures of the Dark or if you are personnally threatened.

Everyone else is pretty much just a guy with a weapon.

I doubt you could be a Wolf Brother, or that you can be a guy with all the knowledge from battle for the last 2000 years.

Perhaps a game could be made but as a true fan i think it would not live up to what i would want.

Having access to a particular IP does not nake a game good or bad, look at SWG.

How good such a game would be would be completely dependant upon implementation and it's target audience (for example I prefer pve to pvp so would be reluctant to even try if it had a pvp focus.)

My personal favorite would be to have a Forgotten Realms game with an EQ / EQ2 / Vanguard  style of implementation.

Originally posted by Nightbringe1

Having access to a particular IP does not nake a game good or bad, look at SWG.

How good such a game would be would be completely dependant upon implementation and it's target audience (for example I prefer pve to pvp so would be reluctant to even try if it had a pvp focus.)

My personal favorite would be to have a Forgotten Realms game with an EQ / EQ2 / Vanguard  style of implementation.

Music to my ears!!!!!

Well here is the deal.  The biggest problem with SWG was the period of time the game takes place.  It was very restrictive in what could be done.  I think for WoT to be a successful MMO you would have to pick a period of time where...

Aes Sedai werent bound by the oath rod
--Keep in mind not all Aes Sedai appear to be bound by the oath rod. 

There was a time when men could weild the power safely.

I think if you pick this period of time,  Say just before the breaking of the world, WoT would indeed make
a fairly compelling MMO.

Originally posted by safwd

Originally posted by Nightbringe1

Having access to a particular IP does not nake a game good or bad, look at SWG.

How good such a game would be would be completely dependant upon implementation and it's target audience (for example I prefer pve to pvp so would be reluctant to even try if it had a pvp focus.)

My personal favorite would be to have a Forgotten Realms game with an EQ / EQ2 / Vanguard  style of implementation.

Music to my ears!!!!!

I like the class structure from EQ the best but think EQ2 does a very nice job with ranked spells and character customization. Vanguard, while never truely completed, has the diplomecy system, a very nice secondary target system, and the totem paths for shaman is interesting (and would be more so if it extended to clerics and diety selectio.)

I like the idea about The Wheel of Time or The Sword of Truth , but i think some books should remain as Books. Or at least remain books until a developer brings a whole new gaming concept to play. These are massive worlds, developed over years of hard work. Can all that be summed into a MMO? I'm not saying MMO's do not take years of hard work either, but it just seems the pressure from the gaming commmunity is driving these games to come out half developed or not even close to what gamers want.

A PERSONAL example is LotRO. I love Lord of the Rings, and all of Tolkien's work for that matter (The Hobbit ,The Silmarillion and his Short Stories). I thought Peter Jackson's and New Line's movies did well for what they had to bring to life. I was pretty dissappointed with Turbine's MMO. I just could not take a virtual Tolkien world, with the same old leveling concepts. I am glad to see LotRO has a great fanbase (who will likely flame me) and i am glad the game is successful. Maybe i am just to picky...

This is just a personal opinion of the game (LotRO) and i hold nothing against anyone that does enjoy this game (LotRO). 

I have a hard time wondering if a developer (at this period of gaming) could take a 12 book series and bring all of it's content into a MMO. What new ideas would they use for a WoT or SoT? I'm a avid fantasy genre fan for MMO's but i do tire a little of quest grinding, raiding for gear, zone clearing and harvasting mushrooms and deerskin to make magic bows.

I'm with you on playing Wheel of Time in a MMO. Basically what i am saying in this pointless rant, if someone could design a new leveling concept, a new gaming concept for that matter, and utilize the WoT, SoT or even LotR's setting would i play it? Hell ya.

The game could easily be set before Rand'Al'Thor's quest...

And we would have mucho work to do, without having to resort to a "follow the book" storyline like LOTRO.

Build the WORLD, and Robert Jordan fans will come!

Wow !! Now your talkin.... that would be soooooooooooooo awesome !